TESCH TAKES DOWN HOMETOWN TRIUMPH

[rebelracewriter]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, June 26, 2008

 

TESCH TAKES DOWN HOMETOWN TRIUMPH IN 4TH ANNUAL TEAM

ELECTRONICS SUMMER SLAM

 

WATERTOWN, S.D. (June 26) – People often refer to “home

field” advantage when a driver gets to compete at his

hometown track, but sometimes the pressure can be even

greater than normal.

 

Such was the case for Jon Tesch Thursday night at the

Casino Speedway in his hometown of Watertown, S.D.

 

Tesch, a three-time track champion (1998, 2000-01) at

Casino Speedway, captured the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour

main event two years ago at the 3/8-mile clay oval but

spun out on the first lap of the Holley "A" Main last year

and wound up last in front of family, friends and

sponsors. Another Watertown racer, Scott Ward, won the

race.

 

Tesch was in the spotlight again Thursday, but this time

he shined brightly.

 

After starting ninth, Tesch chased down race-long leader

Kelly Shryock on lap 33, then paced the final seven laps

to send the standing-room-only Casino Speedway crowd into

a frenzy with his late-race pass and narrow victory in the

4th Annual Team Electronics Summer Slam. The win was worth

$2,000 to Tesch, who became a first-time father less than

two months ago and turned 32 years old last week.

 

Shryock, who is still looking for his first win at the

Casino Speedway, settled for the runner-up paycheck while

Jason Hughes took home third-place money. Al Hejna was

fourth and Zack VanderBeek rounded out the top-5

finishers.

 

Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Tommy Weder

Jr., Dereck Ramirez, Corey Dripps, Brandon Kenny and

Watertown's Chad Williamson.

 

Last year's winner, Ward finished in the 12th spot - one

lap down to Tesch.

 

With the win, Tesch also narrowed the gap in the Great

Plains Region points standings, but still trails Shryock

(637 points) and VanderBeek (620) with 586 markers. Weder

is fourth with 538 points, followed by Kenny (535), Hejna

(528), Ramirez (501), Scott Green (482), defending

O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Krohn (451) and Bryan

Rowland (436).

 

The action continues tomorrow (Friday, June 27) as the

O’Reilly USMTS National Tour invades the Rapid Speedway in

Rock Rapids, Iowa. Race fans can pick up $2-off discount

coupons at the Casey's General Store location at 709 1st

Ave. in Rock Rapids. Zack VanderBeek and his

Cheetos/Casey's General Stores #33z Skyrocket Modified

will be on hand to meet and greet fans at Casey's from 1

to 3 p.m.

 

Rapid Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval located

0.5 mile east of US 75 on SR 9, then 0.5 mile south on

South Tama St. (at the Lyons County Fairgrounds). For more

information, call the track hotline at (712) 472-3742.

 

Friday's race will be another Great Plains Region battle

and the fifth of six straight nights of racing through

Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota:

 

Mon Jun 23 … Independence Motor Speedway, Independence,

Iowa (winner: Kelly Shryock)

Tue Jun 24 … Buena Vista Raceway, Alta, Iowa (winner:

Kelly Shryock)

Wed Jun 25 … Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, S.D. (winner: Al

Hejna)

Thu Jun 26 … Casino Speedway, Watertown, S.D. (winner: Jon

Tesch)

Fri Jun 27 … Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa

Sat Jun 28 … Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn.

 

Afterwards, the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour teams get a

well-deserved Summer Break before returning to action on

Tuesday, July 22, at the Adams County Speedway in Corning,

Iowa, for the final stretch run to the Casey's General

Stores Hunt for the USMTS National Championship.

 

The USMTS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season in

2008 with many special promotions to show thanks to the

fans, drivers, team members, families and sponsors who

have helped make the USMTS the premier dirt modified

series in the nation.

 

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring

Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit

www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information

from the USMTS — America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

 

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

United States Modified Touring Series

O’Reilly USMTS National Tour (Great Plains Region)

4th Annual Team Electronics Summer Slam

Casino Speedway, Watertown, S.D.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

 

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown

and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers

in 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 RACE #1 (10 laps):

1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)

2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8)

3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (2)

4. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (1)

5. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (4)

6. 10x - Jay Triplett -- Brookings, SD (7)

7. 30 - D.J. Tesch -- Clear Lake, SD (5)

8. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (9) DNF

9. 83 - Joe Waba -- Watertown, SD (3) DNF

 

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):

1. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (4)

2. 37 - Scott Ward -- Watertown, SD (1)

3. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (5)

4. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (7)

5. 33 - Todd Stark -- Watertown, SD (3)

6. 54 - Danny Hall -- Watertown, SD (9)

7. 100 - J.R. Ward -- Watertown, SD (8)

8. Z3 - Mike Albertsen -- Audubon, IA (6) DNF

9. 87 - Curt Kranz -- Watertown, SD (2) DNF

 

HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):

1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (1)

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

3. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (9)

4. 57 - Chad Williamson -- Watertown, SD (3)

5. 3a - Arne Anderson -- Watertown, SD (8)

6. 13 - Ryan Engels -- Arlington, SD (7)

7. 22 - Matt Steen -- Watertown, SD (5)

8. 12b - Chad Becker -- Aberdeen, SD (4) DNF

9. 20 - Jordan Foster -- Henry, SD (6) DNF

 

HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):

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

2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (3)

3. 9 - Kent Arment -- Aberdeen, SD (1)

4. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (6)

5. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (8)

6. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (9)

7. 72 - Dustin Beebe -- Watertown, SD (4)

8. 7f - Josh Fleming -- Florence, SD (5)

9. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (2) DNF

 

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

1. 9 - Kent Arment -- Aberdeen, SD (1)

2. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (3)

3. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (9)

4. 83 - Joe Waba -- Watertown, SD (11)

5. 3a - Arne Anderson -- Watertown, SD (2)

6. 100 - J.R. Ward -- Watertown, SD (7)

7. 54 - Danny Hall -- Watertown, SD (4)

8. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (5)

9. 10x - Jay Triplett -- Brookings, SD (6)

10. 12b - Chad Becker -- Aberdeen, SD (10) DNF

11. 22 - Matt Steen -- Watertown, SD (8) DNF

12. 20 - Jordan Foster -- Henry, SD (12) DNS

 

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

1. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (1)

2. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (2)

3. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (4)

4. 57 - Chad Williamson -- Watertown, SD (3)

5. 13 - Ryan Engels -- Arlington, SD (6)

6. 72 - Dustin Beebe -- Watertown, SD (8)

7. 87 - Curt Kranz -- Watertown, SD (11)

8. 30 - D.J. Tesch -- Clear Lake, SD (7)

9. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (12)

10. 7f - Josh Fleming -- Florence, SD (10) DNF

11. Z3 - Mike Albertsen -- Audubon, IA (9) DNF

12. 33 - Todd Stark -- Watertown, SD (5) DNF

 

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):

1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (9)

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

3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (2)

4. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (5)

5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4)

6. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (6)

7. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (12)

8. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (7)

9. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (11)

10. 57 - Chad Williamson -- Watertown, SD (20)

11. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (18) -1 Lap

12. 37 - Scott Ward -- Watertown, SD (8) -1 Lap

13. 9 - Kent Arment -- Aberdeen, SD (13) -1 Lap

14. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (23)

15. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (24)

16. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1) DNF

17. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (14) DNF

18. 3a - Arne Anderson -- Watertown, SD (21) DNF

19. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (15) DNF

20. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (10) DNF

21. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (16) DNF

22. 13 - Ryan Engels -- Arlington, SD (22) DNF

23. 83 - Joe Waba -- Watertown, SD (19) DNF

24. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (17) DNF

 

Lap Leaders: Shryock 1-33, Tesch 34-40.

Total Laps Led: Shryock 33, Tesch 7.

AFCO Pole Winner: Shryock.

Provisional Starters: Mathieson, Lineberry.

Ruter Farms Long Tow: Hughes (713.21 miles).

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Williamson (started

20th, finished 10th).

Next Race: Friday, June 27, Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids,

Iowa (Great Plains Region).

Great Plains Region Points: Shryock 637, VanderBeek 620,

Tesch 586, Weder 538, Kenny 535, Hejna 528, Ramirez 501,

Green 482, Krohn 451, Rowland 436.

Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points:

Kenny 532, Ramirez 508, Rowland 404, Gary Langworthy Jr.

161, Rodney Sanders 132.

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 230,

Mullins 197, A.S.I. 166, Wanders 166, JR 157.

Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 241,

Hughes 209, Harris 165, Kraft 130, GRT 69.

 

Contingency Awards:

AFCO Racing Products – Shryock.

American Racer – VanderBeek.

Belleville Motorsports – VanderBeek, Lineberry, Krohn.

BSB Manufacturing – not awarded.

Hawk Performance – Tesch, Kenny.

Isky Racing Cams – Hejna.

KSE Racing Products – not awarded.

Marsh Racing Wheels – Prussman.

New Vision Graphics – Weder.

Nitroquest Web Solutions - Hughes.

Quarter Master – Tesch, Dripps.

QuickTime Performance Parts – Ramirez.

Real Racing Wheels – Mann, Reisch.

Ruter Farms – Hughes.

TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.