<B>SPRING VALLEY, Minn. -–</B> With five laps to go in Friday night’s 35-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series main event at the Deer Creek Speedway, the lead pack of drivers appeared to be content to hold their line and walk away with a top-5 finish. Kelly Shryock, on the other hand, was not content with a sixth-place paycheck so he ventured the road less traveled and sped to a $4,000 payoff on the second night of the 7th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree.

While his late-race heroics were entirely vintage Shryock, the six-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champion caught a break in his heat race which may have been the difference between a victory and failing to make the feature race.

After starting seventh in the third heat, Shryock was pinched into the backstretch wall while battling for the second spot. The contact resulted in a yellow flag as Shryock pulled to a stop with a flat tire. As Shryock’s crew bolted on new rubber in the pits, the heat race went back to green without the Fertile, Iowa, pilot.

While Shryock stared helplessly at a probable back-of-the-pack “B” Main start after not finishing his heat race, a two-car tangle in turn 2 brought out another caution flag and gave Shryock renewed hope. Rejoining the field, Shryock clawed his way back to a fourth-placed finish -- not enough to make the big dance, but good enough for an outside front row starting spot in the fourth “B” main.

Despite lining up next to Batesville 100 runner-up and recent Sooner Roundup winner Jeremy Payne of Tucson, Ariz., Shryock was able to beat the polesitter to the first turn, then drive away unchallenged to a victory in the 12-lap last-chance race.

After uncharacteristically failing to make Thursday’s Jamboree main event, Shryock had made the show, albeit a 24th-place starting spot in Friday’s 35-lapper removed his name from nearly everybody’s list of possible winners.

Conversely, the redraw by the top 12 passing points earners from the heat races found Newton, Ill., ace Chad Kinder on the pole and his name atop a majority of the fans’ most-likely-to-win roster.

From the drop of the green flag, it looked like Kinder would not disappoint those who made that bet. With Mike Hejna giving chase, Kinder owned the top spot through three cautions that slowed the action in the first 10 laps. On each restart, Kinder again pulled away from the field and built his advantage to a full straightaway by lap 20.

After completing lap 21, Kinder appeared to lose control in turn 2, but was able to regain control and maintain the lead down the backstretch. The problem was terminal, however, as he pulled to the infield on the next lap with a flat right-rear tire while the field raced by.

Taking the reigns on lap 22, Hejna was unable to relax as Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn., ducked underneath the new leader one lap later. Over the next five laps, Myer showed his nose to the Clear Lake, Iowa, racer on several occasions, but was unable to wrestle the lead away.

With 6 laps to go, Hejna moved his line even lower as the top 7 cars raced bumper to bumper around the bottom groove. With five laps remaining, nobody wanted to move out of line for fear of losing their place in line. Shryock’s fear, on the other hand, was losing the race.

As the lead pack entered turn 1 with three laps to go, Shryock moved his Modified up to the middle groove in the corner and picked off Jon Tesch for the fifth spot. In turns 3-4, Shryock drove around Kent Arment and crossed under flagstand in fourth place with two laps to go.

Racing down the backstretch, third-running Neil Eckhart gave up the spot to Shryock. As the leaders took the white flag, Myer was the next victim as he saw his runner-up paycheck slip away in turn 1. Shryock worked the middle line flawlessly again, and then raced side by side with Hejna down the back stretch.

With the checkered flag in sight, Shryock edged ahead of Hejna to take the win by half a car-length in one of the most impressive driving seminars in his storied career.

Although a bittersweet runner-up, Hejna turned in his best performance of the season with the O’Reilly USMTS road warriors at the track where a multi-car crash on May 28 sent him and four other drivers to the hospital.

One of those other injured drivers, Myer, held on for a third-place finish on Friday, with Eckhart finishing fourth and 20th-starting Tesch rounding out the top-5 finishers.

The third and final night of the 7th Annual Fall Jamboree takes place on Saturday with a $12,000 top prize awaiting the winner of the O’Reilly USMTS main event. Racing is scheduled for 5 p.m. with day-of-race tickets available at the gate.

For more information, call the USMTS headquarters at 515-297-3870, or visit www.USMTS.com online.

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<B>OFFICIAL RESULTS

O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series

7th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree - Night 2 of 3

Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.

Friday, September 23, 2005</B>

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses.

The top 20 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the heat races will be locked into the Holley "A" Main, with the top 12 re-drawing for their starting positions.

Heat 1 (laps):

1 11 - Mike Hughes -- Rose Hill, IA (1)

2 3D - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (5)

3 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (6)

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

5 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (11)

6 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (2)

7 5 - Jeff Taylor -- Cave City, AR (3)

8 4c - Carl Kincaid -- Aubrey, TX (8)

9 j28 - Craig Bentzin -- Austin, MN (7) DNF

10 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (10) DNF

11 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (9) DNF

Heat 2 (laps):

1 0x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (3)

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

3 6x - Ricky Kluver -- Alexandria, MN (5)

4 37 - Sean Jerovetz -- Little Suamico, WI (1)

5 28c - Bill C. Clemens -- Chatfield, MN (2)

6 7b - Jeff Babcock -- Wayne, OH (8)

7 16 - Dain Schultz -- Owatonna, MN (6)

8 1x - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN (9) DNF

9 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (7) DNF

10 72mDNF

11 1K - BJ McCammon -- Danville, IL (10) DNF

Heat 3 (laps):

1 9 - Kent Arment -- Aberdeen, SD (3)

2 0T - Trent Follmer -- Elk River, MN (8)

3 5m - Gary March -- Hinton, IA (10)

4 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (7)

5 45 - Tony Fraise -- Donnellson, IA (11)

6 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (1)

7 99f - Karl Fenske -- Winona, MN (4)

8 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (9) DNF

9 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (6) DNF

10 52 - Jesse Frericks -- Pine Island, MN (2) DNF

11 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (5) DNF

Heat 4 (laps):

1 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2)

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

3 3Dx - Dan Olson -- Braham, MN (4)

4 99 - Bruce Angst -- Winona, MN (7)

5 17M - Chris Moore -- Nesbit, MS (6)

6 55x - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (8)

7 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (5)

8 69 - Tom Goble -- Burlington, IA (11)

9 72 - Douglas Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (10)

10 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (3) DNF

11 c40 - Mike Chasteen -- Creve Coeur, IL (9) DNF

Heat 5 (laps):

1 00 - Steve Arpin -- Fort Frances, ON, Canada(3)

2 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Garner, IA (8)

3 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (10)

4 43 - Milo Veloz -- Colona, IL (6)

5 54 - Bobby Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (9)

6 17 - Trevis Underdahl -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)

7 10s - Jay Schraufnagel -- Beaver Dam, WI (11)

8 4 - Chad Lerch -- Wadena, IA (5)

9 4x - Todd Brockman -- Echo, MN (1)-1Lap

10 35W - Albert Wytaske -- Lansing, MN (2) DNF

11 02a - Matt Aarsvold -- Oronoco, MN (4) DNS

Heat 6 (laps):

1 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (3)

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

3 45T - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (6)

4 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (8)

5 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (9)

6 83 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (10)

7 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (1)

8 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (7)

9 15 - Clint Morehouse -- Colona, IL (11)

10 3t - Todd Dart -- Algoma, WI (4) DNF

11 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2) DNF

Heat 7 (laps):

1 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (2)

2 22 - Jeff Spacek -- Phillips, WI (3)

3 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (8)

4 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (11)

5 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (9)

6 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (7)

7 19x - Darin Duffy -- Hazelton, IA (10)

8 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (6)

9 35x - Tim Echevarria -- Junction City, KS (4)

10 12n - Lynn Nilsson -- Nunda, SD (5)

11 c19 - Jeremie Hedrick -- Shawano, WI (1) DNF

Heat 8 (laps):

1 90 - Steven L. Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (1)

2 05 - Mike Mashl -- DePere, WI (3)

3 186 - Jeremy Payne -- Tucson, AZ (5)

4 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (2)

5 100 - George White -- Fort Worth, TX (8)

6 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (4)

7 54L - Benji LaCrosse -- Luxemburg, WI (7)

8 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (6)

9 h00d - Tyler Hynnes -- Thunder Bay, ON (11)

10 8r - Mike Rumsey -- Brownsdale, MN (10)

11 WFO - Craig Shaw -- Extra, MN (9)

B Main 1 (12 laps, top 2 transfer):

1 45T - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (1)

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

3 3Dx - Dan Olson -- Braham, MN (2)

4 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (6)

5 43 - Milo Veloz -- Colona, IL (3)

6 69 - Tom Goble -- Burlington, IA (7)

7 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (8)

8 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (13)

9 h00d - Tyler Hynnes -- Thunder Bay, ON (10)

10 28c - Bill C. Clemens -- Chatfield, MN (5)

11 4x - Todd Brockman -- Echo, MN (11)

12 4 - Chad Lerch -- Wadena, IA (9) DNS

13 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (12) DNS

14 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (14) DNS

B Main 2 (12 laps, top 2 transfer):

1 54 - Bobby Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (3)

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

3 19x - Darin Duffy -- Hazelton, IA (6)

4 37 - Sean Jerovetz -- Little Suamico, WI (4)

5 35x - Tim Echevarria -- Junction City, KS (11)

6 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (2)

7 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (9)

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

9 c19 - Jeremie Hedrick -- Shawano, WI (14)

10 72 - Douglas Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (10)

11 7b - Jeff Babcock -- Wayne, OH (5)

12 35W - Albert Wytaske -- Lansing, MN (12)

13 1K - BJ McCammon -- Danville, IL (13) DNF

14 5 - Jeff Taylor -- Cave City, AR (7) DNS

B Main 3 (12 laps, top 2 transfer):

1 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (13)

2 45 - Tony Fraise -- Donnellson, IA (2)

3 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (3)

4 72M - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (11)

5 6x - Ricky Kluver -- Alexandria, MN (1)

6 16 - Dain Schultz -- Owatonna, MN (7)

7 55x - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (5)

8 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (9)

9 j28 - Craig Bentzin -- Austin, MN (10)

10 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (6) DNF

11 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (4) DNF

12 WFO - Craig Shaw -- Extra, MN (14) DNF

13 3t - Todd Dart -- Algoma, WI (12) DNF

14 1x - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN (8) DNF

B Main 4 (12 laps, top 2 transfer):

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

2 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (3)

3 186 - Jeremy Payne -- Tucson, AZ (1)

4 83 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (4)

5 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (6)

6 10s - Jay Schraufnagel -- Beaver Dam, WI (5)

7 4m - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (9)

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

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

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

11 99f - Karl Fenske -- Winona, MN (7) DNF

12 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (10) DNS

13 c40 - Mike Chasteen -- Creve Coeur, IL (13) DNS

B Main 5 (12 laps, top 2 transfer):

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

2 99 - Bruce Angst -- Winona, MN (2)

3 100 - George White -- Fort Worth, TX (3)

4 17M - Chris Moore -- Nesbit, MS (4)

5 52 - Jesse Frericks -- Pine Island, MN (11)

6 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (6)

7 17 - Trevis Underdahl -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5)

8 15 - Clint Morehouse -- Colona, IL (9)

9 8r - Mike Rumsey -- Brownsdale, MN (12)

10 4c - Carl Kincaid -- Aubrey, TX (8)

11 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (10) DNF

12 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (7) DNF

13 02a - Matt Aarsvold -- Oronoco, MN (13) DNS

A Main (35 laps):

1 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (24)

2 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)

3 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6)

4 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (7)

5 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (20)

6 9 - Kent Arment -- Aberdeen, SD (2)

7 3D - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (11)

8 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (17)

9 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (16)

10 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (23)

11 90 - Steven L. Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (14)

12 54 - Bobby Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (22)

13 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (27)

14 45 - Tony Fraise -- Donnellson, IA (28)

15 0T - Trent Follmer -- Elk River, MN (5)

16 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (15)

17 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (25)

18 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (26)

19 99 - Bruce Angst -- Winona, MN (30)

20 11 - Mike Hughes -- Rose Hill, IA (13)

21 5m - Gary March -- Hinton, IA (10)

22 22 - Jeff Spacek -- Phillips, WI (18)

23 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (1) DNF

24 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (8) DNF

25 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (29) DNF

26 45T - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (21) DNF

27 05 - Mike Mashl -- DePere, WI (19) DNF

28 00 - Steve Arpin -- Fort Frances, ON, Canada(12) DNF

29 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Garner, IA (4) DNF

30 0x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (9) DNF

Lap Leaders: Kinder 1-21, M. Hejna 22-34, Shryock 35.

Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Shryock (started 24th, finished 1st).

Next Race: Sept. 24, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.