LANSING, Minn. — Nobody could out-draw Tommy Myer and nobody could out-race him either as Myer took a wire-to-wire victory Friday night as the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series invaded the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn.

The top-8 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points drew for their starting positions in the 40-lap Holley “A” Main, with AFCO Pole Award winner Zack VanderBeek drawing first and Myer, who was eighth in Home Pride Passing Points, getting whatever was left over. After the other seven had drawn, Myer was left with the pole position, and he made them pay for it.

Myer rocketed straight to the lead, and despite a lot of pressure and side by side racing throughout the main event, led every lap en route to his second O’Reilly USMTS win of the season — his sixth feature win this year at the 1/3-mile Lansing oval.

In the early going, O’Reilly USMTS points leader Jason Hughes hugged Myer's rear bumper and tried to take the lead away several times, but Myer held his ground each lap. Meanwhile, Hughes had to fend off Richie Gustin Jr. to maintain his runner-up position.

Despite four cautions in the first half of the race, just three of the starters had fallen out of the race. The fifth caution of the race came out on lap 30 when Ryan York of Racine got into the turn 3 wall. On the restart, Kelly Shryock, who had moved up to third from a fifth row starting spot, got a good jump and moved past Hughes for second.

As the field was completing lap 35, Gustin had problems and was moving slow down the front straight away heading toward the pits when he was rear-ended by Josh Mattick. Both drivers exited their cars and during the red flag while Hughes also pulled to a stop, climbed out of his machine and signaled for a wrecker. As his No. 12 Modified was pushed away, a large oil spill was left behind under the car showing exactly what the problem was that ended his night.

The race restarted and the final five laps were wild as Shryock pulled up alongside Myer. However, Tim Donlinger had moved to third after starting 13th, and was darting inside and outside on both of the top two runners, making the action three wide for the win.

Myer held his line and took the win with Donlinger nosing out Shryock for second as they raced to the checkers.

Greg Skaggs and VanderBeek rounded out the top-5 finishers. The Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors went to Jon Tesch, who started 24th and finished eighth after barely making the call to start the feature.

With his runner-up finish, Shryock closed the gap on Hughes and Jason Krohn in The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship. Hughes garnered just an 18th-place paycheck after failing to finish while Krohn held on for a ninth-place finish and overtook Hughes in the points battle (950 to 947) with just four events remaining. Shryock is third with 908 points, followed by Tesch (867), Myer (814), Tommy Weder Jr. (807), VanderBeek (800), Skaggs (799), Steve Holzkamper (682) and Scott Green (667).

On Saturday night, the Masters of Fast invade the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., for the 3rd Annual Labor Day Dual, and 11th race in The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship. A top prize of $2,000 is up for grabs, with all main event starters earning at least $250. Joining the rugged O’Reilly USMTS road warriors will be the WDRL Late Models.

No license is required to compete with the O’Reilly USMTS, but licensed drivers enjoy such benefits as pay scale bonuses, increased tow money, points fund eligibility and contingency awards. The superior American Racer KK-704 racing tire is the Official Tire of the O’Reilly USMTS, but top-flight drivers who simply want to chase the cash and the glory (no points) are welcome to utilize the Hoosier G60 tire.

Gates open at 5 p.m. with the first green flag waving at 7:30. For more information, call the track at (507) 433-4578 or visit them online at www.chateauraceway.net. The Chateau Raceway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval located 5.0 miles north of Austin on US 218 to the Lansing exit, then 1.3 miles eat on CR 2, then 0.4 mile south on CR 25, then 0.3 mile east.

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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OFFICIAL RESULTS
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship (Race 10 of 15)
Chateau Raceway, Lansing, Minn.
Friday, Aug. 31, 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. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (2)
2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (3)
3. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (7)
4. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (9)
5. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1)
6. 58 - Scott Vesely -- Mosinee, WI (8)
7. 99.9 - Kenny Wytaske -- Lansing, MN (4)
8. 96x - Greg Jensen -- Albert Lea, MN (6)
9. 20jr - Dave Wytaske Jr. -- Austin, MN (5)

HEAT #2 (10 laps):
1. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (2)
2. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (7)
3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
4. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (9)
5. 1r - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (5)
6. 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (8)
7. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (1)
8. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (4)
9. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (6)

HEAT #3 (10 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (1)
2. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (3)
3. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (5)
4. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (7)
5. 1 - Josh Mattick -- Austin, MN (4)
6. J28 - Craig Bentzin -- Austin, MN (2)
7. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (6)
8. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (8)

HEAT #4 (10 laps):
1. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (2)
2. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (7)
3. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (3)
4. 4s - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (8)
5. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (4)
6. 02 - Jacob Dahle -- Morristown, MN (6)
7. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (5)
8. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (8)
2. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (2)
3. 1 - Josh Mattick -- Austin, MN (4)
4. 99.9 - Kenny Wytaske -- Lansing, MN (7)
5. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (3)
6. 96x - Greg Jensen -- Albert Lea, MN (9)
7. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (10)
8. 20jr - Dave Wytaske Jr. -- Austin, MN (11)
9. J28 - Craig Bentzin -- Austin, MN (6)
10. 4s - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN (1)
11. 58 - Scott Vesely -- Mosinee, WI (5)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (2)
2. 1r - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (3)
3. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)
4. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (1)
5. 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (5)
6. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (7)
7. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (10)
8. 02 - Jacob Dahle -- Morristown, MN (6)
9. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (4)
10. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (11)
11. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (9)

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (1)
2. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (13)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (10)
4. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK (12)
5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)
6. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (8)
7. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (18)
8. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (25)
9. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (7)
10. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (9)
11. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (14)
12. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (21)
13. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (20)
14. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (23)
15. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (11)
16. 99.9 - Kenny Wytaske -- Lansing, MN (19)
17. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (3)
18. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (2)
19. 1 - Josh Mattick -- Austin, MN (17)
20. 1r - Ryan York -- Racine, MN (16)
21. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (5)
22. 7e - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (22)
23. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (4)
24. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (15)

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Myer 1-40.
Total Laps Led: Myer 40.
AFCO Pole Award: VanderBeek.
Provisional Starters: Lodge, Tesch.
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Tesch (started 24th, finished 8th).
Next Race: Saturday, Sept. 1, Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
O’Reilly USMTS National Championship Points: Krohn 950, Hughes 947, Shryock 908, Tesch 867, Myer 814, Weder 807, VanderBeek 800, Skaggs 799, Holzkamper 682, Green 667.
Home Pride Passing Points: Shryock 198, Hughes 144, VanderBeek 136½, Al Hejna 120, Weder 106½.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Green 887, Lodge 445, Ryan Gustin 339, Richie Gustin Jr. 294, Vesely 260.
Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 471, Hughes 393, GRT 241, Harris 241, BC 190.

Contingency Awards:
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Myer.
GRT Race Cars – not awarded.
Hawk Performance – Tesch.
Isky Racing Cams – Holzkamper.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – VanderBeek, Green.
KSE Racing Products – Donlinger Skaggs.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Shryock.
Quarter Master – Myer, Krohn.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Noble.
Real Racing Wheels – Donlinger, Mondus.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, AMSOIL, Arizona Sport Shirts, BRODIX, Fast Company Performance, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride Companies, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Marsh Racing Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, Yeager Machine.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Day Motor Sports, Gressell Oil Field Services, Hughes Racing Chassis, KraftKar Race Cars, McVicker Oil Fields, Rinehart Trucking.

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