Pivotal
Weekend Awaits USMTS Glory-Seekers
WICHITA, Kan.
(Aug. 1) —
With just 15 races left until one driver
reaps a $100,000 paycheck, the Leon Ramirez Trophy and
title of Summit USMTS National Champion, the USMTS
gladiators return to action with a gears ‘n’ guts
tripleheader this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug.
4-6.
The action starts Thursday, Aug. 4, at the
81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., before moving to the
Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., on Friday, Aug. 5.
The
whirlwind weekend wraps up at the Lucas Oil Speedway in
Wheatland, Mo., on Saturday, Aug. 6—just two months
before the 9th Annual Summit USRA Nationals in October.
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THURSDAY, AUG. 4
81 SPEEDWAY, PARK CITY, KS
11TH ANNUAL KEEPER OF THE PLAINS SHOOTOUT
The parade of power begins Thursday, Aug. 4, at the 81
Speedway in Park City, Kan., before moving to the
Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., on Friday, Aug. 5.
The wild weekend wraps up Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Lucas
Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.
With $5,000 posted
for the winner, the 11th Annual USMTS Keeper of the
Plains Shootout at the 81 Speedway will mark the 24th
visit for the Summit USMTS National Championship
presented by RacinDirt to the popular 3/8-mile clay oval
just outside of Wichita.
Four-time USMTS National
Champion Jason Hughes was the first to taste victory
here on Aug. 5, 2008, and has two wins at 81 Speedway to
his credit.
Most recently, however, Jake O'Neil
has been the man to beat here as the Tucson, Ariz.,
driver has won the last two USMTS contests here.
Other past winners include Rodney Sanders, who has a
series-best six triumphs here. Ryan Gustin is a
three-time winner, Jeremy Payne has two trophies and one
trip to victory lane has been experienced by Stormy
Scott, Cade Dillard, Jon Mitchell, Johnny Scott, Zack
VanderBeek, Terry Phillips, Jacob Bleess and Cole
Traugott.
Pit gates open 4 p.m. and grandstands
open 6, with hot laps and qualifying at 7p.m.
BSB
Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and AutoTech Service Super
Stocks are also on the card at the 3/8-mile semi-banked
dirt oval located north of Wichita on I-135 to Exit 16,
then 0.7 mile west on 77th St. to 7700 N Broadway, Park
City, KS 67219.
For more information, check out
race81speedway.com.
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FRIDAY, AUG. 5
HUMBOLDT SPEEDWAY, HUMBOLDT, KS
16TH ANNUAL USMTS SUMMER FLING
When ‘The Hummer’ hosts
the 16th Annual USMTS Summer Fling on Friday, Aug. 5, it
will mark the 59th main event for the USMTS at the home
of King of America. Only the Deer Creek Speedway in
Spring Valley, Minn., has hosted more USMTS shows.
Jake O’Neil been the winningest driver this season
on the USMTS trail with seven wins, but he’s also
claimed two of the lasts three in Humboldt—including
Summit King of America XI this past March and last
summer’s Summer Fling.
But the most prolific
racer in Humboldt history is Jason Hughes who has 13 of
his 155 career USMTS wins here. His last, however,
happened more than six years ago so he’ll be hustling to
take home the $7,000 winner’s portion of the purse..
In the series’ inaugural visit on June 28, 2000, it
was Johnny Bone Jr. taking the win—his first of two
here. Stormy Scott is a six-time winner, Kelly Shryock
has five wins and four wins apiece are credited to Ryan
Gustin and Rodney Sanders.
Jason Krohn, Johnny
Scott, Terry Phillips and Zack VanderBeek while Tim
Donlinger, Jon Tesch, Steve Holzkamper, William Gould,
Jeremy Payne, Mitch Keeter, Kyle Strickler, Lucas
Schott, Ricky Thornton Jr., Tanner Mullens, Carlos
Ahumada Jr., Brooks Strength and Kale Westover each have
one trophy.
Pit gates open 5 p.m. and grandstands
open 6, with hot laps and qualifying at 7:15 followed by
racing at 8.
Rays Metal Depot USRA B-Mods, Primal
Jerky Midwest Mods and Extrusions Inc. USRA Tuners are
also on the card at the 1/4-mile semi-banked clay oval
located off of US 169 to the Humboldt exit, then 0.1
mile west, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east to
1663 Georgia Rd, Humboldt, KS 66748.
For more
information, check out
humboldtspeedway.com.
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SATURDAY, AUG. 6
LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY,
WHEATLAND, MO
13TH ANNUAL SLICK MIST SHOW-ME SHOOTOUT
The hunt for the Summit USMTS National Championship
presented by RacinDirt rolls through Wheatland, Mo., for
the 13th Annual Slick Mist Show-Me Shootout presented by
Foley Equipment as the stars and cars of the United
States Modified Touring Series make their only
appearance of 2022 at the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks.”
The Lucas Oil Speedway is considered by industry
insiders to be one of the top five—if not the
best—racetracks in the nation. Twenty one VIP luxury
suites, a giant HD Jumbo Tron Screen, Musco Sports
lighting, a Bose Stadium sound system, Go Kart Track for
all ages, The Diamond Bar, the best track food in the
country, and the nicest pits in dirt track racing are
just a few of the amenities that set this place apart
from the others.
What’s more, this event is
happening just two months before the 9th Annual Summit
USRA Nationals in October, so look for a massive car
count with O’Reilly Auto Parts USRA Stock Cars and Ozark
Golf Cars USRA B-Mods also on the program on Saturday,
Aug. 6.
With 15 prior visits to the Lucas Oil
Speedway, defending USMTS National Champion Dereck
Ramirez has won the last two Slick Mist Show-Me
Shootouts here.
Kelly Shryock, Jeremy Payne and
Terry Phillips are also two-time winners. Jason Krohn,
Ryan Gustin, Johnny Scott, Zack VanderBeek, Stormy
Scott, Rodney Sanders and Tanner Mullens each have one
win on their résumé.
Gates open at 4 p.m. with
hot laps and qualifying at 6:30 followed by racing at
7:05.
The Lucas Oil Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8
mile clay oval located 0.2 mile south of US 54 on SR 83,
then east to 18842 Speedway Dr, Wheatland, MO 65779
For more information, check out
lucasoilspeedway.com.
Remaining USMTS
Schedule:
Aug. 4 – 81 Speedway, Park
City, Kan., 11th Annual Keeper of the Plains Shootout
($5,000 to win)
Aug. 5 – Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt,
Kan., 16th Annual Summer Fling ($7,000 to win)
Aug. 6
– Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo., 13th Annual Slick
Mist Show-Me Shootout ($10,000 to win)
Aug. 11 –
Dallas County Speedway, Urbana, Mo., 3rd Annual Wehrs
Machine Bullring Bash ($5,000 to win)
Aug. 12 –
Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kan., 6th Annual Grant
Junghans Memorial ($20,002 to win)
Aug. 13 – I-70
Speedway, Odessa, Mo., Inaugural Bushwhacker presented
by RacinDirt ($10,000 to win)
Sept. 2 – Mississippi
Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, Wis., 8th Annual End of
Summer Bash ($10,000 to win)
Sept. 3 – Deer Creek
Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn., 17th Annual J&S JCB
Fastrac 40 ($10,000 to win)
Sept. 4 – Fayette County
Speedway, West Union, Iowa, 10th Annual War in West
Union ($10,000 to win)
Sept. 22-24 – Deer Creek
Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn., 24th Annual Featherlite
Fall Jamboree ($3,000 to win)
Oct. 27 – Tri-State
Speedway, Pocola, Okla., Inaugural King of The Ring
($10,000 to win)
Oct. 28 – Lakeside Speedway, Kansas
City, Kan., 8th Annual Kansas City Sizzler ($10,000 to
win)
Oct. 29 – 81 Speedway, Park City, Kan., 3rd
Annual Modified Spook-tacular ($10,000 to win)
Current Points Standings:
1. 19 Dustin Sorensen,
Rochester, Minn. …1958 (5 wins)
2. 02 Tanner Mullens,
Wichita, Kan. …1851
3. 4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward,
Okla. … 1789 (3 wins)
4. 33Z Zack VanderBeek, New
Sharon, Iowa … 1735
5. 75 Terry Phillips,
Springfield, Mo. … 1727
6. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy,
Texas … 1680
7. 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn. …
1642
8. 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz. … 1618 (7 wins)
9. 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. … 1599
10. 21 Jacob
Bleess, Chatfield, Minn. … 1493
11. 10C Cayden
Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa … 1492
12. 87 Darron Fuqua,
Mayetta, Kan. … 1453
13. 49 Jake Timm, Winona, Minn.
… 1395 (2 wins)
14. 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr.., El Paso,
Texas … 1382
15. 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid, Iowa … 1351
16. 69 Lucas Schott, Chatfield, Minn. … 1339 (1 win)
17. 4W Tyler Wolff, Fayetteville, Ark. … 1331
18.
19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif. … 1314 (1 win)
19.
38T Dylan Thornton, Santa Maria, Calif. … 1303
20.
44S Shane DeVolder, Pacifica, Calif. … 1298
21. 2G
Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan. … 1221
22. 8C Chris
Clark, Jackson, Wyo. … 1154
23. 56 Colton Horner,
Houston, Texas … 1120
Other winners:
25.
65 Tyler Davis, Haysville, Kan. (1 win)
35. 15W Kale
Westover, Altus, Okla. (1 win)
45. Jim Chisholm,
Osage, Iowa (1 win)
48. 2C Dave Cain, Corcoran, Minn.
(1 win)
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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Beyea
Headers, Chevrolet
Performance, Compstar, 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, DAY
Motorsports, Hacienda
Mechanical, Mel
Hambelton Racing, Midwest
Wrap Co., Miller
Welders, PBM
Performance Products, Rancho
Milagro Racing, RHRSwag.com, S&S
Fishing & Rental, Salty's
BBQ & Catering, 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
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Racing Wheels, Simpson
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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,
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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