Jess Folk Jr. started the USRA Modified feature from inside the third row, picked his line and worked his way steadily forward to win the feature Friday night at the Humboldt Speedway.

Josh Reisch of Luverne made the trip to Lansing for the second week in a row and came away with a pair of wins for his effort. Reisch led flag to flag in both of his races as he used front row starting spots to his advantage both times.

Officials from the United States Racing Association (USRA) and the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) announced today that the USRA will sanction a new series for Limited Modifieds that will join the full-blown, mud-slinging outlaw-style Modifieds of the USMTS Southern Series as they travel throughout Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

The Action Track of the Ozarks is ready to open the gates for the 2009 racing season with the fifth season of exciting dirt track racing action at the Midway Speedway. Fans will see all six classes in action, including the USRA Modifieds.

The Springfield Raceway will be opening the 2009 race season in style Saturday night, April 25, as owners/promoters Jerry Hoffman and Doug Bland invite all law enforcement, firefighters and EMTs to th track for a night out at the races with FREE ADMISSION.

The much-awaited season opener at the Springfield Raceway fell to Mother Nature Saturday night as a mid-afternoon rain storm moved through the area. The opener will now be Saturday night, April 25, featuring the popular USRA Modifieds.

Racing at the Deer Creek Speedway was halted just after the racing action was halfway completed Satruday night. Racing action resumes next week with double features for the USRA Modifieds.

After a cold season opener last week, Mother Nature provided a perfect spring day with temperatures near 70 degrees for week 2 of racing action at the Chateau Raceway powered by Miner's Outdoor Power & Recreation.

Two weeks ago at the Humboldt Speedway, Jess Folk Jr. topped his brother Justin Folk in the USRA Modified main event. Friday night was payback as "Whitey" held off Jessy Willard and "Junior" to take the feature race at The Hummer.

The 2009 edition of the National Speedway Directory is at the printers and will soon be available. It will list a total of 1,395 auto racing facilities, and is the most comprehensive listing of active tracks in the United States and Canada available anywhere.

A very nice day in Southern Minnesota brought out a very nice field of cars and a good crowd of spectators as Deer Creek Speedway opened up its 2009 racing season on Saturday, April 11.

Brad Waits of Zumbrota, who has won the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series National Championship for USRA Modifieds the past two years, got a good start on trying to make it three in a row as he posted the feature win Friday night at the Chateau Raceway in Lansing, Minn.