From the outside of the front row, Ryan Gustin shot to the lead and never looked back as he literally disappeared from the pack. By the time it was over, he had lapped half the field and his advantage was more than nine seconds over runner-up Dereck Ramirez. …

Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., rolled to his fifth win of the young season Sunday night as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour invaded the Dodge County Speedway in Kasson, Minn., for the 8th Annual Stars & Stripes Shootout presented by CJ Auto Sales. …

Tim Donlinger was back in victory lane at the Deer Creek Speedway Saturday night as he captured the 7th Annual A&A Electric & Underground Southern Minnesota Spring Challenge on the same track where he nailed down the 2008 USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship last September. …

Veteran USMTS driver Mark Noble of Blooming Prairie, Minn., unveiled the long-awaited pink livery Friday night at the Chateau Raceway in conjunction with the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour event at the 1/3-mile clay oval. …

Jason Hughes maintained a slim lead throughout, but held it all the way to the finish Friday night with Jon Tesch holding off Steve Wetzstein for second and Tim Donlinger snagging the fourth spot. …

Chris Brown of Cleveland, Texas, joined Dirt Cast to talk about his career, racing with the USMTS, the USMTS competitors and more. …

Zack VanderBeek scored his first USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour win of the season Thursday night at the Cresco Speedway in the first race of the season in the ultra-competitive Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region. …

One mistake cost Jon Tesch a victory Tuesday night, but an error-free race Wednesday night sent the Watertown, S.D., racer to victory lane as the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour made its long-awaited debut in front of a jam-packed grandstand at the Marshalltown Speedway. …

The high-powered Modifieds of the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour returned to familiar territory Tuesday night for the 8th Annual Spring Classic at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. …

Bryan Rowland of Woodward, Okla., joined Dirt Cast to talk about his rookie season on the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour in 2008, his start to the 2009 season and more. …