Al Hejna of Clear Lake, Iowa, took the lead on lap 3 and then proceeded to dominate the final 47 laps to claim his third Sunoco "A" Main of the season Wednesday night at the Casino Speedway in Watertown, S.D. …

Jon Tesch of Watertown, S.D., celebrated his 33rd birthday with the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour Tuesday night at the Park Jefferson Speedway, but it was Tesch that gave the spanking. …

The USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour is back in action this week with a tripleheader at three South Dakota speedplants, June 16-18. All three events will award valuable points in the Great Plains Region and each night's Sunoco "A" Main will see the winner pocket $2,000. …

The USMTS Southern Series wrapped up the 2009 edition of Speedweek Sunday at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La. The outcome told the tale of two seasons for the two winningest drivers in United States Modified Touring Series history. …

Jared Landers completed some unfinished business Saturday night as he won the USMTS Southern Series main event at the Drew County Speedway in Monticello, Ark., leading the final 32 of 35 laps for his second career USMTS Modified victory. …

For the second straight year, Johnny Bone Jr. of Pea Ridge, Ark., drew the pole position for the 35-lap Sunoco “A” Main, and for the second straight year led every lap en route to a $2,000 payday at the 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval. …

Rain the night before and throughout the early morning deluged the Ark-La-Tex Speedway, but crews worked the clay continually up until race time. What resulted was a smooth surface with ever-changing multiple grooves that produced one of the most thrilling main events of the season. …

New Vision Graphics, which produces high quality graphics, apparel and banners for the USMTS and USMTS competitors has launched a new website at www.newvisiongraphic.cc. …

Steven Whiteaker Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, combined skill, luck and timing Wednesday night to score his career-first USMTS Southern Series main event win at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. …

For the seventh time this season, Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., found himself in victory lane in a USMTS Southern Series event — this time in the USMTS Southern Speedweek opener presented by Schoenfeld Headers on Tuesday night at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla. …