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Kelly Shryock edges out Johnny Scott for the win! – Lloyd Collins photo

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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (Aug. 22) – Snapping a 15-month dry spell, nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock stole the feature win from Johnny Scott Thursday night in a thriller for the ages at the Valley Speedway.
Shryock started the 40-lap main event on the outside of the front row, but it was polesitter Steve Whiteaker Jr. who got the advantage at the drop of the green flag.

While Whiteaker worked the middle and bottom lanes, Shryock pounded the cushion on the high side of the 3/8-mile clay oval with Johnny Scott, Rodney Sanders and Jeremy Payne in hot pursuit.

Shryock beat Whiteaker to the stripe to lead the third lap, but Whiteaker battled back and regained the point at the end of the fourth lap.

One lap later, Shryock bobbled in the first turn and nearly lost control of his familiar #3 Skyrocket. By the time he was back up to speed, he found himself mired back in fourth place.

Using the same high line, Scott took control from Whiteaker on lap 6. Again Whiteaker fought back and snagged the lead for laps 8-10 before Scott took over for the final time with 11 laps in the books.

Three cautions throughout the middle of the race kept the field tightly bunched while Scott continued to out-duel Whiteaker with each passing lap. Meanwhile, Payne found his way into third and began to mix it up with the leaders while Shryock slid back as far as eighth place on lap 18.

Payne pressured Scott for the top spot for the middle-to-late portion of the race, but Whiteaker was able to get back around on a restart with 12 laps to go. The race’s final caution waved with six laps remaining and Shryock found himself back up to fourth for the final restart.

Shryock scooted underneath both Payne and Whiteaker in consecutive laps, and then pulled alongside Scott to challenge for the lead with three to go.

Scott held a two-car-length advantage over Shryock as they streaked below the white flag, and appeared to be on his way to his second win during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup.

Shryock made up ground down the back-stretch and dove in low in turn 3. Halfway through the turn, Scott’s machine jumped over the cushion and he had to briefly lift off the gas pedal. It was enough for Shryock to inch ahead as they exited the final turn.

As they approached the finish line, Scott closed the gap and the two took the checkered flag in a dead heat. The naked eye may have missed it, but the transponders told the tale of the tape with Shryock taking the victory by two-one-thousandths of a second.

“I can’t tell you how much this means,” an elated Shryock said in victory lane. “People don’t realize how much goes into this deal and how much work it takes to be on top of it night in and night out.

“We went back to the shop this week and tore this thing apart. We had it on the jig and found a bunch of stuff we needed to fix, and we even threw some other things at it to try and make it work. It feels good to run good.”

Thursday night’s triumph was the 179th of Shryock’s career and earned him a $3,200 paycheck for his efforts.

Scott, who came into the event as the points leader in the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, was candid about the mistake that cost him the win, but satisfied with a good points night to keep himself atop the rankings.

“I went into turn three pretty hard and just jumped the cushion,” Scott admitted. “There’s no two ways about it, I just messed up and Kelly was right there to take advantage. My hats off to those guys, though. They really needed this.”

Payne, who has been in the redraw for eight of the ten ‘Hunt’ races, drew the eighth starting spot for the sixth time but found his way onto the podium with a third-place result.

USRA Modified national points leader Terry Schultz held off Rodney Sanders for the fourth spot while Whiteaker, Chris Brown, Trevor Hunt, Terry Phillips and Tanner Mullens rounded out the top 10.

Although he started third, Phillips was involved in a caution on lap 3 and had to tag the tail of the field before clawing his way back to ninth in the end.

Similarly, Jason Hughes started 22nd on the 25-car grid and was battling for eighth on lap 27 when he was involved in a collision. He drove his way back to a 12th-place finish and earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award in the process.

In the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup, Scott holds a 32-point advantage over Sanders (973 to 941) going into Round 11 of 18 on Friday night. Hughes remains third and Stormy Scott, who was the first driver out of the feature, is fourth. Payne is fifth, followed by Zack VanderBeek, Brown, Shryock, Dereck Ramirez and Hunt.

On Friday the series returns to the Lakeside Speedway for another barn-burner at the historic half-mile oval on the edge of the Missouri River. Gates will open at 4:00, hot laps start at 7:00 and the night’s first heat race gets the green flag at 7:30.

The Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA B-Mods will also be in action along with local Factory Stocks. Adults are $17, juniors ages 13-16 are $10, kids ages 6-12 are $5 and children ages 5 and under get in for free. Pit passes are $35.

Lucas Schott and his AMP Energy ride will be on hand for a meet ‘n’ greet from 11:30-1:30 Friday at the Casey’s General Store located at 13000 State Ave. in Kansas City. At the same time, Trevor Hunt and his Snickers car will be at the Casey’s located at 112 Branch in Platte City, Mo.

The Lakeside Speedway is a 3/8-mile slightly-banked dirt oval located 1.0 mile west of I-435 (exit 18) on SR 5 (northwest of Kansas City, Kan.). The track hotline is 913-299-2040 or check out the track’s website at www.lakesidespeedway.net.

This week’s three-night swing wraps up at the Salina High Banks Speedway in Pryor Creek, Okla., on Saturday.

For those unfortunate souls unable to see it all in person, all three of this week’s events will be broadcast live via pay-per-view produced by RacinDirt. You don’t have to miss a single lap, visit www.RacinDirt.tv and subscribe today.

Be sure to stop by a Casey’s General Store location before and after the races for all your supplies and needs, and remember to get your $2-off coupons available on race day at most events during ‘The Hunt.’ Check out www.caseys.com for more information or to find the location nearest you.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts or check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usmtstv.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup – Round 10 of 17
Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, Mo.
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed 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.

BEYEA CUSTOM HEADERS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
3. (2) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask.,  Canada.
4. (5) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
5. (1) 5c Don Crnkovich, Olathe, Kan.
6. (6) 51 Tim Setzer, Archie, Mo.
7. (8) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
8. (7) 03 Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview, Mo.

JRi SHOCKS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
2. (2) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
3. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
4. (6) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa.
5. (7) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask.,  Canada.
6. (5) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
7. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (5) 87 Darron Fuqua (R), Mayetta, Kan.
2. (1) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo.
3. (2) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo.
4. (3) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
5. (6) 68m Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
6. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
7. (4) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (4) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (1) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
4. (5) 75 Gunner Martin, Blue Springs, Mo.
5. (7) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
6. (6) 21 Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan.
7. (2) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan.

DAY MOTOR SPORTS HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (2) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (6) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (5) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo.
4. (3) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (7) 3j Lewis Jackson, Wellsville, Kan.
6. (4) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
7. (1) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (2) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
2. (1) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
3. (4) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo.
4. (8) 51 Tim Setzer, Archie, Mo.
5. (3) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa.
6. (7) 5c Don Crnkovich, Olathe, Kan., Rocket/Sput’s, $100.
7. (5) 00 Masen Big Eagle (R), Manor, Sask.,  Canada, GRT/Tim’s, $200.
8. (6) 3j Lewis Jackson, Wellsville, Kan., /Jack’s, $80.
9. (9) 21 Lance Town (R), Louisburg, Kan., Hoffman/Driskell, $100.
10. (10) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Hughes/Sput’s, $500.
11. (11) 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan., MBCustom/Mullins, $100.
12. (12) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo.
2. (4) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (3) 75 Gunner Martin, Blue Springs, Mo.
4. (7) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (10) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
6. (5) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., LG2/ProPower, $80.
7. (11) 18 Chase Junghans, Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, $100.
8. (12) 03 Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview, Mo., GRT/, $80.
9. (6) 68m Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo.
10. (2) 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $100.
11. (8) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
12. (9) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $100.

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (2) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $3200.
2. (4) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/ProPower, 40, $2100.
3. (8) 186 Jeremy Payne, Springfield, Mo., GRT/RoushYates, 40, $1500.
4. (10) 90 Terry Schultz, Sedalia, Mo., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1000.
5. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 40, $900.
6. (1) 89 Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $800.
7. (6) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $700.
8. (17) 99h Trevor Hunt (R), Kearney, Mo., GRT/Geddes, 40, $750.
9. (3) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 40, $600.
10. (15) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan., Mullens/Homegrown, 40, $450.
11. (20) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $500.
12. (22) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $650.
13. (24) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., GRT/Mullins, 40, $425.
14. (11) 88d Matt Dotson, Clark, Mo., Hughes/BMS, 40, $300.
15. (25) 68m Dean Wille, Warrensburg, Mo., Shaw/GMPP, 40, $375.
16. (13) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., Hughes/BMS, 40, $350.
17. (19) 51 Tim Setzer, Archie, Mo., Hoffman/Driskell, 34, $325.
18. (18) 75 Gunner Martin, Blue Springs, Mo., Allens/Martin, 30, $275.
19. (9) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, 27, $300.
20. (5) 87 Darron Fuqua (R), Mayetta, Kan., Venom/Driskell, 17, $300.
21. (21) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, Rage/RoushYates, 17, $300.
22. (14) 00 Jim Moody, Odessa, Mo., GRT/McVey, 16, $275.
23. (23) 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 11, $400.
24. (12) 01 Joey Galloway (R), Manor, Sask.,  Canada, GRT/Tim’s, 9, $400.
25. (16) 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., GRT/ProPower, 9, $400.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leaders: Whiteaker 1-2, Shryock 3, Whiteaker 4-5, J. Scott 6-7, Whiteaker 8-10, J. Scott 11-39, Shryock 40.
Total Laps Led: J. Scott 31, Whiteaker 7, Shryock 2.
Margin of Victory: 0.002 second.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Hughes (started 22nd, finished 12th).
Next Race: Friday, Aug. 23, Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
Points Standings: J. Scott 973, Sanders 941, Hughes 907, S. Scott 886, Payne 849, VanderBeek 758, Brown 755, Shryock 742, Ramirez 715, Hunt 686.
Rookie of the Year Points: Hunt 1660, Galloway 1542, Big Eagle 1258, Jeff Conner 855, Adam Penn 598.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: ProPower 371, Mullins 333, RoushYates 327, Geddes 319, Sput’s 295.
Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 403, GRT 379, MBCustom 350, Skyrocket 272, LG2 214.

Contingency Awards:
AERO Race Wheels – S. Scott.
American Racer – Bodenhamer.
Beyea Custom Headers – J. Scott.
BSB Manufacturing – Sanders, Brown.
Buck Monson Photos – Shryock.
Crane Cams – Shryock.
Dominator Race Products – Fuqua.
Edelbrock – Payne.
Eibach Springs – Fuqua.
FK Rod Ends – Wille.
Forty9Designs.com – Dotson, Tillison.
Fuel Safe – Whiteaker.
GRT Race Cars – J. Scott.
Hooker Harness – Siebert.
JRi Shocks – Shryock.
KEVKO Oil Pans & Components – Phillips.
Keyser Manufacturing – Mullens.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Galloway.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Hughes.
MSD Ignition – Shryock.
PBM Performance Products – Payne, Shryock.
Power Lift Racing Products – Setzer.
Real Racing Wheels – all non-qualifiers.
VP Racing Fuels – Shryock.

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