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8/24 USNDTC EVENT UPDATE:

As of this morning, all of the reserved paved spots have been sold out. You can still enter the event, and TMS officials will park your team upon arrival at the track on race weekend.

Modified & Limited Modified teams have through 8/31 to either postmark or purchase their online registration payment to the event and still be considered 'early,' which will make you eligible for the two Provisional Starter drawings in each division.

After 8/31, registration will remain open, however, it will be at 'race week' pricing; so make sure to take advantage of the savings & drawings by entering on or before 8/31.

Please click www.darinshort.com/dtc.html to get your team registered, view the event flyer or check out all of the happenings with this year's Port-a-Cool U.S. National Dirt Track Championship to be held at Texas Motor Speedway's Dirt Track on September 14-15!

continue reading for previously released event information...

Sprint Cars Return to TMS – Port-A-Cool® USNDTC Registration Now Open!

Ft. Worth TX (7/4/2012) by DarinShort.com. After an absence of several years; the high speeds, excitement and drama of Winged Sprint Car racing returns to Texas Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track with the running of the Port-A-Cool® U.S. National Dirt Track Championship on September 14th and 15th. In addition, online registration for the Modifieds and Limited Modifieds to the event opens today.

The Winged Sprint Cars will feature the stars and cars of the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series. The Winged Sprint Cars will race on September 15th, and fans can expect a great field of drivers including: Wayne Johnson, Jason Johnson, Brady Bacon, Johnny Herrera, Brad Loyet, Tony Bruce Jr., Danny Wood, Seth Bergman, Dustin Morgan, Gary Wright and many more from throughout the region.

The Modifieds and Limited Modifieds will compete in qualifying races on Friday September 14th and their last chance qualifiers and championship feature events will be contested on September 15th. The Modifieds will be racing for $3,000 to win and $750 to start (24th), while the Limited Modifieds will have a winner’s check of $2,000 awaiting them with $400 to start (24th).

Modified and Limited Modified drivers will have two provisional starters added to each of their championship features – but they will be drawn from pre-entered drivers, so don't miss out on this second chance! Early registration ends on August 31st, 2012.

By clicking http://www.darinshort.com/dtc.html all competing race teams can take advantage of this online registration convenience and view the event site.

At this special registration website, there is a link for the Modified and Limited Modified divisions to pre-register their team, and for all race divisions to purchase advance 2-day pit passes (saves $10), reserve a paved pit space (while supplies last) and sign up for practice night, which will be held on Thursday September 13th. Car numbers will be assigned on a first-entered basis, so enter early for the best chance to get yours.

Teams can pay using any major credit or debit card and all transactions are secured through PayPal, an eBay company that has soared to over 110 million active accounts. You can make multiple purchases on the registration section within the same transaction, which will save you time and typing. When you are on the registration page, continue to select ‘add to cart’ items until you are finished and a separate window will contain the items you have selected. You can also edit the invoice before you make your final purchase. You do not have to be a PayPal member to use this service.

Printable event schedules, complete purse breakdown for all race divisions, rules and more can also be found at the link listed above. If you would prefer to enter by mail, there is an event flyer at the above link that you can print, fill out and mail in your payment. For those not familiar with the TMS layout, there is also a link to a map of the property.

Port-A-Cool has announced a very 'cool' bonus to each of the three U.S. National Dirt Track Championship winners: The Sprint Car, Modified and Limited Modified A-feature winners on Saturday September 15th will receive a Port-A-Cool Cyclone 3000™ - a value of $849 each! The Port-A-Cool Cyclone 3000 centrifugal air delivery system provides 700 square feet of temperature cooling, in a portable and small footprint design. Texas based Port-A-Cool is thrilled to be involved with this event, and offers practical and affordable products that all racers and race fans can use to stay cool!

For more rules or information regarding the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series, please click www.ASCSracing.com.

If you need racing parts, fuel or Hoosier tires for this event, you should contact www.SmileysRacing.com as they will be on hand to keep racers on track at this event. If you place your order ahead of time, they will deliver it to the track, thus saving shipping expense.

Race fans can purchase grandstand tickets to this great weekend of racing by clicking www.TexasMotorSpeedway.com. There is no charge for grandstand parking. Outside food/drinks are not allowed through the ticket gates. Hot laps are 5pm on Friday (races at 6pm) and races are at 6pm on Saturday. A practice night is scheduled for Thursday September 13th at 6pm; however the main grandstand is closed.

Join us for the return of the Winged Sprint Cars at the Port-A-Cool U.S. National Dirt Track Championship at Texas Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track – and you’ll enjoy a weekend of great racing action at family-affordable prices!

Although the early entry deadline for mail-in entries to the Port-A-Cool® U.S. National Dirt Track Championship (USNDTC) at Texas Motor Speedway's Dirt Track has passed, drivers can still get 'early entered' by registering online by Monday, September 3.

With the Holiday weekend in progress, entries postmarked by 8/31 will not be received by TMS until Tuesday, due to no mail delivery on Monday; so we're keeping the online entry open through Monday.

By clicking http://www.darinshort.com/dtc.html Modified & Limited Modified drivers can still get 'early entered' online, and be eligible for the provisional starter drawings as well as the early entry discount.

Online 'race week' pricing goes into effect on September 4th. Entries will also be accepted at the track at race night at 'race week' pricing, which is $40 higher.

THANK YOU to all of the teams that registered early for the Port-A-Cool® U.S. National Dirt Track Championship (USNDTC) at Texas Motor Speedway's Dirt Track.

You entries have been marked as 'early' and you are eligible for the two provisional starter drawings in the Modified and Limited Modified divisions.

For those that would still like to get registered prior to their arrival at the race track, you can still do so at 'race week' pricing. Please click http://www.darinshort.com/dtc.html to get your team entered.

Online race week pricing will be available through next Monday, September 10th. Online registration, 2-day pit pass sales & practice night purchases will be closed after that date, all remaining teams can enter upon their arrival at the speedway on practice and/or race night (as well as purchase practice night or two-day pit passes).

It's shaping up to be a fantastic weekend of racing for the Port-A-Cool® U.S. National Dirt Track Championship at Texas Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track this Friday-Saturday, September 14-15, 2012.

Complete event details for the weekend are located at: http://www.darinshort.com/dtc.html and advance tickets can be purchased at:

http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/Events/Upcoming-Events/US-National-Dirt-Track.aspx

Latest NOAA forecast - as of Tuesday morning 9/11:

-Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
-Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
-Thursday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
-Thursday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
-Friday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
-Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 10 mph.
-Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
-Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Over 200 Modified & Limited Modified teams have officially entered this weekends Port-A-Cool® U.S. National Dirt Track Championship at Texas Motor Speedway.

Additional entries are being welcomed upon arrival at the speedway this weekend.

For complete event information, please click www.darinshort.com/dtc.html

For advance tickets click http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/Events/Upcoming-Events/US-National-Dirt-Track.aspx

And for discounted tickets, please click: http://www.facebook.com/texasmotorspeedway

Weekend weather forecast - as of Tuesday night from NOAA.gov:

Friday A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 84. North wind around 10 mph.

Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

The complete, detailed & official schedule of events is now posted at the event website... www.darinshort.com/dtc.html or by clicking the following direct link: http://www.darinshort.com/files/sched.jpg

weather.com's forecast for the weekend looks does not look good.....

but this is also the same lot that said it was 80 with sunshine while it was 60 and raining all day at the big sprint show at cowtown in October 2009. Gonna need them to be wrong like that again going the other direction. They've got 60% or higher on Fri. Sat. and Sun.

Hey what is a ballpark figure you guys are thinking will show up in the two mod classes?

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NWS (NOAA) is the only source for the most accurate weather.

Here's the forecast as of Thursday morning...and remember, TMS has jet dryers if they have to:

• Friday Night A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 10 mph.
• Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
• Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Here's the NWS link for the latest forecasts:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Justin&state=TX&site=FWD&textField1=33.0866&textField2=-97.2999&e=0

Regarding mod/ltd car count, with there already being over 200 paid entries, remember, they qualify on Friday night and their features are on Saturday (no heats), and the Ltd Mod B's will run before the show technically starts (6pm), so for sprint fans, it will probably be around 7:30-8 when the first sprint race hits the track. The track will be reworked after the ltd mod B's Saturday night (due to the early start time).

NEW NOAA FORECAST for TMS, as of 4:45pm Thursday:

- Friday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

- Saturday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 80. North wind around 5 mph.

- Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

Click www.darinshort.com/dtc.html for the latest updates.

There was no rain whatsoever at the speedway yesterday, and practice night pictures and updates are available for viewing at:

www.darinshort.com/dtc.html

Updates will be posted there throughout the race weekend.

Forecasters are still saying there's a chance of light rain, primarily before 1pm today, then occasional, spotty light rain here and there throughout the Metroplex (30%) today and tomorrow (20%)...but highs each day around 80; so in reality, nearly perfect for dirt track racing, as it should help keep the track surface from getting too baked.

FYI...there were 178 mods/limiteds that practiced last night and approximately 60 mods/limiteds that have registered were not there, so that puts the mod/limited car count, currently, at about 240.

Here's the SpeedNet link for live line-ups and results that you can copy/paste into your Smart Phone web browser:

http://speednetdirect.com/mobile/mobilelineup.php?tid=8199

The lineups should be posted around 5pm, and racing kicks off around 6pm tonight - and tomorrow night.

As a convenience, the direct link is also posted at the homepage of www.darinshort.com all weekend long.

It was a wild night of racing as the Port-A-Cool® U.S. National Dirt Track Championship at Texas Motor Speedway’s Dirt Track kicked off. The track was fast and wide, with drivers advancing through the field regardless of where they started.

134 Limited Modifieds and 100 Modifieds competed in heats and qualifying races and around 14 ASCS National Sprint Car division teams hot lapped their cars in anticipation of their complete race program being held tonight. The sprint cars were flat out around the high side of the track and turning lap times in the 14.5-14.7 range.

There were a few times that it misted throughout the evening, but never enough to 'dampen' the racing on the 4/10 mile oval.

And today's forecast is much dryer in nature. Here's the latest from NOAA, as of 8:15AM Saturday:

Today A chance of drizzle before 1pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind.

Join us tonight for the finale, as the ASCS National tour has a complete program of heats and features; and the Limited Modifieds and Modifieds compete in their last chance races (no heats) and championship features.

Click http://www.darinshort.com/dtc.html for complete event information.

Visit http://www.TexasMotorSpeedway.com for tickets and more information about the speedway.

And for a $5 grandstand ticket discount offer, go to Texas Motor Speedway's Facebook page.