“WHO'S WHO” OF DIRT MODIFIED RACING HEADED FOR 10TH ANNUAL

[rebelracewriter]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, September 16, 2007

 

“WHO'S WHO” OF DIRT MODIFIED RACING HEADED FOR 10TH ANNUAL

FEATHERLITE FALL JAMBOREE

 

SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (Sept. 16) – The wait is nearly over

for thousands of race fans in America’s heartland as the

10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree is less than 48

hours away.

 

Slated for this Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 17-20 at

the Deer Creek Speedway, the Featherlite Fall Jamboree is

the undisputed marquee event for America’s most talented

dirt Modified drivers, and this year’s event is shaping up

to be one of the biggest ever as 102 of the “Who's Who” of

dirt Modified racing have already pre-entered for this

year’s installment.

 

Featuring the O'Reilly USMTS National Tour, the

star-studded field of superstars consists of drivers come

from 10 different States (Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois,

Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas

and Wisconsin) and one Canadian Province (Ontario) as they

converge on the tiny rural town of Spring Valley, Minn.

for a possible $12,000 to win over three big days.

 

Along with the O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds, the four-day

event will also feature WISSOTA Midwest Mods, with more

than 50 early entries already in. Combined, the two

classes will compete for a total purse of nearly $200,000

in America's dream date for Modified fans.

 

Three complete shows are on tap for Thursday, Friday and

Saturday at the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval, with a

practice session and the "Night of Victory" Shoot-Out to

kick off the festivities on Wednesday.

 

Wednesday – Early bird race fans can get a free preview of

the action, and drivers will get their chance to make

final adjustments to their machines with an open practice

for all drivers in all classes beginning at 4:00 p.m. Then

at 7:30, NASCAR superstar Kevin Harvick will take part in

the "Night of Victory" Shoot-Out featuring NASCAR

Nationwide Series driver Landon Cassill, top American

Drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. and 17 local and national dirt

Modified aces. Former crew chief and current FOX Sports

analyst Larry McReynolds will join the team in the

announcers booth for the call of the race. Admission to

the grandstands is just $10. V.I.P. Tickets are still

available for this event for $60, which includes access to

the private meet and greet with the NASCAR celebs, a

guaranteed autograph, a fantastic meal catered by the

Minnesota Pork Council and the opportunity to bid on great

NASCAR memorabilia, plus access to the grandstands, pits

and V.I.P. area.

 

Thursday – A field of 30 cars will start the O’Reilly

USMTS main event, which carries a $2,000 top prize and

pays a minimum of $200 to start—a hefty top prize, indeed,

but that’s only opening day at The Jamboree! Grandstand

gates open at 4:00 p.m. and the first green flag waves at

6:00.

 

Friday – Friday’s menu will kick off with the annual

Jamboree Golf Tournament in the morning, followed by a

second night of screaming on-track action. The O’Reilly

USMTS Modifieds will again have a 30-car feature field,

with the winner’s share of the purse doubled to $4,000 and

a minimum of $300 going to each driver making the main

event. Fans, drivers, crews and families will put a lid on

Friday’s festivities with the annual Karaoke Night … open

to everybody. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. with racing

scheduled to start at 6:00.

 

Saturday – The super-sensational enormous explosive finale

will feature the hottest dirt Modified pilots in the

nation battling for a spot in the 10th Annual Featherlite

Fall Jamboree main event for the O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds.

A field of 30 cars will start the main event three-wide

and 10 rows deep as drivers battle for a $6,000 top prize

and at least $700 just to take the green flag. And if that

wasn’t enough, non-qualifiers will have a chance at one of

the 24 spots in the Non-Qualifier "A" Main, which carries

a $2,000 top prize and pays $300 to start—that’s more than

most Modified races pay to win their “big one.” Fans can

begin storming the gates at 3:00 p.m. and the mud starts

flying at 5:00.

 

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, breakfast will be served

by the Bear Creek Church Men’s Club in the hospitality

area from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Thursday's meals will

be served as a free will donation while Friday and

Saturday is just $6 per person. All proceeds benefit the

Bear Creek Men’s Club. Open to all … you don’t want to

miss this great home-cooked opportunity!

 

WISSOTA national points will be awarded all three nights

for the WISSOTA Midwest Mods. Thursday's main event will

pay $300 to win and $60 to start, Friday will pay $400 to

win and $70 to start and Saturday's winner will earn $500

with $80 guaranteed to start the 24-car main event.

 

Last, but certainly not least … this year’s Featherlite

Fall Jamboree will be the final event in the Casey's

General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National

Championship. Not only will we produce a 10th Featherlite

Fall Jamboree winner, but we will also crown the ninth

O’Reilly USMTS National Champion after Saturday night’s

finale.

 

Tickets may be purchased online at

www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling toll-free

877-DCS-RACE. For track or campground info, call (507)

346-2342 or email info@deercreekspeedway.com. Some choice

spots are still available at the world famous Deer Creek

Campground, located next to the race track. Call for more

information.

 

The Deer Creek Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay

oval located off of I-90 at Exit 209, then 11.3 miles

south on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16).

 

The Featherlite Fall Jamboree is made possible by the

great racers and fans, as well as our sponsors:

Featherlite Trailers, 61 Marine & Sports, Mike’s Hard

Lemonade, Dirt Doctor Trucking, L & D Ag Service, Casey's

General Stores and O'Reilly Auto Parts.

 

10TH ANNUAL FEATHERLITE FALL JAMBOREE

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 17-20, 2008

DEER CREEK SPEEDWAY, SPRING VALLEY, MINN.

 

PRE-ENTERED DRIVERS:

 

O'Reilly USMTS National Tour:

1. 33 - Ryan Aho -- Chisholm, MN

2. 98 - John Allen -- Chanute, KS

3. 99 - Josh Angst -- Winona, MN

4. 00eh - Steve Arpin -- Grand Meadow, MN

5. 3b - Allen Barber -- Tyler, MN

6. 66 - Dan Bohr -- Decorah, IA

7. 12b - Johnny Bone Jr. -- Pea Ridge, AR

8. 18 - Justin Boney -- Leavenworth, KS

9. 24t - Glenn Bratti -- Springdale, AR

10. 7x - Ron Britain -- Winona, MN

11. 4x - Todd Brockman -- Echo, MN

12. 21 - Chris Brown -- Cleveland, TX

13. 1 - Dan Chapman -- Clarence, IA

14. 68 - Tyler Clark -- Rochester, MN

15. 71 - Jason Cummins -- New Richland, MN

16. 7 - Ryan Dolan -- Lisbon, IA

17. 3d - Tim Donlinger -- Rochester, MN

18. 31 - Corey Dripps -- Cedar Falls, IA

19. 0 - Les Duellman -- Winona, MN

20. 96x - Neil Eckhart -- Rochester, MN

21. 20 - John Fellman -- Blue Grass, IA

22. 1 - Joey Galloway -- Emo, ON

23. 5x - Mike Garner -- Bedford, IA

24. 27 - Don Gerritsen Jr. -- Rock Rapids, IA

25. 18m - Mick Glenn -- Minnesota City, MN

26. 1K - Pat Graham -- Ames, IA

27. 25 - Scott Green -- Derby, KS

28. 7t - Jim Gregoire -- Lake Benton, MN

29. 19r - Ryan Gustin -- Marshalltown, IA

30. 19g - Richie Gustin Jr. -- Gilman, IA

31. 1a - Dwaine Hanson -- Lakefield, MN

32. 1dk - Kelly Harmelink -- Brookings, SD

33. 7 - Al Hejna -- Clear Lake, IA

34. 72 - Doug Hillson -- Blooming Prairie, MN

35. 5 - Steve Holzkamper -- Gentry, AR

36. 21 - Jim Horejsi -- Echo, MN

37. 561 - David Horner -- Houston, TX

38. 12 - Jason Hughes -- Westville, OK

39. 8j - Dustin Hyde -- Texarkana, TX

40. 96 - Jay Ihrke -- Dover, MN

41. 12x - Nick Johansen -- Russell, MN

42. 23 - Darwin Karau -- Kasson, MN

43. 21b - Brandon Kenny -- Woodward, OK

44. 22s - Chad Kinder -- Newton, IL

45. 35k - Ron Konkel -- Caledonia, MN

46. 22k - Steve Kosiski -- Papillion, NE

47. 7k - Jason Krohn -- Slayton, MN

48. 4 - Chad Lerch -- Arlington, IA

49. 18L - Michael Long -- Quincy, IL

50. 1m - Jeff Maasch -- Vesta, MN

51. 84m - Matt Madsen -- Blooming Prairie, MN

52. 21m - Dean Mahlstedt -- Clear Lake, IA

53. 6m - Ted Marrs -- Bethel, MN

54. 5 - Mike Mashl -- Depere, WI

55. 8 - Colt Mather -- Webster, IA

56. 1m - Julie McDermid -- Oconto Falls, WI

57. 21L - Layne Meyer -- West Union, IA

58. B29 - Tammy Mitchell -- Pea Ridge, AR

59. 55 - Alan Mondus -- Lakeville, MN

60. 72m - Brian Mullen -- Seymour, WI

61. 1sm - Scott Mullen -- Seymour, WI

62. 65 - Tommy Myer -- Blooming Prairie, MN

63. 14j - Jake Neal -- Omaha, NE

64. 74 - Mark Noble -- Blooming Prairie, MN

65. 12j - Justin O'Brien -- Volga, IA

66. S43 - Shaun Olson -- Albert Lea, MN

67. 42 - Tom Paulson -- Rochester, MN

68. 3x - Brady Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN

69. 61m - Shawn Peterson -- Cottage Grove, MN

70. 26p - Kevin Pittman -- Waterloo, IA

71. 49x - Jay Poidinger -- Somerset, WI

72. 4r - Dereck Ramirez -- Woodward, OK

73. 98 - Josh Reisch -- Luverne, MN

74. 58 - Jeff Rollinger -- Winona, MN

75. 38 - Jeremy Ross -- Locust Grove, OK

76. 20r - Bryan Rowland -- Woodward, OK

77. 91 - Shawn Ryan -- Waterloo, IA

78. 2 - Joey Schaefer -- Waterloo, IA

79. 45 - Todd Scharkey -- Kasson, MN

80. 35 - Jeff Schluetter -- New Hampton, IA

81. 40 - David Schuster -- Waterville, MN

82. 55s - Brian Shaw -- Brownsdale, MN

83. 3 - Kelly Shryock -- Fertile, IA

84. 19 - Mike Sorensen -- Rochester, MN

85. 56 - Chris Spieker -- Massena, IA

86. 1t - T.J. Stalker -- Mason City, IA

87. 10 - Mike Steensma -- Luverne, MN

88. 14 - Jon Tesch -- Watertown, SD

89. 49 - Bob Timm -- Winona, MN

90. 5t - Randy Timms -- Oklahoma City, OK

91. 2 - Cary Umbarger -- Garner, IA

92. 118 - Chad Vaith -- Racine, MN

93. 66v - Tony Vaith -- Kasson, MN

94. 33z - Zack VanderBeek -- New Sharon, IA

95. 4r - Ron Ver Beek -- Oskaloosa, IA

96. 724 - Brad Waits -- Zumbrota, MN

97. 52w - Nate Wasmund -- Rochester, MN

98. X - Mike Wedelstadt -- Hortonville, WI

99. 02 - Tommy Weder Jr. -- Woodward, OK

100. 21x - Joe Wernecke -- Dodge Center, MN

101. 90 - Steve Wetzstein -- West Concord, MN

102. 1r - Ryan York -- Kasson, MN

 

WISSOTA Midwest Mods:

1. 4a - Joel Alberts -- Mantorville, MN

2. 42 - Jim Arnold -- Dodge Center, MN

3. 28b - Jason Born -- Medford, MN

4. 81 - Jared Boumeester -- Waseca, MN

5. 52 - Carter Brandt -- Spring Valley, MN

6. 44 - Bob Bunne -- Ostrander, MN

7. 13 - Pete Bushman -- Pine Island, MN

8. 68 - Tyler Clark -- Rochester, MN

9. 50iii - Brandon Davis -- Medford, MN

10. V1 - Jamie Davis -- Tower, MN

11. 93 - Bob Fisher -- Lyle, MN

12. 95 - Keith Foss -- Winona, MN

13. 14 - Tyron Friese -- Zumbrota, MN

14. 11f - Ric Fynbo -- Oronoco, MN

15. 29h - Joe Hargdal -- Kasson, MN

16. 18z - Bryan Hernandez -- Blooming Prairie, MN

17. 37 - Mike Hernke -- Cannon Falls, MN

18. 22h - Jayme Hiller -- Waseca, MN

19. 66j - Nick Johnson -- Elko, MN

20. 6 - Junior Jones -- Henderson, MN

21. 01x - Kyle Jumbeck -- Houston, MN

22. 23k - Erik Kanz -- Winona, MN

23. 1 - Travis Krause -- Buffalo City, WI

24. 60x - Chuck Lampert -- Crozier, ON

25. 7 - Pat McCarthy Jr. -- Apple Valley, MN

26. 95 - Natt Mutz -- Devlin, ON

27. 98n - Matt Narveson -- Dodge Center, MN

28. 39 - Scott Olson -- Rochester, MN

29. 10 - Mike Paulson -- Rochester, MN

30. 00jr - Greg Pfeifer -- Austin, MN

31. 4 - John Rishavy -- Owatonna, MN

32. 39 - Mike Sample -- Rochester, MN

33. 96s - Vic Schmidt -- Saint Cloud, MN

34. 78 - Bryan Siercks -- Mounds View, MN

35. 58 - David Siercks -- Princeton, MN

36. 71s - Tim Siercks -- Princeton, MN

37. 82 - Ryan Stebbins -- Dundas, MN

38. 23 - Adam Stowell -- Rosemount, MN

39. 8 - Jim Struckmann -- Spring Valley, MN

40. 99s - Bobby Swanson -- Kasson, MN

41. 30 - D.J. Tesch -- Clear Lake, SD

42. 67 - Darin Toot -- Albert Lea, MN

43. 13 - Rick Toutges -- Byron, MN

44. Red1 - Dan Wheeler -- Columbia Heights, MN

45. 50 - Andrew Wiste -- Adams, MN

46. 1 - Albert Wytaske -- Lansing, MN

47. 83 - Kenny Wytaske -- Lansing, MN

48. 18y - Jerry Young -- Blooming Prairie, MN

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

 

Wednesday, September 17, 2008:

2:00 p.m. – Pit gate opens.

3:00 p.m. – Front gate opens.

4:00 p.m. – Practice session.

5:00 p.m. – Track prep.

5:00-7:00 p.m. – "Night of Victory" V.I.P. dinner, silent

auction and autograph session.

6:00 p.m. – Practice - all classes.

7:30 – "Night of Victory" Shoot-Out with Kevin Harvick,

Landon Cassill, Vaughn Gittin Jr., USMTS drivers and Deer

Creek drivers. Special guest announcer Larry McReynolds.

 

Thursday, September 18, 2008:

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Bear Creek Lutheran Breakfast

(freewill donation).

3:00 p.m. – Pit gate opens.

4:00 p.m. – Front gate opens.

5:40 p.m. – Drivers meeting.

5:55 p.m. – National Anthem.

6:00 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod Heats (10 laps), top 16 in

passing points to A-Main, top 8 redraw.

7:15 p.m. – USMTS Modified Heats (15 laps), top 18 in

passing points to A-Main, top 12 redraw.

8:15 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod B-Mains (12 laps), top 8

to A-Main.

9:00 p.m. – USMTS Modified B-Mains (20 laps), top 10 to

A-Main.

9:45 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod A-Main (20 laps), $300 to

win.

10:15 p.m. – USMTS Modified A-Main (30 laps), $2,000 to

win.

 

Friday, September 19, 2008:

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Bear Creek Lutheran Breakfast ($6

per person).

9:00 a.m. – Sign-up at Spring Valley Country Club for Golf

Tournament.

10:00 am – Golf Tournament (18 teams, 4-person best-shot

scramble).

3:00 p.m. – Pit gate opens.

4:00 p.m. – Front gate opens.

5:35 p.m. – Drivers meeting.

5:55 p.m. – National Anthem.

6:00 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod Heats (10 laps), top 16 in

passing points to A-Main, top 8 redraw.

7:15 p.m. – USMTS Modified Heats (15 laps), top 18 in

passing points to A-Main, top 12 redraw.

8:15 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod B-Mains (12 laps), top 8

to A-Main.

9:00 p.m. – USMTS Modified B-Mains (20 laps), top 10 to

A-Main.

9:45 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod A-Main (20 laps), $400 to

win.

10:15 p.m. – USMTS Modified A-Main (35 laps), $4,000 to

win.

 

Saturday, September 20, 2008:

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Bear Creek Lutheran Breakfast ($6

per person).

11:45 a.m. – Sign-up for Bean Bag Tournament.

12:00 p.m. – Bean Bag Tournament begins.

2:00 p.m. – Pit gate opens.

3:00 p.m. – Front gate opens.

4:30 p.m. – Drivers meeting.

4:55 p.m. – National Anthem.

5:00 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod Heats (10 laps), top 16 in

passing points to A-Main, top 8 redraw.

6:45 p.m. – USMTS Modified Heats (15 laps), top 18 in

passing points to A-Main, top 12 redraw.

7:45 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod B-Mains (12 laps), top 8

to A-Main.

8:15 p.m. – USMTS Modified B-Mains (20 laps), top 10 to

A-Main, next 28 to Non-Qualifiers Main.

9:00 p.m. – WISSOTA Midwest Mod A-main (20 laps), $500 to

win.

9:35 p.m. – USMTS Modified Non-Qualifiers Main (25 laps),

$2,000 to win.

10:10 p.m. – USMTS Modified A-Main (40 laps), $6,000 to

win.

 

Track prep will be performed as needed each night.

Schedule is subject to change.

 

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, AwesomeRaceSuits.com, 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, Buzzard Racing

Engines, 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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[rebelracewriter]

Talk about a field of heavy hitters-----Hughes, Shryock, Timms, Allen, Bone, Donlinger......there's 20-25 guys that could easily win....if they all make the main.