Plug Pulled
on Practice, King of America XI, Battle at The Bullring
Itinerary Adjusted
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 21)
— After some heavy rain on
Monday and some more promised on Tuesday by weather
forecasters, Wednesday’s practice has been scrapped and
a few other adjustments have been made to the procedures
for this weekend’s Summit King of America XI and the
Battle at The Bullring at the Humboldt Speedway in
Humboldt, Kan.
Slated for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, March 24-26, three huge nights of dirt track
hustle and muscle are on tap featuring USMTS Modifieds,
Medieval USRA Stock Cars and Battle at The Bullring
B-Mods. The total purse for the weekend is more than
$200,000.
Current plans will see a practice
session on Thursday prior to the racing program if the
grounds are dry enough. Officials will make this
announcement on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
“We want to
get this whole race in on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday—that is the plan,” said USMTS promoter Todd
Staley. “Stay tuned for our announcement on Wednesday at
3.
“We do not want haulers showing up at track
until whatever gate times we announce. Gates will be
closed to the speedway until we open the pit shack on
Thursday, so please do not come park there. Once trucks
get to track we need them parked tight and orderly as
the pit area will be tight with car counts.”
If a
pre-race practice is good to go Thursday afternoon, pit
passes $20 and the session could be two hours or more.
Pit gate, drivers meeting and qualifying times have
also been moved up slightly to allow officials to
complete the program sooner if temperatures are chilly.
Summit USMTS Modifieds will compete Thursday for
$3,000 to win and Friday's main event winner garners
$5,000. Saturday’s finale will see a top prize of
$15,000.
Medieval USRA Stock Cars are racing for
$750 to win on Thursday and $1,000 to win on Friday
before trading paint for a $1,500 top prize on Saturday.
Battle at The Bullring B-Mods race for $1,000 to win
on Thursday and Friday, and then a $10,000 paycheck
awaits the main event winner on Saturday.
If you
can’t be there in person, watch every lap of every race
in every division with your
RacinDirt Pit Pass.
All times listed are Central
Standard Time (CST) p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Pits Open 2
p.m. (tentative)
Gates Open 5 p.m.
Pit Meeting
5:15 p.m.
Qualifying 5:45 p.m.
Racing follows
qualifying
General Admission $25 [3-day $75]
Military/Seniors (62+) $20 [3-day $60]
Kids (6-12)
$5, Under 6 FREE
Pits $40 (3-day $120), Kids (6-10)
$30 [3-day $75]
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
Pits Open 2 p.m.
Gates Open 5 p.m.
Pit Meeting
5:15 p.m.
Qualifying 6:10 p.m.
Racing follows
qualifying
Joe Inman rockin' the Hummer Party Barn
after racing
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General Admission $25
Military/Seniors (62+) $20
Kids (6-12) $10, Under 6 FREE
Pits $40, Kids (6-10)
$30
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
Pits
Open 2 p.m.
Gates Open 4 p.m.
Pit Meeting 4:30
p.m.
Qualifying 5 p.m.
Racing follows qualifying
General Admission $30
Military/Seniors (62+) $25
Kids (6-12) $10, Under 6 FREE
Pits $45, Kids (6-10)
$30
USMTS Modified drivers will be able to earn
USMTS points or USRA national points, but not both. A
complete and separate show of qualifying heat races and
main events are on tap all three nights. Drivers will
draw for their starting positions on Thursday with the
top 12 in heat race passing points advancing to the main
event. Friday and Saturday will utilize group qualifying
to set heat race lineups.
Nine different drivers
have claimed victory in the previous ten Summit King of
America contests and the list is a who’s-who of dirt
modified racing.
Reigning Grant Junghans USMTS
Rookie of the Year Brooks Strength captured his USMTS
feature win in last year’s finale to notch the biggest
triumph of his career. On Friday night, Carlos Ahumada
Jr. was with winner—his first and only career USMTS
victory.
Prior to an off-year for the COVID-19
pandemic, Ricky Thornton Jr. captured the crown two
years earlier while two-time USRA Modified national
champion Lucas Schott was the 2018 winner. Two-time
USMTS national champion Ryan Gustin won in and became
the first and only repeat winner at the 2017 event.
Zack VanderBeek captured the title in 2016 after a
thrilling late-race battle with 2014 race winner Rodney
Sanders. Jason Hughes was the 2015 champion; Stormy
Scott topped the 2012 event and nine-time USMTS champ
Kelly Shryock claimed the inaugural crown in 2011.
In the 55 USMTS main events staged at the Humboldt
Speedway, Hughes has more than doubled his nearest
competitor with 13 career wins while Scott has six wins.
Gustin and Shryock both have five and Sanders follows
with four victories.
Drivers with two wins
include VanderBeek, Terry Phillips, Johnny Scott, Jason
Krohn and Johnny Bone Jr. On one occasion the checkered
flag has waved for Thornton, Schott, Tanner Mullens,
Kyle Strickler, Tim Donlinger, Jon Tesch, Jeremy Payne,
Mitch Keeter, Steve Holzkamper and William Gould.
USMTS MODIFIED PAYOUTS
Thursday: “A” Main – 1. $3000, 2. $1700, 3. $1200, 4.
$900, 5. $800, 6. $700, 7. $600, 8. $500, 9. $450, 10.
$400, 11. $375, 12. $350, 13. $325, 14. $320, 15. $315,
16. $310, 17. $305, other starters $300.
Friday:
“A” Main – 1. $5000, 2. $3000, 3. $2000, 4. $1500, 5.
$1000, 6. $900, 7. $800, 8. $750, 9. $700, 10. $650, 11.
$600, 12. $575, 13. $550, 14. $540, 15. $535, 16. $530,
17. $525, 18. $520, 19. $515, 20. $510, 21. $505, other
starters $500.
Saturday: “A” Main – 1. $15,000,
2. $7000 3. $4000, 4. $3000, 5. $2000, 6. $1500, 7.
$1200, 8. $1100, 9. $1000, 10. $900, 11. $875, 12. $850,
13. $840, 14. $835, 15. $830, 16. $825, 17. $820, 18.
$815, 19. $810, 20. $805, other starters $800.
Early entry for Modifieds ends Wednesday, March 23. The
cost is $100 Thursday, $150 Friday and $200 Saturday. On
race day, the entry fees are $150 Thursday, $200 Friday
and $250 Saturday. Register online or call the USMTS
office at (515) 832-7944.
Thursday registration:
https://bit.ly/KOA-thu
Friday registration:
https://bit.ly/KOA-fri
Saturday registration:
https://bit.ly/KOA-sat
MEDIEVAL USRA
STOCK CAR PAYOUTS
Medieval USRA Stock
Cars will run a complete show each of the three nights,
and all three nights will award regional and national
points in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Thursday: “A” Main – 1. $750, 2. $500, 3. $400, 4. $300,
5. $250, 6. $225, 7. $200, 8. $175, 9. $150, 10. $125,
11. $120, 12. $115, 13. $110, 14. $105, other starters
$100.
Friday: “A” Main – 1. $1000, 2. $700, 3.
$500, 4. $400, 5. $300, 6. $250, 7. $225, 8. $200, 9.
$175, 10. $150, 11. $145, 12. $140, 13. $135, 14. $130,
other starters $125.
Saturday: “A” Main – 1.
$1500, 2. $900, 3. $700, 4. $600, 5. $500, 6. $400, 7.
$350, 8. $300, 9. $250, 10. $225, 11. $200, 12. $190,
13. $180, 14. $170, 15. $160, other starters $150.
Early entry ends Wednesday, March 23. The cost for
three days is $100 or $150 on race day. On individual
race days, the cost is $50 Thursday, $75 Friday and $100
Saturday. Register online or call the USRA office at
(515) 832-6000.
Three-day registration:
https://bit.ly/KOA-stocks
Thursday registration:
https://bit.ly/KOA-thu
Friday registration:
https://bit.ly/KOA-fri
Saturday registration:
https://bit.ly/KOA-sat
BATTLE AT THE
BULLRING B-MOD PAYOUTS
At this year’s
King of America XI powered by Summit, each B-Mod racer
will battle in two heats on Thursday and two on Friday.
Each night, the top 16 in points will run a feature
paying $1,000 to win and $100 to start. Accumulated
points from the first two nights will set the lineups
for Saturday’s main events.
This class will
welcome USRA B-Mods, USRA Limited Mods, Wissota Midwest
Modifieds (must utilize American Racer KK-704 tires) and
Sport Mods. Unless otherwise noted, each car must
utilize the complete car spec rules for their division.
Thursday: “A” Main – 1. $1000, 2. $600, 3. $450, 4.
$350, 5. $300, 6. $250, 7. $200, 8. $175, 9. $150, 10.
$140, 11. $130, 12. $125, 13. $120, 14. $115, 15. $110,
16. $105, other starters $100.
Friday: “A” Main –
1. $1000, 2. $600, 3. $450, 4. $350, 5. $300, 6. $250,
7. $200, 8. $175, 9. $150, 10. $140, 11. $130, 12. $125,
13. $120, 14. $115, 15. $110, 16. $105, other starters
$100.
Saturday: “A” Main – 1. $10,000, 2. $5000,
3. $3000, 4. $2500, 5. $2000, 6. $1500, 7. $1200, 8.
$1100, 9. $1000, 10. $900, 11. $875, 12. $850, 13. $840,
14. $835, 15. $830, 16. $825, 17. $820, 18. $815, 19.
$810, 20. $805, other starters $800; “B” Main – 1-12.
advance, 13. $700, 14. $500, 15. $475, 16. $450, 17.
$425, other starters $400; “C” Main – 1-12. advance, 13.
$400, 14. $350, 15. $300, 16. $275, other starters $250;
Last Chance – 1-6. advance, 7. $250, other starters
$225; Next-to-Last Chance – 1-6. advance, 7. $250, 8.
$225, 9. $200, 10. $175, other starters $150.
Early entry ends Wednesday, March 23. The cost is $200
or $250 at the gate on raceday. Register online or call
(515) 832-6000.
Three-day registration:
https://bit.ly/KOA-thu
The Humboldt Speedway
is located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit,
then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd.
(1663 Georgia Rd, Humboldt, KS 66748). For more
information, call (620)
431-2470 or visit
HumboldtSpeedway.com.
Road closure:
Note that there is a road closure on US 169
between Chanute (Cherry St) and US 169 Douglas Rd
(Plummer Ave). To get to the track exit (Hawaii Rd),
when coming via KS 39 from the west or US 169 from the
south, use the map to help avoid construction. Exit onto
eastbound KS 39 to the first road north (left) Plummer
Ave (Douglas Rd) drive approximately 2.5 miles north on
Plummer Ave (Douglas Rd) and take the right-hand exit
back onto US 169, and then follow US 169 to Hawaii Rd
(Humboldt) exit.
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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Beyea
Headers, Chevrolet
Performance, Compstar, Dirt
Draft, Fast
Shafts, FK
Rod Ends, Intercomp, K1
RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports, KS
Engineering, KSE
Racing Products, Malvern
Bank, Mesilla
Valley Transportation, MSD
Performance, Nitroquest
Media, PEM
Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt, Summit
Racing Equipment, Super
Clean, VP
Racing Fuels, Wrisco
Industries.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: ARMI
Contractors, Boubin
Tire & Automotive, Brodix
Cylinder Heads, Hacienda
Mechanical, Mel
Hambelton Racing, Midwest
Wrap Co., Miller
Welders, PBM
Performance Products, Rancho
Milagro Racing, RHRSwag.com, S&S
Fishing & Rental, YouDirt.com.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO
Racing Products, Allstar
Performance, BigDeal
Car Care, Bryke
Racing, BSB
Manufacturing, Champ
Pans, Deatherage
Opticians, Edelbrock, Hooker
Harness, Integra
Racing Shocks and Springs, JE
Pistons, Keyser
Manufacturing, Penske
Racing Shocks, Performance
Bodies & Parts, QA1, RacerWebsite.com, Real
Racing Wheels, Simpson
Performance Products, Swift
Springs, Sybesma
Graphics, Tire
Demon, Wehrs
Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood
Racing.
USMTS RACETRACKS:
81 Speedway,
Arrowhead Speedway,
Belleville High Banks,
Casino Speedway,
Cedar Lake Speedway,
Chateau Speedway,
Dallas County Speedway,
Deer Creek Speedway,
Fayette County Speedway,
Hamilton County Speedway,
Humboldt Speedway,
I-70 Speedway,
Lakeside Speedway,
Lucas Oil Speedway,
Mason City Motor Speedway,
Mississippi Thunder Speedway,
Ogilvie Raceway,
Red Dirt Raceway,
Rocket Raceway Park,
Tri-State Speedway,
Winneshiek Raceway.
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Contact Info:
Jeff Nun
Chief Communications Officer
United States Modified Touring Series, Inc. (USMTS)
1715 W 2nd St, PO Box 905
Webster City, IA 50595
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