CORNING, Iowa - Patience paid off for Fertile, Iowa's Kelly Shryock as he sped to victory in the Holley “A” Main Tuesday as the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series invaded the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa. The win, worth $2,000 to the eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champ, was his seventh National Event win of the season in 15 races -- his first in four starts in the tough Western Region.

From the outside of the front row, Shryock muscled his way to the front to lead the first two laps before polesitter Jason Friesen of Sutton, Neb., powered around on the high side of the multi-grooved half-mile oval to grab the lead. For the next 18 laps, Friesen and Shryock raced side-by-side in the turns and nose-to-tail in the straight-aways with Friesen clinging to a one- or two-car-length advantage with each pass beneath the flagstand.

As the leaders completed lap 20, Shryock was able to edge in front of Friesen entering turn 3 and grabbed control of the top spot on lap 21. Two laps later, the engine in Friesen's No. 1F BMS Modified expired and a shot at victory disintegrated into a 23rd-place finish.

Shryock looked to be able to cruise to an easy win with eight laps to go, 10 car-lengths between himself and Dean Mahlstedt and a three-car battle for third between Chris Spieker, Mike Hejna and Jason Krohn. With five laps to go, however, Spieker's machine suffered mechanical problems and he drifted over the turn 2 embankment to bring out the race's second caution flag. On the restart, Krohn, who started 19th in the 24-car field, powered past Mahlstedt and set his sights on Shryock. Despite his charge through the field, Krohn only had a second-place car and Shryock held him at bay to the finish.

Mahlstedt, who won the previous night at the Iowa State Fair Speedway, held on for third, with Hejna fourth and Zack VanderBeek in fifth. sixth through 10th were Jason Hughes, Jon Tesch, Al Hejna, Scott Green and NASCAR rising star Clint Bowyer.

Bowyer, who finished eighth in Monday's rain-delayed NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway, struggled with his No. 07 Jack Daniels Skyrocket in his heat race, but entertained the fans with two great runs in the first Real Racing Wheels “B” Main and the main event. Bowyer will compete with the O’Reilly USMTS two more times this season on July 31 at the West Liberty (Iowa) Raceway and August 1 at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Other winners during Tuesday night's event were Chris Smyser (USRA Late Models), Tony Hardisty (Stock Cars) and Mathew Hudson (Hobby Stocks).

The next stop for the O’Reilly USMTS will be Wednesday for a Central Region tilt at the Southern Iowa Speedway. Pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. and grandstand gates will swing open at 5:00. Hot laps start at 7:00 and the first green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:30. Also on the racing card will be the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks.

The Mahaska County Half-Mile Monster is located 0.5 mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then 0.3 mile north on N. I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). Day-of-race info is available by calling the track hotline at (641) 673-7004 or visit www.rlpromotions.com/oskaloosa online.

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
NASCAR vs. USMTS Showdown
Adams County Speedway, Corning, Iowa
Tuesday, June 5, 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 (8 laps):
1. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (6)
2. 43x - Dan Mueller -- Griswold, IA (5)
3. 71 - Jeff James -- Stanton, IA (2)
4. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (10)
5. 4 - J.C. Wyman -- Griswold, IA (1)
6. Q37 - Allison Quick -- Redding, IA (8)
7. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (7)
8. 27 - Clint Homan -- Bellevue, NE (3)
9. 31j - Barry Sandeman -- Creston, IA (9)
10. 92 - Josh Most -- Red Oak, IA (4)

HEAT #2 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5)
2. 1F - Jason Friesen -- Sutton, NE (6)
3. 29 - Dennis Elliott -- Mount Ayr, IA (1)
4. 93 - Cale Sponsler -- Grimes, IA (3)
5. 07 - Clint Bowyer -- Clemmons, NC (4)
6. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (9)
7. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (2)
8. 3z - Mike Albertsen -- Audubon, IA (10)
9. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (8)
10. 17s - Stoney Stuart -- Creston, IA (7)

HEAT #3 (8 laps):
1. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2)
2. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (4)
3. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (3)
4. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (6)
5. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (5)
6. 12e - Mark Elliott -- Webster City,, IA (9)
7. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (8)
8. 0 - Kirby Stiens -- Conception Junction, MO (7)
9. 1 - Jeremy Hodapp -- Corning, IA (1)

HEAT #4 (8 laps):
1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (3)
2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (5)
3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (9)
4. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Rochester, MN (8)
5. 11 - Ryan Peckham -- Corning, IA (2)
6. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (6)
7. 18 - Jake Durbin -- Perry, IA (7)
8. 55 - Kevin Parman -- Denver, MO (1)
9. 8 - Mark Hoover -- Maryville, MO (4)

HEAT #5 (8 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (5)
2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1)
3. 64 - Russell Stewart -- Mount Ayr, IA (2)
4. G7 - Jeremy Tibben -- Stanton, IA (7)
5. 5c - Chris Hogan -- Lenox, IA (9)
6. 69 - Kevin Bills -- Creston, IA (6)
7. 91b - B.J. Bruck -- Westphalia, IA (3)
8. 70 - Jesse Dennis -- Prescott, IA (8)
9. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (4)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12e - Mark Elliott -- Webster City,, IA (6)
2. 07 - Clint Bowyer -- Clemmons, NC (7)
3. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Rochester, MN (1)
4. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (3)
5. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (4)
6. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (10)
7. 17s - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (9)
8. 11 - Ryan Peckham -- Corning, IA (8)
9. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (17)
10. 71 - Jeff James -- Stanton, IA (2)
11. 93 - Cale Sponsler -- Grimes, IA (5)
12. 27 - Clint Homan -- Bellevue, NE (13)
13. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (11)
14. 17s - Stoney Stuart -- Creston, IA (18)
15. 55 - Kevin Parman -- Denver, MO (14)
16. 1 - Jeremy Hodapp -- Corning, IA (16)
17. 31j - Barry Sandeman -- Creston, IA (15)
18. 91b - B.J. Bruck -- Westphalia, IA (12)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr.-- Woodward, OK (5)
2. 64 - Russell Stewart -- Mount Ayr, IA (3)
3. G7 - Jeremy Tibben -- Stanton, IA (1)
4. 29 - Dennis Elliott -- Mount Ayr, IA (2)
5. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (15)
6. 0 - Kirby Stiens -- Conception Junction, MO (13)
7. Q37 - Allison Quick -- Redding, IA (8)
8. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (10)
9. 4 - J.C. Wyman -- Griswold, IA (6)
10. 69 - Kevin Bills -- Creston, IA (9)
11. 92 - Josh Most -- Red Oak, IA (17)
12. 3z - Mike Albertsen -- Audubon, IA (12)
13. 70 - Jesse Dennis -- Prescott, IA (14)
14. 5c - Chris Hogan -- Lenox, IA (4)
15. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (7)
16. 8 - Mark Hoover -- Maryville, MO (16)
17. 18 - Jake Durbin -- Perry, IA (11)

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (2)
2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (19)
3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
4. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (4)
5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
6. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (9)
7. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (7)
8. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (8)
9. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (12)
10. 07 - Clint Bowyer -- Clemmons, NC (15)
11. 61 - Bruce Hanford -- Davenport, IA (11)
12. 43x - Dan Mueller -- Griswold, IA (5)
13. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr.-- Woodward, OK (14)
14. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Rochester, MN (17)
15. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (21)
16. 12e - Mark Elliott -- Webster City,, IA (13)
17. g7 - Jeremy Tibben -- Stanton, IA (18)
18. 64 - Russell Stewart -- Mount Ayr, IA (16)
19. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (22) DNF
20. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (24) DNF
21. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (10) DNF
22. 93 - Cale Sponsler -- Grimes, IA (23) DNF
23. 1f - Jason Friesen -- Sutton, NE (1) DNF
24. 29 - Dennis Elliott -- Mount Ayr, IA (20) DNF

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Shryock 1-2, Friesen 3-20, Shryock 21-30.
Total Laps Led: Friesen 18, Shryock 12.
AFCO Pole Award: Mahlstedt.
Provisional Starters: Sponsler (regional), Neal (national).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Krohn (started 19th, finished 2nd).
Next Race: Wednesday, June 6, Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
O’Reilly National Points: Shryock 1503, VanderBeek 1156, A. Hejna 960, Holzkamper 932, Hughes 909, Weder 788, Poidinger 745, Greg Skaggs 710, Sponsler 654, Jay Noteboom 651.
Western Region Points: Shryock 391, A. Hejna 364, VanderBeek 320, Tesch 291, Green 255, Sponsler 254, Tim Karrick 243, Friesen 238, Jay Noteboom 221, Mark Dotson 219.
Home Pride Passing Points (National): Shryock 96, Hughes 52½, VanderBeek 49½, A. Hejna 40½, Green 37½.
Home Pride Passing Points (Western Region): Shryock 34½, A. Hejna 24, Green 22½, Jay Noteboom 19½, Mark Noble 16½.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Sponsler 189, Jay Noteboom 187, Ryan Gustin 150, Green 144, Richie Gustin Jr. 119, Lodge 119.
Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 148, Hughes 106, TRE 66, Bullet 55, Razor 47, Kraft 47, GRT 47.

Contingency Awards:
Belleville Motorsports – VanderBeek, Bowyer, Holzkamper, Neal.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.
GRT Race Cars – not awarded.
Hawk Performance – A. Hejna.
Isky Racing Cams – Mahlstedt.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – VanderBeek, Weder.
KSE Racing Products –  Krohn, M. Hejna.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Mahlstedt.
Quarter Master – Shryock, Green.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Tesch.
Real Racing Wheels – Elliott, Weder.