USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES INVADES SOUTH TEXAS SPEEDWAY

[rebelracewriter]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, November 7, 2007

 

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES INVADES SOUTH TEXAS SPEEDWAY NOV.

15-17

 

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Nov. 7) -- The USMTS Southern

Series will be back in action next weekend with a titanic

tripleheader at the South Texas Speedway in Corpus

Christi, Texas, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov.

15-17. The inaugural South Texas Winter Nationals will

feature some of the top Modified drivers in the country as

the battle to be crowned the first USMTS Southern Series

champ comes down to the wire.

 

A top prize of $1,000 awaits Thursday night's feature

winner while Friday’s main event winner will earn $2,000

and Saturday’s top dog will pocket $3,000. Each night,

race fans will be treated to some great Modified racing

with heat races, last-chance races and a 24-car feature

event.

 

On Thursday and Friday, gates open at 5 p.m. with racing

slated for 7:30. On Saturday, gates open at 4 p.m. and the

first green flag waves at 6:30.

 

Limited Mods will also be running all three days, paying

$500 to win Thursday, $700 to win Friday and $1,000 to win

Saturday.

 

Despite of being shut out of victory lane at the last

three races, Fertile, Iowa's Kelly Shryock expanded his

USMTS Southern Series points lead over Wheatland, Okla.'s

Randy Timms coming into next weekend's South Texas

Speedway clash. Shryock continues to hold the top spot in

the USMTS Southern Series rankings with a 101-point

advantage (1533 to 1432) over Timms with six events

remaining.

 

Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla., who captured the most

recent event at the Motorama Speedway in Beaumont, Texas,

sits third with 1387 markers, followed by his teammate,

Tommy Weder Jr. of Woodward, Okla. (1376). Greg Skaggs of

Bixby, Okla., is fourth (1337), followed by Steve

Holzkamper of Gentry, Ark. (1323), Scott Green of Derby,

Kan. (1073), Jamie Burford of Keatchie, La. (955), Rodney

Sanders of Happy, Texas (897) and New Sharon, Iowa's Zack

VanderBeek (889).

 

Each of the top-10 are expected be in action at South

Texas Speedway, along with USMTS Southern Series standouts

Dena Wilson, Nicholas Littlejohn, Steve Whiteaker Jr.,

Paul White, Jon O. Whittington and many more.

 

Local aces Danny Brown, Lawrence Mikulencak, Steve Majek,

Eddy Ross, Mike Riley, Chuck Perry, Nick Hardcastle, Dale

Flanagan, Joey Heinaman, Darin Leonard, Bryan Rye and

David Schury are expected to be on hand to deliver a

knockout blow to the USMTS Southern Series invaders.

 

South Texas Speedway is located 2.0 miles southwest of SR

358 on Old Brownsville Rd. (CR 665) in Corpus Christi,

Texas. Voted one of the best 50 racetracks in America by

Behind The Wheel Magazine, South Texas Speedway features

ultra-clean facilities, aluminum seating for over 3,000

fans and bright stadium lighting which provides great

views of the action on the exciting semi-banked 1/4-mile

clay oval.

 

For more information, call the South Texas Speedway

offices at (361) 548-0669 or (361) 808-RACE on race day.

The track's website is located at

www.southtexasspeedway.com.

 

All USMTS rules will apply. American Racer is the Official

Tire of the USMTS, and any driver seeking to receive USMTS

Southern Series points and/or contingency awards must use

the American Racer KK-704 racing tire. The Hoosier G60

tire will also be allowed for this race, but must be

mounted on all four wheels with no grooving allowed.

 

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring

Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit

www.usmts.com online.

 

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES - TOP-20 POINTS

 

1. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA … 1533 (5 wins)

2. 5t - Randy Timms -- Wheatland, OK … 1432 (1 win)

3. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK … 1387 (2 wins)

4. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK … 1376 (2 wins)

5. 27 - Greg Skaggs -- Bixby, OK … 1337 (2 wins)

6. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR … 1323 (1 win)

7. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS … 1073

8. 19 - Jamie Burford -- Keatchie, LA … 955

9. 20 - Rodney Sanders -- Happy, TX … 897

10. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA … 889

11. 54 - Dena Wilson -- Coweta, OK … 882

12. 76 - Nicholas Littlejohn -- Everman, TX … 874

13. 89 - Steven Whiteaker Jr. -- Corpus Christi, TX … 850

14. 11 - Brandon Morton -- Coweta, OK … 775

15. 5w - John O. Whittington -- Vidor, TX … 703

16. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- E. Woodward, OK … 683

17. 4r - Derek Ramirez -- Woodward, OK … 672

18. 4x - Bobby Malchus -- Red Oak, TX … 665

19. A1 - Phil Dixon -- Crosby, TX … 641

20. 48 - Chase Allen -- Midlothian, TX … 609

Other winners: Jay Noteboom (1), Chris Brown (1), Jared

Landers (1), Peyton Taylor (1)

 

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES - REMAINING 2007 SCHEDULE

 

Thu Nov 15 … South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, TX

($1,000 to win)

Fri Nov 16 … South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, TX

($2,000 to win)

Sat Nov 17 … South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christ, TX

($3,000 to win)

Thu Nov 29 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($1,000 to

win)

Fri Nov 30 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($2,000 to

win)

Sat Dec 1 … Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX ($3,000 to

win)

 

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USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race

Tires, AMSOIL, BORCO LP, Day Motor Sports, Fast Company

Performance, Holley Performance Products, Home Pride

Companies, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, Kraft

Kars, Marsh Racing Wheels, Nitroquest Web Solutions,

Olympic Fire Protection, Real Racing Wheels, Rookies

Rockin’ Sports Bar, Yeager Machine.

 

USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing

Products, Bilstein Shocks, Boyer’s Engine Development,

Dynatech Racing Exhaust, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, GRT Race

Cars, Hawk Performance, Hyperco, Isky Racing Cams, KSE

Racing Products, Pflugerville Machine, Quarter Master,

QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Racer’s Choice (RCI).

 

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