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Southern Oklahoma Speedway Hosts USMTS This Saturday Night!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Midwest City, Oklahoma – April 23, 2013 - The United States Modified Touring series will make their annual trip to Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore this coming Saturday night and will be the third and final event as part of the tours "4s Motorsports Red River Rumble powered by Lecolift."
The three day weekend gets underway this Thursday night at Texas Thunder Speedway in Kileen, Texas before making a stop at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas on Friday night.
The "Big Dog Buy-In" will be in effect each night to create a possible $12,000 take-home pay for one driver. Each race pays $2,000 to win, but the Big Dog Buy-In allows any driver to gamble an extra $100 at the time of registration to compete for an extra $2,000 cash for taking the win. In ten points races this season, a gambler has won the main event nine times.
Saturday's event featuring the USMTS at Southern Oklahoma Speedway is where promoter and off-and-on USMTS competitor John Webb is enjoying his sophomore season at the former Lake Country Speedway.
Webb, who purchased the facility in 2011, has made several notable changes to the landscape, including new infield lights, painted buildings, a new concession stand with a bigger kitchen as well as an inside eating area on the spectator side and remolded bathrooms on both the pits and grandstand area.
Rodney Sanders from Happy, Texas won the most recent event at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway last June in what many are calling one of the most memorable driving performances they have seen. Sanders entered the pit area midway though that event with a blown tire then got it repaired in time to tag the back of the field where he would work his way through the field and take the victory. In the other four previous USMTS events here, Ryan Gustin and Jason Hughes each have two wins to their credit.
All pit passes are $35 while grandstand admission for ages 13 and up is $20. Admission to the grandstands for kids ages six through twelve and seniors are $15 while ages five and under will be admitted free.
Gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps begin at 7 and the first green flag waves at 7:30. Limited Modifieds and Stock Cars will also be competing.
The Southern Oklahoma Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located 0.7 mile east of I-35 (exit 29) on US 70, then 1.8 miles south on US 77. For more information call 405-627-1766 or click www.southernoklahomaspeedway.com to visit the track's official website.
