Shryock snags victory at Deer Creek; Cummins takes home track title

  • August 29, 2009
  • by Bill Nelson

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. - A cool fall night brought to a close the 2009 regular season racing action at Deer Creek Speedway with track champions secured in most classes.

The EZ Fabricating USRA Modifieds needed a complete restart but then ran to the checkers for the rest of the race. Nate Wasmund moved into the lead on lap two after racing Ryan York side by side for the first two laps.

Kelly Shryock moved along with Wasmund into the second spot as he worked under York. Doug Hillson and Jay Ihrke sat inside the top five early on.

Three laps down and Shryock took over the lead as Hillson worked into third. Further back a tight pack of eight cars raced for position outside the top five. Jason Cummins eventually started coming forward and worked into third after getting around HIllson with fifteen to go.

With fourteen to go Brian Shaw, York and Ihrke were three wide for fifth with Shaw taking the spot. With ten to go Cummins was racing Wasmund for second as they ran a half straight behind Shryock up front. With eight to go the top three started to work lap traffic with Cummins working into second with six to go.

York also worked back past Shaw for fifth as the field raced to the checkers with Shryock taking home the win.

Cummins took home the 2009 track championship.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009

USRA MODIFIEDS

Feature: 1. Kelly Shryock, 2. Jason Cummins, 3. Nate Wasmund, 4. Doug Hillson, 5. Ryan York, 6. Brian Shaw, 7. Jay Ihrke, 8. Bob Timm, 9. Mark Noble, 10. R.C. Whitwell, 11. Bobby Swanson, 12. Tom Paulson, 13. Joel Alberts, 14. Jeff Rollinger, 15. Jeff Schluetter, 16. Dan Bohr, 17. Greg Jensen, 18. Terry Timmerman, 19. Jason Schlangen, 20. Albert Wytaske, 21. Pat Grahm, 22. Ted Marrs, 23. Jacob Dahle, 24. Steve Wetzstein, 25. Todd Scharkey, 26. Mike Sorensen, 27. Bill Clemens.

Heat #1: 1. Wasmund, 2. Ihrke, 3. Rollinger, 4. Wytaske, 5. Jensen, 6. Schlangen, 7. Scharkey.

Heat #2: 1. Wetzstein, 2. York, 3. Shaw, 4. Alberts, 5. Bohr, 6. Grahm, 7. Schluetter.

Heat #3: 1. Marrs, 2. Whitwell, 3. Hillson, 4. Noble, 5. Paulson, 6. Sorensen, 7. Clemens.

Heat #4: 1. Shryock, 2. Swanson, 3. Cummins, 4. Timm, 5. Timmerman, 6. Dahle.