ODESSA, Mo. -- This weekend's tripleheader for the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series is now a doubleheader as officials from the I-70 Speedway Dirt Track have postponed the event at the new 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval which sits adjacent to the historic I-70 Speedway half-mile asphalt oval.

“With this being our first season on the dirt track, we want to get some more laps in and some weekly shows under our belt before we bring in a quality touring series like USMTS to the new facility,” commented I-70 Speedway owner Brad McDonald.

The inaugural O’Reilly USMTS event at the Odessa, Mo., speedplant has been rescheduled for Wednesday night, June 13.

“We hope the fans and drivers understand we are not canceling the event, we are just backing it up a bit,” said Chuck Stowe, Director of Marketing for I-70 Speedway. “Barring any unforeseen issues, the first USMTS event will be held on Wednesday night, June 13. Furthermore, to better fit the USMTS schedule the second event originally scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 5, will be moved ahead four days to Thursday night, Aug. 9.”

The June 13 event at the I-70 Speedway Dirt Track will be the first of five straight nights of racing in the Show-Me State, while the Aug. 9 event will serve as the final Southern Region points race and prelude to the kickoff of ‘The Hunt’ for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship, which starts on Friday, Aug. 10, at the Bolivar (Mo.) Speedway USA.

Originally scheduled for June 13, the event at the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan., has been replaced with the I-70 Speedway event.

O’Reilly USMTS officials also announced today the shuffling of a few other dates on the 2007 slate.

On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 3-4, the rugged road warriors have inserted stops at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield (Iowa) Speedway and Pepsi Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo., respectively. These two National Events were originally slated to take place at the Tri-City and Lake Ozark Speedways, but both tracks have been removed from the schedule.

Also removed from the 2007 schedule is the Fox Ridge Speedway in Arcadia, Wis., which was originally scheduled to host the O’Reilly USMTS on Aug. 18 as part of ‘The Hunt’ for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship.

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The Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway and the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway will host the 2nd Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War this Friday and Saturday, April 20-21.

Friday’s event will also be the first track points night for the USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and Hornets. Gates will open at 5 p.m., with hot laps at 6:30 and racing at 7. Grandstand admission will be $15 for adults, kids ages 6-12 are $5 and children 5 and under get in for FREE. Pit passes will be $25.

Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at 641-664-2500 or online at www.rlpromotions.com/bloomfield. The Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway is located 1.0 mile west of Bloomfield on US 63/SR 2, then 0.8 mile north on CR J40 (at the Davis County Fairgrounds).

Saturday’s event will also be the first track points night for the USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks, Outlaw Hobbys and Hornets. Gates will open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6 and racing at 6:30. Grandstand admission will be $15 for adults, kids ages 6-12 are $5 and children 5 and under get in for FREE. Pit passes will be $25.

Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at 660-465-8948 or online at www.rlpromotions.com/memphis. The Pepsi Scotland County Speedway is located 1.0 mile west of Memphis on US 136 to SR 15, then east (at the Scotland County Fairgrounds).

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.

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS UNITED STATES MODIFIED TOURING SERIES
2007 NATIONAL EVENTS SCHEDULE
Revised 4/17/07

Fri Mar 9 ... Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE (winner: Al Hejna) W
Sat Mar 10 ... Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE (winner: Al Hejna) W
Fri Mar 16 ... West Siloam Speedway, Siloam, OK (winner: Kelly Shryock) S
Sat Mar 17 ... West Siloam Speedway, Siloam, OK (winner: Jay Noteboom) S
Sat Mar 24 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS (winner: Jason Krohn) S
Sun Mar 25 ... Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, KS (winner: Greg Skaggs) W
Sun Apr 15 ... Quad City Raceway, East Moline, IL (winner: Kelly Shryock) C
Fri Apr 20 ... Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($2,000 to win) C
Sat Apr 21 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win) C
Thu May 24 ... Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN ($2,000 to win) N
Fri May 25 ... Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($2,000 to win) N
Sat May 26 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($2,000 to win) N
Sun May 27 ... Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win) N
Mon May 28 ... Steele County Fairgrounds, Owatonna, MN ($2,000 to win) N
Mon Jun 4 ... Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines, IA ($2,000 to win) C
Tue Jun 5 ... Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($2,000 to win) C
Wed Jun 6 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win) C
Thu Jun 7 ... Dubuque Speedway, Dubuque, IA ($2,000 to win) C
Fri Jun 8 ... Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI ($2,000 to win) N
Tue Jun 12 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to win) C
Wed Jun 13 ... I-70 Speedway Dirt Track, Odessa, MO ($2,000 to win) S
Thu Jun 14 ... L A Raceway, LaMonte, MO ($2,000 to win) S
Fri Jun 15 ... Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, MO ($2,000 to win) S
Sat Jun 16 ... Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO ($2,000 to win) S
Sun Jun 17 ... Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win) S
Tue Jun 19 ... Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD ($2,000 to win) W
Wed Jun 20 ... Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD ($2,000 to win) W
Thu Jun 21 ... Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD ($2,000 to win) W
Fri Jun 22 ... Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, IA ($2,000 to win) W
Sat Jun 23 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN ($2,000 to win) N
Mon Jul 16 ... Butler County Motorplex, Rising City, NE ($2,000 to win) W
Tue Jul 17 ... Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE ($2,000 to win) W
Wed Jul 18 ... Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win) N
Thu Jul 19 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA ($2,000 to win) N
Fri Jul 20 ... Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI ($2,000 to win) N
Tue Jul 31 ... West Liberty Raceway, West Liberty, IA ($2,000 to win) C
Wed Aug 1 ... Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000 to win) C
Thu Aug 2 ... Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville, IL ($2,000 to win) C
Fri Aug 3 ... Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($2,000 to win)
Sat Aug 4 ... Pepsi Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO ($2,000 to win)
Tue Aug 7 ... Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, IA ($2,000 to win) W
Wed Aug 8 ... Beatrice Speedway, Beatrice, NE ($2,000 to win) W
Thu Aug 9 ... I-70 Speedway Dirt Track, Odessa, MO ($2,000 to win) S
Fri Aug 10 ... Bolivar Speedway USA, Bolivar, MO ($2,000 to win) H
Sat Aug 11 ... Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO ($2,000 to win) H
Sun Aug 12 ... Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win) H
Tue Aug 14 ... Farley Speedway, Farley, IA ($2,000 to win) H
Wed Aug 15 ... Echo Valley Speedway, West Union, IA ($2,000 to win) H
Thu Aug 16 ... Steele County Fairgrounds, Owatonna, MN ($2,000 to win) H
Fri Aug 17 ... Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($2,000 to win) H
Thu Aug 30 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to win) H
Fri Aug 31 ... Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN ($2,000 to win) H
Sat Sep 1 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($2,000 to win) H
Sun Sep 2 ... Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win) H
Mon Sep 3 ... Steele County Fairgrounds, Owatonna, MN ($2,000 to win) H
Thu Sep 6 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($2,000 to win) H
Fri Sep 7 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($4,000 to win) H
Sat Sep 8 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($6,000 to win) H

W = Western Region
C = Central Region
S = Southern Region
N = Yeager Machine Northeast Region
H = ‘The Hunt’ for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

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USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, Bilstein Shocks, Boyer’s Engine Development, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Edelbrock, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Hyperco, Isky Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racer’s Choice (RCI).