HUMBOLDT, Kan. (Oct. 21) – If Saturday’s King of America Modified Nationals finale is anything like the qualifying features the last three nights, Humboldt Speedway fans are in for a legendary battle that will be talked about for years to come.

On Friday, Schwab’s Tinker Shop Qualifying Night produced the third straight qualifying feature of the week that came down to the wire with a pass for the lead in the closing laps.

Ryan Gustin passed Terry Phillips with three laps to go on win Wednesday’s race, and Johnny Scott got by Jon Tesch for the lead just four laps from the finish to win on Thursday. Kelly Shryock did one better, snagging the lead from Brian Bolin with the white flag blowing in the breeze and then checking out during a green-white-checkered finish to take the win in Friday’s feature race.

Like Tesch on Thursday, Mark Dotson posted the fastest lap in his qualifying group during time trials, came from the sixth position to win his heat race and then took control of the 35-lap main event at the drop of the green flag.

But one lap after the race’s first caution on lap 7, Bolin scooted by on the inside to take away the top spot from Dotson. From there, Bolin set sail and built a six-car-length advantage over Dotson during the next five laps.

Shryock, who started seventh, methodically worked his way forward and moved around Dotson to take away second place on lap 12. By lap 20, Bolin still maintained a comfortable cushion over Shryock while Steven Whiteaker Jr. was third and beginning to pressure the nine-time USMTS National Champion.

With 22 laps complete, Shryock abandoned the low side of the track to test the darkened middle groove where Whiteaker was gaining ground. Liking his new line, Shryock quickly closed the gap between himself and Bolin.

Pulling alongside of Bolin as they drifted into turn 3, Shryock powered off the fourth turn and led the race for the first time as the white flag waved. Before the lap could be completed, however, the yellow flag appeared to set up a green-white-checkered finish.

The caution only delayed the inevitable as Shryock motored away to take the win  — the 175th of his United States Modified Touring Series win.

But the caution was an unwelcome sight for Bolin, who dropped the runner-up spot to Whiteaker on the restart. At the finish line, Dotson nipped Bolin by a bumper to score a third place finish while Johnny Fennewald rounded out the top 5 finishers.

Stormy Scott started 14th but climbed to a sixth-place finish, Tommy Weder Jr. took seventh, Chase Junghans earned the eighth spot after starting 19th, Jeff Cutshaw nabbed ninth and Thomas Tillison Jr. completed the top 10.

What a difference a bumper makes. By beating Bolin to the stripe, Dotson earned enough extra points to put him on the pole for Saturday’s 75-lap, $15,000-to-win King of America Modified Nationals championship race. Shryock’s efforts earned him the outside front row tomorrow night.

Tesch will start on the inside of the second row with Whiteaker to his right. Bolin, Fennewald and Weder also earned berths in Saturday’s finale.

The top 6 in points earned through time trials, heat races and main events locked themselves into Saturday’s “A” Main Championship, along with the top 6 from Wednesday and Thursday.

All other drivers will start one of several “alphabet soup” main events on Saturday. The driver that advances the most positions throughout Saturday’s main events will earn an extra $500.

Nearly $80,000 has been earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main alone, with a total purse of more than $130,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza. Each of the 30 drivers in the championship race will earn a minimum of $1,500.

B-Mods will also be a part of the event for the fourth straight night, racing for a stout $1,000 to win and $75 to start the “A” Main.

Pit gates open at 2 p.m., grandstands open at 3 and racing starts at 6 p.m.

The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information call 620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or visit www.humboldtspeedway.com.

The inaugural King of America Modified Nationals is made possible by several great sponsors including Allen’s Automotive, Casey’s General Stores, River’s Edge Scrap Management, Schwab’s Tinker Shop and Swan Energy.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
Inaugural King of America Modified Nationals – Schwab’s Tinker Shop Qualifying Night
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan.
Friday, October 21, 2011

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and reason out (if any). The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Schwab’s Tinker Shop “A” Main Qualifier.

RIVER’S EDGE SCRAP MANAGEMENT HEAT RACE #1 (10 laps):
1. (2) 98 Jeff Cutshaw (m), Cross Timbers, Mo.
2. (5) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla.
3. (1) 3 Danny Womack (m), Muskogee, Okla.
4. (3) 20r Stormy Scott (m), Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (4) 15 Nathan Mayes, Springdale, Ark.
6. (6) 18 Chase Junghans (m), Manhattan, Kan.
7. (9) 4 Shannon Scott (m), Henryetta, Okla.
8. (10) 11 Josh Griggs, Dewey, Okla.
9. (7) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
10. (8) 88c Brian Clark (m), Tucson, Ariz.

SWAN ENERGY HEAT RACE #2 (10 laps):
1. (5) X2 Brian Bolin (m), Fort Scott, Kan.
2. (1) 4m Bobby Malchus (m), Red Oak, Texas.
3. (6) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr. (m), Corpus Christi, Texas.
4. (2) 86 Brian Franz (m), Halstead, Kan.
5. (3) 87 Kenny Sweet (m), Wichita, Kan.
6. (4) 10 Marc Hurd, Wichita, Kan.
7. (7) 02 Tanner Mullens (m), Wichita, Kan.
8. (8) 92 Chad Mallett (m), Greenbrier, Ark.
9. (10) 77jr Gene Hogan (m), Cherryvale, Kan.
10. (9) 66 Jerry Phillips, Galva, Kan.

ALLEN’S AUTOMOTIVE HEAT RACE #3 (10 laps):
1. (6) 85d Mark Dotson (m), Cameron, Mo.
2. (1) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (m), Wellston, Okla.
3. (3) 73 Mickey Burrell (m), Fair Grove, Mo.
4. (5) 77 Brian Craighead (m), Farmerville, La.
5. (4) 17m Robert Baker (m), Benton, Ark.
6. (7) 19b Nic Baalman, Park City, Kan.
7. (10) 12g Jeremy Green, Enid, Okla.
8. (9) 79 Shane Campbell, Wichita, Kan.
9. (8) 36m Logan Martin (m), West Plains, Mo.
10. (2) B2 Bobby Bills, Wichita, Kan.

FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #4 (10 laps):
1. (4) 21 Johnny Fennewald (m), Appleton City, Mo.
2. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock (m), Fertile, Iowa.
3. (2) 3d Dan Daniels (m), Humboldt, Kan.
4. (8) 40 Jessy Willard (m), Pleasanton, Kan.
5. (3) 57 Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
6. (7) 4 Dan Powers (m), Wichita, Kan.
7. (9) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo.
8. (1) 12 Shawn Langhover Sr., Haysville, Kan.
9. (6) 7jr Jess Folk Jr. (m), Iola, Kan.
10. (10) 5j John Schwab (m), Liberal, Kan.

WHITWORTH CONSTRUCTION HEAT RACE #5 (10 laps):
1. (2) 24 Sean Jones (m), Mansfield, Texas.
2. (1) 30 Chase Allen (m), Midlothian, Texas.
3. (5) 99 Josh Angst (m), Winona, Minn.
4. (4) 9d8 Paden Phillips (m), Chanute, Kan.
5. (3) 5c Don Crnkovich (m), Olathe, Kan.
6. (6) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
7. (8) 1k Pat Graham (m), Ames, Iowa.
8. (10) 18 Mike Folk, Iola, Kan.
9. (9) 43f Marcus Frisch (m), Eros, La.
10. (7) 22 Brian McGowen (m), Pittsburg, Kan.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN QUALIFIER #1 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (1) 40 Jessy Willard (m), Pleasanton, Kan.
2. (2) 73 Mickey Burrell (m), Fair Grove, Mo.
3. (3) 77 Brian Craighead (m), Farmerville, La.
4. (9) 18 Chase Junghans (m), Manhattan, Kan.
5. (5) 15 Nathan Mayes, Springdale, Ark.
6. (10) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla.
7. (19) 5j John Schwab (m), Liberal, Kan., Ramirez/Cline.
8. (4) 86 Brian Franz (m), Halstead, Kan., BillsBuilt/Shadow.
9. (7) 5c Don Crnkovich (m), Olathe, Kan., Rocket/Sput’s.
10. (8) 4 Dan Powers (m), Wichita, Kan., Hoffman/KBS.
11. (16) 36m Logan Martin (m), West Plains, Mo., GRT/GMPP.
12. (6) 17m Robert Baker (m), Benton, Ark., Shaw/Kuntz.
13. (11) 71 Jim Body, Diamond, Mo., Hoffman/Garrison.
14. (15) 77jr Gene Hogan (m), Cherryvale, Kan., Mach1/Folk.
15. (18) 66 Jerry Phillips, Galva, Kan., BMS/Phillips.
16. (13) 18 Mike Folk, Iola, Kan., Hughes/Selsor.
17. (12) 02 Tanner Mullens (m), Wichita, Kan., BMR/Mullens.
18. (14) 92 Chad Mallett (m), Greenbrier, Ark., Shaw/Kuntz.
19. (17) 43f Marcus Frisch (m), Eros, La., IRP/SMS.

AMERICAN RACER “B” MAIN QUALIFIER #2 (15 laps, top 6 advance):
1. (3) 20r Stormy Scott (m), Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 9d8 Paden Phillips (m), Chanute, Kan.
3. (1) 3 Danny Womack (m), Muskogee, Okla.
4. (2) 3d Dan Daniels (m), Humboldt, Kan.
5. (11) 1k Pat Graham (m), Ames, Iowa.
6. (15) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla.
7. (9) 10 Marc Hurd, Wichita, Kan., Hughes/Briley.
8. (16) 7jr Jess Folk Jr. (m), Iola, Kan., Mach1/Folk.
9. (5) 87 Kenny Sweet (m), Wichita, Kan., BillsBuilt/Yancy’s.
10. (19) 22 Brian McGowen (m), Pittsburg, Kan., Hughes/McGowen.
11. (12) 11 Josh Griggs, Dewey, Okla., Rocket/CNC.
12. (6) 57 Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/Mullins.
13. (18) B2 Bobby Bills, Wichita, Kan., BillsBuilt/Yancy’s.
14. (7) 19b Nic Baalman, Park City, Kan., BillsBuilt/KBS.
15. (13) 79 Shane Campbell, Wichita, Kan., BillsBuilt/Hillsboro.
16. (14) 12 Shawn Langhover Sr., Haysville, Kan., DirtDueler/KBS.
17. (17) 88c Brian Clark (m), Tucson, Ariz., TRE/Kirchner.
18. (10) 4 Shannon Scott (m), Henryetta, Okla., Hughes/BMS.
19. (8) 12g Jeremy Green, Enid, Okla., Ramirez/Janes.

SCHWAB’S TINKER SHOP “A” MAIN QUALIFIER (35 laps):
1. (7) 3 Kelly Shryock (m), Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 35.
2. (8) 89 Steven Whiteaker Jr. (m), Corpus Christi, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, 35.
3. (1) 85d Mark Dotson (m), Cameron, Mo., GRT/KSE, 35.
4. (2) X2 Brian Bolin (m), Fort Scott, Kan., Intruder/Yeoman, 35.
5. (3) 21 Johnny Fennewald (m), Appleton City, Mo., GRT/Hatfield, 35.
6. (14) 20r Stormy Scott (m), Las Cruces, N.M., Skyrocket/ASI, 35.
7. (6) 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 35.
8. (19) 18 Chase Junghans (m), Manhattan, Kan., GRT/Sput’s, 35.
9. (4) 98 Jeff Cutshaw (m), Cross Timbers, Mo., Hoffman/DP, 35.
10. (10) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr. (m), Wellston, Okla., Shaw/Brand, 35.
11. (5) 24 Sean Jones (m), Mansfield, Texas, PCR/Brooks, 35.
12. (9) 4m Bobby Malchus (m), Red Oak, Texas, Hughes/Wells, 35.
13. (16) 9d8 Paden Phillips (m), Chanute, Kan., BillsBuilt/Allen’s, 35.
14. (12) 99 Josh Angst (m), Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 35.
15. (15) 73 Mickey Burrell (m), Fair Grove, Mo., TRE/Ruble, 35.
16. (18) 3 Danny Womack (m), Muskogee, Okla., Hughes/BMS, 35.
17. (23) 60 William Gould, Calera, Okla., Shaw/BMS, 35.
18. (11) 30 Chase Allen (m), Midlothian, Texas, CAM/Allard, 35.
19. (24) 23 Justin Rexwinkle, South Coffeyville, Okla., JRC/Kalvinator, 35.
20. (13) 40 Jessy Willard (m), Pleasanton, Kan., GRT/Willard, 35.
21. (21) 15 Nathan Mayes, Springdale, Ark., Hughes/BMS, 35.
22. (22) 1k Pat Graham (m), Ames, Iowa, Victory/JR, 35.
23. (17) 77 Brian Craighead (m), Farmerville, La., DirtWorks/Tanner, 35.
24. (20) 3d Dan Daniels (m), Humboldt, Kan., Hughes/MRE, 17, mechanical.

(m) = driver used a mulligan

Lap Leaders: Dotson 1-8, Bolin 9-33, Shryock 34-35.
Total Laps Led: Bolin 25, Dotson 8, Shryock 2.
Margin of Victory: 1.122 seconds.

B-MODS

Heat Race #1 (8 laps):
1. (2) R63 Riley Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan.
2. (4) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Oswego, Kan.
3. (6) 2 Bryan Lariviere, Wichita, Kan.
4. (3) 20t Mike Tanner, Kansas City, Mo.
5. (1) 18 Scott Collins, Humboldt, Kan.
6. (7) 9 Brady Keefe, Stewartville, Minn.
7. (5) X1 Tracy Schaefer, Topeka, Kan.
8. (8) 6 Steve Wright, Bartlesville, Okla.

Heat Race #2 (8 laps):
1. (6) 19 Mike Striegle, Hermitage, Mo.
2. (5) 89 Levi McGowen, Humboldt, Kan.
3. (7) 37 Tim VanGotten, Chanute, Kan.
4. (3) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
5. (1) 49 Todd Kidwell, Chanute, Kan.
6. (2) 16 Michael Stockebrand, Yates Center, Kan.
7. (4) 8 Terry Burner, Olathe, Kan.

Heat Race #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 14x Shawn Strong, Billings, Mo.
2. (1) 4g Gary Clark, Walker, Mo.
3. (3) 99h Trevor Hunt, Liberty, Mo.
4. (5) C4 Curtis Dreahser, Hoyt, Kan.
5. (4) 73 Truman Asher, St. Joseph, Mo.
6. (7) 13 Brad Jarman, Altoona, Kan.
7. (6) 17t Ted Ballinger, Halfway, Mo.

Heat Race #4 (8 laps):
1. (1) 3×3 Nick Newton, Kansas City, Kan.
2. (2) 12d Scott Drake, Webb City, Mo.
3. (3) 01 Jimmy Davis, Chanute, Kan.
4. (4) 21j Josh Everheart, Ottawa, Kan.
5. (5) 85 Mike Helman, Reeds Springs, Mo.
6. (7) 12x Greg Piotrowski, Galena, Kan.
7. (6) 14 Bobby Gough, Joplin, Mo.

“B” Main (10 laps):
1. (1) 18 Scott Collins, Humboldt, Kan.
2. (4) 85 Mike Helman, Reeds Springs, Mo.
3. (7) 13 Brad Jarman, Altoona, Kan.
4. (3) 73 Truman Asher, St. Joseph, Mo.
5. (12) 14 Bobby Gough, Joplin, Mo., $35.
6. (9) X1 Tracy Schaefer, Topeka, Kan., $35.
7. (8) 12x Greg Piotrowski, Galena, Kan., $35.
8. (2) 49 Todd Kidwell, Chanute, Kan., $35.
9. (6) 16 Michael Stockebrand, Yates Center, Kan., $35.
10. (5) 9 Brady Keefe, Stewartville, Minn., $35.
11. (10) 8 Terry Burner, Olathe, Kan., $35.
12. (11) 17t Ted Ballinger, Halfway, Mo., $35.
13. (13) 6 Steve Wright, Bartlesville, Okla., $35.

“A” Main (20 laps):
1. (2) 3×3 Nick Newton, Kansas City, Kan., $500.
2. (5) 4g Gary Clark, Walker, Mo., $350.
3. (1) 17 Jeremy Chambers, Oswego, Kan., $250.
4. (10) 2 Bryan Lariviere, Wichita, Kan., $200.
5. (8) 19 Mike Striegle, Hermitage, Mo., $170.
6. (14) 10 Cayden Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa, $150.
7. (9) 01 Jimmy Davis, Chanute, Kan., $120.
8. (6) R63 Riley Whitworth, Humboldt, Kan., $100.
9. (20) 73 Truman Asher, St. Joseph, Mo., $90.
10. (3) 37 Tim VanGotten, Chanute, Kan., $80.
11. (19) 13 Brad Jarman, Altoona, Kan., $75.
12. (18) 85 Mike Helman, Reeds Springs, Mo., $70.
13. (13) 20t Mike Tanner, Kansas City, Mo., $65.
14. (15) C4 Curtis Dreahser, Hoyt, Kan., $60.
15. (12) 99h Trevor Hunt, Liberty, Mo., $55.
16. (4) 89 Levi McGowen, Humboldt, Kan., $50.
17. (16) 21j Josh Everheart, Ottawa, Kan., $50.
18. (11) 12d Scott Drake, Webb City, Mo., $50.
19. (7) 14x Shawn Strong, Billings, Mo., $50.
20. (17) 18 Scott Collins, Humboldt, Kan., $50

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