Although ‘The Hunt’ for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship doesn't begin for another month, drivers are already positioning themselves for a run at the title and the opportunity to dethrone eight-time reigning O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series national champion Kelly Shryock. …

The drivers and teams are on a brief but well-deserved break as the month of July nears, but officials are busy working behind the scenes as they get ready for 28 National Events in 52 days that will wrap up the most exciting O’Reilly USMTS season ever and crown the ninth O’Reilly USMTS national champion. …

Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, raced to his 10th National Event victory with the O’Reilly USMTS Saturday night at the Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, Minn. The eight-time defending national champion held off a strong charge from Clear Lake, Iowa's Al Hejna late in the race to score a $2,000 payday. …

After finishing dead last in the main event Thursday night in front of his hometown fans in Watertown, S.D., Jon Tesch felt he had something to prove when the O’Reilly USMTS rolled into the Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Friday night. …

Thursday's victory in the 40-lap Holley "A" Main was Scott Ward's first with the O’Reilly USMTS, and just his second top-10 finish in eight career starts. His other was a 10th-place finish on June 16, 2005 during the inaugural O’Reilly USMTS event at Casino Speedway. …

On his way to a likely win Tuesday night, a late-race caution flag spoiled Kelly Shryock’s happy ending at the Park Jefferson Speedway. Wednesday night at the Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D., Shryock was on the receiving end of a late caution that helped lift him to his ninth National Event victory of the season. …

A huge crowd of race fans were in attendance as the O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series invaded the Park Jefferson Speedway Tuesday. What they got was one of the biggest fields of the season, a special appearance by NASCAR stars Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace and one of the most exciting main events of the year. …

The O’Reilly USMTS invaded the Monett Speedway for Round 3 of the 4th Annual Missouri Nationals with 12 different winners scoring victories in the previous 12 events. That streak came to an end the same way it began as Kelly Shryock notched his eighth National Event win of the season. …

Randy Mooneyham told everybody that the new red clay surface at his Lebanon I-44 Speedway was “really fast.” After Saturday night's event at the 4/10-mile high-banked oval, the O’Reilly USMTS drivers can vouch that Mooneyham is a man of his word. …

As the stars and cars of the O’Reilly USMTS head for the Park Jefferson Speedway on Tuesday night, fans and drivers alike can expect some added heat on the track as NASCAR stars Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace will suit up to do battle with Kelly Shryock, Zack VanderBeek, Al Hejna, Jason Hughes, Tommy Weder Jr., Corey Dripps and the rest of the best in dirt Modified racing. …