USMTS / By: Bucky Doren
Oskaloosa, IA / October 10, 2003
Kelly Shryock topped the sixty-six, car field on day two of the USMTS
Fall Festival at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA on Friday,
October 10, 2003. It was Shryock's second victory in as many days
during
the three-day event.
At the drop of the green flag, late model veteran Ray Guss Jr. took the
lead from his front row outside starting position. The "River City
Hustler" led the first ten laps of the thirty-lap USMTS A-Main. Shryock
would catch Guss working the eleventh lap and take the lead. Guss
applied pressure on the leader for the next couple of circuits, but
eventual last the lead hunt.
Shryock would cruise to the win in the caution-free USMTS A-Main.
Capping off a great year, Shryock stated in victory lane that he was at
a loss for words.
"This is the most features we've ever won in a year, and we've clinched
our (USMTS) points (Championship) for the year," Shryock expressed on
the front stretch after the races. When asked about the orange
Skyrocket
Chassis number "3" (a tribute car in honor of his father Bob Shryock)
modified he was leaning against in the winner's circle, Shryock smiled,
"He's my hero, my dad."
Corey Dripps started fourteenth, and he made an impressive run to the
front. Dripps drove his AFCO Racing number "31" high and low towards
the
front. Dripps erased a twelve car-length gap on second place running
Guss during the last five laps. Dripps pulled underneath of off turn
four and would take second at the line by a tire.
"We gained on him (Guss) on the last five laps, but I didn't think he
would get as lose as he did coming off of (turn) four," Dripps
commented
about the last lap pass after the race. "I went in a 'diamonded' the
corner, and it just played out in our favor. I think we might have had
something for the '3' (of Shryock)."
Guss, driving the Harris Chassis number "12" modified finished third.
Dan Bohr and Jason Hughes rounded out the top five.
UNITED STATES MODIFIED TOURING SERIES
Fall Festival Race Results - Day Two
Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA
October 10, 2003
USMTS MODIFIED A-MAIN:
Pos Driver / Hometown
1. Kelly Shryock / Forest City
2. Corey Dripps / Cedar Falls, IA
3. Ray Guss Jr. / Milan, IL
4. Dan Bohr / Decorah, IA
5. Jason Hughes / Colcord, OK
6. Tommy Myer / Blooming Prairie, MN
7. Tony Fraise / Montrose, IA
8. Jon Tesch / Watertown, SD
9. Al Hejna / Ventura, IA
10. Brad Pickerton / New Sharon, IA
11. Mike Hughes / Rose Hill, IA
12. Mark Noble / Blooming Prairie, MN
13. Chris Spieker / Massena, IA
14. Bruce Hanford / Davenport, IA
15. Gary Blackburn Jr. Fulton, MO
16. Rick Gustin / Marshalltwon, IA
17. Scott Megonigle / Cedar Rapids, IA
18. Kevin Pittman / Waterloo, IA
19. John VanDenBerg / Oskaloosa, IA
20. Dan Chapman / Clarence, IA
21. Larry Herring / Lone Tree, IA
22. Mike Hejna / Clear Lake, IA
23. Richie Gustin Jr. / Marshalltown, IA
24. Willy Kraft / Lakefield, MN
USMTS MIDWEST MOTORSPORTS B-MAIN's:
B-Main 1: 1. Dripps, 2. M. Hejna, 3. Pittman, 4. J. Hughes, 5.
VanDenBerg, 6. Tom Goble (Burlington, IA), 7. Dan Fetters (Montour,
IA),
8. Josh Truman (Indianola, IA), 9. Kevin Peters (Monmouth, IL), 10. Dan
DeMay (Denison, IA), 11. Brad Rohloff (Pulaski, WI), 12. Gene Claxton
(Kansas City, MO), 13. Roger Hadan (Omaha, NE), 14. Kelly Harmelink
(Brookings, SD), 15. Craig Scott (Rosemount, MN), 16. Steve Wetzstein
(West Concord, MN), 17. Michael Johnson (Council Bluffs, IA).
B-Main 2: 1. Hanford, 2. Herring, 3. M.Hughes, 4. LeRoy Brenner (Aledo,
IL), 5. Brian Edel (Oskaloosa, IA), 6. Darin Thye (Monmouth, IL), 7.
Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon, IA), 8. Jim Lynch (Bloomfield, IA), 9.
Charlie Thomas (Oskaloosa, IA), 10. Roger Baxter (Oskaloosa, IA), 11.
Tony Hofbauer (Ames, IA), 12. Kris Walker (Oskaloosa, IA), 13. Bobby
Bowman (Winterset, IA), 14. Health Kusel (not given), 15. Jerry Young
(Blooming Prairie, IA), 16. Russ Olson (Cedar Rapids, IA) 17. Brad
McEwan (Storm Lake, IA), Greg Kastli (Waterloo, IA).
B-Main 3: 1. Pinkerton, 2. Chapman, 3. R. Gustin Jr., 4. Mark Elliott
(Webster City, IA, 5. Mitchell Way (Davenport, IA), 6. Rod Smith
(Burlington, IA), 7. Martin Bennett (Ankeny, IA), 8. Scott Dickey
(Packwood, IA), 9. Ryan Meyer (Liberty, IL), 10. Adam Davis (not
given),
11. Randy Less (Hopkinton, IA), 12. Don Gumke (Jamestown, ND), 13.
Gordon Head (Des Moines, IA), 14. Joey Schafer (Waterloo, IA), 15.
Terry
Walker (Riverside, IA), 16. Mark Widmar (Ottumwa, IA), 17. Lonne Heap
(McComb, IL).
USMTS HEAT RACES:
Heat Race 1: 1. Rick Gustin, 2. Noble, 3. Thomas, 4. Fetters, 5. Davis,
6. Gunke, 7. Head, 8. McEwan, 9. Kastli, 10. Smith, 11. Widmar.
Heat Race 2: 1. Myer, 2. Blackburn Jr., 3. Pinkerton, 4. M. Hejna, 5.
Pittman, 6. Goble, 7. Rohloff, 8. Bennett, 9. Dickey, 10. Wetzstein,
11.
J. Hughes.
Heat Race 3: 1. Kraft, 2. Tesch, 3. Way, 4. M.Hughes, 5. Brenner, 6.
Baxter, 7. Lynch, 8. Mahlstedht, 9. Elliott, 10. Kusel, 11. Walker.
Heat Race 4: 1. Fraiser, 2. A. Hejna, 3. Megonigle, 4. Hadan, 5.
Chapman, 6. T. Walker, 7. Less, 8. VanDenBerg, 9. DeMay, 10. Schaefer,
11. Heap.
Heat Race 5: 1. Guss, 2. Bohr, 3. Herring, 4. Edel, 5. Scott, 6.
Claxton, 7. Peters, 8. Young, 9. Truman, 10. Harmelink, 11. Johnson.
Heat Race 6: 1. Shryock, 2. Spieker, 3. Dripps, 4. Hanford, 5. Hanford,
6. Thye, 7. Vanderbeek, 8. Meyer, 9. Hofbauer, 10. Bowman, 11. Olson.
Oskaloosa, IA / October 10, 2003
Kelly Shryock topped the sixty-six, car field on day two of the USMTS
Fall Festival at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA on Friday,
October 10, 2003. It was Shryock's second victory in as many days
during
the three-day event.
At the drop of the green flag, late model veteran Ray Guss Jr. took the
lead from his front row outside starting position. The "River City
Hustler" led the first ten laps of the thirty-lap USMTS A-Main. Shryock
would catch Guss working the eleventh lap and take the lead. Guss
applied pressure on the leader for the next couple of circuits, but
eventual last the lead hunt.
Shryock would cruise to the win in the caution-free USMTS A-Main.
Capping off a great year, Shryock stated in victory lane that he was at
a loss for words.
"This is the most features we've ever won in a year, and we've clinched
our (USMTS) points (Championship) for the year," Shryock expressed on
the front stretch after the races. When asked about the orange
Skyrocket
Chassis number "3" (a tribute car in honor of his father Bob Shryock)
modified he was leaning against in the winner's circle, Shryock smiled,
"He's my hero, my dad."
Corey Dripps started fourteenth, and he made an impressive run to the
front. Dripps drove his AFCO Racing number "31" high and low towards
the
front. Dripps erased a twelve car-length gap on second place running
Guss during the last five laps. Dripps pulled underneath of off turn
four and would take second at the line by a tire.
"We gained on him (Guss) on the last five laps, but I didn't think he
would get as lose as he did coming off of (turn) four," Dripps
commented
about the last lap pass after the race. "I went in a 'diamonded' the
corner, and it just played out in our favor. I think we might have had
something for the '3' (of Shryock)."
Guss, driving the Harris Chassis number "12" modified finished third.
Dan Bohr and Jason Hughes rounded out the top five.
UNITED STATES MODIFIED TOURING SERIES
Fall Festival Race Results - Day Two
Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA
October 10, 2003
USMTS MODIFIED A-MAIN:
Pos Driver / Hometown
1. Kelly Shryock / Forest City
2. Corey Dripps / Cedar Falls, IA
3. Ray Guss Jr. / Milan, IL
4. Dan Bohr / Decorah, IA
5. Jason Hughes / Colcord, OK
6. Tommy Myer / Blooming Prairie, MN
7. Tony Fraise / Montrose, IA
8. Jon Tesch / Watertown, SD
9. Al Hejna / Ventura, IA
10. Brad Pickerton / New Sharon, IA
11. Mike Hughes / Rose Hill, IA
12. Mark Noble / Blooming Prairie, MN
13. Chris Spieker / Massena, IA
14. Bruce Hanford / Davenport, IA
15. Gary Blackburn Jr. Fulton, MO
16. Rick Gustin / Marshalltwon, IA
17. Scott Megonigle / Cedar Rapids, IA
18. Kevin Pittman / Waterloo, IA
19. John VanDenBerg / Oskaloosa, IA
20. Dan Chapman / Clarence, IA
21. Larry Herring / Lone Tree, IA
22. Mike Hejna / Clear Lake, IA
23. Richie Gustin Jr. / Marshalltown, IA
24. Willy Kraft / Lakefield, MN
USMTS MIDWEST MOTORSPORTS B-MAIN's:
B-Main 1: 1. Dripps, 2. M. Hejna, 3. Pittman, 4. J. Hughes, 5.
VanDenBerg, 6. Tom Goble (Burlington, IA), 7. Dan Fetters (Montour,
IA),
8. Josh Truman (Indianola, IA), 9. Kevin Peters (Monmouth, IL), 10. Dan
DeMay (Denison, IA), 11. Brad Rohloff (Pulaski, WI), 12. Gene Claxton
(Kansas City, MO), 13. Roger Hadan (Omaha, NE), 14. Kelly Harmelink
(Brookings, SD), 15. Craig Scott (Rosemount, MN), 16. Steve Wetzstein
(West Concord, MN), 17. Michael Johnson (Council Bluffs, IA).
B-Main 2: 1. Hanford, 2. Herring, 3. M.Hughes, 4. LeRoy Brenner (Aledo,
IL), 5. Brian Edel (Oskaloosa, IA), 6. Darin Thye (Monmouth, IL), 7.
Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon, IA), 8. Jim Lynch (Bloomfield, IA), 9.
Charlie Thomas (Oskaloosa, IA), 10. Roger Baxter (Oskaloosa, IA), 11.
Tony Hofbauer (Ames, IA), 12. Kris Walker (Oskaloosa, IA), 13. Bobby
Bowman (Winterset, IA), 14. Health Kusel (not given), 15. Jerry Young
(Blooming Prairie, IA), 16. Russ Olson (Cedar Rapids, IA) 17. Brad
McEwan (Storm Lake, IA), Greg Kastli (Waterloo, IA).
B-Main 3: 1. Pinkerton, 2. Chapman, 3. R. Gustin Jr., 4. Mark Elliott
(Webster City, IA, 5. Mitchell Way (Davenport, IA), 6. Rod Smith
(Burlington, IA), 7. Martin Bennett (Ankeny, IA), 8. Scott Dickey
(Packwood, IA), 9. Ryan Meyer (Liberty, IL), 10. Adam Davis (not
given),
11. Randy Less (Hopkinton, IA), 12. Don Gumke (Jamestown, ND), 13.
Gordon Head (Des Moines, IA), 14. Joey Schafer (Waterloo, IA), 15.
Terry
Walker (Riverside, IA), 16. Mark Widmar (Ottumwa, IA), 17. Lonne Heap
(McComb, IL).
USMTS HEAT RACES:
Heat Race 1: 1. Rick Gustin, 2. Noble, 3. Thomas, 4. Fetters, 5. Davis,
6. Gunke, 7. Head, 8. McEwan, 9. Kastli, 10. Smith, 11. Widmar.
Heat Race 2: 1. Myer, 2. Blackburn Jr., 3. Pinkerton, 4. M. Hejna, 5.
Pittman, 6. Goble, 7. Rohloff, 8. Bennett, 9. Dickey, 10. Wetzstein,
11.
J. Hughes.
Heat Race 3: 1. Kraft, 2. Tesch, 3. Way, 4. M.Hughes, 5. Brenner, 6.
Baxter, 7. Lynch, 8. Mahlstedht, 9. Elliott, 10. Kusel, 11. Walker.
Heat Race 4: 1. Fraiser, 2. A. Hejna, 3. Megonigle, 4. Hadan, 5.
Chapman, 6. T. Walker, 7. Less, 8. VanDenBerg, 9. DeMay, 10. Schaefer,
11. Heap.
Heat Race 5: 1. Guss, 2. Bohr, 3. Herring, 4. Edel, 5. Scott, 6.
Claxton, 7. Peters, 8. Young, 9. Truman, 10. Harmelink, 11. Johnson.
Heat Race 6: 1. Shryock, 2. Spieker, 3. Dripps, 4. Hanford, 5. Hanford,
6. Thye, 7. Vanderbeek, 8. Meyer, 9. Hofbauer, 10. Bowman, 11. Olson.
