Schott Ties his Career Best USMTS Finish

UNITY, Wis. -- The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy ventured into Unity, Wis., Thursday night for the series’ first-ever event at the Central Wisconsin Raceway and Kelly Shryock added another track to his list of conquests. Starting on the pole for the 40-lap WIX Filters “A” Main, the nine-time USMTS National Champion fought side by side for the first three laps with 2007 USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn before Krohn began to pull away and put some distance between himself and Shryock. By lap 15, however, Shryock had reeled him back in and when Krohn struggled to get around a slower lapped car on lap 17, Shryock pounced and glided underneath to take command. Second place was not the place to be for the last half of the race. After a caution flag on lap 26, Krohn was shuffled all the way back to sixth while Jon Tesch moved in to take over the position. Three laps later, Tesch brought out the next yellow flag when a broken shock left his machine crippled at the top of turn 1. Al Hejna acquired the runner-up spot for the restart, but the caution was out again quickly as Hejna lost control in the first corner and collected four other cars in the process. This time eighth-starting Ryan Ruter got his shot at the leader on the restart, but Shryock was too strong and pulled away over the final ten laps to score his seventh win of the season and fourth in the last eight contests. Ruter held on for second while 14-year-old Lucas Schott matched his career-best finish by finishing third. Krohn found his way back up to fourth and Mike Steensma rounded out the top five at the checkered flag. Sixth through tenth were Zack VanderBeek, Colt Mather, Dereck Ramirez, Jason Grimes and Chris Brown. ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps): 1. (2) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa. 2. (3) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn. 3. (4) 43 Luke Schilling, Granton, Wis. 4. (7) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis. 5. (6) 3c Chris Brown, Spring, Texas. 6. (9) 52 Jason Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn. 7. (8) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn. 8. (1) 1 Scott Mullen, Seymour, Wis. 9. (5) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas. 1. (1) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, 40, $2100. 2. (8) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/KSE, 40, $1500. 3. (7) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/GMPP, 40, $1000. 4. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, 40, $900. 5. (11) 10 Mike Steensma, Luverne, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $800. 6. (10) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $750. 7. (5) 8 Colt Mather, Webster, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, 40, $650. 8. (13) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, 40, $600. 9. (20) 99 Jason Grimes (R), Jamestown, N.D., Hughes/Dakota, 40, $550. 10. (16) 3c Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, Skyrocket/ASI, 40, $500. 11. (14) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., Matrix/Mullins, 40, $450. 12. (18) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s, 40, $425. 13. (17) 52 Jason Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn., MasterSbilt/Sower, 40, $400. 14. (4) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa, BC/JR, 40, $375. 15. (21) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, 40, $350. 16. (19) 43 Luke Schilling, Granton, Wis., J-Car/B&B, 40, $250. 17. (24) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, 40, $400. 18. (12) 90 Steve Wetzstein, West Concord, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, 29, j-bar, $400. 19. (6) 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D., GRT/Sput’s, 29, shock, $400. 20. (15) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 29, flat tire, $500. 21. (3) 91 Craig Thatcher, Knapp, Wis., BMS/TriStar, 24, mechanical, $350. 22. (23) 95x Kent Baxter, Elk Mound, Wis., J-Car/Baxter, 24, mechanical, $250. 23. (22) 40 Paul Knauf (R), Marshfield, Wis., Allen/, 4, mechanical, $300. 24. (9) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn., DirtDueler/Brink, 4, mechanical, $300.