Bone bags Bolivar, becomes 11th O’Reilly USMTS winner in 11 races

BOLIVAR, Mo. (June 15) -  Kelly Shryock went up in smoke with five laps to go, and Johnny Bone Jr. went to victory lane as the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series kicked off the three-day, three-track 4th Annual Missouri Nationals at Bolivar Speedway USA on Friday night. The win, worth $2,000 to the second-generation driver from Pea Ridge, Ark., was his first since September 11, 2005, at the Monett Speedway during Round 3 of 2nd Annual Missouri Nationals.

Bone's triumph also made 11 straight races with a new face in the winners circle.

Jesse Stovall of Galena, Mo., drew the pole position and led the first two laps before engine troubles sidelined him and turned over the lead to Thursday night's winner, Jeremy Payne of Springfield, Mo. Payne's reign was short-lived, however, as Shryock slipped ahead to lead lap 4.

With his eye on an eighth National Event victory this season, Shryock continued his march with Bone keeping the eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS in sight. with six laps to go, Shryock's mount let out a puff of smoke as he exited turn 2 and he began to get slower. Bone got around Shryock on the next lap before Shryock's engine expired one lap later, relegating the Fertile, Iowa, veteran to a 17th-place finish and his first DNF of the 2007 season.

Zack VanderBeek earned the AFCO Pole Award for earning the most Home Pride Passing Points in the second Heat Race, but drew the seventh starting spot for the 30-lap Holley "A" Main. The 2004 Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar Rookie of the Year clawed his way to a runner-up paycheck by the end of the contest, while Payne hung on for third. Greg Skaggs finished fourth and Al Hejna rounded out the top-5 at the checkered flag.

Sixth through 10th went to Mike Roach, Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Eddie Martin and Rusty Dukes, respectively. Weder started 20th and earned the Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors.

Up next, the rugged O’Reilly USMTS road warriors invade Lebanon I-44 Speedway on Saturday night for Round 2 of the 4th Annual Missouri Nationals and the fourth of five straight $2,000-to-win shows in the Show-Me State. Gates open at 4:30 p.m., with hot laps at 7:00 and racing at 7:30. The Lebanon I-44 Speedway is a 4/10-mile high-banked oval located 6 miles northeast of Lebanon on I-44 to exit 135 (sleeper), then north to Outer Dr., then 1.1 miles west on Historic US 66. For more information call the track hotline at (417) 532-2060.

Round 3 of the 4th Annual Missouri Nationals will take place at the Monett Speedway on Sunday.

To learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Sat Jun 16 ... Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO ($2,000 to win)
Sun Jun 17 ... Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win)
Tue Jun 19 ... Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD ($2,000 to win)
Wed Jun 20 ... Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD ($2,000 to win)
Thu Jun 21 ... Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD ($2,000 to win)
Fri Jun 22 ... Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, IA ($2,000 to win)
Sat Jun 23 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN ($2,000 to win)

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
National Event - Southern Region
Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, Mo.
Friday, June 15, 2007

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the Heats are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT #1 (10 laps):
1. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (1)
2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (2)
3. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (7)
4. 99 - Randy Zimmerman -- Fort Scott, KS (3)
5. 88d - Rusty Dukes -- Fair Grove, MO (6)
6. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (4)
7. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (5)
8. T28 - Richard Trower -- Stockton, MO (8) DNS
9. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (9) DNS

HEAT #2 (10 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (7)
3. 2x - Lyle Shepard -- Manhattan, KS (4)
4. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (8)
5. 52 - Trevor Latham -- Rogers, AR (5)
6. 7ZK - Ken McCarty -- Rogers, AR (6)
7. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (1) DNF
8. 37 - Jeremy Chambers -- Oswego, KS (9) DNF
9. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen -- Amarillo, TX (3) DNF

HEAT #3 (10 laps):
1. 74 - Jeremy Payne -- Springfield, MO (2)
2. 33R - Mike Roach -- Woodward, OK (1)
3. 71 - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (3)
4. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (4)
5. 6x - Kyle Pleasant -- Robeline, LA (6)
6. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (8)
7. 76 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX (5)
8. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (7)
9. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (9)

HEAT #4 (10 laps):
1. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (2)
2. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (3)
3. 26 - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (4)
4. 66 - Freddie Liles -- Bolivar, MO (6)
5. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1) DNF
6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (5) DNF
7. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (7) DNF
8. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (8) DNF

HEAT #5 (10 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
2. 4g - Gary Clark -- Walker, MO (4)
3. 222 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (2)
4. 56 - Tony Jackson -- Lebanon, MO (5)
5. 51M - Michael Murphree -- Little Rock, AR (6)
6. 7II - Matt Johnson -- Archie, MO (8)
7. 4R - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (3)
8. 151 - Robert Shepard -- Ogden, KS (7) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 71 - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (2)
2. 88d - Rusty Dukes -- Fair Grove, MO (5)
3. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (14)
4. 7II - Matt Johnson -- Archie, MO (8)
5. 99 - Randy Zimmerman -- Fort Scott, KS (4)
6. 4R - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (12)
7. 2x - Lyle Shepard -- Manhattan, KS (1)
8. 7ZK - Ken McCarty -- Rogers, AR (9)
9. 66 - Freddie Liles -- Bolivar, MO (3) DNF
10. 76 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX (11) DNF
11. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (15) DNF
12. 51M - Michael Murphree -- Little Rock, AR (6) DNF
13. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (16) DNF
14. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (10) DNF
15. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (7) DNS
16. T28 - Richard Trower -- Stockton, MO (13) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 222 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (2)
2. 56 - Tony Jackson -- Lebanon, MO (3)
3. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (10)
4. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (7)
5. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (4)
6. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (13)
7. 37 - Jeremy Chambers -- Oswego, KS (12)
8. 26 - Patrick Linn -- Little Rock, AR (1)
9. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen -- Amarillo, TX (15)
10. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (8) DNF
11. 6x - Kyle Pleasant -- Robeline, LA (5) DNF
12. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK (11) DNF
13. 52 - Trevor Latham -- Rogers, AR (6) DNF
14. 151 - Robert Shepard -- Ogden, KS (14) DNF
15. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (9) DNS

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (5)
2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (7)
3. 74 - Jeremy Payne -- Springfield, MO (2)
4. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (9)
5. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (8)
6. 33R - Mike Roach -- Woodward, OK (11)
7. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (10)
8. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (20)
9. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stilwell, OK (6)
10. 88d - Rusty Dukes -- Fair Grove, MO (15)
11. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (22)
12. 4g - Gary Clark -- Walker, MO (4)
13. 7II - Matt Johnson -- Archie, MO (19)
14. 56 - Tony Jackson -- Lebanon, MO (16)
15. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (24)
16. 99 - Randy Zimmerman -- Fort Scott, KS (21) DNF
17. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (3) DNF
18. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (17) DNF
19. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (23) DNF
20. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (18) DNF
21. 222 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (14) DNF
22. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (12) DNF
23. 71 - Jason Meadors -- Fordland, MO (13) DNF
24. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (1) DNF

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Stovall 1-2, Payne 3, Shryock 4-25, Bone 26-30.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 22, Bone 5, Stovall 2, Payne 1.
AFCO Pole Award: VanderBeek.
Provisional Starters: Holzkamper (regional), Poidinger (national).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Weder (started 20th, finished 8th).
Next Race: Friday, June 16, Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, Mo.
O’Reilly National Points: Shryock 2135, VanderBeek 1683, Hejna 1517, Hughes 1481, Holzkamper 1438, Weder 1281, Poidinger 1148, Skaggs 996, Dripps 867, Jon Tesch 851.
Southern Region Points: Shryock 577, Skaggs 546, Hejna 512, Bone 473, Holzkamper 473, VanderBeek 427, Green 399, Weder 386, Hughes 368, Boney 354.
Home Pride Passing Points (National): Shryock 111, VanderBeek 73½, Hughes 60, Hejna 58½, Green 46½.
Home Pride Passing Points (Southern): Shryock 22½, Hughes 19½, Bone 18, Skaggs 18, Holzkamper 16½, VanderBeek 16½.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Green 253, Cale Sponsler 225, Jay Noteboom 187, Ryan Gustin 186, Richie Gustin Jr. 186.
Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 215, Hughes 156, TRE 114, Harris 90, GRT 76.

Contingency Awards:
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Bone.
GRT Race Cars – Roach.
Hawk Performance – Weder.
Isky Racing Cams – not awarded.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – Hejna.
KSE Racing Products – VanderBeek, Skaggs.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - not awarded.
Quarter Master – Bone, Martin.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Hughes.
Real Racing Wheels – Boney.