American Racing News Vol 1, Issue 2 Issue 9 | Page 69

Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series have released an exciting and aggressive preliminary schedule of events for the 2017 campaign.
The line-up for the 19th season of USMTS competition features 77 nights of racing over the course of 269 days and is jam-packed with a mix of ongoing classic events at staple venues and new venues that are sure to please fans of dirt modified racing.
For the fourth year in a row, the season will launch in February with a flurry of threeday shows running through the end of March. Opening weekend takes place Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 9-11, with the inaugural event at the Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas.
Two weeks later, the series will trek to the State of Mississippi for the first time with stops penciled in at the Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram on