KROHN DELIVERS IN 9TH ANNUAL UPS STORE ILLINOIS CHALLENGE

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, July 31, 2008

 

KROHN DELIVERS IN 9TH ANNUAL UPS STORE ILLINOIS CHALLENGE

 

KNOXVILLE, Ill. (July 31) – Less than 48 hours after

notching his fourth win of the season, defending O’Reilly

USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn made it five with a

victory in the 9th Annual UPS Store Illinois Challenge at

the Knox County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Ill.

 

Unlike Tuesday's wire-to-wire run from the pole at the

Cresco Speedway, Krohn started third in Thursday's Ed

Sheckler Memorial and chased polesitter Michael Long for

the first 21 of 30 laps on the big half-mile oval. The

Slayton, Minn., racer was able to wrestle the lead away on

lap 22 and sailed the final eight laps to claim the $2,000

top prize.

 

Dean Mahlstedt settled for the runner-up paycheck for the

second straight night, while Jon Tesch finished third

ahead of Bob Dominacki, who captured the first-ever USMTS

event at Knoxville on Aug. 2, 2000. Zack VanderBeek

rounded out the top-5 finishers.

 

Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Long, Rookies

Rockin' Sports Bar Rookie of the Year points leader

Brandon Kenny, Scott Green, Dereck Ramirez and 2005 winner

Al Hejna, who also claimed the KSE Racing Products Hard

Charger Award for passing 10 cars from his 20th starting

spot on the 24-car grid.

 

The annual fair-time event has been a standing-room-only

extravaganza since its inception thanks to dozens of

sponsors, a supportive community and the hard work of

former O’Reilly USMTS Marketing Director Ed Sheckler. For

the second year, this year's main event paid honor to the

late great USMTS ambassador.

 

Eight-time O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock

continued to struggle with his Skyrocket, recording his

third DNF in four starts, and allowing VanderBeek to close

the gap in the battle for the Central States Region point

title.

 

Shryock holds a 24-point advantage (807 to 783) over "The

Z-Man" going into the final points races on Friday and

Saturday for the 3rd Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War.

Hejna is third with 723 markers, followed by Ramirez

(714), Jason Hughes (655), Ryan Gustin (645), Ron Ver Beek

(610), Donovan Lodge (600), Alan Mondus (563) and

Thursday's AFCO Pole Award winner Colt Mather (542).

 

UP NEXT:

 

The O’Reilly USMTS National Tour invades the Bloomfield

(Iowa) Speedway on Friday for the round 1 of the 3rd

Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War and the next-to-last event

in the Central States Region. Pit gates will open at 5

p.m., hot laps begin at 7 and the first heat race is at

7:30. Adults tickets are just $15, kids ages 6-12 are $5

and children, 5 & under are FREE. Pit passes will be $25.

 

Adults can save $2 on their ticket price by picking up

discount coupons at all Casey's General Stores locations

in Bloomfield, Eldon and Ottumwa, as well as Lancaster and

Memphis, Mo., stores. Zack VanderBeek and his

Casey's/Cheetos #33z Skyrocket will meet and greet fans at

the 206 S. Washington location in Bloomfield from 12-2

p.m.

 

The Bloomfield Speedway is a 3/8-mile slightly-banked clay

oval located 1.0 mile west of Bloomfield on US 63/SR 2,

then 0.8 mile north on CR J40 (at the Davis County

Fairgrounds). For race day information, call the track

hotline at (641) 664-2500. Also on the racing card will be

USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks racing

for national points in the USRA Casey's General Stores

Weekly Racing Series.

 

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 (Central States Region)

9th Annual UPS Store Illinois Challenge/Ed Sheckler

Memorial

Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville, Ill.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

 

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown

and starting position in parentheses. The top 16 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. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (1)

2. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (2)

3. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (4)

4. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (5)

5. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (6)

6. 105 - Kevin Peters -- Monmouth, IL (8)

7. E85 - Troy Emerick -- Geneseo, IL (9)

8. M50 - Darin Thye -- Burlington, IA (7)

9. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (3) DNF

 

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

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

2. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (5)

3. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (8)

4. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7)

5. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (9)

6. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (2)

7. 9 - Charles Baker -- La Belle, MO (4)

8. 4 - Tony Dunker -- Quincy, IL (3)

9. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6) DNF

 

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

1. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (4)

2. 5d - Bob Dominacki -- Bettendorf, IA (2)

3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)

4. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (5)

5. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8)

6. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (7)

7. 22 - Wyatt Lantz -- Augusta, IL (1) DNF

8. A1 - Rich Smith -- Davenport, IA (3) DNF

9. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (9) DNF

 

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (10 laps, top 6 advance):

1. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (2)

2. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (1)

3. E85 - Troy Emerick -- Geneseo, IL (3)

4. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (11)

5. M50 - Darin Thye -- Burlington, IA (6)

6. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (10)

7. 4 - Tony Dunker -- Quincy, IL (7)

8. 9 - Charles Baker -- La Belle, MO (4)

9. 22 - Wyatt Lantz -- Augusta, IL (5) DNS

10. A1 - Rich Smith -- Davenport, IA (8) DNS

11. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (9) DNS

 

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (30 laps):

1. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (3)

2. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (5)

3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (10)

4. 5d - Bob Dominacki -- Bettendorf, IA (6)

5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (8)

6. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (1)

7. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (15)

8. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (13)

9. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (14)

10. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (20)

11. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (9)

12. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (7)

13. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (18)

14. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (12)

15. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (22)

16. M50 - Darin Thye -- Burlington, IA (21)

17. 105 - Kevin Peters -- Monmouth, IL (16)

18. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA (4) DNF

19. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (2) DNF

20. E85 - Troy Emerick -- Geneseo, IL (19) DNF

21. 9 - Charles Baker -- La Belle, MO (24) DNF

22. 4 - Tony Dunker -- Quincy, IL (23) DNF

23. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (11) DNF

24. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (17) DNF

 

Lap Leaders: Long 1-21, Krohn 22-30.

Total Laps Led: Long 21, Krohn 9.

AFCO Pole Winner: Mather.

Provisional Starters: Dunker, Baker.

Ruter Farms Long Tow: Tesch (593.32 miles).

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Hejna (started 20th,

finished 10th).

Next Race: Friday, Aug. 1, Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway

(Central States Region).

Central States Region Points: Shryock 807, VanderBeek 783,

Hejna 723, Ramirez 714, Jason Hughes 655, Gustin 645, Ver

Beek 610, Lodge 600, Mondus 563, Mather 542.

Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points:

Kenny 701, Ramirez 689, Rowland 446, Mather 191, Gary

Langworthy Jr. 161.

COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 305,

Mullins 255, Wanders 234, A.S.I. 218, JR 207.

Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 321,

Hughes 261, Harris 205, Kraft 198, Specialty 94.

 

Contingency Awards:

AFCO Racing Products – Mather.

American Racer – Noble.

Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

BSB Manufacturing – Hejna.

Hawk Performance – Krohn, Ramirez.

Isky Racing Cams – Mahlstedt.

KSE Racing Products – Hejna.

Marsh Racing Wheels – Ver Beek.

New Vision Graphics – Krohn.

Nitroquest Web Solutions - not awarded.

Quarter Master – Krohn, Green.

QuickTime Performance Parts – Kenny.

Real Racing Wheels – Ver Beek.

Ruter Farms – LongestTow.

TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.