POCOLA, Okla. – He’s been close many times, and really close a couple of times this season, but Eddie Martin finally found his way back to the winner’s circle Tuesday night as the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series kicked off Southern Speedweek at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla. “We’ve been…
EAST MOLINE, Ill. – Patient and calculating, Zack VanderBeek has been a model of consistency this season. The 23-year-old from New Sharon, Iowa, has racked up eight top-5s and ten top-10 finishes in 17 starts this season, and Sunday night he finally put a digit in the win column with…
LaSALLE, Ill. – The O’Reilly USMTS National Tour invaded the LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Ill., for the first time Saturday, for the inaugural Frostbuster. Originally slated for April 12, the rain-delayed event saw Al Hejna of Clear Lake, Iowa, lead all 35 laps of the main event, which was stopped…
KASSON, Minn. – Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., picked up where he left off on Saturday with a win in Sunday night’s 7th Annual Stars & Stripes Shootout at the Kasson Speedway in Kasson, Minn. Starting on the outside of the second row, Hughes powered his Casey’s General Stores #12…
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. – After a first-lap crash that knocked him out of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour main event at the Chateau Raceway on Friday night, Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., rebounded in style Saturday night as he topped the 6th Annual Olympic Fire Protection Southern MN Spring Challenge…
LANSING, Minn. – Defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn started 16th in Friday night’s main event at the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn., but was up to second place in just 15 laps. However, it took a caution on lap 20 to give the Slayton, Minn., farmer the break…
CRESCO, Iowa – Eight-time champion Kelly Shryock notched his fourth O’Reilly USMTS National Tour victory of the season Thursday with a thrilling win in the 4th Annual Cresco Bowl at the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa. A good redraw, lapped traffic and a good restart — along with an unmatched…
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Brad Pinkerton knows the Southern Iowa Speedway as well as—if not better than—any driver in the history of Oskaloosa, Iowa’s Mahaska County Half-Mile Monster. Among his accomplishments are multiple track championships, including two (Stock Car and Modified) in one season twice (2003 and 2006); two victories in…
BAYTOWN, Texas — Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., notched his fourth O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series win of the season Saturday with a wire-to-wire triumph in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Showdown at Baytown at Houston Raceway Park. The current points leader started third in the Holley “A” Main, but had the…
CLEVELAND, Texas — One year ago, Chris Brown dominated the field on his home track as he captured the inaugural O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series event at 105 Speedway in Cleveland, Texas. Friday night, the result was the same as last year but the path to glory was quite different. With…
MAGNOLIA, Miss. — On Friday night, O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series points leader Jason Hughes picked up his second win of the season and let it be known that he is the man to beat this year. Just in case some were not listening, he repeated his message loud and clear…
MANY, La. — Jason Hughes sent a loud and clear message Friday night that he is the man to beat in 2008 on the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series trail. The chassis builder from Westville, Okla., took just 12 laps to take the lead from his fifth-row starting spot, working his…
MINDEN, La. — With 55 top-flight Modified drivers on hand, rain accompanied by wind and lightning brought an early end to the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series event on Friday, April 25, at the Champion Park Speedway in Minden, La. After completion of six O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series heat races and…
KENNEDALE, Texas — “This is our house,” exclaimed George White in victory lane Saturday night at the Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale, Texas. “Ain’t nobody taking our money home.” White, from Fort Worth, led an impressive showing by the local contingent as Cowtown Speedway drivers finished 1-2-3 in the main event…
ARDMORE, Okla. — Points leader Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., picked up his first O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series victory of the season Friday as 56 top-flight Modified teams duked it out in the inaugural USMTS event at Ronny Gould’s Lake Country Speedway in Ardmore, Okla. Hughes has been prolific in…
WILLIS, Texas — It was a standing room only crowd at the Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas, Saturday night, as the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series invaded the quarter-mile high-banked clay oval for the 2nd Annual Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout. The main event was definitely a shootout, and even the fans…
BEAUMONT, Texas — Howard Willis of Vidor, Texas, sat on the pole and never relinquished the lead Friday night as he paced all 30 laps of the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series season-opening main event at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas. A stout field of 61 top-flight Modified…
WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. — Steve Holzkamper of Gentry, Ark., had all the power he needed Saturday night to score his second career O’Reilly USMTS National Tour triumph, but his march to victory was delayed nearly two hours as the West Siloam Speedway did not have the power they needed….
WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. — West Siloam Springs, Okla., is a long drive from Slayton, Minn., but defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn covered his fuel bill and then some as he captured the Holley “A” Main Friday night at the West Siloam Speedway. From the outside of the…
LEBANON, Mo. — One mistake on Friday night at the LA Raceway was all that Kelly Shryock needed on to steal the win away from Jason Hughes, who led the first 29 of 35 laps. On Saturday night, Hughes was flawless at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway as he led wire…
LA MONTE, Mo. — Kelly Shryock snuck by Jason Hughes with six laps to go Friday night, then went on to score the victory on opening night of the 5th Annual Missouri Nationals at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo. It was the second win of the season for…
McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. — On Friday and Saturday, the Junction Motor Speedway played host to the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour for the 5th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw. While cold and windy conditions kept the racing surface dry and the fans bundled up, the drivers provided plenty of heat with nail-biting…
McCOOL JUNCTION, Neb. — Against a stout field of heavy hitters, Justin Boney raced with a heavy heart and a heavy right foot Friday night to capture the opening night win of the 5th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw at the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. “We’re still working…
MAYETTA, Kan. — Kelly Shryock returned to the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour winners circle Sunday as he captured the 6th Annual Kansas Spring Fling at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan. It was Shryock’s sixth career win at the high-banked 4/10-mile clay oval, and his first since March 19, 2005,…
HUMBOLDT, Kan. — Drivers and fans alike have waited more than six months since the last O’Reilly USMTS National Tour in September of last year, but they were rewarded handsomely for their patience Saturday night as the Best of the Best in Modified racing staged a thriller at the Humboldt…