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ONAWA, Iowa (Feb. 28) Listed as TBA when the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour schedule was released last month, June 19 will now find the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds at the Blackbird Bend Speedway in Onawa, Iowa. The USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour last visited Blackbird Bend on April 14, 2006. A doubleheader was scheduled with Mark Noble winning the first night and Mother Nature claiming the second night. A planned 2007 stop also fell to wet weather. The Blackbird Bend Speedway is a 5/16-mile semi-banked clay oval located 35 miles south of Sioux City, Iowa, or 60 miles north of Omaha, Neb., on the Omaha Indian Reservation next to CasinOmaha. From the north, take I-29 south to exit 120, turn right (west) on to K25 for 0.3 mile, then turn left on K42 for 5.5 miles. From the south, take I-29 north to exit 112, turn left (west) to SR-175 for 1 mile, then turn right onto Dogwood Ave. for 1.5 miles, then turn left on K42 for 2.5 miles. For more information, call 402-841-0165 or visit www.blackbirdbend.net. For the 11th straight season, the rugged road warriors of the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour will thrill race fans in America's heartland with an aggressive 2009 campaign which features 61 events at 40 different venues in 10 different States. The schedule is highlighted with return engagements to 31 facilities that hosted an USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour event last season, two facilities returning to the line-up after a two-year hiatus and seven new venues encompassing some of the most exciting dirt ovals in America.
Great Plains Region (10 events): Fri Mar 6
Junction Motor Speedway, McCool Junction, NE
($2,000 to win) Mo-Kan Region (13 events): Fri Mar 13
Caney Valley Speedway, Caney, KS ($2,000 to
win) Upper Midwest Region (12 events): Thu May 21
Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA ($2,000 to win) Central States Region (10 events): Tue May 19
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($2,000
to win) The Hunt for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Championship (18 events):
The Hunt for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National
Championship will be comprised of the final 18 races of the season. The
USMTS points system is used at all regional events, with the top-10 in the
final standings for each of the four regions (as well as both regions of the
USMTS Southern Series) earning a spot in The Hunt. Any driver who has
perfect attendance in a region is also qualified. After the completion of
the regional schedule and base points have been established, the USMTS
points system will be used at the remaining events to determine the 2009
USMTS Casey's General Stores National Champion. For the fans, the The Hunt
serves as a playoff for the ultimate prize in dirt modified racing. While
handicapping gives a slight advantage to the drivers that compete on the
entire USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour circuit, any of the
qualified drivers have a legitimate shot at capturing the crown. For the sixth straight year, the USMTS Casey's General
Stores National Tour will kick off with a doubleheader at the Junction Motor
Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb. The 6th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw is
slated for Friday and Saturday, March 6-7. Fridays event will pay $2,000 to
win while the victor in Saturdays main event will pocket $3,000. More than
70 entries are once again expected for the annual lidlifter at the 3/8-mile
high-banked clay oval.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Awesome Racewear, Boom Drilling, Buzzard Racing Engines, Day Motor Sports, Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine. USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville
Motorsports, BSB Manufacturing, COMP Cams, Duralite Racing Wheels, Dynatech
Racing Exhaust, GRT Race Cars, Holley Performance Products, Hyperco, ISKY
Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Quarter Master,
QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.
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