WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. – Welcome to the first day of spring.

A winter storm warning dumping a mix of rain and snow with temperatures near freezing in West Siloam Springs, Okla., has forced the USMTS to cancel the event for Saturday, March 20, at the West Siloam Speedway.

Officials are working on possible dates this spring to reschedule the show, along with a possible second date at a nearby facility to create a doubleheader.

Up next for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour will be the 7th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw on Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, at the Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. - the first event of 2010 in the Dart Great Plains Region presented by Allstar Performance.

The USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series rolls back into action with the 4th Annual Texas Shootout on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 16-18. The Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont will host the opening event on Friday, the it's off to the Gator Motorplex in Willis on Saturday before wrapping up the tripleheader with a Sunday showdown at the 105 Motor Speedway in Cleveland.

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, Castle Rock Recruiting.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Awesome Racewear, AwesomeRacesuits.com, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver.

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

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Ai-Racing, Belleville Motorsports, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, COMP Cams, Dart Machinery, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, Forty9 Designs, GRT Race Cars, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter Master, QuickTime Inc, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, SuperFlow Technologies Group, US Brake.