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VANDERBEEK WIRES FRIDAY FEATHERLITE FALL JAMBOREE FIELD

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (Sept. 19) – Zack VanderBeek's career-first win at the Deer Creek Speedway was a big one as he dominated Friday night's main event on the second night of the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval.

The win was worth $4,000 to the 24-year-old from New Sharon, Iowa.

Deer Creek Speedway track champion Brad Waits started on the pole for the 35-lap main event, but it was VanderBeek who got the advantage at the start and built his lead to six car-lengths by the time they completed the opening lap. Waits immediately dropped to fourth behind Dan Bohr and Alan Mondus, but clawed his way back to the runner-up spot by lap 5.

Three cautions and two red flags during the first 21 laps kept the field close, but Waits was unable to mount a serious threat to VanderBeek's position. After chasing Waits for 15 laps, Jason Hughes used a lap 21 restart to take over the runner-up spot and set his sights on claiming his second victory in as many nights.

The final 14 laps went caution-free with VanderBeek holding off Hughes by a car length at the checkered flag to claim his fifth O'Reilly USMTS National Tour triumph of the season and guaranteeing himself at least a fourth-place finish in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship.

Waits hung on for third while points leader Tim Donlinger held off Kelly Shryock for fourth. Mondus, Jon Tesch, Dereck Ramirez, Mike Sorensen and Al Hejna rounded out the top-10 finishers.

In contrast to Thursday night's main event where 26 of the 30 starters remained at the finish, just 18 of the 30 starters took the checkered flag in Friday night's contest as a pair of multi-car crashes took their toll on the field.

The opening lap saw WISSOTA standout Ryan Aho and 2006 Featherlite Fall Jamboree winner Chad Kinder collide, with both drivers exiting the race. On lap 3, eight cars were part of a melee in turn 1 that took three cars out of the race. Finally, a second red flag waved on the 21st lap for a pile-up at the bottom of turn 4 which forced all six cars involved to the pits.

The battle to become the tenth O'Reilly USMTS National Champion will be decided on Saturday night, with Donlinger and Shryock locked in he tightest fight for the crown in USMTS history. Just 15 points separated the two coming into Friday's race, and a mere 16 points (1214 to 1198) is the difference going into Saturday's finale. For the second straight night, both drivers battled each other throughout the feature race without incident as Donlinger looks to claim his first title while Shryock is focused on an unprecedented ninth.

Tesch is mathematically still alive in the title chase with 1155 markers, but needs a win on Saturday and some bad luck for Donlinger and Shryock to get it. VanderBeek is fourth with 1148 points, followed by Hejna (1019), Ramirez (1018), Tommy Weder Jr. (992), Mondus (914), Brandon Kenny (904) and Jake Neal (865).

In the race to become the Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year, Brandon Kenny can virtually lock up the recognition by qualifying for Saturday's main event.
Dereck Ramirez can still collect the accolades by being the highest-finishing rookie in Saturday's main event with Kenny watching from the sidelines. However, if both of the Woodward, Okla. youngsters start Saturday's feature, Ramirez will need at least six other rookie drivers in the finishing order between himself and Kenny.

THE JAMBOREE CONTINUES ...

On Saturday, the enormous explosive finale will feature the hottest dirt Modified pilots in the nation battling for a spot in the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree main event for the O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds. A field of 30 cars will start the main event three-wide and 10 rows deep as drivers battle for a $6,000 top prize and at least $700 just to take the green flag. And if that wasn’t enough, non-qualifiers will have a chance at one of the 24 spots in the Non-Qualifier "A" Main, which carries a $2,000 top prize and pays $300 to start—that’s more than most Modified races pay to win their “big one.” Fans can begin storming the gates at 3:00 p.m. and the mud starts flying at 5:00.

No driver has won the Saturday night finale twice. Past Featherlite Fall Jamboree champions include Ron Jones (1999), Johnny Saathoff (2000), Willy Kraft (2001), Mark Noble (2002), Dan Daniels (2003), Kelly Shryock (2004), Jason Hughes (2005), Chad Kinder (2006) and Dean Mahlstedt (2007).

Breakfast will be served by the Bear Creek Church Men’s Club in the hospitality area from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
All proceeds benefit the Bear Creek Men’s Club. Open to all … you don’t want to miss this great home-cooked opportunity!

WISSOTA national points will be awarded for the WISSOTA Midwest Mods. Saturday's winner will earn $500 with $80 guaranteed to start the 24-car main event.

Last, but certainly not least … this year’s Featherlite Fall Jamboree will be the final event in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship. Not only will we produce a 10th Featherlite Fall Jamboree winner, but we will also crown the ninth O’Reilly USMTS National Champion after Saturday night’s finale, not to mention the Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar Rookie of the Year and overall AFCO Pole Award champion.

The Deer Creek Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located off of I-90 at Exit 209, then 11.3 miles south on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16).

The Featherlite Fall Jamboree is made possible by the great racers and fans, as well as our sponsors:
Featherlite Trailers, 61 Marine & Sports, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Dirt Doctor Trucking, L & D Ag Service, Casey's General Stores and O'Reilly Auto Parts.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS—America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series - O'Reilly USMTS National Tour Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree - Night 2 of 3 Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 18 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 12 re-drawing for starting positions 1-12.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (15 laps):
1. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (1)
2. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (7)
3. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (12) 4. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (13) 5. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (11) 6. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (9) 7. 1sm - Scott Mullen -- Seymour, WI (14) 8. 4a - Joel Alberts -- Mantorville, MN (10) 9. 2x - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (3) 10. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4) DNF 11. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (2) DNF 12. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (6) DNF 13. 6m - Ted Marrs -- Bethel, MN (5) DNF 14. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (8) DNF

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (15 laps):
1. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN (2)
2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (4) 3. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (11) 4. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (3) 5. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (6) 6. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (5) 7. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (7) 8. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (8) 9. 95 - Dylan Smith -- Osceola, NE (9) 10. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (10) 11. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (12) 12. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (14) 13. 05 - Mike Mashl -- DePere, WI (1) DNF 14. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN (13) DNF

Q.E.M., INC. HEAT RACE #3 (15 laps):
1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (1)
2. 7d - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (11)
3. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (4) 4. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (6) 5. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (5) 6. 13 - Eddie Lemay Jr. -- Milwaukee, WI (2) 7. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA (7) 8. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (13) 9. 25x - Andy Bohnstengel -- Winona, MN (8) 10. 1dk - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD (3) DNF 11. 59 - Hank Rollinger -- Buffalo City, WI (12) DNF 12. 1t - T.J. Stalker -- Mason City, IA (9) DNF 13. 17 - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (10) DNF

MIKE'S HARD LEMONADE HEAT RACE #4 (15 laps):
1. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (7) 2. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (3) 3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (13) 4. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (11) 5. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (9) 6. 24t - Glenn Bratti -- Springdale, AR (12) 7. 20x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (6) 8. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (2) 9. 84m - Matt Madsen -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4) 10. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (8) DNF 11. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (10) DNF 12. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (1) DNF 13. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (5) DNF

DIRT DOCTOR TRUCKING HEAT RACE #5 (15 laps):
1. 724 - Brad Waits -- Waseca, MN (2)
2. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (3) 3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (12) 4. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (1) 5. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (6) 6. 72m - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (9) 7. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (7) 8. 99 - Josh Angst -- Winona, MN (5) 9. 27 - Don Gerritsen Jr. -- Rock Rapids, IA (13) 10. 44 - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN (11) 11. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN (10) 12. 118 - Chad Vaith -- Racine, MN (8) DNF 13. 20 - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA (4) DNF

61 MARINE & SPORTS HEAT RACE #6 (15 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (6) 3. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (3) 4. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (5) 5. 98a - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (10) 6. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (1) 7. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (7) 8. 703 - David Smith -- Copperas Cove, TX (8) 9. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (13) 10. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (12) 11. 4s - Craig Shaw -- Adams, MN (9) 12. 11n - Roger Niederkorn -- Ettrick, WI (11) 13. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (4) DNF

L & D AG SERVICE HEAT RACE #7 (15 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
2. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (2)
3. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (3)
4. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (8) 5. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (7) 6. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (11) 7. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (10) 8. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (13) 9. 71b - David Siercks -- Princeton, MN (6) 10. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN (12) 11. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN (9) DNF 12. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (5) DNF 13. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (4) DNF

MINER'S OUTDOOR & REC HEAT RACE #8 (15 laps):
1. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4) 2. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (9) 3. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN (6) 4. 12m - Jason Miller -- Osceola, WI (5) 5. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (7) 6. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (11) 7. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (8) 8. 19t - Wayne Troseth -- Zimmerman, MN (12) 9. 70 - Matt Sweeney -- Waukon, IA (10) 10. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (1) 11. 91 - Shawn Ryan -- Waterloo, IA (3) DNF 12. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (14) DNF 13. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (2) DNF 14. 18m - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (13) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (2) 2. 72m - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (6) 3. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (13) 4. 98a - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (3) 5. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1) 6. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (9) 7. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (14) 8. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (10) 9. 24t - Glenn Bratti -- Springdale, AR (4) 10. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (5) 11. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (8) 12. 95 - Dylan Smith -- Osceola, NE (11) 13. 13 - Eddie Lemay, Jr. -- Milwaukee, WI (7) 14. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (15) 15. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN (12) DNF 16. 17 - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (17) DNF 17. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (18) DNF 18. 118 - Chad Vaith -- Racine, MN (16) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (1) 2. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (2) 3. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (4) 4. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (18) 5. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (5) 6. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (8) 7. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (3) 8. 25x - Andy Bohnstengel -- Winona, MN (11) 9. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (17) 10. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN (14) 11. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (13) 12. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (15) DNF 13. 11n - Roger Niederkorn -- Ettrick, WI (16) DNF 14. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (10) DNF 15. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (6) DNF 16. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (7) DNF 17. 2x - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (9) DNF 18. 44 - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN (12) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (2) 2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (16) 3. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (12) 4. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (1) 5. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (4) 6. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (15) 7. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (3) 8. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (5) 9. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (7) 10. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA (8) 11. 4s - Craig Shaw -- Adams, MN (14) 12. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN (18) 13. 84m - Matt Madsen -- Blooming Prairie, MN (11) 14. 20 - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA (17) 15. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (13) 16. 99 - Josh Angst -- Winona, MN (10) DNF 17. 27 - Don Gerritsen Jr. -- Rock Rapids, IA (9) DNF 18. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (6) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #4 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN (1)
2. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (3) 3. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (4) 4. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7) 5. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (5) 6. 59 - Hank Rollinger -- Buffalo City, WI (13) 7. 703 - David Smith -- Copperas Cove, TX (10) 8. 18m - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (18) 9. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (17) DNF 10. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (12) DNF 11. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN (14) DNF 12. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (6) DNF 13. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (9) DNF 14. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (2) DNF 15. 6m - Ted Marrs -- Bethel, MN (16) DNF 16. 71b - David Siercks -- Princeton, MN (11) DNF 17. 1t - T.J. Stalker -- Mason City, IA (15) DNF 18. 20x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (8) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #5 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (2)
2. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (1)
3. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (4)
4. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (8) 5. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (15) 6. 12m - Jason Miller -- Osceola, WI (3) 7. 91 - Shawn Ryan -- Waterloo, IA (14) 8. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (6) 9. 70 - Matt Sweeney -- Waukon, IA (10) 10. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (13) 11. 1sm - Scott Mullen -- Seymour, WI (5) 12. 19t - Wayne Troseth -- Zimmerman, MN (7) 13. 4a - Joel Alberts -- Mantorville, MN (9) 14. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (11) 15. 1dk - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD (12) 16. 05 - Mike Mashl -- DePere, WI (16) DNS 17. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (17) DNS

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (2) 2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (12) 3. 724 - Brad Waits -- Waseca, MN (1) 4. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (10) 5. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (13) 6. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (3) 7. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (16) 8. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (18) 9. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (9) 10. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (17) 11. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (27) 12. 7d - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (7) 13. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (4) 14. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN (22) 15. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (25) 16. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (19) 17. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (11) 18. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (30) 19. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (20) DNF 20. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (8) DNF 21. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (26) DNF 22. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (14) DNF 23. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6) DNF 24. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (28) DNF 25. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (21) DNF 26. 72m - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (24) DNF 27. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (23) DNF 28. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (29) DNF 29. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (15) DNF 30. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN (5) DNF

Lap Leaders: VanderBeek 1-35.
Total Laps Led: VanderBeek 35.
AFCO Pole Winner: Dolan.
Provisional Starters: Kenny, Neal.
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Smith (1,099.04 miles).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Arpin (started 27th, finished 11th).
Next Event: Saturday, Sept. 20, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
O'Reilly USMTS National Championship Points: Donlinger 1214, Shryock 1198, Tesch 1155, VanderBeek 1148, Hejna 1019, Ramirez 1018, Weder 992, Mondus 914, Kenny 904, Neal 865.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points:
Kenny 1140, Ramirez 1128, Rowland 736, Schaefer 212, Rodney Sanders 193.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 475, Mullins 394, Wanders 370, A.S.I. 338, JR 303.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 496, Hughes 410, Ramirez 346, Harris 304, Specialty 161.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – not awarded.
American Racer – Mitchell.
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
BSB Manufacturing – Hejna.
Hawk Performance – VanderBeek, Sorensen.
Intercomp – Hejna.
Isky Racing Cams – not awarded.
KSE Racing Products – not awarded.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Kenny.
New Vision Graphics – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions – Waits.
Quarter Master – VanderBeek, Ramirez.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Tesch.
Real Racing Wheels – Konkel, Timm, Timms, Paulson, Ihrke.
Ruter Farms – Smith.
TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.