INDIANA, Pa.—The United States Racing Association has raced exclusively on American Racer tires in the Modified, Stock Car and B-Mod divisions since 2006, and with the signing of a new agreement with Race Tires America, Inc., the American Racer® brand will continue as the Official Tire of the USRA through the 2020 season.

“American Racer has been a great partner for us and they provide a lot back to our racers,” said USRA President Todd Staley. “We are glad to extend our agreement for the long term and help keep the American Racer brand strong everywhere we race.”

American Racer® brand tires are designed, developed and marketed by Race Tires America, Inc., a division of Specialty Tires of America—a performance-driven, responsive company that is committed to continuously improving the quality of their products.

The company builds racing tires that are state-of-the-art, designed for performance, durability, repeatability and consistency. They are second to none in an industry that is ever-changing.

“We are very excited and honored to extend our agreement with USMTS and USRA through the 2020 season,” said Race Tires America Director of Racing Scott Junod. “Todd Staley and his team do a fantastic job promoting dirt racing in the heartland of America, and continuing our relationship with them is great news for our company and for racing in general. American Racer has worked with the USMTS and USRA for many years, and we could not be happier that will continue for years to come.”

Built in their Indiana, Pa., and Unicoi, Tenn., factories, American Racer® offers a wide range of dirt track racing tires with hundreds of sizes, constructions and compounds that are built to meet your needs of any dirt track racer, and they are continually developing new products and compounds to excel in a highly competitive racing marketplace.

American Racer History
The McCreary Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1915 to provide tires to an exploding automotive aftermarket. McCreary built a reputation for quality workmanship and continued to grow as a premium brand in the passenger, light truck and medium truck tire markets.

In the 1960s, McCreary entered the race tire market. Throughout the 1970s and ‘80s, McCreary continued to grow its market share. It maintained a reputation of providing performance excellence on the race track, while economic conditions in the replacement tire market generally forced niche manufacturers to restructure their business models.

In 1992 McCreary changed its name to Specialty Tires of America. The new name better reflected the change from a manufacturer of commodity replacement tires to a company with a broader, more specialized product offering. This specialization allowed the company to increase its focus on product quality and performance excellence.

In 1994, as part of the revitalization of the company, the American Racer® brand was introduced. Today, after over 50 years of racing tire design and manufacturing, the American Racer® brand is raced around the globe on virtually every type of racing vehicle.

For more information, visit www.americanraceronline.com online or give them a like at www.facebook.com/americanracer.

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USRA OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Tires, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, COMP Cams, Day Motor Sports, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, MSD, Nitroquest Media, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Radical Race Gear.

USRA PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boubin Tire & Automotive, ElbowsUp.com, Erson Cams, Heartland Auto Racing Show, New Vision Graphics.

USRA CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, ASi Racewear, Beyea Custom Headers, BSB Manufacturing, COMP Cams, Edelbrock, Forty9 Designs, Genesis Racing Shocks, Hooker Custom Harness, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, QA1 Performance Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Sybesma Graphics, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products.

USRA PARTICIPATING TRACKS: Bronco Raceway Park, Callaway Raceway, Central Missouri Speedway, Chateau Raceway, Crawford County Speedway, Cresco Speedway, Dallas County Speedway, Deer Creek Speedway, Devil’s Bowl Speedway, East Texas Speedway, El Paso Speedway Park, Fairmont Raceway, Fayette County Speedway, Flint Creek Speedway, Gator Motorplex, Hamilton County Speedway, Heartland Park Topeka, Humboldt Speedway, Huset’s Speedway, I-35 Speedway, I-90 Speedway, Lakeside Speedway, Lawton Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Monett Speedway, Mountain Creek Speedway, Nevada Speedway, North Central Arkansas Speedway, Randolph County Raceway, Rapid Speedway, Red River Speedway, Royal Purple Raceway, South Texas Speedway, Southern New Mexico Speedway, Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Springfield Raceway, Superbowl Speedway, Texana Raceway Park, Upper Iowa Speedway, Valley Speedway.