The USMTS Southern Series kicks back into high gear for the 3rd Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek, June 9-14. With six straight nights at six different tracks and nearly $100,000 in prize money up for grabs, the Best of the Best in dirt Modified racing are expected from both the south and the north. …

At each of the six event, Fast Shafts will award an additional $100 to the main event winner if that driver is utilizing a nine-inch Ford rearend. If the award is not won the first day, the bounty will climb to $200 for the next event and so on with a possible $600 bonus at the June 14 finale. …

WatchModsLive.com will begin providing live feeds of United States Modified Touring Series events beginning June 9 as the stars and cars of the USMTS Southern Series hit the trail for the 3rd Annual Southern Speedweek. The events will be broadcast live online and in real time. …

The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour event scheduled for Saturday, June 6, at the Upper Iowa Speedway has been postponed due to inclement weather. The inaugural “Donnybrook in Decorah” will now be held on Saturday, June 20. …

Al Hejna captured his second consecutive USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour main event Friday night with a wire-to-wire win in the 6th Annual Minnesota Spring Challenge presented by DeBoer Chevrolet at the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn. …

On Thursday night, Al Hejna was on rails as the ’A-Train’ pulled in to victory lane at the Buena Vista Raceway after winning the Cookies Bar “B” “Q” Clash presented by KPTH Fox 44 in dominating fashion. …

Mark Noble of Blooming Praire, Minn., joined Dirt Cast to talk about his start to the 2009 season, his pink Susan G. Komen For the Cure 'War Machine' and how the deal came about and more. …

Jon Tesch took control on the second lap and won going away Wednesday night as the “Wizard of Watertown” whipped up another victory spell in the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour — this time in the 8th Annual Butler County Spring Clash at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa. …

Eight-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, joined Dirt Cast to talk about his start to the season, not yet having a win in 2009 and more. …

Reigning USMTS National Champion Tim Donlinger left the Hancock County Speedway $2,000 richer Tuesday night after capturing the 6th Annual Ruter Farms Iowa Spring Challenge for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour. …