KASSON, Minn. -- Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, beat polesitter Mark Noble of Blooming Prairie, Minn., to the first turn and led every lap of the "Kasson Klash presented by AFCO" at the Dodge County Speedway in Kasson, Minn., on Sunday night.

In addition to pocketing $2,000 for the victory, Shryock also moved one step closer to claiming his seventh straight O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series national championship with his 14th victory of the season behind the wheel of his familiar #3 Skyrocket Modified.

Brad McEwan of Storm Lake, Iowa, matched his best effort of the season with a runner-up finish while Al Hejna of Clear Lake, Iowa, finished third.

Two Gopher State pilots completed the top-5 finishers with Rochester's Mike Sorensen claiming the fourth spot while Brad Waits of Zumbrota took fifth.

With his second top-5 finish in two nights, Waits left Dodge County tied with Mike Spaulding of Bemidji, Minn., for the points lead in the AFCO Challenge. Spaulding, who won Saturday's main event at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., finished eighth in Sunday's main event to bring his tally even with Waits at 185 points.

Shryock sits third in the AFCO Challenge rankings with 183 points -- just two markers behind the leaders. A mere 12 points separate the current top 6 with Dean Mahlstedt (178), Bob Timm (174) and Mike Hejna (173) in a tight battle for the $3,000 top prize in the 10-race "series within a series."

Doug Hillson of Blooming Prairie, Minn., earned the Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors Sunday. Hillson started 24th before passing 10 cars en route to a 14th-place finish.

Following a competitive Labor Day Weekend doubleheader, the O’Reilly USMTS road warriors head to the southern half of the Show-Me State for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Missouri Nationals, featuring three nights at three of the fastest dirt ovals in the State.

On Friday, Sept. 9, the O’Reilly USMTS invades the Bolivar Speedway for a "mulligan" at the high-banked 3/8-mile oval. Rain was the winner when the series visited on Friday, May 13, earlier this year. On Saturday, the tour travels to the Lebanon I-44 Speedway before wrapping up the weekend swing at the Monett Speedway on Sunday. Chad Kinder captured the win when the O’Reilly USMTS stopped at Lebanon on May 14, while Terry Phillips came out on top of the May 15 event at Monett.

The O’Reilly Auto Parts Missouri Nationals is expected to attract the "Best of the Best" in Modified racing as they compete for a $2,000 top prize each night -- the best-paying Modified show in the Midwest during the Sept. 9-11 weekend.

For more information, check us out online at www.USMTS.com or call 515-297-3870 for up-to-the-minute schedule and weather information for the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series

Kasson Klash presented by AFCO

Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, Minn.

Sunday, September 4, 2005

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 will be locked into the Holley "A" Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for their starting positions.

HEAT #1:

1. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (1)

2. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (3)

3. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (6)

4. 7II - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (8)

5. 54 - Bobby Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (2)

6. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4)

7. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (5)

8. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (7)

9. 84 - Curt Johnson -- Kasson, MN (9)

HEAT #2:

1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)

2. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (7)

3. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (2)

4. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (5)

5. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)

6. 28c - Bill Clemens -- Chatfield, MN (9)

7. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (6)

8. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA (4)

9. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (1)

HEAT #3:

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (6)

2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (3)

3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Garner, IA (7)

4. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (2)

5. 52 - Jesse Frericks -- Pine Island, MN (4)

6. 99f - Karl Fenske -- Winona, MN (1)

7. 00 - Steve Arpin -- International Falls, MN (8)

8. 54L - Benji LaCrosse -- Luxemburg, WI (5)

9. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (9)

HEAT #4:

1. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5)

2. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (1)

3. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (8)

4. 99 - Martin Bennett -- Ankeny, IA (4)

5. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (7)

6. 90 - Steven Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (6)

7. 20jr - Dave Wytaske Jr. -- Austin, MN (2)

8. 26f - Dan Fetters -- Montour, IA (3)

"B" MAIN #1:

1. 52 - Jesse Frericks -- Pine Island, MN (5)

2. 99f - Karl Fenske -- Winona, MN (6)

3. 99 - Martin Bennett -- Ankeny, IA (3)

4. 28c - Bill Clemens -- Chatfield, MN (4)

5. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (9)

6. 54L - Benji LaCrosse -- Luxemburg, WI (10)

7. 00 - Steve Arpin -- International Falls, MN (7)

8. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (12)

9. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2)

10. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (1)

11. 84 - Curt Johnson -- Kasson, MN (11)

12. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (8)

"B" MAIN #2:

1. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (2)

2. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (1)

3. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (3)

4. 90 - Steven Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (6)

5. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (7)

6. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5)

7. 26f - Dan Fetters -- Montour, IA (10)

8. 20jr - Dave Wytaske Jr. -- Austin, MN (8)

9. 54 - Bobby Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (4)

10. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (11)

11. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA (9)

HOLLEY "A" MAIN:

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)

2. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (3)

3. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (4)

4. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (8)

5. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (14)

6. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Garner, IA (6)

7. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (16)

8. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (7)

9. 7II - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (12)

10. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (5)

11. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (18)

12. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (10)

13. 52 - Jesse Frericks -- Pine Island, MN (13)

14. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (24)

15. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (9)

16. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (22)

17. 99 - Martin Bennett -- Ankeny, IA (17)

18. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (23)

19. 90 - Steven Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (20)

20. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (21)

21. 28c - Bill Clemens -- Chatfield, MN (19)

22. 99f - Karl Fenske -- Winona, MN (15)

23. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (11)

24. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (1)

AFCO Challenge Points (top 20 after 2 of 10 races):

1. 17s - Mike Spaulding .... 185 pts.

1. 24 - Brad Waits .... 185

3. 3 - Kelly Shryock .... 183

4. 21M - Dean Mahlstedt .... 178

5. 49 - Bob Timm .... 174

6. 7II - Mike Hejna .... 173

7. 31 - Corey Dripps .... 153

8. 26 - Brad McEwan .... 146

9. 19 - Mike Sorensen .... 144

10. 7 - Al Hejna .... 137

11. 90 - Steve Wetzstein .... 133

12. 35 - Jeff Schluetter .... 133

13. 74 - Mark Noble .... 128

14. 65 - Tommy Myer .... 126

15. 00 - Steve Arpin .... 121

16. 72 - Doug Hillson .... 120

17. 0 - Les Duellman .... 112

18. 33z - Zack VanderBeek .... 112

19. 55 - Alan Mondus .... 111

19. 52 - Jesse Frericks .... 111