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Race Results
June 23, 2006
Shryock wins USMTS inaugural event at Rapid Speedway
By Heather Riffel
(June 23, 2006-Rock Rapids, IA) There was a huge crowd on hand despite threatening weather for the inaugural USMTS modified event at Rapid Speedway. The modifieds put on an exciting race despite being shortened by eleven laps when rain started falling. Kelly Shryock, six time USMTS champion and current point leader, took home the victory which was his third in as many nights. In other racing action Dan Van Bruggen won the B-Modifieds. Justin Arends picked up the Hobby Stock trophy and Weston DeJager won in the Factory Stocks.
There were 35 modifieds that came to Rock Rapids all trying to get one of the 24 starting positions in the A-Main. Jon Tesch started on the pole of the USMTS feature. The race got off to a great start with tons of side-by-side racing action. By lap three Kelly Shryock had moved from his fifth starting position to take the lead from Tesch. Al Hejna and Brad McEwan raced for third most of the race. McEwan was able to hold onto the position lap after lap. On lap 15 Hejna started to move backwards which brought Dean Mahlstedt up to the fourth position. A caution came out on lap 18 which bunched all the cars up again. The rain started to fall but the racing continued. On lap 18 Mark Noble who started fourteenth had made his way up to the fifth position. On lap 24 a caution came out when Hejna spun in turn four. During this caution it started to rain harder and the race was soon called. This gave Shryock the win and the $2000. He was followed by Tesch in second. Mahlstedt finished in the third position while Josh Reisch finished in fourth. Rounding out the top five was Noble.
Dan Van Bruggen started on the pole and led all 12 laps of a caution-filled USRA B-Modified feature event. At the start of the race Ryan Woelber, Clint Potter, and Kevin Broesder were three-wide for the third position. These top five cars continued to battle for the same positions lap after lap and in between five caution flags. On the white flag lap Potter and Hofmeyer were battling for third when Potter got way loose and lost many positions which kept him from a top five finish. Van Bruggen picked up his second win of the season with Devin McMartin coming in second. Hofmeyer finished in third while Keaton Sweeney finished in fourth. Brian Konz rounded out the top five.
Kevin Joachim started on the outside pole and took the race lead in the Hobby Stock feature. On lap four Justin Arends moved up to the first position but he could only hold onto the lead for one lap. Arends then fell back to battle with Dereck Vander Brink for the second position. Arends was able to move back up to challenge for the lead but he could not quite get around Joachim. There was a late caution for Shane Klaassen which led to a green-white-checkered. Arends was able to take the lead on the white flag lap. Arends picked up his second win of the season. Joachim followed in second. Mark Vanden Top got a third place finish while Bill Kroon came in fourth. Jared Nytroe scored a fifth place finish.
Weston DeJager was able to lead all eight laps of the Factory Stock feature to score his first win of the season. The red flag came out on lap four when Jesse Ebbeson lost a wheel and Russ Miller, Jim Klutman, and Cody Scholten all piled up when they had no where to go. When the race started again Ryan Mulder and Josh Kelderman battled for the second position. At the line it was DeJager followed by Mulder and Kelderman. Joshua Van Beek came in fourth and was the final car still running.
Make sure you are at Rapid Speedway next Friday night for more of this same great racing action plus the Late Models will be back on the track. The racing starts at 8:00pm. If you are looking for more USMTS racing action; check out Huset’s Speedway on July 20 when they will be racing their inaugural event.
USMTS Modifieds
Shryock makes it three straight with rain-shortened Rock Rapids victory
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa -- Kelly Shryock wrapped up a stellar week on the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series trail with a victory in Friday night's inaugural event at the Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa. A hearty crowd and a large turnout in the pit area was on hand as the seven-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champion captured his third win in three nights in his familiar white No. 3 Skyrocket modified.
The victory was worth $2,000 to the second-generation ace from Fertile, Iowa, as he led the last 21 of 24 laps in the rain-shortened main event which was originally scheduled for 35 laps.
Polesitter Jon Tesch of Watertown, S.D., jumped out to the early lead, but relinquished the top spot to Shryock on lap 3. Shryock, who started fifth but had moved into second place by the time the field exited the first turn at the start of the race, continued to lead Tesch around the 3/8-mile clay oval until the yellow flag was thrown on lap 24 for Al Hejna, who had stopped on the backstretch with a flat tire. During the caution, rain began to pelt the Lyons County Fairgrounds facility, and the event was called complete with Shryock garnering his 12th win in 24 starts this season.
Dean Mahlstedt of Clear Lake, Iowa, finished third behind Tesch, while rookie Josh Reisch of Luverne, Minn., turned in his best performance of the 2006 campaign with a fourth-place finish. Veteran Mark Noble of Blooming Prairie, Minn., stormed from the 14th starting spot to take home fifth-place money at the finish.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
Inaugural Event
Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa
Friday, June 23, 2006
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the heat races 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. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (1); 2. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2); 3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4); 4. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fontanelle, NE (5); 5. 17s - James Slawson -- Spencer, IA (7); 6. 9 - Roger Nielsen -- Estherville, IA (9); 7. 35x - Jeff Berens -- Dakota Dunes, SD (8); 8. m80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (6); 9. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3) DNS
HEAT #2 (10 laps): 1. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (2); 2. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (6); 3. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (9); 4. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (8); 5. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (1); 6. 16 - Reese Coffee -- Hinton, IA (4); 7. 23 - Matt Gilbertson -- Montevideo, MN (5); 8. 21 - Warren VanWesten -- Bigelow, MN (7); 9. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (3)
HEAT #3 (10 laps):1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2); 2. 34 - Jay Goosman -- Hinton, IA (1); 3. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (9); 4. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (3); 5. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8); 6. 1s - John Klynsma -- Hospers, IA (5); 7. 27 - Randy Brands -- Boiden, IA (7); 8. 14x - Randy Rosenboom -- Rock Rapids, IA (6); 9. 28x - Josh Klay -- Luverne, MN (4) DNF
HEAT #4 (10 laps): 1. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (1); 2. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (5); 3. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (4); 4. 48 - Bob Moore -- Sioux City, IA (8); 5. 1cc - Clayton Christensen -- Spencer, IA (3); 6. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (2); 7. 21x - Larry Kracht -- Magnolia, MN (6); 8. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (7) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance): 1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (1); 2. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (3); 3. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (11); 4. 9 - Roger Nielsen -- Estherville, IA (4); 5. 1cc - Clayton Christensen -- Spencer, IA (5); 6. 1s - John Klynsma -- Hospers, IA (6); 7. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fontanelle, NE (2); 8. 14x - Randy Rosenboom -- Rock Rapids, IA (10); 9. 35x - Jeff Berens -- Dakota Dunes, SD (7) -1 Lap; 10. 28x - Josh Klay -- Luverne, MN (12) DNF; 11. 27 - Randy Brands -- Boiden, IA (8) DNF; 12. m80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (9) DNF;
REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance): 1. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2); 2. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (4); 3. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (10); 4. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (1); 5. 16 - Reese Coffee -- Hinton, IA (5); 6. 21x - Larry Kracht -- Magnolia, MN (8); 7. 21 - Warren VanWesten -- Bigelow, MN (9) DNF; 8. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (11) DNF; 9. 23 - Matt Gilbertson -- Montevideo, MN (7) DNF; 10. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (6) DNF; 11. 17s - James Slawson -- Spencer, IA (3) DNF
HOLLEY "A" MAIN (24 laps, shortened by rain): 1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5); 2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (1); 3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (4); 4. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (7); 5. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (14); 6. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (2); 7. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (3); 8. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (18); 9. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (13); 10. 48 - Bob Moore -- Sioux City, IA (12); 11. 1s - John Klynsma -- Hospers, IA (21); 12. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (16); 13. 1cc - Clayton Christensen -- Spencer, IA (19); 14. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fontanelle, NE (23); 15. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8); 16. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (20); 17. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (15); 18. 9 - Roger Nielsen -- Estherville, IA (17); 19. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (9) DNF; 20. 34 - Jay Goosman -- Hinton, IA (10) DNF; 21. 16 - Reese Coffee -- Hinton, IA (22) DNF; 22. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (6) DNF; 23. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (24) DNF; 24. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (11) DNF
AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Tesch 1-3, Shryock
4-24.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 21, Tesch 3.
Provisional Starters: Lineberry (regional), Neal
(national).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Klynsma (started
21st, finished 11th).
USRA B-Modifieds
Heat #1: 1. Dan Van Bruggen, Hospers; 2. Clint Potter, Crooks, S.D.; 3. Dale Furby, Sioux Falls, S.D.; 4. Aaron Plum, Sioux City; 5. Travis Schueller, Cherokee; 6. Nate Mosterd, Ireton.
Heat #2: 1. Andy Hofmeyer, Alton; 2. Kevin Broesder, George; 3. Brian Konz, LeMars; 4. Ryan Woelber, Sheldon; 5. Alicia Ahrendt, Inwood; 6. Kevin Bliese, Rosebud, S.D..
Heat #3: 1. Devon McMartin, Canton, S.D.; 2. Darin Roepke, LeMars; 3. Keaton Sweeney, Beresford, S.D.; 4. Kyle Nordquist, Beresford, S.D.; 5. Scott Jones, Sioux City; 6. Jeremy Klaassen, Rock Rapids.
A Feature: 1. Dan Van Bruggen, Hospers; 2. Devon McMartin, Canton, S.D.; 3. Andy Hofmeyer, Alton; 4. Keaton Sweeney, Beresford, S.D.; 5. Brian Konz, LeMars; 6. Clint Potter, Crooks, S.D.; 7. Travis Schueller, Cherokee; 8. Ryan Woelber, Sheldon; 9. Scott Jones, Sioux City; 10. Kevin Broesder, George; 11. Darin Roepke, LeMars; 12. Kyle Nordquist, Beresford, S.D.; 13. Kevin Bliese, Rosebud, S.D.; 14. Alicia Ahrendt, Inwood; 15. Dale Furby, Sioux Falls, S.D.; 16. Aaron Plum, Sioux City; 17. Nate Mosterd, Ireton; 18. Jeremy Klaassen, Rock Rapids.
NMRA Hobby Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Shane Klaassen, Little Rock; 2. Jared Nytroe, Brandon, S.D.; 3. Randy Harlow, Sioux Center; 4. Dereck VanDerBrink, Rock Rapids; 5. Nick VanBelle, Luverne, Minn.; 6. Weston DeJager, Doon; 7. Mike Coulander, Hull; 8. Randy VanVeldHuizen, Rock Rapids.
Heat #2: 1. Mark VandenTop, Rock Rapids; 2. Bill Kroon, Steen, Minn.; 3. Kevin Joachim, Larchwood; 4. Justin Arends, Little Rock; 5. John Fischer, Lennox, S.D.; 6. David Beman Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.; 7. Chad Graves, Sioux Falls, S.D..
A Feature: 1. Justin Arends, Little Rock; 2. Kevin Joachim, Larchwood; 3. Mark VandenTop, Rock Rapids; 4. Bill Kroon, Steen, Minn.; 5. Jared Nytroe, Brandon, S.D.; 6. Dereck VanDerBrink, Rock Rapids; 7. Randy Harlow, Sioux Center; 8. Nick VanBelle, Luverne, Minn.; 9. Mike Coulander, Hull; 10. Weston DeJager, Doon; 11. Randy VanVeldHuizen, Rock Rapids; 12. David Beman Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.; 13. Shane Klaassen, Little Rock; 14. John Fischer, Lennox, S.D.; 15. Chad Graves, Sioux Falls, S.D..
Factory Stocks
Heat #1: 1. Dan Roemen, Sioux Falls, S.D.; 2. Weston DeJager, Doon; 3. Dusty VanDerBrink, Doon; 4. Russ Miller, Canton, S.D.; 5. Ryan Mulder, Sioux Center; 6. Josh Van Beek, Inwood.
Heat #2: 1. Jim Klutman, SF, S.D.; 2. Josh Kelderman, Maurice; 3. Jesse Ebbesen, Turkey Ridge, S.D.; 4. Cody Scholten, Steen, Minn..
A Feature: 1. Weston DeJager, Doon; 2. Ryan Mulder, Sioux Center; 3. Josh Kelderman, Maurice; 4. Josh Van Beek, Inwood; 5. Cody Scholten, Steen, Minn.; 6. Russ Miller, Canton, S.D.; 7. Jim Klutman, SF, S.D.; 8. Jesse Ebbesen, Turkey Ridge, S.D.; 9. Dusty VanDerBrink, Doon; 10. Dan Roemen, Sioux Falls, S.D..