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USMTS
travels to Missouri’s LA Raceway, I-35 Speedway April 1-2
LA MONTE, Mo. (March 28) – A pair of fan-favorite venues in Missouri are up
next for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan
Energy as the month of April kicks off with a big bang.
On Friday, April 1, the series invades the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., for
the Schwab’s Tinker Shop Show-Me Shootout, then heads north to the I-35
Speedway in Winston, Mo., for the first time since the 2003 season and the
Yancy’s Automotive Missouri Meltdown on Saturday, April 1.
Each event will pay $2,000 to the winner with a minimum of $250 to start.
The mud starts flying on April Fools’ Day as the rugged USMTS road warriors
invade the LA Raceway for the seventh time in five years.
Jason Hughes won last August during ‘The Hunt’ and used that momentum to
carry him to the USMTS National Championship. Other former winners at the LA
Raceway include Kelly Shryock, Rodney Sanders, Grant Junghans and Jeremy
Payne.
Payne is the only two-time winner, having captured the debut event in 2007
and last April’s show. He also crossed the finish line first in 2009, but
was later disqualified for illegal tires and the win was awarded to Junghans.
A smooth, fast and wide racing surface has been the norm with each visit to
the facility. After 230 laps and six feature races at the track since 2007,
the yellow flag has waved just once in three of them while the other three
main events went green to checkered without a caution.
Gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps start at 7 and the first heat race is slated
for 7:30. Local B-Mods will also be racing. The LA Raceway is a located 3.5
miles west of SR 127 on Hwy Y. For more information, call 660-620-1152
(office) or 660-563-9878 (track) or check out
www.laraceway.com online.
Although it has been nearly eight years since the USMTS Modifieds have
thrown dirt at the I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo., there were seven USMTS
events staged at the 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval during the 2002 and 2003
seasons.
John Allen picked up the win on March 29, 2002, in the first race at what
was called Winston Speedway at the time. The next night saw Kelly Shryock
take the checkers. The series returned in October for a three-day show with
Shryock winning the first two features and John Van Den Berg taking home the
$5,000 winner’s paycheck the third night.
Another doubleheader was held April 12-13, 2003, with Scott Drake and Mark
Noble each picking up main event wins.
I-35 Speedway owners Mike and Kyle Johnson have taken advantage of some nice
weather and completed some improvements at the facility, including fresh
concrete in the grandstand area and countless hours of track preparation.
This will be the first USMTS points race for drivers competing in the Arnold
Motor Supply Central States Region. Also on the racing card will be the
season-opening event for the USRA Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA Stock
Cars and USRA B-Mods racing for $700 and $500 to win, respectively.
Pit gates open 4:30 p.m., grandstands open at 5, hot laps start at 6:30 and
the green flag flies at 7 p.m.
An open practice for all classes is scheduled for Thursday, March 31, with
gates opening at 4 p.m.
The I-35 Speedway is located 10 miles north of Cameron on SR 6 (exit 64).
For more information, call the track at 660-749-5317 or visit
www.i-35speedway.net online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS
on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Swan Energy.
USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Awesome Race Suits,
Cheetos, Intercomp, Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision
Graphics, Nitroquest, RACEceiver, SLAP Energy, Snickers.
USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, BRODIX
Cylinder Heads, DAY Motor Sports, Dirthead.com, DirtKnights.com, Dirt Track
Racing School, DrySlik Dirt Trak Racewear, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intensitee
Custom Racewear, Karl Performance Parts, Mesilla Valley Transportation,
Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, Schwab’s Tinker
Shop, Sybesma Graphics, Yeager Machine.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, COMP Cams, Eibach Springs,
Fast Shafts, Forty9Designs.com, Genesis Shocks, Hooker Harness, Hypercoil
Springs, ISKY Racing Cams, The Joie of Seating, KSE Racing Products, Marsh
Racing Wheels, Out-Pace Racing Products, PBM Performance Products, Quarter
Master, Real Racing Wheels, RHS – Racing Head Service, Wehrs Machine &
Racing Products.
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