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1June 14th, 2013 - Jon Tesch traveled to Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) on Friday evening for the opening round of the 15th Annual Masters at the state-of-the-art oval. With thirty-six entries in the pit area for the $4,000-to-win, Tesch had high hopes for the night after drawing the second starting spot for his heat race. Unfortunately mechanical woes sidelined him in the heat, and after starting on the tail of a b-main he was only able to advance to an eighth place finish, which left him short of earning a transferring spot to the feature. As a result his night came to an early end.

Saturday's program at Cedar Lake Speedway was nixed by rain, and will not be rescheduled.

Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 8th, 2013 - After almost three months away from the driver's seat Jon Tesch returned to action on Friday night at Rapid Speedway (Rock Rapids, Iowa) in a $2,000-to-win, United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) program. Twenty-seven entries were on hand for the program, and after advancing from the sixth starting spot to a fourth place finish, he earned the eleventh starting spot for the 40 lap finale.

In the main event Tesch mounted a great charge forward through the field on his way to a third place finish behind race winner, Rodney Sanders, and Ryan Gustin.

On Saturday evening the team was slated to compete at Upper Iowa Speedway (Decorah, Iowa), but Mother Nature had other ideas and nixed the show.

Full results from the weekend are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 17th, 2013 - The 2013 Jon Tesch Shirts are now posted on the Gear section and are available for ordering. Jon's latest 2013 Tour Dates are now posted as well.

1March 30th, 2013 - Jon Tesch was finally able to get his 2013 season underway over the weekend with the King of America III Modified Nationals at Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas). The $10,000-to-win event attracted a field of ninety-seven of the best Open Wheel Modified pilots in the nation to the southeast Kansas facility. He piloted a #2 Shop Quik Motorsports GRT Open Wheel Modified during the course of the weekend.

Thursday and Friday night's program consisted of double heat races with cumulative points counting toward Saturday night's finale. On Thursday night Jon won his first heat race from the sixth starting spot, while the second heat found him advancing one spot to a fourth place finish. He ended the opening night fourteenth in the overall standings.

On Friday night Jon found himself in the whole early in the night when mechanical woes in the first heat relegated him to a ninth place finish. In the second heat race he passed five cars to finish sixth. Unfortunately his struggles in the first heat race relegated him to the thirty-fourth spot in the overall standings. As a result he began his outing on Saturday night by starting tenth in the C-main. With the top twelve cars transferring to the B-main he advanced to a sixth place finish, which locked him into the eighteenth starting spot in the B-main. He would only manage to advance a pair of spots in the B-main as his weekend came to an early end.

Full results from all three events are available at www.USMTS.com.

1September 22nd, 2012 - The 14th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree came to a conclusion on Saturday night with a $7,700-to-win event at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota). A twelfth to third run in his heat race earned Tesch a spot in the redraw for the feature, where he received the fourth starting spot. Early in the feature he raced his way into the second spot as he set his sights on the leader, Shane Hebert. Lap seventeen found Tesch bolting to the lead, and he would hold the top spot until lap 29, when Joey Jensen slipped past for the top spot. Tesch pursued Jensen for the remainder of the event before settling for a second place finish. Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

September 21st, 2012 - The second night of the 14th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree was held on Friday night at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota), 1and the night would prove to be an uphill battle for Jon. With 115 competitors again in action, Tesch started the night by advancing from the thirteenth starting spot in his heat race to a sixth place finish. Via his heat race finish he would start fourth in a b-main, and with the top three finishers transferring to the feature he would only be able to manage a fourth place finish. Despite not racing his way into the main event he received a series' provisional to start the main event in the 34th position. During the course of the $4,000-to-win event Jon passed more cars than any other driver as he advanced nineteen spots to a fifteenth place finish. Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

September 20th, 2012 - The 14th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree kicked off on Thursday evening at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) as 115 of the nation's best pilots registered for battle in the Casey's USMTS-sanctioned event. Heat race action found Jon storming to the triumph in the second heat race, which locked him into the redraw for the 35 lap, $3,000-to-win feature. In the redraw Jon was the recipient of the fifth starting spot on the grid for the finale, and in the main event he battled in the top five throughout the race before registering a fifth place finish behind race winner, Jeremy Payne, Ryan Gustin, Terry Phillips, and Rodney Sanders. Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

1September 9th, 2012 - It was an extremely busy weekend for Jon Tesch as he entered four events in three days with the Casey's USMTS tour.

On Friday evening the team returned to Ogilvie Raceway (Ogilvie, Minnesota) for the make-up feature, which was delayed by rain on August 15th as well as a fresh $4,000-to-win, Casey's USMTS National Championship Series event. In the make-up feature Jon started tenth on the grid for the $3,000-to-win race, and that's where he would cross the finish line at the end of the 40 lap affair.

In Friday night's new program thirty-one racers registered for action, and a sixth to second run through the pack in heat race action earned Tesch a spot in the redraw for the 40 lap feature. He would be the lucky recipient of the pole starting spot for the main event with Daniel Hilsabeck joining him on the front row. As the race went green Tesch bolted to the lead and maintained the top spot for the first eighteen circuits before Ryan Gustin took control of the lead on lap 19. Tesch would run in the second spot until the closing laps of the event, when Jason Hughes raced past him for the runner-up spot. Jon went on to record a third place finish behind race winner, Gustin, and Hughes.

Saturday evening again found the team pitted at Ogilvie Raceway (Ogilvie, Minnesota) as another $4,000-to-win, Casey's USMTS National Championship event was held. With thirty-seven entries on hand Jon started his night by winning the first heat race from the second starting spot. His heat performance resulted in him starting seventh in the main event. He would go on to race in the top ten for the duration of the feature before crossing the finish line in the tenth position.

The weekend concluded on Sunday evening at Granite City Speedway (Sauk Rapids, Minnesota) with a Hunt for the Casey's Cup event. Twenty-three racers passed through the pit gate for the $3,000-to-win/40 lap event, and a fourth place finish in heat race action resulted in Tesch starting eleventh on the grid for the feature. During the course of the main event he would go on to advance four spots on his way to a seventh place finish.

Full results from the weekend's events are available at www.USMTS.com.

1September 2nd, 2012 - After some near misses during the five-race weekend swing for the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup tour Jon was finally able to seal the deal on Sunday night by claiming the $3,250 win at Dodge County Speedway (Kasson, Minnesota).

Thirty-eight competitors were on hand for the event, and Jon claimed the win in the fifth heat race to earn a spot in the redraw for the finale. Jon was awarded with the pole starting spot in the redraw with Stormy Scott joining him on the front row. As the feature went green Tesch quickly moved to the top spot, and once out front would never look back as he went on to claim his third win of the year, which came over Jason Hughes, Stormy Scott, Mike Sorensen, and Kelly Shryock. Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

1September 1st, 2012 - On Friday and Saturday night Jon followed the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup into battle in a pair of events in Minnesota. On Friday night a $3,000-to-win race was held at Chateau Raceway (Lansing, Minnesota) as thirty-four drivers entered the program. After advancing from the fifth starting spot to a third place finish in the fourth heat race he earned the ninth starting spot for the 40 lap finale. For the majority of the event Tesch battled in the top ten before ultimately crossing the finish line in the twelfth position.

On Saturday night the action shifted to Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) as a $4,400 winner's check was posted. A talented field of fifty-seven competitors passed through the gate and a fifth to second run in his heat race positioned Tesch in the redraw for the feature, where he was presented with the pole starting spot alongside Al Hejna. As the race went green Jon bolted to the lead with Ruter in tow. After leading the first two laps Tesch would see Ruter slip past for the lead. Over the remainder of the event Jon ran second, but couldn't reclaim the lead as he crossed the finish line with a runner-up finish behind race winner, Ruter. Full results from both events are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 30th, 2012 - Close, but not quite for Jon Tesch on Thursday night as he narrowly missed capitalizing on the opportunity to claim his third win of the season. 1Twenty-seven Open Wheel Modifieds entered the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup event, and after winning the second heat race Tesch locked into the redraw for the feature, where he was the recipient of the pole starting spot with Dereck Ramirez to his outside. As the feature went green Ramirez shot to the lead with Tesch in pursuit. Lap 4 saw Tesch racing past Ramirez for the top spot, and he would maintain the lead as the race approached its closing laps. With five laps to go Jason Krohn began pressuring Tesch for the lead, and as the field came to the two laps to go signal Krohn took over the top spot. Jon went on to record a second place finish behind Krohn. Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 19th, 2012 - Jon continued his torrid pace in the final two events of a five-day stretch with the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup on Saturday and Sunday evening. On Saturday the action rolled into Upper Iowa Speedway (Decorah, Iowa), and with twenty-four competitors on hand for the program Jon charged to the win in the third heat race, which sent him to the redraw, where he received the pole starting spot for the 40 lap finale. After being joined on the front row by Al Hejna Tesch shot to the lead at the drop of the green flag and despite a series of caution flags, which rebunched the field, he would go virtually unchallenged in the feature to claim his second win in as many nights! He was followed across the finish line by Rodney Sanders, Joey Jensen, Al Hejna, and Dereck Ramirez.

The busy weekend concluded on Sunday evening on Nobles County Speedway (Worthington, Minnesota) with another $3,000-to-win, Hunt for the Casey's USMTS Cup event. A third place run in his heat again earned Jon a spot in the redraw for the feature, where he drew the fifth starting spot. In the main event he raced in the top ten for the duration of the feature before crossing the finish line in the fifth spot behind race winner, Johnny Scott, Rodney Sanders, Bryan Rowland, and Stormy Scott.

Full results from the weekend are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 17th, 2012 - Friday night was a great outing for Jon as he knocked down his first win of the 2012 season with a 1$3,000 triumph at Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, Wisconsin) in a Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup. Jon started the night by winning the fourth heat race to lock into the redraw for the feature, where he was the recipient of the fourth starting spot for the 40 lap finale. As the feature went green he would begin working his way forward as he begin pursuing early leader, Jason Hughes. By lap 16 he would race past Hughes for the top spot, and once out front he would never look back on his way to the win, which came over Hughes, Joey Jensen, Ryan Gustin, and Rodney Sanders. Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

1August 16th, 2012 - Jon rolled into Rice Lake Speedway (Rice Lake, Minnesota) on Thursday night for a $3,000-to-win, 40 lap event, which touted another round of the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's Cup. The night started on a high note for the team as Tesch locked into the tenth starting spot for the feature via his heat race performance. However, in the main event his luck would take a turn for the worst as he would retire to a 24th place finish with mechanical woes. Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

August 15th, 2012 - After a two-week break Jon Tesch returned to action on Wednesday evening with a 1Huntfor the USMTS Casey's Cup event at Ogilvie Speedway (Ogilvie, Minnesota). Forty-two competitors entered the event, and after finishing second in his heat race Tesch locked into the main event. However, before the feature could be contested heavy rains arrived forcing the $3,000-to-win finale to be postponed until early September, when the tour returns to the facility. Full results from the eent are available at www.USMTS.com.

1July 28th, 2012 - The finale for the 2nd Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship was held on Saturday night at the famed Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota). With a $25,000 check on the line for the winner of the 75 lap, Casey's USMTS feature, Jon started thirteenth on the grid via his performance on his qualifying night on Thursday evening. In front of a capacity crowd at the facility Jon would battle just outside the top ten for a majority of the feature before crossing the finish line in the tenth spot at the checkered flag. Full results from the event are available at www.USMTS.com.

July 26th, 2012 - Thursday night found the team pitted at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) for a preliminary night for the $25,000-to-win, 2nd Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship. Fifty entries registered for battle, and Jon began the night by qualifying fastest in his group. With the top six qualifiers inverted for heat race action he would start sixth on the grid in the fifth heat race before advancing to a third place finish, which locked him into the ninth starting spot for the preliminary feature. In the main event he advanced four spots on his way to a fifth place finish behind race winner, Stormy Scott, Dereck Ramirez, Randy Timms, and Rodney Sanders. He accumulated enough passing points throughout the course of the evening to lock into Saturday night's finale! Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1July 22nd, 2012 - Jon concluded a four-day stretch with the Casey's USMTS Modified tour on Sunday evening at Nobles County Speedway (Worthington, Minnesota). Twenty-one cars entered the $4,000-to-win, national championship event. After he was only able to manage a fifth place finish in heat race action, he started thirteenth in the feature. In the main event he mounted a great charge through the field to a third place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, and Jason Krohn. For his efforts he also earned the Mesilla Valley Transportation Hard Charger Award. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1July 21st, 2012 - The second night of the 2nd Annual Silver Dollar Nationals was contested on Saturday night at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska) as a $2,000-to-win, Casey's Up Qualifier event was held. Twenty-eight competitors were in action, and after finishing fourth in his heat race he started twelfth in the main event to earn the twelfth starting spot for the 35 lap finale. He would race around mid-pack for much of the event before advancing to a seventh place finish in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

July 20th, 2012 - On Friday night the opening round of the 2nd Annual Silver Dollar Nationals was held at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska) as the Casey's USMTS tour sanctioned a $4,000-to-win, 1national championship event. A talent-laden field of thirty-two competitors converged ont he 1/2 mile oval, and Jon stormed from the eighth starting spot to a second place finish in the first heat race, which resulted in him being the top point's earner. For the feature he would receive the sixth starting spot in the redraw, but on the parade lap for the 40 lap feature Tesch would discover he had no brakes. He would battle the issue for the first 34 laps before ultimately retiring from the event to a disappointing, twenty-second place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1July 19th, 2012 - Jon opened a four-race swing with the Casey's USMTS tour on Thursday night at Raceway Park (Jefferson, South Dakota). The $4,000-to-win, national championship point's event saw twenty-two cars in the pit area, and after winning his heat race Tesch drew the pole position for the feature event. Unfortunately early in the feature he would spin to miss another car, and as a result he had to go to the tail of the field. He would rebound to a thirteenth place finish over the remainder of the event. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1July 14th, 2012 - The team concluded a triple header weekend on the Casey's USMTS National Championship tour on Saturday evening with a trip to the wicked-fast, Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, Oklahoma). Another strong field of 42 competitors registered for the $4,000-to-win, 35 lap event. A third to second run in his heat race granted Tesch with the tenth starting spot for the finale, and in the feature he would advance five spots on his way to a fifth place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, Dereck Ramirez, Jeremy Payne, and Austin Siebert. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

July 13th, 2012 - On Friday evening the Casey's USMTS tour made their debut at the state-of-the-art, Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, Kansas) 1as Jon took part in the $5,000-to-win event. Forty-six drivers filled the pit area, and after winning the second heat race Tesch locked into the ninth starting spot for the 40 lap feature. In the main event he battled in the top ten before ultimately advancing two spots to record a seventh place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1July 12th, 2012 - Thursday night found Jon entered the opening round of a tripleheader with the Casey's USMTS National Championship Series with a race at I-35 Speedway (Winston, Missouri). Thirty-seven racers entered the $4,000-to-win program, and in heat race action he advanced three positions to a third place finish to lock into the twelfth starting spot for the main event. In the 40 lap feature he mounted a solid charge to a fifth place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, Chris Brown, Johnny Scott, and Zack VanderBeek. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1July 7th, 2012 - The Casey's USMTS Open Wheel Modified tour rolled into hallow ground on Saturday night with a $3,000-to-win event at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota). Fifty-two competitors were on hand for the event at the racy oval, and Jon began his night by locking into the redraw after winning the fourth heat race from the pole starting spot. In the redraw he received the fifth starting spot for the 40 lap feature. He would race in the top ten for the duration of the feature before crossing the finish line in the sixth spot behind race winner, Brandon Davis, Rodney Sanders, Joey Jensen, Ryan Gustin, and Jason Cummins. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1July 6th, 2012 - Friday night found Jon at Chateau Raceway (Lansing, Minnesota) for a $2,000-to-win, Casey's USMTS event. A fourth to second run in heat race action locked Tesch into the redraw for the 30 lap feature, and he was the recipient of the eighth starting spot. He advanced four spots in the feature on his way to a fourth place finish behind race winner, Brandon Davis, Jason Cummins, and Stormy Scott. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 30th, 2012 - Saturday night was another solid performance for Jon in the Casey's USMTS National Championship Series as he recorded his second third place finish in as many nights with a podium finish at Upper Iowa Speedway (Decorah, Iowa). With twenty-five entries on hand Tesch finished second in his heat race to earn a spot in the redraw for the feature. In the redraw he was awarded with the third starting spot. The $4,000-to-win, 40 lap feature would see Tesch battle in the top five throughout the event before recording a third place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, and Zach VanderBeek. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 29th, 2012 - The Casey's USMTS National Championship Series rolled into Highway 3 Raceway (Allison, Iowa) on Friday night for another $4,000-to-win event. Thirty-one cars filled the pit area, and Jon began his night by winning the second heat race to lock into the redraw for the feature. The redraw would present him with the fifth starting spot for the 40 lap feature. During the course of the event he advanced two spots to record a third place finish behind race winner, Jason Hughes, and Ryan Gustin. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

June 28th, 2012 - On Thursday night the Casey's USMTS National Championship Series rolled into Fairmont Raceway1 (Fairmont, Minnesota) for a $4,000-to-win, 35 lap event. Thirty-competitors registered for battle, and via heat race action Jon missed locking into the feature by one spot, which forced him to run the b-main. After winning the b-main, Tesch started seventeenth in the feature and would manage to only advance three spots to a fourteenth place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 27th, 2012 - Jon entered the first night of four straight events with the Casey's USMTS National Championship Series on Wednesday night at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota). Fifty-three competitors were on hand for the event, and a ninth to fourth run in his heat race left him just short of locking into the 40 lap, $4,000-to-win feature. As a result he ran a b-main, which he won to earn the sixteenth starting spot for the finale. Tesch ran around mid-pack for the first half of the event before retiring to a 22nd place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 23rd, 2012 - The weekend found Jon in action in a doubleheader with the Casey's USMTS National tour in Kansas and Missouri in what would prove to be an up and down pair of events.

On Friday evening the tour rolled into Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas) for a $4,000-to-win race. Tesch began his night by advancing from the sixth starting spot to a third place finish in his heat race to lock into the eleventh starting position for the 40 lap feature. Unfortunately he would see his chances for a strong run in the feature go away early as mechanical woes forced him pitside on lap 17 to a 25th place finish.

Saturday night found the team at Valley Speedway (Grain Valley, Missouri) as they looked to improve their luck from the night prior. Thirty-eight competitors were in action, and in his heat race he finished second to earn the twelfth starting spot for the 50 lap, $4,000-to-win finale. He would race around mid-pack early in the event before racing his way into the top ten. At the finish line he was credited with an eighth place finish. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 16th, 2012 - The team concluded their weekend on Saturday night with the second leg of the doubleheader at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) with the Casey's USMTS tour. Forty-one drivers were on hand to chase the $2,000 top prize, and Jon began his night by blasting from the eighth starting spot in the fourth heat to record a second place finish. His efforts resulted in him being the top point's earner from heat race action, and he locked into the redraw for the feature. In the redraw he would be the recipient of the fifth starting spot on the grid. During the course of the final he battled in the top five before advancing two spots to a third place finish behind race winner, Rodney Sanders, and Jason Krohn. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 15th, 2012 - After seeing Casey's USMTS events in Wisconsin and Minnesota washed away on Wednesday and Thursday evening, Jon was finally able to dodge Mother Nature to return to action on Friday night with a $2,000-to-win event at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) that served as the opening night of a doubleheader at the facility. Forty competitors registered for battle, and a fourth to third run in the second heat race of the evening left Tesch short of earning enough points to lock into the feature. As a result, he was forced to run the first b-main, which he won to earn the thirteenth starting spot for the 35 lap feature. In the main event he would advance seven spots to record a sixth place finish behind race winner, Ryan Gustin, Rodney, Sanders, Dave Cain, Joey Jensen, and Dereck Ramirez. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 2nd, 2012 - With much better weather than what was encountered on Friday evening the Casey's USMTS tour sanctioned a $3,000-to-win event on Saturday evening at the Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, Kansas) as twenty-three cars entered the program. A seventh to fourth run in the first heat race locked Jon into the ninth starting spot for the 30 lap feature. Tesch would advance four spots during the course of the featue on his way to a fifth place finish behind race winner, Ryan Ruter, Jason Krohn, Ryan Gustin, and Rodney Sanders. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1June 1st, 2012 - Friday night saw Jon traveling to the Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, Kansas) for the first of two nights of Casey's USMTS action at the facility. The night would start great for Jon as he charged from the second starting spot to claim the first heat race win. Unfortunately though as the heat race was being completed heavy rain began to fall nixing the program. A complete, new program will be held on Saturday evening.

1May 27th, 2012 - Sunday evening found the team at Dodge County Speedway (Kasson, Minnesota) for another $2,000-to-win, Casey's USMTS event. Thirty-three competitors passed through the pit gate for the program, and Jon began his night by claiming the win in the second heat race to lock into the redraw for the feature. In the redraw Jon received the fourth starting spot on the grid for the 40 lap feature. As the race went green Tesch began to work his way forward, quickly finding himself in the second spot. He would pursue the leader, Jason Cummins, until a lap 11 restart when Jon shot to the lead. Tesch would pace the next fifteen laps before Brandon Smith slipped past on lap 26. Jon would go on to finish in the second spot behind race winner, Brandon Smith. The runner-up finish marked Tesch's best outing thus far into the 2012 season. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

May 26th, 2012 - Jon saw Thursday and Friday night's Casey's USMTS events nixed by rain, but was finally able to return to action 1on Saturday night with a $2,000-to-win event at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) in an event that drew fifty-seven competitors. A seventh to fourth run in his heat race left Jon just short of earning enough points to lock into the feature event. As a result, he ran a b-main, which he won to lock into the seventeenth starting spot for the 40 lap feature. Unfortunately a flat tire on lap 17 would bring his night to an early end in the 23rd position. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

1May 23rd, 2012 - After almost a one month break in action, Jon resumed competition with the Casey's USMTS tour on Wednesday night at I-35 Speedway (Mason City, Iowa) in a $2,000-to-win event. Thirty-one entries registered for battle, and he began his night by finishing second in the fourth heat race to earn a spot in the redraw for the main event. In the redraw Tesch received the ninth starting spot on the grid for the feature. During the course of the main event he would pass five cars to cross the finish line in the fourth position behind race winner, Kelly Shryock, Bryan Rowland, and Rodney Sanders. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.

April 27th, 2012 - Under threatening skies the Casey's USMTS National Championship Series hosted a $4,000-to-win event at 1Mississippi 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.

1April 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.

1March 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 1Nationals 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 at1 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.

1February 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 1Casey'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.

1February 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.

1October 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.