WHEATLAND, Mo. -- In a race where passing was at a premium, Jeremy Payne may have made his best move of Sunday night's race when he drew the #1 spot for the 40-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series main event. The Cave City, Ark., young gun picked up the preliminary feature win at the 1st Annual “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” Nationals from the pole position, and positioned himself on the outside of the front row for Monday's Pole Dash to determine the starting spots for Monday night's $5,000-to-win finale at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

Seven-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champion Kelly Shryock, who won Saturday’s preliminary feature, will be on the pole for the Pole Dash.

Payne got off to a good start and jumped out to the lead at the drop of the green flag on the 3/8-mile clay oval. The race went caution-free until lap 20 when the yellow flag waved for debris on the racing surface. The race continued with Payne the leader until the second and final yellow of the race on lap 27 for debris. On the restart, Payne held off the challenges of Chad Kinder of Newton, Ill., to come home victorious.

Also guaranteeing themselves a spot in Monday's Pole Dash were third-place finisher Jerry Hoffman of Oronogo, Mo., and fourth-place finisher Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla.

The action continues at the state-of-the-art Lucas Oil Speedway on Monday, July 2. Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 and racing is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. The O’Reilly MLRA Late Model Series will also be on the card.

For more information, or 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

1st Annual “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” Nationals

Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.

Sunday, July 2, 2006

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in Home Pride 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 #1 (10 laps):

1. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (2)

2. 25 - Rex Merritt -- Billings, MO (5)

3. 06 - Jared Landers -- Bentonville, AR (1)

4. 26b - Gary Blackburn Jr. -- Fulton, MO (9)

5. 68 - Dean Wille -- Warrensburg, MO (6)

6. 88d - Rusty Dukes -- Fair Grove, MO (8)

7. 87 - Kenny Pike -- Nevada, MO (4)

8. 33 - Stephen Muilenburg -- Sparta, MO (7)

9. 7j - J.D. Hubert -- Cross Timbers, MO (3)

HEAT #2 (10 laps):

1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (4)

2. 8m - James McMillin -- Warrensburg, MO (1)

3. 50 - Brantlee Gotschall -- Nevada, MO (2)

4. 5j - Matt Johnson -- Archie, MO (7)

5. 18t - Tony Fatino -- Wheatland, MO (3)

6. 7m - Brandon Melton -- Longview, TX (5)

7. 55 - Terry Kirk -- Urbana, MO (6)

8. 96 - Chad Lyle -- Long Jack, MO (9)

9. 188d - Matt Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (8)

HEAT #3 (10 laps):

1. 186 - Jeremy Payne -- Cave City, AR (4)

2. 98 - Jeff Cutshaw -- Cross Timbers, MO (1)

3. 10p - Jason Pursley -- Wheatland, MO (5)

4. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2)

5. 35 - Kevin Kaiser -- Cole Camp, MO (3)

6. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (6)

7. 84 - Billy Street -- Joplin, MO (9)

8. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (7)

9. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (8)

HEAT #4 (10 laps):

1. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (6)

2. 4g - Gary Clark -- Walker, MO (1)

3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (5)

4. b29 - Tammy Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (2)

5. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (4)

6. 85 - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (8)

7. 6h - Robbie Ott -- Wheatland, Mo (3)

8. r25 - Troy Reasoner Jr. -- Urich, MO (7)

9. 29 - Rick Dobbs -- Eldro Spring, MO (9)

HEAT #5 (10 laps):

1. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (6)

2. 78 - Josh Lucas -- Bardstown, KY (5)

3. 25 - Scott Roberts -- Columbia, MO (8)

4. x2 - Brian Bolin -- Fort Scott, KS (3)

5. 10 - Paul Parker -- Kaukauna, WI (4)

6. 23 - Lucas Dobbs -- El Dorado Springs, MO (2)

7. 9e - Evan Hubert -- Cross Timbers, MO (1)

8. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (7) DNF

HEAT #6 (10 laps):

1. 1h - Jerry Hoffman -- Oronogo, MO (4)

2. 45 - Tony Fraise -- Donnellson, IA (3)

3. z28 - Randy Zimmerman -- Fort Scott, KS (6)

4. 6 - Jim Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (8)

5. 90 - Terry Schultz -- Sedalia, MO (7)

6. 51 - Joe Walker -- Harrisonville, MO (5)

7. c3 - Chad Staus -- Otterville, MO (1) DNS

8. 01 - Peyton Taylor -- Batesville, AR (2) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):

1. 98 - Jeff Cutshaw -- Cross Timbers, MO (1)

2. 50 - Brantlee Gotschall -- Nevada, MO (5)

3. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (3)

4. 5j - Matt Johnson -- Archie, MO (4)

5. 26b - Gary Blackburn Jr. -- Fulton, MO (2)

6. 7m - Brandon Melton -- Longview, TX (11)

7. 18t - Tony Fatino -- Wheatland, MO (8)

8. 88d - Rusty Dukes -- Fair Grove, MO (10)

9. 55 - Terry Kirk -- Urbana, MO (14)

10. 84 - Billy Street -- Joplin, MO (13)

11. 26 - Brad McEwan -- Storm Lake, IA (18)

12. b29 - Tammy Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (6)

13. 90 - Terry Schultz -- Sedalia, MO (7)

14. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (17)

15. 18s - Brent Bohmont -- Martell, NE (9)

16. 7j - J.D. Hubert -- Cross Timbers, MO (19)

17. 23 - Lucas Dobbs -- El Dorado Springs, MO (12)

18. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (20)

19. 9e - Evan Hubert -- Cross Timbers, MO (15) DNF

20. 96 - Chad Lyle -- Long Jack, MO (16) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS "B" MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):

1. 06 - Jared Landers -- Bentonville, AR (4)

2. 4g - Gary Clark -- Walker, MO (1)

3. 10p - Jason Pursley -- Wheatland, MO (2)

4. 68 - Dean Wille -- Warrensburg, MO (7)

5. 6 - Jim Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (3)

6. x2 - Brian Bolin -- Fort Scott, KS (6)

7. 35 - Kevin Kaiser -- Cole Camp, MO (8)

8. 85 - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (10)

9. 33 - Stephen Muilenburg -- Sparta, MO (16)

10. 188d - Matt Dotson -- Sturgeon, MO (19)

11. 87 - Kenny Pike -- Nevada, MO (13)

12. 10 - Paul Parker -- Kaukauna, WI (9)

13. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (11)

14. 51 - Joe Walker -- Harrisonville, MO (12)

15. 6h - Robbie Ott -- Wheatland, Mo (14)

16. r25 - Troy Reasoner Jr. -- Urich, MO (17) -1 Lap

17. 29 - Rick Dobbs -- Eldro Spring, MO (20) -1 Lap

18. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5) DNF

19. c3 - Chad Staus -- Otterville, MO (15) DNS

20. 01 - Peyton Taylor -- Batesville, AR (18) DNS

PRELIMINARY "A" MAIN (30 laps, top 4 advance to Monday's Pole Dash):

1. 186 - Jeremy Payne -- Cave City, AR (1)

2. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (2)

3. 1h - Jerry Hoffman -- Oronogo, MO (3)

4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK (5)

5. 25 - Rex Merritt -- Billings, MO (7)

6. 118 - Terry Beckham Jr. -- Webb City, MO (6)

7. 06 - Jared Landers -- Bentonville, AR (14)

8. z28 - Randy Zimmerman -- Fort Scott, KS (11)

9. 25 - Scott Roberts -- Columbia, MO (9)

10. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (8)

11. 45 - Tony Fraise -- Donnellson, IA (10)

12. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (17)

13. 4g - Gary Clark -- Walker, MO (16)

14. 10p - Jason Pursley -- Wheatland, MO (18)

15. 6 - Jim Small -- Pea Ridge, AR (22)

16. 5j - Matt Johnson -- Archie, MO (19)

17. 8m - James McMillin -- Warrensburg, MO (12)

18. 7m - Brandon Melton -- Longview, TX (23)

19. 68 - Dean Wille -- Warrensburg, MO (20)

20. 50 - Brantlee Gotschall -- Nevada, MO (15)

21. x2 - Brian Bolin -- Fort Scott, KS (24) DNF

22. 98 - Jeff Cutshaw -- Cross Timbers, MO (13) DNF

23. 26b - Gary Blackburn Jr. -- Fulton, MO (21) DNF

24. 78 - Josh Lucas -- Bardstown, KY (4) DNF

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Payne 1-30.

Total Laps Led: Payne 30.

Provisional Starters: none.

Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Landers (started 14th, finished 7th).

Next Race: Monday, July 3, Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.

Note: Points will be awarded to each driver based on his/her best single-night points-earning performance during the three-day event.

Contingency Awards:

Bassett Racing Wheel – not awarded.

Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.

Boyer’s Engine Development – not awarded.

Dynatech Racing Exhaust – not awarded.

Edelbrock – not awarded.

Fast Shafts – not awarded.

GRT Race Cars – Beckham.

Isky Racing Cams – not awarded.

KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Hughes.

KSE Racing Products – Zimmerman.

Larson Racing Specialists – Clark.

Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.

QuickTime Performance Parts – not awarded.

RaceQuest – McEwan, Muilenburg.

Real Racing Wheels – not awarded.

T.A.R. Race Car Bodies – not awarded.

UNIJIG – not awarded.