NASCAR Nextel Cup Series veteran Ken Schrader will make two stops this week with the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series in the Hawkeye State. Schrader will compete Tuesday night at the Farley Speedway, then again on Wednesday at the Echo Valley Speedway in West Union. At both shows, Schrader will be signing autographs for the fans, then strapping into his own Modified to take on the best the division has to offer. …

Jason Hughes made it two-in-a-row Sunday night with another wire-to-wire win to secure his place atop The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship. The win — his sixth overall and third in the last five races — was worth $2,000 as he stretched his lead in ‘The Hunt’ to 18 over eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock. …

On July 26 at the Batesville Speedway, Jason Hughes kicked off a four-race swing for the USMTS Southern Series with a DNF and an 18th-place paycheck. In the 16 days and 13 starts since then, he’s been a model of consistency with a seventh-place finish, an eighth and 11 top-5 finishes. During that stretch, he’s chalked up four wins — including a big one Saturday night at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway in Lebanon, Mo. …

Race No. 2 in The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship found the rugged road warriors of the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series at the Bolivar Speedway USA in Bolivar, Mo. Friday night's event was the seventh time the Series had visited the fast 3/8-mile high-banked oval in Southern Missouri, and for the seventh time a new face graced victory lane. …

Everybody stepped up their game Thursday as the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series kicked off the The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan. Jon Tesch stepped it up more than anybody. …

The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship begins Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan. — the first of 16 events in 32 days, culminating with the crowning of the 2007 O’Reilly USMTS National Champion at the 9th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., Sept. 6-8. With an elite field of 27 drivers from 11 different States, this year's title battle promises to be the most thrilling and competitive ever. …

Jamie Burford of Keatchie, La., is one of 27 racers eligible for ‘The Hunt’ this year after his ninth-place showing to-date in the new USMTS Southern Series. …

Jason Hughes made the best of a timely caution flag, holding off arch rival Kelly Shryock over the final six laps to score his third O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series main event victory of the season Wednesday at the Beatrice Speedway in Beatrice, Neb. While Hughes pocketed $2,000 for his efforts, he also gained momentum going into The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship. …

Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, used a late-race caution to his advantage Tuesday to win the final event of the Southern Region for the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series at the Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway. The eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion pocketed $2,000 for his 15th National Event win of the season — his third win in nine Southern Region starts. …

With championship hopes and nine races in the next 10 days, there's just six words to describe this week's O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series agenda: big, huge, gigantic, massive, incredible and wow! …