Post by jkelly57 on Mar 28, 2007 22:19:07 GMT -6
SKAGGS BAGS KANSAS SPRING FLING LOOT
MAYETTA, Kan. (March 25) –- For the last three races, Greg Skaggs could smell victory with the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series. On Sunday he finally got to taste it.
After two third-place finishes in the last three events, Skaggs sealed the deal this time and scored his career-first O’Reilly USMTS main event win in the 5th Annual Kansas Spring Fling at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan. Starting from the outside of the front row, the 36-year-old ace took the lead away from polesitter Bobby Moore on lap 5, then paced the
final 30 orbits to take the top prize of $2,000 back home to Bixby, Okla.
Fellow Sooner State speedster Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., turned around his recent streak of bad luck and followed Skaggs across the finish line in the runner-up position. Eight-time defending O'Reilly USMTS national champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, finished third to retain his spot at the top of the current national rankings and also move himself into the
lead for the Western Region title.
Mike Sorensen of Rochester, Minn., finished fourth while Steve
Wetzstein of W. Concord, Minn., completed the first five to the checkered flag. Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., who won Friday's event at the Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway, was sixth and Clear Lake, Iowa's Al Hejna took seventh but slipped to second in the Western Region standings -- one point in arrears to
Shryock. Mark Dotson of Cameron, Mo.; Tim Karrick of Bashor, Kan.; and Jason Friesen of Sutton, Neb., respectively, rounded out the top-10 finishers.
Cale Sponsler of Grimes, Iowa, was the top-finishing Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year contender with his 13th-place finish. Jay Noteboom of Hinton, Iowa, failed to finish Sunday's Holley “A” Main and finished 23rd, but continues to lead Sponsler in the rookie points, 130 to 116.
The Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors went to Karrick, who started 23rd and finished 9th.
UP NEXT:
The Enid (Okla.) Speedway Park will feature some of the top Modified drivers from throughout the South as the USMTS Southern Series rolls into town for a doubleheader event. Friday's main event winner will earn $2,000 while Saturday's victor will pocket $3,000. Each night, race fans will be
treated to some great Modified racing with heat races, consolations and a feature event, along with local support classes. Gates are slated to open both days at 3 p.m., with the first green flag waving at 7 p.m. Enid Speedway Park
will also present Street Stocks and E-Mods on the racing card both nights.
The next O'Reilly USMTS National Events will take place the following Friday and Saturday, April 6-7, with the 2nd Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War. Friday's show will take place at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway while the rugged road warriors invade the Pepsi Scotland County
Speedway in Memphis, Mo., on Saturday. Both events will kick off the fight for the Central Region title.
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To learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.
MAYETTA, Kan. (March 25) –- For the last three races, Greg Skaggs could smell victory with the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series. On Sunday he finally got to taste it.
After two third-place finishes in the last three events, Skaggs sealed the deal this time and scored his career-first O’Reilly USMTS main event win in the 5th Annual Kansas Spring Fling at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan. Starting from the outside of the front row, the 36-year-old ace took the lead away from polesitter Bobby Moore on lap 5, then paced the
final 30 orbits to take the top prize of $2,000 back home to Bixby, Okla.
Fellow Sooner State speedster Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., turned around his recent streak of bad luck and followed Skaggs across the finish line in the runner-up position. Eight-time defending O'Reilly USMTS national champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, finished third to retain his spot at the top of the current national rankings and also move himself into the
lead for the Western Region title.
Mike Sorensen of Rochester, Minn., finished fourth while Steve
Wetzstein of W. Concord, Minn., completed the first five to the checkered flag. Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., who won Friday's event at the Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway, was sixth and Clear Lake, Iowa's Al Hejna took seventh but slipped to second in the Western Region standings -- one point in arrears to
Shryock. Mark Dotson of Cameron, Mo.; Tim Karrick of Bashor, Kan.; and Jason Friesen of Sutton, Neb., respectively, rounded out the top-10 finishers.
Cale Sponsler of Grimes, Iowa, was the top-finishing Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar Rookie of the Year contender with his 13th-place finish. Jay Noteboom of Hinton, Iowa, failed to finish Sunday's Holley “A” Main and finished 23rd, but continues to lead Sponsler in the rookie points, 130 to 116.
The Olympic Fire Protection Hard Charger honors went to Karrick, who started 23rd and finished 9th.
UP NEXT:
The Enid (Okla.) Speedway Park will feature some of the top Modified drivers from throughout the South as the USMTS Southern Series rolls into town for a doubleheader event. Friday's main event winner will earn $2,000 while Saturday's victor will pocket $3,000. Each night, race fans will be
treated to some great Modified racing with heat races, consolations and a feature event, along with local support classes. Gates are slated to open both days at 3 p.m., with the first green flag waving at 7 p.m. Enid Speedway Park
will also present Street Stocks and E-Mods on the racing card both nights.
The next O'Reilly USMTS National Events will take place the following Friday and Saturday, April 6-7, with the 2nd Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War. Friday's show will take place at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway while the rugged road warriors invade the Pepsi Scotland County
Speedway in Memphis, Mo., on Saturday. Both events will kick off the fight for the Central Region title.
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To learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.