WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — NASCAR Nextel Cup Series veteran Ken Schrader will make two stops this week with the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series in the Hawkeye State. Schrader will compete Tuesday night at the Farley Speedway, then again on Wednesday at the Echo Valley Speedway in West Union.

At both shows, Schrader will be signing autographs for the fans, then strapping into his own high-powered No. 9 Red Baron Pizza Modified to take on the best the division has to offer.

While he is best known for circling America’s superspeedways with the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Schrader is an accomplished short track racer. It was on the dirt tracks of the Midwest where Schrader’s career began. He started out driving mostly open-wheel cars and won in every division he raced, including two USAC championships. Schrader is a veteran second-generation racer, and currently drives the #21 Motorcraft/Little Debbie Ford Fusion for Wood Brothers/JTG Racing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. He appears as a television analyst on Inside Nextel Cup on the SPEED Channel, and is also the owner of Ken Schrader Racing, which fields entries for himself in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Whelen All-American Series for Chris Bristol. Schrader is also the owner of I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.

The O’Reilly USMTS will be led into battle by the toughest titans on dirt, featuring a torrid points battle between O’Reilly USMTS National Championship points leader Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., and eight-time defending O’Reilly USMTS National Champ Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa. Other drivers expected for these barnburners include Zack VanderBeek, Al Hejna, Jason Krohn, Tommy Weder Jr., Scott Green, Corey Dripps, Jon Tesch, Tommy Myer, Mike Spaulding, Dean Mahlstedt, Mark Noble, Mike Hejna, Richie Gustin Jr., Ryan Gustin, Jeff Schluetter, Donovan Lodge, Dan Bohr and many more!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 — FARLEY SPEEDWAY

The Farley Speedway in Farley, Iowa, will host the O’Reilly USMTS on Tuesday, Aug. 14, for the fifth race in The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship. The O'Reilly USMTS Modifieds will be going for $2,000 to win and $250 to start, with Farley Flyers joining the evening's racing card. Gates will open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7 and racing at 7:30. The Farley Speedway is a 1/2-mile high-banked dirt oval located off of US 20 at Exit 300, then south to frontage road, then 0.8 miles on Old Farley Rd.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 - ECHO VALLEY SPEEDWAY

Wednesday, Aug. 15  will find the Mod Monsters at the Echo Valley Speedway in West Union, Iowa, for the first time ever and race no. 6 in The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship. Also on the racing card will be the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series featuring USRA B-Mods and Outlaw Hobbys. Gates will open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7 and racing at 7:30. The Echo Valley Speedway is a 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval located 1.4 miles east of SR 150 on US 18.

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.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, AMSOIL, Arizona Sport Shirts, BRODIX, Fast Company Performance, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride Companies, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Marsh Racing Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, Yeager Machine.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Borco LP, Day Motor Sports, Gressell Oil Field Services, Hughes Racing Chassis, KraftKar Race Cars, McVicker Oil Fields, Rinehart Trucking.

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