WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series released a revised (and hopefully final) schedule of events for the 2008 racing season today.

“We've got a very solid schedule put together for the fans in 2008,” said USMTS president Todd Staley. “Since releasing our preliminary schedule in early February, we have had to make some adjustments due to weather, logistics and, unfortunately, politics.”

Among the notable changes are:

• Originally scheduled for July 4, the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour event at the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn., has been moved to Wednesday, July 23. The event was previously slated to take place at the Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa, but USMTS officials were informed that the promoter under contract with the fair board would not allow the event to be scheduled. NASCAR fan favorite Kenny Wallace and other to-be-announced NASCAR drivers will be appearing for the first time ever at the Murray County Speedway show on July 23.

• The event at the Belleville (Kan.) High Banks has been moved back one day to Monday, Aug. 11. The U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo., will be the site for the Aug. 12 event. Both shows feature both Kenny Wallace and Ken Schrader in action with the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour title-chasers in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the USMTS National Championship.

• Out of respect for two nearby county fair races near Independence, Iowa, the inaugural O’Reilly USMTS National Tour event originally scheduled for July 24 at the Independence Motor Speedway has been moved to Tuesday, June 10. The Kasson (Minn.) Speedway will now host the mud-slinging Modified masters on Thursday, July 24, with the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa, getting the Tuesday, July 22, slot.

• The Thursday, July 3, race at the Cresco (Iowa) Speedway has been moved to Thursday, May 22.

• For the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series, the 2nd Annual South Texas Nationals will remain on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20-22, but the venue will now be at the exciting Texana Raceway Park in Edna, Texas.

O’REILLY USMTS NATIONAL TOUR - 2008 SCHEDULE (62 events):

Saturday, March 15 … Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS [M]
Sunday, March 16 … Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, KS [G,M]
Friday, March 21 … Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE [G]
Saturday, March 22 … Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE [G]
Friday, March 28 … LA Raceway, LaMonte, MO [M]
Saturday, March 29 … Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO [M]
Sunday, March 30 … Monett Speedway, Monett, MO [M]
Friday, April 4 … West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK [M]
Saturday, April 5 … West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK [M]
Friday, April 11 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA [C]
Saturday, April 12 … LaSalle Speedway, LaSalle, IL [C]
Sunday, April 13 … Quad City Raceway, East Moline, IL [C]
Thursday, May 22 … Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA [U]
Friday, May 23 … Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN [U]
Saturday, May 24 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN [U]
Sunday, May 25 … Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN [U]
Monday, May 26 … Steele County Speedway, Owatonna, MN [U]
Sunday, June 1 … Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN [G]
Monday, June 2 … Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines, IA [C]
Tuesday, June 10 … Independence Motor Speedway, Independence, IA [C]
Wednesday, June 11 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA [U]
Thursday, June 12 … Fayette County Speedway, West Union, IA [U]
Friday, June 13 … Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI [U]
Tuesday, June 17 … Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA [C]
Wednesday, June 18 … Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD [G]
Thursday, June 19 … Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, KS [M]
Friday, June 20 … U.S. 36 Raceway, Osborn, MO [M]
Saturday, June 21 … Mid America Speedway, South Coffeyville, OK [M]
Tuesday, June 24 … Buena Vista Raceway, Alta, IA [G]
Wednesday, June 25 … Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD [G]
Thursday, June 26 … Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD [G]
Friday, June 27 … Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, IA [G]
Tuesday, July 22 … Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA [C]
Wednesday, July 23 … Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN [G]
Thursday, July 24 … Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN [U]
Friday, July 25 … Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI [U]
Tuesday, July 29 … Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA [U]
Wednesday, July 30 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA [C]
Thursday, July 31 … Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville, IL [C]
Friday, Aug. 1 … Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA [C]
Saturday, Aug. 2 … 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO [C]
Monday, Aug. 4 … Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS [M]
Tuesday, Aug. 5 … 81 Speedway, Valley Center, KS [M]
Wednesday, Aug. 6 … Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS [M]
Thursday, Aug. 7 … Nevada Speedway, Nevada, MO [M]
Friday, Aug. 8 … Midway Speedway, Lebanon, MO [H]
Saturday, Aug. 9 … Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO [H]
Sunday, Aug. 10 … Monett Speedway, Monett, MO [H]
Monday, Aug. 11 … Belleville High Banks, Belleville, KS [H]
Tuesday, Aug. 12 … U.S. 36 Raceway, Osborn, MO [H]
Wednesday, Aug. 13 … Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA [H]
Thursday, Aug. 14 … Steele County Speedway, Owatonna, MN [H]
Thursday, Aug. 28 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA [H]
Friday, Aug. 29 … Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN [H]
Saturday, Aug. 30 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN [H]
Sunday, Aug. 31 … Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN [H]
Monday, Sept. 1 … Steele County Speedway, Owatonna, MN [H]
Friday, Sept. 12 … Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines, IA [H]
Saturday, Sept. 13 … Marshalltown Speedway, Marshalltown, IA [H]
Thursday, Sept. 18 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN [H]
Friday, Sept. 19 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN [H]
Saturday, Sept. 20 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN [H]

[C] = Central States Region (11 events)
[G] = Great Plains Region (10 events)
[M] = Mo-Kan Region (14 events)
[U] = Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region (11 events)
[H] = Casey’s General Stores Hunt for the USMTS National Championship (17 events)

O’REILLY USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES - 2008 SCHEDULE (25 events):

Friday, April 18 … Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Beaumont, TX
Saturday, April 19 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX
Friday, April 25 … Champion Park Speedway, Minden, LA
Saturday, April 26 … Thunder Valley Speedway, Glenmora, LA
Friday, May 2 … Lake Country Speedway, Ardmore, OK
Saturday, May 3 … Cowtown Speedway, Kennedale, TX
Friday, May 9 … Sabine Speedway, Many, LA
Saturday, May 10 … Pike County Speedway, Magnolia, MS
Friday, May 16 … 105 Speedway, Cleveland, TX
Saturday, May 17 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX
Tuesday, June 3 … Tri-State Speedway, Pocola, OK
Wednesday, June 4 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR
Thursday, June 5 … Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, LA
Friday, June 6 … Monticello Speedway, Monticello, AR
Saturday, June 7 … Fast Trax Speedway, Chatham, LA
Friday, Aug. 22 … Golden Triangle Raceway Park, Beaumont, TX
Saturday, Aug. 23 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX
Friday, Oct. 3 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR
Saturday, Oct. 4 … I-30 Speedway, Little Rock, AR
Thursday, Nov. 20 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX
Friday, Nov. 21 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX
Saturday, Nov. 22 … Texana Raceway Park, Edna, TX
Thursday, Dec. 4 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX
Friday, Dec. 5 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX
Saturday, Dec. 6 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX

The 2008 season opener for the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour will take place at the Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway for the 3rd Annual Havoc at The Hummer on Saturday, March 15, followed by the 6th Annual Kansas Spring Fling at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan., on Sunday, March 16.

The O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series season will start on Friday, April 18, at Golden Triangle Raceway Park (formerly Motorama Speedway) in Beaumont, Texas, and move over to the Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas, on Saturday night, April 19.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS — America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

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