BEAUMONT, Texas -- Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, led all 40 laps of Friday night's Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout main event at Motorama Speedway in Beaumont, Texas. Shryock's fourth triumph in five USMTS Southern Series events was worth $2,000 to the eight-time defending O'Reilly USMTS National Champion.

Despite a pair of caution flags that slowed the pace during the Holley "A" Main, nobody could match Shryock as he sped away on each restart, leading runner-up and fellow Iowan Zack VanderBeek to the finish line with a straight-away advantage.

Shryock continues to lead the USMTS Southern Series points standings with a healthy advantage (532 to 401) over Randy Timms of Wheatland, Okla., who finished sixth tonight. VanderBeek sits third in the rankings with 394 points, followed by Holzkamper (389), Skaggs (369), Rodney Sanders (368), Tommy Weder Jr. (360), Jason Hughes (349), David Mitchell (316) and Chase Allen (314).

The Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout continues on Saturday at the Gator Motorplex in Willis, then winds up the tripleheader weekend at the 105 Speedway in Cleveland on Sunday.

On Saturday, the USMTS Southern Series Modifieds will be racing for another $2,000 to win, with a minimum $200 to start. Also on the card will be Limited Modifieds ($1,000 to win), Hobby Stocks, Pure Stocks and the Southern Midget Racing Series. Gates open at 3 p.m. with hot laps at 5 and racing at 6. Adult general admission is $15, kids ages 4-12 are $6 and children under 4 get in for FREE. Pit passes are $30. The Gator Motorplex is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located off of I-45 to Shepherd Hill (Exit 98), then east, then 1.4 miles south on SR 75. For raceday information call (936) 588-6127 or visit www.gatormotorplex.net online.

On Sunday, the rugged road warriors will once again be racing for another $2,000 to win and minimum $200 to start. Also on the card will be Limited Modifieds ($1,000 to win) and Hobby Stocks. Gates open at 3 p.m. with hot laps at 5 and racing at 6. Adult general admission is $15, kids ages 6-12 are $5 and children under 6 get in for FREE. Pit passes are $25. The 105 Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval located 6.0 miles west of US 59 on SR 105, then 0.3 mile north on Fostoria Rd.. For raceday information call (281) 592-4371 or visit www.105speedway.net online.

To learn more about the USMTS Southern Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Southern Series
Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout
Motorama Speedway, Beaumont, Texas
Friday, April 27, 2007

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 13 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the Heats are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT #1 (10 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (1)
3. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. -- Sunnyville, TX (6)
4. 9 - Shane Herbert -- Scott, LA (9)
5. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (4)
6. 148 - Russell Moore -- Conroe, TX (5)
7. 51 - Benny Perry -- Liberty, TX (3)
8. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (7) DNF
9. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (8) DNF

HEAT #2 (10 laps):
1. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (6)
2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (8)
3. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (3)
4. 88x - Tim Clonch -- Quinlan, TX (9)
5. 89L - Glenn Leuschner -- Erving, TX (5)
6. 98 - Darryl Seals -- Vidor, TX (1)
7. 7m - Brandon Melton -- Longview, TX (4)
8. 10m - Adam Willis -- Pitkin, LA (2) DNF
9. 007 - Corey Neil -- Beaumont, TX (7) DNS

HEAT #3 (10 laps):
1. 6x - Kyle Pleasant -- Robeline, LA (3)
2. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (9)
3. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (5)
4. 5w - John Whittington -- Vidor, TX (4)
5. 76 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX (7)
6. 211 - Chad Fitzgerald -- Baytown, TX (8)
7. 85 - Ronnie Canon -- Dayton, TX (2)
8. 955 - Robert Metz Jr. -- Lumberton, TX (6)
9. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- E. Woodward, OK (1) DNF

HEAT #4 (10 laps):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (9)
2. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (3)
3. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (4)
4. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (8)
5. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (6)
6. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (1)
7. 17 - Charles Lasater -- Garland, TX (2)
8. 71 - Jonathan Johnson -- Beaumont, TX (7)
9. 117 - Brennan Poole -- The Woodlands, TX (5)

HEAT #5 (10 laps):
1. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (1)
2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (5)
3. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (7)
4. 88b - Brian Boram -- Orange, TX (9)
5. 7 - Robert Corbello -- Beaumont, TX (6)
6. 78 - Ty Russell -- Montgomery, TX (3)
7. 128 - Rocky Willis -- Beaumont, TX (2)
8. 82 - Steve Majek -- Corpus Christi, TX (8) DNF
9. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (4) DNF

HEAT #6 (10 laps):
1. 51w - Jeff Wood -- Willis, TX (2)
2. 4x - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (4)
3. 1w - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (5)
4. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (6)
5. 27x - Derek Knowles -- Humble, TX (3)
6. 156 - Steve Pugh -- Willis, TX (8)
7. 8 - David Tanner -- Beaumont, TX (7)
8. 14r - Mike Richardson -- Red Oak, TX (1) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (4)
2. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (5)
3. 89L - Glenn Leuschner -- Erving, TX (6)
4. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8)
5. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK (1)
6. 156 - Steve Pugh -- Willis, TX (7)
7. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (14)
8. 10m - Adam Willis -- Pitkin, LA (11)
9. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (3)
10. 7m - Brandon Melton -- Longview, TX (9)
11. 007 - Corey Neil -- Beaumont, TX (13)
12. 88b - Brian Boram -- Orange, TX (2)
13. 128 - Rocky Willis -- Beaumont, TX (10)
14. 82 - Steve Majek -- Corpus Christi, TX (12)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (2)
2. 5w - John Whittington -- Vidor, TX (4)
3. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (3)
4. 9 - Shane Herbert -- Scott, LA (1)
5. 78 - Ty Russell -- Montgomery, TX (8)
6. 27x - Derek Knowles -- Humble, TX (6)
7. 8 - David Tanner -- Beaumont, TX (10)
8. 7 - Robert Corbello -- Beaumont, TX (5)
9. 955 - Robert Metz Jr. -- Lumberton, TX (11)
10. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- E. Woodward, OK (13)
11. 148 - Russell Moore -- Conroe, TX (7)
12. 85 - Ronnie Canon -- Dayton, TX (9)
13. 14r - Mike Richardson -- Red Oak, TX (12)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 88x - Tim Clonch -- Quinlan, TX (1)
2. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (3)
3. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (5)
4. 1w - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (2)
5. 98 - Darryl Seals -- Vidor, TX (7)
6. 76 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX (4)
7. 51 - Benny Perry -- Liberty, TX (8)
8. 17 - Charles Lasater -- Garland, TX (9)
9. 71 - Jonathan Johnson -- Beaumont, TX (11)
10. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (10)
11. 117 - Brennan Poole -- The Woodlands, TX (13)
12. 211 - Chad Fitzgerald -- Baytown, TX (6)
13. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (12)

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5)
3. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (11)
4. 5w - John Whittington -- Vidor, TX (18)
5. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (9)
6. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (14)
7. 88xxx - Clyde Dunn Jr. -- Sunnyville, TX (13)
8. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (7)
9. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (3)
10. 6x - Kyle Pleasant -- Robeline, LA (8)
11. 51w - Jeff Wood -- Willis, TX (2)
12. 88x - Tim Clonch -- Quinlan, TX (16)
13. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR (15)
14. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (12)
15. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (4)
16. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (21)
17. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (6)
18. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK (17)
19. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (19)
20. 89L - Glenn Leuschner -- Erving, TX (20) DNF
21. 4x - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX (10) DNF
22. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA (24) DNF
23. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (22) DNF
24. 76 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX (23) DNF

Lap Leaders: Shryock 1-40.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 40.
Pole Award: VanderBeek.
Provisional Starters: Allen, Burford.
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Whittington (started 18th, finished 4th).
Next Event: Saturday, April 28, Gator Motorplex, Willis, Texas.
USMTS Southern Series Points: Shryock 532, Timms 401, VanderBeek 394, Holzkamper 389, Skaggs 369, Sanders 368, Weder 360, Hughes 349, Mitchell 316, Allen 314.
Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout Points: Shryock 103, Whittington 101, VanderBeek 99, Skaggs 99, Timms 89, Holzkamper 88, Dunn 84, Weder 76, Hughes 74, Pleasant 72, Clonch 72.
Home Pride Passing Points: Shryock 33, Johnny Bone Jr. 31½, VanderBeek 30, Hughes 28½, Timms 22½.

Contingency Awards:
Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.
GRT Race Cars – Timms.
Hawk Performance – Weder.
Isky Racing Cams – Shryock.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – Holzkamper, Mitchell.
KSE Racing Products –  VanderBeek.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Skaggs.
Quarter Master – Shryock, Hughes.
QuickTime Performance Parts – not awarded.
Real Racing Wheels – Timms, Mitchell.

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USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, Boom Drilling, Borco LP, Childhelp, Day Motor Sports, Fast Company Performance, Gressell Oil Field Services, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride Companies, Hughes Racing Chassis, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, KraftKar Race Cars, Marsh Racing Wheels, McVicker Oil Fields, Nitroquest Web Solutions, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels, Rinehart Trucking.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Boyer’s Engine Development, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Edelbrock GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Isky Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Parts, Racer’s Choice, Inc. (RCI).