The nation’s elite dirt Modified drivers begin their quest for a 2012 USMTS National Championship with the season openers for both the USMTS Casey’s Cup and newly-formed USMTS National Championship Series this weekend at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. …

Dominator Race Products will be the Official Plastic Nose Kit of the USMTS, and will also sponsor the new ‘Hard Luck Award’ to be awarded at each USMTS event during the 2012 racing season. …

The revamped TigerRearEnd.com was designed and is hosted by Nitroquest Media Group and allows users to navigate with ease through featured services and products that make Tiger Rear Ends the leader in innovative quick change rear end technology. …

Heavy rain throughout the night and into Thursday and a guarantee by the weatherman for another four to six inches of moisture over the next 48 hours has prompted USMTS officials to postpone this weekend's 3rd Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals to next weekend. The event will now be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-25, at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Practice will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22. …

USMTS competitor Zack VanderBeek is featured on the cover of the March 2012 issue of Dirt Modified Magazine. …

Thanks to the folks at Express Race Cars, the win amounts for the HotMods (Limited Mods) at the 3rd Annual Texas Spring Nationals are now $500, $600 and $900 to win, respectively. …

Engine builders and the drivers of the United States Modified Touring Series will once again be rewarded for their efforts by COMP Cams for the fifth year in a row during the 2012 campaign. …

All 29 events scheduled pay $4,000 to win and $400 to start with a license, and the points pay $30,000 to win and $20,000 for the runner-up. …

Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series announced today that AERO Race Wheels will be a contingency sponsor during the 2012 racing season for the drivers of the USMTS Casey’s Cup and USMTS National Championship Series. …

In less than three weeks, the nation’s elite dirt Modified drivers will begin their quest for a 2012 USMTS National Championship with the season openers for both the USMTS Casey’s Cup and new USMTS National Championship Series at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, Feb. 16-18. …