NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – United States Modified Touring Series officials announced today that Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication has signed on as a Participating Sponsor of the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour for the 2009 season.

"We're excited to announce that Big Dog is supporting the USMTS drivers," said USMTS president Todd Staley. "The people at Big Dog offer tremendous support to Modified drivers all over the country, and it's a big plus to have them along for the ride in 2009."

As part of their support for the USMTS road warriors, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication will be contributing to the regional and year-end points fund for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour.

“Big Dog Chassis is proud to be selected as a sponsor of the USMTS,” said Richard Maxwell, owner of Big Dog Chassis. “2009 is proving to be another exciting year for Modifieds and Big Dog Chassis is very happy about being a part of it. Good luck to all and have a great season.”

Celebrating their 10th year in business, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, LLC, is a chassis builder located in North Platte, Neb. Their 6,400-square-foot manufacturing facility is in operation and the company is busy building one of the best-handling Modifieds in the country. Big Dog offers Modifieds built on the metric GM clip and also now provide Mods built with the 1968-72 front clip as well. Late Models and Stock Cars are also available, and a large parts inventory is on hand and ready for shipment.

Dozens of drivers across the United States and in Canada are currently racing and winning with Big Dog Chassis, including drivers in Kansas, Nebraska, Michigan, Utah, Montana, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, California, Washington, Georgia, Oklahoma, Wyoming, New York, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Wisconsin and Alberta, Canada.

For more information about Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, call 308-532-6740 or visit www.bigdogchassis.com online.

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.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Racewear, AwesomeRaceSuits.com, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, COMP Cams, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Nitroquest, PBM Performance Products, Sunoco Race Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: ASi Racewear, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Diamond Oil Company, Gressel Oil Field Service, Just Say Yes, Ramirez Race Cars, Lone Star Super Gas, Olympic Fire Protection, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.