One of the featured Dirt Knights, Corey Dripps drew the pole position for the 35-lap WIX Filters “A” Main Wednesday night at the Cresco Speedway. Dripps set a torrid pace throughout the main event, but nine-time USMTS National Champion gave “Mr. Excitement” all he could handle. …

The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour kicked off the annual Kossuth County Fair on Tuesday night as the series returned to the Algona Raceway for the first time since 2004. Nine-time and defending USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock added another trophy to his collection with his series-best 154th career win. …

Two regional champions will be determined and the class of 2010 field will be set for The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship after the United States Modified Touring Series invades four tracks in Iowa and Minnesota this Tuesday-Friday, Aug. 3-6. …

The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour wrapped up a six-night, six-event, three-state campaign Sunday night at the Nobles County Speedway where yet another jam-packed grandstand was the backdrop for yet another thrilling show as Ryan Gustin picked up yet another win. …

The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour made their northern-most stop on the 2010 campaign Saturday night as they invaded the Jamestown Speedway for the first time in more than five seasons. The wait was well worth it for the fans who packed the grandstands overlooking the high-banked quarter-mile clay oval. …

The Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D., hosted the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour for the first time Friday night, and the daring dirt-churning drivers did not disappoint the fans that jam-packed the grandstand to witness the inaugural event. …

Zack VanderBeek climbed from 10th on the starting grid to win the 40-lap feature race as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour made their sixth annual trek to the Casino Speedway in Watertown, S.D., for the Team Electronics Summer Slam on Thursday. …

On Saturday night, Ken Schrader will be celebrating the 22nd anniversary of his first NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory on July 31, 1988, at the Talladega Superspeedway. But the only thing on Schrader’s mind today is rejoicing with family, crewmembers and a cheering throng of race fans after winning his first USMTS main event on Wednesday night at the Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D. …

Ryan Gustin remained perfect in the Dart Great Plains Region presented by Allstar Performance with an impressive victory Tuesday night when the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour invaded the Park Jefferson Speedway. …

The “Z-Man” will launch round 2 of the campaign to raise funds for Victory Junction and Keeping the Dream Alive at the Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, S.D., on Tuesday, July 27, then wrap up the charity tour on Sunday Aug. 1, at the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, Minn. …