2ND ANNUAL FORT DODGE MODIFIED NATIONALS TO SHRYOCK
by: Jeff Nun

FORT DODGE, IA (July 18, 2006) - Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, captured his 19th checkered flag of the season Tuesday as the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series visited the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa, for the 2nd Annual Fort Dodge Modified Nationals.

The seven-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champ set sail from his pole position and was never challenged throughout the 30-lap contest as he brought his familiar No. 3 Skyrocket Modified into victory lane to collect the winner's trophy and $2,000 paycheck.

Clear Lake, Iowa's Al Hejna gave chase the entire distance, but was not able to mount a serious challenge to Shryock. Mark Elliott of Webster City, Iowa, gave the crowd something to cheer about as he chewed away at the high side of the Speedway, moving from 13th on the starting grid to third at the finish. The run netted Elliott the Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors.

Dean Mahlstedt of Clear Lake, Iowa, finished fourth while Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn., rounded out the top five finishers.

Up next for the rugged O’Reilly USMTS road warriors is a trek into the Western Region for the Inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Modified Madness at the historic high-banked Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., on Wednesday, July 19. Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., plays host to the O’Reilly USMTS speed merchants for the first time on Thursday for the season's final event in the tough Western Region. The action wraps up on Friday with the 5th Annual Gopher Summer Challenge at the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn., and the final points race in the Reich Concrete/Yeager Machine Northeast Region.

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
2nd Annual Fort Dodge Modified Nationals
Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Tuesday, July 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 (8 laps):
1. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
2. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
3. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)
4. 7 - Eric Dailey -- Armstrong, IA (6)
5. 9 - Roger Nielsen -- Estherville, IA (8)
6. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (5)
7. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (4)
8. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (2) DNF


HEAT #2 (8 laps):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (1)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5)
3. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (7)
4. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (3)
5. 18 - Jake Durbin -- Perry, IA (2)
6. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (4)
7. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (6) DNS

HEAT #3 (8 laps):
1. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA (5)
2. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (3)
3. 34x - Jon Snyder -- Ames, IA (2)
4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (7)
5. 35 - Bill Crimmins -- Fort Dodge, IA (4)
6. 15x - Dan DeMay -- Denison, IA (6)
7. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (1) DNS


REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN (10 laps):
1. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (7)
2. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (10)
3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (1)
4. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (5)
5. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (4)
6. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (9)
7. 35 - Bill Crimmins -- Fort Dodge, IA (3) DNF
8. 15x - Dan DeMay -- Denison, IA (6) DNF
9. 18 - Jake Durbin -- Perry, IA (2) DNF
10. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (8) DNS


HOLLEY "A" MAIN (30 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
2. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2)
3. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City, IA (13)
4. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (7)
5. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5)
6. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (3)
7. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA (8)
8. 9 - Roger Nielsen -- Estherville, IA (12)
9. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (14)
10. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (16)
11. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (18)
12. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (17) DNF
13. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4) DNF
14. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (6) DNF
15. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (15) DNF
16. 7 - Eric Dailey -- Armstrong, IA (11) DNF
17. 35 - Bill Crimmins -- Fort Dodge, IA (19) DNF
18. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (9) DNF
19. 18 - Jake Durbin -- Perry, IA (21) DNF
20. 34x - Jon Snyder -- Ames, IA (10) DNS
21. 15x - Dan DeMay -- Denison, IA (20) DNS
22. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (22) DNS

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Shryock 1-30.

Total Laps Led: Shryock 30.
Provisional Starters: none.
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Elliott (started 13th, finished 3rd).
Next Race: Wednesday, July 19, Eagle Raceway, Eagle, Neb.

O’Reilly National Driver Points (top 10): Shryock 3197, Myer 2768, Mark Noble 2628, Jon Tesch 2496, VanderBeek 2421, Ruter 2385, McEwan 2265, A. Hejna 2085, Mahlstedt 2074, Mike Wedelstadt 1666.

Central Region Points (top 10): Shryock 666, Myer 587, Mahlstedt 583, Mark Noble 566, VanderBeek 529, Ruter 495, A. Hejna 493, McEwan 480, M. Hejna 476, Jon Tesch 441.

Home Pride Passing Points - National (top 5): Shryock 135.0, Ruter 112.5, A. Hejna 105.0, Myer 97.5, Mark Noble 94.5.

Home Pride Passing Points - Central (top 5): Jason Friesen 31.5, Mark Noble 30.0, Myer 28.5, Mike Steensma 22.5, M. Hejna 21.0.

Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points (top 5): Poidinger 475, Jason Friesen 388, Matt Gilbertson 295, Brent Bohmont 267, Weder 262.

UNIJIG Builders Championship Points (top 5): Skyrocket 315, Kraft 253, Hughes 232, GRT 202, Bullet 149.



Contingency Awards:

Bassett Racing Wheel – Elliott.

Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.

Dynatech Racing Exhaust – Shryock, A. Hejna.

Edelbrock – Shryock, A. Hejna.

Fast Shafts – Myer.

GRT Race Cars – McEwan.

Isky Racing Cams – Mahlstedt.

KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Mahlstedt.

KSE Racing Products – Nielsen.

Larson Racing Specialists – VanderBeek.

Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.

QuickTime Performance Parts – not awarded.

RaceQuest – Shryock.

Real Racing Wheels – Elliott.

T.A.R. Race Car Bodies – Kracht.

UNIJIG – not awarded.