CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. –- The O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series has joined the list of over 100 tracks and series that will be using the SpeedNet Direct Race Management software for tracking and managing their 2006 season points championships.

SpeedNet Direct Race Management software will be used to compute point totals in all four Regions, as well as “The Hunt” National Championship Series that will crown the O’Reilly USMTS National Champion.

O’Reilly USMTS promoter Todd Staley was excited about this new development.

“Using the SpeedNet software will ensure absolute accuracy and save our scorers a considerable amount of time in tabulating and posting the points standings to our website,” Staley said.

Communications Director Jeff Nun added that the O’Reilly USMTS is proud to be associated with a company that is equally dedicated to the track promoters as SpeedNet Direct, announcing SpeedNet Direct as the “Official Scoring Software of the O’Reilly USMTS.”

Six years ago, SpeedNet Direct began development on a software product that promoters could use to track points, prize money and driver attendance. Since then, they have set the industry on its ear by distributing the software free of charge with numerous tracks and series getting in on the action.

When asked why they would invest so much time and money into something just to give it away for free, SpeedNet Direct president Kevin Spiddle explained “What SpeedNet Direct gets in return is valuable web content: up-to-the-minute race results, point standings and event schedules straight from the race officials.”

They display that content on their website (www.speednetdirect.com) which attracts thousands of visitors each month.

“The advertising generated from the website essentially pays for the software so scorers don’t have to,” he added.

Because not everyone does things exactly the same in short-track racing, SpeedNet Direct offers reasonably priced customization services and a variety of add-on modules to enhance the basic software such as custom line-ups, network versions, multiple track versions and a nifty bar code reader to speed up driver registration in the pits. Other options include transponder interfaces for AMB and Westhold, photo eye interfaces for TSI and RaceAmerica timers and sanction-specific reports and line-ups for NASCAR’s Weekly Racing Series, WISSOTA and the USRA.

Spiddle is available to answer your questions about SpeedNet Direct by calling 866-2SPEED4. Their website can be found at www.speednetdirect.com.

The 2006 O’Reilly USMTS season is scheduled to begin with the 3rd Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw at the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb., on Friday and Saturday, March 10-11.

To learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.USMTS.com online.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Holley Performance Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, R.A. Benson Motorsports, Real Racing Wheels, Reich Concrete, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, SpeedNet Direct, UNIJIG Chassis Fabrication Equipment, Yeager Machine.

USMTS EVENT SPONSORS: CasinOmaha, Featherlite, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing Co., Belleville Motorsports, Bert Transmission, Boyer’s Engine Development, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, GRT Race Cars, Hyperco, Isky Racing Cams, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, KSE Racing Products, Larson Racing Specialists, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, RaceQuest, T.A.R. Race Car Bodies, US Brake.