Waits dominates Minnesota Spring Fling

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WAITS DOMINATES 6TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA SPRING FLING

 

KASSON, Minn. (May 27) - Brad Waits turned the tables on Kelly Shryock Sunday at the Kasson Speedway. After grabbing the lead from Shryock midway through the main event on Saturday at the Deer Creek Speedway, lapped traffic helped Shryock regain the lead four laps later and he paced Waits the rest of the distance. On Sunday night, however, Waits was untouchable as he led all 35 laps of the 6th Annual Minnesota Spring Fling en route to his first O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series victory of the season.

 

Waits, from Zumbrota, grabbed the lead at the unfurling of the green flag, then flawlessly maneuvered through lapped traffic to score an uncontested $2,000 win in the Holley "A" Main. Shryock, who won the first two events of the four-race Memorial Day Weekend swing, started eighth and quickly climbed to second but the Fertile, Iowa, veteran couldn't muster enough muscle to mount a challenge to Waits.

 

Recently-wed Jon Tesch of Watertown, S.D., garnered his first top-5 finish of the season with a third-place showing, while Greg Skaggs of Bixby, Okla., raced from 13th on the starting grid to fourth at the finish. New Sharon, Iowa's Zack VanderBeek rounded out the top-5 finishers.

 

Steve Holzkamper, Jason Hughes, Corey Dripps, Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar Rookie of the Year contender Ryan Gustin and Texas hotshoe Chris Brown finished sixth through 10th, respectively.

 

The Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors went to Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, who started 23rd and finished 12th.

 

With 1,236 points, Shryock continues atop the national standings as he continues his quest for an unprecedented ninth straight O’Reilly USMTS crown. VanderBeek sits second in the rankings with 901 markers, followed by Al Hejna (746), Holzkamper (717), Jay Noteboom (651), Hughes (645), Skaggs (618), Jay Poidinger (610), Tommy Weder Jr. (595) and Cale Sponsler (557).

 

After three events in the Yeager Machine Northeast Region, Shryock leads Skaggs (308 to 254), followed by Holzkamper (251), Brown (233), Hughes (229), Tesch (227), Myer (210), Jake Neal (204), Waits (202) and VanderBeek (198).

 

Just a short 28-mile drive down the road from Kasson, the whirlwind four-race weekend will wrap up Monday with another $2,000-to-win, $250-to-start show and the triumphant return of the O’Reilly USMTS to the Steele County Speedway in Owatonna for the 4th Annual Memorial Day Shootout. Gates are slated to open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 5 and the mud starts flying at 5:30. The Steele County Speedway is a 1/2-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 1.0 mile east of I-35 on US 14, then 1.2 miles north on CR 45 (at the Steele County Fairgrounds). For more info, call (507) 583-5050 or (507) 363-9124 on raceday or visit www.steelecountyspeedway.com online.

 

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.

 

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

 

O'Reilly Auto Parts USMTS 6th Annual Minnesota Spring Fling - Kasson Speedway, Kasson, Minn. - Sunday, May 27, 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. 97 - Ron Schreiner -- Hudson, WI (2)

2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)

3. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (9)

4. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (4)

5. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (3)

6. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (1)

7. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (7)

8. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (8)

9. 19x - Dustin Reeh -- Rochester, MN (6) DNF

 

HEAT #2 (10 laps):

1. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (6)

2. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (4)

3. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (1)

4. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2)

5. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (5)

6. 96 - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (7)

7. 18 - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (8)

8. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (3)

 

HEAT #3 (10 laps):

1. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (5)

2. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (1)

3. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (2)

4. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (7)

5. 19R - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (4)

6. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- W. Concord, MN (6)

7. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (8)

8. 02 - Tommy Weder, Jr. -- Woodward, OK (3) DNF

 

HEAT #4 (10 laps):

1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (7)

2. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (4)

3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)

4. 55h - Troy Hansmeier -- Waukon, IA (6)

5. 7c - Nate Caruth -- Ames, IA (1)

6. 27 - Ben Rippentrop -- Hayfield, MN (3) DNF

7. 68 - Tyler Clark -- Rochester, MN (8) DNF

8. 58 - Scott Vesely -- Mosinee, WI (2) DNF

 

HEAT #5 (10 laps):

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (7)

2. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (2)

3. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (5)

4. 19g - Richie Gustin, Jr. -- Gilmar, IA (4)

5. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (1)

6. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (6)

7. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)

8. 70 - Matt Sweeny -- Waukon, IA (3)

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):

1. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (1)

2. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (2)

3. 19R - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (6)

4. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (7)

5. 68 - Tyler Clark -- Rochester, MN (11)

6. 18 - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (10)

7. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (5)

8. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (8)

9. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (12)

10. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (13)

11. 58 - Scott Vesely -- Mosinee, WI (14)

12. 19x - Dustin Reeh -- Rochester, MN (15)

13. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4) DNF

14. 55h - Troy Hansmeier -- Waukon, IA (3) DNS

15. 27 - Ben Rippentrop -- Hayfield, MN (9) DNS

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):

1. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (2)

2. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (3)

3. 19g - Richie Gustin, Jr. -- Gilmar, IA (4)

4. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (10)

5. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- W. Concord, MN (8)

6. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (9)

7. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (12)

8. 96 - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (7)

9. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (11)

10. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (5)

11. 70 - Matt Sweeny -- Waukon, IA (14)

12. 02 - Tommy Weder, Jr. -- Woodward, OK (13) DNF

13. 7c - Nate Caruth -- Ames, IA (6) DNF

14. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (1) DNF

 

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (35 laps):

1. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (2)

2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (8)

3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (3)

4. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (13)

5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (12)

6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (7)

7. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (4)

8. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (6)

9. 19R - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (17)

10. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (14)

11. 19g - Richie Gustin, Jr. -- Gilmar, IA (18)

12. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (23)

13. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (19)

14. 97 - Ron Schreiner -- Hudson, WI (1)

15. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (16)

16. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (5)

17. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (15)

18. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (11)

19. 68 - Tyler Clark -- Rochester, MN (21)

20. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (10)

21. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (9)

22. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (24) DNF

23. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- W. Concord, MN (22) DNF

24. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (20) DNF

 

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Waits 1-35.

Total Laps Led: Waits 35.

AFCO Pole Award: Hughes.

Provisional Starters: Myer (regional), Poidinger (national).

Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Myer (started 23rd, finished 12th).

Next Race: Monday, May 28, Steele County Speedway, Owatonna, Minn.

O’Reilly National Points: Shryock 1236, VanderBeek 901, Al Hejna 746, Holzkamper 717, Jay Noteboom 651, Hughes 645, Skaggs 18, Poidinger 610, Weder 595, Cale Sponsler 557.

 

Yeager Machine Northeast Region Points: Shryock 308, Skaggs 254, Holzkamper 251, Brown 233, Hughes 229, Tesch 227, Myer 210, Neal 204, Waits 202, VanderBeek 198.

 

Home Pride Passing Points (National): Shryock 87, VanderBeek 40½, Hughes 40½, Scott Green 33, Al Hejna 31½, Holzkamper 31½.

 

Home Pride Passing Points (Yeager Machine Northeast Region): Shryock 27, Holzkamper 16½, Hughes 16½, Waits 15, VanderBeek 12, Dripps 12.

 

Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Jay Noteboom 187, Cale Sponsler 158, Ryan Gustin 115, Scott Green 109, Jeremy Rasmussen 87.

 

Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 119, Hughes 83, TRE 54, Razor 47, Kraft 40.

 

Contingency Awards:

Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

Boyer’s Engine Development – Waits.

GRT Race Cars – Holzkamper.

Hawk Performance – Dripps.

Isky Racing Cams – not awarded.

Kevko Oil Pans & Components – VanderBeek, Mondus.

KSE Racing Products – Shryock, Skaggs.

Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.

Nitroquest Web Solutions - Tesch.

Quarter Master – Waits, Ryan Gustin.

QuickTime Performance Parts – Hughes.

Real Racing Wheels – Skaggs, Brown.