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Countdown to The
Hunt: USMTS invades Cresco, Fountain City this weekend for final regional
battles
CRESCO, Iowa (Aug. 2) – With the World Modified Dirt Track Championship in
their rearview mirrors, the stars and cars of the USMTS Casey’s General
Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy are back on the road this week
with a trio of events that will wrap up regional points battles and set the
stage for this year’s Hunt for the USMTS National Championship.
On Thursday, Aug. 4, the action comes to the Cresco Speedway in Cresco,
Iowa, for the 6th Annual Cresco Bowl. Originally scheduled for June 15, the
event was one of many that were thwarted by Mother Nature this season.
This will be the 17th occasion that the lead-footed USMTS Modifieds have
invaded the 4/10-mile clay oval at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Kelly
Shryock tops the all-time win list with eight victories here, while Al Hejna
and Jason Krohn each have two wins.
Mike Spaulding won the inaugural event at Cresco on June 27, 2002; Alan
Mondus won his first and only USMTS event here in 2006; one of Zack
VanderBeek’s 21 career wins came at Cresco in 2009 and Corey Dripps is the
defending event champion.
Pit gates open at 4 p.m. grandstands open at 5, hot laps begin at 7 and the
first heat race gets the green flag at 7:30. The Cresco Speedway is located
2 blocks north of SR 9 on SW 7th. Race day info is available by calling
563-547-3400 or at
www.mhcfair.com/speedway.
On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4-5, the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in
Fountain City, Wis., will host a dynamic doubleheader which also was created
with the help of Mother Nature when the one-day USMTS event was rained out
July 15.
Promoter Bob Timm decided to make it a two-day weekend, with the USMTS
Modifieds racing for $2,000 to win on Friday and $3,000 to win on Saturday
as part of the 3rd Annual Rivercity Rumble.
Todd Scharkey, Kelly Shryock and Al Hejna were all winners at the former
Tri-Oval Speedway before Timm assumed ownership three years ago and
reconfigured the track shape and brought in tons of new clay for the racing
surface. Since then, Tommy Myer and Tim Donlinger have both scored victories
at the track while Ryan Gustin has two wins, including the most recent event
last August during ‘The Hunt.’
Friday at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway, the pits will open at 4 p.m. and
the grandstands will swing open at 5. Hot laps begin at 6:30 with racing to
follow at 7 p.m. On Saturday, pits open at 2 p.m., grandstands open at 3 and
hot laps start at 5:30 with racing at 6 p.m.
The Mississippi Thunder Speedway is located 3.0 miles north of Fountain City
on SR 35. For more information, call 608-687-3282 or visit
www.mississippithunder.com on the World Wide Web.
This week’s trio of shows will wrap up the Yeager Machine Upper Midwest
Region points battle and graduate the final class of drivers who will
compete in this year’s Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National
Championship powered by Swan Energy.
Ryan Gustin leads the regional points battle over Zack VanderBeek and Kelly
Shryock, with Rodney Sanders, Jon Tesch, Jason Miller, Corey Dripps, Al
Hejna, Jason Grimes and Jason Krohn rounding out the top 10 in points.
The event at Cresco and Friday at Fountain City will feature the Iron Man
Challenge for USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars and USRA Karl Performance Parts
B-Mods. USRA Hobby Stocks will join the action Thursday at Cresco. USRA Karl
Performance Parts B-Mods, Street Stocks, Super Stocks and Mini-Mods will
round out the card on Saturday at Fountain City.
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, CPD Racing
Tools, Eibach Springs, Erson Cams, 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, Tiger Rear Ends, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, WIX Filters.
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