SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (Sept. 20) – Back in early August, Tim Donlinger had a decision to make: stay home to race at nearby Deer Creek Speedway where he had won six features during the season and was the points leader, or head to Southern Missouri to compete for a chance to become the
2008 O'Reilly USMTS National Champion.
Donlinger finished sixth in the first race of the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship, then rain washed out the next two events while his track championship at Deer Creek became an impossibility. The second race of the saw Donlinger's engine go up in smoke at the famed Belleville (Kan.) High Banks and he found himself sitting 11th in the points.
At that point, it would have been easy to give up, load up the racecar and head home. Instead, the team installed a new powerplant and headed down the highway to the next event in Osborn, Mo. The decision paid off with a win and catapulted Donlinger back up to seventh in the standings,
49 markers behind points leader Kelly Shryock.
During the next 38 days, Donlinger was nearly flawless.
The veteran from Rochester, Minn. captured two more wins and finished no worse than seventh in the next 10 events leading up to Saturday for the final night of the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at the Deer Creek Speedway and the final event in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship.
Donlinger came into Saturday's show as the points leader, ahead of Shryock by a mere 16 points. As it had been the previous two nights, the pits were packed with more than 100 entries featuring the most impressive résumés in all of dirt Modified racing. Among all of those stars, however, Donlinger found a way to shine brightly in front of the record sell-out Deer Creek Speedway crowd.
But just like he did back in early August, Donlinger had to do it the hard way.
After watching Shryock deliver an impressive run from 13th to third in the fourth heat race to earn a spot in the
top-12 for the start of the 30-car, 30-lap main event, Donlinger came out in the eighth and final heat race starting ninth. He narrowly avoided a first-lap crash that saw Scott Mullen roll his Modified and knock out three others, including 2006 Featherlite Fall Jamboree winner Chad Kinder. Donlinger was up to third by lap 4, but a smoking left rear tire caused by a bent fender eventually went flat and forced him out of the race.
“That was devastating,” Donlinger later recalled. “We thought it was all over at that point.”
Donlinger found himself starting 12th in the first Real Racing Wheels "B" Main that would transfer just two drivers to the evening's Championship "A" Main. As the O'Reilly USMTS points leader, Donlinger was guaranteed a spot in the "A" Main either way, but provisional starters do not receive coveted passing points in the main event so "earning" his way into the big dance was pivotal.
No problem.
In less than 18 laps, Donlinger had disposed of drivers such as Dereck Ramirez, Tommy Weder Jr., Tommy Myer, Jared Landers and Johnny Bone Jr. to win the race and earn a spot in the 40-lap nightcap.
After a fiery presentation to introduce those that would compete in the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree main event field, the drivers climbed into their Modifieds to battle it out. Donlinger found himself in the 19th starting spot with a treacherous three-wide start upcoming, and up against 30 of the best drivers ever assembled for one contest. Getting a top-5 finish would be a huge task. Getting a win seemed impossible.
No problem.
From the outside of the front row, Jon Tesch jumped to the early lead but the first of six caution flags slowed the action after just one lap when John Allen tagged the turn 4 wall. Three more yellow flags would wave before another lap could be completed, and the second one was monumental.
Shryock, who started ninth, found himself sideways as the pack roared into in turn 1. Although he was able to keep moving, the chain reaction caused Jason Cummins and Alan Mondus to collect each other and stop on the track.
Although Shryock pulled off a remarkable save, he had to pull into the pits to for repairs and was forced to restart the race at the tail of the field. The next restart saw a third straight caution when Texan Chris Brown got together with Allen at the bottom of turn 4.
The fourth time was the charm as the field stayed clean through the next lap with Tesch and Jason Hughes testing each other on the high-banked 3/8-mile oval. Hughes was able to sneak by Tesch to lead lap 16, but Tesch got a strong run around the high side of the racetrack to reclaim the lead on lap 17 as the pair began navigating heavy lapped traffic.
The next caution waved for Dean Mahlstedt who was stopped at the top of turns 3-4 with terminal mechanical troubles.
A post-race disqualification in his heat race dropped Mahlstedt to last place for his "B" Main start, but the defending Featherlite Fall Jamboree winner clawed his way to a runner-up finish to earn a berth in the main event and had snuck by 12 cars before retiring from the feature race.
On the restart, polesitter Steve Wetzstein powered in front of Hughes to take second place while Brad Waits fought for fourth with teammate-for-the-weekend Al Hejna.
After capturing the regular season track championship at Deer Creek, Waits sold his racecar and had planned to be a spectator for the Featherlite Fall Jamboree until Hejna offered Waits the seat in his back-up ride.
The final caution waved on lap 20, with Tesch continuing to lead Wetzstein, Hughes and Waits. But the fifth spot now belonged to Donlinger, who had motored past 14 competitors using the low side of the racing surface.
Meanwhile, Shryock was up to 12th at the halfway point after restarting in 30th place after his first-lap miscue.
Hughes got around Wetzstein on the restart to reclaim the second spot while Donlinger hugged the inside berm to move past Waits for fourth. Two laps later, Donlinger got around Wetzstein for third as the crowd went wild in anticipation of another classic Featherlite Fall Jamboree finish.
With Tesch continuing to flirt with the wall up high, Hughes in the darkened middle groove and Donlinger on the bottom of the track, the trio exited turn 2 door to door on lap 26, then came past the flagstand the same way to complete the 27th lap.
Now firmly in second, Donlinger came to stripe alongside of Tesch but was unable to make the pass. One lap later, it was Donlinger's nose to hit the stripe first. He led lap 30 too but Tesch laid down a perfect lap the next time around to regain the top spot.
As they crossed beneath the flagstand on lap 33, Donlinger again was scored as the leader. He never relinquished the lead again during final seven laps and paced Tesch to the checkered flag with a two car-length advantage.
Donlinger left nothing to chance as he claimed his first Featherlite Fall Jamboree victory and the title of O'Reilly USMTS National Champion.
“We didn't come into this thing with any expectations,”
Donlinger said in victory lane. “This is the toughest field I've ever seen, but we thought if we could just run our race we'd be alright. I've got a great team and they gave me a great car night after night.”
"You've got a pretty good driver there, Ron," an onlooker told car owner Ron Frericks while flashbulbs lit up the winners circle celebration. "No," he replied. "I've got the best driver."
Donlinger's fourth triumph during the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship was worth $7,000, including an additional $1,000 from Hanson Tire Service of LeRoy, Minn. Along with the $10,000 that goes with winning the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship, the win brought Donlinger's weekend take to just under $20,000.
Hughes, the 2005 Featherlite Fall Jamboree champion and Thursday night's feature winner, took home a third-place paycheck, while Friday's winner, Zack VanderBeek, came from the 21st starting spot to finish fourth. Wetzstein hung on for fifth to record his second top-5 finish of the weekend. Sixth went to Waits, Mike Sorensen grabbed seventh and Shryock battled back to finish eighth at the end.
Jason Krohn ended his year-long reign as the O'Reilly USMTS National Champ with an ninth-place finish after starting 23rd. Hejna hung on to complete the first 10 positions.
Finishing second to Donlinger in the final standings
(1,333 to 1,275), Shryock wound up one spot better than last year but will have to wait until 2009 in his quest for a ninth O'Reilly USMTS National Championship. Tesch nipped VanderBeek by two points (1,254 to 1,252) to take third while Ramirez got by Hejna on the final night to finish fifth with seven points to spare (1,098 to 1,091).
Tommy Weder Jr. wound up seventh with 1,042 points, followed by Brandon Kenny (982), Alan Mondus (966) and Jake Neal (919).
In the closest Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year battle in the ten-year history of the USMTS, Kenny edged Ramirez by 10 points (1,163 to 1,153) to earn the title and the accompanying $2,500 paycheck. Bryan Rowland made it a sweep of the top-3 spots by Woodward, Okla.
drivers, with Joey Schaefer finishing fourth and Rodney Sanders fifth in the rookie rankings.
Prior to Saturday's finale, 17-year-old Ryan Gustin pocketed $2,000 as he captured the 30-lap Non-Qualifiers "A" Main after a crowd-pleasing battle with second-place finisher Neal Eckhart and 20th-starting Scott Green, who grabbed third. Jared Landers finished fourth after starting 16th while Justin Boney rounded out the top-5.
Nate Wasmund turned in an impressive performance by finishing sixth after starting 30th out 30 starters.
The Featherlite Fall Jamboree was made possible by the great racers and fans, as well as our sponsors:
Featherlite Trailers, 61 Marine & Sports, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Dirt Doctor Trucking, L & D Ag Service, Casey's General Stores, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Hanson Tire Service.
Although the curtain has closed for 2008 on the O'Reilly USMTS National Tour, several big shows still remain for the O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series. Up next will be the 10th Annual Topless Modified Nationals on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4 at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. The event pays $2,000 to win Friday night and $5,000 to the winner on Saturday.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS—America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series - O'Reilly USMTS National Tour Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree - Night 3 of 3 Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 18 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 12 re-drawing for starting positions 1-12.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (15 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
2. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (1) 3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (2) 4. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (5) 5. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (13) 6. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (10) 7. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (7) 8. 84m - Matt Madsen -- Blooming Prairie, MN 9. 11n - Roger Niederkorn -- Ettrick, WI (9) 10. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (14) DNF 11. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (8) DNF 12. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN DNF 13. 4s - Craig Shaw -- Adams, MN (6) DNF 14. 44 - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN (4) DNF
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (15 laps):
1. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (1) 2. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (4) 3. 99 - Josh Angst -- Winona, MN (3) 4. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (7) 5. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (12) 6. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (8) 7. 1t - T.J. Stalker -- Mason City, IA (5) 8. 2x - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (9) 9. 25x - Andy Bohnstengel -- Winona, MN (10) 10. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (2) 11. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (11) DNF 12. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (6) DNF 13. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (13) DNS 14. 13 - Eddie Lemay Jr. -- Milwaukee, WI (14) DNS
Q.E.M., INC. HEAT RACE #3 (15 laps):
1. 724 - Brad Waits -- Waseca, MN (7)
2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (1)
3. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (3) 4. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (2) 5. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (4) 6. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (8) 7. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (12) 8. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (6) 9. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (11) 10. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (5) 11. 24t - Glenn Bratti -- Springdale, AR (13) 12. 4a - Joel Alberts -- Mantorville, MN (9) 13. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN (10) 14. 17 - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (14)
MIKE'S HARD LEMONADE HEAT RACE #4 (15 laps):
1. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (1) 2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2) 3. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (13) 4. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (11) 5. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (8) 6. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (6) 7. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (9) 8. 18m - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (12) 9. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN (3) 10. 95 - Dylan Smith -- Osceola, NE (10) 11. 99d - Dustin Nelson -- Ogilvie, MN (4) 12. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (7) 13. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN (5) 14. 27 - Don Gerritsen Jr. -- Rock Rapids, IA (14)
DIRT DOCTOR TRUCKING HEAT RACE #5 (15 laps):
1. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (1)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)
3. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (8)
4. 19t - Wayne Troseth -- Zimmerman, MN (2) 5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4) 6. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (10) 7. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (9) 8. 59 - Hank Rollinger -- Buffalo City, WI (13) 9. 71b - David Siercks -- Princeton, MN (6) 10. 20 - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA (3) 11. 1z - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD (12) 12. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (7) 13. 5x - Mike Gartner -- Mapleton, MN (11) DNF
61 MARINE & SPORTS HEAT RACE #6 (15 laps):
1. 72m - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (4) 2. 20x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (3) 3. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (13) 4. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8) 5. 21b - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (2) 6. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA (7) 7. 118 - Chad Vaith -- Racine, MN (10) 8. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN (12) 9. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (11) DNF 10. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (1) DNF 11. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (5) DNF 12. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (6) DNF 13. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (9) DQ
L & D AG SERVICE HEAT RACE #7 (15 laps):
1. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (7) 2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (3) 3. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1) 4. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (12) 5. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (4) 6. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (11) 7. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (9) 8. 6m - Ted Marrs -- Bethel, MN (5) 9. 703 - David Smith -- Copperas Cove, TX (2) 10. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (8) 11. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN (10) DNF 12. 91 - Shawn Ryan -- Waterloo, IA (6) DNF 13. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN (13) DNF
MINER'S OUTDOOR & REC HEAT RACE #8 (15 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (1) 2. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (4) 3. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (7) 4. 98a - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (10) 5. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (11) 6. 7d - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (8) 7. 12m - Jason Miller -- Osceola, WI (3) 8. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (6) 9. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (9) DNF 10. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (13) DNF 11. 70 - Matt Sweeney -- Waukon, IA (5) DNF 12. 1sm - Scott Mullen -- Seymour, WI (12) DNF 13. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (2) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (12) 2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (1) 3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (3) 4. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2) 5. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (6) 6. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (4) 7. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (8) 8. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (15) 9. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (16) 10. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (5) 11. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (14) 12. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (10) 13. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (18) 14. 118 - Chad Vaith -- Racine, MN (7) 15. 1t - T.J. Stalker -- Mason City, IA (9) 16. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN (17) 17. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (11) 18. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (13)
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 98a - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (1)
2. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (4) 3. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (2) 4. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (5) 5. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (10) 6. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (15) 7. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (7) 8. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (6) 9. 91 - Shawn Ryan -- Waterloo, IA (16) 10. 12m - Jason Miller -- Osceola, WI (9) 11. 99 - Josh Angst -- Winona, MN (3) 12. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN (17) 13. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (13) 14. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (12) 15. 11n - Roger Niederkorn -- Ettrick, WI (11) 16. 18m - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (8) 17. 99d - Dustin Nelson -- Ogilvie, MN (14) DNF 18. 44 - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN (18) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5) 2. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (1) 3. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2) 4. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (3) 5. 19t - Wayne Troseth -- Zimmerman, MN (4) 6. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (6) 7. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (14) 8. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (12) 9. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN (8) 10. 59 - Hank Rollinger -- Buffalo City, WI (7) 11. 4a - Joel Alberts -- Mantorville, MN (15) 12. 5x - Mike Gartner -- Mapleton, MN (17) 13. 24t - Glenn Bratti -- Springdale, AR (13) DNF 14. 2x - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (9) DNF 15. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN (11) DNF 16. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (10) DNS 17. 1sm - Scott Mullen -- Seymour, WI (16) DNS 18. 13 - Eddie Lemay Jr. -- Milwaukee, WI (18) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #4 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (1) 2. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (17) 3. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (4) 4. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (3) 5. 7d - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (6) 6. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (9) 7. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (10) 8. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (7) 9. 21b - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (5) 10. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (15) 11. 71b - David Siercks -- Princeton, MN (11) 12. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (2) 13. 95 - Dylan Smith -- Osceola, NE (12) DNF 14. 1z - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD (13) DNF 15. 84m - Matt Madsen -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8) DNF 16. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN (14) DNS 17. 4s - Craig Shaw -- Adams, MN (16) DNS 18. 17 - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (18) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #5 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (1)
2. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (13) 3. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (16) 4. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (4) 5. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA (6) 6. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN (17) 7. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (7) 8. 70 - Matt Sweeney -- Waukon, IA (14) 9. 6m - Ted Marrs -- Bethel, MN (9) 10. 20 - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA (12) 11. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (5) DNF 12. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (8) DNF 13. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (3) DNF 14. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (2) DNF 15. 25x - Andy Bohnstengel -- Winona, MN (10) DNF 16. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (15) DNS 17. 703 - David Smith -- Copperas Cove, TX (11) DNS 18. 27 - Don Gerritsen Jr. -- Rock Rapids, IA (18) DNS
NON-QUALIFIERS “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (7) 2. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (2) 3. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (20) 4. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (16) 5. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (3) 6. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (30) 7. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (11) 8. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (19) 9. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (5) 10. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (13) 11. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (14) 12. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA (9) 13. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (25) 14. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (28) 15. 4rv - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (4) 16. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (8) 17. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (23) 18. 70 - Matt Sweeney -- Waukon, IA (27) 19. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (6) 20. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (15) 21. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (12) DNF 22. 21b - Brian Rowland -- Woodward, OK (22) DNF 23. 19t - Wayne Troseth -- Zimmerman, MN (10) DNF 24. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (24) DNF 25. 7d - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (1) DNF 26. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (17) DNF 27. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (29) DNF 28. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN (21) DNF 29. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (26) DNF 30. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (18) DNF
HOLLEY CHAMPIONSHIP “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (19) 2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (3) 3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8) 4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (21) 5. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (1) 6. 724 - Brad Waits -- Waseca, MN (6) 7. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (10) 8. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (9) 9. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (23) 10. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (5) 11. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (22) 12. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (24) 13. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (25) 14. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (4) 15. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (14) 16. 98a - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (20) 17. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (17) 18. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (12) 19. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (2) 20. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (11) 21. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (30) 22. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (15) 23. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (13) 24. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (26) 25. 72m - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (7) 26. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (16) 27. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (28) 28. 20x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (18) DNF 29. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (27) DNF 30. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (29) DNF
Lap Leaders: Tesch 1-15, Hughes 16, Tesch 17-28, Donlinger 29-30, Tesch 31-32, Donlinger 33-40.
Total Laps Led: Tesch 29, Donlinger 10, Hughes 1.
AFCO Pole Winner: Waits.
Provisional Starters: Weder, Dripps.
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Brown (1,093.55 miles).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Donlinger (started 19th, finished 1st).
Next Event: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 3-4, I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, Ark. (O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series).
O'Reilly USMTS National Championship Points (final):
Donlinger 1333, Shryock 1275, Tesch 1254, VanderBeek 1252, Ramirez 1098, Hejna 1091, Weder 1042, Kenny 982, Mondus 966, Neal 919.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points
(final): Kenny 1163, Ramirez 1153, Rowland 746, Schaefer 222, Rodney Sanders 193.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points (final):
Sput’s 485, Mullins 403, Wanders 378, A.S.I. 343, JR 310.
Chassis Builders Championship Points (final): Skyrocket 506, Hughes 418, Ramirez 355, Harris 310, Specialty 162.
Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Waits.
American Racer – Pittman.
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
BSB Manufacturing – Hejna.
Hawk Performance – Donlinger, Krohn.
Intercomp – Hejna.
Isky Racing Cams – Hejna.
KSE Racing Products – Donlinger.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Weder.
New Vision Graphics – B. Peterson.
Nitroquest Web Solutions – Hughes.
Quarter Master – Donlinger, Shryock.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Sorensen.
Real Racing Wheels – Donlinger, Allen, VanderBeek, Krohn.
Ruter Farms – Brown.
TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.
2008 O'Reilly USMTS National Champion.
Donlinger finished sixth in the first race of the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship, then rain washed out the next two events while his track championship at Deer Creek became an impossibility. The second race of the saw Donlinger's engine go up in smoke at the famed Belleville (Kan.) High Banks and he found himself sitting 11th in the points.
At that point, it would have been easy to give up, load up the racecar and head home. Instead, the team installed a new powerplant and headed down the highway to the next event in Osborn, Mo. The decision paid off with a win and catapulted Donlinger back up to seventh in the standings,
49 markers behind points leader Kelly Shryock.
During the next 38 days, Donlinger was nearly flawless.
The veteran from Rochester, Minn. captured two more wins and finished no worse than seventh in the next 10 events leading up to Saturday for the final night of the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at the Deer Creek Speedway and the final event in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship.
Donlinger came into Saturday's show as the points leader, ahead of Shryock by a mere 16 points. As it had been the previous two nights, the pits were packed with more than 100 entries featuring the most impressive résumés in all of dirt Modified racing. Among all of those stars, however, Donlinger found a way to shine brightly in front of the record sell-out Deer Creek Speedway crowd.
But just like he did back in early August, Donlinger had to do it the hard way.
After watching Shryock deliver an impressive run from 13th to third in the fourth heat race to earn a spot in the
top-12 for the start of the 30-car, 30-lap main event, Donlinger came out in the eighth and final heat race starting ninth. He narrowly avoided a first-lap crash that saw Scott Mullen roll his Modified and knock out three others, including 2006 Featherlite Fall Jamboree winner Chad Kinder. Donlinger was up to third by lap 4, but a smoking left rear tire caused by a bent fender eventually went flat and forced him out of the race.
“That was devastating,” Donlinger later recalled. “We thought it was all over at that point.”
Donlinger found himself starting 12th in the first Real Racing Wheels "B" Main that would transfer just two drivers to the evening's Championship "A" Main. As the O'Reilly USMTS points leader, Donlinger was guaranteed a spot in the "A" Main either way, but provisional starters do not receive coveted passing points in the main event so "earning" his way into the big dance was pivotal.
No problem.
In less than 18 laps, Donlinger had disposed of drivers such as Dereck Ramirez, Tommy Weder Jr., Tommy Myer, Jared Landers and Johnny Bone Jr. to win the race and earn a spot in the 40-lap nightcap.
After a fiery presentation to introduce those that would compete in the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree main event field, the drivers climbed into their Modifieds to battle it out. Donlinger found himself in the 19th starting spot with a treacherous three-wide start upcoming, and up against 30 of the best drivers ever assembled for one contest. Getting a top-5 finish would be a huge task. Getting a win seemed impossible.
No problem.
From the outside of the front row, Jon Tesch jumped to the early lead but the first of six caution flags slowed the action after just one lap when John Allen tagged the turn 4 wall. Three more yellow flags would wave before another lap could be completed, and the second one was monumental.
Shryock, who started ninth, found himself sideways as the pack roared into in turn 1. Although he was able to keep moving, the chain reaction caused Jason Cummins and Alan Mondus to collect each other and stop on the track.
Although Shryock pulled off a remarkable save, he had to pull into the pits to for repairs and was forced to restart the race at the tail of the field. The next restart saw a third straight caution when Texan Chris Brown got together with Allen at the bottom of turn 4.
The fourth time was the charm as the field stayed clean through the next lap with Tesch and Jason Hughes testing each other on the high-banked 3/8-mile oval. Hughes was able to sneak by Tesch to lead lap 16, but Tesch got a strong run around the high side of the racetrack to reclaim the lead on lap 17 as the pair began navigating heavy lapped traffic.
The next caution waved for Dean Mahlstedt who was stopped at the top of turns 3-4 with terminal mechanical troubles.
A post-race disqualification in his heat race dropped Mahlstedt to last place for his "B" Main start, but the defending Featherlite Fall Jamboree winner clawed his way to a runner-up finish to earn a berth in the main event and had snuck by 12 cars before retiring from the feature race.
On the restart, polesitter Steve Wetzstein powered in front of Hughes to take second place while Brad Waits fought for fourth with teammate-for-the-weekend Al Hejna.
After capturing the regular season track championship at Deer Creek, Waits sold his racecar and had planned to be a spectator for the Featherlite Fall Jamboree until Hejna offered Waits the seat in his back-up ride.
The final caution waved on lap 20, with Tesch continuing to lead Wetzstein, Hughes and Waits. But the fifth spot now belonged to Donlinger, who had motored past 14 competitors using the low side of the racing surface.
Meanwhile, Shryock was up to 12th at the halfway point after restarting in 30th place after his first-lap miscue.
Hughes got around Wetzstein on the restart to reclaim the second spot while Donlinger hugged the inside berm to move past Waits for fourth. Two laps later, Donlinger got around Wetzstein for third as the crowd went wild in anticipation of another classic Featherlite Fall Jamboree finish.
With Tesch continuing to flirt with the wall up high, Hughes in the darkened middle groove and Donlinger on the bottom of the track, the trio exited turn 2 door to door on lap 26, then came past the flagstand the same way to complete the 27th lap.
Now firmly in second, Donlinger came to stripe alongside of Tesch but was unable to make the pass. One lap later, it was Donlinger's nose to hit the stripe first. He led lap 30 too but Tesch laid down a perfect lap the next time around to regain the top spot.
As they crossed beneath the flagstand on lap 33, Donlinger again was scored as the leader. He never relinquished the lead again during final seven laps and paced Tesch to the checkered flag with a two car-length advantage.
Donlinger left nothing to chance as he claimed his first Featherlite Fall Jamboree victory and the title of O'Reilly USMTS National Champion.
“We didn't come into this thing with any expectations,”
Donlinger said in victory lane. “This is the toughest field I've ever seen, but we thought if we could just run our race we'd be alright. I've got a great team and they gave me a great car night after night.”
"You've got a pretty good driver there, Ron," an onlooker told car owner Ron Frericks while flashbulbs lit up the winners circle celebration. "No," he replied. "I've got the best driver."
Donlinger's fourth triumph during the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship was worth $7,000, including an additional $1,000 from Hanson Tire Service of LeRoy, Minn. Along with the $10,000 that goes with winning the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship, the win brought Donlinger's weekend take to just under $20,000.
Hughes, the 2005 Featherlite Fall Jamboree champion and Thursday night's feature winner, took home a third-place paycheck, while Friday's winner, Zack VanderBeek, came from the 21st starting spot to finish fourth. Wetzstein hung on for fifth to record his second top-5 finish of the weekend. Sixth went to Waits, Mike Sorensen grabbed seventh and Shryock battled back to finish eighth at the end.
Jason Krohn ended his year-long reign as the O'Reilly USMTS National Champ with an ninth-place finish after starting 23rd. Hejna hung on to complete the first 10 positions.
Finishing second to Donlinger in the final standings
(1,333 to 1,275), Shryock wound up one spot better than last year but will have to wait until 2009 in his quest for a ninth O'Reilly USMTS National Championship. Tesch nipped VanderBeek by two points (1,254 to 1,252) to take third while Ramirez got by Hejna on the final night to finish fifth with seven points to spare (1,098 to 1,091).
Tommy Weder Jr. wound up seventh with 1,042 points, followed by Brandon Kenny (982), Alan Mondus (966) and Jake Neal (919).
In the closest Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year battle in the ten-year history of the USMTS, Kenny edged Ramirez by 10 points (1,163 to 1,153) to earn the title and the accompanying $2,500 paycheck. Bryan Rowland made it a sweep of the top-3 spots by Woodward, Okla.
drivers, with Joey Schaefer finishing fourth and Rodney Sanders fifth in the rookie rankings.
Prior to Saturday's finale, 17-year-old Ryan Gustin pocketed $2,000 as he captured the 30-lap Non-Qualifiers "A" Main after a crowd-pleasing battle with second-place finisher Neal Eckhart and 20th-starting Scott Green, who grabbed third. Jared Landers finished fourth after starting 16th while Justin Boney rounded out the top-5.
Nate Wasmund turned in an impressive performance by finishing sixth after starting 30th out 30 starters.
The Featherlite Fall Jamboree was made possible by the great racers and fans, as well as our sponsors:
Featherlite Trailers, 61 Marine & Sports, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Dirt Doctor Trucking, L & D Ag Service, Casey's General Stores, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Hanson Tire Service.
Although the curtain has closed for 2008 on the O'Reilly USMTS National Tour, several big shows still remain for the O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series. Up next will be the 10th Annual Topless Modified Nationals on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3-4 at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. The event pays $2,000 to win Friday night and $5,000 to the winner on Saturday.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS—America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series - O'Reilly USMTS National Tour Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree - Night 3 of 3 Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 18 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Holley “A” Main, with the top 12 re-drawing for starting positions 1-12.
ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (15 laps):
1. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (3)
2. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (1) 3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (2) 4. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (5) 5. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (13) 6. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (10) 7. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (7) 8. 84m - Matt Madsen -- Blooming Prairie, MN 9. 11n - Roger Niederkorn -- Ettrick, WI (9) 10. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (14) DNF 11. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (8) DNF 12. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN DNF 13. 4s - Craig Shaw -- Adams, MN (6) DNF 14. 44 - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN (4) DNF
NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (15 laps):
1. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (1) 2. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (4) 3. 99 - Josh Angst -- Winona, MN (3) 4. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (7) 5. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (12) 6. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (8) 7. 1t - T.J. Stalker -- Mason City, IA (5) 8. 2x - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (9) 9. 25x - Andy Bohnstengel -- Winona, MN (10) 10. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (2) 11. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (11) DNF 12. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (6) DNF 13. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (13) DNS 14. 13 - Eddie Lemay Jr. -- Milwaukee, WI (14) DNS
Q.E.M., INC. HEAT RACE #3 (15 laps):
1. 724 - Brad Waits -- Waseca, MN (7)
2. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (1)
3. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (3) 4. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (2) 5. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (4) 6. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (8) 7. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (12) 8. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (6) 9. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (11) 10. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (5) 11. 24t - Glenn Bratti -- Springdale, AR (13) 12. 4a - Joel Alberts -- Mantorville, MN (9) 13. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN (10) 14. 17 - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (14)
MIKE'S HARD LEMONADE HEAT RACE #4 (15 laps):
1. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (1) 2. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2) 3. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (13) 4. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (11) 5. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (8) 6. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (6) 7. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (9) 8. 18m - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (12) 9. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN (3) 10. 95 - Dylan Smith -- Osceola, NE (10) 11. 99d - Dustin Nelson -- Ogilvie, MN (4) 12. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (7) 13. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN (5) 14. 27 - Don Gerritsen Jr. -- Rock Rapids, IA (14)
DIRT DOCTOR TRUCKING HEAT RACE #5 (15 laps):
1. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (1)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (5)
3. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (8)
4. 19t - Wayne Troseth -- Zimmerman, MN (2) 5. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (4) 6. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (10) 7. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (9) 8. 59 - Hank Rollinger -- Buffalo City, WI (13) 9. 71b - David Siercks -- Princeton, MN (6) 10. 20 - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA (3) 11. 1z - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD (12) 12. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (7) 13. 5x - Mike Gartner -- Mapleton, MN (11) DNF
61 MARINE & SPORTS HEAT RACE #6 (15 laps):
1. 72m - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (4) 2. 20x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (3) 3. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (13) 4. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8) 5. 21b - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (2) 6. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA (7) 7. 118 - Chad Vaith -- Racine, MN (10) 8. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN (12) 9. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (11) DNF 10. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (1) DNF 11. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (5) DNF 12. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (6) DNF 13. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (9) DQ
L & D AG SERVICE HEAT RACE #7 (15 laps):
1. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (7) 2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (3) 3. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (1) 4. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (12) 5. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (4) 6. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (11) 7. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (9) 8. 6m - Ted Marrs -- Bethel, MN (5) 9. 703 - David Smith -- Copperas Cove, TX (2) 10. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (8) 11. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN (10) DNF 12. 91 - Shawn Ryan -- Waterloo, IA (6) DNF 13. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN (13) DNF
MINER'S OUTDOOR & REC HEAT RACE #8 (15 laps):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (1) 2. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (4) 3. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (7) 4. 98a - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (10) 5. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (11) 6. 7d - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (8) 7. 12m - Jason Miller -- Osceola, WI (3) 8. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (6) 9. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (9) DNF 10. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (13) DNF 11. 70 - Matt Sweeney -- Waukon, IA (5) DNF 12. 1sm - Scott Mullen -- Seymour, WI (12) DNF 13. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (2) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (12) 2. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (1) 3. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (3) 4. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2) 5. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (6) 6. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (4) 7. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (8) 8. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (15) 9. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (16) 10. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA (5) 11. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA (14) 12. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN (10) 13. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN (18) 14. 118 - Chad Vaith -- Racine, MN (7) 15. 1t - T.J. Stalker -- Mason City, IA (9) 16. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN (17) 17. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL (11) 18. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI (13)
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 98a - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (1)
2. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (4) 3. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (2) 4. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (5) 5. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (10) 6. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (15) 7. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (7) 8. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (6) 9. 91 - Shawn Ryan -- Waterloo, IA (16) 10. 12m - Jason Miller -- Osceola, WI (9) 11. 99 - Josh Angst -- Winona, MN (3) 12. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN (17) 13. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN (13) 14. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN (12) 15. 11n - Roger Niederkorn -- Ettrick, WI (11) 16. 18m - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN (8) 17. 99d - Dustin Nelson -- Ogilvie, MN (14) DNF 18. 44 - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN (18) DNF
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (5) 2. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (1) 3. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (2) 4. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (3) 5. 19t - Wayne Troseth -- Zimmerman, MN (4) 6. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (6) 7. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (14) 8. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (12) 9. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN (8) 10. 59 - Hank Rollinger -- Buffalo City, WI (7) 11. 4a - Joel Alberts -- Mantorville, MN (15) 12. 5x - Mike Gartner -- Mapleton, MN (17) 13. 24t - Glenn Bratti -- Springdale, AR (13) DNF 14. 2x - Carey Umbarger -- Garner, IA (9) DNF 15. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Kasson, MN (11) DNF 16. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA (10) DNS 17. 1sm - Scott Mullen -- Seymour, WI (16) DNS 18. 13 - Eddie Lemay Jr. -- Milwaukee, WI (18) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #4 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (1) 2. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (17) 3. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (4) 4. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (3) 5. 7d - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (6) 6. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (9) 7. 4rv - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA (10) 8. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (7) 9. 21b - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (5) 10. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (15) 11. 71b - David Siercks -- Princeton, MN (11) 12. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN (2) 13. 95 - Dylan Smith -- Osceola, NE (12) DNF 14. 1z - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD (13) DNF 15. 84m - Matt Madsen -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8) DNF 16. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN (14) DNS 17. 4s - Craig Shaw -- Adams, MN (16) DNS 18. 17 - Mike Spaulding -- Bemidji, MN (18) DNS
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #5 (18 laps, top 2 advance):
1. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (1)
2. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (13) 3. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (16) 4. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (4) 5. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA (6) 6. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN (17) 7. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (7) 8. 70 - Matt Sweeney -- Waukon, IA (14) 9. 6m - Ted Marrs -- Bethel, MN (9) 10. 20 - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA (12) 11. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA (5) DNF 12. 38r - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK (8) DNF 13. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN (3) DNF 14. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN (2) DNF 15. 25x - Andy Bohnstengel -- Winona, MN (10) DNF 16. 75 - James Parker -- Dodge Center, MN (15) DNS 17. 703 - David Smith -- Copperas Cove, TX (11) DNS 18. 27 - Don Gerritsen Jr. -- Rock Rapids, IA (18) DNS
NON-QUALIFIERS “A” MAIN (30 laps):
1. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA (7) 2. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN (2) 3. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (20) 4. 777 - Jared Landers -- Benton, AR (16) 5. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS (3) 6. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN (30) 7. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN (11) 8. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (19) 9. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (5) 10. 88t - Terry Timmerman -- Stewartville, MN (13) 11. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN (14) 12. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA (9) 13. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN (25) 14. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL (28) 15. 4rv - Ron VerBeek -- Oskaloosa, IA (4) 16. 1k - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA (8) 17. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA (23) 18. 70 - Matt Sweeney -- Waukon, IA (27) 19. 77 - Tom Brink -- Winona, MN (6) 20. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA (15) 21. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN (12) DNF 22. 21b - Brian Rowland -- Woodward, OK (22) DNF 23. 19t - Wayne Troseth -- Zimmerman, MN (10) DNF 24. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (24) DNF 25. 7d - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA (1) DNF 26. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN (17) DNF 27. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (29) DNF 28. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN (21) DNF 29. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA (26) DNF 30. 49 - Bob Timm -- Rollingstone, MN (18) DNF
HOLLEY CHAMPIONSHIP “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (19) 2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (3) 3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (8) 4. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (21) 5. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN (1) 6. 724 - Brad Waits -- Waseca, MN (6) 7. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN (10) 8. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (9) 9. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN (23) 10. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA (5) 11. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN (22) 12. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (24) 13. 20r - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK (25) 14. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (4) 15. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE (14) 16. 98a - John Allen -- Chanute, KS (20) 17. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (17) 18. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA (12) 19. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN (2) 20. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE (11) 21. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Waterloo, IA (30) 22. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN (15) 23. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN (13) 24. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN (26) 25. 72m - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI (7) 26. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN (16) 27. 21c - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX (28) 28. 20x - Craig Scott -- Rosemount, MN (18) DNF 29. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA (27) DNF 30. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK (29) DNF
Lap Leaders: Tesch 1-15, Hughes 16, Tesch 17-28, Donlinger 29-30, Tesch 31-32, Donlinger 33-40.
Total Laps Led: Tesch 29, Donlinger 10, Hughes 1.
AFCO Pole Winner: Waits.
Provisional Starters: Weder, Dripps.
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Brown (1,093.55 miles).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Donlinger (started 19th, finished 1st).
Next Event: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 3-4, I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, Ark. (O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series).
O'Reilly USMTS National Championship Points (final):
Donlinger 1333, Shryock 1275, Tesch 1254, VanderBeek 1252, Ramirez 1098, Hejna 1091, Weder 1042, Kenny 982, Mondus 966, Neal 919.
Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year Points
(final): Kenny 1163, Ramirez 1153, Rowland 746, Schaefer 222, Rodney Sanders 193.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points (final):
Sput’s 485, Mullins 403, Wanders 378, A.S.I. 343, JR 310.
Chassis Builders Championship Points (final): Skyrocket 506, Hughes 418, Ramirez 355, Harris 310, Specialty 162.
Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Waits.
American Racer – Pittman.
Belleville Motorsports – not awarded.
BSB Manufacturing – Hejna.
Hawk Performance – Donlinger, Krohn.
Intercomp – Hejna.
Isky Racing Cams – Hejna.
KSE Racing Products – Donlinger.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Weder.
New Vision Graphics – B. Peterson.
Nitroquest Web Solutions – Hughes.
Quarter Master – Donlinger, Shryock.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Sorensen.
Real Racing Wheels – Donlinger, Allen, VanderBeek, Krohn.
Ruter Farms – Brown.
TrackTek Racing Fuel – not awarded.
