America’s Hottest Ticket on Dirt returns to the West Siloam Speedway this weekend as the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour continues its march to the greatest dirt track facilities throughout the heartland. Slated for Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, a possible $5,000 to win is up for grabs among the Best of the Best in dirt Modified racing. …

The O’Reilly USMTS National Tour event scheduled for Sunday, March 30, at the Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo., has been canceled due to inclement weather. At this time, there are no plans to schedule a make-up date for this event. …

One mistake on Friday night at the LA Raceway was all that Kelly Shryock needed on to steal the win away from Jason Hughes, who led the first 29 of 35 laps. On Saturday night, Hughes was flawless at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway as he led wire to wire for his second O’Reilly USMTS National Tour win this season. …

Throughout the 2008 racing season, at least one driver at each O’Reilly USMTS National Tour and O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series event will get “tired” — even before the first green flag flies. …

Kelly Shryock snuck by Jason Hughes with six laps to go Friday night, then went on to score the victory on opening night of the 5th Annual Missouri Nationals at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo. It was the second win of the season for the eight-time O’Reilly USMTS National Champion and helped him pad his points lead in the Mo-Kan Region of the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour. …

Bar’s Leaks recently announced the signing of a three-year marketing partnership with the JKJ Motorsports dirt Modified team with Jonathan Johnson behind the wheel at O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series events throughout the 2008 season. …

Al Hejna, driver of Casey’s General Stores #7 Harris Modified on the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour, joins the show to talk about the unique sponsorship and marketing program that the USMTS has put together for the 2008 season with Casey's General Stores, and weigh in on the 2008 season and driver safety. …

After back-to-back doubleheaders to launch the 10th Anniversary Season for the United States Modified Touring Series, the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour is getting ready to showcase their talents with a tripleheader weekend in the Show-Me State this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 28-30, for the 5th Annual Missouri Nationals. …

The team travels as a regular entrant on the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS), and recently ended the 2007 season with their first win at Houston Raceway Park in November at the inaugural Texas Winter Nationals. …

On Friday and Saturday, the Junction Motor Speedway played host to the O’Reilly USMTS National Tour for the 5th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw. While cold and windy conditions kept the racing surface dry and the fans bundled up, the drivers provided plenty of heat with nail-biting finishes both nights. …