Shryock Brings home the Checkers at Dodge County Speedway By Jason Feldman
KASSON, Minn. Sep 04, 2008 - Kelly Shryock stood in Victory Lane late Sunday night at Dodge County Speedway, holding a $2,000 check for winning the United States Modified Touring Series A Main, but he was just one winner. The other winners were the drivers and racing fans of Southeastern Minnesota, who were treated to an entertaining and well-run show after nearly two years of turmoil at the historic speedway on the Dodge County Fairgrounds.
Sunday's races were promoted by the Dodge County Fair Board, which took over for previous promoter Scott Mondus, who had ceased all racing at the track as of Aug. 1. Fan attendance and car counts had decreased drastically this summer, bottoming out with just 37 cars in six classes and less than 200 fans in the stands for races on July 31. There were no such problems on Sunday as the main grandstand was packed and 84 cars jammed into the pits, including 32 USMTS modifieds. Shryock gave the fans their money's worth in the feature, picking up his 10th win of the season and his first in a Hunt for the USMTS National Championship event. In addition to ending a 15-race winless streak,
Shryock regained the top spot in the Hunt points standings with five races to go. The Hunt comes to a conclusion during the Featherlite Fall Jamboree at Deer Creek Speedway Sept. 17-20. Shryock started on the pole and led all 40 laps. Rochester's Tim Donlinger, who led the Hunt points standings going into the weekend, started 16th in the A Main, worked his way up to a seventh place finish, but he fell to second in the Hunt standings, eight points behind Shryock. Tommy Weder Jr. of Woodward, Okla., finished second, with Jay Ihrke of
Dover in third and Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie in fourth. The USMTS returns to action on Sept. 13, at the Marshalltown (Iowa) Speedway.
MIDWEST MODIFIEDS
Teenage sensation Kyle Jumbeck has dominated at Tri-Oval Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., this summer, and he carried that success over to Dodge County, winning the 20-car A Main in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds division. Jumbeck edged Joel Alberts of Mantorville and Jerry Young for the victory. Jumbeck also won his heat race on Sunday; Albert Wytaske and Bobby Swanson also won heat races. Wytaske and Sam Nelson rounded out the top five in the feature.
STREET STOCKS
Zumbrota's Troy Voth captured the WISSOTA Street Stocks feature. Voth won his heat race, then beat Jimmy Patzner and Rick Lisowski to the checkers in the A Main. AJ Zvorak of Blooming Prairie placed fourth. Zvorak captured track
championships at Chateau Raceway in Lansing and Deer Creek Speedway near Spring Valley this summer. Nathan Schumacher completed the top five.
SUPER STOCKS
Adam Stockhausen, of Minnesota City, made it a clean sweep in the WISSOTA Super Stocks races, winning the heat race and the 10-car feature race. Stockhausen held off Wyatt Wolfe Jr., Cole Queensland and Kevin Hager in the feature.
LATE MODELS
The WISSOTA Late Models made a rare appearance at Dodge County Speedway, and they gave the fans a good show. Eight Late Models were on hand, and Rochester's Dustin Reeh edged Deer Creek Speedway champion Nick Herrick in
the heat race. Grand Meadow's Joe Ludemann had the car to beat in the feature, though, as he won the A Main, while Kelly Anderson placed second, Herrick third and Justin Sass fourth.
Jason Feldman
Sports Reporter
The Post-Bulletin
Rochester, Minn.
