CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Nov. 7) -- The USMTS Southern
Series will be back in action next weekend with a titanic
tripleheader at the South Texas Speedway in Corpus
Christi, Texas, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov.
15-17. The inaugural South Texas Winter Nationals will
feature some of the top Modified drivers in the country as
the battle to be crowned the first USMTS Southern Series
champ comes down to the wire.

A top prize of $1,000 awaits Thursday night's feature
winner while Friday's main event winner will earn $2,000
and Saturday's top dog will pocket $3,000. Each night,
race fans will be treated to some great Modified racing
with heat races, last-chance races and a 24-car feature
event.

On Thursday and Friday, gates open at 5 p.m. with racing
slated for 7:30. On Saturday, gates open at 4 p.m. and the
first green flag waves at 6:30.

Limited Mods will also be running all three days, paying
$500 to win Thursday, $700 to win Friday and $1,000 to win
Saturday.

Despite of being shut out of victory lane at the last
three races, Fertile, Iowa's Kelly Shryock expanded his
USMTS Southern Series points lead over Wheatland, Okla.'s
Randy Timms coming into next weekend's South Texas
Speedway clash. Shryock continues to hold the top spot in
the USMTS Southern Series rankings with a 101-point
advantage (1533 to 1432) over Timms with six events
remaining.

Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., who captured the most
recent event at the Motorama Speedway in Beaumont, Texas,
sits third with 1387 markers, followed by his teammate,
Tommy Weder Jr. of Woodward, Okla. (1376). Greg Skaggs of
Bixby, Okla., is fourth (1337), followed by Steve
Holzkamper of Gentry, Ark. (1323), Scott Green of Derby,
Kan. (1073), Jamie Burford of Keatchie, La. (955), Rodney
Sanders of Happy, Texas (897) and New Sharon, Iowa's Zack
VanderBeek (889).

Each of the top-10 are expected be in action at South
Texas Speedway, along with USMTS Southern Series standouts
Dena Wilson, Nicholas Littlejohn, Steve Whiteaker Jr.,
Paul White, Jon O. Whittington and many more.

Local aces Danny Brown, Lawrence Mikulencak, Steve Majek,
Eddy Ross, Mike Riley, Chuck Perry, Nick Hardcastle, Dale
Flanagan, Joey Heinaman, Darin Leonard, Bryan Rye and
David Schury are expected to be on hand to deliver a
knockout blow to the USMTS Southern Series invaders.

South Texas Speedway is located 2.0 miles southwest of SR
358 on Old Brownsville Rd. (CR 665) in Corpus Christi,
Texas. Voted one of the best 50 racetracks in America by
Behind The Wheel Magazine, South Texas Speedway features
ultra-clean facilities, aluminum seating for over 3,000
fans and bright stadium lighting which provides great
views of the action on the exciting semi-banked 1/4-mile
clay oval.

For more information, call the South Texas Speedway
offices at (361) 548-0669 or (361) 808-RACE on race day.
The track's website is located at
www.southtexasspeedway.com.

All USMTS rules will apply. American Racer is the Official
Tire of the USMTS, and any driver seeking to receive USMTS
Southern Series points and/or contingency awards must use
the American Racer KK-704 racing tire. The Hoosier G60
tire will also be allowed for this race, but must be
mounted on all four wheels with no grooving allowed.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring
Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit
www.usmts.com online.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES - TOP-20 POINTS

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA . 1533 (5 wins)
2. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK . 1432 (1 win)
3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK . 1387 (2 wins)
4. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK . 1376 (2 wins)
5. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK . 1337 (2 wins)
6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR . 1323 (1 win)
7. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS . 1073
8. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA . 955
9. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX . 897
10. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA . 889
11. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK . 882
12. 76 - Nicholas Littlejohn -- Everman, TX . 874
13. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX . 850
14. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK . 775
15. 5w - John O. Whittington -- Vidor, TX . 703
16. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- E. Woodward, OK . 683
17. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK . 672
18. 4x - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX . 665
19. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX . 641
20. 48 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX . 609
Other winners: Jay Noteboom (1), Chris Brown (1), Jared
Landers (1), Peyton Taylor (1)

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES - REMAINING 2007 SCHEDULE

Thu Nov 15 . South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, TX
($1,000 to win)
Fri Nov 16 . South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, TX
($2,000 to win)
Sat Nov 17 . South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christ, TX
($3,000 to win)
Thu Nov 29 . Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($1,000 to
win)
Fri Nov 30 . Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($2,000 to
win)
Sat Dec 1 . Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($3,000 to
win)

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USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race
Tires, AMSOIL, BORCO LP, Day Motor Sports, Fast Company
Performance, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride
Companies, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Kraft
Kars, Marsh Racing Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions,
Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels, Rookies
Rockin' Sports Bar, Yeager Machine.

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing
Products, Bilstein Shocks, Boyer's Engine Development,
Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, GRT Race
Cars, Hawk Performance, Hyperco, Isky Racing Cams, KSE
Racing Products, Pflugerville Machine, Quarter Master,
QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racer's Choice (RCI).