Noteboom razor sharp at West Siloam Speedway
by: Jeff Nun

W. SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. (March 17) -- The O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series wrapped up a milestone doubleheader weekend at the West Siloam Speedway on Saturday with the second night of the inaugural event for the newly-formed USMTS Southern Series. With 53 Modifieds checking in for action -- not to mention another 81 cars in three support classes -- the jam-packed grandstand got their money’s worth with a thrilling main event to round out the National Event combo weekend.

Leading the final 37 circuits of the 40-lap Holley “A” Main, Jay Noteboom notched his name in the record books as the second winner in USMTS Southern Series history and the first in O’Reilly USMTS history to win with a quick change rear end. The Hinton, Iowa, pilot ran down polesitter John Allen of Chanute, Kan., in the early going, then held off a late-race challenge from Fertile, Iowa’s Kelly Shryock for his second career O’Reilly USMTS victory. The win, worth $3,000, was also the first for the Razor Chassis by Clark and the second triumph of the weekend for drivers utilizing the Brodix spec head engine and eight-inch spoiler.

In addition to padding his lead in the Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year points, Noteboom also collected $200 by taking the Marsh Racing Wheels Halfway Leader Award.

After a dominating performance on Friday night, Shryock struggled just to make Saturday’s main event and started 21st in the 24-car field. However, the eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS champion methodically clawed his way through the field to make a charge at the top spot with three laps to go. Delayed by a lapped car in the final laps, Shryock was unable to mount a charge on Noteboom and had to settle for his third runner-up finish in four races this season. Coupled with 19 passing points in the main event, Shryock captured the O’Reilly USMTS national points lead as he eyes an unprecedented ninth straight title.

Rookie contender Scott Green of Derby, Kan., raced from the seventh starting spot to finish third, while Allen hung on for fourth. Wheatland, Okla.’s Randy Timms rounded out the top-5 finishers. Sixth through tenth went to 24th-starting Al Hejna, Derek Ramirez, Chase Allen, 23rd-starting Rodney Sanders and Steve Holzkamper.

After scoring the AFCO Pole Award and starting third in the 40-lapper, Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., looked to have the car to beat, but contact with the tire barrier early in the main event sidelined Hughes with a last-place finish.

UP NEXT: The rugged road warriors will load ’em up and haul ’em to three different tracks next weekend. The National Event tripleheader weekend kicks off on Friday, March 23, at the Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway and ends up at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan., on Sunday, March 25. Sandwiched between them on Saturday, March 24, the O’Reilly USMTS will make their debut at the new I-70 Speedway Dirt Track in Odessa, Mo. Adjacent to the historic half-mile asphalt oval, the I-70 Speedway Dirt Track will be christened by the O’Reilly USMTS as they embark on their first full season of racing on the clay. The Humboldt and I-70 Speedway events will award points in the Southern Region while Western Region points will be on the line at the Thunderhill Speedway contest. All three events will pay $2,000 to win.

The USMTS Southern Series will kick it back in gear one week later with a doubleheader at the Enid (Okla.) Speedway Park on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31.

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

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
Inaugural Event - Night 2 of 2
West Siloam Speedway, W. Siloam Springs, Okla.
Saturday, March 17, 2007

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the Heats 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. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (8)
2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (9)
3. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (4)
4. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (6)
5. 42 - James Longpine -- Drummond, OK (1)
6. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (7)
7. 28 - Kreg Dobson -- Muskogee, OK (2)
8. 14 - Terry Muskrat -- Stillwell, OK (5)
9. 7m - Brandon Melton -- Longview, TX (3)

HEAT #2 (10 laps):
1. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (4)
2. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- E. Woodward, OK (1)
3. 1 - Eddie Moser -- Cave Springs, AR (2)
4. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8)
5. 33r - Mike Roach -- Woodward, OK (5)
6. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (9)
7. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (7)
8. 52 - Trevor Latham -- Rogers, AR (6)
9. 54 - Paul Snyder -- Wellswell, KS (3)

HEAT #3 (10 laps):
1. 93 - Cale Sponsler -- Grimes, IA (2)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker -- Corpus Christi, TX (4)
3. 9 - Brent Nicholas -- Baytown, TX (1)
4. 76 - Chase Allen -- Midlothan, TX (5)
5. 51 - Randy Frailey -- Pryor, OK (9)
6. 15x - Nathan Mayes -- Springdale, AR (7)
7. 17 - Charles Lasater -- Garland, TX (8)
8. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (3)
9. 37f - Allen Frailey -- Chouteau, OK (6)

HEAT #4 (10 laps):
1. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (3)
2. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (6)
3. 4x - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (4)
4. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (5)
5. 91 - Joe Duvall -- Chelsea, OK (2)
6. 33h - Darren Hacker -- Woodward, OK (9)
7. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (8)
8. 15 - Curtis Allen -- Unicon, OK (7)
9. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (1)

HEAT #5 (10 laps):
1. 5 - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (2)
2. 26x - Brian Williams -- Fayetteville, AR (6)
3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (5)
4. 37 - Jeremy Chambers -- Oswego, KS (8)
5. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (7)
6. 117 - Jason Teague -- Tahlequah, OK (4)
7. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (3)
8. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- W. Grove, OK (9)
9. 02 - Jacob Dahle -- Morristown, MN (1)

HEAT #6 (10 laps):
1. 54w - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (1)
2. 38 - Jeran Frailey -- Chouteau, OK (2)
3. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (4)
4. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (5)
5. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (8)
6. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
7. K88 - Kevin Guinn -- Springdale, AR (7)
8. 222 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (3)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (1)
2. 4x - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (2)
3. 76 - Chase Allen -- Midlothan, TX (4)
4. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (5)
5. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (10)
6. 33h - Darren Hacker -- Woodward, OK (6)
7. 9 - Brent Nicholas -- Baytown, TX (3)
8. 91 - Joe Duvall -- Chelsea, OK (7)
9. 15 - Curtis Allen -- Unicon, OK (12)
10. 14 - Terry Muskrat -- Stillwell, OK (11)
11. 54 - Paul Snyder -- Wellswell, KS (13)
12. 02 - Jacob Dahle -- Morristown, MN (14)
13. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (9)
14. 117 - Jason Teague -- Tahlequah, OK (8)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 37 - Jeremy Chambers -- Oswego, KS (1)
2. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (2)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (3)
4. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (5)
5. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (4)
6. 42 - James Longpine -- Drummond, OK (6)
7. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (7)
8. 28 - Kreg Dobson -- Muskogee, OK (9)
9. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (8)
10. 37f - Allen Frailey -- Chouteau, OK (13)
11. 222 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (12)
12. K88 - Kevin Guinn -- Springdale, AR (10)
13. 52 - Trevor Latham -- Rogers, AR (11)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (12 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (1)
2. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (4)
3. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (5)
4. 1 - Eddie Moser -- Cave Springs, AR (2)
5. 15x - Nathan Mayes -- Springdale, AR (7)
6. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (9)
7. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- W. Grove, OK (10)
8. 17 - Charles Lasater -- Garland, TX (8)
9. 7m - Brandon Melton -- Longview, TX (12)
10. 33r - Mike Roach -- Woodward, OK (6)
11. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (13)
12. 51 - Randy Frailey -- Pryor, OK (3)
13. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (11)

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (2)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (21)
3. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (7)
4. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (1)
5. 5 - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (8)
6. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (24)
7. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (14)
8. 76 - Chase Allen -- Midlothan, TX (20)
9. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (23)
10. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (19)
11. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (18)
12. 54w - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (9)
13. 37 - Jeremy Chambers -- Oswego, KS (15)
14. 93 - Cale Sponsler -- Grimes, IA (4)
15. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (16)
16. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- E. Woodward, OK (11)
17. 38 - Jeran Frailey -- Chouteau, OK (12)
18. 4x - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (17)
19. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (13)
20. 89 - Steven Whiteaker -- Corpus Christi, TX (10) DNF
21. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (22) DNF
22. 26x - Brian Williams -- Fayetteville, AR (5) DNF
23. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (6) DNF
24. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (3) DNF

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: J. Allen 1-3, Noteboom 4-40.
Total Laps Led: Noteboom 37, J. Allen 3.
AFCO Pole Award: Hughes.
Provisional Starters: Sanders (Regional), Hejna (National).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Shryock (started 21st, finished 2nd).
Next Race: Friday, March 23, Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
O’Reilly National Points: Shryock 412, Hejna 384, Noteboom 354, VanderBeek 307, Sponsler 281, Green 268, Noble 237, Dotson 236, Rasmussen 236, McEwan 210.
Southern Region Points: Shryock 219, Noteboom 184, Sanders 174, Hejna 174, Holzkamper 165, Skaggs 155, Timms 155, Sponsler 145, VanderBeek 143, Green 140.
USMTS Southern Series Points: Shryock 219, Noteboom 184, Sanders 174, Hejna 174, Holzkamper 165, Skaggs 155, Timms 155, Sponsler 145, C. Allen 144, VanderBeek 143.
Home Pride Passing Points (National): Shryock 33, Green 27, Noble 24, Noteboom 21, Hejna 18.
Home Pride Passing Points (Southern Region): Bone 15, Shryock 13½, Hughes 10½, Green 10½, Morton 9, Ramirez 9.
Home Pride Passing Points (Southern Series): Bone 15, Shryock 13½, C. Allen 11, Whiteaker 10½, Hughes 10½, Green 10½.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Noteboom 90, Sponsler 70, Green 65, Rasmussen 54, Andrew Gordon 46.
Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 39, Razor 30, Hughes 25, Kraft 18, J-Car 14, Shaw 14.

Contingency Awards:
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Noteboom.
GRT Race Cars – not awarded.
Hawk Performance – C. Allen.
Isky Racing Cams – Hughes.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – Timms, Chambers.
KSE Racing Products – Shryock, J. Allen.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Noteboom.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Green.
Quarter Master – Noteboom, Sanders.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Ramirez.
Real Racing Wheels – Ramirez, Chambers, Skaggs.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, AMSOIL, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride Companies, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Marsh Racing Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels, Reich Concrete, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, UNIJIG, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing, Belleville Motorsports, Bert Transmission, Bilstein Shocks, BORCO LP, Boyer’s Engine Development, Day Motor Sports, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hyperco, Intensitee Custom Clothing, Isky Racing Cams, Kraft Kars, KSE Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racer’s Choice (RCI), US Brake.