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Featherlite Fall Jamboree kicks off Wednesday at Deer Creek Speedway
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (Sept. 19) – The undisputed marquee event for America’s
most talented Modified drivers on dirt kicks off this Wednesday, Sept. 21,
at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., with practice night for
the 13th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree.
With nearly $200,000 in posted awards for the event, this year’s blockbuster
event will see a record payoff for several drivers.
Drivers may still get entered today for the early bird entry fee of just
$200 by calling the USMTS office at 515-832-7944. After today, the entry fee
is $250 and at the gate on race day the price is $300. Competitors may also
pre-enter for single days.
Early bird race fans can get a free preview of the action Wednesday night,
and drivers will get their chance to make final adjustments to their
machines with an open practice from 6-9 p.m. Gates open at 4 p.m. with
admission to the grandstands free for all.
Three complete shows are on tap for Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a
whopping $15,000 to win over the course of three nights.
Thursday's main event carries a $3,000 top prize and pays a minimum of $450
to each of the 30 starters. Gates open at 3 p.m. and the first green flag
waves at 6:30 p.m. The night will wind down with a karaoke party in the pits
following the races.
On Friday, the USMTS Modifieds will compete in a feature race with $4,000
earmarked for the winner and $550 for each of the 30 starters. Gates open at
4 p.m. and the first green flag waves at 6:30. The day will kick off with
the annual golf tournament in the morning. Fans, drivers, crews and families
will put a lid on Friday’s festivities with the return of The Dweebs
performing live on stage following the races.
Saturday's explosive finale will feature the hottest dirt Modified pilots in
the nation battling for one of 30 spots in the main event that will take the
green flag three-wide and ten rows deep. Drivers will battle for an $8,000
top prize and at least $900 just to take the green flag.
And if that wasn’t enough, Saturday’s non-qualifiers will have a chance at
one of 30 spots in the annual Non-Qualifiers Race, which carries a $2,000
top prize and pays $400 to start ... that’s more than most “big” Modified
races pay to win their main event.
Past Featherlite Fall Jamboree champions include Ron Jones (1999), Johnny
Saathoff (2000), Willy Kraft (2001), Mark Noble (2002), Dan Daniels (2003),
Kelly Shryock (2004), Chad Kinder (2006), Dean Mahlstedt (2007), Tim
Donlinger (2008) and Jason Hughes (2005, ’09, ’10).
Fan may purchase tickets online at
www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling toll-free 877-DCS-RACE. For
track or campground info, call 507-346-2342 or email
info@deercreekspeedway.com.
The Deer Creek Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located off of
I-90 at Exit 209, then 11.3 miles south on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16).
Fan may purchase tickets online at
www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling toll-free 877-DCS-RACE. For
track or campground info, call 507-346-2342 or email
info@deercreekspeedway.com.
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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