Schott Has His Career Best USMTS Finish in Cresco

CRESCO, Iowa -- Lapped traffic plus experience behind the wheel equaled victory Thursday night for Kelly Shryock as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy invaded the Cresco Speedway for the 6th Annual Cresco Bowl.

Shryock’s ninth win of the season was worth $2,000 as the nine-time USMTS National Champion from Fertile, Iowa, scored his ninth career triumph at the 4/10-mile clay oval.

Lucas Schott was just two years old when Shryock captured his first USMTS title in 1999, and the 15-year-old was poised to make his first trip to the winner’s circle Thursday night.

After leading the first 21 laps from the pole, Schott bobbled slightly while trying to maneuver around a lapped car. That opened the door for Shryock who zipped underneath to grab the lead and then paced the final 14 laps to record his 173rd career win while Schott was left longing for his first.

Jason Krohn – a two-time winner at Cresco – began the 35-lap main event beside Schott on the front row, and followed him to the checkered flag for third.

Rodney Sanders and Zack VanderBeek rounded out the top-5 finishers, while sixth through tenth went to Keith Foss, Ryan Gustin, Kurt Krauskopf, Ryan Ruter and Brandon Beckendorf.

Despite a seventh-place finish, Gustin continues to hold a healthy advantage over VanderBeek in the Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region points standings with just two races left on the campaign. While VanderBeek sits 76 markers out of first place, Shryock is now just one point behind VanderBeek in third. Sanders is fourth, followed by Jason Miller, Corey Dripps, Krohn, Jon Tesch, Dereck Ramirez and Foss.

NEW VISION GRAPHICS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn.
2. (3) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn.
3. (5) 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah, Iowa.
4. (7) 35k Ron Konkel, Caledonia, Minn.
5. (4) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa.
6. (1) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
7. (6) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn.

WIX FILTERS “A” MAIN (35 laps):
1. (5) 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa, Skyrocket/ProPower, $2110.
2. (1) 69 Lucas Schott (R), Chatfield, Minn., Hughes/GMPP, $1500.
3. (2) 7k Jason Krohn, Slayton, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $1000.
4. (4) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, Hughes/Geddes, $1010.
5. (8) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $900.
6. (9) 95 Keith Foss (R), Winona, Minn., Skyrocket/Brink, $700.
7. (6) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, $760.
8. (7) 60 Kurt Krauskopf, Decorah, Iowa, Harris/Sput’s, $500.
9. (11) 555 Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa, Sidebiter/Sput’s, $550.
10. (3) 5 Brandon Beckendorf (R), Danube, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $500.
11. (16) 72 Doug Hillson, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Hillson/CRE, $450.
12. (13) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., Hughes/ProPower, $425.
13. (21) 49 Bob Timm, Winona, Minn., Hughes/Sput’s, $400.
14. (22) 12m Jason Miller, Osceola, Wis., Hughes/Mullins, $400.
15. (18) 23k Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn., Skyrocket/Joe’s, $350.
16. (20) 77 Tom Brink, Winona, Minn., TRE/Grove, $300.
17. (15) 66 Dan Bohr, Decorah, Iowa, GRT/Sput’s, $300.
18. (12) 52 Jason Thoennes (R), Garfield, Minn., MasterSbilt/Sower, $300.
19. (10) 35k Ron Konkel, Caledonia, Minn., Skyrocket/Sput’s, $250.
20. (17) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Hughes/ASI, $300.
21. (19) 5w Darrin Walch, Postville, Iowa, Skyrocket/Sput’s, $300.
22. (14) 31 Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa, BC/Mullins, $400.