BEAUMONT, Texas -- A Modified Battle Royal is on the horizon as the USMTS Southern Series is building steam for a tripleheader shootout on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18-20, at Motorama Speedway in Beaumont, Texas, for the inaugural Texas Fall Nationals.

Thursday's main event winner will garner $1,000, while $2,000 is on the line for Friday's winner and $3,000 for Saturday's winner in the biggest race in the Lone Star State.

USMTS Southern Series points leader Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, led all 40 laps of the main event when the USMTS Southern Series visited Motorama Speedway on April 27. Nobody could match Shryock as he led runner-up and fellow Iowan Zack VanderBeek to the finish line with a straight-away advantage. Greg Skaggs of Bixby, Okla., finished third after starting 11th on the grid, while John Whittington of Vidor, Texas, took fourth after starting 18th in the 24-car field. Steve Holzkamper of Gentry, Ark., rounded out the top-5 finishers.

With a win in the most recent event at the Enid (Okla.) Speedway Park on Oct. 6, Shryock extended his USMTS Southern Series points lead over Wheatland, Okla.'s Timms (1259 to 1174) with nine events remaining on the schedule. Jason Hughes of Colcord, Okla., is third in the rankings with 1124 points, followed by Tommy Weder Jr. of Woodward, Okla. (1080), Skaggs (1076), Holzkamper (1051), Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas (897), VanderBeek (889), Scott Green of Derby, Kan. (871) and Brandon Morton of Coweta, Okla. (775).

Other drivers expected to challenge for big money and bragging rights at Beaumont include Nicholas Littlejohn, Jamie Burford, Dena Wilson, Bobby Malchus, Steven Whiteaker Jr., Chase Allen, David Mitchell, Derek Ramirez, Brandon Kenny, Phil Dixon, Michael Robertson, Charles Lasater, Johnny Bone Jr., Willy Kraft, John Allen, Brandon Melton, Troy Taylor, Sean Jones, Shane Hebert, Kyle Pleasant, Mike Richardson, Eddie Martin, Mike Roach, Larry Clevenger, Patrick Linn, Chris Brown, David Horner, Paul White, Chris Henigan, Steve Miller, Chad Fitzgerald, Brendon Gemmill, Jack Sullivan, Jeremy Chambers, Michael Murphree, Jeremy Rasmussen, Timothy Culp, Troy Gemmill, Chad Wheeler, Brandon Smith, Nathan Sugg, Chris Huckaby, Danny Hebert, Jeremy Ross, Jim Ciampi, Glenn Leuschner, Howard Willis, Jeff Wood, Mark Dotson, Jason Wilkey, Russell Moore, Ty Russell, Brennan Poole, Steve Pugh, Motorama Speedway track champion Brian Boram, Shane Killingsworth, Thomas Blackwell, Brian Stipe, Dustin Hyde, Wayne Brooks, Joe Duvall, Dustin Boney, Paul Snyder, Brent Nicholas, Derek Knowles, Duane Neel, Steve Crane, Tammy Mitchell, Rocky Willis, Steve Majek, Mike Bowers and Trevor Latham.

In addition to the USMTS Southern Series, Limited Modifieds will be competing for $500 to win on Thursday, $700 to win on Friday and $1,000 to win on Saturday. Pure Stocks will also be in action for the Friday and Saturday night programs.

Gates open at 5 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 on Thursday and Friday, while gates open at 4 p.m. and the mud starts flying at 6:30 on Saturday.

Motorama Speedway is a high-banked 1/4-mile clay oval located 9.5 miles west of I-10 on US 90 (SSR) between Beaumont and China, Texas. Event information is available by calling 409-753-2370 or online at www.motoramaspeedway.com. For day-of-race information, call the track hotline at 409-752-7200. The track sits on approximately 23 acres surrounded by rice fields. Under the direction of new owner Butch Doyle, the grounds and buildings have undergone major renovations since the first of the year, and the wide racing surface provides for great, four-wide racing.

All USMTS rules will apply. American Racer is the Official Tire of the USMTS, and any driver seeking to receive USMTS Southern Series points and/or contingency awards must use the American Racer KK-704 racing tire. The Hoosier G60 tire will also be allowed for this race, but drivers will not be eligible for points or contingency awards.

To learn more about the USMTS Southern Series, call the headquarters office at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (top 20):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA … 1259
2. 5t - Randy Timms -- Woodward, OK … 1174
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Colcord, OK … 1124
4. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK … 1080
5. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK … 1076
6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR … 1051
7. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX … 897
8. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA … 889
9. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS … 871
10. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK … 775
11. 76 - Nicholas Littlejohn -- Everman, TX … 750
12. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA … 745
13. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK … 712
14. 4x - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX … 665
15. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX … 656
16. 48 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX … 609
17. 13 - David Mitchell -- Ashdown, AR … 567
18. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK … 503
19. 74 - Jeremy Payne -- Springfield, MO … 493
20. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- East Woodward, OK … 482

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES 2007 SCHEDULE:
Fri Mar 16 … West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK (winner: Kelly Shryock)
Sat Mar 17 … West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK (winner: Jay Noteboom)
Fri Mar 30 … Enid Speedway Park, Enid, OK (winner: Kelly Shryock)
Sat Mar 31 … Enid Speedway Park, Enid, OK (winner: Kelly Shryock)
Fri Apr 27 … Motorama Speedway, Beaumont, TX (winner: Kelly Shryock)
Sat Apr 28 … Gator Motorplex, Willis, TX (winner: Greg Skaggs)
Sun Apr 29 … 105 Speedway, Cleveland, TX (winner: Chris Brown)
Sat May 12 … Batesville Speedway, Locust Grove, AR (winner: Jared Landers)
Thu Jul 26 … Batesville Speedway, Locust Grove, AR (winner: Peyton Taylor)
Fri Jul 27 … Monticello Speedway, Monticello, AR (winner: Greg Skaggs)
Sat Jul 28 … Fast Trax Speedway, Chatham, LA (winner: Randy Timms)
Sun Jul 29 … Boothill Speedway, Greenwood, LA (winner: Jason Hughes)
Fri Oct 5 … Enid Speedway Park, Enid, OK (winner: Tommy Weder Jr.)
Sat Oct 6 … Enid Speedway Park, Enid, OK (winner: Kelly Shryock)
Thu Oct 18 … Motorama Speedway, Beaumont, TX ($1,000 to win)
Fri Oct 19 … Motorama Speedway, Beaumont, TX ($2,000 to win)
Sat Oct 20 … Motorama Speedway, Beaumont, TX ($3,000 to win)
Thu Nov 15 … South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, TX ($1,000 to win)
Fri Nov 16 … South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, TX ($2,000 to win)
Sat Nov 17 … South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christ, TX ($3,000 to win)
Thu Nov 29 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($1,000 to win)
Fri Nov 30 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($2,000 to win)
Sat Dec 1 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($3,000 to win)

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USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, Fast Company Performance, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride Companies, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Marsh Racing Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES 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 SOUTHERN SERIES 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).