April 27th, 2012 - Under threatening skies the Casey's USMTS National Championship Series hosted a $4,000-to-win event at Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, Wisconsin) as 52 cars took part in the event. A second place finish in his heat found Tesch locking into the tenth starting spot for the 40 lap feature on the racey oval. He would go on to advance four spots on his way to a sixth place finish behind race winner, Terry Phillips, Rodney Sanders, Stormy Scott, Ryan Gustin, and Kelly Shryock.

On Saturday night the tour was slated to invade Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota), but an unfavorable forecast forced the cancelation of the event. Jon is now seventh in the latest Casey's USMTS Championship standings. Full results and complete standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 26th, 2012 - After almost a month since he was last in the cockpit of his #14 GRT, Jon resumed action with the Casey's USMTS tour on Thursday night in a National Championship point's event at Rice Lake Speedway (Rice Lake, Wisconsin). A strong field of fifty-six competitors registered for battle, and a second place finish in the first heat race was enough to guarantee Tesch the eleventh starting spot for the $4,000-to-win feature. During the course of the feature he would claw his way into the top ten to register a ninth place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 31st, 2012 - The finale for the King of America II Modified Nationals was held on Saturday night at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas) on the 3/8 mile oval. Via his qualifying night performance Jon started third in the b-main, and with the top twelve cars moving onto the feature he would finish third to lock into the 21st starting spot for the $20,000-to-win feature. As the 75 lap, feature went green Tesch would immediately begin marching through the field, and by a lap 23 caution he was already up to the tenth position. Over the remainder of the event he would work his way forward to a third place finish behind race winner, Stormy Scott, and Zack VanderBeek. His third place finish was worth $5,000. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 30th, 2012 - Friday night found the team in action in another preliminary event for the King of America II Modified Nationals at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). After a solid-qualifying effort for the second night in a row, Jon started sixth in his heat race before advancing to a fourth place finish. His heat finish would leave him starting fifth in a b-main, and with the top seven cars transferring to the feature, Tesch advanced to a second place finish, which resulted in him starting 16th on the grid for the 35 lap, preliminary feature. During the course of the feature on the racy oval Jon would march forward eight spots on his way to an eighth place finish. While his finish didn't lock him into Saturday night's, $20,000-to-win finale, he is 21st in points of the ninety drivers, who have taken part in the event. As a result, he will be starting near the front of a b-main on Saturday evening as he looks to qualify for the big event. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 30th, 2012 - Jon's 2012 shirts are now available for pre-order. You can view and order them by visiting the Gear section.

March 29th, 2012 - After more than a month break, Jon returned to the driver's seat of his #14 B&E Concrete/GRT/Sput's Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified on Thursday night in a preliminary night for the King of America II Modified Nationals at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). After setting quick time in qualifications, Tesch started sixth in his heat race before advancing to a third place finish. While his heat race performance did not earn him a spot in the feature, it did earn him a front-row-starting spot for a b-main event. He would battle at the front of the pack for the first twelve laps of the b-main before contact with Rodney Sanders caused Tesch to spin and forced him to the back of the pack. Despite not reaching a transfer spot in the b-main, Jon would get a provisional for the 35 lap, preliminary feature as the fastest qualifier to not transfer to the main event. He would start 27th on the grid before mounting an impressive charge to the front of the pack. After passing eighteen cars he was credited with a ninth place finish. Out of the 76 entries, who have entered the event thus far, Jon is currently 14th highest on the point's list. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

March 23rd, 2012 - Jon was recently featured on Dirtcast to talk about the upcoming season. You can listen to the interview by clicking Here.

February 25th, 2012 - On Saturday the Casey's General USMTS tour sanctioned the third and final night of the 3rd Annual Texas Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas). Sixty-five competitors signed in for battle, and after starting tenth in the sixth heat race, Jon would only be able to advance two spots to an eighth place finish. His heat race finish resulted in him starting tenth in a b-main, and despite starting deep in the field Tesch would charge to a second place finish to lock into the feature event in the 20th starting position. During the course of the 40 lap feature Tesch advanced ten spots to a tenth place finish. Overall it was a successful opening trio of events for the team. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

February 24th, 2012 - The second round of the 3rd Annual Texas Spring Nationals was held at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas) on Friday night as 67 competitors registered for battle in the $4,000-to-win event. A fifth to third charge in his heat race was not enough to lock Tesch into the feature, and as a result he ran a b-main, which he won to lock into the 15th starting spot for the 40 lap main event. In the feature Jon passed four cars on his way to an 11th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

February 23rd, 2012 - Sixty-two Open Wheel Modifieds entered the season opener for the Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified Series on Thursday night at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas). Jon began the $2,000-to-win event by storming from the third starting spot in his heat to claim the win to lock into the redraw for the feature. After receiving the the third starting spot for the main event in the redraw, Tesch would battle in the top five early in the event before slipping to an eighth place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

February 16th, 2012 - Jon planned to open his 2012 campaign with the Texas Winter Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas) over the course of this weekend, but an unfavorable forecast forced Casey's General USMTS officials to reschedule the entire program for next weekend, February 23rd-25th. For more information, please visit www.USMTS.com.

October 22nd, 2011 - Jon took his #14 GRT House Car into battle on Saturday night in the finale for the 1st Annual King of America Modified Nationals, which was sanctioned by the Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified tour at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas. With a $15,000-to-win/$1,500-to-start purse being posted for the 70 lap, finale, Jon earned the third starting position for the feature via his performance on his qualifying night on Thursday.

Early in the feature, Tesch would run third to leader, Matt Dotson, and Kelly Shryock. However, on a lap 12 restart Tesch would rocket past both competitors to take over the lead. Jon would battle through heavy lapped-traffic over the next several laps as he maintained the lead until lap 38, when Shryock took advantage of traffic to take over the top spot. Tesch would not give up easily though as he rocketed back past Shryock on the next circuit to reclaim the lead. Jon would stay out front until lap 50 when Shryock passed him again for the lead. Over the closing laps of the event Tesch would slip back two more spots to record a still solid, fourth place finish at the checkered flag behind race winner, Kelly Shryock, Johnny Scott, and Terry Phillips. His efforts earned him a $4,000 payday. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

October 20th, 2011 - After a three week break, Jon resumed the 2011 season on Thursday night as he took part in his qualifier for the 1st Annual King of America Modified Nationals at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). A total of 39 cars entered the evening's program, and Jon started the night right by setting quick time in his group to earn the sixth starting spot for his heat race. He would storm through the pack in his heat to claim the win, which locked him into the pole starting spot for the 30 lap feature. Tesch would jump out to the lead as the race went green and would hold down the spot until lap 26 when Johnny Scott slipped by for the lead. The caution flag would fly one lap later, and on the ensuing restart, Jon would fall back to third before slipping back one more spot to a fourth place finish by the time that the checkered flag dropped. Despite his late race bad luck, Tesch was the high point's earner for the night and locked into Saturday night's $15,000-to-win finale. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

September 24th, 2011 - The 13th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree concluded on Saturday night with the Championship night, which saw a $9,000 winner's check on the line for the 50 lap finale. In heat race action, Jon would advance from his fifth starting spot to claim the heat win, which locked him into the redraw for the feature, where he received the sixth position. Early in the feature he would creep into the top five, and on a lap eight restart Tesch raced his way to third as he set his focus on the top two runners, Terry Phillips and Jason Hughes. Using the highside of the racy oval Tesch would stalk Phillips and Hughes for the remainder of the event before crossing the finish line in the third spot behind race winner, Terry Phillips, and Jason Hughes.

Jon finished fourth in the final Casey's General USMTS standings behind champion, Ryan Gustin, Kelly Shryock, and Jason Hughes. Full results and the final tour standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

September 23rd, 2011 - Round #2 of the 13th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree was held on Friday night at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) as many of the best in the business once again signed in for the Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified event. A big number at the pill draw resulted in Jon starting tenth in his heat race before advancing to a fifth place finish. His heat performance would leave him short of earning enough points to qualify for the feature, and as a result he was forced to run a b-main, which he won.

After winning his b-main, he started 25th in the feature and would go on to pass seven cars on his way to a 17th place finish in the $4,000-to-win, 40 lap race. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

September 22nd, 2011 - The 13th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree opened on Thursday night at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) with a $3,000-to-win, 30 lap event. 103 of the nation's best Open Wheel Modified pilots entered the event, and for heat race action Jon started sixth before racing his way to a third place finish.

His heat race performance would earn him the 19th starting spot for the feature. He would mount a strong run in the feature as he advances twelve spots to a seventh place at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

September 18th, 2011 - In what has been a recurring theme in 2011, Jon saw three straight events nixed by Mother Nature as the scheduled Casey's General USMTS Hunt races for Friday through Sunday at Outlaw Motor Speedway (Muskogee, Oklahoma), Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, Oklahoma), and West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri) were all washed away. The events will not be rescheduled.

September 15th, 2011 - It was back to the grind with the Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified tour on Thursday night as the Hunt rolled into Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). Forty-eight cars entered the event, and a big number at the pill draw would put Tesch behind the eight ball early in the night as he was forced to start tenth in his heat. After managing only a seventh place finish in heat race action, Tesch would be relegated to a b-main, where he mounted a great run from his ninth starting spot to a second place finish to earn the eleventh starting spot for the 40 lap, $2,000-to-win finale.

During the course of the feature, Jon would manage to pick off four positions on his way to an eleventh place finish at the checkered flag. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

September 10th, 2011 - The finale for the annual USRA Nationals was held on Saturday night, and with a $10,000 winner's check on the line 47 cars registered for action. Heat race action found Jon finishing second to earn the 11th starting spot for the feature. He would battle around mid-pack for the duration of the event before crossing the finish line in the 13th position. Full results are available at www.USRARacing.com.

September 9th, 2011 - Jon entered the opening night of the USRA Nationals on Friday night at Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, Wisconsin) as a $1,000 winner's check was on the line. With 46 cars entered, Jon stormed from his eighth starting spot to finish second in his heat race. Via his strong heat performance he would earn the pole position for the pole-sitter's dash, which he won to earn the pole for the feature with Ryan Ruter starting to his outside. Tesch would grab the lead early in the event as he progressively stretched his advantage. However, a caution flag with five laps remaining erased his lead. On the ensuing restart Tesch would jump to a two car-length advantage, but as it appeared he was on his way to the win Brad Waits was on the move through the pack and would pull even with Tesch as the field took the white flag. The duo would continue to be side-by-side as they headed into turns three and four for the final time, and exiting turn four Waits would inch ahead to claim the win over Tesch. Full results are available at www.USRARacing.com.

September 4th, 2011 - After watching rain claim back-to-back victories on Friday and Saturday night at Chateau Raceway and Deer Creek Speedway, the competitors of the Casey's General USMTS tour were finally able to return to action on Sunday night at Dodge County Speedway (Kasson, Minnesota), and it would prove to be another great outing for Jon as he claimed his second Hunt win of the year in the 10th Annual Kasson Klash.

Forty-two cars entered the $2,000-to-win event, and Tesch started the night by advancing from his third starting spot to a second place finish in heat race action to lock into the tenth starting spot for the 40 lap feature. Despite starting near midpack, Tesch would head to the high side early in the event as he began marching toward the front of the pack. On lap 18 he would race past leader, Mike Sorenson, and never looked back on his way to the feature win, which came over Kelly Shryock, Mike Sorensen, Johnny Scott, and Keith Foss. The win was his third overall of the 2011 season.

With the abbreviated five day weekend in the books, Tesch continues to be fourth in the Casey's General USMTS Hunt chase. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

September 1st, 2011 - A night after enduring his worst finish of the Hunt, Jon looked to get things back on track on Thursday night at Highway 3 Speedway (Allison, Iowa). With 32 cars in action, Jon finished third in his heat race to lock into the tenth starting spot for the 40 lap, $2,000-to-win main event. During the course of the feature, Tesch would advance three spots to finish in the seventh position at the checkered flag. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 31st, 2011 - Thus far into the competition it's been a solid start to the Casey's General USMTS Hunt. However, on Wednesday night the team endured a tough outing at Fairmont Raceway (Fairmont, Minnesota). Thirty-two Open Wheel Modifieds entered the event, and in heat race action Jon slipped from his fifth starting spot to a seventh place finish, which relegated him to a b-main. In the b-main, Tesch would claim the sixth and final transfer to the feature to lock into the 24th starting spot in the $2,000-to-win, 40 lap event. The feature event would present more struggles for the team as Jon would retire on lap 12 from the feature with mechanical issues. He was credited with a 22nd place finish. With his struggled Tesch slipped to fourth in the standings. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 27th, 2011 - Jon concluded a triple header weekend with the Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified tour on Saturday night at Upper Iowa Speedway (Decorah, Iowa). Twenty-six competitors were on hand for the $2,000-to-win, 40 lap program, and after finishing second in his heat race, Tesch would again find himself in the redraw for the main event. In the redraw, he would awarded with the third starting position. Early in the feature, which was slowed only once by a caution, Jon would advance to the second position, and that's where he would cross the finish line behind the winner, Jason Hughes.

Jon continues to be third in the latest Casey's General USMTS Hunt standings behind Ryan Gustin and Kelly Shryock. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 26th, 2011 - Another Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified Hunt event was held on Friday night at Cedar County Speedway (Tipton, Iowa). Forty competitors entered the $2,000-to-win, 40 lap event, and an eighth to third place run in his heat race earned Jon a spot in the redraw for the 40 lap feature, where he received the fourth starting spot.

Tesch would quickly work his way forward in the feature as he began to pursue the leader, Johnny Scott, for the top spot. Jon would use a lap 11 restart to race past the leader to take command at the front. His time in the lead would last until a lap 16 restart when Zack VanderBeek slipped past Tesch for the lead. As the race progressed the handling would begin to fade on Jon's mount as he slipped to a still solid fifth place finish behind race winner, Johnny Scott, Zack VanderBeek, Jason Hughes, and Ryan Gustin. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 25th, 2011 - Jon made the trek to I-35 Speedway (Winston, Missouri) on Thursday night as the 2011 pursuit of the Casey's General USMTS Hunt resumed. Twenty-nine cars entered the event, and after winning his heat race, Tesch would once again find himself in the redraw for the feature. The redraw would present him with the fifth starting spot for the 40 lap, $2,000-to-win feature. For the majority of the main event, Jon would battle in the top five before crossing the finish line in the sixth position behind race winner, Johnny Scott, Kelly Shryock, Dustin Boney, Jason Krohn, and Zack VanderBeek. The finish marked his ninth straight top ten finish of the 2011 Hunt. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 21st, 2011 - Jon concluded a busy, five day stretch with the Casey's General USMTS tour on Sunday night at Nobles County Speedway (Worthington, Minnesota). Twenty-six cars entered the event, and after winning the first heat race, Tesch locked into the redraw for the feature event, where he received the fourth starting spot. In the feature the leaders would spend a majority of the feature in lapped traffic as they battled for the lead. By the time that the checkered flag dropped Tesch was shown with a third place finish behind race winner, Jasoh Krohn, and Ryan Gustin.

Jon is currently third in the latest Hunt standings behind Ryan Gustin and Kelly Shryock. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 20th, 2011 - Saturday evening found the #14 GRT House Car with Jon Tesch behind the wheel in action at Hamilton County Speedway (Webster City, Iowa) in another $2,000-to-win, Casey's General USMTS event. Twenty-eight competitors registered for the event, and in heat race action, Tesch advanced one spot from his fifth starting spot to a fourth place finish. The heat performance was enough to lock him into the feature in the 14th starting position.

At the drop of the green flag Tesch would begin to slowly work his way forward, and during the course of the feature he would gain a total of six spots on his way to an 8th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 19th, 2011 - After flirting with victory lane several times over the past several races, Tesch was finally able to seal the deal on Friday night at Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, Wisconsin) as he topped the $2,000-to-win event. Forty-two Open Wheel Modifieds entered the event, and Jon started the night by winning his heat race to lock into the redraw, where he would select the second starting spot for the 40 lap feature alongside pole-sitter, Dustin Boney.

Jon would find his way to the lead early in the feature event before racing to the victory, which came over Johnny Scott, Ryan Gustin, Tim Donlinger, and Jason Krohn. The win was his second of the season. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 18th, 2011 - Thursday night found Jon at Rice Lake Speedway (Rice Lake, Wisconsin) for a $2,000-to-win, Casey's General USMTS Hunt event. The $2,000-to-win event drew a field of 35 competitors, and heat race action saw Jon win his heat race to lock into the redraw for the feature. In the redraw, he would receive the fifth starting spot. He would battle in the top five for the duration of the feature before recording a fourth place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, Ryan Ruter, & Dustin Boney. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 17th, 2011 - Jon resumed action on the Casey's General USMTS Hunt on Wednesday night at Ogilvie Raceway (Ogilvie, Minnesota) in a $2,000-to-win, 40 lap event. The night would start great for the team as Tesch charged from last in his heat race to claim the win, which locked him into the feature's redraw. In the redraw, Jon would receive the pole starting spot for the main event with Trent Follmer joining him on the front row.

As the feature went green Tesch jumped to the lead and would build a solid advantage by the time that he began to catch the backmarker on lap 13. Over the next several laps Jason Hughes would work his way up to the second spot, and the duo began to battle for the lead. Lap 28 would see Hughes and Ryan Gustin use lapped traffic to their advantage as they slipped past Tesch as he was pushed back to the third spot. Jon would go on to record a third place finish behind race winner, Hughes, and Gustin. Even though it wasn't the win he wanted it was still a solid point's night for the team in The Hunt. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 14th, 2011 - Sunday night found the team concluding the four night, opening Casey's General USMTS Hunt stretch at Monett Speedway (Monett, Missouri) as 34 cars entered the $2,000-to-win event. After passing two cars to finish second in his heat race Jon locked into the redraw, where he received the eighth starting spot for the feature event on the tight, 1/4 mile oval. In the 40 lap feature he would advance one spot to finish seventh behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, Kelly Shryock, Terry Phillips, Keith Foss, Jason Hughes, and Jason Krohn. Full results and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 13th, 2011 - After seeing Friday night's Casey's General USMTS Hunt event at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas) nixed by rain, Jon was in action in the next series' event at Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Missouri) on Saturday night. With 54 entries on hand, Jon advanced from the seventh starting spot in his heat race to a third place finish, which earned him the 11th starting spot for the 40 lap, $2,000-to-win feature. Tesch would race around midpack for much of the event before crossing the finish line in the 10th position. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 11th, 2011 - Jon resumed action on Thursday night as he entered the opening event of The 2011 Hunt for the Casey's General USMTS Championship at The Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, Kansas). A talent-laden field of 40 cars entered the event, and after winning his heat race from the pole, Tesch would receive the eighth starting spot for the feature in the redraw.

Despite starting near mid-pack, Tesch would make a run through the pack reaching as high as the third position late in the race before ultimately finishing fourth behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, Johnny Scott, and Tommy Myer. Overall it was a great way to start The Hunt for the team. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

July 30th, 2011 - The finale of the inaugural World Dirt Track Modified Championship was held on Saturday night at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota), which was sanctioned by the Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified tour. Via his performance on his qualifying night on Wednesday night, Jon earned the fifth starting spot in Saturday night's, 25 lap b-main. With the top twelve finishers moving onto the feature, Tesch would race his way to the b-main win to earn the 19th starting spot in the $20,000-to-win, 50 lap finale.

During the course of the main event Tesch would advance five spots to record a 14th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

July 27th, 2011 - After several days away from the track, Jon returned to action on Wednesday night in the opener for the $20,000-to-win, World Modified Dirt Track Championship at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota).

Fifty-three cars entered Wednesday night's qualifier, and the evening would start well for Tesch as he qualified third fastest in time trials. Via the format being used, Jon was awarded with the sixth starting spot for his heat race, and difficulties in the heat would relegate him to a ninth place finish, which left him starting deep in a b-main.

In the b-main, he would fail to reach a transfer spot, and as a result would have to use a provisional to start the preliminary feature in the 29th starting spot. Despite starting at the tail of a talent-laden field, Tesch would mount a great charge to a 9th place finish as he passed twenty cars on his way through the pack! Tesch will return to action on Saturday night with the championship event.

Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

July 16th, 2011 - Saturday night found the team at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) for a $2,000 to win, Casey's General USMTS event as 36 cars signed in for battle. Heat race action would see Tesch pass one car to finish in the third position, which left him starting 13th in the main event.

In the 40 lap feature, Tesch passed seven cars on his way to a sixth place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, Mike Steensma, Jason Hughes, Jason Miller, and Rodney Sanders. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

July 15th, 2011 - Friday night's Casey's General USMTS event at Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, Wisconsin) fell victim to rain so Jon did not race anywhere.

July 14th, 2011 - The Casey's General USMTS tour invaded Chateau Raceway (Lansing, Minnesota) on Thursday night for a $2,000 to win program. Thirty-four Open Wheel Modified entered the race, and heat race difficulties left Jon finishing seventh in his heat race. As a result, he started deep on the grid for one of the twin b-mains. After starting 8th, he would advance to a fourth place finish to earn the 20th starting spot for the 40 lap finale.

In the feature Tesch would advance six spots to record a 14th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

July 13th, 2011 - After a few weeks away from the track, Jon returned to action with the Casey's General USMTS Open Wheel Modified tour on Wednesday night at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) in a $2,000 to win event. Fifty-six Open Wheel Modifieds entered the event, and in heat race action Tesch would advance to a second place finish from his fifth starting spot. With his performance he would lock into the redraw for the feature, where he received the second starting spot for the 40 lap, $2,000 to win event alongside polesitter, Mike Steensma.

For the first half of the feature, Tesch would battle Mike Steensma and Zak VanderBeek for the top spot. However, with 28 laps remaining bad luck would strike as Tesch's radiator hose broke, bringing an early to his night. He was credited with a disappointing 19th place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 25th, 2011 - Jon concluded the weekend on Saturday night in Casey's General USMTS action at North Central Speedway (Brainard, Minnesota) with another $2,000 to win event. The event saw twenty-eight entries on, and on the heels of a third place run in his heat race, Tesch started 12th on the grid for the main event. He would go on to advance six spots to claim a sixth spot finish in the 40 lap event by Zak VanderBeek, Jason Grimes, Rodney Sanders, Scott Ward, Kelly Shryock. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 24th, 2011 - After enduring several rainouts over the course of the past week, Jon was finally able to return to action on Friday night at Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, Iowa). Twenty-six cars entered the event, and after finishing second in his heat race, he drew the pole position for the feature event. Jon would battle at the front of the pack for the duration of the event before finishing in the third position at the checkered flag behind race winner, Rodney Sanders, and Ryan Gustin. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 22nd, 2011 - Dirt Knights giving “15 Minutes of Fame” to fan club members

SOLWAY, Minn. (June 21) -- To celebrate their recently launched fan club, the Dirt Knights are making room for one more star on the show ... and it might be you!

Through the end of June, anybody who has joined the Dirt Knights Fan Club at the Crew Chief, Championship or V.I.P. level prior to July 1 will be entered in the “15 Minutes of Fame” lottery where the Dirt Knights will select two members at random who will be invited to one of the Dirt Knights filmed events this year!

What's more, each of the lucky winners will also be “knighted” as an Honorary Crew Member of any Dirt Knights team they choose and given a cameo appearance in that episode!

Entries will be based on your fan club level: Crew Chief Members get 1 entry, Championship Members get 2 entries and V.I.P. Members get 5 entries in the lottery.

But the Dirt Knights aren't leaving anybody out of the action. In addition, everybody that joins at ANY LEVEL prior to July 1 will be entered into a drawing for a free brand new race suit, courtesy of Hinchman Race Suits.

As the oldest maker of driver suits, the Hinchman team has the experience, ability and desire to continually improve the protection of our drivers. Learn more at www.hinchmanracewear.com.

If you want to be a Dirt Knight, now is the time! Support the cause and be a part of the show. Go to www.dirtknights.com/fanclub.asp and sign up today!

Dirt Knights, which aired on Sundays and Thursday earlier this year on the Versus cable sports network, takes you along for the ride with six drivers – Corey Dripps, Ryan Gustin, Al Hejna, Dereck Ramirez, Mike Spaulding and Jon Tesch – in their pursuit of the USMTS National Championship.

The Dirt Knights Fan Club gives fans of the show a front row seat to all the action and their favorite Dirt Knights driver while supporting the financial commitments to keep Dirt Knights and grassroots racing showcased for yet another season.

Five different levels ranging from $25 to $500 are available to fit any dirt track racing fan’s budget.

Check out www.dirtknights.com on the World Wide Web or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dirtknights and join today to become a member of the Dirt Knights Nation!

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

June 16th, 2011 - After seeing back-to-back rainouts on the tour, Jon was finally back in action with the Casey's General USMTS on Thursday night at Central Wisconsin Speedway (Unity, Wisconsin) in a $2,000 to win event. Thirty-six cars entered the event, and the evening would start well as he advanced from his fourth starting spot to a second place heat race finish, which locked him into the redraw, where he received the 6th starting spot for the feature. In the main event, Tesch would work his way up to the second position by lap 29, when bad luck struck once again as a broken shock brought his night to an end. He was credited with a 19th place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 12th, 2011 - After missing Saturday night's action due to personal commitments, Jon was back on the road with the Casey's General USMTS on Sunday night at Nobles County Speedway (Worthington, MN) in what would start as a slow night but end well. In heat race action, Jon saw mechanical issues push him back to an eight place finish, which forced him to a b-main event. In the b-main, he advanced from his sixth starting spot to finish third, which left him starting 19th on the grid for the $2,000 to win, 40 lap main event. As the race went green, Jon began his progression through the pack, and when the checkered flag dropped he was shown with a sixth place finish. For his charge through the pack he earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 10th, 2011 - Jon was in action on Friday night at Brown County Speedway (Aberdeen, SD), and a night that would start great would not end so well. With 24 cars entered, Tesch would win the first heat of the night and then would receive the outside front row starting spot for the feature. After battling for the lead early in the event mechanical woes would strike, which relegated him to a disappointing seventeenth place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 9th, 2011 - Thursday night saw the action move to in Watertown, South Dakota, and it would be another solid outing for Jon as he got the opportunity to race at his home track. With twenty-five cars on hand, Jon would once again finish second in his heat race, and would earn the second starting spot for the feature alongside Scott Hansen. Tesch would battle for the lead for the majority of the event before seeing Kelly Shryock claim the victory. Jon would go on to register his second straight second place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 8th, 2011 - Wednesday night found the team at Red River Speedway (West Fargo, North Dakota) for another $2,000 to win event for the Casey's General USMTS tour. Twenty-nine cars entered the event, and Tesch finished second in his heat race and locked into the eighth starting spot for the feature event. He would methodically work his way to the front of the field in the feature event before registering a second place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 7th, 2011 - Jon entered the first of several events in the Summer Speedweeks tour, which is sanctioned by the Casey's General USMTS tour, on Tuesday night at Huset's Speedway (Huset's, South Dakota). Twenty-one cars entered the event, and Tesch started the night by charging from his sixth starting spot to a third place heat race finish, which put him in the redraw for the feature, where he received the fourth starting spot. He would battle in the top ten for much of the event, before mechanical issues with just four laps remaining in the 40 lap feature forced him pitside to a 12th place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 4th, 2011 - Saturday night was a big night for Jon and the team as he raced his way into victory lane for the first time in 2011 and picked up $3,000 along the way for his efforts. The win came at Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, Nebraska) as Tesch entered the second night of a double shot at the fast oval. With twenty-seven cars on hand heat race action would see Jon move from the fourth starting spot to a second place finish and along the way locked himself into the redraw, where he received the third starting position for the 40 lap feature. He would quickly find his way to the lead in the feature and would go on to claim the big win, which came over Ryan Ruter, Ryan Gustin, Kelly Shryock, and Zack VanderBeek. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 3rd, 2011 - It was back to action for Jon Tesch on Friday night in the opening leg of the weekend's double header at Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, Nebraska). Twenty-eight cars entered the event, and after charging from the seventh starting spot to a fourth place finish in heat race action, Tesch notched the 12th starting spot for the $2,000 to win feature. During the course of the main event, he would advance six spots to record a sixth place finish behind Dustin Boney, Kelly Shryock, Colt Mather, Kyle Berck, and Tommy Myer. For full results, please visit www.USMTS.com.

June 2nd, 2011 - The new Jon Tesch t-shirt designs have been added to the Gear section.

June 1st, 2011 - Welcome to the newly launched website for Jon Tesch at www.JonTesch.com. The site is designed by MSRMafia.com Marketing Services based in Memphis, Tennessee. Jon pilots his #14 Tesch Motorsports/B&E Concrete/GRT/Sput's Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified on the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) tour and also in various high-profile events across the nation. He is also one of the feature drivers on the hit television program, Dirt Knights.

Tesch was last in action over the Memorial Day weekend as he set out to enter four events in four days. Although Mother Nature would alter the schedule, all four events would be held. The weekend began on Thursday night at Highway 3 Raceway (Allison, Iowa). It would be a rough night for Jon as he would heavily damage a car in heat race action, forcing him to a backup car for b-main action. He would manage to race his way into the main event via the b-main. After starting 22nd on the grid he would battle his way through the pack to finish in the sixth position in the final rundown. Along the way he earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award for his efforts.

Friday's event, which was scheduled for Chateau Raceway (Lansing, MN) fell victim to rain and was postponed until Monday evening. As a result the team was next in action on Saturday evening at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, MN) as a stellar field of 62 Open Wheel Modifieds signed in to battle in the $2,000 to win event. The night would start well for Tesch as he won his heat race to lock into the redraw, where he received the fourth starting spot for the 40 lap feature. In the main event, Tesch would find himself at the front of the pack for the duration of the event before registering a third place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, and Jason Hughes.

Sunday's event at Dodge County Speedway (Kasson, MN) would see Mother Nature interfer once again as rains set in before the feature forcing it to be rescheduled to Monday afternoon. Prior to the rain arriving Jon raced from his fourth starting spot to win his heat race, which once again locked him into Monday's afternoon's redraw. In the redraw, Tesch would receive the 4th starting spot. He would quickly work his way forward at the drop of the green flag, and on lap 17 of the 40 lap affair he would race past leader, Tim Donlinger to claim the lead. Over the next several laps Jon would build a sizeable lead and looked to be on his way to a comfortable win before disaster struck with just eleven laps remaining when he received contact from a lap car resulting in a flat tire. He would be forced pitside for fresh rubber and would rejoin the tail of the field to salvage a disappointing 13th place finish.

The team would conclude their busy weekend on Monday night with the rescheduled Chateau Raceway (Lansing, MN) event. Via preliminary action, Jon would earn the 22nd starting position for the 40 lap, $2,000 to win feature. Tesch would drive through the field once again to finish in the eighth spot in the final rundown.

With his weekend performances, Jon is currently second in the Yeager Machine Upper Midwest Region standings behind Ryan Gustin. For full weekend results, please visit www.USMTS.com.