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Real Steel: USRA Iron Man Challenge in action Friday-Saturday at Humboldt
Speedway
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 13) – The third season of the Iron Man Challenge
will kick off the 2012 campaign this weekend as the USRA B-Mods join the
USMTS Modifieds at the ‘7th Annual Spring Fling @ The Bullring’ this Friday
and Saturday, March 16-17, at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.
Both nights will pay $500 to win and $75 to start the main event.
This will be the first venture into the Sunflower State for the Iron Man
Challenge and the first USRA-sanctioned event for B-Mods at ‘The Hummer’
which will sanction the division as part of their weekly Friday night
programs in 2012.
Last season 367 tough-as-nails drivers took part in
the Iron Man Challenge, including 237 different B-Mod drivers and 130 Stock
Car competitors.
Gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday with the first heat
race at 7:30. On Saturday, gates open at 3 p.m. with racing getting underway
at 5:30.
The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169
at the Humboldt exit, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd.
For more information call 620-431-2470 (office) or 620-473-3694 (track) or
visit www.humboldtspeedway.com
online.
The third season for the Iron Man Challenge boasts 26 dates
at 13 popular dirt ovals in 6 states. On the calendar are 24 shows for USRA
B-Mods and 16 for the full-fendered USRA Stock Cars. Both classes will race
together on 14 nights while B-Mods will have 10 solo nights and Stock Cars
will have 2 nights to themselves.
Both the Stock Cars and B-Mods will
compete next weekend when the Iron Man Challenge accompanies the USMTS
Modifieds to the LA Raceway in La Monte, Mo., and the I-35 Speedway in
Winston, Mo., on Friday and Saturday, March 23-24.
2012 IRON MAN CHALLENGE SCHEDULE:
Fri Mar 16 ... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS (B-Mods)
Sat Mar 17
... Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS (B-Mods)
Fri Mar 23 ... LA Raceway,
La Monte, MO (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Sat Mar 24 ... I-35 Speedway, Winston,
MO (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Thu May 24 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA
(B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Sat May 26 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley,
MN (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Wed Jun 27 ... Mineral City Speedway, Fort
Dodge, IA (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Thu Jun 28 ... Fairmont Raceway,
Fairmont, MN (B-Mods)
Fri Jun 29 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (B-Mods)
Sat Jun 30 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA (B-Mods)
Thu Jul 12 ...
I-35 Speedway, Winston, MO (B-Mods)
Fri Jul 13 ... Lakeside Speedway,
Kansas City, KS (B-Mods)
Thu Jul 19 ... Interstate Speedway, Jefferson,
SD (B-Mods)
Sun Jul 22 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN (B-Mods)
Thu Jul 26 ... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Stock Cars)
Fri
Aug 17 ... Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, WI (B-Mods & Stock
Cars)
Sat Aug 18 ... Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA (B-Mods & Stock
Cars)
Sun Aug 19 ... Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN (B-Mods &
Stock Cars)
Sun Aug 26 ... Huset’s Speedway, Brandon, SD (B-Mods)
Wed
Aug 29 ... Fairmont Raceway, Fairmont, MN (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Thu Aug
30 ... Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Sat Sep 15
... Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN (Stock Cars)
Fri Oct 5 ...
Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Sat Oct 6 ...
Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Fri Oct 12 ...
Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
Sat Oct 13
... Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA (B-Mods & Stock Cars)
The
2012 points champion will be determined by the best 12 finishes for B-Mods
while Stock Cars will count their best 10 nights. To be eligible for points
funds, drivers must possess a valid USRA license, utilize the American Racer
KK704 racing tire on all four wheels and compete in at least half of the
events for their division.
All Iron Man Challenge events will also
award USRA national points.
Iron
Man Challenge Points Funds:
USRA Stock Cars – 1. $2000, 2. $1500, 3. $1000, 4. $800, 5. $600, 6. $500,
7. $400, 8. $300, 9. $250, 10. $200; USRA B-Mods – 1. $1000, 2. $700, 3.
$500, 4. $400, 5. $350, 6. $300, 7. $200, 8. $175, 9. $150, 10. $125.
USRA National Points Funds:
USRA Stock Cars – 1. $1500, 2. $1000, 3. $700, 4. $600, 5. $500, 6. $450, 7.
$400, 8. $350, 9. $300, 10. $250; USRA B-Mods – 1. $2000, 2. $1500, 3.
$1000, 4. $800, 5. $600, 6. $500, 7. $400, 8. $350, 9. $300, 10. $250.
There is no requirement to purchase a USRA license to compete in the
Iron Man Challenge, but benefits enjoyed by licensed drivers include higher
event purses, a piece-of-mind $100,000 insurance policy and an unmatched
points fund for the competitors of grassroots racing. The cost of a USRA
license is $100 for Stock Cars and $90 for B-Mods.
To learn more
about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com
or call 515-832-6000. You can also like us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/usraracing
or follow us on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/usraracing.
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Dominator Race Products, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Nitroquest,
RACEceiver, Western Flyer Race Cars.
USRA PARTICIPATING SPONSORS:
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Cams, RacinDirt.com, Sybesma Graphics, SpeedNet Direct.
USRA
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& Racing Products.
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