<B>WHAT:</B> 3rd Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw, races #1 and 2 of 74 for the 2006 O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series; races #1 and 2 of 14 in the Western Region.

<B>WHEN:</B> Friday and Saturday, March 10-11, 2006.

<B>TRACK:</B> Junction Motor Speedway, 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval.

<B>LOCATION:</B> McCool Junction, Neb.

<B>DIRECTIONS:</B> Junction Motor Speedway is located 5 miles south of I-80 (York exit) on US 81.

OFFICIAL HOST HOTEL: York Holiday Inn; located just north of I-80 at the US 81 Exit (5 miles from racetrack). Call toll-free 800-934-5495 and ask for Racers Rate. Web site: http://www.ichotels.com.

<B>STARTING FIELD:</B> 24 cars will start the "A" main each night, with qualifying through heat races and "B" mains. The top 12 cars in Passing Points accumulated in the heat races will be locked into the "A" main each. An additional 10 cars will qualify from the "B" mains, with two provisional starters added to the "A" main to create the 24-car starting field. Additional sponsor provisional(s) may be awarded.

<B>PURSE:</B> Friday - $2,000 to win, $200 to start; Saturday - $3,000 to win, $250 to start.

<B>PROMOTER:</B> Delmar Friesen, Junction Motor Speedway, P.O. Box 524, Sutton, NE 68979; Tel: 402-773-5538 x9; Email: jmsinfo@junctionmotorspeedway.com; Website: http://www.junctionmotorspeedway.com.

<B>SCHEDULE:</B>

FRIDAY, MARCH 10

4:00 p.m. - Gates open

6:15 p.m. - Draw ends for heat race line-ups

6:30 p.m. - Hot laps begin

7:00 p.m. - Heat races begin

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

12:00 p.m. - Gates open

3:15 p.m. - Draw ends for heat race line-ups

3:30 p.m. - Hot laps begin

4:00 p.m. - Heat races begin

<B>TICKETS:</B>

FRIDAY, MARCH 10

General Admission - Adults $10, Kids (6-12) $4, Under 6 FREE

Pit Pass - $25

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

General Admission - Adults $12, Kids (6-12) $4, Under 6 FREE

Pit Pass - $25

Raindate: Sunday, March 12 (same times as Saturday)

<B>PAST WINNERS AT JUNCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY:</B>

March 12, 2004 - Kelly Shryock

March 13, 2004 - Mark Noble

June 22, 2004 - Jason Hughes

March 11, 2005 - Corey Dripps

March 12, 2005 - Johnny Saathoff

<B>NOTES OF INTEREST:</B> The 3rd Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw will be the first and second of 73 races on the 2006 schedule for the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series -- the first and second of 14 scheduled events comprising the Western Region slate ... Friday's main event winner will earn $2,000 while the winner of Saturday's finale will pocket $3,000 ... A big field of America's hottest Modified drivers are expected for this event, including seven-time defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock, Tommy Myer, Brad McEwan, Al Hejna, Zack VanderBeek, Ryan Ruter, Jon Tesch, Jason Hughes, Mark Noble, Dean Mahlstedt, Clayton Christensen, Matt McDermid, Tony Fraise, Alan Mondus, Jason Friesen, Wade Cross, Johnny Bone Jr., Roger Hadan, Joshua Vinnedge, Ryan York, Scott Ward and many more ... Last year's event saw more than 60 drivers on hand ... Open Stock Cars will also be on the racing card both days (no entry fee - pit pass only), with the feature winner earning $250 on Friday and $300 on Saturday.

<B>USMTS TITLE SPONSOR:</B> O’Reilly Auto Parts.

<B>USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS:</B> American Race Tires, Holley Performance Products, Intercomp, Marsh Racing Wheels, R.A. Benson Motorsports, Real Racing Wheels, Reich Concrete, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, SpeedNet Direct, UNIJIG, Yeager Machine.

<B>USMTS EVENT SPONSORS:</B> CasinOmaha, Featherlite, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar.

<B>USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS:</B> AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing, Belleville Motorsports, Bert Transmission, Boyer’s Engine Development, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, GRT Race Cars, Hyperco, Intensitee Custom Clothing, Isky Racing Cams, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, KSE Racing Products, Larson Racing Specialists, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, RaceQuest, T.A.R. Race Car Bodies, US Brake.

<B>FINAL 2005 POINTS STANDINGS:</B>

1. Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa .... 4539

2. Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 4031

3. Brad McEwan, Storm Lake, Iowa .... 3836

4. Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 3426

5. Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa .... 3367

6. Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa .... 3352

7. Ryan Ruter, Kanawha, Iowa .... 3120

8. Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D. .... 2712

9. Jason Hughes, Colcord, Okla. .... 2449

10. Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 1910

<B>2006 SCHEDULE:</B>

WESTERN REGION

Fri Mar 10 ... Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE ($2,000 to win)

Sat Mar 11 ... Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE ($3,000 to win)

Fri Mar 17 ... Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, KS ($2,000 to win)

Sat Mar 18 ... Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, KS ($3,000 to win)

Fri Apr 14 ... Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, IA ($2,000 to win)

Sat Apr 15 ... Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, IA ($3,000 to win)

Thu May 25 ... Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD ($2,000 to win)

Thu Jun 22 ... Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($2,000 to win)

Fri Jun 23 ... Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, IA ($2,000 to win)

Tue Jun 27 ... Interstate Speedway, Jefferson, SD ($2,000 to win)

Wed Jun 28 ... Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD ($2,000 to win)

Thu Jun 29 ... Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD ($2,000 to win)

Wed Jul 19 ... Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE ($2,000 to win)

Thu Jul 20 ... Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, IA ($2,000 to win)

SOUTHERN REGION

Sat Apr 1 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win)

Fri May 12 ... Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, MO ($2,000 to win)

Sat May 13 ... Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO ($2,000 to win)

Sun May 14 ... Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win)

Fri Jun 16 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS ($2,000 to win)

Sat Jun 17 ... Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO ($2,000 to win)

Sun Jun 18 ... Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win)

Sat Jul 1 ... Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO (Preliminaries)

Sun Jul 2 ... Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO (Preliminaries)

Mon Jul 3 ... Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO ($5,000 to win)

Fri Jul 28 ... Batesville Speedway, Batesville, AR ($2,000 to win)

Sat Jul 29 ... Batesville Speedway, Batesville, AR ($3,000 to win)

Sat Aug 5 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win)

Fri Aug 11 ... Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO ($2,000 to win)

Sat Aug 12 ... Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO ($3,000 to win)

CENTRAL REGION

Fri Mar 31 ... Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($2,000 to win)

Sat Apr 1 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win)

Fri Apr 7 ... Pritchard Family Auto Stores Hancock County Speedway, Britt, IA ($2,000 to win)

Sat Apr 8 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win)

Mon May 29 ... Pritchard Family Auto Stores Hancock County Speedway, Britt, IA ($2,000 to win)

Tue Jun 20 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to win)

Tue Aug 1 ... Benton County Speedway, Vinton, IA ($2,000 to win)

Wed Aug 2 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win)

Thu Aug 3 ... Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville, IL ($2,000 to win)

Fri Aug 4 ... Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($2,000 to win)

Sat Aug 5 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win)

Tue Aug 15 ... West Liberty Raceway, West Liberty, IA ($2,000 to win)

Wed Aug 16 ... Farley Speedway, Farley, IA ($2,000 to win)

Reich Concrete/Yeager Machine NORTHEAST REGION

Fri May 26 ... Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($2,000 to win)

Sat May 27 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($2,000 to win)

Sun May 28 ... Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)

Tue Jun 6 ... Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway, Oshkosh, WI ($2,000 to win)

Wed Jun 7 ... Thunderhill Raceway Sturgeon Bay, WI ($2,000 to win)

Thu Jun 8 ... Langlade County Speedway, Antigo, WI ($2,000 to win)

Fri Jun 9 ... Fox Ridge Speedway, Arcadia, WI ($2,000 to win)

Wed Jun 21 ... Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($2,000 to win)

Wed Jul 12 ... Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)

Thu Jul 13 ... Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($2,000 to win)

Fri Jul 14 ... Fox Ridge Speedway, Arcadia, WI ($2,000 to win)

Sat Jul 15 ... Jackson Speedway, Jackson, MN ($2,000 to win)

Fri Jul 21 ... Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($2,000 to win)

‘THE HUNT’

Thu Aug 17 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA ($2,000 to win)

Fri Aug 18 ... Fox Ridge Speedway, Arcadia, WI ($2,000 to win)

Sat Aug 19 ... Jackson Speedway, Jackson, MN ($2,000 to win)

Fri Sep 1 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to win)

Sat Sep 2 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($2,000 to win)

Sun Sep 3 ... Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)

Fri Sep 15 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win)

Sat Sep 16 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win)

Thu Sep 21 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Preliminaries)

Fri Sep 22 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Preliminaries)

Sat Sep 23 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Preliminaries)

Fri Oct 6 ... Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($2,000 to win)

Sat Oct 7 ... Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($3,000 to win)

Thu Oct 12 ... State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK (Preliminaries)

Fri Oct 13 ... State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK (Preliminaries)

Sat Oct 14 ... State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK ($25,000 to win)

Fri Oct 20 ... Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, MO ($2,000 to win)

Sat Oct 21 ... Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, MO ($3,000 to win)

Fri Oct 27 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win)

Sat Oct 28 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($3,000 to win)

‘The Hunt’ will be comprised of the final 20 races of the season. The O’Reilly USMTS National Championship points system will be used at all regional events, with the top-10 in the final standings for each region earning 10 points for first place, 9 points for second place and so forth, descending to 1 point for tenth place in the region. Each driver who competed at all events within a region will also earn 5 bonus points. The total points earned for all regions will serve as the base points that each driver will start with in ‘The Hunt’. The O’Reilly USMTS National Championship points system will be used at the remaining events for the drivers in ‘The Hunt’ to determine the 2006 O’Reilly USMTS National Champion. Any driver finishing among the top-10 in the final points standings in one or more regions will qualify to be in ‘The Hunt’ and thereby earn a legitimate shot at becoming the 2006 O’Reilly USMTS National Champion.

<B>ABOUT THE USMTS:</B> To learn more about the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series, call the ’Reilly USMTS headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.USMTS.com online.