A special event takes on even greater meaning this weekend when the USMTS Southern Series invades the South Texas Speedway in Corpus Christi, Texas, this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-17. Friday night is designated as Childhelp Night, and race fans can help play a direct role in the treatment and prevention of child abuse by simply attending the races. …

Making a first-time visit to <I>Dirt Nation Live</I> will be O'Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series driver Tommy Myer of Blooming Prairie, Minn. Myer finished fifth in the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship and ranks second in all-time wins on the tour. …

The USMTS Southern Series will be back in action next weekend with a titanic tripleheader at the South Texas Speedway in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-17. The inaugural South Texas Winter Nationals will feature some of the top Modified drivers in the country as the battle to be crowned the first USMTS Southern Series champ comes down to the wire. …

USMTS Southern Series teammates Jason Hughes and Tommy Weder rode into Beaumont, Texas, on Thursday for the Inaugural Texas Fall Nationals at the Motorama Speedway, and like one-armed bandits they rode out Saturday night and headed back to Oklahoma with a bulk of the prize money. …

It took 111 tries before Tommy Weder Jr. finally got his first USMTS-sanctioned victory two weeks ago. It took him just three races to win his second. Friday night at the Motorama Speedway, the 22-year-old from Woodward, Okla., captured his second USMTS Southern Series feature in the last four events as he topped the second night of the Inaugural Texas Fall Nationals. …

After seven top-5 finishes this season, including three with the USMTS Southern Series, Steve Holzkamper finally made his first visit of the season to victory lane with a dominating performance on the opening night of the Texas Fall Nationals at the Motorama Speedway in Beaumont, Texas. …

A Modified Battle Royal is on the horizon as the USMTS Southern Series is building steam for a tripleheader shootout on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-20, at Motorama Speedway in Beaumont, Texas, for the inaugural Texas Fall Nationals. Thursday's main event winner will garner $1,000, while $2,000 is on the line for Friday's winner and $3,000 for Saturday's winner in the biggest race in the Lone Star State. …

Making a return visit to <I>Dirt Nation Live</I> will be eight-time O’Reilly USMTS national champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa. Shryock will join the show to talk about finishing second in the 2007 championship chase and his plans for 2008. …

Kelly Shryock was back in usual form Saturday night as he led wire-to-wire in capturing the main event to wrap up the Inaugural Oklahoma Fall Nationals for the USMTS Southern Series at the Enid (Okla.) Speedway Park. The eight-time O'Reilly USMTS National Champion and current USMTS Southern Series points leader from Fertile, Iowa, led all 40 laps from the pole en route to a $3,000 payday. …

Tommy Weder Jr. led his first lap in a USMTS main event last month at the Featherlite Fall Jamboree. It was only one lap and it was his last as mechanical problems forced him out of the race and into a last-place finish. Friday night at the Enid (Okla.) Speedway Park, Weder led five laps this time — but they were the last five as the 22-year-old from nearby Woodward, Okla., captured his first USMTS-sanctioned feature race at the Inaugural Oklahoma Fall Nationals for the USMTS Southern Series. …