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King of America II Modified Nationals kicks off Wednesday
HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 26) -- America’s toughest and most talented
open-wheel dirt Modified drivers are headed for Humboldt, Kan., for the King
of America II Modified Nationals as the historic Humboldt Speedway hosts the
$15,000-to-win, $1,500-to-start event this Wednesday through Saturday, March
28-31.
Nearly $80,000 has been earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main
alone, with a total purse of more than $130,000 posted for the four-day
extravaganza.
The inaugural running of the extravaganza took place
this past October, and fans were treated to four nights of extraordinary
close action that culminated with a 75-lap championship main event won by
nine-time USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock.
The qualifying
features on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each ended with a pass for the
lead during the last five laps of the race.
While officials decided
to move the show to March this time around, the program will feature the
same one-of-a-kind format that was utilized for the October race.
Drivers will qualify on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but may also purchase
a “mulligan” that allows them to attempt to qualify a second day if they
aren’t satisfied with their first attempt.
Group time trials will be
staged each of the first three days, followed by heat races and main events
with drivers earning points for their performances in each. The top six
points earners each day will earn one of 18 guaranteed starting spots in
Saturday’s championship race, with the highest overall points earner during
the three days of qualifying garnering the pole for the big dance.
Saturday’s program will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events that will
culminate with a 30-car starting field for the championship race that will
feature a three-wide start. Even if a driver has some tough luck during
qualifying, he or she still has the chance to climb the ladder of main
events on Saturday to earn a spot in the finale.
Pre-entered drivers
include John Allen, Josh Angst, Shad Badder, Brandon Ball, Brandon
Beckendorf, Rick Beebe, Jim Body, Johnny Bone Jr., Steven Bowers Jr., Chris
Brown, Mickey Burrell, Jeff Carpenter, Lucas Conley, Dan Daniels, Scott
Daniels, Brandon Davis, Mark Dotson, Corey Dripps, Joe Duvall, Dan Fetters,
Justin Folk, Jordan Foster, Don Gerritsen Jr., Andy Gordon, Jordan Grabouski,
Ryan Gustin, Al Hejna, T.J. Herndon, Daniel Hilsabeck, Jason Hughes, David
Karst, Ron Keith, Jason Krohn, Shawn Langhover, Colt Mather, Jim Moody,
Tanner Mullens, Rick Murcko, Jeremy Payne, Paden Phillips, Terry Phillips,
Al Purkey, Jamie Ragland, Dereck Ramirez, Justin Rexwinkle, Bryan Rowland,
Ryan Ruter, Rodney Sanders, Randy Sandvick, Kyle Schmidt, Tyler Schmidt,
Lucas Schott, Jon Schwab, Johnny Scott, Stormy Scott, Lucas Shott, Kelly
Shryock, Austin Siebert, Rodney Sigg, Jeff Stephens, Jon Tesch, Tyler
Townsend, Zack VanderBeek, Mike Wedelstadt, Tommy Weder Jr., Jessy Willard
and Randy Zimmerman.
USRA B-Mods will be part of the event each night
too, racing for a stout purse and national points in the American USRA
Weekly Racing Series. Each day will be a complete and separate show with
$300, $400, $500 and $1,000 to win, respectively. USRA rules will apply
except that B-Mods must utilize a solid pull bar.
General admission
grandstand tickets are $20 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and $25 on
Saturday; Kids tickets are $10 each night. Pit passes are $35 on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday and $40 on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, pit gates open at 3:00, grandstands open at 5:00, hot laps start at
6:30 and time trials begin at 7:00. On Saturday pit gates open at 2:00,
grandstands open at 4:00, hot laps start at 5:30 and racing begins at 6:00.
Grandstand tickets on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are $20 each while
Saturday’s show is $25. All single-day tickets are general admission and
will only be sold on the night of races.
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.
For camping, ATV and/or golf cart permits, call 620-473-3694.
To
learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit
www.usmts.com online or call
515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
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