King of
America Returns to Humboldt in March 2022
HUMBOLDT, Kan.
(Nov. 22) —
One of the most popular events on the
Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s
campaign, the King of America is returning to the
Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., March 24-26, 2022.
King of
America XI powered by Summit action gets underway
Thursday with a $3,000-to-win main event. On Friday, the
touring titans of the USMTS compete for $5,000 to win
and a top prize of $15,000 is posted for the winner of
Saturday’s finale.
Nine different racers have
claimed victory in the previous ten King of America
events with two-time USMTS National Champion Ryan Gustin
winning in 2013 and 2017 to be the only multi-time
winner.
Brooks Strength is the defending champ
after claiming his first and only USMTS victory in last
year’s phenomenal finale.
Delayed by one year due
to the pandemic in 2020, Ricky Thornton Jr. captured the
crown in 2019 while two-time USRA Modified National
Champion Lucas Schott was the 2018 winner.
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 National Champion
Kelly Shryock claimed the inaugural crown in 2011.
In the 56 USMTS races here, Hughes has more than
doubled his nearest competitor with 13 career wins at
‘The Hummer’ 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 Jake O’Neil, Strength and Carlos
Ahumada Jr., who each won their first at Humboldt in
2021, as well as Thornton, Schott, Tanner Mullens, Kyle
Strickler, Tim Donlinger, Jon Tesch, Jeremy Payne, Mitch
Keeter, Steve Holzkamper and William Gould.
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.
Information regarding
times and tickets is forthcoming… we just want to be
sure you lock in those vacation days. Of course, if you
can’t be there in person, the Humboldt Speedway in
person, you can enjoy every lap of every race in every
division on every night of King of America XI with your
subscription at
RacinDirt.TV.
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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Beyea
Headers, Casey’s, Chevrolet
Performance, Compstar, Dirt
Draft, Eibach, Fast
Shafts, FK
Rod Ends, Intercomp, Jerovetz
Motorsports Racing Parts, K1
RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports, KS
Engineering, KSE
Racing Products, Malvern
Bank, Mesilla
Valley Transportation, MSD
Performance, MTN
DEW RISE ENERGY, MyRacePass, Nitroquest
Media, PEM
Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt.com, Summit
Racing Equipment, Super
Clean, The
Chunky Poodle, VP
Racing Fuels, Wrisco
Industries.
USMTS PARTICIPATING
SPONSORS: ARMI
Contractors, Boomtest
Well Service, Boubin
Tire & Automotive, Brodix
Cylinder Heads, Duvall
Electric, Hacienda
Mechanical, Mel
Hambelton Ford Racing, Midwest
Wrap Co., Miller
Welders, PBM
Performance Products, Race
Ranch, Rancho
Milagro Racing, RHRSwag.com, S&S
Fishing & Rental, YouDirt.com.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO
Racing Products, Allstar
Performance, BigDeal
Car Care, Brown
& Miller Racing Solutions, Bryke
Racing, BSB
Manufacturing, Champ
Pans, Deatherage
Opticians, Edelbrock, Forty9
Designs, Hooker
Harness, Integra
Racing Shocks and Springs, Keyser
Manufacturing, Maxima
Racing Oils, Penske
Racing Shocks, 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,
Ark-La-Tex Speedway,
Arrowhead Speedway,
Casino Speedway,
Cedar Lake Speedway,
Dallas County Speedway,
Deer Creek Speedway,
Fayette County Speedway,
Hamilton County Speedway,
Humboldt Speedway,
Lakeside Speedway,
Lucas Oil Speedway,
Mason City Motor Speedway,
Mississippi Thunder Speedway,
Ogilvie Raceway,
Park Jefferson Speedway,
Rapid Speedway,
Revolution Park,
RPM Speedway,
Tri-State Speedway,
Upper Iowa Speedway.
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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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