FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. – The USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour indeed stormed into the Mississippi Thunder Speedway Friday for a $2,000-to-win event, but they blew right back out after the three heat races were complete when heavy rains engulfed the track several hours earlier than forecasted.

The event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 13. Grandstand tickets and pit wristbands will be good for that night. If you are unable to attend that night, your other option is to use your “rain check” for the USMTS “Hunt” race on Friday, Aug. 20.

Each of the 34 drivers in attendance earned 45 show-up points for Friday’s event. If a driver earns additional points at the July 13 make-up event, only those additional points will be added to that total. New entries that were not present on Friday may still enter and compete in the July 13 event as the program will be completely new, including draws for heat race starting positions.

The tireless touring titans get a well-deserved summer vacation with nearly three weeks off before returning to action at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway on July 13 for the first of five straight nights of racing in the State of Minnesota. Once they fire ‘em back up, the campaign doesn’t let up again until the 12th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree, Sept. 23-25.

Action moves to the Dodge County Speedway in Kasson on Wednesday, July 14, then to the North Central Speedway in Brainerd on Thursday, July 15, before wrapping up the swing on Friday and Saturday, July 16-17, for the 2nd Annual Dirt Nationals at the Elko Speedway in Elko.

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, Twitter and YouTube.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Castle Rock Recruiting.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, AwesomeRacesuits.com, GoPro, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, Kevko Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Allstar Performance, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Cagle Motorsports, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Dirt Track Racing School, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Falcon Wind Power, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Gressel Oil Field Service, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Just Say Yes, Karl Performance Parts, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, WIX Filters, 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, Forty9Designs.com, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil Springs, 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, Schoenfeld Headers, US Brake, Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, WIX Filters.