AMARILLO, Texas (May 21) – Kelly Shryock returned to the winner’s circle Saturday night as he captured his second straight USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy main event in front of more than 4,000 spectators at the Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas.

Lubbock’s Monte Bolton paced the first two laps around the 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval before giving way to Ryan Gustin who was looking to score his ninth victory of the season.

But Shryock, who started on the inside of the second row next to Gustin, quickly moved into second place and stayed within striking distance throughout the first half of the 40-lap WIX Filters “A” Main.

Racing through lapped traffic, Gustin and Shryock raced side by side for several laps before Shryock secured the top spot for the first time with 29 laps in the books.

From there, the nine-time USMTS National Champion was able to cruise unchallenged to the checkered flag to pick up his second $2,000 triumph of the weekend and 167th of his USMTS career.

Gustin crossed the finish line nearly two seconds behind Shryock to take home the runner-up paycheck, but his eighth top-five finish in eights starts easily earned him the Day Motor Sports Southwest Region points title and the $2,000 top prize that accompanies it.

Rodney Sanders of nearby Happy, Texas, won last year’s event at the Route 66 Motor Speedway and wound up third in Saturday night’s feature race.

Clyde Dunn Jr. put two weeks of disappointing results behind him with a fourth-place finish while defending USMTS National Champion Jason Hughes completed the top-five finishers.

Sixth through tenth, respectively, went to Randy Timms, Stormy Scott, Shane Hebert, Bolton and Bobby Malchus.

Five days of cash and chaos is up next for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy as the series heads north for their traditional Memorial Day Weekend swing through Iowa and Minnesota, Wednesday through Sunday, May 25-29.

Action kicks off on Wednesday at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, followed on Thursday by another Arnold Motor Supply Central States Region clash at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa.

Friday will find the rugged USMTS road warriors at the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn., for the first contest in the mega-tough Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region.

On Saturday, it’s the first trip of the 2011 season to the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., and the weekend wraps up on Sunday in Kasson, Minn., at the Dodge County Speedway.

Each event will pay $2,000 to win and a minimum $250 to start. Race fans can pick up $2-off general admission coupons for each show on race day at area Casey’s General Stores. Check out www.caseys.com to find the location nearest you.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy
2nd Annual Amarillo Ambush
Route 66 Motor Speedway, Amarillo, Texas
Saturday, May 21, 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 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.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 88XXX Clyde Dunn Jr. (R), Sunnyville, Texas.
2. (3) 1ST Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (7) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (5) 7L Rick Lovelady, Amarillo, Texas.
5. (4) 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
6. (8) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
7. (6) 45X Todd Budlong, Albuquerque, N.M.
8. (9) 76 Jeff Rowland (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
9. (2) 14 Clay Bichsel, Amarillo, Texas.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 41 Monte Bolton, Lubbock, Texas.
2. (1) 98 Zach Gossett, Amarillo, Texas.
3. (8) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa.
4. (7) 88XX Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
5. (6) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
6. (9) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
7. (4) 69 Randy Heston (R), Stinnett, Texas.
8. (5) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
9. (3) 99N Matt Newkirk, Amarillo, Texas.

EIBACH SPRINGS HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (1) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
2. (3) 10 Dee Gossett, Amarillo, Texas.
3. (6) 186 Jeremy Gossett, Amarillo, Texas.
4. (9) 2S Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (7) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
6. (2) 72 Kerry Davis, Foss, Okla.
7. (5) 22 A.J. Brochu, Enid, Okla.
8. (8) 22 Aaron Shannon, Shamrock, Texas.
9. (4) 71H Philip Houston (R), Odessa, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (6) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla.
3. (1) 1 Conner Pullen, Amarillo, Texas.
4. (9) 58 Nathan Bichsel (R), Amarillo, Texas.
5. (3) 55 Braden Woods, Amarillo, Texas.
6. (2) 75 Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas.
7. (5) 7 A.J. Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas.
8. (7) 28R Randy Reeser, Clovis, N.M.
9. (8) 31 Neal Debord, Amarillo, Texas.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 58 Nathan Bichsel (R), Amarillo, Texas.
2. (3) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M.
3. (2) 1 Conner Pullen, Amarillo, Texas.
4. (4) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
5. (5) 55 Braden Woods, Amarillo, Texas.
6. (9) 76 Jeff Rowland (R), Pauls Valley, Okla.
7. (7) 45X Todd Budlong, Albuquerque, N.M., Shaw/Long, $60.
8. (12) 71H Philip Houston (R), Odessa, Texas.
9. (11) 14 Clay Bichsel, Amarillo, Texas, Hughes/PPE, $60.
10. (8) 22 A.J. Brochu, Enid, Okla., Hughes/Dunzworth, $60.
11. (6) 72 Kerry Davis, Foss, Okla., TRE/, $60.
12. (10) 22 Aaron Shannon, Shamrock, Texas, TRE/PPE, $60.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 88XX Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
2. (5) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La.
3. (4) 20R Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla.
4. (9) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M.
5. (6) 75 Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas.
6. (2) 7L Rick Lovelady, Amarillo, Texas.
7. (3) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
8. (10) 28R Randy Reeser, Clovis, N.M., Hughes/, $60.
9. (7) 69 Randy Heston (R), Stinnett, Texas, Hughes/PPE, $80.
10. (8) 7 A.J. Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas, SRP/JR, $60.
11. (12) 31 Neal Debord, Amarillo, Texas, /, $60.
12. (11) 99N Matt Newkirk, Amarillo, Texas, /, $60.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (40 laps):
1. (3) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $2050.
2. (4) 19R Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $1550.
3. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, 40, $1050.
4. (2) 88XXX Clyde Dunn Jr. (R), Sunnyville, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 40, $800.
5. (6) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $750.
6. (7) 5T Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 40, $600.
7. (12) 2S Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Shaw/ASI, 40, $550.
8. (16) 9 Shane Hebert, Lafayette, La., Hughes/ASI, 40, $500.
9. (1) 41 Monte Bolton, Lubbock, Texas, /, 40, $450.
10. (14) 88XX Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 40, $425.
11. (15) 9 Jimmy Ray (R), Las Cruces, N.M., AOS/GMPP, 40, $400.
12. (22) 75 Alan Sharpensteen, Amarillo, Texas, SRP/JR, 40, $400.
13. (9) 10 Dee Gossett, Amarillo, Texas, Hoffman/Carroll’s, 40, $200.
14. (25) 71H Philip Houston (R), Odessa, Texas, SRP/JR, 40, $325.
15. (23) 76 Jeff Rowland (R), Pauls Valley, Okla., Hughes/Boyd’s, 39, $300.
16. (24) 7L Rick Lovelady, Amarillo, Texas, Shaw/Chomiski, 39, $300.
17. (21) 55 Braden Woods, Amarillo, Texas, /, 39, $200.
18. (13) 58 Nathan Bichsel (R), Amarillo, Texas, Hughes/PPE, 39, $300.
19. (26) 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Ramirez/ProPower, 39, mechanical, $400.
20. (10) 186 Jeremy Gossett, Amarillo, Texas, Hoffman/Carroll’s, 39, mechanical, $200.
21. (19) 87 John Webb (R), Pauls Valley, Okla., Hughes/Shoulders, 38, mechanical, $300.
22. (8) 1ST Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, 35, mechanical, $400.
23. (11) 98 Zach Gossett, Amarillo, Texas, Hoffman/Carroll’s, 26, mechanical, $200.
24. (18) 20R Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 19, mechanical, $450.
25. (17) 1 Conner Pullen, Amarillo, Texas, /, 19, crash, $200.
26. (20) 111 Bumper Jones, Mesilla Park, N.M., GRT/Sput’s, 5, crash, $300.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Integra Lap Leaders: Bolton 1-2, Gustin 3-28, Shryock 29-40.
Total Laps Led: Gustin 26, Shryock 12, Bolton 2.
Margin of Victory: 1.757 seconds.
AFCO Pole Winner: Sanders.
Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger: Alan Sharpensteen (started 22nd, finished 12th).
Provisional Starters: Houston, Ramirez.
Next Race: Wednesday, May 25, Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Day Motor Sports Southwest Region Points (final): Gustin 759, Hughes 682, Shryock 668, J. Scott 655, Sanders 652, Hebert 591, Malchus 560, B. Rowland 550, Ray 511, Timms 467.
Rookie of the Year Points: Dunn 976, Ray 971, J. Rowland 843, Houston 807, Webb 800.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 197, ProPower 153, ASI 144, Geddes 98, Sput’s 77.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 205, Skyrocket 162, GRT 108, Ramirez 80, TRE 67.

Contingency Awards:
American Racer – N. Bichsel.
CPD Racing Tools – not awarded.
Eibach Springs – Gustin.
Forty9Designs.com – Dunn, Bolton.
Hooker Harness – Alan Sharpensteen.
Integra Racing Shocks & Springs – Gustin.
ISKY Racing Cams – Dunn.
KSE Racing Products – J. Scott.
Marsh Racing Wheels – Jones.
New Vision Graphics – Bolton.
Nitroquest – Houston, Alan Sharpensteen.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Alan Sharpensteen.
PBM Performance Products – Sanders.
Real Racing Wheels – Houston, Ramirez.
Ruter Farms – not awarded.
WIX Filters – Gustin, Shryock.

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USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Eibach Springs, 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, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.