Tony Ave Racing broke out their new short track cars at Hickory Motor Speedway in recent weeks, with both team owner Tony Ave and Minnesota dirt modified standout Alan Mondus running laps at the historic short track. The team ran current NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Andy Lally in a three-race program in 2007, and looks to continue their driver development program with Mondus. …

Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., picked up where he left off on Saturday with a win in Sunday night's 7th Annual Stars & Stripes Shootout at the Kasson Speedway in Kasson, Minn. Starting on the outside of the second row, Hughes powered his Casey's General Stores #12 Hughes Chassis into the lead on lap 2 and never looked back. …

After a first-lap crash that knocked him out of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour main event at the Chateau Raceway on Friday night, Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., rebounded in style Saturday night as he topped the 6th Annual Olympic Fire Protection Southern MN Spring Challenge at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., with a late-race pass of Brad Waits. …

Defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn started 16th in Friday night's main event at the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn., but was up to second place in just 15 laps. However, it took a caution on lap 20 to give the Slayton, Minn., farmer the break he needed to score a win in the 11th Annual Guttormson Memorial. …

Eight-time champion Kelly Shryock notched his fourth O’Reilly USMTS National Tour victory of the season Thursday with a thrilling win in the 4th Annual Cresco Bowl at the Cresco Speedway. A good redraw, lapped traffic and a good restart — along with an unmatched wealth of experience — were the keys to success for the veteran from Fertile, Iowa. …

Brad Pinkerton picked up the $2,000 top prize Wednesday night, winning the 30-lap main event of the 7th Annual Spring Classic at his home track over a stellar field of Modified superstars. …

After a six-week hiatus, the stars and cars of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour jump back into high gear for six straight nights of racing action during the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. While Kelly Shryock leads the standings in both the Great Plains and Mo-Kan Regions, it's a whole new ball game this week with the first event of the Central States Region and first five in the Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region. …

At all O’Reilly USMTS National Tour and O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series events throughout the 2008 racing season, race fans will also be able to help out by donating their spare change – or whatever they can afford – at the USMTS souvenir trailer and concessions areas. …

Racing people have a tendency to look out for one another, and that's exactly why Q.E.M., Inc., has joined forces with the USMTS. USMTS officials recently announced that Q.E.M., Inc., will hold the distinction as the Official Oil & Gas Industry Supplier of the USMTS. …

Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., notched his fourth O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series win of the season Saturday with a wire-to-wire triumph in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Showdown at Baytown at Houston Raceway Park. …