USMTS Makes First Appearance At I-70 Speedway

by: Chuck Stowe

ODESSA, MO  (June13, 2007) - The “Cars and Stars” of the USMTS Modified Touring Series sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts Made their first appearance at the Dirt Track at I-70 Speedway.  On the seventh night of a fourteen night swing, the seventh different winner graced victory lane at I-70.  “This is a challenging race track, fun to race on and I really liked it, especially tonight” was the comment from Greg Skaggs, USMTS feature winner.

A combination of 30 USMTS regulars and area modofieds checked in.  Through four heat races and two “B” features, 24 drivers qualified for the “A” feature.  Leading the pack to the finish line was the #27 car driven by Greg Skaggs.  Right on Skaggs tail was the #3 of Kelly Shryock, 222 Dustin Boney, 7 Al Hejna, 00 Jesse Stovall, 5 Steve Holzkamper, 12 Jonny Bone Jr., 51 Eddie Martin, 31j Jeremy Rasmussen, 49x Jay Poidinger, 48 Jimmy Dowell, 8r Darrin Roberts, I-70 regular 26s Steven Glenn, 31 Cory Dripps, 96 Chad Lyle, 09 Josh Stephens, 90 Terry Schultz, 37 Jeremy Chambers, 17s Mike Spaulding, 33z Jack VanderBeek, Odessa’s own 00m Jim Moody, 25 Scott Green, 12 Jason Hughes and the 02 of Tommy Weder Jr.  All in all, drivers represented seven states including, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

In the Stock Car feature, Russell Walter crossed the finish line first followed by I-70 modified regular Chad Shaw, Gene Stiggall, Thomas Roberts, Travis Taylor, Wade Sherman, Jerry Schmidt and Trent Deadman.

Next up at the I-70 Dirt Track will be “Five Dollar Friday” where all general admission tickets are only $5.00.  Friday’s featured classes will be the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Stock Cars, IMCA SportMods, Sport Compacts and Farm Truck Racing.  Pit Gates open at 5:00; Admission Gates open at 6:00.  Hot Laps begin at 7:30 with Racing at 8:15.

For additional information call the I-70 Speedway office at: (816) 230-0080 or log on at: www.i70speedway.net

Skaggs beats Shryock in birthday battle at I-70 Speedway

OFFICIAL RESULTS
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
National Event - Southern Region
I-70 Speedway Dirt Track, Odessa, Mo.
Wednesday, June 13, 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. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
2. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (3)
3. 37 - Jeremy Chambers -- Oswego, KS (4)
4. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (2)
5. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (8)
6. 8x - Eric Anderson -- Harrisonville, MO (7)
7. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen -- Amarillo, TX (5) DNF
8. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (6) DNF

HEAT #2 (10 laps):
1. 00m - Jim Moody -- Odessa, MO (4)
2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (2)
3. 8r - Darrin Roberts -- Archie, MO (1)
4. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (7)
5. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (3)
6. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (5)
7. 96 - Chad Lyle -- Long Jack, MO (8)
8. 90 - Terry Schultz -- Sedalia, MO (6)

HEAT #3 (10 laps):
1. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stillwell, OK (1)
2. 09 - Josh Stephens -- Independence, MO (2)
3. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (6)
4. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (7)
5. 1x - Jason Bodenhamer -- Centerview, MO (5)
6. 2x - Lyle Shepard -- Manhattan, KS (3)
7. 13a - Aaron Poe -- Warrensburg, MO (4)

HEAT #4 (10 laps):
1. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1)
2. 222 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (3)
3. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (5)
4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
5. 48 - Jimmy Dowell -- Marshall, MO (7)
6. 26s - Steven Glenn -- Hamilton, MO (4)
7. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (2) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (2)
3. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (3)
4. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (4)
5. 96 - Chad Lyle -- Long Jack, MO (7)
6. 8x - Eric Anderson -- Harrisonville, MO (5)
7. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (9)
8. 2x - Lyle Shepard -- Manhattan, KS (6) DNF
9. 13a - Aaron Poe -- Warrensburg, MO (8) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (2)
2. 90 - Terry Schultz -- Sedalia, MO (9)
3. 48 - Jimmy Dowell -- Marshall, MO (3)
4. 8r - Darrin Roberts -- Archie, MO (1)
5. 26s - Steven Glenn -- Hamilton, MO (6)
6. 1x - Jason Bodenhamer -- Centerview, MO (4) DNF
7. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (5) DNF
8. 75 - Alan Sharpensteen -- Amarillo, TX (7) DNS
9. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (8) DNS

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (5)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (4)
3. 222 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (1)
4. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (13)
5. 00 - Jesse Stovall -- Galena, MO (19)
6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (12)
7. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (17)
8. 51 - Eddie Martin -- Stillwell, OK (3)
9. 31j - Jeremy Rasmussen -- Bentonville, AR (2)
10. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (14)
11. 48 - Jimmy Dowell -- Marshall, MO (18)
12. 8r - Darrin Roberts -- Archie, MO (20)
13. 26s - Steven Glenn -- Hamilton, MO (22)
14. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (7) DNF
15. 96 - Chad Lyle -- Long Jack, MO (21) DNF
16. 09 - Josh Stephens -- Independence, MO (9) DNF
17. 90 - Terry Schultz -- Sedalia, MO (16) DNF
18. 37 - Jeremy Chambers -- Oswego, KS (11) DNF
19. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (10) DNF
20. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (15) DNF
21. 00m - Jim Moody -- Odessa, MO (6) DNF
22. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (8) DNF
23. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (23) DNS
24. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (24) DNS

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Boney 1-3, Shryock 4-5, Skaggs 6-7, Shryock 8, Skaggs 9-40.
Total Laps Led: Skaggs 34, Boney 3, Shryock 3.
AFCO Pole Award: Moody.
Provisional Starters: Hughes (regional), Weder (national).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Stovall (started 19th, finished 5th).
Next Race: Thursday, June 14, L A Raceway, LaMonte, Mo.
O’Reilly National Points: Shryock 1974, VanderBeek 1509, Hejna 1353, Holzkamper 1315, Hughes 1314, Weder 1138, Poidinger 1041, Jon Tesch 851, Skaggs Bixby, OK 817, Cale Sponsler 772.
Southern Region Points: Shryock 416, Skaggs 367, Holzkamper 350, Hejna 348, Bone 287, Green 266, Rasmussen 258, VanderBeek 253, Boney 248, Jay Noteboom 244.
Home Pride Passing Points (National): Shryock 102, VanderBeek 66, Hughes 58½, Hejna 58½, Green 42.
Home Pride Passing Points (Southern): Hughes 18, Holzkamper 16½, Bone 15, Shryock 13½, Skaggs 12.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Cale Sponsler 225, Green 207, Jay Noteboom 187, Ryan Gustin 186, Richie Gustin Jr. 186.
Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 196, Hughes 141, TRE 96, Harris 76, GRT 72.

Contingency Awards:
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Skaggs.
GRT Race Cars – not awarded.
Hawk Performance – Martin.
Isky Racing Cams – Shryock.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – not awarded.
KSE Racing Products – Shryock, Hejna.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Boney.
Quarter Master – Skaggs, Rasmussen.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Bone.
Real Racing Wheels – Hejna, Poidinger.