The Camelot Inn and Suites in York, Neb., has been named the Official Host Hotel of the 8th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw on Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour invades the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. …

In addition to awarding product certificates to the winner of the Eibach Springs Heat Race at each USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour event, Eibach Springs will award four springs to each of the top five eligible drivers in the final national points standings at the completion of the season. …

Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series announced today that Racing Head Service (RHS) has signed on for another season as a contingency sponsor for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour. …

After spending five valiant years in Iraq serving his country as a contractor for the U.S. military, Danny Booth is proud to be one of those competitors preparing for a fresh racing campaign. …

Fresh off a “bye week” last Sunday, the fifth episode of the hit reality television series Dirt Knights returns Sunday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Central time on the VERSUS cable sports network. Dirt Knights Episode 5: “The Science of Dirt” will satisfy the need for speed for tens of thousands of racing fans worldwide. …

For the fourth year in a row in 2011, engine builders and the drivers in the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour will once again be rewarded for their efforts by COMP Cams®. …

Mesilla Valley Transportation – one of the largest locally-owned transportation providers in Western Texas and Southern New Mexico – has stepped up to the plate and delivered a home run for USMTS drivers as sponsor of the Hard Charger Award for the 2011 racing season. …

USMTS competitor Mike Spaulding of Bemidji, Minn., joined Dirt Cast to talk about the success of the Dirt Knights reality TV show on VERSUS, the response he has received from the fans and more. …

Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series announced today that Roswell, Ga. based Genesis Shocks has signed on as a contingency sponsor of the USMTS for the 2011 racing season. …

Dirt Modified veteran Al Hejna of Clear Lake, Iowa, has announced that he will be behind the wheel of a new Big Cock Chassis for Koster Racing in 2011. …