<B>ARCADIA, Wis. --</B> Mike Hackett and a pair of "longtime racing buddies" made the 310-mile round-trip drive from Stevens Point, Wis., to the Fox Ridge Speedway in Arcadia, Wis., on Friday night to see what all the hoopla was about.

"We've heard so much about the USMTS Series and Kelly Shryock that we had to come down tonight to see it for ourselves," said Hackett as he and his entourage made their way to the Fox Ridge Speedway parking lot and a two-hour drive home. "What this guy (Shryock) is doing against this level of competition is unbelievable. Someday I'll be able to tell my kids that I saw him race."

Before Hackett's very eyes, and the rest of the enthusiastic crowd, Shryock delivered yet another impressive performance as he notched his 17th victory this season with the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series. The Fertile, Iowa, pilot pocketed $2,000 for the win as he sets his sights on an unprecedented eighth straight O’Reilly USMTS national championship.

Outside front row starter Jon Tesch of Watertown, S.D., got the jump on polesitter Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., at the drop of the green flag to start the 35-lap main event Friday night. Tesch paced the field for the first 15 laps before Shryock ran him down and slipped by for the lead. From there, Shryock survived a pair of late-race cautions and held off Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn., to the checkered flag.

Tesch hung on for third, with Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., finishing fourth while Mark Noble of Blooming Prairie, Minn., raced from 16th on the starting grid to cross the finish line in fifth.

Arcadia's John Doelle earned the Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors as he started 25th and finished 12th.

The four-race weekend for the O’Reilly USMTS wraps up on Saturday, July 15, at the Jackson (Minn.) Speedway for the 28th Annual Jackson Nationals.

For more information, or to learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call (515) 832-7944 or visit www.USMTS.com online.

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<B>OFFICIAL RESULTS

O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series

Inaugural Event

Fox Ridge Speedway, Arcadia, Wis.

Friday, July 14, 2006</B>

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 are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

<B>ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT #1 (8 laps):</B>

1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (3)

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

3. 35 - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (7)

4. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (1)

5. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (6)

6. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (8)

7. 94jr - John Doelle -- Arcadia, WI (2)

8. 7kx - Kris Peterson -- Mukwonago, WI (4)

<B>HEAT #2 (8 laps):</B>

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

2. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (4)

3. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (5)

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

5. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (7)

6. 17 - Harland Morehart -- Eyota, MN (2)

7. 53 - Roger Niederkorn -- Ettrick, WI (1) -1 Lap

8. 1r - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (3) DNS

<B>HEAT #3 (8 laps):</B>

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

2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (4)

3. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (2)

4. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (7)

5. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (5)

6. 10 - Paul Parker -- Applington, WI (6)

7. 2g - Troy Girolamo -- Eleva, WI (3)

<B>HEAT #4 (8 laps):</B>

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

2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (6)

3. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (3)

4. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (4)

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

6. 94 - Gary Doelle -- Fountain City, WI (1)

7. 58 - Scott Vesely -- Mosinee, WI (7) DNS

<B>REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):</B>

1. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (1)

2. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (3)

3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (5)

4. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (2)

5. 10 - Paul Parker -- Applington, WI (6)

6. 94jr - John Doelle -- Arcadia, WI (7)

7. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (4)

8. 2g - Troy Girolamo -- Eleva, WI (8)

9. 7kx - Kris Peterson -- Mukwonago, WI (9) DNF

<B>REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):</B>

1. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (1)

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

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

4. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (3)

5. 94 - Gary Doelle -- Fountain City, WI (6)

6. 53 - Roger Niederkorn -- Ettrick, WI (7)

7. 17 - Harland Morehart -- Eyota, MN (5)

8. 58 - Scott Vesely -- Mosinee, WI (8) DNS

9. 1r - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (9) DNS

<B>HOLLEY "A" MAIN (35 laps):</B>

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (4)

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

3. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2)

4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (6)

5. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (16)

6. 555 - Ryan Ruter -- Forest City, IA (10)

7. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI (13)

8. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (11)

9. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (3)

10. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (7)

11. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (17)

12. 94jr - John Doelle -- Arcadia, WI (25)

13. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (12)

14. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (15)

15. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (19)

16. 35 - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (9)

17. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (1)

18. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (18)

19. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (23)

20. 94 - Gary Doelle -- Fountain City, WI (22)

21. 17 - Harland Morehart -- Eyota, MN (26)

22. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (8) DNF

23. 10 - Paul Parker -- Applington, WI (21) DNF

24. 2g - Troy Girolamo -- Eleva, WI (24) DNF

25. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (14) DNF

26. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (20) DNF

<B>AMSOIL Lap Leaders:</B> Tesch 1-15, Shryock 16-35.

<B>Total Laps Led:</B> Shryock 20, Tesch 15.

<B>Provisional Starters:</B> Schaefer (regional), Girolamo (track), Doelle (track), Morehart (track).

<B>Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger:</B> J. Doelle (started 25th, finished 12th).

<B>Next Race:</B> Saturday, July 15, Jackson Speedway, Jackson, Minn.

<B>O’Reilly National Driver Points (top 10):</B> Shryock 2979, Myer 2588, Noble 2578, Tesch 2412, Ruter 2306, VanderBeek 2302, McEwan 2134, Mahlstedt 1984, A. Hejna 1938, Wedelstadt 1666.

<B>Reich Concrete/Yeager Machine Northeast Region Points (top 10):</B> Shryock 815, Myer 713, VanderBeek 679, Ruter 616, Noble 614, McEwan 553, Tesch 499, A. Hejna 490, Wedelstadt 483, M. Hejna 479.

<B>Home Pride Passing Points - National (top 5):</B> Shryock 130.5, Ruter 112.5, A. Hejna 97.5, Myer 91.5, Noble 90.0.

<B>Home Pride Passing Points - Northeast (top 5):</B> Shryock 40.5, A. Hejna 28.5, Noble 25.5, VanderBeek 25.5, Waits 24.0.

<B>Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points (top 5):</B> Poidinger 452, Jason Friesen 388, Matt Gilbertson 295, Brent Bohmont 267, Mike Steensma 225.

<B>UNIJIG Builders Championship Points (top 5):</B> Skyrocket 295, Kraft 237, Hughes 219, GRT 194, Bullet 141.

<B>Contingency Awards:</B>

Bassett Racing Wheel – Tesch.

Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.

Dynatech Racing Exhaust – Shryock, Myer.

Edelbrock – Shryock, Myer.

Fast Shafts – Noble.

GRT Race Cars – Ruter.

Isky Racing Cams – VanderBeek.

KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Hughes.

KSE Racing Products – A. Hejna.

Larson Racing Specialists – Poidinger.

Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.

QuickTime Performance Parts – Wedelstadt.

RaceQuest – Shryock, York.

Real Racing Wheels – Wedelstadt, Duellman.

T.A.R. Race Car Bodies – Weder.

UNIJIG – M. Hejna.