The 2008 racing season saw the Queensland Family of Grand Meadow pick up a couple awards for their promotion of the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. …

Up against a stout field of 55 entries for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour season opener Friday night at the Junction Motor Speedway, Tommy Myer delivered a good old-fashioned butt-whooping on a talent-laden main event in the 6th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw. …

David Mitchell and his wife welcomed twin boys into the world on Jan. 8. Taylor Gracin was born first at 5 pounds and 2 ounces. Taytem Blaine was 4 pounds even. …

The USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour springs back into action this weekend with their annual trek to the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb., on Friday and Saturday, March 6-7. …

DandyLand Farms is the new sponsor of the Rookie of the Year Award for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour. Located in Garner, Iowa, DandyLand Farms is a growing grain production partnership which operates and improves farm land to produce top quality corn and soybeans. …

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. …