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USMTS - United States Modified Touring SeriesWATERTOWN, S.D. (June 9) – The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy made their annual trek to the tight confines of the Casino Speedway Thursday night for the 7th Annual Team Electronics Summer Slam.

As was the case the previous six trips to the 3/8-mile clay oval in Watertown, S.D., Jon Tesch came into the event as a man on a mission with the hometown crowd cheering on the three-time track champion (1998, 2000, 2001).

A two-time winner of this event, Tesch was in good shape to go for his third title after drawing the outside of the front row for the start of the 40-lap WIX Filters “A” Main.

Much to the approval of the standing-room-only audience, Tesch jumped out front to lead the first three laps, but Chase Junghans found a faster way around Tesch’s former stomping grounds and grabbed the top spot on lap 4.

The 18-year-old from Manhattan, Kan., quickly entered lapped traffic on the short bullring but maneuvered through the competition with a veteran-like smoothness.

By lap 23, nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock had battled his way from the seventh starting spot and pulled alongside Junghans to contest for the lead. One lap later, Shryock took control and powered away from the field to score his 169th career USMTS victory and his first in seven tries at the Casino Speedway.

Tesch got around Junghans in the late stages of the race but had to settle for the runner-up paycheck while Gustin also slipped past Junghans to finish third.

Defending Team Electronics Summer Slam champion Zack VanderBeek powered his unique pink-colored Susan G. Komen for the Cure machine to a fifth-place finish while Jason Krohn, Jason Grimes, 2009 event winner Al Hejna, Corey Dripps and Colt Mather rounded out the top ten finishers.

The main event went the full 40 laps without a caution with 23 of the original 24 starters finishing the race.

With his fifth win of the season, Shryock padded his lead at the top of the Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Great Plains Region points standings to 18 markers ahead of Tesch (460 to 442), Gustin remains third but slid back slightly with 421 points. VanderBeek sits fourth with 386, followed by Grimes (383), Mather (367), Junghans (362), Rodney Sanders (351), Dripps (350) and Krohn (347).

Three more events in the Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Great Plains Region are on tap as the rugged USMTS road warriors continue their grueling stretch of 17 races over the course of 19 days during Summer Speedweeks with a return to the Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D., on Friday night.

Race fans can pick up coupons good for $2 off adult general admission at the Casey’s General Stores locations in Aberdeen on Friday. To find the location nearest you, check out www.caseys.com.

The Brown County Speedway is a 1/3-mile high-banked clay oval located on the east edge of Aberdeen on US 12, then 1.9 miles north on CR 19 (at the Brown County Fairgrounds). For more information, call 605-725-8887 or check them out at www.bcspeedway.com on the World Wide Web.

USMTS SUMMER SPEEDWEEKS:

Tue Jun 7 … Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, S.D. (winner: Kelly Shryock)
Wed Jun 8 … Red River Valley Speedway, West Fargo, N.D. (winner: Ryan Gustin)
Thu Jun 9 … Casino Speedway, Watertown, S.D. (winner: Kelly Shryock)
Fri Jun 10 … Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen, S.D.
Sat Jun 11 … Jamestown Speedway, Jamestown, N.D.
Sun Jun 12 … Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn.
Mon Jun 13 … Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Tue Jun 14 … Fairmont Raceway, Fairmont, Minn.
Wed Jun 15 … Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa
Thu Jun 16 … Central Wisconsin Raceway, Unity, Wis.
Fri Jun 17 … Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wis.
Sat Jun 18 … Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wis.
Tue Jun 21 … I-35 Speedway, Mason City, Iowa
Wed Jun 22 … Buena Vista Raceway, Alta, Iowa
Thu Jun 23 … Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, S.D.
Fri Jun 24 … Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa
Sat Jun 25 … North Central Speedway, Brainerd, Minn.

Each event will pay $2,000 to the winner of the main event, with more than $200,000 in total prize money up for grabs during the three-week adventure.

After a chaotic month of June, drivers will get a vacation of nearly three weeks before picking up the throttle again on Wednesday, July 13, at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., where the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy will join the World of Outlaws Late Model Series for the first time at the legendary NAPA Gopher 50.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy
7th Annual Team Electronics Summer Slam
Casino Speedway, Watertown, S.D.
Thursday, June 9, 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 16 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) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (8) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (1) 83 Joe Waba, Watertown, S.D.
4. (9) 31 Scott Hansen, Garden City, S.D.
5. (3) 55 David Orr, Bristol, S.D.
6. (6) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
7. (5) 42 Kyle Vost, Watertown, S.D.
8. (4) 37w Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D.
9. (7) 3 Arne Anderson, Watertown, S.D.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.
2. (5) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D.
3. (8) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (3) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa.
5. (1) 02 Kody Scholpp (R), Estevan, Sask., Canada.
6. (7) 26 Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn.
7. (6) 9 Kent Arment, Aberdeen, S.D.
8. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):

1. (2) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (4) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
3. (1) 31v Jason Voigt (R), St. Cloud, Minn.
4. (8) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa.
5. (6) 100 Reed Storley, Watertown, S.D.
6. (7) 41 Jordan Foster, Henry, S.D.
7. (3) 13 Ryan Engels, Arlington, S.D.
8. (5) Y69 Mike Gregg, Morton, Minn.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (10 laps, top 8 advance):
1. (2) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
2. (1) 41 Jordan Foster, Henry, S.D.
3. (6) 37w Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D.
4. (4) 9 Kent Arment, Aberdeen, S.D.
5. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
6. (3) 42 Kyle Vost, Watertown, S.D.
7. (8) Y69 Mike Gregg, Morton, Minn.
8. (5) 13 Ryan Engels, Arlington, S.D.
9. (9) 3 Arne Anderson, Watertown, S.D., Arrow/Sturdy, 40, $75.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $2000.
2. (2) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $1500.
3. (8) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1000.
4. (5) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 40, $900.
5. (4) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800.
6. (6) 7K Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $700.
7. (3) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D., Hughes/Dakota, 40, $650.
8. (9) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JR, 40, $600.
9. (17) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 40, $550.
10. (12) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $500.
11. (21) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $450.
12. (11) 31v Jason Voigt (R), St. Cloud, Minn., RCT/Vresco, 40, $425.
13. (20) 9 Kent Arment, Aberdeen, S.D., Arrow/, 40, $275.
14. (19) 37w Scott Ward, Watertown, S.D., Arrow/Sput’s, 39, $375.
15. (1) 31 Scott Hansen, Garden City, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 39, $250.
16. (15) 02 Kody Scholpp (R), Estevan, Sask., Canada, TRE/Arizona, 39, $300.
17. (18) 41 Jordan Foster, Henry, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 39, $250.
18. (16) 26 Bob Gierke, Westport, Minn., Taylor/Tim’s, 39, $250.
19. (23) Y69 Mike Gregg, Morton, Minn., Shaw/GMPP, 39, $250.
20. (10) 83 Joe Waba, Watertown, S.D., J-Car/Crustman’s, 39, $250.
21. (24) 13 Ryan Engels, Arlington, S.D., J-Car/CNC, 38, $250.
22. (14) 55 David Orr, Bristol, S.D., GRT/CSC, 38, $250.
23. (22) 42 Kyle Vost, Watertown, S.D., J-Car/Adams, 38, $250.
24. (13) 100 Reed Storley, Watertown, S.D., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 33, mechanical, $250.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Integra Lap Leaders: Tesch 1-3, Junghans 4-23, Shryock 24-40.
Total Laps Led: Junghans 20, Shryock 17, Tesch 3.
Margin of Victory: 2.888 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Gustin.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Sanders (started 21st, finished 11th).
Next Race: Friday, June 10, Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen, S.D.
Farm Boy BBQ Sauce Great Plains Region Points: Shryock 460, Tesch 442, Gustin 421, VanderBeek 386, Grimes 383, Mather 367, Junghans 362, Sanders 351, Dripps 350, Krohn 347.
Rookie of the Year Points: Clyde Dunn Jr. 976, Jimmy Ray 971, Jeff Rowland 843, Philip Houston 807, John Webb 800.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 275, ProPower 220, Sput’s 159, ASI 154, Geddes 140.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 289, Skyrocket 239, GRT 175, Ramirez 80, TRE 73.

Contingency Awards:

American Racer – Gustin.
CPD Racing Tools – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – VanderBeek.
Forty9Designs.com – Junghans, Dripps.
Hooker Harness – Voigt.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Junghans.
ISKY Racing Cams – Krohn.
KSE Racing Products – Gustin.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Scholpp.
New Vision Graphics – Junghans.
Nitroquest – not awarded.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – not awarded.
PBM Performance Products – not awarded.
Real Racing Wheels – not awarded.
Ruter Farms – not awarded.
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.

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