<B>JACKSON, Minn. --</B> The O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series event slated for Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Jackson (Minn.) Speedway was canceled by track management on Saturday morning. The event will not be rescheduled.

The kickoff of ‘The Hunt’ for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship now moves back to the Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa, on Wednesday night, Aug. 30, for the 2nd Annual Budweiser Summer Challenge presented by NAPA and Decorah Bank & Trust. The event was originally slated for Thursday, Aug. 17, but was rained out. Gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps are at 6:30 and the mud starts flyin' at 7 for next Wednesday's $2,000-to-win show at the quarter-mile semi-banked clay oval. The Upper Iowa Speedway is located 1.8 miles east of US 52 on SR 9, then 1.0 mile northwest on Montgomery St., then northeast on E. Main St. (at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds) in Decorah, Iowa.

With the 2006 season's regional action complete, the O’Reilly USMTS teams head into unchartered waters as ‘The Hunt’ for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship kicks off at the Upper Iowa Speedway. Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, takes the points lead into ‘The Hunt’ as he chases his eighth straight O’Reilly USMTS title with 14 other drivers looking to dethrone the seven-time defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champion.

<B>‘THE HUNT’ FOR THE O’REILLY USMTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:</B>

Wednesday, Aug. 30 .... Upper Iowa Speedway (Decorah, IA)

Thursday, Aug. 31 .... Highway 3 Raceway (Allison, IA)

Friday, Sept. 1 .... Chateau Raceway (Lansing, MN)

Saturday, Sept. 2 .... Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, MN)

Sunday, Sept. 3 .... Dodge County Speedway (Kasson, MN)

Friday, Sept. 15 .... Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa, IA)

Saturday, Sept. 16 .... Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa, IA)

Thursday, Sept. 21 .... Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, MN)

Friday, Sept. 22 .... Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, MN)

Saturday, Sept. 23 .... Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, MN)

Friday, Oct. 6 .... Adams County Speedway (Corning, IA)

Saturday, Oct. 7 .... Adams County Speedway (Corning, IA)

Friday, Oct. 27 .... Bolivar Speedway USA (Bolivar, MO)

Saturday, Oct. 28 .... Bolivar Speedway USA (Bolivar, MO)

Friday, Nov. 3 .... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway (Memphis, MO)

Saturday, Nov. 4 .... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway (Memphis, MO)

<B>STANDINGS AS OF AUG. 18, 2006 (after 0 of 16 races):</B>

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa .... 60

2. 65 - Tommy Myer, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 52

3. 33z - Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa .... 46

4. 26 - Brad McEwan, Storm Lake, Iowa .... 38

5. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 30

6. 555 - Ryan Ruter, Forest City, Iowa .... 27

7. 14 - John Tesch, Watertown, S.D. .... 23

8. 7 - Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 18

9. 74 - Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn. .... 14

9. 49x - Jay Poidinger, Somerset, Wis. .... 14

11. 7ii - Mike Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa .... 7

12. 72 - Mike Lineberry, Fontanelle, Neb. .... 5

13. 12 - Jason Hughes, Colcord, Okla. .... 4

14. 1f - Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb. .... 1

14. 55 - Alan Mondus, Lakeville, Minn. .... 1

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