Osky racers, fans
ready for this weekend’s 25th Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge
OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Oct. 12) – More than $50,000 is up for grabs this weekend
as the Mahaska County Monster comes to life for the 25th Annual Musco
Lighting Fall Challenge this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15.
The final event of the season for the Southern Iowa Speedway – and the last
hurrah for promoters Todd and Janet Staley – will dole out $1,200 to win the
main event on Saturday for each of the four classes: Musco USRA Modifieds,
USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, Carter’s Manufacturing USRA B-Mods and USRA
Hobby Stocks.
Fans will witness a complete show each night featuring heats, last chance
races and an A-main in each division. All drivers will draw for heat race
starting positions on Friday, with the top 8 finishers in each feature being
locked into Saturday’s main event.
However, each of those 8 qualifiers will have the option to forfeit their
guaranteed starting spot on Saturday for a chance to put some extra money in
their pocket Friday night.
After the final checkered flag waves Friday night, drivers in the A-Main
will have the opportunity to select from 72 envelopes with each containing a
cash award ranging from $50 to $700. The driver finishing first in the first
A-Main of the night will have his choice of picking his envelope first or
later in the rotation, and so forth.
“It will be interesting to see how many of the drivers locked into
Saturday's show decide to give up their spot and take an envelope,” said
Todd Staley, who will be promoting his final event at Osky. “Friday is all
about finding out who is racing for glory and who is racing for the money.
You hear a lot of comments throughout the year about purses being top heavy
and not paying enough throughout the field. What could be more balanced than
every finisher having the same odds of winning the most cash?”
MYSTERY MONEY:
The following amounts will be placed in the 72 envelopes – 2 with $700, 1
with $500, 1 with $450, 1 with $400, 1 with $350, 1 with $325, 2 with $300,
2 with $250, 2 with $200, 2 with $175, 3 with $150, 4 with $125, 28 with
$100, 8 with $75 and 14 with $50. Drivers finishing in the top 8 will
forfeit their starting spot among the first four rows on Saturday if they
elect to take an envelope, making this a true “Gambler’s Race” for each
competitor.
MORE MONEY:
In addition, ten names from the group of drivers that failed to qualify for
their A-Main Friday night will be randomly drawn to receive a $100 cash
bonus. Again on Saturday, officials will hand out another $100 cash bonus at
the start of Saturday’s program to ten random drivers not already qualified
for the main event after Friday’s show.
BIG MONEY:
Saturday’s A-Main will pay the
following amounts in each class: 1. $1200, 2. $950, 3. $825, 4. $750, 5.
$675, 6. $600, 7. $550, 8. $500, 9. $470, 10. $430, 11. $400, 12. $350, 13.
$325, 14. $300, 15. $280, 16. $275, 17. $270, 18. $265, 19. $260, 20. $255,
21. $250, 22. $250, 23. $250, 24. $250. Tow money for non-qualifiers is $75.
EVEN MORE MONEY:
There will also be a cash bonus of $300, $200 and $100 to the top three
finishers in the USRA RHS Modifieds that are utilizing a flat-tappet engine.
On Saturday, drivers not already qualified for the A-Main will once again
draw for heat race starting position, with the main event fields being
completed with last chance races in each division.
National points will be awarded each night in the American Racer USRA Weekly
Racing Series. This will be the final weekend for USRA national points, and
with tight points battles in all classes, officials are readying the pit
area for an expected 150 cars or more.
More than 100 drivers are already pre-entered for this year’s silver
anniversary shootout:
USRA HOBBY STOCKS:
Mike Bergan, Randy Biederman, Daniel Christopher, Lance Deal, Brad Derry,
Denny Dettman, Dereck Dettman, Kevin Donlan, Kyle Falck, Matt Greiner, Greg
Harsch, Mitch Hovden, Jeff Joldersma, Matt Jones, Jake Lampert, Brian
Mitrisin, Dennis Plain, Todd Staley, Rick Todd, Mike Van Genderen, Alan Van
Gorp, Bryan Webb, Shane Weller, Nathan Wood, Carl Yaw Jr.
USRA KARL
CHEVROLET STOCK CARS:
Dillon Anderson, Shannon Anderson, Adam Bonnett, Craig Brown, Cody Cleghorn,
Bobby Greene, Dustin Griffiths, Randy Hemsley, George Hood, Dan Hovden,
Chris Hovden, Adam Kleine, Jason Kohl, Steve Larson, Aaron Martin, Jason
McDaniel, Josh Niemand, Donavon Nunnikhoven, Scott Pippert, Dale Porter,
Jeremy Purdy, Curt Reed, Todd Reitzler, Rick Richie, Danny Sacquitne, Jamie
Sanger, Keith Schwartzhoff, Scott Shull, Kim Spees, Danny Thrasher, Nick
Ulin, Kris Walker, John Watson, Richard Yaw II.
CARTER’S
MANUFACTURING USRA B-MODS:
Shawn Albers, Chris Ammenhauser, Richie Arnold, Jim Brown, Cayden Carter,
Gene Claxton, Tyler Droste, Curtis Engen, Glenn Gladson Jr., Michael
Grantham, Bobby Greene, Tyler Heckart, Brock Hess, Brad Iverson, Tony
Johnson, Tracy Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Ben Kates, Dave Kennedy, Randy Krampe,
Tom Lathrop, Drew Lawson, Jason Schlangen, Andrew Schroeder, Curtis Van Der
Wal, Carter VanDenBerg, Alec VandenBrink, Mitch VanEngen, Shawn Walski, Sam
Wieben.
MUSCO USRA
MODIFIEDS: Brandon Banks,
Martin Bennett, Stephen Blattler, Bill Crimmins, John Davis, Scott Dickey,
Mark Elliott, Bruce Hanford, Kurt Krauskopf, Kyle Krampe, Ron Lauritzen,
Josh Truman, Mike Van Genderen, Tyler Vandekamp, Toby Vandekamp, Zack
VanderBeek, Ron Ver Beek.
On Friday, pits gates open at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps are
at 7 and racing starts at 7:30. Pit gates will open at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
with grandstands opening at 3:30, hot laps at 6 and racing starting at 6:30.
Camping sites with hook-ups are available at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds.
Entry fee for each class is $100 in advance or $150 at the gate on raceday.
RACEceivers and AMB transponders will be used and available for rent or
purchase. For all classes except Hobby Stocks, tires permitted are American
Racer KK704 or stamped Hoosier G60. All other USRA rules apply.
Competitors may download an entry form at
www.rlpromotions.com/fallchallenge.pdf or call 515-832-6000 to register
by phone with a credit card.
Defending Musco Lighting Fall Challenge champions are Colt Mather (Musco
USRA Modifieds), Darin Toot (USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars), Cayden Carter
(Carter’s Manufacturing USRA B-Mods) and Chris Hovden (USRA Hobby Stocks).
The Southern Iowa Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.5
mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then 0.3 mile north on I St. (at the Southern
Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call 515-832-6000 or visit
www.raceosky.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track
hotline at 641-673-7004.
For rules or other information about the United States Racing Association,
check out the USRA website at
www.usraracing.com.
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Carter’s Manufacturing, Casey’s General Store, Community 1st Credit Union,
Doug’s 4-Wheelers, Gatton Realty, Hawkeye Real Estate, Karl Chevrolet, KBOE
Hot Country 104.9, Middlekoop Seed Corp., Mitrisin Motors, Musco Lighting,
NAPA Auto Parts, Oskaloosa Herald, Palmer for State Representative, Pepsi,
Pro-Line Buildings, Van Gorp Used Cars, Vermeer Manufacturing.
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