NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 17) — They started one hour early, waited out two rain delays and ran a full program without a hitch, but officials at the Cedar Lake Speedway were forced to postpone the final 46 laps of Saturday night’s Masters main event until 11 a.m. Sunday morning….
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 16) — Qualifying heat races began shortly after 7:30 Friday night for the Modified Masters at the Cedar Lake Speedway. Earlier in the day, Josh Angst was wrestling with the thought of not attending, but made the decision to head toward New Richmond, Wis. Good call….
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (June 15) — Zack VanderBeek may not be thinking about what he’ll do with Saturday’s $50,000 winner’s share of the prize money, but he posted a convincing down payment worth $3,000 Thursday night to kick off Modified Masters weekend at the Cedar Lake Speedway. The 32-year old…
Jake Timm has been patient over the last four years while he chases his first USMTS victory. Patience met opportunity Wednesday night at the Ogilvie Raceway and the 20–year-old from Winona, Minn., got the best of one of the best ever to win his first ever. Three-time and defending USMTS…
Mother Nature could have waited a little longer Sunday night before she let loose at the Mason City Motor Speedway. But instead, two laps into USMTS Diamond Jo Casino “All-In 77” main event, the sky opened up and rain poured down. The event was postponed, and Sunday’s cancelation moves the…
CORNING, Iowa (June 10) — Zack VanderBeek started on the pole and that was as close as anybody got Saturday night as he led all 25 laps in dominating the USMTS main event during the Malvern Bank Duals at the Adams County Speedway. “The Z-Man” was on point all night,…
Cade Dillard’s most important and only pass of the night Thursday was getting around polesitter R.C. Whitwell on the opening lap. From there, he led the final 39 laps en route to his 18th career USMTS victory in the series’ first-ever visit to the Salina Speedway. Following five fantastic heat…
PARK CITY, Kan. (June 7) — Just a little more than three weeks ago, Jon Mitchell’s United States Modified Touring Series victory celebration was short-lived when his machine came up a few pounds light when crossed the scales at the end of the main event at the Lonestar Speedway. But…
CANEY, Kan. (June 6) — Caney Valley Speedway fans waited nearly three years for the United States Modified Touring Series to return to the quarter-mile bullring in Caney, Kan., and the Best of the Best did not disappoint with an edge-of-your-seat main event that produced a new first-time winner. Tyler…
DECORAH, Iowa (May 28) — In search of his third straight USMTS National Championship and fourth overall, Jason Hughes rolled to his fifth victory of the season Sunday during the 10th Annual Nordic Nationals at the Upper Iowa Speedway. Rolling off from the outside of the front row for the…
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (May 27) — Cade Dillard put the sour taste of Friday night’s late-race collapse in the rear view mirror Saturday night with the sweet taste of victory at the Deer Creek Speedway. Dillard, who passed Josh Angst at the halfway point of the 40-lap main event, led…
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (May 26) — The worst part about the checkered flag waving at the conclusion of the USMTS main event Friday night at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway was that it had to end. The best part was that everybody in attendance was finally able to take a breath….
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (May 19) — Jason Hughes was behind the eight-ball all night Friday at the I-94 Speedway, but after the checkered flag waved the three-time USMTS national champion was in front of the cameras and standing in victory lane for the 150th time after a United States Modified…
KILGORE, Texas (May 13) — Cade Dillard secured his sixth USMTS victory of the season Saturday night at the Lonestar Speedway after Jon Mitchell was denied the first of his career when he came up light at the scales following an apparent win at the 4th Annual Summit Spring Modified…
KENNEDALE, Texas (May 12) — One of the most entertaining main events of the season took place Friday night at the Kennedale Speedway Park, followed up by one of the biggest celebrations of the year after Zack VanderBeek notched his first United States Modified Touring Series victory since early last…
Ryan Gustin was the first to see the white flag but Stormy Scott was the first so see the checkers in a heart-stopping hump day rumble at the Heart O’ Texas Speedway. After claiming the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award, Trevor Egbert was the fastest out of the gate and led…
AMARILLO, Texas (May 6) — After just barely making the cut for the main event in his heat race, Ryan Gustin rallied from the 11th starting spot to register his 81st career USMTS victory Saturday night during the 8th Annual Amarillo Ambush at the Route 66 Motor Speedway. Gustin’s teammate,…
LUBBOCK, Texas (May 5) — It looked like any one of three drivers in a late-race dog fight might pull off the win Friday night at the West Texas Raceway, but just as it had been on 148 previous occasions it was Jason Hughes standing in USMTS victory lane. Following…
It took him 20 races to get his first of the year, and now Stormy Scott has won two of the last three United States Modified Touring Series main events after an impressive wire-to-wire win at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway Thursday night. After receiving the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award, Scott…
Ricky Thornton Jr. collected his second USMTS Casey’s Cup MSD Central Region win of the weekend Saturday night at the I-35 Speedway for the 9th Annual USMTS Missouri Meltdown. It was also the third straight weekend that Stormy Scott led at least one lap in the main event, and he…
Chasing his twin brother around the bottom of the race track Friday night, Stormy Scott inherited the lead after lapped traffic doomed Johnny Scott with four laps to go, netting Stormy his first USMTS win of the season and first at the Lakeside Speedway. The first two-thirds of the 30-lap…
Twenty-six days of silence was broken Thursday night when the USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental invaded the Atchison County Raceway and refired the engines for the 2nd Annual “Cage Match.” The Scott brothers—Johnny and Stormy—filled the front row for the start of the 50-lap MSD Central…
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 25) — Five days shy of his first King of America victory in 2013, Ryan Gustin became the first two-time winner of the King of America VII Modified Nationals presented by Summit Racing after a jaw-dropping performance Saturday night at the Humboldt Speedway. In tallying his 80th…
After 21 races and 210 laps of racing Friday, the rain that had held off all evening finally fell on the Humboldt Speedway and forced the postponement of the final 10-lap qualifying heat at King of America VII Modified Nationals presented by Summit Racing until Saturday. The skies opened up…
Mitch Keeter recorded his first ever United States Modified Touring Series victory Thursday against what may have been the strongest field of competitors he’s ever been a part of. Starting on the front row of the 40-lap main event next to polesitter Cade Dillard—a five-time USMTS winner already this season—Keeter…