Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, used a late-race caution to his advantage Tuesday to win the final event of the Southern Region for the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series at the Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway. The eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion pocketed $2,000 for his 15th National Event win of the season — his third win in nine Southern Region starts. …

With championship hopes and nine races in the next 10 days, there's just six words to describe this week's O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series agenda: big, huge, gigantic, massive, incredible and wow! …

Drivers competing in the ‘The Hunt’ for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship were put on notice Saturday night … Jon Tesch has his new ride figured out. In just his fifth outing with a brand-spanking-new GRT Chassis, Tesch overpowered the field at the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway to win the Ed Sheckler Memorial at Memphis presented by Pepsi. …

Eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS national champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, notched another victory Friday night, capturing the 35-lap Holley "A" Main at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway. The win, worth $2,000, was Shryock's 14th National Event win in 37 starts as he clinched the O’Reilly USMTS Central Region title. …

Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., scored a wire-to-wire victory Thursday as the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series invaded the Knox County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Ill., for the Ed Sheckler Memorial at Knoxville presented by The UPS Store. Another packed house was on hand for this annual event, with 38 high-powered O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds signing in to do battle. …

USMTS Southern Series July driver recaps brought to you by Childhelp USA (1-800-4-A-CHILD), Western Flyer Trucking and Larry Shaw Race Cars. …

The stars and cars of the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series took on superspeedway aces Clint Bowyer, Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace on Wednesday night for the inaugural NASCAR vs. USMTS Showdown presented by MUSCO Lighting and Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. …

“I really like running with these guys. The competition is fast and clean, the fans are great and it's some of the most competitive racing I've ever raced against.” - Ken Schrader …

How did you spend your Tuesday night? For more than 3,000 screaming race fans, it was at the Cresco Speedway in Cresco, Iowa, where one of the largest audiences in the history of the Mighty Howard County Fairgrounds speedplant were treated to a full night of action with over 130 cars and drivers in five classes, including three NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stars. …

The wait is nearly over for thousands of race fans who circled September 5-8 on their calendar and submitted their vacation time at work to be a part of the 9th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at the Deer Creek Speedway. Featuring the O’Reilly USMTS, the Featherlite Fall Jamboree has grown to be the indisputable venue for America’s most talented dirt Modified drivers to strut their stuff on one of the most competitive and exciting racetracks ever carved into the earth. …