Deer Creek Speedway to host inaugural World Modified Dirt Track Championship in 2011
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. (Nov. 4) –
Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series announced
today that the Deer Creek Speedway will host the inaugural World
Modified Dirt Track Championship, April 6-9, 2011.
With a whopping $20,000 going to
the winner and a minimum $1,500 to each of the 30 main event starters,
the early-season blockbuster is expected to draw the biggest names in
open wheel dirt modified racing to the Mecca of Modified racing in
Spring Valley, Minn.
“We’ve been putting together the
pieces for this show for over a year now,” said USMTS president Todd
Staley. “This will truly be a unique show that anybody who’s anybody in
Modified racing – and everybody else – will want to be a part of and
want to be the first name etched on the championship trophy.”
The Deer Creek Speedway sits on
60 acres of scenic rural rolling hills with one of America’s most
popular state-of-the-art racing complexes and a busy modern campground.
More USMTS main events have been staged at ‘The Creek’ than any other
racetrack.
“There are not very many
facilities that are equipped to host an event like this,” Staley
continued. “Not only is it one of the raciest and best-prepared racing
surfaces known to dirt, they have the resources to host the number of
cars and fans we’re expecting.”
In addition to annual events on
Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekend, the track has been the venue for
the Featherlite Fall Jamboree for the past nine seasons.
While the race will be sanctioned
and officiated by the USMTS, the World Modified Dirt Track
Championship will be a non-points race and will feature a one-of-a-kind
qualifying format.
Drivers can register to qualify
on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday with 50 cars qualifying each night. If
more than 150 entries are received, additional competitors will be
added to each night in order of how they are received.
Time trials will be staged with
the top six qualifiers in each heat race inverted for starting
positions in their heat races. Each night, points will be awarded for
time trials, heat races, “B” Mains and the “A” Main with the top six
in overall points each night being locked into Saturday's
$20,000-to-win World Modified Dirt Track Championship “A” Main.
The highest overall points earner
during the first three days of qualifying will earn the pole for the
Saturday's “A” Main, second most points in the middle of the front row,
third most points on the outside of the front row and so on for the 18
qualified drivers.
Saturday will feature an
“alphabet soup” of main events with the highest non-qualified points
earner on the pole of the “B” Main and the lowest points earner at the
back of the “H” Main (or lowest main event staged). Six drivers will
advance from each main event to the next, with 12 cars advancing from
the “B” Main to the “A” Main to create a 30-car starting field
featuring a three-wide start.
Nearly $100,000 has been
earmarked for Saturday’s “A” Main alone, with a total purse of more than
$160,000 posted for the four-day extravaganza.
“A” MAIN: 1.
$20,000, 2. $12,000, 3. $7,000, 4. $5,000, 5. $4,000, 6. $3,000, 7.
$2,500, 8. $2,200, 9. $2,100, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,900, 12. $1,800, 13.
$1,700, 14. $1,600, 15. $1,575, 16. $1,550, 17. $1,540, 18. $1,530, 19.
$1,520, 20. $1,510, 21. $1,500, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500,
25. $1,500, 26. $1,500, 27. $1,500, 28. $1,500, 29. $1,500, 30.
$1,500.
“B” MAIN: 1.
Transfer, 2. Transfer, 3. Transfer, 4. Transfer, 5. Transfer, 6.
Transfer, 7. Transfer, 8. Transfer, 9. Transfer, 10. Transfer, 11.
Transfer, 12. Transfer, 13. $1,000, 14. $900, 15. $800, 16. $700, 17.
$700, 18. $700, 19. $700, 20. $700, 21. $700, 22. $700, 23. $700, 24.
$700.
“C” MAIN: 1.
Transfer, 2. Transfer, 3. Transfer, 4. Transfer, 5. Transfer, 6.
Transfer, 7. $1,000, 8. $900, 9. $800, 10. $750, 11. $700, 12. $650, 13.
$600, 14. $600, 15. $600, 16. $600, 17. $600, 18. $600, 19. $600, 20.
$600, 21. $600, 22. $600, 23. $600, 24. $600.
“D” MAIN: 1.
Transfer, 2. Transfer, 3. Transfer, 4. Transfer, 5. Transfer, 6.
Transfer, 7. $800, 8. $700, 9. $600, 10. $550, 11. $500, 12. $500, 13.
$500, 14. $500, 15. $500, 16. $500, 17. $500, 18. $500, 19. $500, 20.
$500, 21. $500, 22. $500, 23. $500, 24. $500.
“E” MAIN: 1.
Transfer, 2. Transfer, 3. Transfer, 4. Transfer, 5. Transfer, 6.
Transfer, 7. $700, 8. $600, 9. $500, 10. $450, 11. $450, 12. $450, 13.
$450, 14. $450, 15. $450, 16. $450, 17. $450, 18. $450, 19. $450, 20.
$450, 21. $450, 22. $450, 23. $450, 24. $450.
“F” MAIN: 1.
Transfer, 2. Transfer, 3. Transfer, 4. Transfer, 5. Transfer, 6.
Transfer, 7. $600, 8. $500, 9. $450, 10. $400, 11. $400, 12. $400, 13.
$400, 14. $400, 15. $400, 16. $400, 17. $400, 18. $400, 19. $400, 20.
$400, 21. $400, 22. $400, 23. $400, 24. $400.
“G” MAIN: 1.
Transfer, 2. Transfer, 3. Transfer, 4. Transfer, 5. Transfer, 6.
Transfer, 7. $500, 8. $400, 9. $350, 10. $350, 11. $350, 12. $350, 13.
$350, 14. $350, 15. $350, 16. $350, 17. $350, 18. $350, 19. $350, 20.
$350, 21. $350, 22. $350, 23. $350, 24. $350.
“H” MAIN: 1.
Transfer, 2. Transfer, 3. Transfer, 4. Transfer, 5. Transfer, 6.
Transfer, 7. $400, 8. $350, 9. $300, 10. $300, 11. $300, 12. $300, 13.
$300, 14. $300, 15. $300, 16. $300, 17. $300, 18. $300, 19. $300, 20.
$300, 21. $300, 22. $300, 23. $300, 24. $300.
Drivers will select their
preferred day(s) to qualify – Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Entries for
each day will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis with an
initial 50 spots available for each day until all three days are full.
Entry fee is $250 if received or
postmarked by Jan. 15, 2011. After Jan. 15, the entry fee is $300 and
will be $400 at the gate on race day. Each entrant may qualify on one
day only, unless the driver purchases a “Mulligan” which will allow
that driver to throw out the points earned the first night and try
again the following night (good for Wednesday and Thursday only).
Mulligans are an additional $100, must be purchased at the time of entry and are non-refundable.
To enter, drivers may download an entry form at www.usmts.com or call 515-832-7944 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 515-832-7944 end_of_the_skype_highlighting to register today and reserve your spot on the day of your choice.
Tickets will be available for
race fans on December 1 and will be available for purchase on the Deer
Creek Speedway website at www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling toll-free 877-DCS-RACE begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877-DCS-RACE end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 507-754-6107 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 507-754-6107 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
To inquire about reserving a campsite, call 507-346-2342 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 507-346-2342 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
The Deer Creek Speedway is
located 11.3 miles south of I-90 (exit 209) on US 63 (0.7 mile north of
SR 16) in Spring Valley, Minn. For more info, call toll-free 877-DCS-RACE begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 877-DCS-RACE end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 507-346-2342 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 507-346-2342 end_of_the_skype_highlighting on raceday or visit www.deercreekspeedway.com online.
In case of inclement weather, the
rain date for the inaugural World Modified Dirt Track Championship is
the following week, April 13-16, 2011.
A lot more information and
announcements about the World Modfiied Dirt Track Championship will be
blasted to the public between now and opening day, so keep watching
this publication for news and updates about this historical show.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 515-832-7944 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
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