NASCAR's Kenny Wallace to Battle O'Reilly USMTS National

From USMTS 

CORNING, Iowa (July 21) - When the O’Reilly USMTS National 

Tour invades the Adams County Speedway tomorrow (Tuesday, 

July 22), NASCAR fan favorite Kenny Wallace will strap on 

his helmet and stand on the gas as he competes with the 

Best of the Best on the Corning, Iowa dirt oval.

In addtion to circling America's superspeedway with the 

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Wallace works as an on-air 

personality for SPEED Channel on shows such as NASCAR 

RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. He was also featured on 

the show NASCAR Drivers: 360 on FX. He has two brothers 

who are also current or former NASCAR drivers: Rusty 

Wallace and Mike Wallace. As a child, Wallace’s boisterous 

behavior earned him the nickname “Herman,” after a 

mischievous cartoon character named Herman the German. 

Last season, Wallace was voted in by fans to compete in 

the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe’s Motor 

Speedway.

The rugged road warriors of the O’Reilly USMTS will be led 

into this Central States Region battle by Jason Hughes and 

Kelly Shryock, with the pair of rivals separated by just 

two points in the Central States Region.

Other drivers expected for Tuesday's tilt include Al 

Hejna, Zack VanderBeek, Dereck Ramirez, Ryan Gustin, Ron 

Ver Beek, Alan Mondus, Donovan Lodge, Colt Mather, Mark 

Noble, Richie Gustin Jr., Bryan Rowland, Dean Mahlstedt, 

Brandon Kenny, Scott Green, Cale Sponsler, Brad Pinkerton, 

Jeff Schluetter, Corey Dripps, Chris Spieker, Jake Neal, 

Nate Caruth, Tommy Weder Jr., Josh Truman, Michael Long, 

Brandon Banks, Steve Kosiski, David Holder, Steve Stewart, 

Scott Dickey, Carey Umbarger, Matt Waugh and Jerry King.

The United States Modified Touring Series invaders can 

expect some stiff competition from current track points 

leader Dan Mueller, Ryan Peckham, Jeff James, Jeremy 

Tibben, Chris Hogan, Kirby Stiens, Alison Quick, Larry 

Foote, Jeff Wiggins, Brian Foote and many others.

Pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. and grandstand gates will 

swing open at 5:30. Hot laps are at 6:45 and the first 

green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:15.

Tickets are available at the track, and all grandstand 

seating will be general admission only, so get there early 

to grab your seat for this one-of-a-kind event. Adult 

tickets are just $15, kids ages 6 through 12 are $5 and 

children under 6 are admitted free with a paid adult. Pit 

passes are $25.

Race fans can pick up $2-off admission coupons at the 

Casey's General Store location at 600 Quincy in Corning. 

Jason Hughes will be on location from 1 to 3 p.m. with his 

Casey's General Stores #12 Hughes Chassis Modified.

Also on the racing card will be Pro Streets, SportMods and 

Hobby Stocks.

The Adams County Speedway is a 1/2-mile slightly-banked 

oval located 1.0 mile north of US 34 on SR 148, then east 

on 12th (at the Adams County Fairgrounds). For more 

information, call the office at (712) 785-3271 or visit 

www.acspeedway.com. Raceday info is available by calling 

the track hotline at (641) 322-4184.

On Wednesday, July 23, the O'Reilly USMTS National Tour 

heads to the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn., 

then to the Kasson (Minn.) Speedway on Thursday before 

wrapping up the four-night swing at the Tri-Oval Speedway 

in Fountain City, Wis., on Friday.

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.