G & G Motorsports of St. Charles, Mo., reached an agreement with Lake Ozark Speedway owner Howard Schrock to purchase the 1/3-mile clay oval located in Eldon, Mo. The agreement is effective immediately and G & G Motorsports will take over day to day operations on Monday, Jan. 22. …

Officials from the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series have announced the formation of a new Southern Series beginning this season. The USMTS Southern Series will give top drivers from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and surrounding areas a minimum ten-race series that pits the best of the best in Modified racing under the banner of America's top Modified touring series. …

O’Reilly Auto Parts will return as title sponsor of the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series in 2007, marking the third straight year of the partnership between America's leading auto parts retailer throughout the Midwest and Southeast and America's premier modified touring series. …

In an ongoing effort to improve communications with fans, racers, sponsors and enthusiasts alike, O'Reilly USMTS racer Brad McEwan of Storm Lake, Iowa, proudly announces the launch of his new website at www.BradMcEwan.com. …

Officials from the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series have announced that the 2007 rules are now available. …

Have a race fan that you need some stocking stuffers for? Tickets will go on sale this Friday for all events held at the Deer Creek Speedway for the 2007 racing season. …

The staff, family, friends, racers and sponsors of the USMTS, USRA and RL Promotions wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Ed Sheckler. Ed passed away at his home in Monmouth, Ill., early Tuesday morning from complications of liver cancer. …

Tri-City Speedway has some big changes in store for the 2007 racing season. The biggest change comes will be the racing surface itself. Tri-City Speedway will be reconfigured from the current two track configurations (1/2-mile and 1/4-mile tracks) into one 3/8-mile track. …

Racing fans who attended the inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Bar Stool Racing World Championship on Friday night will never be the same ... and neither will most of the competitors who took part in the wild-and-crazy one-of-a-kind extreme racing showcase on ice at the Sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids, Minn. …

Signing in at the pit gate, paying your entry fee and getting your wristband strapped on after arriving at the racetrack is normally not a momentous occasion for an O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series driver. For Jay Poidinger, however, the task of entering his 54th O’Reilly USMTS event of the season on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Bolivar Speedway USA was a momentous occasion. …