SPRING VALLEY, Minn. -- Eight-time defending O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series national champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, emerged victorious Saturday after a spirited battle with Zumbrota's Brad Waits in 5th Annual Greenway Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. The win was worth $2,000 to Shryock, who also captured Friday night's feature race at the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn., to claim the first two races of the four-race Memorial Day Weekend.

Starting from the outside of row 1 in the 40-lap Holley "A" Main, Shryock grabbed the lead from polesitter Corey Dripps at the drop of the green flag, then set a torrid pace over the next 20 laps. Racing in heavy lapped traffic on lap 24, Waits brought the crowd to their feet as he slipped by "The King" of the O’Reilly USMTS to lead lap 25. Oklahoma's Jason Hughes also closed in to make it a three-car race for the lead, but Shryock was able to maneuver back into the top spot on lap 28. From there, Shryock kept Waits at bay to pick up his sixth O’Reilly USMTS National Event victory in 11 starts and extend his lead and pad his points lead in the Yeager Machine Northeast Region.

Clear Lake, Iowa, pilots Mike Hejna and Dean Mahlstedt finished fourth and fifth, respectively, behind the top-3 of Shryock, Waits and Hughes. Greg Skaggs, Layne Meyer, Steve Arpin, Bob Timm and Mike Sorensen rounded out the top-10 finishers.

Steve Holzkamper of Gentry, Ark., raced from 19th on the starting grid to finish 11th and earn the Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors.

Shryock continues atop the O’Reilly USMTS national standings with a healthy margin over last year's runner-up, Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon. In the Yeager Machine Northeast Region, Shryock leads with 207 points over Holzkamper (169), Josh Reisch (161), Skaggs (158) and Texan Chris Brown (157).

Set your TIVO to record the Indy 500 and World 600 because the best racing on Sunday will be at the Kasson Speedway for the 6th Annual Minnesota Spring Fling. Located less than 42 miles from the Deer Creek Speedway, gates at the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Kasson will open at 2 p.m., with hot laps at 4:45 and racing at 5. The Kasson Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 1.1 mile north of US 14 on SR 57 (at the Dodge County Fairgrounds). For more info, call (651) 226-3706 or (507) 634-6400 on raceday or visit www.kassonspeedway.com online.

Just a short 28-mile drive down the road from Kasson, the whirlwind weekend will wrap up with the triumphant return of the O’Reilly USMTS for the 4th Annual Memorial Day Shootout at the Steele County Speedway in Owatonna on Monday, May 28. Gates are slated to open at 3 p.m., hot laps are at 5 and the mud starts flying at 5:30. The Steele County Speedway is a 1/2-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 1.0 mile east of I-35 on US 14, then 1.2 miles north on CR 45 (at the Steele County Fairgrounds). For more info, call (507) 583-5050 or (507) 363-9124 on raceday or visit www.steelecountyspeedway.com online.

All four Memorial Day Weekend shows will pay $2,000 to win and a minimum $250 to start each main event.

To learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
5th Annual Greenway Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, May 26, 2007

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 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. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (1)
2. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Rochester, MN (2)
3. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (3)
4. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (5)
5. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (4)
6. 19g - Richie Gustin, Jr. -- Gilmar, IA (8)
7. 55 - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (7)
8. 7c - Nate Caruth -- Ames, IA (10)
9. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (6)DNF
10. 83 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (9) DNF

HEAT #2 (10 laps):
1. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
2. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (6)
3. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2)
4. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (5)
5. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (8)
6. 5w - Darrin Walch -- Postville, IA (7)
7. 18 - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (3)
8. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (9)
9. 93 - Bob Fisher -- Lyle, MN (4)
10. 4s - Craig Shaw -- Adams, MN (10) DNF

HEAT #3 (10 laps):
1. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (1)
2. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (2)
3. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (3)
4. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (5)
5. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (7)
6. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (8)
7. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (9)
8. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (6)
9. 58 - Scott Vesely -- Mosinee, WI (4)
10. 39 - Greg Erickson -- Chatfield, MN (10)

HEAT #4 (10 laps):
1. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (8)
3. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (3)
4. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- W. Concord, MN (1)
5. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)
6. 02 - Tommy Weder, Jr. -- Woodward, OK (7)
7. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (9)
8. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (6)
9. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (4) DNF

HEAT #5 (10 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (3)
2. 21L - Layne Meyer -- West Union, IA (2)
3. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (5)
4. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (6)
5. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (1)
6. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN (8)
7. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (7)
8. 96 - Greg Jensen -- Albert Lea, MN (4)
9. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (9)

HEAT #6 (10 laps):
1. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (2)
2. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
3. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (5)
4. 2 - Tyler Rubin -- Grand Meadows, MN (1)
5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (8)
6. 68 - Tyler Clark -- Rochester, MN (4)
7. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)
8. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (9)
9. 02 - Jacob Dahle -- Morristown, MN (6) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (1)
2. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (4)
3. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (5)
4. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (6)
5. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (3)
6. 19g - Richie Gustin, Jr. -- Gilmar, IA (10)
7. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- W. Concord, MN (7)
8. 02 - Tommy Weder, Jr. -- Woodward, OK (12)
9. 83 - Willy Kraft -- Lakefield, MN (22)
10. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (13)
11. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (15)
12. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (18)
13. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (17)
14. 55 - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (14)
15. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (19)
16. 58 - Scott Vesely -- Mosinee, WI (20)
17. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (21)
18. 39 - Greg Erickson -- Chatfield, MN (23)
19. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN (11)
20. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (8) DNF
21. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (9) DNF
22. 7c - Nate Caruth -- Ames, IA (16) DNF
23. 1R - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (2) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2)
2. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (1)
3. 2 - Tyler Rubin -- Grand Meadows, MN (7)
4. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (3)
5. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (5)
6. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (10)
7. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (9)
8. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (8)
9. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
10. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (17)
11. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (13)
12. 68 - Tyler Clark -- Rochester, MN (12)
13. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (15)
14. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (16)
15. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (20)
16. 5w - Darrin Walch -- Postville, IA (11)
17. 18 - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (14)
18. 02 - Jacob Dahle -- Morristown, MN (21)
19. 93 - Bob Fisher -- Lyle, MN (19)
20. 96 - Greg Jensen -- Albert Lea, MN (18)
21. 4s - Craig Shaw -- Adams, MN (22) DNF
22. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (4) DNF

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 24 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN (4)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (3)
4. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (5)
5. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (9)
6. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (8)
7. 21L - Layne Meyer -- West Union, IA (12)
8. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Rochester, MN (10)
9. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rolling Stone, MN (7)
10. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (17)
11. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (19)
12. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (14)
13. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (20)
14. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (16)
15. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (22)
16. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (15)
17. 2 - Tyler Rubin -- Grand Meadows, MN (18)
18. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (21)
19. 02 - Tommy Weder, Jr. -- Woodward, OK (23)
20. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (11)
21. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (24)
22. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (13) DNF
23. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6) DNF
24. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1) DNF

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Shryock 1-24, Waits 25-27, Shryock 28-40.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 37, Waits 3.
AFCO Pole Award: Shryock.
Provisional Starters: Weder (regional), VanderBeek (national).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Holzkamper (started 19th, finished 11th).
Next Race: Sunday, May 27, Kasson Speedway, Kasson, Minn.
O’Reilly National Points: Shryock 1135, VanderBeek 810, Al Hejna 746, Jay Noteboom 651, Holzkamper 635, Hughes 567, Poidinger 558, Cale Sponsler 557, Weder 550, Skaggs 522.
Yeager Machine Northeast Region Points: Shryock 207, Holzkamper 169, Reisch 161, Skaggs 158, Brown 157, Hughes 151, Weder 150, Neal 148, Myer 142, Tesch 136.
Home Pride Passing Points (National): Shryock 78, VanderBeek 37½, Scott Green 33, Al Hejna 31½, Hughes 31½.
Home Pride Passing Points (Yeager Machine Northeast Region): Shryock 18, Holzkamper 13½, Kraft 9, Oskerson 9, VanderBeek 9.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Jay Noteboom 187, Cale Sponsler 158, Scott Green 109, Ryan Gustin 90, Jeremy Rasmussen 87.
Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 109, Hughes 76, Razor 47, TRE 46, Kraft 40.

Contingency Awards:
Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.
GRT Race Cars – Skaggs.
Hawk Performance – Arpin.
Isky Racing Cams – Skaggs.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – Mahlstedt, Reisch.
KSE Racing Products –  Waits, Hejna.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Hughes.
Quarter Master – Shryock, Timm.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Meyer.
Real Racing Wheels – Donlinger, Myer.