LEBANON, Mo. – USMTS fans and drivers just can't seem to catch a break from the weather gods.

Six events are in the books this season for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour, but Mother Nature raised her count to eight Friday night with a rain-out at the Midway Speedway in Lebanon, Mo.

Throw in the USMTS Southern Series and the score is now 16 to 12 in favor of the good guys.

The skies opened up just after completion of the heat races Friday night. Heat wins went to Kelly Shryock, Brian Bolin, Rodney Sanders and Zack VanderBeek, with Shryock garnering the AFCO Pole Award by earning the most passing points.

USMTS and Midway Speedway officials are looking at available make-up dates down the road to complete the show.

Weather permitting (knock on wood, fingers crossed, etc.) the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour makes its maiden voyage to the Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo., on Saturday night for a $2,000-to-win event in the rough-and-tumble Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region.

Pit gates will open at 3:30, grandstand gates open at 5:00, hot laps begin at 6:15 and the first heat race is slated to start at 7:00. Local Sport Mods and Legends Cars will join the racing action for Round 2 of the 6th Annual USMTS Missouri Nationals.

The Springfield Raceway is a 1/4-mile semi-banked clay oval located south of I-44 at Exit 75 to Kearney Hwy., then 1.0 mile west to Westgate Ave., then 0.3 mile south. For more information call 704-701-0904 or 417-863-0097 or check out www.springfieldraceway.com on the World Wide Web.

On race day, fans can pick up $2-off discount coupons at all four Casey's General Stores locations in Springfield. Check out www.caseys.com for store locations.

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.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour (Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region)
6th Annual Missouri Nationals - Event #1 of 3
Midway Speedway, Lebanon, Mo.
Friday, May 15, 2009

Showing finishing position, car number, driver, hometown and starting position in parentheses. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races are locked into the Sunoco “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

ISKY RACING CAMS HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA (6)
2. 12 - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR (4)
3. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS (8)
4. 22 - Dustin Boney -- Tonganoxie, KS (7)
5. 54 - David Hendrix -- Laquey, MO (3)
6. 42t - Tim Shields -- Kansas City, MO (5)
7. 71 - Jim Body -- Diamond, MO (2)
8. 99t - Jeremy Payne -- Springfield, MO (9)
9. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR (1)

HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. X2 - Brian Bolin -- Fort Scott, KS (4)
2. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK (6)
3. 15r - Jamie Ragland -- Lebanon, MO (7)
4. 89 - Tate Cole -- Muskogee, OK (1)
5. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN (8)
6. 42 - Dalton Greven -- Bolivar, MO (2)
7. 21m - Steven Martin -- Ozark, MO (5)
8. 43 - Craig Wood -- El Dorado Springs, MO (3)

HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX (1)
2. 88 - Chad Wheeler -- Muskogee, OK (2)
3. 72 - Tony Jackson Jr. -- Lebanon, MO (5)
4. 2h - Eric Hudson -- Rolla, MO (4)
5. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK (7)
6. 2 - Grant Junghans -- Manhattan, KS (6)
7. 40 - Brian Green -- Pierce City, MO (3)
8. 00 - Matt Brookshire -- Jerome, MO (8)

HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA (1)
2. 75 - Terry Phillips -- Springfield, MO (2)
3. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK (4)
4. 36 - Kenny Wallace -- Concord, NC (7)
5. 14n - Shawn Nations -- Macks Creek, MO (5)
6. 65k - Kris Jackson -- Lebanon, MO (6)
7. 71 - David Holder -- Clarence, MO (3)
8. 66t - Tyler Schmidt -- Easton, KS (8)

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1: Rained out, make-up date TBA.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2: Rained out, make-up date TBA.

SUNOCO “A” MAIN: Rained out, make-up date TBA.

Lap Leaders: to be determined.
Total Laps Led: to be determined.
AFCO Pole Winner: Shryock.
Provisional Starters: to be determined.
Ruter Farms Long Tow: Sanders (630.63 miles).
PBM Performance Products Hard Charger: to be determined.
Next Race: Saturday, May 16, Springfield Raceway, Springfield, Mo. (Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region).
Bear Tire Mo-Kan Region Points: Hughes 503, Sanders 451, Bone 447, Jon Tesch 435, Boney 435, VanderBeek 435, Shryock 418, Wheeler 409, S. Green 409, Rowland 393.
DandyLand Farms Rookie of the Year Points: Cole 80, Shields 69, Kip Hughes 62, Don Crnkovich 61, Bolin 54.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 49, Sput’s 47, ASI 42, AEM 25, Homegrown 23.
Chassis Builders Championship Points: Hughes 51, Skyrocket 49, Ramirez 45, TRE 37, GRT 36.

Contingency Awards:
AFCO Racing Products – Shryock.
American Racer – Rowland.
Isky Racing Cams – Shryock.
KSE Racing Products – to be determined.
PBM Performance Products – to be determined.
Marsh Racing Wheels – to be determined.
Nitroquest – to be determined.
Out-Pace Racing Products – to be determined.
Quarter Master – to be determined.
QuickTime Performance Parts – to be determined.
Real Racing Wheels – to be determined.
Ruter Farms – Sanders.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Racewear, AwesomeRaceSuits.com, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, COMP Cams, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Nitroquest, PBM Performance Products, Sunoco Race Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: ASi Racewear, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Diamond Oil Company, Gressel Oil Field Service, Just Say Yes, Ramirez Race Cars, Lone Star Super Gas, Olympic Fire Protection, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.