ALLISON, Iowa -- Rain and more rain forecasted for this evening has forced event organizers to cancel tonight’s USMTS Casey’s Cup Series race at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa.

No annoncement has been made yet regarding a possible make-up date.

Friday will find the USMTS Modifieds at Darin Toot’s Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn., for the 5th Annual Guttormson Memorial presented by Tiny’s Body Shop and A&A Electric and Underground. The 1/3-mile semi-banked clay oval always provides for exciting side-by-side racing from the drop of the first green flag to the final checkered flag.

Defending USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin emerged victorious last May after a tussle for the lead with local favorite Brandon Davis while now-retired Tommy Myer won the most recent event on July 14, 2011.

Gates open at 5:00 with hot laps at 7:00 and racing to follow. Also racing Friday night will be USRA B-Mods, Stock Cars, Wissota Midwest Modifieds and Pure Stocks. Race fans can pick up $2-off grandstand admission coupons on race day at Casey's General Store locations in Austin, Blooming Prairie and Mantorville.

The Chateau Raceway is located 5.0 miles north of Austin on US 218 to the Lansing exit, then 1.3 miles eat on CR 2, then 0.4 mile south on CR 25, then 0.3 mile east . For more info, call 507-391-2486 or 507-433-4578 on raceday or visit www.chateauraceway.net.

On Saturday, it's the first of several occasions this season that the USMTS Modifieds will tackle the popular Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., and then the best racing anywhere in America on Sunday will happen at the Dodge County Speedway in Kasson, Minn., for the 11th Annual Stars & Stripes Shootout.

Fans can expect 35 to 40 of the top modified drivers in the country with a mix of USMTS touring pros and all the local stars on hand as well. Gustin and Tesch have split the last four shows at Dodge County with two wins apiece. There have been 29 USMTS shows at the speedway and nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, leads the way with four wins.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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