PARK CITY, Kan. – In front of a jam-packed grandstand—perhaps the largest ever for an O’Reilly USMTS National Tour event—Jason Hughes parlayed his pole position into his seventh O’Reilly USMTS National Tour victory of the season as he and his fellow road warriors took on the O’Reilly NCRA Modified Series…
MOBERLY, Mo. – And the winner is … Scratch that. And the winners are … The mud-slinging Modifieds of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour invaded the 24 Raceway in Moberly, Mo., for the first time ever on Saturday and the result was a typical action-packed battle that wound up with…
BLOOMFIELD, Iowa – Anybody who was thinking that Kelly Shryock may be losing his touch were given a loud wake-up call Friday night as the eight-time O’Reilly USMTS National Champion dominated the first night of the 3rd Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War at the Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway. Shryock started on the…
KNOXVILLE, Ill. – Less than 48 hours after notching his fourth win of the season, defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn made it five with a victory in the 9th Annual UPS Store Illinois Challenge at the Knox County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Ill. Unlike Tuesday’s wire-to-wire run from the…
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – It’s official: Brad Pinkerton owns Osky. After a dominating performance when the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour last visited the Southern Iowa Speedway back on May 21, Pinkerton found himself having to qualify for Wednesday night’s main event through the second Real Racing Wheels “B” Main, where he…
CRESCO, Iowa – Defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn notched his fourth main event victory of the season Tuesday with an impressive wire-to-wire run at the Cresco (Iowa) Speedway. Krohn drew the pole for the 40-lap Holley “A” Main, and when the green flag dropped, that was just about…
FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. – Brad Waits picked up right where he left off on Thursday night as he captured the main event Friday night when the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour invaded the Tri-Oval Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. Waits, who had finished in the runner-up spot in his four previous…
KASSON, Minn. – Bridesmaid. Say the word out loud and it is actually sounds similar to the name Brad Waits. But after Thursday night’s performance at the Kasson Speedway, bridesmaid is a term that can no longer be associated with the veteran Modified racer from Zumbrota, Minn. After settling for…
SLAYTON, Minn. – Tim Donlinger of Rochester, Minn., took the lead from Al Hejna on lap 10, then kept his Modified out front and out of trouble for the final 25 laps to win the 5th Annual Minnesota Spring Challenge presented by DeBoer Chevrolet at the Murray County Speedway in…
CORNING, Iowa – Eight-time O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, collected his ninth main event win of the season Tuesday with a dominating performance at the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa. The $2,000 triumph was his second straight and third overall at the half-mile oval, and…
ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa – Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., dominated the main event Friday night as the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour made their third annual trek to the Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa. The win was worth $2,000 to the defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion and his third of…
WATERTOWN, S.D. – People often refer to “home field” advantage when a driver gets to compete at his hometown track, but sometimes the pressure can be even greater than normal. Such was the case for Jon Tesch Thursday night at the Casino Speedway in his hometown of Watertown, S.D. Tesch,…
BRANDON, S.D. – Huset’s Speedway had not been kind to Al Hejna in the previous two visits by the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour. Conversely, Kelly Shryock had cultivated a warm friendship with the 3/8-mile high-banked dirt oval in Brandon, S.D. It was a reversal of fortune Wednesday night as Hejna…
ALTA, Iowa – The only two drivers ever to wear the championship belt of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour slugged it out again Tuesday night as a packed house looked on at the Buena Vista Raceway in Alta, Iowa. Defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., overpowered…
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – The O’Reilly USMTS National Tour made a stop in Independence, Iowa, Monday for the inaugural event at the Independence Motor Speedway. With the sun setting, the crowd looked upon the 3/8-mile dirt oval as the traditional four-wide “Salute to America” parade lap took place. From the drop…
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE, Okla. – Jon Tesch started on the pole, took the lead at the drop of the green flag and led all 40 laps of the Holley “A” Main Saturday night as the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour invaded the Mid America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Okla. It was the…
OSBORN, Mo. – They say that the U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo., is a “lightning fast” racetrack, and that was never more true than it was on Friday night. While the fans in the grandstands were facing south and focused squarely on the wild action happening on the 1/3-mile…
JEFFERSON, S.D. – Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., chalked up his sixth O’Reilly USMTS National Tour victory of the season Wednesday as the third race in a “Dozen Days of Dirt” thrilled a packed house at the Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, S.D. Polesitter Josh Reisch of Luverne, Minn., led…
FORT DODGE, Iowa – After a two-year hiatus, the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour returned to the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa, for the 3rd Annual Fort Dodge Modified Nationals presented by Plain Motorsports. With a standing-room-only crowd on hand to witness a pair of NASCAR veterans take on…
DES MOINES, Iowa – Last Tuesday, Jason Hughes made the long tow from Westville, Okla., to Northern Iowa for what turned out to be a single show after rain accompanied by “the flood of the century” wiped out the remaining three nights of racing. He, along with four other drivers…
BRITT, Iowa – Mother Nature was determined to wipe out Tuesday’s triumphant return of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour to the Hancock County Speedway, but promoters John Pletcher and Darlene Weber were even more determined to make the 3rd Annual Ruter Farms Iowa Spring Challenge a reality. Heavy rains plagued…
CHATHAM, La. – Southern Speedweek wrapped up Saturday at Fast Trax Speedway in Chatham, La., with the fifth different winner emerging during the five-day, five-track stretch. From the pole position, Johnny Bone Jr. of Pea Ridge, Ark., led every lap and picked up his first O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series victory…
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Jason Hughes garnered his fifth O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series win of the season Friday night with a victory at the Monticello Speedway in Monticello, Ark. The veteran from Westville, Okla., hustled past polesitter Jack Sullivan to lead the third lap, then paced the remaining 27 circuits to…
VIVIAN, La. – Duke Whiseant of Texarkana, Ark., became the second first-time winner in as many nights as he captured the 40-lap Holley “A” Main for the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series Thursday at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. A successful Late Model racer with the O’Reilly SUPR Series, Whiseant…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Jack Sullivan used home field advantage Wednesday night to chalk up his career-first USMTS victory at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. Sullivan, of nearby Greenbrier, Ark., grabbed the lead on lap 2 of the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series 40-lap main event and never looked…