The O’Reilly USMTS chewed up the soil at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., for the first time ever on Thursday, with a top-to-bottom talent-laden field of 47 heavy hitters from 10 different states on hand. In the end, it was 21-year-old Jeremy Payne winning his career-first O’Reilly USMTS main event. …

Todd Staley, president and promoter of the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS), will join Bill “Sarge” Masom for this week’s edition of Dirt Track Insider (DTI), to be aired Saturday at Noon (Central time) on the K-MAC Sports online broadcast site, www.kmacsports.com. …

Mike Hejna claimed his first O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series win of the season Tuesday with a dominating wire-to-wire victory at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa. The win was worth $2,000 and was his first since September 4, 2006. …

The O’Reilly USMTS paid its inaugural visit to the Tri-Oval Speedway on Friday before a jam-packed grandstands of hungry race fans. Experience on the uniquely-configured 3/8-mile semi-banked tri-oval proved to be valuable to the tune of $2,000 to Todd Scharkey. …

A double dose of speed awaits racing fans this Tuesday, June 12, as the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa, hosts the 2nd Annual Allison Clash featuring the USRA Late Models and O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds as they share the spotlight at the half-mile semi-banked oval. Drivers in both classes will be chasing a main event win worth $2,000. …

Ron Barker, a 47-year-old Modified ace from Dubuque, Iowa, fended off the best in the business at his home track Thursday night as he captured the 40-lap main event at the Dubuque Speedway. Barker, who captured the 2004 NASCAR Weekly Series ShorTrack Division national championship, started third but claimed the top spot on the first lap and never looked back en route to a $2,000 payday. …

After a three-month delay, the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series will make its debut Wednesday night, June 13, on the dirt track at I-70 Speedway. …

Jason Krohn needed a motor Tuesday night, so his friend and chassis builder, Kelly Shryock, hooked him up with his spare powerplant. Shryock won the race while Krohn finished second after an impressive run from 19th on the starting grid. On Wednesday night, the O’Reilly USMTS ventured to the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Krohn still had the borrowed motor under his hood, and it paid dividends. …

Patience paid off for Fertile, Iowa's Kelly Shryock as he sped to victory in the Holley “A” Main Tuesday as the O’Reilly USTMS invaded the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa. The win, worth $2,000 to the eight-time defending national champ, was his seventh National Event win of the season in 15 races -- his first in four starts in the tough Western Region. …

It may have been just another typical Monday in June for most people, but for nearly 4,000 people in Des Moines, Iowa, it was more like Christmas morning. A jam-packed grandstand of race fans flocked to the Iowa State Fair Speedway to witness a star-studded event headlined by the first ever visit of the O’Reilly USMTSW to the historic half-mile dirt oval. …