Zack and Carrie VanderBeek are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Addison Ann VanderBeek was born Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 at 5:09 p.m. at Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, Iowa. …

In continuing their commitment to the competitors and fans of grassroots motorsports, United States Modified Touring Series officials announced today that Casey's General Stores will be the title sponsor of the USMTS National Tour for the 2009 racing season. …

The 6th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw will be the first and second of 63 events on the 2009 USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour schedule, and the first and second in the Great Plains Region. …

COMP Cams will again be helping to power the engine builders who power the stars and cars of the United States Modified Touring Series in 2009. As they did during the 2008 racing season, COMP Cams will offer a three-pronged program which will benefit both drivers and engine builders. …

Listed as “TBA” when the 2009 USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour schedule was released last month, Friday, June 19 will now find the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds at the Blackbird Bend Speedway in Onawa, Iowa. …

Ruter Farms, located in Kanawha, Iowa, will once be the sponsor of the Ruter Farms Long Distance Award for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour. …

Beginning with the season opener on March 6 at the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb., every driver at every event will have an equal chance of winning a brand-new American Racer KK704 racing tire. …

Real Racing Wheels will be an Official Sponsor of the United States Modified Touring Series once again in 2009. The Independence, Iowa-based manufacturer will be the sponsor of the “B”Mains at all events, including both the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour and USMTS Southern Series. …

Dirt Nation, the online destination for dirt track racing fans to listen to and download interviews, has undergone a name change to properly endorse the various technologies currently offered and those to be added in the future. …

Officials announced today that ISKY Racing Cams will return for their sixth straight season as a contingency sponsor for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour, and third year with the USMTS Southern Series. …