MOBERLY, Mo. – It’s been a long time coming for Michael Long, but the 27-year-old from Quincy, Ill., finally notched the first USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour win of his career Saturday night at the 24 Raceway in Moberly, Mo. And none too soon as Saturday’s event was the…
KNOXVILLE, Ill. – Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn., topped the 10th Annual UPS Store Illinois Challenge Thursday night at the Knox County Fairgrounds as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour made its annual trek to the big half-mile oval in Knoxville, Ill. The UPS Store Illinois Challenge has…
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Al Hejna won his second USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour event in as many nights Wednesday in a thrilling 35-lap Sunoco “A” Main at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, that saw five lead changes among five drivers, including Hejna’s three-wide pass for the lead…
CRESCO, Iowa – Al Hejna scored his fifth USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour win of the season Tuesday night with a wire-to-wire performance at the Cresco Speedway. Hejna started on the pole of the 40-lap Sunoco “A” Main, and never relinquished the lead despite pressure from runner-up Kelly Shryock…
FORT DODGE, Iowa – Ryan Gustin picked up his third USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour victory of the season — and second in the last five events — Monday night at the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa. With the $2,000 win, the 18-year-old from Marshalltown served notice…
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour wrapped up a four-race swing Sunday night in Worthington, Minn., for the final event in the Great Plains Region. Jon Tesch came into the event atop the standings and left with an even bigger lead and the Great Plains Region…
ELKO, Minn. – The mud-slinging Modifieds of the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour returned to the Elko Speedway Saturday night for the second night of the inaugural Dirt Nationals. A packed house was in attendance to witness the final night of the one-of-a-kind four-day event on the clay-covered asphalt…
ELKO, Minn. – The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour made its maiden voyage to the Elko Speedway Friday night as the historic asphalt track just south of Minnesota’s Twin Cities was transformed into a clay-covered gridiron for the inaugural Dirt Nationals. As with any highly-anticipated event at a state-of-the-art…
WHEATLAND, Mo. – After a two-year hiatus, the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour returned to the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., Saturday with a huge crowd of enthusiastic fans on hand to see the Best of the Best in Modified racing at the Best of the Best in…
LA MONTE, Mo. – Rodney Sanders had been close before, but the 19-year-old from Happy, Texas, finally sealed he deal Friday night as he captured the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour event at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo. After two seasons of racing under the USMTS banner…
MASON CITY, Iowa – Fans packed the North Iowa Fairgrounds grandstands Wednesday night as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour made their long-awaited debut at the I-35 Speedway in Mason City, Iowa. The nation’s top dirt Modified drivers didn’t disappoint as they diced for position throughout the 25-lap main…
DES MOINES, Iowa – The hottest driver this year scored the victory on the hottest day of the year Monday as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour visited the Iowa State Fair Speedway for the 3rd Annual Duel in Des Moines presented by Karl Chevrolet. The day of the…
DECORAH, Iowa – Al Hejna racked up his fourth USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour victory of the season Saturday night with a victory in the “Donnybrook in Decorah” at the Upper Iowa Speedway. The 46-year-old from Clear Lake, Iowa, reeled in polesitter Zack VanderBeek on lap 26 before surviving…
BRANDON, S.D. – Jason Krohn got a much-needed shot in the arm Thursday night at the Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D., as he captured his first USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour main event of the season. It was the 12th start of the season for the 2007 USMTS National…
WATERTOWN, S.D. – The wild and enthusiastic fans at the Casino Speedway made it loud and clear Wednesday night. Given the choice of a 40- or 50-lap USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour main event, the jam-packed standing-room-only grandstand voted overwhelmingly to extend the length of the race. NASCAR fan…
JEFFERSON, S.D. – Jon Tesch of Watertown, S.D., celebrated his 33rd birthday with the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour Tuesday night at the Park Jefferson Speedway, but it was Tesch that gave the spanking. The “Wizard of Watertown” started seventh in the 35-lap Sunoco “A” Main, took the lead…
GREENWOOD, La. – The USMTS Southern Series wrapped up the 2009 edition of Speedweek Sunday at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., with another nail-biting finish to cap off the six-day, six-track swing. As the final checkered flag of the season waved for the grueling East Region campaign, the outcome…
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Jared Landers completed some unfinished business Saturday night as he won the USMTS Southern Series main event at the Drew County Speedway in Monticello, Ark., leading the final 32 of 35 laps for his second career USMTS Modified victory. On Wednesday night, Landers was on his way…
CHATHAM, La. – The USMTS Southern Series invaded the Fast Trax Speedway in Chatham, La., Friday night for the fourth of six rounds of racing action comprising the 3rd Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek. For the second straight year, Johnny Bone Jr. of Pea Ridge, Ark., drew the pole position for…
VIVIAN, La. – Last year the USMTS Southern Series made it’s debut at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., with much fanfare coming into the event. High winds and a blazing hot sun contributed to a darkened dry racetrack early in the program that ended with a follow-the-leader freight train…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Steven Whiteaker Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, combined skill, luck and timing Wednesday night to score his career-first USMTS Southern Series main event win at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. Starting deep in the field in the 17th spot, the 21-year-old Whiteaker made it…
POCOLA, Okla. – For the seventh time this season, Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., found himself in victory lane in a USMTS Southern Series event — this time in the USMTS Southern Speedweek opener presented by Schoenfeld Headers on Tuesday night at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla. Hughes has…
SLAYTON, Minn. – Al Hejna captured his second consecutive USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour main event Friday night with a wire-to-wire win in the 6th Annual Minnesota Spring Challenge presented by DeBoer Chevrolet at the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn. Hejna has been excellent on the track as…
ALTA, Iowa – Slowly but surely, Al Hejna has been picking up steam in the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour. After a lackluster start to the season, Hejna finally garnered his first top-5 finish ten days ago in his eighth start of the season, then strung together two more…
ALLISON, Iowa – Jon Tesch took control on the second lap and won going away Wednesday night as the “Wizard of Watertown” whipped up another victory spell in the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour — this time in the 8th Annual Butler County Spring Clash at the Highway 3…