UNITY, Wis. — The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy ventured into Unity, Wis., Thursday night for the series’ first-ever event at the Central Wisconsin Raceway and Kelly Shryock added another track to his list of conquests.
Starting on the pole for the 40-lap WIX Filters “A” Main, the nine-time USMTS National Champion fought side by side for the first three laps with 2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn before Krohn began to pull away and put some distance between himself and Shryock.
By lap 15, however, Shryock had reeled him back in and when Krohn struggled to get around a slower lapped car on lap 17, Shryock pounced and glided underneath to take command.
Second place was not the place to be for the last half of the race. After a caution flag on lap 26, Krohn was shuffled all the way back to sixth while Jon Tesch moved in to take over the position. Three laps later, Tesch brought out the next yellow flag when a broken shock left his machine crippled at the top of turn 1.
Al Hejna acquired the runner-up spot for the restart, but the caution was out again quickly as Hejna lost control in the first corner and collected four other cars in the process.
This time eighth-starting Ryan Ruter got his shot at the leader on the restart, but Shryock was too strong and pulled away over the final ten laps to score his seventh win of the season and fourth in the last eight contests.
Ruter held on for second while 14-year-old Lucas Schott matched his career-best finish by finishing third.
Krohn found his way back up to fourth and Mike Steensma rounded out the top five at the checkered flag.
Sixth through tenth were Zack VanderBeek, Colt Mather, Dereck Ramirez, Jason Grimes and Chris Brown.
On Friday and Saturday, the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy makes its much-anticipated return to the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., for two straight nights of $2,000-to-win racing action.
After nearly a decade since their last visit to the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval, the USMTS Modifieds will be a part of the annual Masters event at “Wisconsin’s fastest piece of real estate” and sharing the spotlight with the UMP Late Models during their annual Summer Nationals grind.
The Cedar Lake Speedway is located 1 mile east of SR 35 on SR 64, then 4.2 miles north on CR C to CR CC, then left 1.8 miles. For more information, call 612-363-0479 or 715-248-7119 or check out www.cedarlakespeedway.com online.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy
Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region
Inaugural Event
Central Wisconsin Raceway, Unity, Wis.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
2. (3) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn.
3. (4) 43 Luke Schilling, Granton, Wis.
4. (7) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
5. (6) 3c Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
6. (9) 52 Jason Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn.
7. (8) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
8. (1) 1 Scott Mullen, Seymour, Wis.
9. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (4) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis.
3. (6) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn.
4. (8) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn.
5. (1) 95x Kent Baxter, Elk Mound, Wis.
6. (7) 58 Scott Vesely, Mosinee, Wis.
7. (5) 99 Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis.
8. (3) 19x Eric Van Iten (R), Green Bay, Wis.
9. (9) 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa.
2. (4) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
3. (5) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn.
4. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (7) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
6. (9) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
7. (8) 40 Paul Knauf (R), Marshfield, Wis.
8. (1) 15 Steve Bangart, Auburndale, Wis.
9. (3) 7m Matthew Steffen, Mondovi, Wis.
PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
2. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
3. (8) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (6) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (5) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D.
6. (3) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
7. (4) Y69 Mike Gregg, Morton, Minn.
8. (7) X Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis.
9. (9) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
2. (3) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (4) 52 Jason Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn.
4. (1) 43 Luke Schilling, Granton, Wis.
5. (7) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
6. (5) 95x Kent Baxter, Elk Mound, Wis.
7. (11) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Sput’s, $90.
8. (9) 1 Scott Mullen, Seymour, Wis., Harris/JR, $90.
9. (8) 99 Steve Lavasseur, River Falls, Wis., Shaw/, $75.
10. (10) 15 Steve Bangart, Auburndale, Wis., GRT/, $75.
11. (12) 7m Matthew Steffen, Mondovi, Wis., /MadDawg, $75.
12. (6) 58 Scott Vesely, Mosinee, Wis., DirtDueler/, $75.
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis.
2. (3) 3c Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3. (4) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (5) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D.
5. (7) 40 Paul Knauf (R), Marshfield, Wis.
6. (2) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
7. (6) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, $90.
8. (10) X Mike Wedelstadt, New London, Wis., Sidebiter/Yeoman, $90.
9. (11) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., GRT/Sput’s, $90.
10. (8) Y69 Mike Gregg, Morton, Minn., Shaw/GMPP, $90.
11. (9) 19x Eric Van Iten (R), Green Bay, Wis., GRT/Mullins, $90.
DNS – 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn., GRT/Sput’s, $90.
WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $2100.
2. (8) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, 40, $1500.
3. (7) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/GMPP, 40, $1000.
4. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $900.
5. (11) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800.
6. (10) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $750.
7. (5) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $650.
8. (13) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $600.
9. (20) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D., Hughes/Dakota, 40, $550.
10. (16) 3c Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ASI, 40, $500.
11. (14) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., Matrix/Mullins, 40, $450.
12. (18) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s, 40, $425.
13. (17) 52 Jason Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn., MasterSbilt/Sower, 40, $400.
14. (4) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JR, 40, $375.
15. (21) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, 40, $350.
16. (19) 43 Luke Schilling, Granton, Wis., J-Car/B&B, 40, $250.
17. (24) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 40, $400.
18. (12) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 29, j-bar, $400.
19. (6) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 29, shock, $400.
20. (15) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 29, flat tire, $500.
21. (3) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis., BMS/TriStar, 24, mechanical, $350.
22. (23) 95x Kent Baxter, Elk Mound, Wis., J-Car/Baxter, 24, mechanical, $250.
23. (22) 40 Paul Knauf (R), Marshfield, Wis., Allen/, 4, mechanical, $300.
24. (9) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn., DirtDueler/Brink, 4, mechanical, $300.
(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.
Integra Lap Leaders: Krohn 1-18, Shryock 19-40.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 22, Krohn 18.
Margin of Victory: 1.771 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Hejna.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Grimes (started 20th, finished 9th).
Ruter Farms Long Tow Award: Ramirez (984 miles).
Provisional Starters: none.
Next Race: Friday-Saturday, Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wis.
Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region Points: Gustin 359, Shryock 337, Tesch 334, Krohn 300, VanderBeek 289, Ramirez 288, Dripps 288, Miller 274, Wetzstein 259, Schott 259.
Rookie of the Year Points: Grimes 1121, Clyde Dunn Jr. 976, Jimmy Ray 971, Jeff Rowland 843, Philip Houston 807.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 317, ProPower 259, Sput’s 202, ASI 167, Geddes 125.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 335, Skyrocket 282, GRT 203, BC 100, Ramirez 80.
Contingency Awards:
American Racer – Baxter.
CPD Racing Tools – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – Ruter.
Forty9Designs.com – Krohn, Grimes.
Hooker Harness – Bohr.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Shryock.
ISKY Racing Cams – Hejna.
KSE Racing Products – Ruter.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Foss.
New Vision Graphics – Krohn.
Nitroquest – Van Iten, Myer.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Grimes.
PBM Performance Products – Mather.
Real Racing Wheels – Sanders, Junghans.
Ruter Farms – Ramirez.
WIX Filters – Shryock.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits, Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Dirt Track Racing School, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Schwab’s Tinker Shop, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.