LA MONTE, Mo. — After back-to-back doubleheaders to launch the 10th Anniversary Season for the United States Modified Touring Series, the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour is getting ready to showcase their talents with a tripleheader weekend in the Show-Me State this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 28-30, for the 5th Annual Missouri Nationals.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 - LA RACEWAY, LA MONTE, MO

The action gets underway on Friday with the long-awaited return of America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt to the LA Raceway in La Monte. Last year's inaugural stop at the 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval saw Jeremy Payne hold off eight-time O’Reilly USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock to take the win. This year, Shryock returns to avenge his near-miss as the points leader in the Mo-Kan Region, along with dozens of worthy rivals.

Friday's show will be the third in the Mo-Kan Region, which means the Top Dog Bonus will take effect with the top-10 drivers in Mo-Kan Region points guaranteed a minimum $400 in prize money. Eligible drivers include Shryock and Jon Tesch, who sits just seven markers behind Shryock (203 to 196) in the rankings. The rest of the Top Dogs are Zack VanderBeek (173 points), Greg Skaggs (172), Johnny Bone Jr. (171), John Allen (171), Justin Boney (165), Jason Hughes (157), Dustin Boney (150) and Tommy Weder Jr. (147).

Race fans can pick up $2-off coupons on Friday at the Casey's General Stores location at 101 W. Front St. in La Monte. Al Hejna, driver of the #7 Casey's General Stores Modified will be on hand from 12-2 p.m. to meet and greet fans.

Gates will open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6:30 and the first heat race at 7.

The LA Raceway is located 3.5 miles west of SR 127 on Hwy Y. For more information, call the track office at 660-620-1152 or 660-347-5222 on raceday. The official track website in online at www.laraceway.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29 - LEBANON I-44 SPEEDWAY, LEBANON, MO

Randy Mooneyham's lightning-fast 4/10-mile high-banked red clay oval will be the site on Saturday for Day 2 of the 5th Annual Missouri Nationals. Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., is the defending race winner and will be looking to capture his second O’Reilly USMTS National Tour victory of the season.

Race fans can pick up $2-off coupons on Saturday at all three Casey's General Stores locations in Lebanon: 669 W. Elm St., 1621 Linn St. and 850 Laclede. Al Hejna and his mud-slinging machine will once again be present from 12-2 p.m. at the Laclede location.

Gates will open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6 and racing action kicking off at 6:30.

The Lebanon I-44 Speedway is located 6 miles northeast of Lebanon on I-44 to Exit 135 (Sleeper), then north to Outer Dr., then 1.1 miles west on Historic US 66. For more raceday information, call the track hotline at 417-532-2060 or visit www.lebanoni44speedway.net on the World Wide Web.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30 - MONETT SPEEDWAY, MONETT, MO

The O’Reilly USMTS National Tour will wrap up the 5th Annual Missouri Nationals on Sunday at “The Grand Ole Lady” in Monett, Mo. Kelly Shryock captured the win in 2007 at the 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval en route to capturing the regional points crown.

Race fans can pick up $2-off coupons on Sunday at both Casey's General Stores locations in Monett: 728 Hwy. 60 and 1601 E. Cleveland Ave. Al Hejna will make his third stop of the weekend at the Cleveland Ave. location, appearing again from 12-2 p.m.

Gates will open at 4 p.m., with hot laps at 6 and racing action kicking off at 6:30.

The Monett Speedway is located 1 mile east of SR 37 on US 60, then north on Chapel Dr. For more information, call the business office at 417-732-2766 or call the track at 417-236-0600 for day-of-the-race info. The track's website can be found at www.monettspeedway.net.

All three events of the 5th Annual Missouri Nationals will pay $2,000 to the winner, with a minimum of $200 to start each of the three Holley "A" Mains.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS — America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

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