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9th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
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The results posted here are unofficial, pending post-race technical inspection. Official results will be posted on the message board following heat races, B Mains and the A Main.

The top 18 drivers in Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the Heats are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top nine re-drawing for starting positions 1-9. Heat races award 59 points for first place, 55 points for second place and decending by four points for each finishing position thereafter. Each driver also gets 1.5 points for each car passed from start to finish.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT #1 (15 laps) Line-up:
1. 3b - Allen Barber / 66 - Dan Bohr
2. 18s - Brent Bohmont / 95 - Dylan Smith
3. 74 - Mark Noble / 45f - Tony Fraise
4. 47t - Josh Truman / 96 - Jay Ihrke
5. 90 - Steve Wetzstein / 10 - Mike Steensma
6. 12 - Jason Hughes / 59 - Hank Rollinger
7. 17s - Mike Spaulding / 21m - Dean Mahlstedt
Finish: 66, 12, 21m, 96, 90, 95, 47t, 10, 59, 45f, 18s, DNF: 17s, 74, 3b.
Notes: Bohr leads the whole way, but Hughes passes nine cars en route to a runner-up finish. With one lap to go, Hughes had a shot at Bohr but dropped off during the final half-lap. Word from officials at the scales is that Hughes popped a motor, and his crew will have to get busy when he gets back to the pits. Not to be outdone, Mahlstedt picks his way from 14th to third.

HEAT #2 (15 laps) Line-up:
1. 58 - Scott Vesely / 02x - Jacob Dahle
2. 55 - Brian Shaw / 50 - Jim Horejsi
3. 5 - Steve Holzkamper / 70 - Jerry King
4. 58x - Jeff Rollinger / 31k - Andy Kotek
5. 85d - Mark Dotson / 1a - Dwaine Hanson
6. 4r - Derek Ramirez / 22s - Chad Kinder
7. 93 - Bob Fisher / 24 - Brad Waits
Finish: 50, 24, 4r, 85d, 1a, 70, 93, 58, 55, DNF: 5, 02x, 58x, 31k, DNS: 22s.
Notes: Bad news before this one even gets started: Kinder blows a motor while warming up in the pits, and the defending Featherlite Fall Jamboree champion has scratched for the night. Lap 1 of the second heat starts off with a three-car melee in turn 2 which results in Kotek getting upside-down. Waits and Rollinger are also involved, but all three are unhurt. Only Waits is able to continue, sans the entire driver-side body. Horejsi rolls to victory while Waits climbs to a second-place finish - he'll be in tonight's A Main redraw.

HEAT #3 (15 laps) Line-up:
1. 21L - Layne Meyer / 35 - Jeff Schluetter
2. 2 - Joey Schaefer / 19 - Mike Sorensen
3. 96x - Greg Jensen / 49 - Bob Timm
4. 21b - Brandon Kenny / 4rk - Willy Kraft
5. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. / 18 - Mick Glenn
6. 12j - Justin O’Brien / 27x - Delaney Erickson
7. 0 - Les Duellman / 55w - Bob Bautch
Finish: 35, 19, 12b, 21L, 4rk, 49, 21b, 0, 18, 27x, 55w, DNF: 96x, 12j, 2.
Notes: Schluetter takes the win but has to hold off Sorensen, who had to hold off Bone at the finish line. Timm had bad handling problems throughout the race. O’Brien was involved in a first-lap caution, then tagged the back stretch wall on the fourth lap before pulling to the infiled with suspension damage.

HEAT #4 (15 laps) Line-up:
1. 24t - Glenn Bratti / 38 - Jeremy Ross
2. 19k - Marlin Kracht / 39e - Greg Erickson
3. 14j - Jake Neal / 15 - Dan DeMey
4. 72L - Mike Lineberry / 15x - Brett Pospisil
5. 02r - Aaron Rake / 01 - Joey Galloway
6. 00eh - Steve Arpin / Z11 - Donnie Zweifel
7. 3 - Kelly Shryock / 18L - Michael Long
Finish: 14j, 3, 38, 00eh, 18L, 19k, 24t, 01, 02r, 72L, 39e, Z11, DNF: 15, 15x.
Notes: A great run for Neal as he gets to the front in two laps then leadds the final 13 circuits to pick up the win. Overshadowing Neal's run, however, was Shryock, who came from 13th to finish second. A bittersweet result for the eight-time champ as he gave himself the best chance he could to win tonight's Featherlite Fall Jamboree finale, but by qualifying for the A Main through his heat race, there won't be enough passing points availabe and he is mathematically eliminated from contention for the crown ... a new USMTS National Champion (either Jason Hughes or Jason Krohn) will be crowned tonight.

HEAT #5 (15 laps) Line-up:
1. 7 - Al Hejna / 5w - Darrin Walch
2. 45 - Todd Scharkey / 02 - Tommy Weder Jr.
3. 17 - Harland Morehart / 27d - Don Gerritsen Jr.
4. 55m - Alan Mondus / 31 - Corey Dripps
5. 21x - Joe Wernecke / 33z - Zack VanderBeek
6. 19r - Ryan Gustin / 4 - Chad Lerch
7. 4x - Bobby Malchus / 47 - Jason Hyerdall
Finish: 45, 02, 33z, 7, 19r, 4, 5w, 31, 4x, 21x, 47, 27d, DNF: 55m, 17.
Notes: Scharkey made a bold move on the first lap in turn 3, gunning it all the way through the turn and sliding up into the lead. Probably a good thing he did as it got dicey behind him for the next few spots. Weder prevails for second, followed by VanderBeek and Hejna.

HEAT #6 (15 laps) Line-up:
1. 88t - Terry Timmerman / 69m - Mark Burgtorf
2. 12m - Jason Miller / 65 - Tommy Myer
3. 4rx - Ron Ver Beek / 14 - Jon Tesch
4. 25 - Scott Green / Z28 - Mark Trautner
5. 91 - Shawn Ryan / 71 - Jason Cummins
6. 4s - Craig Shaw / 42 - Tom Paulson
7. 7e - Neil Eckhart
Finish: 69m, 14, 12m, 25, 65, 91, 4rx, 88t, 42, 75, DNF: 7e, 4s, Z28, 71.
Notes: First-lap nasty crash on the front stretch sees Trautner get airborne, but not quite rolled over, while Cummins slams into Trautner's machine. both drives uninjured, but both cars junked. Back under green, Burgtorf and Tesch check out and wage a wicked battle for the top spot. Side by side at the flagstand, Burgtorf nips Tesch by a whisker.

HEAT #7 (15 laps) Line-up:
1. 43s - Shaun Olson / 83 - Nathan Balensiefen
2. 52w - Nate Wasmund / 7k - Jason Krohn
3. 98 - Josh Reisch / 3d - Tim Donlinger
4. 1r - Ryan York / 32 - Donovan Lodge
5. 118 - Chad Vaith / 72 - Doug Hillson
6. C3 - Chad Staus / 3a - Chris Alcorn
7. 07 - Jason Schlangen
Finish: 7k, 3d, 52w, 1r, 98, 32, 83, 3a, 72, 07, 118, C3, 43s.
Notes: Wasmund takes the initial lead, but there's no holding back Krohn as he takes another step toward a possible title. Donlinger takes second away from Wasmund with York in fourth.

HEAT #8 (15 laps) Line-up:
1. 17x - Garry Oskerson / 1 - Dan Chapman
2. 27t - Bob Test / 23 - Darwin Karau
3. 49x - Jay Poidinger / 27 - Greg Skaggs
4. 18b - Justin Boney / 7t - Jim Gregoire
5. 2t - Tyler Rubin / 20jr - Dave Wytaske Jr.
6. 7m - Michael Darnall / 16 - Dain Schultz
7. 25x - Tom Brink
Finish: 1, 23, 27, 18b, 16, 7m, 17x, 49x, 27t, 2t, 20jr, 25x, 7t.
Notes: Chapman goes wire to wire without a caution in the eighth (and driest and slipperyest) heat of the night. Karau holds off Skaggs for second.

Home Pride Passing Points:
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock … 71.5
2. 24 - Brad Waits … 70.0
3. 12 - Jason Hughes … 68.5
4. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt … 67.5
5. 14j - Jake Neal … 65.0
6. 50 - Jim Horejsi … 63.5
7. 7k - Jason Krohn … 63.5
8. 4r - Derek Ramirez … 63.0
9. 45 - Todd Scharkey … 62.0
Notes: The top-9 in Home Pride Passing Points will redraw for starting positions 1-9 in tonight’s 30-car, 50-lap A Main. There will be five B Mains with the top-2 in each transferring to the A Main. The field for the A Main will be completed with the addition of two O’Reilly USMTS provisionals. Drivers finishing third through eighth in the B Mains will advance to the $2,000-to-win Non-Qualifers Race, provided they have been here all three nights.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (18 laps, top 2 advance) Line-up:
1. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. / 85d - Mark Dotson
2. 1r - Ryan York / 1a - Dwaine Hanson
3. 7 - Al Hejna / 98 - Josh Reisch
4. 19k - Marlin Kracht / 24t - Glenn Bratti
5. 10 - Mike Steensma / 58 - Scott Vesely
6. 18 - Mike Glenn / 27t - Bob Test
7. 5 - Steve Holzkamper / 18s - Brent Bohmont
8. 17s - Mike Spaulding / 27d - Don Gerritsen Jr.
9. 12j - Justin O'Brien / 7t - Jim Gregoire
10. 17 - Harland Morehart
Finish: 02, 7, 98, 85d, 1r, 17s, 18s, 18, 1a, 27d, 58, 7t, 17; DNF: 10, 5, 19k, 27t, 24t; DNS: 12j.
Notes: The first B Main was fast and wild as drivers get their last chance to make the big dance. Weder disposes of Dotson at the halfway point, while Hejna gets second and the other transfer spot. Going to the Non-Qualifers Race will be

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (18 laps, top 2 advance) Line-up:
1. 23 - Darwin Karau / 16 - Dain Schultz
2. 18b - Justin Boney / 90 - Steve Wetzstein
3. 7m - Michael Darnall / 32 - Donovan Lodge
4. 0 - Les Duellman / 5w - Darrin Walch
5. 01 - Joey Galloway / 31 - Corey Dripps
6. 72 - Doug Hillson / 27x - Delaney Erickson
7. 72L - Mike Lineberry / 02x - Jacob Dahle
8. 25x - Tom Brink / 4s - Craig Shaw
9. 15 - Dan DeMey / 3b - Allen Barber
10. 71 - Jason Cummins
Finish: 7m, 0, 31, 90, 5w, 32, 18b, 16, 4s, 25x, 3b, 27x, 72L, DNF: 01, 72, 02x, 23, 15, DNS: 71.
Notes: Lots of passing and lots of position swapping. Dripps does a good job of coming through the field, but winds up third behind Darnall and Duellman.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (18 laps, top 2 advance) Line-up:
1. 00eh - Steve Arpin / 96 - Jay Ihrke
2. 38 - Jeremy Ross / 4 - Chad Lerch
3. 93 - Bob Fisher / 95 - Dylan Smith
4. 3a - Chris Alcorn / 4rx - Ron Ver Beek
5. 4x - Bobby Malchus / 88t - Terry Timmerman
6. 07 - Jason Schlangen / 55w - Bob Bautch
7. 21x - Joe Wernecke / 39e - Greg Erickson
8. 58x - Jeff Rollinger / C3 - Chad Staus
9. 55m - Alan Mondus / 22s - Chad Kinder
Finish: 00eh, 4rx, 96, 55m, 4, 38, 3a, 95, 07, 58x, 4x, C3, 21x, 55w, DNF: 88t, 39e, 93, DNS: 22s.
Notes: One of the best races of the night. Arpin jumps out to a big lead early, but several cautions keep the field close. With five laps to go, Ver Beek and Ihrke put the heat on Arpin, but he changes his line and holds them off to the finish. Ver Beek nips Ihrke for the other transfer spot to the main event, with Ihrke and Mondus going to the $2,000-to-win Non-Qualifiers Race.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #4 (18 laps, top 2 advance) Line-up:
1. 18L - Michael Long / 19r - Ryan Gustin
2. 12m - Jason Miller / 4rk - Willy Kraft
3. 91 - Shawn Ryan / 70 - Jerry King
4. 47t - Josh Truman / 83 - Nathan Balensiefen
5. 59 - Hank Rollinger / 49x - Jay Poidinger
6. 55 - Brian Shaw / 47 - Jason Hyerdall
7. 2t - Tyler Rubin / 118 - Chad Vaith
8. 96x - Greg Jensen / 74 - Mark Noble
9. Z28 - Mark Trautner / 2 - Joey Schaefer
Finish: 4rk, 18L, 12m ,74, 19r, 91, 49x, 59, 96x, 83, 70, 118, DNF: 2, 2t, 47, 47t, DNS: 55, Z28.
Notes: Another good one with Kraft taking the win over Long. Many grooves and a lot of three-wide racing is keeping the fans on their collective feet.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #5 (18 laps, top 2 advance) Line-up:
1. 27 - Greg Skaggs / 25 - Scott Green
2. 52w - Nate Wasmund / 21L - Layne Meyer
3. 65 - Tommy Myer / 49 - Bob Timm
4. 21b - Brandon Kenny / 17x - Garry Oskerson
5. 42 - Tom Paulson / 75 - James Parker
6. 02r - Aaron Rake / 45f - Tony Fraise
7. 7e - Neil Eckhart / 20jr - Dave Wytaske Jr.
8. Z11 - Donnie Zweifel / 31k - Andy Kotek
9. 43s - Shaun Olson / 15x - Brett Pospisil
Finish: 49, 27, 7e, 52w, 65, 25, 21L, 45f, 21b, 17x, 43s, 20jr, 02r, 75, 42, DNF: Z11, 15x, DNS: 31k.
Notes: Timm and Skaggs check out, but Eckhart makes it interesting as he screams from 13th on the starting grid to third, but runs out of time to catch the top two.

$2,000-TO-WIN NON-QUALIFIERS MAIN (25 laps) Line-up:
1. 98 - Josh Reisch / 31 - Corey Dripps
2. 96 - Jay Ihrke / 12m - Jason Miller
3. 7e - Neil Eckhart / 85d - Mark Dotson
4. 90 - Steve Wetzstein / 55m - Alan Mondus
5. 74 - Mark Noble / 52w - Nate Wasmund
6. 1r - Ryan York / 32 - Donovan Lodge
7. 4 - Chad Lerch / 19r - Ryan Gustin
8. 25 - Scott Green / 17s - Mike Spaulding
9. 16 - Dain Schultz / 38 - Jeremy Ross
10. 91 - Shawn Ryan / 21L - Layne Meyer
11. 18s - Brent Bohmont / 4s - Craig Shaw
12. 3a - Chris Alcorn / 49x - Jay Poidinger
13. 21b - Brandon Kenny / 18 - Mick Glenn
14. 25x - Tom Brink / 95 - Dylan Smith
15. 59 - Hank Rollinger / 17x - Garry Okserson
Finish: 90, 52w, 98, 96, 19r, 7e, 1r, 12m, 17s, 49x, 85d, 16, 21b, 55m, 18, 59, 17x, 4s, 25x, DNF: 32, 21L, 74, 38, 25, 4, 91, 18s, 31, 95, 3a.
Notes: On the first lap, coming out of turn 2, somebody checks up at the front of the field and a chain reaction causes five cars in the middle-to-rear of the pack to pile-up on the back stretch. Among the vicitms are Lucky Chassis teammates Dylan Smith and Chris Alcorn. Back under green, Dripps takes the lead and sets a fast pace around the high side of the track, but something breaks on his machine and he loops his car into the infield as he flashes under the flagstand to complete lap 6. Back under green, Reisch leads Wetzstein, Wasmund, Ihrke and York. Caution on lap 8. Running order for restart: Wetzstein, Reisch, Wasmund, Ihrke, York, Mondus, Noble, Eckhart, Gustin, Meyer, Miller. Great race at the front of the field and throughout the pack as Wetzstein takes the $2k win. Wasmund comes home second with Reisch third, Ihrke fourth and Gustin in fifth.

$6,000-TO-WIN HOLLEY “A” MAIN (50 laps) Line-up:
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock / 24 - Brad Waits / 7k - Jason Krohn
2. 50 - Jim Horejsi / 4r - Derek Ramirez / 21m - Dean Mahlstedt
3. 12 - Jason Hughes / 14j - Jake Neal / 45 - Todd Scharkey
4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek / 14 - Jon Tesch / 3d - Tim Donlinger
5. 66 - Dan Bohr / 35 - Jeff Schluetter / 69m - Mark Burgtorf
6. 1 - Dan Chapman / 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. / 19 - Mike Sorensen
7. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. / 7m - Michael Darnall / 00eh - Steve Arpin
8. 4rk - Willy Kraft / 49 - Bob Timm / 7 - Al Hejna
9. 0 - Les Duellman / 4rx - Ron Ver Beek / 18L - Michael Long
10. 27 - Greg Skaggs / 65 - Tommy Myer / 5 - Steve Holzkamper
Finish: 21m, 3, 7k, 3d, 12b, 33z, 14, 24, 45, 19, 4rk, 12, 49, 50, 02, 00eh, 69m, 65, 14j, 4r, 66, 7, 7m, 0, 4rx, 1, 35, DNF: 5, 27, 18L.
Notes:

Lap 5 - Shryock, Krohn, Waits, Mahlstedt, Hughes, VanderBeek, Horejsi, Tesch, Ramirez.
Lap 10 - Shryock leads by about six car-lengths, followed by Krohn, Mahlstedt, Waits, Hughes, VanderBeek and Tesch. Most of the leaders up high against the fence, but Mahlstedt and Hughes are liking the middle groove.
Lap 15 (35 to go) - Shryock has caught lapped traffic, Krohn holds second and a great battle for third between Mahlstedt, Waits and Hughes.
Lap 20 - Great racing from front to back. Leaders in heavy lapped traffic. Shryock now out to about a 10-car-length advantage while Krohn has his hands full with Mahlstedt. Waits fourth, then it's Hughes, VanderBeek, Tesch, Donlinger, Bone, Scharkey and Horejsi.
Lap 24 - Mahlstedt, Waits and Hughes battling on the bottom for third and Hughes loops his car coming out of turn 4. Caution is out as Hughes goes to the infield and the crew goes to work on something on the front end. Whatever the problem was, they get it fixed and get him back on the track to rejoin the field at the rear. Restart running order: Shryock, Krohn, Mahlstedt, Waits, VanderBeek, Tesch, Donlinger, Bone, Scharkey, Sorensen, Neal.
Lap 30 - Shryock leads Mahlstedt, who is searching everywhere on the track for a faster groove. Krohn third and Bone now up to battle Waits for fourth. Skaggs, who started 28th, has huggy-poled his way to challenge Sorensen for 10th.
Lap 34 - Caution for Myer, who slows on the front stretch with a flat tire. Shryock continues to lead, but Mahlstedt is showing him his nose in every corner. The field bunches up for the double-wide restart. Restart running order (16 to go): Shryock, Mahlstedt, Krohn, Waits, Bone, VanderBeek, Tesch, Donlinger, Scharkey, Sorensen, Skaggs, Neal, Horejsi.
Lap 38 - Mahlstedt the new leader as he powers under Shryock coming to the flagstand.
Lap 45 - Schluetter spins out in turn 4 and the yellow flag is waving. It's gonna be a five-lap shootout to the end. Mahlstedt had pulled out to about a four-car-length lead over Shryock, but his advantage is gone now. Restart running order (top 10): Mahlstedt, Shryock, Krohn, Bone, Donlinger, VanderBeek, Tesch, Waits, Scharkey, Sorensen.
Lap 47 - Three laps to go and Mahlstedt has pulled away again, but caution is out again as Holzkamper is facing backwards atop turn 2.
Lap 50 - Mahlstedt wins going away to earn the biggest win of his career. Shryock takes second followed by Krohn, Donlinger and Bone. Krohn is your 2007 O'Reilly USMTS National Champion.