Five Arkansas bowlers piled into a car this week and traveled 880 miles to compete in the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, but never discussed the possibility of scoring high enough to land near the top of the standings.

The bowlers then surprised themselves by posting games of 915, 893 and 979 to move into fifth place in Classified Team with a 2,787 total at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday night. Cardinal Lanes of Hoisington, Kan., leads with 2,804.

L-R D&H Glass - Kenny Halsted, Don Young, Ryan Summitt, Kenny DeYoung and Larry.

"We didn't talk about winning at all," said D & H Glass captain Ryan Summitt of Harrison, Ark. "It didn't even enter our minds because we just don't bowl that well at all. With all the fun we had on the trip here with five guys packed into one car plus all of our equipment, we never even thought about playing this good."

Kenny DeYoung, a two-time Arkansas State Tournament champion, led the way for D & H Glass with a 606 series and was followed by Kenny Halsted (603), Summitt (546), Don Young (545) and first-time participant Larry Patrick (487).

"No one was more surprised than us," Summit said. "We were on our way out of the convention center when someone told us we placed fifth, and we thought it was a joke or a mistake. We never thought we would do this. Wow, what a bonus to the trip."

Four members of D & H Glass made their first and only other USBC Open Championships appearances at the 2005 event in Baton Rouge, La., but they almost didn't make it back to the tournament lanes.

"We have bowled together for a long time, but a couple of years ago, we lost our bowling buddy, Curtis Kirkland, who died in 2006. We still miss him, but we needed one more bowler for the team and feel lucky to have Larry Patrick join us. We could not have done this without him."

And while Patrick struggled in his debut, he has quickly filled the void on the team. He added 562 in singles and 487 in doubles for a 1,536 all-events effort.

"I feel like I let my team down with my 487 series, but maybe they will let me join them next year anyway," Patrick said. "It feels really good to be part of such a great team, and even though I have to sit in the back of the car with the equipment on the way home, I feel much more like a part of the group, and we're all looking forward to Las Vegas next year."

In addition to the team's success, DeYoung and Halsted also cracked the top 10 in Classified All-Events and moved into sixth and seventh place, respectively. DeYoung added 613 in singles and 586 in doubles for a 1,805 all-events total, while Halsted had 618 in singles and 581 in doubles for 1,802. Daniel Dabkowski of Columbia, S.C., leads with 1,857.

Presenting sponsors for the 2008 USBC Open Championships are Eldorado Hotel Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Circus Circus Reno in Reno, Nev. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider; Brunswick, capital equipment supplier; Storm Products, Inc.; Roto Grip, official sponsor of the Roto Grip Sport Bowling Challenge; Isleta Casino & Resort; Santa Ana Star Casino, the official brackets sponsor; Rainbow Ryders, the exclusive hot air balloon company of the 2008 Open Championships; and Sandia Resort & Casino.

Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, N.M.

Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls

Team
1, Team Tilt (Thomas Ault Jr., Russ Wilson, Chris Greene, Joe Keltner, Jay Futrell), Lawrence, Kan., 3,374. 2, Turbo Grips 1, Chesterfield, Mich., 3,308. 3, Rhino for President, Pleasant View, Utah, 3,298. 4, Bowlingfordumdums.com, Pritchett, Colo., 3,284. 5, Bluemound Bowl, Milwaukee, Wis., 3,268. 6, Ballard's Bowling Solution 1, North Richland Hills, Texas, 3,258. 7, Bowlers Universe 1, Rockford, Ill., 3,249. 8, Bluegrass Bowling & Golf, Lexington, Ky., 3,244. 9, Woody's, Mulvane, Kan., 3,239. 10, Marcor Technologies, Gaylord, Mich., 3,235.

Doubles
1, John Socha, Oak Creek, Wis./Dennis Rakauskas, Apopka, Fla., 1,467. 2, Skip Wolfe, Dixon, Ill./Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,462. 3, Robert Slayton, Apple Valley, Minn./Jason Lutgen, Brooklyn Park, Minn., 1,445. 4, Todd Koehler, Appleton, Minn./Doug Blood, Montevideo, Minn., 1,444. 5, Erik Mattingly, Puyallup, Wash./Robert Hanson, Tacoma, Wash., 1,441. 6, Ted Baer/Josh Edenburn, Omaha, Neb., 1,439. 7, Steven Levering, Landisville, Pa./Jim Rutherford, Coatesville, Pa., 1,428. 8, Ron Case, Oakley, Calif./Sam Carter, Ben Lomond, Calif., 1,422. 9, Mike Granberg, Batavia, Ill./Dave Rodak, Naperville, Ill., 1,419. 10, Ward Mocaby/Steve Elson, Wichita, Kan., 1,416.

Singles
1, Bryan Young, Everett, Wash., 832. 2, Jason Price, Grand Island, Neb., 817. 3, Wilbert Moorer, Dover, Del., 784. 4, Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 779. 5, William Uthoff, O'Fallon, Mo., 775. 6 (tie), Larry Aldridge, Aurora, Colo., and Alexander Shand, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 774. 8, Alan Pecora, Drums, Pa., 773. 9, Ryan Shepherd, Collinsville, Va., 769. 10, Don Pyle, Wilmington, Del., 768.

All-Events
1, Jay Futrell, Derby, Kan., 2,183. 2, Bryan Young, Everett, Wash., 2,165. 3, Mike Rose Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 2,161. 4, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 2,160. 5, Warren Crawford, McKinleyville, Calif., 2,159. 6, Brian Kjergaard, Fulton, Ill., 2,147. 7, Edward Gallagher, Clarksville, Tenn., 2,141. 8, Todd Fenske, Weston, Wis., 2,132. 9, Chris Gibbons, Madison, Wis., 2,122. 10, Don Pyle, Wilmington, Del., 2,118.

Team All-Events
1, Team Tilt (Thomas Ault Jr., Russ Wilson, Chris Greene, Joe Keltner, Jay Futrell), Lawrence, Kan., 9,986. 2, Team Pabst, Madison, Wis., 9,977. 3, MoRich Enterprises, West Bend, Wis., 9,901. 4, Rhino for President, Pleasant View, Utah, 9,801. 5, Bowlingfordumdums.com, Pritchett, Colo., 9,794. 6 (tie), S & B Pro Shop 2, Sterling Heights, Mich., and Pam's Boys 1, Salem, Ore., 9,736. 8, Pollard's Bowl, Versailles, Ind., 9,708. 9, J & S Auto Supply Inc., Valparaiso, Ind., 9,684. 10, Buddies Pro Shop, Congers, N.Y., 9,667.

Top 10 division leaders with hometown and pinfalls

Team
1, Cardinal Lanes (Edward Hitschmann, Mike Steinert, Reuben Flagor, Tim Higgins, Gary Boxberger), 2,804. 2, Lake Country Rollers 1, Clarissa, Minn., 2,799. 3, T-Rays, Jamestown, N.D., 2,795. 4, Garden Center Lanes 2, Alexandria, Minn., 2,789. 5, D&H Glass, Harrison, Ark., 2,787. 6, Plattsburgh Bowl, Plattsburgh, Mo., 2,773. 7, Sego Electric, Clarion, Iowa, 2,759. 8, Pla-Mor Lanes 5, New Weston, Ohio, 2,750. 9, Lady Pros, Albuquerque, N.M., 2,748. 10, Firenab 2, Lincoln, Neb., 2,745.

Doubles
1, Jacqueline Snyder/Bill Calhoon, Cooksville, Ill., 1,282. 2, Janet Vaccari/Joe Vaccari, Gillette, Wyo., 1,255. 3, Frank Smyle Jr., Reeder, N.D./Jesse Smyle, Bowman, N.D., 1,240. 4, James Whisenhant, Robertsdale, Ala./Dean Swindle, Foley, Ala., 1,237. 5, William Palmer, Sussex, Wis./Henry Dotson, McCool, Miss., 1,220. 6, Ron Schara, Big Timber, Mont./Tom Schara, Rio Rancho, N.M., 1,205. 7, Arthur King, Grass Valley, Calif./Sandy Wagner, Loomis, Calif., 1,203. 8, Jim Kohlman, St. Paul, Minn./Michael Roscoe, White Bear Lake, Minn., 1,196. 9, Judy Waliczek, Pflugerville, Texas/Christopher Brown, Jonesboro, Ark, 1,192. 10, Larry Tschoepe, San Antonio/Ted Smith LaVernia, Texas, 1,188.

Singles
1, Jeremy Noland, Chelsea, Okla., 696. 2, Daniel Dabkowski, Columbia, S.C., 688. 3 (tie), Brian Washington, Hopewell, Va., and Tim Hoffpauir, New Iberia, La., 676. 5, Tim Wagner, Hardin, Mont., 669. 6, Jeffrey Kistler, Marion, Ind., 668. 7, John Zapalac, Bishop, Texas, 662. 8, Randy Gaines, Austin, Minn., 658. 9, Ed Wethington, Poplar Grove, Ill., 657. 10 (tie), Dale Fuller, Otter Lake, Mich., and Bill Ingram, Aloha, Ore., 648.

All-Events
1, Daniel Dabkowski, Columbia, S.C., 1,857. 2, Bill Calhoon, Cooksville, Ill., 1,852. 3, John Millet Jr., Greenland, N.H., 1,821. 4, Troy Schultz, Clarion, Iowa, 1,820. 5, Dave Lisson, Browerville, Minn., 1,815. 6, Kenny DeYoung, Valley Springs, Ark., 1,805. 7, Kenny Halsted, Harrison, Ark., 1,805. 8, John Victor, Rockford, Ill., 1,794. 9, Glenn Shields, Bowling Green, Ohio, 1,791. 10, Hartsell Duhart, Compton, Calif., 1,789.