Season Opener
Five stops in six days ahead for USMTS
The Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt returns this week with five nights of racing at three dirt tracks in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
After nearly a month break, the USMTS road warriors get back after it on Tuesday, July 12, at the Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa, before heading to the Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minn., for the 2nd Annual Mod Wars on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 14-16.
The weekend will finish up with the 13th Annual Summersota Modified Nationals at the popular Casino Speedway in Watertown, S.D.
Mason City’s 3rd Annual Mod Mania will also feature USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks and USRA Tuners with a top prize of $5,000 up for grabs for the USMTS crew.
The pits will open at 4:30 p.m. and grandstand gates open at 5:30. Hot laps begin at 6:45 with USMTS qualifying at 7 and racing to follow.
The Mason City Motor Speedway is a 1/3-mile clay oval located 5.1 miles east of I-35 at exit 194 on SR 122 (at the North Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call (515) 832-6000 or check out MasonCityMotorSpeedway.com. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Following an open practice night on Wednesday, July 13, from 6-9 p.m., the 2nd Annual Mod Wars presented by JPW/Jobbers Warehouse Supply and Northern Line Contracting will once again feature USMTS Modifieds vs. Wissota Modifieds as they battle for $3,000 to win Thursday and $5,000 to win Friday and $11,000 to win Saturday.
Wissota Midwest Modifieds, Wissota Mod Fours and Wissota Hornets join the program all three nights. The pits and grandstands open at 5 p.m., hot laps begin at 6 and racing gets underway at 7 each day.
The Ogilvie Raceway is a high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located less than one hour north of the twin cities on Highway 23 or 5 miles west of Highway 65 or 11 miles east from Highway 169 in Milaca, Minn., or 1 mile east of Highway 47 in Ogilvie. The physical address is 1539 Hwy 23, Ogilvie, MN 56358.
For more information, visit ogilvieraceway.com.
On Sunday, July 17, the whirlwind week wraps up with the series’ annual visit to the Casino Speedway where a packed house of rabid fans are expected to make their pilgrimage to the quarter-mile high-banked bullring.
Sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts, the Summersota Modified Nationals will carry a $5,000 first-place paycheck for the winner of the USMTS main event. Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks are also on the card.
The pits open at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 5, qualifying kicks off at 6:30 and the green flag is slated to wave at 7:30.
For more information visit casinospeedway.com.
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