Blackbird Bend Speedway Added To USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour Campaign

ONAWA, Iowa (Feb. 28) - Listed as "TBA" when the USMTS Casey's General
Stores National Tour schedule was released last month, June 19 will now find
the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds at the Blackbird Bend Speedway in Onawa,
Iowa.

The USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour last visited Blackbird Bend
on April 14, 2006. A doubleheader was scheduled with Mark Noble winning the
first night and Mother Nature claiming the second night. A planned 2007 stop
also fell to wet weather.

The Blackbird Bend Speedway is a 5/16-mile semi-banked clay oval located 35
miles south of Sioux City, Iowa, or 60 miles north of Omaha, Neb., on the
Omaha Indian Reservation next to CasinOmaha. From the north, take I-29 south
to exit 120, turn right (west) on to K25 for 0.3 mile, then turn left on K42
for 5.5 miles. From the south, take I-29 north to exit 112, turn left (west)
to SR-175 for 1 mile, then turn right onto Dogwood Ave. for 1.5 miles, then
turn left on K42 for 2.5 miles. For more information, call 402-841-0165 or
visit www.blackbirdbend.net.

For the 11th straight season, the rugged road warriors of the USMTS Casey's
General Stores National Tour will thrill race fans in America's heartland
with an aggressive 2009 campaign which features 61 events at 40 different
venues in 10 different States.

The schedule is highlighted with return engagements to 31 facilities that
hosted an USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour event last season, two
facilities returning to the line-up after a two-year hiatus and seven new
venues encompassing some of the most exciting dirt ovals in America.
2009 USMTS CASEY'S GENERAL STORES NATIONAL TOUR SCHEDULE

Great Plains Region (10 events):
Fri Mar 6 . Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE ($2,000 to win)
Sat Mar 7 . Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE ($3,000 to win)
Thu Jun 4 . Buena Vista Raceway, Alta, IA ($2,000 to win)
Fri Jun 5 . Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN ($2,000 to win)
Tue Jun 16 . Park Jefferson Speedway, Jefferson, SD ($2,000 to win)
Wed Jun 17 . Casino Speedway, Watertown, SD ($2,000 to win)
Thu Jun 18 . Huset's Speedway, Brandon, SD ($2,000 to win)
Fri Jun 19 . Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, IA ($2,000 to win)
Sat Jun 20 . Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($2,000 to win)
Sun Jun 21 . Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN ($2,000 to win)

Contact Info:
Jeff Nun
Communications Director
United States Modified Touring Series, Inc. (USMTS)
608 Des Moines St.
Webster City, IA 50595
tel: (515) 297-3835
email: media@usmts.com
web: www.usmts.com