<B>WHAT:</B> Inaugural CasinOmaha “Double Down” Showdown, races #7 and 8 of 74 for the 2006 O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS); races #5 and 6 of 14 in the Western Region.

<B>WHEN:</B> Friday-Saturday, April 14-15, 2006.

<B>TRACK:</B> Blackbird Bend Speedway, 5/16-mile semi-banked clay oval.

<B>LOCATION:</B> Onawa, Iowa.

<B>DIRECTIONS:</B> Located 35 miles south of Sioux City (Iowa) or 60 miles north of Omaha (Neb.) on the Omaha Indian Reservation next to CasinOmaha. From the north, take I-29 south to exit 120, turn right (west) on to K25 for 0.3 mile, then turn left on K42 for 5.5 miles. From the south, take I-29 north to exit 112, turn left (west) to SR-175 for 1 mile, then turn right onto Dogwood Ave. for 1.5 miles, then turn left on K42 for 2.5 miles.

<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 Home Pride Passing Points accumulated in the heat races will be locked into the “A” main. 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 and/or track provisional(s) may be awarded.

<B>PURSE:</B> Friday - $2,000 to win, $250 to start; Saturday - $3,000 to win, $300 to start.

<B>PROMOTER:</B> Todd Staley, United States Modified Touring Series, Inc., 608 Des Moines St., Webster City, IA 50595; Tel: 515-832-7944; Email: todd@usmts.com; Website: http://www.usmts.com; Track phone (day-of-race): 712-423-3700.

<B>SCHEDULE:</B>

Friday, April 14

4:30 p.m. - Gates open

6:30 p.m. - Draw ends for heat race line-ups

6:45 p.m. - Hot laps begin

7:00 p.m. - Heat races begin

Saturday, April 15

4:30 p.m. - Gates open

6:30 p.m. - Draw ends for heat race line-ups

6:45 p.m. - Hot laps begin

7:00 p.m. - Heat races begin

<B>TICKETS:</B>

Friday, April 14

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

Pit Pass - $25

Saturday, April 15

General Admission - Adults $15, Kids (6-12) $5, Under 6 FREE

Pit Pass - $30

<B>PAST WINNERS AT BLACKBIRD BEND SPEEDWAY:</B> None - inaugural event

<B>NOTES OF INTEREST:</B> The inaugural CasinOmaha “Double Down” Showdown at Blackbird Bend Speedway in Onawa, Iowa, will be the seventh and eighth of 74 races on the 2006 schedule for the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series -- the fifth and sixth of 14 scheduled events comprising the O’Reilly USMTS Western Region slate ... Friday's main event winner will earn $2,000 while Saturday's show carries a top prize of $3,000 ... Hobby Stocks and 360 SportMods will also be on the card both nights (no entry fee, pit pass only) ... CasinOmaha will host the “USMTS All Star Poker Challenge” on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Ten drivers and two special guests will “shuffle up and deal” at CasinOmaha for a No Limit Hold 'Em poker tournament. The tournament winner will pocket $500 from a $1,000 prize pool sponsored by CasinOmaha ... CasinOmaha is a Native American casino in Onawa, Iowa, and is open 24 hours on Friday and Saturday. The 30,000 square foot casino features more than 450 slots, video poker and several table games such as craps, roulette, blackjack and poker. For more information, call toll-free 1-800-858-UBET.

<B>USMTS NATIONAL DRIVERS:</B> Steve Arpin, Brent Bohmont, Johnny Bone Jr., Dustin Boney, Joe Bradshaw, Dan Chapman, Mike Chasteen, Clayton Christensen, Gary Clark, Justin Cooper, Michael Darnall, Scott Drake, Tony Fraise, Jason Friesen, Matt Gilbertson, Chevy Hadan, Al Hejna, Jim Horejsi, Jason Hughes, Marlin Kracht, Brett LaFollette, Kevin Larkins, Dean Mahlstedt, Jim Mathieson, Julie McDermid, Matt McDermid, Brad McEwan, Greg Metz, Alan Mondus, Brandon Morton, Scott Mullen, Tommy Myer, Jake Neal, Mark Noble, Jay Poidinger, Josh Reisch, Ryan Ruter, Jeff Schluetter, John Schwab, Kelly Shryock, Mike Spaulding, Chuck Stanton, Mike Steensma, Russell Stewart, Jon Tesch, Jeremy Tibben, Randy Timms, Zack VanderBeek, Joshua Vinnedge, Nate Wasmund, Mike Wedelstadt, Brad Waits, Tommy Weder Jr., Ryan York, Randy Zimmerman.

<B>USMTS WESTERN REGION DRIVERS:</B> John Allen, Justin Boney, Matt Bonine, Reese Coffee, Wade Cross, Mike Hansen, Mike Johnson, Grant Junghans, Tim Karrick, Dirk Kirk, Darrick Klima, Mike Lineberry, Jay Noteboom, Matt Richards, Johnny Saathoff, Paul Snyder, Ricky Stephan, Jason Thoennes, Chad Williamson.

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

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

<B>USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS:</B> AFCO Racing Products, Bassett Racing Wheel, 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>O'REILLY NATIONAL DRIVER CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:</B>

1. 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 412

2. 14 John Tesch, Watertown, S.D. .... 372

3. 555 Ryan Ruter, Forest City, Iowa .... 346

4. 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa .... 343

5. 1f Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb. .... 305

6. 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 301

7. 26 Brad McEwan, Storm Lake, Iowa .... 268

8. 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 265

9. 4x Kevin Larkins, Greenwood, Neb. .... 258

10. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa .... 233

<B>WESTERN REGION STANDINGS:</B>

1. 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 412

2. 14 John Tesch, Watertown, S.D. .... 372

3. 555 Ryan Ruter, Forest City, Iowa .... 346

4. 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa .... 343

5. 1f Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb. .... 305

6. 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 301

7. 26 Brad McEwan, Storm Lake, Iowa .... 268

8. 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 265

9. 4x Kevin Larkins, Greenwood, Neb. .... 258

10. 2k Darrick Klima, Belleville, Kan. .... 247

<B>ROOKIES ROCKIN' SPORTS BAR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR STANDINGS:</B>

1. 1f Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb. .... 50

2. 4x Kevin Larkins, Greenwood, Neb. .... 34

3. 00eh Steve Arpin, Fort Frances, Ont. .... 28

4. 5 Randy Timms, Wheatland, Okla. .... 24

5. 02 Tommy Weder Jr., Woodward, Okla. .... 22

<B>UNIJIG BUILDERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:</B>

1. Kraft Kar Race Cars (Kraft), Lakefield, Minn. .... 35

1. Skyrocket Chassis (Skyrocket), Fertile, Iowa .... 35

3. GRT Race Cars (GRT), Greenbrier, Ark. .... 29

4. Hughes Chassis (Hughes), Colcord, Okla. .... 23

5. Belleville Motorsports (BMS), Belleville, Kan. .... 22

<B>HOME PRIDE PASSING POINTS (National and Western):</B>

1. 555 Ryan Ruter, Forrest City, Iowa .... 36.0

2. 1f Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb. .... 22.5

2. 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 22.5

4. 14 John Tesch, Watertown, S.D. .... 21.0

4. 26 Brad McEwan, Storm Lake, Iowa .... 21.0

6. 12b Johnny Bone Jr., Pea Ridge, Ark. .... 18.0

7. 98 Josh Reisch, Luverne, Minn. .... 15.0

7. 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 15.0

9. 00eh Steve Arpin, Fort Frances, Ont. .... 13.5

9. 4g Gary Clark, Walker, Mo. .... 13.5

9. 4 Chevy Hadan, Waterloo, Neb. .... 13.5

9. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa .... 13.5

<B>2006 MAIN EVENT WINNERS:</B>

1. 1f Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb. .... 1

1. 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D. .... 1

1. 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 1

1. 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 1

<B>2006 HOLLEY LAP LEADERS:</B>

1. 14 Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D. .... 30

1. 21m Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 30

3. 1f Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb. .... 22

4. 74 Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 19

5. 00eh Steve Arpin, Fort Frances, Ont. .... 7

6. 555 Ryan Ruter, Forest City, Iowa .... 5

7. 7n Jay Noteboom, Hinton, Iowa .... 4

8. 65 Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 2

9. 68 Kerry Davis, Parkville, Kan. .... 1

<B>2006 SCHEDULE:</B>

[W] Fri Mar 10 - Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE (winner: Jason Friesen)

[W] Sat Mar 11 - Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE (winner: Jon Tesch)

[W] Fri Mar 24 - Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, KS (winner: Mark Noble)

[W] Sat Mar 25 - Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, KS (winner: Dean Mahlstedt)

[C] Fri Mar 31 - Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA (postponed - rain)

[S][C] Sat Apr 1 - Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO (postponed - rain)

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

[C] Sat Apr 8 - Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win)

[W] Fri Apr 14 - Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, IA ($2,000 to win)

[W] Sat Apr 15 - Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, IA ($3,000 to win)

[S] Fri May 12 - Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, MO ($2,000 to win)

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

[S] Sun May 14 - Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win)

[W] Thu May 25 - Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD ($2,000 to win)

[N] Fri May 26 - Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($2,000 to win)

[N] Sat May 27 - Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($2,000 to win)

[N] Sun May 28 - Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)

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

[N] Tue Jun 6 - Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway, Oshkosh, WI ($2,000 to win)

[N] Wed Jun 7 - Thunderhill Raceway Sturgeon Bay, WI ($2,000 to win)

[N] Thu Jun 8 - Langlade County Speedway, Antigo, WI ($2,000 to win)

[N] Fri Jun 9 - Fox Ridge Speedway, Arcadia, WI ($2,000 to win)

[S] Fri Jun 16 - Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS ($2,000 to win)

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

[S] Sun Jun 18 - Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win)

[C] Tue Jun 20 - Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to win)

[N] Wed Jun 21 - Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($2,000 to win)

[W] Thu Jun 22 - Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($2,000 to win)

[W] Fri Jun 23 - Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, IA ($2,000 to win)

[W] Tue Jun 27 - Interstate Speedway, Jefferson, SD ($2,000 to win)

[W] Wed Jun 28 - Dakota State Fair Speedway, Huron, S.D. ($2,000 to win)

[W] Thu Jun 29 - Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD ($2,000 to win)

[S] Sat Jul 1 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO (Preliminaries)

[S] Sun Jul 2 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO (Preliminaries)

[S] Mon Jul 3 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO ($5,000 to win)

[N] Wed Jul 12 - Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)

[N] Thu Jul 13 - Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($2,000 to win)

[N] Fri Jul 14 - Fox Ridge Speedway, Arcadia, WI ($2,000 to win)

[N] Sat Jul 15 - Jackson Speedway, Jackson, MN ($2,000 to win)

[W] Wed Jul 19 - Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE ($2,000 to win)

[W] Thu Jul 20 - Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD ($2,000 to win)

[N] Fri Jul 21 - Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($2,000 to win)

[S] Fri Jul 28 - Batesville Speedway, Batesville, AR ($2,000 to win)

[S] Sat Jul 29 - Batesville Speedway, Batesville, AR ($3,000 to win)

[C] Tue Aug 1 - Benton County Speedway, Vinton, IA ($2,000 to win)

[C] Wed Aug 2 - Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win)

[C] Thu Aug 3 - Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville, IL ($2,000 to win)

[C] Fri Aug 4 - Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($2,000 to win)

[S][C] Sat Aug 5 - Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win)

[S] Fri Aug 11 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO ($2,000 to win)

[S] Sat Aug 12 - Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO ($3,000 to win)

[C] Tue Aug 15 - West Liberty Raceway, West Liberty, IA ($2,000 to win)

[C] Wed Aug 16 - Farley Speedway, Farley, IA ($2,000 to win)

[H] Thu Aug 17 - Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA ($2,000 to win)

[H] Fri Aug 18 - Fox Ridge Speedway, Arcadia, WI ($2,000 to win)

[H] Sat Aug 19 - Jackson Speedway, Jackson, MN ($2,000 to win)

[H] Fri Sep 1 - Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to win)

[H] Sat Sep 2 - Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($2,000 to win)

[H] Sun Sep 3 - Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)

[H] Fri Sep 15 - Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win)

[H] Sat Sep 16 - Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win)

[H] Thu Sep 21 - Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Preliminaries)

[H] Fri Sep 22 - Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Preliminaries)

[H] Sat Sep 23 - Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (TBD)

[H] Fri Oct 6 - Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($2,000 to win)

[H] Sat Oct 7 - Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($3,000 to win)

[H] Thu Oct 12 - State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK (Preliminaries)

[H] Fri Oct 13 - State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK (Preliminaries)

[H] Sat Oct 14 - State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK ($25,000 to win)

[H] Fri Oct 20 - Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, MO ($2,000 to win)

[H] Sat Oct 21 - Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, MO ($3,000 to win)

[H] Fri Oct 27 - Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win)

[H] Sat Oct 28 - Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($3,000 to win)

[W] = Western Region

[C] = Central Region

[S] = Southern Region

[N] = Reich Concrete/Yeager Machine Northeast Region

[H] = ‘The Hunt’ - National Championship Series

‘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 O’Reilly USMTS headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.USMTS.com online.