ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa – Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., dominated the main event Friday night as the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour made their third annual trek to the Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa.

The win was worth $2,000 to the defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion and his third of the season.

Krohn held off Thursday night's winner, Jon Tesch, at the finish, while Kelly Shryock, Al Hejna and Tommy Weder Jr. followed in third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

Dereck Ramirez was the top-finishing rookie in sixth, Jason Hughes was seventh, Josh Reisch eighth, Zack VanderBeek ninth and Corey Dripps was tenth.

Dripps started 19th in the 35-lap nightcap and passed nine cars to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award.

Shryock continues atop the Great Plains Region points with just two races remaining in the ultra-competitive region. VanderBeek is 38 points behind (732 to 694) in second, followed by Tesch (684), Weder (623), Hejna (615), Brandon Kenny (611), Ramirez (587), Krohn (554), Scott Green (550) and Hughes (516), who muscled his way into the top-10 despite having missed two events in the Great Plains Region earlier this season.

The rugged road warriors of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour wrap up their three-state, six-race, six-track mini-series tomorrow night (Saturday, June 28) at the Noble County Speedway in Worthington, Minn.

Race fans can pick up $2-off coupons at both Casey's General Store locations in Worthington. Zack VanderBeek and his Cheetos/Casey's General Stores #33z Skyrocket Modified will be meeting and greeting fans from 1-3 p.m. at the 1007 Oxford St. location.

The Nobles County Speedway is a 1/4-mile semi-banked dirt oval located off of l-90 at Exit 43, then 0.4 mile south on SR 59, then 0.4 mile west on Oxford St., then 0.2 mile north on McMullan (Pioneer Village). For race day information, call the track hotline at (507) 360-3825 or visit www.noblescountyspeedway.net online.

The USMTS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season in 2008 with many special promotions to show thanks to the fans, drivers, team members, families and sponsors who have helped make the USMTS the premier dirt modified series in the nation.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS — America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
O’Reilly USMTS National Tour (Great Plains Region)
3rd Annual Event
Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa
Friday, June 27, 2008

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (4)
3. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (1)
4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (8)
5. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (7)
6. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (6)
7. 5 - Chris Palsrok -- Sibley, IA (3)
8. 34b - Brett Larsen -- Viborg, SD (5)
9. 14r - Randy Rosenboom -- Rock Rapids, IA (9) DNS

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (4)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (1)
3. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (7)
4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8)
5. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (2)
6. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (3)
7. 32 - Leon Mulder -- Doon, IA (6)
8. 48 - Bobby Moore -- Sioux City, IA (5) DNF
9. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (9) DNF

HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (7)
2. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (2)
3. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (5)
4. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (8)
5. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (9)
6. 27 - Randy Brands -- Boyden, IA (6)
7. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (3)
8. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (1)
9. 01 - Brandon Aggen -- Rushmore, MN (4)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (1)
2. 27 - Randy Brands -- Boyden, IA (2)
3. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (10)
4. 48 - Bobby Moore -- Sioux City, IA (7)
5. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (5)
6. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (8)
7. 32 - Leon Mulder -- Doon, IA (4)
8. 5 - Chris Palsrok -- Sibley, IA (3)
9. 01 - Brandon Aggen -- Rushmore, MN (11)
10. 34b - Brett Larsen -- Viborg, SD (6)
11. 14r - Randy Rosenboom -- Rock Rapids, IA (9) DNS

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (1)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)
3. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (7)
4. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2)
5. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (6)
6. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (11)
7. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (10)
8. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (13)
9. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (9)
10. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (19)
11. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (17)
12. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (3)
13. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (8)
14. 17 - Garry Oskerson -- Fairmont, MN (12)
15. 48 - Bobby Moore -- Sioux City, IA (20)
16. 72 - Mike Lineberry -- Fremont, NE (21)
17. 20 - Anthony Mann -- Luverne, MN (15)
18. M80 - Jim Mathieson -- Sioux City, IA (22)
19. 01 - Brandon Aggen -- Rushmore, MN (25)
20. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (14) DNF
21. 27 - Randy Brands -- Boyden, IA (18) DNF
22. 32 - Leon Mulder -- Doon, IA (23) DNF
23. 5 - Chris Palsrok -- Sibley, IA (24) DNF
24. 19 - Marlin Kracht -- Luverne, MN (16) DNF
25. 34b - Brett Larsen -- Viborg, SD (26) DNF
26. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (4) DNF

Lap Leaders: Krohn 1-35.
Total Laps Led: Krohn 35.
AFCO Pole Winner: Shryock.
Provisional Starters: none.
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Green (473.99 miles).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Dripps (started 19th, finished 10th).
Next Race: Saturday, June 28, Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn. (Great Plains Region).
Great Plains Region Points: Shryock 732, VanderBeek 694, Tesch 684, Weder 623, Hejna 615, Kenny 611, Ramirez 587, Krohn 554, Green 550, Hughes 516.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Kenny 555, Ramirez 533, Rowland 425, Gary Langworthy Jr. 161, Rodney Sanders 132.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Sput’s 240, Mullins 205, Wanders 173, A.S.I. 171, JR 166.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 251, Hughes 216, Harris 173, Kraft 139, GRT 69, Specialty 69.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Shryock.
American Racer – Dripps.
Belleville Motorsports – Weder, Dripps, Noteboom.
BSB Manufacturing – Dripps.
Hawk Performance – Krohn, VanderBeek.
Isky Racing Cams – Hejna.
KSE Racing Products – Dripps.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Steensma.
New Vision Graphics – Weder.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Shryock.
Quarter Master – Krohn, Reisch.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Hughes.
Real Racing Wheels – Kenny.
Ruter Farms – Green.
TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.

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TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, Awesome Race Suits, Bear Tire Company, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Childhelp, Gressel Racing, Houston Specialty Products Co., Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Q.E.M., Inc., TrackTek Racing Fuel, Western Flyer Xpress.

PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Day Motor Sports, Kraft/Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, Bert Transmission, BSB Manufacturing, COMP Cams, Duralite Racing Wheels, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Holley Performance Products, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.