Jason Hughes had the best seat in the house to watch a dazzling battle between Johnny and Stormy Scott midway through the USMTS National Championship Series main event Friday night at the Highway 3 Raceway, and he also had the best spot on the track to take advantage of Stormy Scott’s mechanical woes on the next-to-last lap. …

Defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa, sailed to a $4,000 payday Thursday night as he led wire to wire to capture the main event at the Fairmont Raceway. …

Fans and drivers heading to Fairmont, Minn., on Thursday should be aware of some road construction in the area. …

Joey Jensen withstood an early-race battle with Rodney Sanders and Ryan Ruter, a mid-race caution and 29 of the most talented open-wheel dirt modified drivers on the planet Wednesday night as he captured his career-first USMTS victory at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. …

Coming from 15th on the starting grid, Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas, took control on lap 15 and sailed to his fourth win of the 2012 USMTS Casey’s Cup Series campaign Tuesday night at the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa. …

The stars and cars of the United States Modified Touring Series go back to work on Tuesday, June 26, at the Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge, Iowa, for the first of five straight nights of racing with nearly $100,000 in prize money up for grabs during the summer swing. …

Chris Brown of Spring, Texas, led every lap of the Swan Energy “A” Main Saturday night at the Valley Speedway, but his second USMTS National Championship Series victory of the season was anything but easy. …

Back in March, Stormy Scott of Las Cruces, N.M., won the biggest race of his career when he captured the King of America II Modified Nationals at the Humboldt Speedway. Friday night, Scott added another impressive checkered flag at ‘The Hummer’ in one of the most exciting finishes in USMTS history. …

The mud-slinging Modifieds of the USMTS National Championship Series take aim at a stellar doubleheader this Friday and Saturday, June 22-23, in the Sunflower and Show-Me States. …

The stage set for a star-spangled, star-studded, fireworks-blasting night of racing at Chateau Raceway to celebrate the Fourth of July and the 15th Annual Mike Guttormson Memorial race on Friday, July 6. …