Kelly Shryock vs. Howard Willis is worth price of admission right there, especially when one of the shows is at Willis and Russell Moore's school track at Gator Motorplex. Shryock has a lot to overcome. He's never raced at any of these tracks, but if he goes down there and wins two or three of the main events, could anyone argue against him being the best Modified driver in the country right now? …

The Rinehart Trucking Texas Shootout will kick off at Motorama Speedway in Beaumont this Friday, April 27. From there, it's on to the Gator Motorplex in Willis on Saturday, April 28, before winding up at the 105 Speedway in Cleveland on Sunday, April 29. All three events will pay $2,000 to win and a minimum $200 to start. …

Fertile, Iowa's Kelly Shryock made it five wins in a row Saturday when he picked up the 35-lap Holly "A" Main win at the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo. It was the third straight National Event victory for the eight-time defending O'Reilly USMTS national champ, who also captured the last two USMTS Southern Series races at the end of March. …

The final feature Friday night at the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway saw the O'Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series put on a thrilling 35-lap main event with 24 of the best Modifieds in the country trying to cash in on the $2,000 payday and the title of 2nd Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War champion (on the Iowa side). …

After earlier failed attempts due to intervention from Mother Nature, O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series fans look like they will finally get a chance this weekend as the Mountain Dew Bloomfield Speedway and the Pepsi Scotland County Speedway will host the 2nd Annual Iowa-Missouri Border War this Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. …

This weekend's tripleheader for the O’Reilly USMTS is now a doubleheader as officials from the I-70 Speedway Dirt Track have postponed the event at the new 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval which sits adjacent to the historic I-70 Speedway half-mile asphalt oval. …

A packed house looked on Sunday night as eight-time defending O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series national champion Kelly Shryock of Fertile, Iowa, held off a tough field of competitors in the inaugural Spring Clash at Quad City Raceway in E. Moline, Ill. …

While race fans are seeing the white flag being waved by most racetracks in the Midwest, the light is green at the Quad City Raceway and the long-awaited Inaugural Spring Clash is “all systems go” for this Sunday, April 15. …

The races for this Friday and Saturday, April 13-14, at the Blackbird Bend Speedway in Onawa, Iowa, have been postponed due to inclement weather. The 2nd Annual Double Down Showdown will now be a one-day $2,000-to-win show and will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 7. …

The 2007 edition of the National Speedway Directory is now available. The popular 608-page book lists updated information on the active tracks in the United States and Canada, giving detailed information like names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, exact directions, size and surfaces of each facility, nights of operation and classes of vehicles. …