SLAYTON, Minn. (May 28, 2005) – Mike Sorensen won the Holley “A” Main Friday night at the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn., as the O’Reilly United States Modified Touring Series paid a visit for the Holinka Distributing Minnesota Spring Challenge.

Sorensen, who was second in the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship points before missing Friday’s show in Jefferson, S.D., held off the challenges of Tommy Myer to take the $2,000 top prize. The two Minnesota hotshoes exchanged the top spot several times during the closing laps, with Sorensen leading the final pair of laps to pick up his first O’Reilly USMTS victory of the season.

Jon Tesch, Brad McEwan and Ray Guss Jr. completed the top-5.

The speed steamroller continues on Saturday, May 28, with a visit to the beautiful 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. This will serve as the first of two trips to "The Creek" before the 7th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree later this season (Sept. 22-24).

Pit gates open at 3 p.m., with grandstand gates opening at 4 and heat races set to begin at 6 p.m.

The smart money here is on Shryock, who has six wins in 18 shows at Deer Creek. Also competing will be the WISSOTA Street Stocks and WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, both paying $300 to win.

A lightning-fast field of 24 cars will start the Holley "A" Main, with a $2,000 top prize on the line for the winner!

For more information, call 515-832-7944 or log on to www.USMTS.com for all the latest news and information from the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series

Holinka Distributing Minnesota Spring Challenge

Murray County Speedway, Slayton, Minn.

Friday, May 27, 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 (8 laps)::

1. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (3)

2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (2)

3. 19x - Darin Duffy -- Hazelton, IA (5)

4. 9 - Brett Dejager -- Brandon, SD (8)

5. 11KK - Scott Knudson -- Westbrock, MN (6)

6. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (7)

7. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (1)

8. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (4)

9. 12n - Lynn Nilsson -- Nunda, SD (9)

10. 8 - Gregory Porth -- Dundee, MN (10)

Heat 2 (8 laps)::

1. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (3)

2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)

3. 7x - Jodi Olson -- Hibbing, MN (1)

4. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (5)

5. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (9)

6. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (2)

7. 3x - Jason Briese -- Cleghorn, IA (6)

8. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (8)

9. 22 - Justin Clark -- LeMars, IA (4)

Heat 3 (8 laps)::

1. 12x - Ray Guss Jr. -- Milan, IL (8)

2. 72 - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (6)

3. 11 - Aaron Betz -- Avoca, MN (5)

4. 24 - Darin Walker -- Bowling Green, MO (4)

5. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (1)

6. 1dk - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD (2)

7. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (9)

8. 12g - Jerry Goebel -- Estherville, IA (7)

Heat 4 (8 laps)::

1. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (3)

2. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (5)

3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (8)

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

5. 83 - Tyson Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (7)

6. 981 - Josh Reisch -- LuVerne, MN (2)

7. 4m - Chad Muecke -- Slayton, MN (1)

8. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (6)

9. 19K - Marlin Kracht -- Luvern, MN (9)

Heat 5 (8 laps)::

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

2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (4)

3. 00 - Ron Luitjens -- Brewster, MN (5)

4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (2)

5. 11K - Jeremy Keller -- Bismark, ND (3)

6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (8)

7. 6x - Ricky Kluver -- Alexandria, MN (6)

8. 11x - Jim Chyba -- Browerville, MN (7)

9. 14i - Jay Ireton -- Slayton, MN (9)

“B” Main 1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):

1. 24 - Darin Walker -- Bowling Green, MO (4)

2. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (3)

3. 11K - Jeremy Keller -- Bismark, ND (7)

4. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (13)

5. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (14)

6. 11 - Aaron Betz -- Avoca, MN (1)

7. 9 - Brett Dejager -- Brandon, SD (2)

8. 6x - Ricky Kluver -- Alexandria, MN (12)

9. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)

10. 1dk - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD (9)

11. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (10)

12. 12n - Lynn Nilsson -- Nunda, SD (15)

13. 11KK - Scott Knudson -- Westbrock, MN (6)

14. 14i - Jay Ireton -- Slayton, MN (17) DNF

15. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (8) DNF

16. 3x - Jason Briese -- Cleghorn, IA (11) DNS

17 14J - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (16) DNS

“B” Main 2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):

1. 7x - Jodi Olson -- Hibbing, MN (2)

2. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (4)

3. 83 - Tyson Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (5)

4. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (10)

5. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (7)

6. 00 - Ron Luitjens -- Brewster, MN (1)

7. 981 - Josh Reisch -- LuVerne, MN (9)

8. 11c - Chris Prussman -- Brookings, SD (3)

9. 22 - Justin Clark -- LeMars, IA (15)

10. 4m - Chad Muecke -- Slayton, MN (11)

11. 11x - Jim Chyba -- Browerville, MN (14) DNF

12. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (12) DNF

13. 19K - Marlin Kracht -- Luvern, MN (16) DNF

14. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (6) DNF

15. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (8) DNF

16. 12g - Jerry Goebel -- Estherville, IA (13) DNS

17. 8 - Gregory Porth -- Dundee, MN (17) DNS

Holley “A” Main (40 laps):

1. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (1)

2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5)

3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (9)

4. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (3)

5. 12x - Ray Guss Jr. -- Milan, IL (7)

6. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (11)

7. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (6)

8. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (10)

9. 72 - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (4)

10. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (22)

11. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (23)

12. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (24)

13. 24 - Darin Walker -- Bowling Green, MO (13)

14. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (19)

15. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (21)

16. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (16)

17. 19x - Darin Duffy -- Hazelton, IA (12)

18. 7x - Jodi Olson -- Hibbing, MN (14)

19. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (20)

20. 83 - Tyson Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (18) DNF-9

21. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (2) DNF-24

22. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (15) DNF-25

23. 11K - Jeremy Keller -- Bismark, ND (17) DNF-32

24. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8) DNF-32

Lap Leaders: McEwan 1, Sorensen 2-27, Myer 28-34, Sorensen 35-36, Myer 37-38, Sorensen 39-40.

Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Holzkamper (started 22nd, finished 10th).

Provisional Starters: Dripps, VanderBeek.

Next Race: May 28, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.