DES MOINES, Iowa - Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series and the Iowa State Fair Speedway had big plans for Monday, June 2. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had plans of her own.

NASCAR Night presented by Karl Chevrolet has been postponed to Monday, June 16, due to rainy weather and even more of the wet stuff guaranteed for later today by the weatherman.

While the date has changed, everything else about the event remains the same, including the appearance of NASCAR superstars Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace as they take on the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour and the hottest Modified drivers in the nation.

Pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. and grandstand gates will swing open at 5:00. Schrader and Wallace will be signing autographs for the fans from 5:30 to 6:30. After that, all three NASCAR stars will suit up for hot laps. The first green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:00. Tickets are available at the track, and all grandstand seating will be general admission only, so get there early to grab your seat for this one-of-a-kind event.

Also on the racing card will be Stock Cars, B-Mods and Hobby Stocks. Cars legal under USRA or IMCA rules will be able to compete, but there will be no points awarded and the claim rule will not be in effect.

Race fans can pick up $2-off coupons for the event at Casey's General Stores locations in Ankeny, Des Moines and Pleasant Hill. Mark Noble, who will be driving the Miller Lite/Casey's General Stores #74 Modified will meet and greet fans at the Casey's General Stores location at 1010 SE Oralabor Rd. in Ankeny from 12-2 p.m. At the Casey's General Stores location at 1125 N. Hickory Rd. in Pleasant Hill, Zack VanderBeek will be on hand from 12-2 p.m. with his Cheetos/Casey's General Stores #33z Modified.

UP NEXT:

In a short 24 hours, the big rigs will begin rolling into the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., for the first of five nights for Southern Speedweek featuring the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series. Wednesday, June 4, will find the rugged road warriors at the I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. The third race of Southern Speedweek will take place at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., on Thursday, June 5, followed by a Friday, June 6 date at the Monticello Speedway in Monticello, Ark. Southern Speedweek will wrap up on Saturday, June 7, with a return to Fast Trax Speedway in Chatham, La.

All five events will pay $2,000 to the winner, making for a possible $10,000 take-home pay for one lucky and talented driver.

The O’Reilly USMTS National Tour will return to action on Tuesday, June 10, for the 3rd Annual Ruter Farms Spring Challenge at the Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa, and will kick off four straight nights of racing in the ultra-tough Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region:

Tuesday, June 10 … Hancock County Speedway, Britt, IA
Wednesday, June 11 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA
Thursday, June 12 … Fayette County Speedway, West Union, IA
Friday, June 13 … Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI

The USMTS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season in 2008 with many special promotions to show thanks to the fans, drivers, team members, families and sponsors who have helped make the USMTS the premier dirt modified series in the nation.

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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TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, Awesome Race Suits, Bear Tire Company, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Childhelp, Gressel Racing, Houston Specialty Products Co., Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Q.E.M., Inc., TrackTek Racing Fuel, Western Flyer Xpress.

PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Day Motor Sports, Kraft/Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, Bert Transmission, BSB Manufacturing, COMP Cams, Duralite Racing Wheels, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Holley Performance Products, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.