DONLINGER SURVIVES FOR SLAYTON VICTORY

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

 

DONLINGER SURVIVES FOR SLAYTON VICTORY; SHRYOCK SECURES

GREAT PLAINS REGION CROWN

 

SLAYTON, Minn. (July 23) – Tim Donlinger of Rochester,

Minn., took the lead from Al Hejna on lap 10, then kept

his Modified out front and out of trouble for the final 25

laps to win the 5th Annual Minnesota Spring Challenge

presented by DeBoer Chevrolet at the Murray County

Speedway in Slayton, Minn.

 

Several cautions kept the field close throughout the race,

including runner-up Kelly Shryock, but Donlinger refused

to buckle under the pressure and held on to score the

$2,000 top prize and his second O'Reilly USMTS National

Tour event of the season.

 

While Shryock had to settle for second, it was good enough

for the eight-time O'Reilly USMTS National Champion to

capture the Great Plains Region championship and a spot in

the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the USMTS National

Championship.

 

Rookie contender Dereck Ramirez finished third while Jon

Tesch kept the crowd entertained by racing from 23rd on

the 24-car starting grid to fourth at the checkered flag.

Tommy Myer grabbed fifth, with Zack VanderBeek, Marlin

Kracht, Mike Steensma, Scott Green and Hejna completing

the top-10. Chris Prussman finished 11th as the last car

left running at the end of the attrition-riddled main

contest.

 

VanderBeek finished second in the Great Plains Region

final standings and joins Shryock as qualifiers for 'The

Hunt.' Also garnering a coveted spot in the season-ending

title chase are the rest of the top-10 in Great Plains

Region points: Tesch, Ramirez, Hejna, Brandon Kenny,

Green, Tommy Weder Jr., Jason Krohn and Jason Hughes. Also

earning a berth in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the

USMTS National Championship are Josh Reisch and Corey

Dripps via their perfect attendance in the nine-race

region.

These 12 drivers join 14 others who had already qualified

for 'The Hunt' based on their performance in the O'Reilly

USMTS Southern Series.

 

The O'Reilly USMTS National Tour rolls on tomorrow at the

Kasson (Minn.) Speedway. Thursday's Yeager Machine Upper

Midwest Region clash will once again feature Kenny Wallace

as he competes in his third straight with America's

Hottest Ticket on Dirt. Pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m.,

hot laps begin at 6:45 and the first heat race is slated

for 7:15. Hornets, Pure Stocks, Midwest Mods and Supers

will round the evening's racing program.

 

Race fans can pick up $2-off discount coupons at the

Casey's General Stores locations in Owatonna, Rochester

and Zumbrota. Jason Hughes and his Casey's-sponsored #12

Hughes Chassis Modified will meet and greet fans from 1-3

p.m. at the Casey's General Store located at 1600 Eastwood

Rd. SE in Rochester.

 

The Kasson Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval

located 1.1 miles north of US 14 on SR 57 (at the Dodge

County Fairgrounds). For day-of-race information, call the

track hotline at (507) 634-6400 or visit their Official

Website at www.kassonspeedway.com.

 

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)

5th Annual Minnesota Spring Challenge presented by DeBoer

Chevrolet

Murray County Speedway, Slayton, Minn.

Wednesday, July 23, 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 (8 laps):

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

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

3. 00 - Ron Luitjens -- Brewster, MN (3)

4. 36 - Kenny Wallace -- Concord, NC (7)

5. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (5)

6. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (6)

7. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (8)

8. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN (4)

 

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):

1. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (2)

2. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (1)

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

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

5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (7)

6. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (6)

7. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (5)

8. 7w - Kenneth Will -- Windom, MN (8)

 

Q.E.M., INC. HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5)

2. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (3)

3. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6)

4. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (8)

5. 41 - Scott Overgaard -- Luverne, MN (1)

6. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (7)

7. 54 - Ted Anderson -- Springfield, MN (2)

8. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (4)

 

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):

1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (6)

2. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (5)

3. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1)

4. 10x - Jay Triplett -- Brookings, SD (3)

5. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (2)

6. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (4)

7. 14i - Jay Ireton -- Slayton, MN (7)

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):

1. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (5)

2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (3)

3. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (2)4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (10)

5. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (7)

6. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (6)

7. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (1)

8. 41 - Scott Overgaard -- Luverne, MN (4)

9. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN (9)

10. 54 - Ted Anderson -- Springfield, MN (8)

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):

1. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (5)

2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1)

3. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (3)

4. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (7)

5. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (6)

6. 7w - Kenneth Will -- Windom, MN (9)

7. 14i - Jay Ireton -- Slayton, MN (8)

8. 10x - Jay Triplett -- Brookings, SD (2)

9. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (4)

 

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (35 laps):

1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (2)

2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5)

3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (14)

4. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (23)

5. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)

6. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (15)

7. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (18)

8. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (13)

9. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (16)

10. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (1)

11. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (10)

12. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (22) DNF

13. 22K - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (9) DNF

14. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (17) DNF

15. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (21) DNF

16. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (6) DNF

17. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (19) DNF

18. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (7) DNF

19. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (3) DNF

20. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (20) DNF

21. 00 - Ron Luitjens -- Brewster, MN (12) DNF

22. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (24) DNF

23. 36 - Kenny Wallace -- Concord, NC (11) DNF

24. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (4) DNF

Lap Leaders: Hejna 1-10, Donlinger 11-35.

Total Laps Led: Donlinger 25, Hejna 10.

AFCO Pole Winner: Donlinger.

Provisional Starters: Tesch, Neal.

Ruter Farms Long Tow: Kenny (723.62 miles).

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Ramirez (started 14th,

finished 3rd).

Next Race: Thursday, July 24, Kasson Speedway, Kasson,

Minn. (Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region).

Great Plains Region Points (final): Shryock 830,

VanderBeek 784, Tesch 771, Ramirez 689, Hejna 688, Kenny

679, Green 631, Tommy Weder Jr. 623, Krohn 604, Hughes

576.

Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points:

Kenny 597, Ramirez 583, Bryan Rowland 425, Gary Langworthy

Jr. 161, Colt Mather 149.

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 257,

Mullins 220, Wanders 189, A.S.I. 188, JR 176.

Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 271,

Hughes 231, Harris 185, Kraft 156, Specialty 77.

 

Contingency Awards:

AFCO Racing Products – Donlinger.

American Racer – Neal.

Belleville Motorsports – Myer, Hejna, Kenny.

BSB Manufacturing – Hejna.

Hawk Performance – Donlinger, Green.

Isky Racing Cams – Dripps.

KSE Racing Products – Ramirez.

Marsh Racing Wheels – Krohn.

New Vision Graphics – Krohn.

Nitroquest Web Solutions - Ramirez.

Quarter Master – Donlinger, Steensma.

QuickTime Performance Parts – not awarded.

Real Racing Wheels – Steensma, Ramirez.

Ruter Farms – Kenny.

TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.