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ELKO, Minn. (July 17) – Tommy Myer captured a rain-shortened main event Saturday night as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour returned to the Elko Speedway for the second and final night of the 2nd Annual AMSOIL Dirt Nationals.

With Myer leading and 32 of the scheduled 40 laps in the books, the first caution of the WIX Filters “A” Main occurred when third-running Mike Steensma came to a stop on the racing surface after contact with a lapped car resulted in a flat tire.

During the delay, the rain arrived to seal the victory for Myer and thwart an impending battle for the spot from Ken Schrader.

From the outside of the front row, Steensma snagged the lead at the start of the race, but Myer ran him down and grabbed the position away on lap 11.

Meanwhile, Ken Schrader was clawing his way to the front and moved around Steensma at the race’s halfway point. With the leaders maneuvering through lapped traffic, Schrader was reeling in Myer when the action was stopped with eight laps to go.

After several minutes of weather-watching, too much rain had fallen and continued to fall, so officials were forced to pull the plug and call the event complete.

For Myer, it was his third triumph in his last five starts and fourth overall this season – all of them coming in the highly-competitive Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region.

The $3,000 win was the 40th of his United States Modified Touring Series career.

Polesitter Doug Hillson held on for a third-place finish, followed by Ryan Gustin, Tim Donlinger, Corey Dripps, Friday night’s winner Jason Krohn, Ryan Ruter, Al Hejna and Kelly Shryock.

Jon Tesch finished 11th but earned the PBM Performance Hard Charger Award after passing 13 Modifieds from his 24th starting spot.

Gustin remains the Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region points leader with Myer trailing by just 12 points (901 to 889). Krohn is close behind with 869 markers, followed by Shryock (862), Donlinger (820), Tesch (800), Zack VanderBeek (710), Hillson (696), Dereck Ramirez (678) and Steve Wetzstein (647).

The tireless USMTS touring titans get 10 days of rest before hitting the trail hard and heavy again with five straight nights of racing through South Dakota and North Dakota, followed by a sixth show back in the Gopher State.

The “modFURY.com Chaos in the Dakotas” kicks off on Tuesday, July 27, at the Park Jefferson Speedway and wraps up at the Jamestown Speedway in Jamestown, N.D., on Saturday, July 31.

modFURY.com Chaos in the Dakotas:
Tue Jul 27 … Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD ($2,000 to win)
Wed Jul 28 … Red River Valley Speedway, Fargo, ND ($2,000 to win)
Thu Jul 29 … Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD ($2,000 to win)
Fri Jul 30 … Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen, SD ($2,000 to win)
Sat Jul 31 … Jamestown Speedway, Jamestown, ND ($2,000 to win)

Then on Sunday, Aug. 1, the series returns to the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, Minn., for the sixth straight $2,000-to-win blockbuster event of the week. All six shows will reward points in the Dart Great Plains Region presented by Allstar Performance.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour – Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region
2nd Annual AMSOIL Dirt Nationals – Night 2 of 2
Elko Speedway, Elko, Minn.
Saturday, July 17, 2010

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won. All drivers advanced to the WIX Filters “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8 and the remaining starters lined up by passing points accumulated in the heat races.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C.
2. (2) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
3. (4) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
4. (3) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
5. (8) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
6. (5) 37 Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D.
7. (7) Y69 Mike Gregg (R), Redwood Falls, Minn.
8. (6) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
9. (9) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn.
2. (6) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
3. (4) 12h Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa.
4. (5) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
5. (7) 33m Alan Mondus, Lakeville, Minn.
6. (3) 47 Ryan Canon (R), Clearwater, Minn.
7. (8) 42 Tom Paulson, Kasson, Minn.
8. (1) 26 Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.

SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (4) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
2. (1) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
3. (8) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
4. (2) 31 Jason Voigt (R), St. Cloud, Minn.
5. (3) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (6) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
7. (5) 49x Jay Poidinger, Somerset, Wis.
8. (7) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (32 laps):
1. (3) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, 32, $3000.
2. (6) 9 Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C., Skyrocket/Dickens, 32, $2000.
3. (1) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, 32, $1500.
4. (8) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 32, $1000.
5. (4) 3d Tim Donlinger, Rochester, Minn., Ramirez/Sput’s, 32, $900.
6. (7) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/AEM, 32, $800.
7. (10) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 32, $700.
8. (5) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, 32, $650.
9. (18) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, Harris/JR, 32, $600.
10. (11) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ASI, 32, $550.
11. (24) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., Ramirez/Sput’s, 32, $600.
12. (12) 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Harris/Sput’s, 32, $450.
13. (14) 33m Alan Mondus, Lakeville, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 32, $300.
14. (22) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 32, $400.
15. (9) 12h Mike Hansen, Alton, Iowa, GRT/PerfOnly, 32, $375.
16. (15) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/ProPower, 32, $400.
17. (25) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, 32, $300.
18. (2) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 32, $300.
19. (13) 31 Jason Voigt (R), St. Cloud, Minn., RCT/Breeschoten, 31, $300.
20. (20) Y69 Mike Gregg (R), Redwood Falls, Minn., Pro/TCA, 31, $300.
21. (17) 47 Ryan Canon (R), Clearwater, Minn., Hughes/Mullins, 31, $300.
22. (23) 26 Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn., Fegers/Tim’s, 31, $300.
23. (21) 49x Jay Poidinger, Somerset, Wis., SSR/Breeschoten, 31, $300.
24. (19) 42 Tom Paulson, Kasson, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 31, $300.
25. (16) 37 Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D., Arrow/Tesar, 8, mechanical, $300.

(R) = DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year contender.

WIX Filters Lap Leaders: Steensma 1-10, Myer 11-32.
Total Laps Led: Myer 22, Steensma 10.
Margin of Victory: under caution.
AFCO Pole Winner: Ruter.
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Tesch (started 24th, finished 11th).
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Tesch (209.66 miles).
Next Race: Tuesday, July 27, Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, S.D.
Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region Points: Gustin 901, Myer 889, Krohn 869, Shryock 862, Donlinger 820, Tesch 800, VanderBeek 710, Hillson 696, Ramirez 678, Steve Wetzstein 647.
DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: Johnny Scott 1283, Nick Deal 587, Lucas Schott 396, Mark Elliott 355, Lucas Conley 327.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 211, Sput’s 209, ASI 154, KSE 75, AEM 72.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 211, Skyrocket 204, GRT 169, Ramirez 144, TRE 94.

Contingency Awards:
Ai-Racing – Hejna.
American Racer – Poidinger.
Dart Machinery – Noble.
Eibach Springs – not awarded.
Forty9Designs.com – Gustin, Hejna.
Hooker Harness – not awarded.
Isky Racing Cams – not awarded.
KSE Racing Products – Gustin.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Ward.
Out-Pace Racing Products – Tesch.
PBM Performance Products – Tesch.
Quarter Master – Myer, Ruter.
QuickTime – Krohn.
Schoenfeld Headers – Ruter.
WIX Filters – Myer.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Castle Rock Recruiting.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, AwesomeRacesuits.com, GoPro, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Allstar Performance, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Bad Boy Mowers, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Cagle Motorsports, Centex Motorsports, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Dirt Track Racing School, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Falcon Wind Power, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Gressel Oil Field Service, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Just Say Yes, Karl Performance Parts, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, WIX Filters, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Ai-Racing, Belleville Motorsports, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, COMP Cams, Dart Machinery, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, Isky Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Inc, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Schoenfeld Headers, US Brake, Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, WIX Filters.