KROHN CONQUERS O’REILLY USMTS NATIONAL TOUR AT CRESCO;

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

 

KROHN CONQUERS O’REILLY USMTS NATIONAL TOUR AT CRESCO;

DONLINGER WEARS YEAGER MACHINE UPPER MIDWEST REGION CROWN

 

CRESCO, Iowa (July 29) – Defending O’Reilly USMTS National

Champion Jason Krohn notched his fourth main event victory

of the season Tuesday with an impressive wire-to-wire run

at the Cresco (Iowa) Speedway.

 

Krohn drew the pole for the 40-lap Holley "A" Main, and

when the green flag dropped, that was just about as close

as anybody got to the flying farmer from Slayton, Minn.

Unlike the multitude of fans in attendance, however, Krohn

wasn't able to enjoy all of the incredible action that

went on behind him from start to finish.

 

Last year's Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar Rookie of the Year

Scott Green of Derby, Kan., was the only threat to Krohn's

lead during the race. After starting eighth on the 24-car

grid, Green found a fast line at the top of the racetrack

that he used to carry him into the runner-up position. By

lap 16, Green was on Krohn's rear bumper and actually

passed the leader down the back stretch during lap 18, but

a caution flag for Julie McDermid slowed the pace and gave

Krohn the point for the restart.

 

Earlier in the program, McDermid earned the AFCO Pole

Award by earning the most passing points in the heat races

then redrew third for the start of the main event. She was

still third on the 18th orbit when her motor let go and

ended her spectacular run. The Oconto Falls, Wis., racer

also won a new American Racer tire in the random draw

during the pre-race drivers meeting.

 

After the restart, Green's machine just wasn't as strong

as before and he was unable to challenge for the lead

again. Zack VanderBeek, however, moved in to take over the

job of stalking Krohn. But "The Z-Man" was unable to

threaten Krohn for the spot and settled for second at the

checkered flag. After starting 12th, VanderBeek earned the

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award for his runner-up

finish, while Krohn pocketed the $2,000 top prize for the

win.

A solid third-place finish was all that Tim Donlinger

needed to wrap up the points title in the Yeager Machine

Upper Midwest Region. In doing so, Donlinger became the

first driver other than Kelly Shryock to claim one of the

four regional crowns since the O’Reilly USMTS National

Tour adopted the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the USMTS

National Championship format for the 2006 season.

 

Michael Long made the long tow from Quincy, Ill., pay off

with a fourth-place finish, while Ron Konkel of Caledonia,

Minn., took fifth. Shryock, Jon Tesch, Steve Wetzstein,

Green and Jason Hughes rounded out the top-10 at the

flagstand.

 

While Donlinger secured the Yeager Machine Upper Midwest

Region championship, Wetzstein's top-10 run was enough to

help him squeak into 10th place in the standings and earn

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

National Championship. Also joining the elite group of

"hunters" are VanderBeek, who finished second in the

region's final rankings, Hughes, Shryock, Al Hejna, Alan

Mondus, Bob Timm, Brandon Kenny and Dereck Ramirez. Also

garnering a spot in "The Hunt" via perfect attendance in

the region are Dan Bohr, Corey Dripps and Jake Neal.

 

Tuesday was a tough night for the NASCAR stars. Kenny

Wallace, who was competing in his eighth race with the

O'Reilly USMTS National Tour this season, started 10th in

the main event but slipped to 18th during the 40-lapper.

Ken Schrader finished seventh in the second Real Racing

Wheels "B" Main and failed to transfer to the night's

finale.

 

UP NEXT:

 

Both Schrader and Wallace will once again take on the

USMTS Modifieds at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa

on Wednesday, along with Jimmy Spencer on hand to add some

"excitement" to the show. Wednesday's event at the Mahaska

County Half-Mile Monster will be the first of four

straight nights in the Central States Region.

 

Pit gates open at 4 p.m. and grandstand gates open at 5.

The V.I.P. Autograph Session will be from 5 to 5:30, and fans can take part in an autograph session in front of the

grandstands from 6 to 6:45. Hot laps begin at 7 with the

first green flag slated to wave at 7:30. General admission

adult grandstand tickets are just $15, kids ages 6-12 are

$5 and children 5 & Under are FREE. Pit passes are $30.

 

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

Casey's General Store locations in Oskaloosa. Once again,

Zack VanderBeek will be on hand to meet and greet fans at

the Casey's store at 1310 A Ave. W in Oskaloosa, along

with his Cheetos/Casey's General Stores #33z Skyrocket

Modified, from 12-2 p.m.

 

Also on tap will be the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly

Racing Series featuring USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars

($400 to win), USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods ($300 to win)

and USRA Hobby Stocks ($300 to win), with all three

classes racing for USRA national and track points.

 

The Southern Iowa Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay

oval located 0.5 mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then four

blocks north on N. I St. (at the Southern Iowa

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

hotline at (507) 634-4281 or visit

www.rlpromotions.com/oskaloosa online.

 

Thursday will find the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour at the

Knox County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Ill., followed by a

trip to the Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway on Friday and the

first-ever invasion of the 24 Raceway in Moberly, Mo., on

Saturday.

 

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 (Yeager Machine Upper Midwest

Region)

2nd Annual NASCAR Challenge presented by Kabrick

DistributingCresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa

Tuesday, July 29, 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. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (1)

2. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (2)

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

4. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (4)

5. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (3)

6. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (7)

7. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (6)

8. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (9)

9. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8) DNF

10. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN (10) DNS

 

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

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

2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (3)

3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4)

4. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6)

5. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (8)

6. 1r - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (2)

7. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)

8. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (10)

9. 9 - Ken Schrader -- Concord, NC (9)

10. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (5)

 

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

1. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (2)

2. 1m - Julie McDermid -- Oconto Falls, WI (6)

3. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (3)

4. 36 - Kenny Wallace -- Concord, NC (9)

5. 5w - Darrin Walch -- Postville, IA (4)

6. 2 - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (1)

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

8. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (5)

9. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8) DNF

 

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):1. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (2)

2. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (3)

3. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (7)

4. 21L - Layne Meyer -- West Union, IA (1)

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

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

7. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (9)

8. 27s - Jason Schlangen -- Cresco, IA (4)

9. 55 - Larry Hall -- Rochester, MN (8) DNF

 

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

1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2)

2. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (1)

3. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (7)

4. 5w - Darrin Walch -- Postville, IA (4)

5. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (5)

6. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (12)

7. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (9)

8. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (11)

9. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN (13)

10. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8) DNF

11. 21L - Layne Meyer -- West Union, IA (3) DNF

12. 2 - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (6) DNF

13. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (10) DNF

 

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

1. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (1)

2. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (2)

3. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (4)

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

5. 1r - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (5)

6. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (3)

7. 9 - Ken Schrader -- Concord, NC (11)

8. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8)

9. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (13)

10. 27s - Jason Schlangen -- Cresco, IA (10)

11. 55 - Larry Hall -- Rochester, MN (12)

12. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6) DNF

13. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (9) DNF

 

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):

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

2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (12)

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

4. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (9)

5. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (2)

6. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (11)

7. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (13)

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

9. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (8)

10. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (23)

11. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (14)

12. 1r - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (22)

13. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (4)

14. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (20)

15. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (17)

16. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (18)

17. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (15)

18. 36 - Kenny Wallace -- Concord, NC (10)

19. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (21)

20. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (7)

21. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (24) DNF

22. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (16) DNF

23. 1m - Julie McDermid -- Oconto Falls, WI (3) DNF

24. 5w - Darrin Walch -- Postville, IA (19) DNF

 

Lap Leaders: Krohn 1-40.

Total Laps Led: Krohn 40.

AFCO Pole Winner: McDermid.

Provisional Starters: Hughes, Hejna.

Ruter Farms Long Tow: Kenny (789.85 miles).

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: VanderBeek (started

12th, finished 2nd).

Next Race: Wednesday, July 30, Southern Iowa Speedway,

Oskaloosa, Iowa (Central States Region).

Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region Points (final):

Donlinger 815, VanderBeek 764, Hughes 757, Shryock 718,

Hejna 696, Mondus 613, Timm 612, Kenny 609, Ramirez 574,

Wetzstein 551.

Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points:

Kenny 655, Ramirez 641, Bryan Rowland 425, Gary Langworthy

Jr. 161, Colt Mather 149.

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 287,

Mullins 242, Wanders 216, A.S.I. 206, JR 189.

Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 301,

Hughes 250, Harris 194, Kraft 183, Specialty 94.

 

Contingency Awards:

AFCO Racing Products – McDermid.

American Racer – McDermid.Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

BSB Manufacturing – Hughes.

Hawk Performance – Krohn, Green.

Isky Racing Cams – Konkel.

KSE Racing Products – VanderBeek.

Marsh Racing Wheels – McDermid.

New Vision Graphics – Donlinger.

Nitroquest Web Solutions - Donlinger.

Quarter Master – Krohn, Wetzstein.

QuickTime Performance Parts – Tesch.

Real Racing Wheels – Tesch, Noble.

Ruter Farms – Kenny.

TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.