MIDWAY SPEEDWAY READY TO HOST OPENER FOR

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Friday, July 18, 2008

 

MIDWAY SPEEDWAY READY TO HOST OPENER FOR CASEY'S GENERAL

STORES HUNT FOR THE USMTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

 

LEBANON, Mo. - Even though it is still three weeks away,

the staff and fans at the Midway Speedway in Lebanon, Mo.,

are anxiously awaiting Friday, Aug. 8, as the first race

in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the USMTS National

Championship will begin at the "Action Track of he

Ozarks."

 

"We are very honored to be hosting the first race of The

Hunt for the greatest Modified drivers in the world," said

track owner Jack Jones. "Our local drivers are excited

about this $2,000-to-win event as they know the Best of

the Best are coming to their backyard."

 

Eight-time O'Reilly USMTS National Champion Kelly Shryock

of Fertile, Iowa; Jason Hughes of Westville, Okla.;

defending O'Reilly USMTS National Champion Jason Krohn of

Slayton, Minn.; Clear Lake, Iowa's Al Hejna and many more

of the traveling drivers will battle the tough Midway

regulars.

 

Heading the pack for the local contingent will include

defending USRA Modified track champion Eric Hudson of

Rolla; 2005 track champion Jamie Ragland of Lebanon;

current track points leader Jimmy Willis of Macks Creek;

Steve Muilenburg of Sparta; veteran Rex Merritt of

Billings; 2006 track champion Tony Jackson Jr. of Lebanon

and many others.

 

Other drivers expected to tackle the Midway Speedway will

be Central Missouri standout Eric Turner of Hermitage;

former Coca-Cola Fall Brawl champion Justin Boney of

Leavenworth, Kan.; defending Coca-Cola Fall Brawl champion

Jesse Stovall of Galena and a star-studded field.

 

Support classes will include points battles in the Super

Stocks, Factory Stocks and Bombers.

 

Gates will open at 5 p.m. with racing to start at 8 p.m.

sharp. For more information, visit the Midway Speedway website at www.lebanonmidwayspeedway.com or contact Jack

Jones at (417) 594-0594 or Tony Jackson Jr. at (417)

594-0310. The raceday track phone is (417) 588-4430.

 

CASEY’S GENERAL STORES HUNT FOR THE USMTS NATIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIP:

 

Friday, Aug. 8 … Midway Speedway, Lebanon, MO

Saturday, Aug. 9 … TBA

Sunday, Aug. 10 … Monett Speedway, Monett, MO

Monday, Aug. 11 … Belleville High Banks, Belleville, KS

Tuesday, Aug. 12 … U.S. 36 Raceway, Osborn, MO

Wednesday, Aug. 13 … Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, IA

Thursday, Aug. 14 … Steele County Speedway, Owatonna, MN

Friday, Aug. 15 … Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI

Thursday, Aug. 28 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA

Friday, Aug. 29 … Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN

Saturday, Aug. 30 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN

Sunday, Aug. 31 … Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN

Monday, Sept. 1 … Steele County Speedway, Owatonna, MN

Friday, Sept. 12 … Iowa State Fair Speedway, Des Moines,

IA

Saturday, Sept. 13 … Marshalltown Speedway, Marshalltown,

IA

Thursday, Sept. 18 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley,

MN

Friday, Sept. 19 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN

Saturday, Sept. 20 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley,

MN

 

The O'Reilly USMTS National Tour is comprised of four

regions which host 10 to 14 races each. The top-10 in

final points for each of the four regions, along with all

drivers having perfect attendance in any one region, are

eligible to compete for the Casey's General Stores Hunt

for the USMTS National Championship. Drivers in the

O'Reilly USMTS Southern Series are also part of the mix.

‘The Hunt’ is comprised of the final 18 races of the

season, with the USMTS points system used at these events

to determine the O’Reilly USMTS National Champion. For the

fans, the ‘The Hunt’ serves as a “playoff” for the

O’Reilly USMTS National Championship. While handicapping

gives a slight advantage to the drivers that compete on

the entire O’Reilly USMTS National Tour circuit, any of

the qualified drivers have a legitimate shot at capturing the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship.

 

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring

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

www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information

from the USMTS — America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

 

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TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

 

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

 

OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport

Shirts, Awesome Race Suits, Bear Tire Company, BRODIX

Cylinder Heads, Childhelp, Gressel Racing, Houston

Specialty Products Co., Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans &

Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest Web Solutions,

Q.E.M., Inc., TrackTek Racing Fuel, Western Flyer Xpress.

 

PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Day Motor Sports,

Kraft/Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Rookies

Rockin’ Sports Bar, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

 

CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville

Motorsports, Bert Transmission, BSB Manufacturing, COMP

Cams, Duralite Racing Wheels, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT

Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Holley Performance Products,

Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh

Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race

Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.

 

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