HUGHES EDGES SHRYOCK FOR MONETT PRIZE

MONETT, Mo. (June 18, 2006) - Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., put a stop to Kelly Shryock's onslaught Sunday night before a packed grandstand at the Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo. -- albeit by mere inches -- to capture his first O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series feature race of the season. The win was also the first of the 2006 campaign for one of his Hughes Chassis Modifieds in the UNIJIG Builders Championship.

Shryock, who had won four of the last five O’Reilly USMTS events, made a last-corner effort on the final lap to get around Hughes at the finish of Sunday's 35-lapper, but was denied his 10th win in 20 starts and had to settle for second-place money at the pay window. Hughes pocketed $2,000 for winning the Summer Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts and moved into the top-10 of the Dirt Works Race Cars Southern Region points standings.

Shryock continues to lead the Dirt Works Race Cars Southern Region standings, as well as the national points chase as he looks to secure his eighth straight O’Reilly USMTS national crown. The Fertile, Iowa, veteran also leads in most other categories, including the Central Region standings, Reich Concrete/Yeager Machine Northeast Region standings, Home Pride Passing Points Northeast Region standings and the AMSOIL Lap Leader Award standings. Shryock's Skyrocket Chassis company also holds the top spot in the UNIJIG Builders Championship.

USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series national points leader Jesse Stovall of Galena, Mo., earned a hard-fought third-place finish Sunday night, while Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn., finished fourth after leading the first 22 laps of the race before surrendering the lead to Hughes. Late Model ace Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., rounded out the top five finishers.

UP NEXT: The “Best of the Best” invade the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa, for the Inaugural O’Reilly USMTS 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 O’Reilly Auto Parts
Monett Speedway, Monett, Mo.
Sunday, June 18, 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. 85 - Jody Tillman -- Branson West, MO (1)
2. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)
3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (5)
4. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (9)
5. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (6)
6. 29n - Larry Neighbors -- Oklahoma City, OK (2)
7. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (8)
8. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (4)
9. 42 - James Flood -- Billings, MO (3)

HEAT #2 (10 laps):
1. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (1)
2. 84 - Billy Street -- Joplin, MO (4)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (7)
4. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (9)
5. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (2)
6. 02 - Tommy Weder -- Woodward, OK (6)
7. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (8)
8. 4g - Gary Clark -- Walker, MO (3)
9. 4 - Brantlee Gotschall -- Nevada, MO (5)

HEAT #3 (10 laps):
1. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5)
2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (8)
3. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (2)
4. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (1)
5. 34m - Mitch Lawson -- Rogers, AR (6)
6. 12b - Brandon Wilson -- Fort Smith, AR (3)
7. 275 - Steve Dotson -- Purdy, MO (9)
8. 71a - Dave Elson -- Springfield, MO (4)
9. b29 - Tammy Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (7)

HEAT #4 (10 laps):
1. 00s - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (2)
2. 33 - Stephen Muilenburg -- Sparta, MO (3)
3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7)
4. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (1)
5. 21 - Jackie Dalton -- Carthage, MO (6)
6. 52 - Mitch Keeter -- Webb City, MO (5)
7. 1 - Will Vaught -- Crane, MO (4)
8. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (8)

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
2. 21 - Jackie Dalton -- Carthage, MO (4)
3. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (8)
4. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (2)
5. 29n - Larry Neighbors -- Oklahoma City, OK (5)
6. 71a - Dave Elson -- Springfield, MO (10)
7. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (9)
8. 12b - Brandon Wilson -- Fort Smith, AR (6)
9. b29 - Tammy Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (12)
10. 275 - Steve Dotson -- Purdy, MO (7)
11. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (3)
12. 42 - James Flood -- Billings, MO (11)

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (1)
2. 52 - Mitch Keeter -- Webb City, MO (6)
3. 02 - Tommy Weder -- Woodward, OK (5)
4. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (2)
5. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (7)
6. 1 - Will Vaught -- Crane, MO (8)
7. 4g - Gary Clark -- Walker, MO (9)
8. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (4)
9. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (10)
10. 34m - Mitch Lawson -- Rogers, AR (3)
11. 4 - Brantlee Gotschall -- Nevada, MO (11)

HOLLEY "A" MAIN (35 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (7)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (12)
3. 00s - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (5)
4. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2)
5. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (11)
6. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (3)
7. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
8. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (17)
9. 85 - Jody Tillman -- Branson West, MO (4)
10. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (9)
11. 33 - Stephen Muilenburg -- Sparta, MO (10)
12. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (8)
13. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (13)
14. 52 - Mitch Keeter -- Webb City, MO (16)
15. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (22)
16. 84 - Billy Street -- Joplin, MO (1)
17. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (19)
18. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (14)
19. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (23)
20. 21 - Jackie Dalton -- Carthage, MO (15)
21. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (24)
22. 02 - Tommy Weder -- Woodward, OK (18)
23. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (20)
24. 29n - Larry Neighbors -- Oklahoma City, OK (21)


AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Myer 1-22, Hughes 23-35.
Total Laps Led: Myer 22, Hughes 13.
Provisional Starters: Mitchell (regional), Poidinger (national).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Shryock (started 12th, finished 2nd).
Next Race: June 20, Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, Iowa.

O’Reilly National Driver Points (top 10): Shryock 2008, Noble 1786, Myer 1740, Ruter 1707, Tesch 1559, VanderBeek 1531, McEwan 1448, Mahlstedt 1389, Wedelstadt 1372, Jason Friesen 1244.

Dirt Works Race Cars Southern Region Points (top 10): Shryock 613, Mahlstedt 572, Noble 552, Ruter 542, Myer 538, Tesch 517, VanderBeek 480, Wedelstadt 416, McEwan 399, Hughes 393.

Home Pride Passing Points - National (top 5): Myer 82.5, Shryock 81.0, Ruter 78.0, Jason Friesen 73.5, Al Hejna 69.0.

Home Pride Passing Points - Southern Region (top 5): Myer 30.0, Jason Friesen 25.5, Shryock 22.5, Mahlstedt 21.0, Noble 21.0.

Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points (top 5): Jason Friesen 369, Poidinger 247, Mike Steensma 225, Matt Gilbertson 223, Jeff Schluetter 214.

UNIJIG Builders Championship Points (top 5): Skyrocket 188, Kraft 149, Hughes 136, GRT 116, Bullet 90.



Contingency Awards:

Bassett Racing Wheel – not awarded.

Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

Boyer’s Engine Development – Hughes.

Dynatech Racing Exhaust – Hughes, Shryock.

Edelbrock – Hughes, Shryock.

Fast Shafts – not awarded.

GRT Race Cars – Noble.

Isky Racing Cams – not awarded.

KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Myer.

KSE Racing Products – Ruter.

Larson Racing Specialists – Mahlstedt.

Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.

QuickTime Performance Parts – VanderBeek.

RaceQuest – Hughes, Elson, Clark.

Real Racing Wheels – Mahlstedt, Wedelstadt.

T.A.R. Race Car Bodies – Tesch.

UNIJIG – Beckham.