Champions To
Be Crowned in USMTS Finale at 81 Speedway
WICHITA, Kan. (Oct. 29)
— The Summit
USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt will
put the wraps on the 2022 racing season with the 3rd
Annual USMTS Modified Spooktacular at the 81 Speedway in
Park City, Kan.
Just one points title has yet to be decided. The
crowning of the 2022 USMTS National Champion becomes
official after the checkered flag waves and the path to
the title is simple math: 81+19=100 (thousand dollars).
No title is more sought after in dirt Modified
racing than that of USMTS National Champion. In fact,
only eight drivers have done so.
Make that nine
as 21-year-old Dustin Sorensen will—barring an act of
God or nuclear war—become the youngest champion since
Ryan Gustin in 2011.
This year’s champ will earn
the richest paycheck in series history as $100,000 is
going back to Rochester, Minnesota, along with the first
Leon Ramirez Trophy which will be awarded to every
champion from now until the USMTS ceases to exist.
Affectionately called “The Leon,” the trophy is a
homage to Leon Ramirez, who passed away February 19
after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer.
Other spots among the top 10 in national points are
still up for grabs. Tanner Mullens sits second, but with
a really bad night he could be overhauled by a
victorious Phillips, who is also in the crosshairs of
Dereck Ramirez, who could climb to third in the final
standings but is too far back to take second away from
Mullens.
Rodney Sanders will wind up fifth, Zack
VanderBeek is solidly in sixth and Dan Ebert clings to
the seventh spot with four-time USMTS National Champion
Jason Hughes in eighth and within striking distance of
Ebert.
Darron Fuqua is practically a shoo-in to
finish the season ninth in points while the tightest
contest is for the final spot in the top 10 where Jacob
Bleess leads Cayden Carter by just 12 points.
Carter will earn $10,000 as the USMTS Grant Junghans
Rookie of the Year for 2022. Kyle Brown is a distant
second but Shane DeVolder is just 18 points back in
third. Dylan Thornton will wind up fourth and fifth will
be Colton Horner.
A few other titles will be made
official tonight too.
MB Customs Race Cars has
already clinched the Miller USMTS Manufacturers
Championship and this year’s Compstar/JE Pistons USMTS
Engine Builder of the Year Award belongs to
Kentucky-based Cornett Racing Engines.
Meanwhile,
the season-long FK Rod Ends Hard Charger of the Year
Award is up for grabs. Mullens leads Sorensen by 10
points heading into Saturday’s finale while Dereck
Ramirez, Rodney Sanders and Jason Hughes complete the
top five.
Saturday in Park City:
The 3rd Annual USMTS Modified Spooktacular at the 81
Speedway in Park City, Kan., wraps up the season on
Saturday with the crowning of the 2022 USMTS National
Champion after the checkered flag waves.
The
USMTS feature winner will pocket no less than $10,030.
Past USMTS winners include Rodney Sanders, who has a
series-best six triumphs here and Ryan Gustin is a
three-time winner. Jason Hughes, Jake O'Neil, Jeremy
Payne and Terry Phillips have two trophies. Stormy
Scott, Cade Dillard, Jon Mitchell, Johnny Scott, Zack
VanderBeek, Jacob Bleess and Cole Traugott have enjoyed
one trip to victory lane.
Trick-or-treating for
the kids will happen from 2-3 p.m. with a free Halloween
Walk through the pits. Racers and encouraged to brings
treats for the kids and maybe a surprise or two.
After the pits are cleared, they will reopen and the
grandstand gates will swing open at 3:30. Hot laps begin
at 5:15 and racing gets underway at 6.
BSB
Manufacturing USRA B-Mods are also on the card at the
3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval located at 7700 N
Broadway, Park City, KS 67219—just north of Wichita on
I-135 to exit 16, then 0.7 mile west on 77th St. to N.
Broadway.
For more information, check out
81speedway.com and follow them on
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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
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,
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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