A record crowd attended Saturday night’s USMTS Awards Banquet at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City as the series celebrated the drives, crew members, sponsors and their families on the 2016 season. …

The final 4 Speed Promotions event is just one week away as the Texas Racers/High Performance Trade Show, Auction & Swap Meet happens Friday and Saturday night, Feb. 3-4. …

Officials from the USMTS announced today that CP-Carrillo—the leader in the high-performance piston market—will once again be the Official Pistons & Rods of the USMTS in 2017. …

Malvern Bank—the Official Bank of Dirt Track Racing—is back in 2017 as the Official Bank of the USMTS, and helping to deposit more cash into drivers' pockets. …

Angie Doke, who manages the Diamond Bar and is preparing to begin her 11th season at Lucas Oil Speedway, also works in customer hospitality and with ProtecttheHarvest.com. …

Ricky Thornton Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., will replace fellow Arizonan R.C. Whitwell behind the wheel of the Burrton, Kan.-based Gressel Racing dirt late models and modifieds. …

The 2017 racing season introduces a new chapter for 33z Racing with the birth of VanderBuilt Race Cars from dirt modified standout Zack VanderBeek. …

Seventy-six nights of racing await USMTS drivers during the 2017 campaign, and drivers in each region will race for more possible big payoffs during The Hunt thanks to Rancho Milagro. …

The 2017 campaign for the USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental will launch in February with USMTS Winter Speedweeks—a five-weekend slate of shows in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Oklahoma. …

The deadline to get your hands on tickets for this year’s USMTS Awards Banquet is approaching fast, and ends at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 16. Tickets are available by calling the USMTS offices at 515-832-7944. …