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Shryock snares Spring Clash cash at Quad City Raceway Kelly Shryock adds yet another trophy to his collection while flagman Rhyne Staley looks on in amazement.

Shryock snares Spring Clash cash at Quad City Raceway



E. MOLINE, Ill. – A packed house looked on Sunday night as eight-time defending O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series national champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, held off a tough field of competitors in the inaugural Spring Clash at Quad City Raceway in E. Moline, Ill., to score his second National Event win of 2007 and gain the initial points lead in the tough O’Reilly USMTS Central Region.
 
The win, worth $2,000, helped to pad Shryock's lead in the national rankings for 2007. Chad Kinder of Newton, Ill., finished second after chasing Shryock for most of the race, while New Sharon, Iowa's Brad Pinkerton bounced back from an early-race mishap that sent him to the rear of the field to garner a third-place paycheck. Zack VanderBeek took fourth and Steve Arpin raced from 18th on the starting grid to finish 18th at the end of the 40-lapper.
 
Local aces Donovan Lodge and Jeff Morris were also impressive, finishing sixth and seventh after starting 14th and 21st, respectively. The 14-position improvement earned Morris the  Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors.
 
Heat races were won by Richie Gustin Jr., Al Henja, Kinder, Ryan Gustin and Jay Noteboom. Despite a redraw that saw an all-Gustin front row, the pair struggled with mechanical woes and wound up 20th and 14th, respectively.
 
The Real Racing Wheels “B” Mains went to Pinkerton and Lodge.
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Mountain Dew Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway and the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo., will host the 2nd Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War on Friday and Saturday April 20-21. From there, the O’Reilly USMTS road warriors head to the I-70 Speedway Dirt Track for the inaugural event at the historic facility in Odessa, Mo., on Sunday, April 22.
 
To learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.
 
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series
Inaugural Spring Clash
Quad City Raceway, E. Moline, Ill.
Sunday, April 15, 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. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilmar, IA (6)
2. 25 - Marty Thompson -- Mineral, IL (2)
3. 77 - Josh Foster -- Montrose, IA (4)
4. 98 - Mitch Morris -- Long Grove, IA (5)
5. 40 - Doug Crampton -- Rock Island, IL (3)
6. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Rochester, MN (1) DNF
7. 43 - Milo Veloz -- Colona, IL (8) DNF
8. 1d - Mel Saffran -- Farley, IA (7) DNF

HEAT #2 (10 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (2)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5)
3. 112 - Ray Guss Jr. -- Milan, IL (1)
4. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (6)
5. 75 - Thad Wilson -- Moline, IL (7)
6. 27 - John Bull -- Moline, IL (3)
7. 128 - Bill Tuckwell -- Metamore, IL (8)
8. 86 - Jeff Morris -- Long Grove, IA (4)

HEAT #3 (10 laps):
1. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (5)
2. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (1)
3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (7)
4. 27m - Mark Schulte -- Delhi, IA (4)
5. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6)
6. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (2)
7. 17 - Jason Pershy -- Colona, IL (3) DNS

HEAT #4 (10 laps):
1. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (2)
2. 93 - Cale Sponsler -- Grimes, IA (7)
3. 01 - Joey Galloway -- Emo, ON, CAN (5)
4. 64 - Gary Cook Jr. -- Deer Creek, IL (1)
5. 18 - Jake Durbin -- Perry, IA (6) DNF
6. 53 - Matt Stein -- Davenport, IA (3) DNF
7. 88 - Jerry Durbin -- Colona, IL (4) DNF

HEAT #5 (10 laps):
1. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (2)
2. 3L - Jeff Leka -- Buffalo, IL (4)
3. 17p - Brad Pinkerton -- New Sharon, IA (3)
4. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (1)
5. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (7)
6. 15 - Brandon Durbin -- Colona, IL (5)
7. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (6) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 17p - Brad Pinkerton -- New Sharon, IA (2)
2. 75 - Thad Wilson -- Moline, IL (5)
3. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (6)
4. 64 - Gary Cook Jr. -- Deer Creek, IL (4)
5. 86 - Jeff Morris -- Long Grove, IA (13)
6. 27 - John Bull -- Moline, IL (8)
7. 40 - Doug Crampton -- Rock Island, IL (7)
8. 77 - Josh Foster -- Montrose, IA (1) DNF
9. 43 - Milo Veloz -- Colona, IL (10) DNF
10. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (12) DNF
11. 53 - Matt Stein -- Davenport, IA (9) DNF
12. 98 - Mitch Morris -- Long Grove, IA (3) DNS
13. 17 - Jason Pershy -- Colona, IL (11) DNS

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (5)
2. 112 - Ray Guss Jr. -- Milan, IL (1)
3. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Rochester, MN (7)
4. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (2)
5 128 - Bill Tuckwell -- Metamore, IL (10)
6. 27m - Mark Schulte -- Delhi, IA (3)
7. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (8)
8. 18 - Jake Durbin -- Perry, IA (6)
9. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (4)
10. 88 - Jerry Durbin -- Colona, IL (11) DNF
11. 1d - Mel Saffran -- Farley, IA (12) DNF
12. 15 - Brandon Durbin -- Colona, IL (9) DNF

HOLLEY “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5)
2. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (6)
3. 17p - Brad Pinkerton -- New Sharon, IA (13)
4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (9)
5. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Rochester, MN (18)
6. 32 - Donovan Lodge -- Moline, IL (14)
7. 86 - Jeff Morris -- Long Grove, IA (21)
8. 93 - Cale Sponsler -- Grimes, IA (8)
9. 64 - Gary Cook Jr. -- Deer Creek, IL (19)
10. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (23)
11. 112 - Ray Guss Jr. -- Milan, IL (16)
12. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (17)
13. 7n - Jay Noteboom -- Hinton, IA (4)
14. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (2)
15. 25 - Marty Thompson -- Mineral, IL (10)
16. 27m - Mark Schulte -- Delhi, IA (25)
17. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (24) DNF
18. 3L - Jeff Leka -- Buffalo, IL (3) DNF
19. 85d - Mark Dotson -- Cameron, MO (20) DNF
20. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilmar, IA (1) DNF
21. 01 - Joey Galloway -- Emo, ON, CAN (12) DNF
22. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (7) DNF
23. 75 - Thad Wilson -- Moline, IL (15) DNF
24. 7ii - Mike Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (11) DNF
25. 128 - Bill Tuckwell -- Metamore, IL (22) DNS

AMSOIL Lap Leaders: Leka 1-6, Shryock 7-40.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 34, Leka 6.
AFCO Pole Award: Richie Gustin Jr.
Provisional Starters: Poidinger (regional), Mondus (regional).
Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger: Morris (started 21st, finished 7th).
Next Race: Friday, April 20, Mountain Dew Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway (Central Region).
O’Reilly National Points: Shryock 714, A. Hejna 592, Noteboom 531, VanderBeek 526, Sponsler 492, Dotson 454, Scott Green 392, Greg Skaggs 364, Jeremy Rasmussen 361, Poidinger 359.
Central Region Points: Shryock 107, Pinkerton 101, Arpin 97, VanderBeek 92, Lodge 89, Sponsler 76, Myer 73, Poidinger 72, Noteboom 66, Ryan Gustin 64.
Home Pride Passing Points (National): Shryock 46½, Scott Green 33, Noteboom 28½, Sponsler 25½, Mark Noble 24, Jason Hughes 24, A. Hejna 24.
Home Pride Passing Points (Central Region): Richie Gustin Jr. 7½, Sponsler 7½, VanderBeek 6, Shryock 4½, Dotson 3, Lodge 3.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points: Noteboom 151, Sponsler 139, Scott Green 109, Jeremy Rasmussen 87, Darrick Klima 58.
Builders Championship Points: Skyrocket 69, Hughes 41, Razor 40, Owens 27, TRE 26, Jet 26.

Contingency Awards:
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
Boyer’s Engine Development – Shryock.
GRT Race Cars – Lodge.
Hawk Performance – Sponsler.
Isky Racing Cams – not awarded.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – Arpin, Noteboom.
KSE Racing Products –  VanderBeek.
Marsh Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Nitroquest Web Solutions - Pinkerton.
Quarter Master – Shryock.
QuickTime Performance Parts – not awarded.
Real Racing Wheels – Pinkerton, Lodge.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, AMSOIL, Arizona Sport Shirts, 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 CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, Bilstein Shocks, BORCO LP, Boyer’s Engine Development, Day Motor Sports, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Edelbrock, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hyperco, Isky Racing Cams, Kraft Kars, KSE Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racer’s Choice (RCI).



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