Crane Cams has earmarked more than $2,000 in product certificates for the winners of every main event during the 2013 campaign, as well as awards for the top three finishers in the final points standings. …

The USMTS will celebrate the 2012 season champions and the rest of the Best of the Best in open-wheel dirt modified racing at this year’s awards banquet on Friday, Feb. 8, at the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, Iowa. …

A new contingency award program for the 2013 racing season is in place for USMTS drivers as Edelbrock has signed on as a marketing partner with the popular open-wheel dirt modified traveling road show. …

There is no entry fee for drivers who enter early and compete all three days of the King of America III Modified Nationals. …

Jeremy Payne, who was recently married and just returned from his honeymoon, announced today that he will kick off his 2013 racing season at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, from Feb. 21-23. …

Allgayer, Inc., which specializes in trucks for rig relocation, oil field construction and well site maintenance, has signed on to be the title sponsor of the USMTS Southern Region for the 2013 racing season. …

Dan Robinson, General Manager of Lucas Oil Speedway, is the 2012 Great Plains Region Promoter of the Year and joins a prestigious class of promoters in the running for Auto Racing Promoter of the Year. …

Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series announced the launch of their new website today at www.usmts.com. …

Just in time for Christmas, the January 2013 issue of Dirt Modified Magazine is now on shelves and arriving in fans' mailboxes. …

More than 100 of the nation’s elite open-wheel dirt modified drivers will descend again on the historic Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., for the King of America III Modified Nationals, Thursday through Saturday, March 21-23. …