MEMPHIS, Tenn. – COMP Cams—The Absolute Leader In Valve Train Performance—is back on board for a third straight season in 2010 to award the COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Award to engine builders and competitors in the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour and USMTS Southern Series.

The COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Award was created at the start of the 2008 racing season to recognize the engine builders whose dedication, hard work and unparalleled expertise propel the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds around America's finest dirt ovals.

“Over the course of the last three years, we have been extremely happy with the growth of our USMTS program,” said Chris Douglas, Vice President of Marketing for COMP Cams. “As a company, we have a very clear understanding that short track racers and engine builders are our lifeblood and USMTS provides us with a great stage for building relationships with both groups.

“We look forward to having COMP Cams representatives in the pits at several national tour events and invite all the USMTS participants to give us a call for all their valve train needs during the season ahead.”

As they did during the past two campaigns, COMP Cams will offer a three-pronged program which will benefit both drivers and engine builders.

At season’s end, COMP Cams will dole out awards to the top five engine builders in the COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year standings. For the drivers, the top five in points at the conclusion of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship will be recognized, along with the top three in each of the four USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour regions and the top three finishers in the USMTS Southern Series final standings.

What's more, COMP Cams will also be a cash contributor to the points funds for both the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour and USMTS Southern Series.

Sput’s Racing Engines in Owatonna, Minn., captured the 2008 and 2009 COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Award for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour. Drivers utilizing Sput’s powerplants captured 23 main events in each of those seasons.

In the USMTS Southern Series, Mullins Race Engines of Mt. Olive, Ill., has reigned as champion for back-to-back seasons. Mullins-powered pilots picked up 11 of the 22 checkered flags during the 2010 USMTS Southern Series season.

Between the two tours, 88 different engine builders scored points in the 2009 COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year competition.

For more than 34 years, the COMP Cams mission to produce the highest-performing products possible, provide customers with superior service and to lead the industry in technological development has never changed.

Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., COMP Cams employs the industry’s largest and most highly trained engineering staff, and the most sophisticated manufacturing processes and test equipment in the world. The integration of research, engineering and development at COMP Cams consistently proves itself by out-performing the competition.

Whether you’re looking for horsepower, reliability or gas mileage, COMP Cams has the products that will deliver. For more information about COMP Cams, call toll-free 800-999-0853 or visit them online at www.compcams.com.

Here are the top five finishers from the 2009 COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year standings:

USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour:
1. Sput’s Racing Engines, Owatonna, Minn. ... 501
2. Mullins Race Engines, Mt. Olive, Ill. ... 350
3. JR Motorsports, Ankeny, Iowa ... 253
4. Pro Power Racing, Sullivan, Wis. ... 250
5. Automotive Engine & Machine, Waterloo, Iowa ... 204

USMTS Southern Series:
1. Mullins Race Engines, Mt. Olive, Ill. ... 173
2. ASI Racing Engines, Lubbock, Texas ... 154
3. Sput’s Racing Engines, Owatonna, Minn. ... 139
4. Rowland Racing Engines, Cedar Hill, Texas ... 99
5. BMS Racing Engines, Hulbert, Okla. ... 79

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

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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, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, PBM Performance Products, RACEceiver.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: ASi Racewear, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Dirt Track Racing School, Dirthead.com, Farm Boy BBQ, Gressel Oil Field Service, Just Say Yes, Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Ai-Racing Inc., Belleville Motorsports, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Hyperco, Isky Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Inc., Real Racing Wheels, SuperFlow, US Brake.