<B>SPRING VALLEY, Minn. --</B> Like a one-armed bandit, Jason Hughes invaded Iowa and Minnesota this past weekend and galloped off with more than $22,000 on his way back to Oklahoma.

Hughes, who pocketed $10,000 on Saturday for winning the American Racer Fall Festival at the Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa, completed the weekend sweep as he captured the finale of the 7th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., on Sunday and added another $12,000 to his two-day winnings.

With a 13th-place starting spot among the best Modified drivers ever assembled on a dirt oval, "Mr October" had his work cut out for him in the 33-car, 40-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series main event.

Waterloo, Iowa's Kevin Pittman took the lead at the drop of the green flag to start the O’Reilly USMTS nightcap. Pittman's reign was short-lived, however, as Watertown, S.D.'s Jon Tesch assumed the top spot on lap 4 following a caution on the third lap.

Tesch held the point for the next 11 laps while the action was hot and furious behind him. By lap 15, Hughes had worked his way into the top-5 while Al Hejna had muscled his way to 14th after starting in the 33rd and final position. Lap 15 was bad for Hejna, however, as mechanical woes sidelined the Clear Lake, Iowa pilot.

Lap 16 was good for Ryan Ruter though as he wrestled the lead away from Tesch. The Kanawha, Iowa, youngster built a commanding lead from that point, with Hughes moving into the second spot. As the leaders entered lapped traffic, Hughes closed in on Ruter and took the lead away with five circuits remaining.

One lap after taking the lead, a yellow flag slowed Hughes' march to victory, but the Colcord, Okla., veteran handled the restart with ease and cruised on to the checkers unchallenged.

Ruter finished second after swapping the runner-up spot with Tesch on each of the last five orbits. Tesch was third, while last Friday's preliminary feature winner Kelly Shryock settled for a fourth-place finish. Mike Spaulding of Bemidji, Minn., completed the top-5 finishers.

Sixth place went to weekly USRA Modified dominator Tim Donlinger of Rochester, followed by Les Duellman of Winona seventh, Rochester's Mike Sorensen eighth, Tony Fraise of Donnellson, Iowa, in ninth and 18th-starting Milo Veloz of Colona, Ill., 10th.

Jeff Spacek of Phillips, Wis., earned the title of Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger by finishing 14th after starting 32nd.

Shaun Peterson passed the most cars in the three days of qualifying heat races, and will receive an all-expense paid trip to the Daytona 500 in February, courtesy of Featherlite of Cresco. The package includes pit passes, hotel, airfare and tickets to all NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway during Speedweeks. This total package is valued at over $4,000. Peterson, a rookie in his class, accomplished this feat while not making the feature event for the Thursday night program.

Sunday's event was a make-up date after being rained out last Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24-25.

Up next for the O’Reilly USMTS is the season finale Pepsi/Mountain Dew Mid-America Nationals at the Bentz GM Country Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo., Oct. 21-22.

For more information, contact the USMTS office by calling 515-832-7944 or email Race Director Todd Staley at todd@usmts.com. The O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series is online at www.USMTS.com.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series

7th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree - Night 3 of 3

Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.

Sunday, October 2, 2005

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 23 in passing points earned in the heat races qualified for the "A" main. The top 12 redraw for their starting positions.

HEAT #1:

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

2. 43 - Milo Veloz -- Colona, IL (1)

3. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (6)

4. 83 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (9)

5. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (4)

6. 22 - Jeff Spacek -- Phillips, WI (3)

7. 72 - Douglas Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)

8. 55x - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (7)

9. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (5) DNF

HEAT #2:

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

2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (4)

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

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

5. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Garner, IA (7)

6. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (2)

7. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (9)

8. 1A - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (5)

9. J28 - Craig Bentzin -- Austin, MN (3)

HEAT #3:

1. 3D - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (8)

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

3. 45 - Tony Fraise -- Donnellson, IA (9)

4. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (3)

5. 52 - Jesse Frericks -- Pine Island, MN (2)

6. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (6)

7. 0x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (7)

8. 99f - Karl Fenske -- Winona, MN (5)

9. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (4) DNF

HEAT #4:

1. 12m - Jason Miller -- Osceola, WI (6)

2. 3dx - Dan Olson -- Braham, MN (1)

3. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (5)

4. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (3)

5. 45t - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (9)

6. 10h - Todd Hanson -- Clear Lake, IA (4)

7. 15 - Clint Morehouse -- Colona, IL (7)

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

9. 11 - Kerry Ledebuhr -- Winona, MN (2)

HEAT #5:

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

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

3. 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (9)

4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)

5. 00 - Steve Arpin -- Fort Frances, ON, Canada (4)

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

7. 0T - Trent Follmer -- Elk River, MN (7)

8. 02a - Matt Aarsvold -- Oronoco, MN (1)

9. 5W - Darrin Walch -- Postville, IA (8)

HEAT #6:

1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2)

2. 0L - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (5)

3. 99 - Bruce Angst -- Winona, MN (6)

4. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (8)

5. 37H - Mike Hernke -- Cannon Falls, MN (7)

6. 28c - Bill C. Clemens -- Chatfield, MN (1) DNF

7. 54 - Bobby Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (4) DNF

8. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (3) DNF

HEAT #7:

1. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (3)

2. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (7)

3. 5m - Gary March -- Hinton, IA (1)

4. 16 - Dain Schultz -- Owatonna, MN (6)

5. 35W - Albert Wytaske -- Lansing, MN (5)

6. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (4)

7. 17 - Trevis Underdahl -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8) DNF

8. c19 - Jeremie Hedrick -- Shawano, WI (2) DNF

HEAT #8:

1. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (2)

2. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (3)

3. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (1)

4. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (4)

5. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)

6. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (7)

7. B52 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (6)

8. 11x - Jim Chyba -- Browerville, MN (5)

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

"B" MAIN #1 (top 2 transfer):

1. 0T - Trent Follmer -- Elk River, MN (7)

2. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (3)

3. 00 - Steve Arpin -- Fort Frances, ON, Canada (4)

4. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1)

5. 99f - Karl Fenske -- Winona, MN (8)

6. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (5)

7. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (6)

8. 11x - Jim Chyba -- Browerville, MN (9)

9. 5W - Darrin Walch -- Postville, IA (10)

10. 45t - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (2) DNF

"B" MAIN #2 (top 2 transfer):

1. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Garner, IA (3)

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

3. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (1)

4. 72 - Douglas Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6)

5. 10h - Todd Hanson -- Clear Lake, IA (5)

6. 69 - Tom Goble -- Burlington, IA (8)

7. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (9)

8. 54 - Bobby Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (7)

9. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (10) -1 Lap

10. 35W - Albert Wytaske -- Lansing, MN (4) DNF

"B" MAIN #3 (top 2 transfer):

1. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2)

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

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

4. 37H - Mike Hernke -- Cannon Falls, MN (3)

5. B52 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (7)

6. J28 - Craig Bentzin -- Austin, MN (9)

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

8. 5m - Gary March -- Hinton, IA (1)

9. 02a - Matt Aarsvold -- Oronoco, MN (8)

"B" MAIN #4 (top 2 transfer):

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

2. 22 - Jeff Spacek -- Phillips, WI (4)

3. 0x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (6)

4. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (8)

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

6. 55x - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (7)

7. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (3)

8. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (2)

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

"B" MAIN #5 (top 2 transfer):

1. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (2)

2. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (5)

3. 16 - Dain Schultz -- Owatonna, MN (1)

4. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (4)

5. 52 - Jesse Frericks -- Pine Island, MN (3)

6. 15 - Clint Morehouse -- Colona, IL (6)

7. 11 - Kerry Ledebuhr -- Winona, MN (9)

8. 1A - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (7)

9. c19 - Jeremie Hedrick -- Shawano, WI (8) DNF

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE ($2,000 to win):

1. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (started 24th)

2. 00 - Steve Arpin -- Fort Frances, ON, Canada

3. 19x - Darin Duffy -- Hazelton, IA

4. B52 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN

5. 52 - Jesse Frericks -- Pine Island, MN

6. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA

7. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN

8. 16 - Dain Schultz -- Owatonna, MN

9. 99f - Karl Fenske -- Winona, MN

10. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN

11. 28c - Bill Clemens -- Chatfield, MN

12. 1A - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN

13. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN

14. 11x - Jim Chyba -- Browerville, MN

15. 10h - Todd Hanson -- Clear Lake, IA

16. 54 - Bobby Sorensen -- Rochester, MN

17. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN

18. J28 - Craig Bentzin -- Austin, MN

19. 15 - Clint Morehouse -- Colona, IL

20. 55x - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN

21. 5m - Gary March -- Hinton, IA

22. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN

23. 0x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN

24. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN

25. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA

26. 37H - Mike Hernke -- Cannon Falls, MN

27. 11 - Kerry Ledebuhr -- Winona, MN

28. 69 - Tom Goble -- Burlington, IA

29. 17 - Trevis Underdahl -- Blooming Prairie, MN

30. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA

"A" MAIN (40 laps, $12,000 to win):

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

2. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Kanawha, IA (6)

3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7)

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

5. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (14)

6. 3D - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (1)

7. 0L - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (11)

8. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (12)

9. 45 - Tony Fraise -- Donnellson, IA (9)

10. 43 - Milo Veloz -- Colona, IL (18)

11. 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (10)

12. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (3)

13. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (27)

14. 22 - Jeff Spacek -- Phillips, WI (32)

15. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (15)

16. 3dx - Dan Olson -- Braham, MN (20)

17. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (23)

18. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (30)

19. 99 - Bruce Angst -- Winona, MN (17)

20. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (31)

21. 4R - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (19)

22. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (28)

23. 83 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (22) DNF

24. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (26) DNF

25. 12m - Jason Miller -- Osceola, WI (2) DNF

26. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (21) DNF

27. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (8) DNF

28. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (33) DNF

29. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (29) DNF

30. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (5) DNF

31. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (16) DNF

32. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Garner, IA (25) DNF

33. 0T - Trent Follmer -- Elk River, MN (24) DNF

Lap Leaders: Pittman 1-3, Tesch 4-15, Ruter 16-34, Hughes 35-40.

Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Spacek (started 32nd, finished 14th).

Next Race: Oct. 21-22, Bentz GM Country Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, Mo.