INDIANA, Pa.—The United States Modified Touring Series has raced exclusively on American Racer tires 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 USMTS through the 2020 season.

“American Racer has been a great partner for us and they provide a lot back to our racers,” said USMTS 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.