O’Reilly USMTS adds stop at Dakota State Fair Speedway, shuffles two Western Region dates

The Dakota State Fair Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval located in Huron, S.D.

NewsFebruary 22, 2006

O’Reilly USMTS adds stop at Dakota State Fair Speedway, shuffles two Western Region dates

HURON, S.D. -- Officials from the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series announced today the addition of one event, the moving of another and the removal of one event on the 2006 schedule.

America's Premier Modified Series will visit the Dakota State Fair Speedway in Huron, S.D., on Wednesday, June 28. The new date will be sandwiched between a Tuesday, June 27, stop at the Interstate Speedway in Jefferson, S.D., and an annual visit to the Casino Speedway in Watertown, S.D., on Thursday, June 29.

Originally slated to be at Huset’s Speedway on June 28, the O’Reilly USMTS stars and cars will now make their first-ever visit to the Brandon, S.D., high-banked oval on Thursday, July 20, which takes the place of a previously-scheduled stop on that date at the Blackbird Bend Speedway in Onawa, Iowa.

As originally scheduled, the O’Reilly USMTS will make their inaugural visit to the Blackbird Bend Speedway on Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, for the CasinOmaha ‘Double Down’ Showdown.

All dates effected by today's announcement are in the Western Region. The season remains at 73 events overall to be staged in 10 States throughout the Great Plains. The addition of the legendary Dakota State Fair Speedway 3/8-mile dirt oval brings the total to 36 unique venues that the rugged O’Reilly USMTS road warriors will invade during the 2006 campaign.

The 2006 season is scheduled to begin with the 3rd Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw at the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb., on Friday and Saturday, March 10-11.

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

2006 O’REILLY USMTS REGIONAL SCHEDULE:

(revised 2/22/06)

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 ... Dakota State Fair Speedway, Huron, S.D. ($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 ... Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD ($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)

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.

2006 O’REILLY USMTS MASTER SCHEDULE: