Shryock tops TrackTek Racing Fuels Halloween Havoc finale

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WILLIS, Texas (Oct. 24) – The USMTS Dirthead.com Southern Series completed their TrackTek Racing Fuels Halloween Havoc doubleheader at the Gator Motorplex Saturday, and for the second straight night Kelly Shryock walked up and drew the pole position for the start of the main event.

But unlike Friday where he slipped back to a fifth-place finish by the end of the race, the nine-time USMTS National Champion stayed right where he started on Saturday and captured his first USMTS Dirthead.com Southern Series checkered flag in 34 races.

His last win came on Dec. 1, 2007, where he clinched the USMTS Dirthead.com Southern Series title that season.

Midway through Saturday's 40-lap Sunoco “A” Main, Shryock encountered lapped traffic on the quarter-mile high-banked clay oval. As he went to the outside of a lapped car, Morgan Bagley took the inside and appeared to have a shot at overtaking the leader.

The backmarker, however, made a dash to the infield and forced Bagley down with him. By the time Bagley got all four wheels back on the racing surface, he had dropped to fifth while Jon Tesch assumed the runner-up position.
Tesch was able to close in on Shryock during the final laps of the event, but was unable to challenge for the top spot.

The win was worth $3,000 to the Fertile, Iowa, veteran, while Bagley recovered to place third behind Tesch.

Jason Hughes had to come through a Real Racing Wheels “B” Main to make the feature race, and picked up ten spots en route to a fourth-place finish. Rodney Sanders was fifth, Scott Green grabbed sixth for the second night in a row, Joshua Majek took seventh, William Gould raced from 18th to eighth, Bryan Rowland finished ninth and Garrett Durrett rounded out the top-10.
Majek pocketed the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award by racing to seventh from 20th on the 26-car starting grid.

With two events in the books and six to go in the Hunt for the USMTS Dirthead.com Southern Series Championship presented by Dirt Modified Magazine, Shryock clings to a scant 11-point lead over Hughes (234 to 223) in the 2009 title chase standings. Tesch is close behind with 215 points, followed by Sanders (195), Bagley (180), Chris Henigan (177), Green (167), Bumper Jones (165), Rowland (164) and Friday night's winner John O Whittington (161).

UP NEXT ...
The weekend of Nov. 19-21 will find the mud-slinging Modifieds of the USMTS Dirthead.com Southern Series returning to the Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, for a big tripleheader paying $1,000 to win on Thursday, $2,000 on Friday and $3,000 on Saturday.

Chris Brown of nearby Cleveland held off Rodney Sanders and found his way to the winner's circle when the series made their debut at the 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval on May 8.

2009 Battleground Speedway track champion Phil Dixon joins Frank Kitchenhoff Jr., David Horner, Danny Barringer, Pete Sagmiller, Corey Babbitt, Phillip French, Tracy Denby Sr., Danny Ducote, Howard Willis and several other of the weekly warriors expected to contend for the winner's trophy each night.

The pit gates will be open all day beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 18, for teams arriving early. Pit gates will officially open at 4:00 each night, with grandstands opening at 5:00, hot laps at 6:00 and racing to follow.
USRA Southern Limited Modifieds will also compete all three nights. Hobby Stocks will join the program on Friday night. Saturday night's show will feature Pure Stocks in action.

The Battleground Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located east of Houston on I-10 to Highland Exit 787, then 4.0 miles north on FM 2100 (Crosby Lynchburg Rd.). For more information, call 832-421-RACE or check out www.battlegroundspeedway.net online.

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.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
Hunt for the USMTS Dirthead.com Southern Series Championship presented by Dirt Modified Magazine
TrackTek Racing Fuels Halloween Havoc - Night 2 of 2
Gator Motorplex, Willis, Texas
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (1)
2. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (6)
3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (2)
4. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (9)
5. 97j - Jeff Hoegh -- New Caney, TX (3)
6. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (5)
7. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. -- Vidor, TX (8)
8. 68 - Danny Barringer -- Lufkin, TX (7)
9. E - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (4) DNF

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. 58 - Garrett Durrett -- Simsboro, LA (2)
2. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (6)
3. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (4)
4. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (5)
5. 5w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (9)
6. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (3)
7. 10 - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (8)
8. 148 - Russell Moore -- Conroe, TX (7)
9. 18c - Cody Smith -- Kaufman, TX (1) DNF

BUTLERBUILT HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (1)
2. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (2)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (4)
4. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (3)
5. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (7)
6. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (8)
7. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. -- Vidor, TX (5)
8. 56 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (6)
9. 4d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (9) DNS

AWESOME RACEWEAR HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 12c - Corey Babbitt -- Channelview, TX (3)
2. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (5)
3. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (6)
4. 55 - Kyle Anderson -- Tomball, TX (2)
5. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (7)
6. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (1)DNF
7. 82 - Joshua Majek -- Corpus Christi, TX (8) DNF
8. 21 - David Winslett -- Bossier City, LA (9) DNF
9. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (4) DNF

INTERCOMP HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (2)
2. 51w - Jeff Wood -- Willis, TX (1)
3. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (3)
4. 07 - Keith Wright -- Conroe, TX (6)
5. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (5)
6. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (7)
7. 129 - Bryan Vollmer -- Tomball, TX (9)
8. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (4) DNF
9. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (8) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (4)
2. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (1)
3. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (2)
4. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (7)
5. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (9)
6. 52 - Chad Davis -- Tulsa, OK (6)
7. E - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (15)
8. 4d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN (16)
9. 56 - David Horner -- Houston, TX (14)
10. 2w - Paul White -- Temple, TX (17)
11. 10 - Kyle Schmidt -- Farmington, AR (11)
12. 129 - Bryan Vollmer -- Tomball, TX (10)
13. 55 - Kyle Anderson -- Tomball, TX (5) DNF
14. 07 - Keith Wright -- Conroe, TX (3) DNF
15. 51 - Tracy Denby Jr. -- Vidor, TX (12) DNF
16. L1 - Larry Clevenger -- Greenwood, LA (8) DNF
17. 68 - Danny Barringer -- Lufkin, TX (13) DNF

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 5 advance):
1. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (1)
2. 5w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (3)
3. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (4)
4. 82 - Joshua Majek -- Corpus Christi, TX (11)
5. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (5)
6. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (7)
7. 71 - Tracy Denby Sr. -- Vidor, TX (10)
8. 97j - Jeff Hoegh -- New Caney, TX (6)
9. 12h - Jeff Huckaby -- Texarkana, TX (8)
10. 18 - Cody Smith -- Kaufman, TX (15)
11. 21 - David Winslett -- Bossier City, LA (12)
12. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK (2) DNF
13. 05 - Michael Robertson -- Minden, LA (14) DNF
14. 148 - Russell Moore -- Conroe, TX (13) DNF
15. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX (9) DNF
16. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX (16) DNS

SUNOCO “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (1)
2. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD (8)
3. 5r - Morgan Bagley -- Longview, TX (4)
4. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (14)
5. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (13)
6. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (3)
7. 82 - Joshua Majek -- Corpus Christi, TX (20)
8. 60 - William Gould -- Calera, OK (18)
9. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (5)
10. 58 - Garrett Durrett -- Simsboro, LA (7)
11. E - Howard Willis -- Dayton, TX (26)
12. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR (6)
13. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (17)
14. 16 - Chris Henigan -- Marshall, TX (12)
15. 5a - Wes Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (9)
16. 02x - B.J. Robinson -- Shreveport, LA (24)
17. 9 - Shane Hebert -- Lafayette, LA (19)
18. 111 - Bumper Jones -- Mesilla Park, NM (21)
19. 18 - Jack Sullivan -- Greenbrier, AR (15)
20. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX (22)
21. 12c - Corey Babbitt -- Channelview, TX (2) DNF
22. 51w - Jeff Wood -- Willis, TX (11) DNF
23. 5w - John O Whittington -- Vidor, TX (16) DNF
24. 18 - Cody Smith -- Kaufman, TX (23) DNF
25. 129 - Bryan Vollmer -- Tomball, TX (25) DNF
26. 57 - Jason Armstrong -- Marshall, TX (10) DNF

Sunoco Lap Leader: Shryock 1-40.
Total Laps Led: Shryock 40.
AFCO Pole Winner: Babbitt.
Provisional Starters: Smith, Robinson, Vollmer (track), Willis (track).
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Majek (started 20th, finished 7th).
Next Race: Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 19-21, Battleground Speedway, Highlands, Texas.
Points Standings: Shryock 234, Hughes 223, Tesch 215, Sanders 195, Bagley 180, Henigan 177, Green 167, Jones 165, Rowland 164, Whittington 161.
Dustin Duncan Memorial “Just Say Yes” Rookie of the Year Points: W. Armstrong 293, J. Armstrong 274, Henigan 262, Durrett 257, Davis 243.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 155, ASI 137, Sput’s 123, Rowland 88, BMS 73.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 171, Skyrocket 162, Ramirez 138, TRE 127, GRT 124.
Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Babbitt.
American Racer – Vollmer.
ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems – Hughes.
Isky Racing Cams – Green.
KSE Racing Products – Majek.
Marsh Racing Wheels – J. Armstrong.
Nitroquest – Bagley.
Quarter Master – Shryock, Gould.
QuickTime Performance Parts – Majek.
Real Racing Wheels – Davis, Robinson.
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