WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (Jan. 9) - United States Modified
Touring Series officials released the 2008 O'Reilly USMTS
National Events schedule today with a 60-plus-race line-up
that features an exciting slate of races that will make
Modified fans salivate.

WARNING: Looking at the 2008 O'Reilly USMTS National
Events schedule may make the winter months feel like
they'll never end!

"This year's schedule is off the hook," said USMTS
president Todd Staley. "The support we get from O'Reilly
Auto Parts and our other great sponsors, along with our
top-flight track promoters, has allowed us to assemble a
schedule that includes return events at our most popular
venues, as well as bolstering the menu with some new
racetracks which are the finest you'll find in the
country."

The rugged road warriors of the O'Reilly USMTS will thrill
race fans in America's heartland with an aggressive
National Events campaign which currently features 59
events at 41 different venues in nine different States.
The tentative schedule is highlighted with return
engagements to 28 facilities that hosted an O'Reilly USMTS
National Event last season, along with 11 new venues
encompassing some of the most exciting dirt ovals in
America.

For the fifth straight year, the O'Reilly USMTS National
Events campaign will kick off with a doubleheader at the
state-of-the-art Junction Motor Speedway in McCool
Junction, Neb. The 5th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw is
slated for Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, 2008. Friday's
event will pay $2,000 to win while the victor in
Saturday's main event will pocket $3,000. More than 70
entries are once again expected for the annual lidlifter
at the 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval.

A tripleheader next weekend is on tap with a trio of
$2,000-to-win shows. The O'Reilly USMTS National Tour
makes its debut at the high-banked 1/3-mile oval at the
U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo., on Friday, March 14. From
there, the action moves to the Humboldt (Kan.) Speedway on
Saturday, March 15, before wrapping up the swing on
Sunday, March 16, with an annual trek to the Thunderhill
Speedway in Mayetta, Kan.

An encore engagement at U.S. 36 Raceway is slated for
Friday, June 20.

One week later, the teams will load 'em up and haul 'em to
three more tracks in the Show-Me State with another
$6,000-to-win possible. The weekend kicks off on Friday,
March 28, at the LA Raceway in LaMonte, Mo., and ends up
at the Monett (Mo.) Speedway on Sunday, March 30.
Sandwiched between them on Saturday, March 29, the
O'Reilly USMTS Modified Masters will take on the
lightning-fast Lebanon (Mo.) I-44 Speedway.

The action kicks back into high gear in April with a
return engagement at the West Siloam Speedway in West
Siloam Springs, Okla., on Friday and Saturday, April 4-5.
The Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, will host
the first of three straight races the following weekend
beginning Friday, April 11. On Saturday, April 12, it's a
first-ever visit to the LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway with the
weekend finale taking place at the Quad City Raceway in
East Moline, Ill., on Sunday, April 13.

After a grueling first six weeks, teams will get more than
a month to regroup before returning to battle on Friday,
May 23, at the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn.

In addition to the Osborn and LaSalle, several other
first-time venues dot the 2008 schedule. The traveling
O'Reilly USMTS titans will make their first-ever stop at
the Fayette County Speedway in West Union, Iowa, for a
$2,000-to-win tilt on Thursday, June 12. The Clay County
Speedway in Spencer, Iowa, will host the O'Reilly USMTS
mud-slingers on Wednesday, July 23, while the North Iowa
Fairgrounds will come to life on Thursday, July 24, at the
I-35 Speedway in Mason City, Iowa. Other first-time stops
include the newly-reopened Rock County Speedway in
Luverne, Minn., on Saturday, July 26, and the 24 Raceway
in Moberly, Mo., on Saturday, Aug. 2.

Finally, the O'Reilly USMTS has also scheduled
back-to-back-to-back-to-back first-ever stops at the 81
Speedway in Wichita, Kan., on Tuesday, Aug. 5; Heartland
Park Topeka (Kan.) on Wednesday, Aug. 6; Nevada (Mo.)
Speedway on Thursday, Aug. 7; and Midway Speedway in
Lebanon, Mo., on Friday, Aug. 8.

Throughout the 2008 racing season, the O'Reilly USMTS
National Tour will make 2007 season encore stops at the
Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa; Bloomfield (Iowa)
Speedway; Casino Speedway in Watertown, S.D.; Chateau
Raceway in Lansing, Minn.; Cresco (Iowa) Speedway; Deer
Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.; Eagle (Neb.)
Raceway; Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa; Humboldt
(Kan.) Speedway; Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D.; Iowa
State Fairgrounds Speedway in Des Moines; Junction Motor
Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb.; Kasson (Minn.)
Speedway; Knox County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Ill.; LA
Raceway in LaMonte, Mo.; Lebanon (Mo.) I-44 Speedway;
Monett (Mo.) Speedway; Murray County Speedway in Slayton,
Minn. Nobles County Speedway in Worthington, Minn.; Park
Jefferson (S.D.) Speedway; Quad City Raceway in East
Moline, Ill.; Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, Iowa;
Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa; Steele County
Speedway in Owatonna, Minn.; Thunderhill Speedway in
Mayetta, Kan.; Tri-Oval Speedway in Fountain City, Wis.;
Upper Iowa Speedway in Decorah, Iowa; and West Siloam
Speedway in West Siloam Springs, Okla.

After a one-year hiatus, one of the most popular fan
venues returns to the schedule as the O'Reilly USMTS
National Tour returns to the Mineral City Speedway in Fort
Dodge, Iowa, for a $2,000-to-win event on Wednesday, June
18. The Mid America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Okla.,
is back on the calendar for the first time since the 2002
racing season with a $2,000-to-win event on Saturday, June
21.

The O'Reilly USMTS will return to the Deer Creek Speedway
in Spring Valley, Minn., for the 10th Annual Featherlite
Fall Jamboree on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept.
18-20. The standing-room-only show has become one of the
most popular races on the calendars of Modified fans, as
well as one of the most lucrative for the drivers.
Thursday's main event winner will pocket $2,000, Friday's
winner will get $4,000 and a $6,000 paycheck awaits
Saturday's champion. Last season's Featherlite Fall
Jamboree saw more than 130 Modifieds registered, with a
rich pedigree pit area full of America's best-known
pilots.

As many as nine more dates are expected to be added to the
2008 slate as contracts and dates are finalized with
several event promoters. The Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS
National Championship season-ending title chase is
tentatively set to begin on Friday, Aug. 8, at the Midway
Speedway in Lebanon, Mo., and concludes with the finale of
the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree on Saturday,
Sept. 20. USMTS officials plan to announce final regional
alignments in the next few days as additional race dates
become finalized.

The USMTS will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season
in 2008 with many special promotions to show thanks to the
fans, drivers, team members, families and sponsors who
have helped make the USMTS the premier dirt modified
series in the nation. More announcements about the 2008
season will be forthcoming over the next few weeks.

The sophomore season of the O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series
will begin on Friday, April 18, at the Golden Triangle
Raceway Park (formerly Motorama Speedway) in Beaumont,
Texas, for a $2,000-to-win event, followed up on Saturday,
April 19, with another $2,000-to-win show at the Gator
Motorplex in Willis, Texas.

To learn more about the O'Reilly Auto Parts United States
Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters office at
(515) 832-7944 or visit www.USMTS.com online.

O'REILLY AUTO PARTS UNITED STATES MODIFIED TOURING SERIES
2008 NATIONAL EVENTS SCHEDULE

Fri Mar 7 . Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE
($2,000 to win)
Sat Mar 8 . Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE
($3,000 to win)
Fri Mar 14 . U.S. 36 Raceway, Osborn, MO ($2,000 to win)
Sat Mar 15 . Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS ($2,000 to
win)
Sun Mar 16 . Thunderhill Speedway, Mayetta, KS ($2,000 to
win)
Fri Mar 28 . LA Raceway, LaMonte, MO ($2,000 to win)
Sat Mar 29 . Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO ($2,000 to
win)
Sun Mar 30 . Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win)
Fri Apr 4 . West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK
($2,000 to win)
Sat Apr 5 . West Siloam Speedway, West Siloam Springs, OK
($3,000 to win)
Fri Apr 11 . Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000
to win)
Sat Apr 12 . LaSalle Speedway, LaSalle, IL ($2,000 to win)
Sun Apr 13 . Quad City Raceway, East Moline, IL ($2,000 to
win)
Fri May 23 . Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN ($2,000 to win)
Sat May 24 . Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN
($2,000 to win)
Sun May 25 . Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)
Mon May 26 . TBA
Sun Jun 1 . Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN
($2,000 to win)
Mon Jun 2 . Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines, IA
($2,000 to win)
Tue Jun 3 . TBA
Tue Jun 10 . Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($2,000 to
win)
Wed Jun 11 . Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to
win)
Thu Jun 12 . Fayette County Speedway, West Union, IA
($2,000 to win)
Fri Jun 13 . Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI ($2,000
to win)
Tue Jun 17 . Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA ($2,000
to win)
Wed Jun 18 . TBA
Thu Jun 19 . TBA
Fri Jun 20 . U.S. 36 Raceway, Osborn, MO ($2,000 to win)
Sat Jun 21 . Mid America Speedway, South Coffeyville, OK
($2,000 to win)
Tue Jun 24 . Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD
($2,000 to win)
Wed Jun 25 . Huset's Speedway, Brandon, SD ($2,000 to win)
Thu Jun 26 . Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD ($2,000 to
win)
Fri Jun 27 . Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, IA ($2,000 to
win)
Wed Jul 2 . TBA
Thu Jul 3 . Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($2,000 to win)
Fri Jul 4 . Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($2,000 to
win)
Tue Jul 22 . Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)
Wed Jul 23 . Clay County Speedway, Spencer, IA ($2,000 to
win)
Thu Jul 24 . I-35 Speedway, Mason City, IA ($2,000 to win)
Fri Jul 25 . Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI ($2,000
to win)
Sat Jul 26 . Rock County Speedway, Luverne, MN ($2,000 to
win)
Tue Jul 29 . Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($2,000 to win)
Wed Jul 30 . Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000
to win)
Thu Jul 31 . Knox County Fairgrounds, Knoxville, IL
($2,000 to win)
Fri Aug 1 . Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, IA ($2,000 to
win)
Sat Aug 2 . 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO ($2,000 to win)
Mon Aug 4 . Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS ($2,000 to
win)
Tue Aug 5 . 81 Speedway Wichita, KS ($2,000 to win)
Wed Aug 6 . Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS ($2,000 to
win)
Thu Aug 7 . Nevada Speedway, Nevada, MO ($2,000 to win)
Fri Aug 8 . Midway Speedway, Lebanon, MO ($2,000 to win)
Sat Aug 9 . Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, MO ($2,000 to
win)
Sun Aug 10 . Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($2,000 to win)
Tue Aug 12 . Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE ($2,000 to win)
Wed Aug 13 . Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA ($2,000 to
win)
Thu Aug 14 . Steele County Speedway, Owatonna, MN ($2,000
to win)
Fri Aug 15 . TBA
Thu Aug 28 . Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($2,000 to
win)
Fri Aug 29 . Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN ($2,000 to win)
Sat Aug 30 . Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN
($2,000 to win)
Sun Aug 31 . Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN ($2,000 to win)
Mon Sep 1 . TBA
Thu Sep 11 . TBA
Fri Sep 12 . Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines, IA
($2,000 to win)
Sat Sep 13 . TBA
Thu Sep 18 . Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN
($2,000 to win)
Fri Sep 19 . Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN
($4,000 to win)
Sat Sep 20 . Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN
($6,000 to win)

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

'The Hunt' will be comprised of the final 14-18 races of
the season. The USMTS points system will be used at all
regional events, with the top-10 in the final standings
for each of the four regions earning 10 points for first
place, 9 points for second place and so forth, descending
to 1 point for 10th place in the region. In addition, each
driver who competed at all events within a region will
 earn 5 bonus points. The total points earned for all
regions (and/or the USMTS Southern Series) will serve as
the base points that each driver will start 'The Hunt'
with. After base points have been established, the USMTS
points system will be used at the remaining events for the
drivers in 'The Hunt' to determine the 2008 O'Reilly USMTS
National Champion.

For the fans, the 'The Hunt' serves as a "playoff" for the
O'Reilly USMTS National Championship. While handicapping
gives a slight advantage to the drivers that compete on
the entire O'Reilly USMTS National Events circuit, any of
the qualified drivers have a legitimate shot at capturing
the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship. Without
question, the 10th Anniversary Season for the O'Reilly
USMTS will be the most exciting ever!

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring
Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit
www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information
from the USMTS - America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSOR: O'Reilly Auto Parts.

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, AMSOIL,
Arizona Sport Shirts, BRODIX, Fast Company Performance,
Holley Performance Products, Home Pride Companies,
Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Marsh Racing
Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Olympic Fire Protection,
Real Racing Wheels, Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar, Yeager
Machine.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Day Motor
Sports, Featherlite, Gressell Oil Field Services, Hughes
Racing Chassis, KraftKar Race Cars, McVicker Oil Fields,
MUSCO Lighting, Rinehart Trucking.

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