The racing surface has received a precision manicure, the concessions stands are over-stocked and the grass mowed from property line to property line. The skies are blue, the lights are green and all systems are go as the ultimate showcase of talent and speed prepares to echo throughout the rural hills of Spring Valley, Minn. …

Kelly Shryock did all he could do Sunday night at the Kasson Speedway to help his cause as he seeks an unprecedented ninth O’Reilly USMTS national title. From the pole, Shryock led every orbit of the 40-lap Holley “A” Main to capture the $2,000 top prize and get within striking distance of points leader Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., in The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship. …

With his victory at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa, on Thursday, Tim Donlinger snapped a winless dry spell with the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series that lasted more than six years. He must have liked how it tasted because he only waited two days to capture his next. …

Nobody could out-draw Tommy Myer and nobody could out-race him either as Myer took a wire-to-wire victory Friday night as the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series invaded the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn. …

A tumultuous season at the Steele County Speedway in Owatonna, Minn., came to a quick end on Friday morning due to a discrepancy between the promotional group of Johnny Parsons and Brian Madsen and the Steele County Fair Board. …

Before a packed house Thursday night at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa, Tim Donlinger ended a six-year drought after a hard-fought, start-to-finish battle with Kelly Shryock — the winningest O’Reilly USMTS driver over those past six years. …

Slated for Sept. 5-8 at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., the Featherlite Fall Jamboree is the undisputed marquee event for America’s most talented Modified drivers, and this year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest ever as 127 of the who’s who of Modified racing have pre-entered for this year’s installment. …

The cover for the debut issue, which hit the hands of rabid readers on Tuesday, features eight-time O'Reilly USMTS champ Kelly Shryock, along with O’Reilly USMTS competitor Steve Arpin. <I>Dirt Modified</I> Magazine, Volume 1, Number 1, of also contains an in-depth story about the upcoming Featherlite Fall Jamboree, slated for Sept. 5-8 at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. …

After a two-week hiatus, the rugged road warriors of the O’Reilly USMTS will have their claws sharpened and their machines will be bright, shiny and fine-tuned as they embark this Thursdy on the final swing of National Events that will culminate with the crowning of the 2007 O’Reilly USMTS National Champion just 10 days later. …

The pre-entry list for the 9th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., has been released. Among the 125 entries include eight drivers from the state of Oklahoma, six of which have competed in at least seven of the 12 races held thus far in the USMTS Southern Series. …