KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series announced today that FK Rod Ends has signed on as a contingency sponsor of America’s premier dirt modified series for the 2013 season.

“We are honored to welcome FK Rod Ends to the family of marketing partners,” said Jeff Nun, Director of Communications & Marketing for the USMTS. “Any driver will tell you that the quality of competition in the USMTS is second-to-none, so it is always a great thing when a company like FK Rod Ends – one that manufactures products with unmatched quality – is on the racers’ side.”

In addition to making a generous contribution to the national and regional points funds, FK Rod Ends has posted an award for the 15th-place finisher in  each “A” Main throughout the 2013 campaign. In addition, awards have also been earmarked for the top-4 finishers in both the national and rookie points standings at season’s end.

Drivers must display an approved FK Rod Ends decal in prominent location on both sides of racecar in order to be eligible for the awards.

“FK Rod Ends is proud to partner with the USMTS series for 2013,” said Jeff Stacy, President of Sales & Marketing for FK Rod Ends. “Being associated with the premier modified sanctioning body will allow FK Rod Ends to show off its line of both rod ends and spherical bearings. With American-made quality and dependability, you will see more FK-equipped racers in the winners circle than any other rod end company out there.”

FK Rod Ends quietly came onto the scene over 30 years ago. They didn’t make a huge splash, but quickly won the customers over with fair pricing and plenty of inventory. While the industrial market struggled to get product from the old stand-bys, the racing market embraced a supplier that maintained inventory throughout the limited season.

Over the years, the FK Rod Ends product line has grown to encompass many different industries. From the wilds of Baja Mexico to the “good ol’ boys” of NASCAR and from mowers to care for your lawn to fitness equipment to groom your body, you'll find FK Rod Ends. In your hands is our latest offering in an evolving program designed to supply rod end products to users everywhere. Special care is taken during every step of the manufacturing process to ensure the highest quality products for you.

With almost 10,000 combinations of rod ends and spherical bearings available, racers will appreciate the effort that goes into filling each order. Within their state-of-the-art facility, FK Rod Ends carefully crafts their products so they are able to say ‘Yes, it’s in stock’ when you call.

For more information about FK Rod Ends, call 800-662-4003 or visit www.fkrodends.com online. You can also like FK Rod Ends on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fkrodends and follow them on Twitter at www.twitter.com/fkrodends.

The USMTS Casey’s Cup Series will be in action this Friday and Saturday, March 8-9, with a doubleheader event at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan. USMTS competitors will be racing for $2,000 to win each night during the 8th Annual Spring Fling @ The Bullring, and the event will kick off the 2013 points battle in the USMTS Arbor Masters Central Region presented by Day Motor Sports.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts or check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usmtstv.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Casey’s General Stores, Cheetos, Day Motor Sports, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Snickers, Swan Energy.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Allgayer Inc., Arbor Masters, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Erson Cams, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Lecolift, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Motorsports, Road Runner Trucking, Ruter Farms, Something Inked, United Cellular Services.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Crane Cams, Dominator Race Products, Edelbrock, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, Hooker Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, MSD Ignition, PBM Performance Products, Power Lift Racing Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Sybesma Graphics, Tiger Rear Ends.