<B>JACKSON, Minn. --</B> Kelly Shryock's record-breaking season continued Saturday as he captured the 30-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series main event at the 28th Annual Mountain Dew Jackson Nationals at the Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minn. The win was worth $2,000 plus bonus awards and contingencies.

After an uncharacteristic finish in his heat race where he finished worse than he started, the Fertile, Iowa, ace started the Holley "A" Main from the 13th position. It didn't take him long to flex his muscles as he moved into fourth as the field completed the sixth lap. Eight laps later, the caution flag flew for Jason Krohn's spin in turn 2. On the restart, Shryock snatched the lead from polesitter Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn., and that was all she wrote.

It was the third time this season that Shryock strung together three straight wins as the seven-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champ notched his 18th win in 32 events. In 2005, Shryock collected 15 wins in 49 starts.

Myer hung on for the runner-up paycheck while Mike Hejna of Clear Lake, Iowa, was third. Krohn, who was piloting Shryock's backup car, bounced back from his earlier spin and threaded through the pack to take home a fourth-place finish. Lakefield, Minn.'s Willy Kraft scored his best O’Reilly USMTS finish of the season as he rounded out the top five finishers.

The Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger was Mark Elliott of Webster City, Iowa. Elliott started 25th and finished 9th.

Up next for the rugged O’Reilly USMTS road warriors is a four-night swing of four $2,000-to-win races spanning three regions and four States. The quadrupleheader kicks off with a Central Region show on Tuesday, July 18, with the 2nd Annual Fort Dodge Modified Nationals at the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa. From there, the Series treks into the Western Region for the Inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Modified Madness at the historic high-banked Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., on Wednesday, July 19. On Thursday, July 20, Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., plays host to the O’Reilly USMTS speed merchants for the first time, and the final event in the tough Western Region. The action wraps up on Friday, July 21, with the 5th Annual Gopher Summer Challenge at the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn., and the final points race in the Reich Concrete/Yeager Machine Northeast Region.

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

28th Annual Mountain Dew Jackson Nationals

Jackson Speedway, Jackson, Minn.

Saturday, July 15, 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. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (1)

2. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA (4)

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

4. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)

5. 1j - Jack Byers -- Hartley, IA (3)

6. 1cc - Clayton Christensen -- Spencer, IA (8)

7. 28 - Brent Pospisil -- Worthington, MN (5)

8. 34 - Jay Goosman -- Hinton, IA (6)

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

1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7)

2. 3k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (6)

3. 5r - James Richert -- Comfrey, MN (1)

4. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (4)

5. 5b - Mike Bosma -- Harris, IA (5)

6. 44 - Tug Helmers -- Estherville, IA (3) DNF

7. 7w - Kenneth Will -- Windom, MN (8) DNF

8. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City,, IA (2) DNS

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

1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2)

2. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (1)

3. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (5)

4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (3)

5. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (6)

6. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4)

7. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (8)

8. 54 - Ted Anderson -- Springfield, MN (7)

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

1. 9 - Roger Nielsen -- Estherville, IA (2)

2. 21h - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (3)

3. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (1)

4. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (4)

5. 86 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (6)

6. 2b - Brett Bartels -- Blue Earth, MN (5)

7. 17s - James Slawson -- Spencer, IA (7)

<B>REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 6 advance):</B>

1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (2)

2. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (3)

3. 1j - Jack Byers -- Hartley, IA (4)

4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)

5. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (1)

6. 1cc - Clayton Christensen -- Spencer, IA (5)

7. 28 - Brent Pospisil -- Worthington, MN (8)

8. 54 - Ted Anderson -- Springfield, MN (10)

9. 34 - Jay Goosman -- Hinton, IA (9) DNF

10. 7w - Kenneth Will -- Windom, MN (7) DNS

<B>REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (10 laps, top 6 advance):</B>

1. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (1)

2. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (2)

3. 86 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (3)

4. 2b - Brett Bartels -- Blue Earth, MN (6)

5. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (7)

6. 5b - Mike Bosma -- Harris, IA (4)

7. 44 - Tug Helmers -- Estherville, IA (5) DNF

8. 17s - James Slawson -- Spencer, IA (8) DNF

9. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City,, IA (9) DNS

<B>HOLLEY "A" MAIN (30 laps):</B>

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (13)

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

3. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (11)

4. 3k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (2)

5. 86 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (20)

6. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (9)

7. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (15)

8. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (17)

9. 12 - Mark Elliott -- Webster City,, IA (25)

10. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (23)

11. 7 - Eric Dailey -- Armstrong, IA (5)

12. 2b - Brett Bartels -- Blue Earth, MN (22)

13. 9 - Roger Nielsen -- Estherville, IA (4)

14. 50 - Brad Bakken -- Garner, IA (8)

15. 1cc - Clayton Christensen -- Spencer, IA (26)

16. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (24)

17. 5r - James Richert -- Comfrey, MN (14)

18. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (6) DNF

19. 1j - Jack Byers -- Hartley, IA (19) DNF

20. 21h - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (7) DNF

21. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (21) DNF

22. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3) DNF

23. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (16) DNF

24. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (10) DNF

25. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (18) DNF

26. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (12) DNS

<B>AMSOIL Lap Leaders:</B> Myer 1-14, Shryock 15-30.

<B>Total Laps Led:</B> Shryock 16, Myer 14.

<B>Provisional Starters:</B> Elliott (regional), Christensen (national).

<B>Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger:</B> Elliott (started 25th, finished 9th).

<B>Next Race:</B> Tuesday, July 18, Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, Iowa.

<B>O’Reilly National Driver Points (top 10):</B> Shryock 3094, Myer 2684, Noble 2628, Tesch 2496, VanderBeek 2355, Ryan Ruter 2306, McEwan 2184, A. Hejna 1990, Dean Mahlstedt 1984, Mike Wedelstadt 1666.

<B>Reich Concrete/Yeager Machine Northeast Region Points (top 10):</B> Shryock 930, Myer 809, VanderBeek 732, Noble 664, Ryan Ruter 616, McEwan 603, Tesch 583, M. Hejna 578, A. Hejna 542, Mike Wedelstadt 483.

<B>Home Pride Passing Points - National (top 5):</B> Shryock 130.5, Ryan Ruter 112.5, A. Hejna 99.0, Noble 94.5, Tesch 93.0.

<B>Home Pride Passing Points - Northeast (top 5):</B> Shryock 40.5, A. Hejna 30.0, Noble 30.0, VanderBeek 25.5, Tesch 24.0.

<B>Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points (top 5):</B> Jay Poidinger 452, Jason Friesen 388, Matt Gilbertson 295, Brent Bohmont 267, Steensma 242.

<B>UNIJIG Builders Championship Points (top 5):</B> Skyrocket 305, Kraft 246, Hughes 226, GRT 202, Bullet 141.

<B>Contingency Awards:</B>

Bassett Racing Wheel – M. Hejna.

Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.

Dynatech Racing Exhaust – Shryock, Myer.

Edelbrock – Shryock, Myer.

Fast Shafts – Kraft.

GRT Race Cars – Tesch.

Isky Racing Cams – Myer.

KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Krohn.

KSE Racing Products – Weder.

Larson Racing Specialists – Nielsen.

Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.

QuickTime Performance Parts – Hughes.

RaceQuest – Shryock, Goosman.

Real Racing Wheels – Hughes.

T.A.R. Race Car Bodies – Oskerson.

UNIJIG – McEwan.