SHRYOCK ROCKETS TO HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY VICTORY

HUMBOLDT, Kan. (June 16, 2006) - Kelly Shryock's seemingly unstoppable steamroller kept on rolling Friday as he captured the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series victory at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.

Twenty-four of the fastest Modifieds anywhere started the Holley "A" Main, with Blooming Prairie, Minn., driver Tommy Myer on the pole. Myer led the first six laps, then relinquished the lead to Forest City, Iowa's Ryan Ruter for laps 7-9 before snagging the top spot back again. Myer set a torrid paced over the next 14 laps before a caution flag for local ace Justin Folk slowed the action with six laps to go in the 30-lapper.

Shryock was relentless and navigated through a substantial mass of lapped traffic to track Myer down. With two circuits remaining, the seven-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champ made his move around Myer and went on to capture the win and $2,000 share of the purse. It was his ninth win in 19 starts this season.

Myer finished in the runner-up position, while Jon Tesch of Watertown, S.D., started 15th and finished third. Ruter clinched fourth.

Multi-time Humboldt winner and crowd favorite Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., came through one of the Real Racing Wheels "B" Mains to start 21st before grabbing a fifth-place finish at the checkered flag. With 16 cars passed, Hughes was the hands-down winner of the Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors.

On Saturday, the O’Reilly USMTS returns to the Lebanon I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., for one final time this season, followed by the second and final visit of the season to the Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo. on Sunday, June 18. After a travel day on Monday, the “Best of the Best” invade the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa, for the Inaugural Allison Clash on Tuesday, June 20. Then on Wednesday, June 21, the stars and cars of the O’Reilly USMTS make their long-awaited return to the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, for the 2nd Annual Howard County Fair Summer Classic. On Thursday, June 22, the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa, plays host to the 2nd Annual Corning Shootout while the eight-day swing wraps up with a bang on Friday, June 23, with the debut of the O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds at the Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

For more information, or to learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call (515) 832-7944 or visit www.USMTS.com online.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
Summer Shootout presented by Whitworth Construction
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in Home Pride 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 #1 (10 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (4)
2. 6 - Justin Folk -- Iola, KS (7)
3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (8)
4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
5. 71 - Mike Folk -- Iola, KS (1)
6. 7jr - Jess Folk Jr. -- Iola, KS (3)
7. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5) DNF
8. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (2) DNF


HEAT #2 (10 laps):

1. 9d - Scott Daniels -- Humboldt, KS (1)
2. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (7)
3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
4. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (8)
5. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4)
6. x2 - Brian Bolin -- Fort Scott, KS (5)
7. 4m - Mike Brooks -- Yates Center, KS (3)
8. 1j - Justin Boots -- Welda, KS (2) DNS


HEAT #3 (10 laps):

1. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (2)
2. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (5)
3. 4 - Brantlee Gotschall -- Nevada, MO (1)
4. 07b - Steve Becker -- Elsmore, KS (8)
5. 3d - Dan Daniels -- Humboldt, KS (6)
6. 22 - Brian McGowen -- Wichita, KS (7)
7. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (3) DNF
8. b29 - Tammy Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (4) DNF


HEAT #4 (10 laps):

1. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2)
2. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (1)
3. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (5)
4. 1 - Dennis Bishop -- Chanute, KS (4)
5. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (3)
6. 18r - Rodney Sigg -- Iola, KS (7)
7. 63 - Ryan Whitworth -- Humboldt, KS (6)


REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 5 advance):

1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (2)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7)
3. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (8)
4. 07b - Steve Becker -- Elsmore, KS (1)
5. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (9)
6. 22 - Brian McGowen -- Wichita, KS (5)
7. 7jr - Jess Folk Jr. -- Iola, KS (6)
8. 3d - Dan Daniels -- Humboldt, KS (3)
9. b29 - Tammy Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (10)
10. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4) DNF


REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 5 advance):

1. 4 - Brantlee Gotschall -- Nevada, MO (1)
2. x2 - Brian Bolin -- Fort Scott, KS (6)
3. 1 - Dennis Bishop -- Chanute, KS (2)
4. 63 - Ryan Whitworth -- Humboldt, KS (8)
5. 71 - Mike Folk -- Iola, KS (3)
6. 18r - Rodney Sigg -- Iola, KS (5)
7. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (4)
8. 4m - Mike Brooks -- Yates Center, KS (7)
9. 1j - Justin Boots -- Welda, KS (9) DNS


HOLLEY "A" MAIN (30 laps):

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5)
2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (1)
3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (15)
4. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (4)
5. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (21)
6. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (9)
7. 9d - Scott Daniels -- Humboldt, KS (6)
8. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (11)
9. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (7)
10. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (2)
11. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (13)
12. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (8)
13. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (12)
14. 1 - Dennis Bishop -- Chanute, KS (18)
15. 63 - Ryan Whitworth -- Humboldt, KS (20)
16. 07b - Steve Becker -- Elsmore, KS (19)
17. 71 - Mike Folk -- Iola, KS (22)
18. b29 - Tammy Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (24)
19. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (10)
20. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (17)
21. 6 - Justin Folk -- Iola, KS (3) DNF
22. x2 - Brian Bolin -- Fort Scott, KS (16) DNF
23. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (23) DNF
24. 4 - Brantlee Gotschall -- Nevada, MO (14) DNF


AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Myer 1-6, Ruter 7-9, Myer 10-27, Shryock 28-30.
Total Laps Led: Myer 24, Shryock 3, Ruter 3.
Provisional Starters: Small (regional), Noble (national).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Hughes (started 21st, finished 5th).
Next Race: June 17, Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, Mo.

O’Reilly National Driver Points (top 10): Shryock 1813, Noble 1615, Myer 1560, Ruter 1532, Tesch 1397, VanderBeek 1363, McEwan 1298, Mahlstedt 1278, Jason Friesen 1244, Al Hejna 1240.

Dirt Works Race Cars Southern Region Points (top 10): Shryock 463, Mahlstedt 461, Noble 426, Ruter 412, Myer 403, Tesch 400, VanderBeek 357,Wedelstadt 315, Jason Friesen 302, McEwan 294.

Home Pride Passing Points - National (top 5): Myer 76.5, Ruter 76.5, Jason Friesen 73.5, Shryock 73.5, Al Hejna 69.0.
Home Pride Passing Points - Southern Region (top 5): Jason Friesen 25.5, Myer 24.0, Mahlstedt 18.0, Ruter 18.0, Johnny Bone Jr. 16.5.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points (top 5): Jason Friesen 369, Mike Steensma 225, Poidinger 224, Matt Gilbertson 223, Jeff Schluetter 214.
UNIJIG Builders Championship Points (top 5): Skyrocket 179, Kraft 141, Hughes 126, GRT 109, Bullet 84.



Contingency Awards:

Bassett Racing Wheel – Tesch.
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.
Dynatech Racing Exhaust – Shryock, Myer.
Edelbrock – Shryock, Myer.
Fast Shafts – Hughes.
GRT Race Cars – Mahlstedt.
Isky Racing Cams – Shryock.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Ruter.
KSE Racing Products – Mitchell.
Larson Racing Specialists – Bohmont.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
QuickTime Performance Parts – not awarded.
RaceQuest – Shryock.
Real Racing Wheels – VanderBeek, Gotschall.
T.A.R. Race Car Bodies – 10th in “A” main.
UNIJIG – Wedelstadt.