rebelracewriter Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, June 5, 2010 Shryock scores Springfield win by a bumper over Bone SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (June 5) – The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour rolled into the Springfield Raceway Saturday to challenge the quick quarter-mile clay oval and showed the crowd why they are the greatest Modified show on dirt. During the week, track officials brought in several loads of new dirt and promoter Jerry Hoffman performed his prep magic to give the crowd an outstanding surface. With three-wide racing throughout the field during the 40-lap feature, the night ended with a photo finish as nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock rallied in the final two laps to edge Johnny Bone Jr. by a bumper. The action started with Rodney Sanders jumping from his pole position with Shryock close behind. On lap 3, Shryock took to the bottom of the racing surface, grabbed the lead and began to open up a ten-car-length lead over Sanders while local favorite Jim Body was leading a tight pack back in third place. With the field getting fast, all eyes were on Jason Hughes and Friday night’s winner at the Humboldt Speedway, Ryan Gustin, as they started to march forward. The first of two cautions waved on lap 17 when Body pulled up lame in turn 3. With Shryock leading the double-file restart, Bone was fighting for the runner-up spot with Gustin, Tommy Weder Jr., Zack VanderBeek and others. Again Shryock pulled away and opened up a ten-car-length advantage until lap 27 when the final caution flew as Tommy Myer pulled high in turn 1 with a flat tire. After the restart, Bone found a sweet spot on the very high groove and was cutting into Shryock’s lead with Gustin making a four-wide move to move into third place. With the final laps quickly ticking off, Bone pulled even with Shryock on lap 31 and the duo ran side by side with Gustin waiting to make his move. Meanwhile, a torrid race for fourth was taking place between VanderBeek, Sanders, Jon Tesch, 2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn and a high-flying Hughes. With three circuits remaining, Bone nosed ahead of Shryock for the first time, but Shryock remained cool and raced by the flagstand just half a car-length behind Bone with two laps to go. The white flag flew with Shryock grabbing back the lead as Bone was setting up for a last-lap drive while Gustin was continuing to try and make it three wide. As the pair exited the final turn, the leaders headed to the checkered flag with Shryock getting his front bumper just ahead of Bone and Gustin glued to his rear bumper at the finish line to grab his first USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour win since Sept. 18 last year in Brainerd, Minn. As Shryock went to victory lane, Bone and Gustin pulled on the front-stretch to shake the winner’s hand while the Springfield Raceway crowd gave the group a standing ovation. “Is that what everybody wanted to see?” Shryock asked the audience during his post-race interview. “The redraw is so important because of the talent and high level of competition. Tonight with Sanders redrawing the pole I knew it was going to be tough and this place is so racy that anybody could win tonight. Bone found the extra high groove and talk about racing clean – it doesn’t get any better than that.” Weder, who earned the AFCO Pole Award during the four heat races, redrew the eighth starting spot and wound up fourth at the end of the WIX Filters “A” Main ahead of VanderBeek who started 16th on the 24-car grid. Sanders was sixth, Hughes garnered the seventh-place paycheck, Tesch finished eighth, Krohn settled for ninth and Mark Dotson rounded out the top ten finishers. Despite recording his worst finish during the seven-race Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region, Hughes emerged as the regional champion on the strength of his four wins, six top-fives and seven top-ten finishes in seven starts. For Shryock, his 162nd career USMTS victory was worth $2,000 and helped him edge Bone by a single point (594 to 593) for second place in the final Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region points. Sanders claimed fourth in the final rankings with 560 markers, followed by VanderBeek (521), Tesch (495), Dereck Ramirez (474), Weder (469), Brian Bolin (464) and John Allen (421) completing the top ten. The final top ten in points, along with six other drivers who had perfect attendance in the Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region – Dotson, Colt Mather, Johnny Scott, Lucas Conley, Grant Junghans and Chase Junghans – are the first 16 drivers to qualify for the season-ending Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship. Next up on the calendar is the 3rd Annual Southern Speedweek for the USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series. On Thursday, June 10, action will be at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., then off to the newly-configured quarter-mile oval at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., on Friday, June 11. The Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, plays host to the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds for the first time ever on Saturday, June 12, before the weekend wraps up with a popular annual stop at Gene Boyter’s Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., on Sunday, June 13. To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = OFFICIAL RESULTS USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour – Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region 2nd Annual Event Springfield Raceway, Springfield, Mo. Saturday, June 5, 2010 Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8. ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps): 1. (4) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla. 2. (7) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo. 3. (6) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa. 4. (2) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa. 5. (5) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. 6. (3) 21C Chris Cole, Cache, Okla. 7. (1) B29 Tammy Mitchell, Pea Ridge, Ark. NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps): 1. (1) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D. 2. (4) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa. 3. (3) 1ST Johnny Scott ®, Las Cruces, N.M. 4. (6) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn. 5. (5) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla. 6. (7) 55D Nick Deal ®, Walnut, Iowa. 7. (2) 40 Brian Green ®, Pierce City, Mo. SCHOENFELD HEADERS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps): 1. (2) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo. 2. (6) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas. 3. (4) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. 4. (5) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 5. (7) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo. 6. (1) 07 Jason Hilliard, Lawton, Okla. 7. (3) 9B Blake Sedgwick, Cameron, Mo. EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps): 1. (2) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark. 2. (1) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. 3. (4) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan. 4. (6) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa. 5. (5) X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan. 6. (3) 17 Lucas Conley ®, Spring Hill, Kan. 7. (7) 9 Dean Hensler, Springfield, Mo. REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 6 advance): 1. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla. 2. (1) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn. 3. (2) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. 4. (3) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo. 5. (5) 55D Nick Deal ®, Walnut, Iowa. 6. (6) 07 Jason Hilliard, Lawton, Okla. 7. (7) B29 Tammy Mitchell, Pea Ridge, Ark., $90. 8. (8) 9B Blake Sedgwick, Cameron, Mo., $75. REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 6 advance): 1. (2) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa. 2. (1) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa. 3. (3) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan. 4. (7) 40 Brian Green ®, Pierce City, Mo. 5. (4) X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan. 6. (6) 17 Lucas Conley ®, Spring Hill, Kan. 7. (5) 21C Chris Cole, Cache, Okla., $75. 8. (8) 9 Dean Hensler, Springfield, Mo., $75. WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps): 1. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $2000. 2. (6) 12B Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark., TRE/Homegrown, 40, $1500. 3. (14) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1000. 4. (8) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Clements, 40, $900. 5. (16) 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800. 6. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/ASI, 40, $700. 7. (13) 12 Jason Hughes, Westville, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $650. 8. (5) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $600. 9. (15) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $550. 10. (4) 85D Mark Dotson, Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 40, $500. 11. (19) 52 Mitch Keeter, Joplin, Mo., Hoffman/Buckman, 40, $350. 12. (17) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/Sput’s, 40, $425. 13. (11) 98 John Allen, Chanute, Kan., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $400. 14. (7) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $375. 15. (21) 55D Nick Deal ®, Walnut, Iowa, Harris/WAM, 40, $350. 16. (20) 40 Brian Green ®, Pierce City, Mo., Hoffman/Baker, 40, $300. 17. (24) 17 Lucas Conley ®, Spring Hill, Kan., Hughes/Conley, 40, $300. 18. (9) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, 26, flat tire, $400. 19. (12) 1ST Johnny Scott ®, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 22, pull bar, $300. 20. (3) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo., Hoffman/Garrison, 22, mechanical, $250. 21. (23) 07 Jason Hilliard, Lawton, Okla., Hoffman/Hilliard, 24, mechanical, $250. 22. (18) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, 5, mechanical, $300. 23. (10) 2 Grant Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., Hughes/Sput’s, 2, transmission, $300. 24. (22) X2 Brian Bolin, Fort Scott, Kan., Hughes/Yeoman, 1, engine, $400. ® = DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year contender. WIX Filters Lap Leaders: Sanders 1-2, Shryock 3-36, Bone 37-38, Shryock 39-40. Total Laps Led: Shryock 36, Bone 2, Sanders 2. Margin of Victory: 0.0732 seconds. AFCO Pole Winner: Weder. PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: Gustin (started 14th, finished 3rd). Ruter Farms Long Tow: Tesch (634.71 miles). Next Race: Thursday, June 10, Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, Okla. (USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series). Falcon Wind Power Mo-Kan Region Points (final): Hughes 708, Shryock 594, Bone 593, Sanders 560, VanderBeek 521, Tesch 495, Ramirez 474, Weder 469, Bolin 464, Allen 421. DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: Scott 761, Conley 327, Deal 322, Brandon Davis 315, Rick Beebe 293. COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 113, Sput’s 111, ProPower 65, ASI 63, KSE 45, Homegrown 45. Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 119, Skyrocket 107, GRT 96, Ramirez 85, TRE 67. Contingency Awards:Ai-Racing – Krohn. American Racer – Myer. Dart Machinery – Ramirez. Eibach Springs – Bone. Forty9Designs.com – Weder, Krohn. Hooker Harness – Allen. Isky Racing Cams – Weder. KSE Racing Products – Weder. Marsh Racing Wheels – Bolin. Out-Pace Racing Products – not awarded. PBM Performance Products – Gustin. Quarter Master – Shryock, Tesch. QuickTime – Hughes. Real Racing Wheels – Conley. Schoenfeld Headers – not awarded. WIX Filters – Shryock. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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