Sanders Leads
USMTS Invasion of Minnesota
The
Summit USMTS National Championship presented by
RacinDirt is set to tear up the dirt in Minnesota with a
thrilling four-night showdown from July 17-20, across
the Gopher State.
Leading the charge is points
leader
Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas, who’s gunning for
his sixth national title and looking to add to his
staggering 126 career USMTS wins.
With four
unique ovals, hefty purses and fierce competition, this
week promises heart-pounding action for dirt track fans.
Kicking off the blitz on Thursday, July 17, the
Fairmont Raceway hosts the 11th Annual Summer
Spectacular powered by Bettin Trucking. The half-mile
high-banked dirt oval offers $3,000 to the winner and
$455 to start. Sanders, a two-time winner at Fairmont
(2014, 2024), knows this track well and will look to
dominate as he did last year.
A full night of
racing is on tap at the Martin County Fairgrounds, with
USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA
Tuners competing for track, region and national points
in the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series.
Fairmont
Raceway is a 1/2-mile high-banked dirt oval located at
1300 N Bixby Rd, Fairmont, MN 56031. for more
information, check out
www.fmtraceway.com.
On Friday, July 18, the
series makes its debut at Princeton Speedway for the
first night of the 5th Annual Mod Wars featuring USMTS
vs Wissota Modifieds. The quarter-mile high-banked clay
oval will award $5,000 to the winner and $700 to start.
Super Stocks, Midwest Mods, Street Stocks, Mod Fours and
Hornets are also on the card.
The Princeton
Speedway is a 1/4-mile high-banked clay oval located at
1400 3rd Street N, Princeton, MN 55371. For more
information, surf on over to
www.princetonspeedway.com.
The action shifts
to where the first four years of Mod Wars were waged, as
the Ogilvie Raceway hosts the second night of Mod Wars
presented by Architect Mechanical and Blaine Brothers on
Saturday, July 19. This half-mile high-banked dirt oval
boasts a $5,000 winner’s prize and $900 to start.
Sanders, who has yet to claim a USMTS win at Ogilvie,
faces stiff competition from past winners and legit
locals.
To make things even crazier, 'The Big O'
will have the Wissota Late Model Challenge Series in
action on the same night, and complete shows for Midwest
Modifieds and Mod Fours.
The Ogilvie Speedway is
a 1/2-mile high-banked dirt oval located at 1539 Hwy 23,
Ogilvie, MN 56358. More info is available at
www.ogilvieraceway.com.
The Minnesota
marathon wraps up on Sunday, July 20, at Granite City
Motor Park in Sauk Rapids, Minn., for the third and
final night of Mod Wars. The half-mile high-banked dirt
oval offers $5,000 to win and $600 to start. Sanders, a
2013 winner at Granite City, will aim to add another
trophy to his collection on this gritty track.
Wissota Midwest Mods and Crown Vics will round out the
four-division event. The Granite City Motor Park is
located at 2540 Golden Spike Rd NE, Sauk Rapids, MN
56379. For more facts, check out
www.gc-motorpark.com.
Sanders, 35, leads the
points standings with 1,548 points and five wins this
season with precision honed since his first USMTS
victory in 2009.
Hot on his heels is
Jim Chisholm of Osage, Iowa, the 2024 national
champion, with 1,427 points and three wins. Chisholm,
21, banked nearly $90,000 last year with eight victories
and is hungry to defend his crown.
Tanner Mullens of Wichita, Kan., sits third with
1,382 points and one win, known for his blazing starts,
had a bumpy start to his season but has since proven
himself a worthy target.
Kyle Strickler of Mooresville, N.C., holds fourth
with 1,369 points and three wins, fresh off his victory
at the
Amarillo Ambush. Rounding out the top five is
Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., with 1,258
points, a veteran still seeking his first win of 2025
but a consistent threat.
Current Points
as of July 14, 2025:
1. 20 Rodney Sanders,
Happy, TX, 1548 (5 wins)
2. 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage,
IA, 1427 (3 wins)
3. 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, KS,
1382 (1 win)
4. 8 Kyle Strickler, Mooresville, NC,
1369 (3 wins)
5. 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, MO,
1258
6. 25
Joe Chisholm, Osage, IA, 1257 (1 win)
7. 58X
Gary Christian, Broken Bow, OK, 1197
8. 712
Trevor Hughes, Westville, OK, 1133
9. 21K
Kyle Brown, Madrid, IA, 1087
10. 5
Reece Solander, Emporia, KS, 1074
Other
winners:
13. 2SS
Mark Smith, Anthony, NM, 691 (1 win)
25. 97 Cade
Dillard, Robeline, LA, 393 (3 wins)
Complete Standings
With $16,000 up for grabs
across these four nights, Sanders and his rivals will
battle not just for cash but for crucial points in the
championship chase. Fans can catch every lap live on
www.racindirt.tv, where the dirt will fly and
legends will be forged.
Get ready, Minnesota—the
USMTS is about to paint your towns dirty!
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