EVENT INFO: World Modified Dirt Track Championship


4th Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship
presented by Red Tail Tackle
Thursday-Saturday, July 24-26, 2014
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn.

EVENT INFORMATION

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23

CLASSES: Practice for all classes

TICKETS: Grandstands Free, Pits $20

TIMES:
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand and Pit Gates Open
6:30-9 p.m. - Practice

THURSDAY, JULY 24

CLASSES: USMTS/USRA Modifieds, USRA Iron Man Stock Cars and Wissota Super Stocks

TICKETS: Adults $25, Kids $10, Pits $35

TIMES:
8-11 a.m. - Bear Creek Lutheran Church Breakfast
3:45 p.m. - Pit Area Cleaned Out
4:00 p.m. - Pit Gate Opens
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand Gates Open
6:10 p.m. - Drivers Meeting at Tent
6:30 p.m. - Hot Laps, Modified Time Trials (2 groups, each set of heats)
7:10 p.m. - National Anthem
7:15 p.m. - Heat Races Begin

ORDER OF EVENTS:
Wissota Super Stock Heat Races (8 laps)
Modified Heat Races (10 laps)
USRA Stock Car Heat Races (8 laps)
Modified “B” Mains (15 laps)
Wissota Super Stock “A” Main (20 laps)
USRA Stock Car “A” Main (20 laps)
Modified “A” Main Qualifier (30 laps)

NOTES: USRA Stock Cars and Wissota Super Stocks will run a complete program of heat races and main events. USMTS/USRA Modified drivers will qualify through time trials in groups of five cars with a green-white-checkered format. The top 6 qualifiers from each group will be inverted for that heat race. Heat races will take the top 12 in passing points to the “A” Main Qualifier with the remainder going to one of the “B” Mains. Points will be awarded for time trials, heat races, “B” Mains and the “A” Main Qualifier with the top 6 in overall points being locked into Saturday’s 100-lap “A” Main. The highest overall points earner during the first two days will earn the pole for 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 12 qualified drivers. Times will be listed on the scoreboard and will also be hooked up to the Race Monitor application for anybody wanting to watch lap times. Track prep will be done as needed and we will let you know before we do anything. Number of laps and/or order of events may be adjusted depending on number of entries, time constraints and/or weather.

PAYOUTS:
USRA Stock Cars - 1. $750, 2. $550, 3. $450, 4. $325, 5. $275, 6. $225, 7. $170, 8. $150, 9. $140, 10. $130, 11. $125, 12. $125, 13. $115, 14. $110, 15. $105, 16-24. $100, Tow $75.
Wissota Super Stocks - 1. $500, 2. $400, 3. $300, 4. $250, 5. $200, 6. $175, 7. $150, 8. $125, 9. $110, 10. $100, 11. $90, 12. $85, 13. $80, 14-24. $75, Tow $40.

FRIDAY, JULY 25

CLASSES: USMTS/USRA Modifieds, USRA Iron Man B-Mods and Wissota Street Stocks

TICKETS: Adults $25, Kids $10, Pits $35

TIMES:
8-11 a.m. - Bear Creek Lutheran Church Breakfast
3:45 p.m. - Pit Area Cleaned Out
4:00 p.m. - Pit Gate Opens
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand Gates Open
6:10 p.m. - Drivers Meeting at Tent
6:30 p.m. - Hot Laps, Modified Time Trials (2 groups, each set of heats)
7:10 p.m. - National Anthem
7:15 p.m. - Heat Races Begin

ORDER OF EVENTS:
USRA B-Mod Heat Races (8 laps)
Modified Heat Races (10 laps)
Wissota Street Stock Heat Races (8 laps)
USRA B-Mod “B” Mains (12 laps)
Modified “B” Mains (15 laps)
Wissota Street Stock “A” Main (18 laps)
USRA B-Mod “A” Main (20 laps)
Modified “A” Main Qualifier (30 laps)

NOTES: USRA B-Mods and Wissota Street Stocks will run a complete program of heat races and main events. USMTS/USRA Modified drivers will qualify through time trials in groups of five cars with a green-white-checkered format. The top 6 qualifiers from each group will be inverted for that heat race. Heat races will take the top 12 in passing points to the “A” Main Qualifier with the remainder going to one of the “B” Mains. Points will be awarded for time trials, heat races, “B” Mains and the “A” Main Qualifier with the top 6 in overall points being locked into Saturday’s 100-lap “A” Main. The highest overall points earner during the first two days will earn the pole for 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 12 qualified drivers. Times will be listed on the scoreboard and will also be hooked up to the Race Monitor application for anybody wanting to watch lap times. Track prep will be done as needed and we will let you know before we do anything. Number of laps and/or order of events may be adjusted depending on number of entries, time constraints and/or weather.

PAYOUTS:
USRA B-Mods - 1. $600, 2. $450, 3. $300, 4. $250, 5. $200, 6. $175, 7. $150, 8. $130, 9. $120, 10. $110, 11. $100, 12. $90, 13. $85, 14. $80, 15-24. $75, Tow $50.
Wissota Street Stocks: 1. $400, 2. $300, 3. $250, 4. $200, 5. $175, 6. $150, 7. $125, 8. $100, 9. $90, 10. $80, 11. $75, 12-24. $70, Tow $40.

SATURDAY, JULY 26

CLASSES: USMTS/USRA Modifieds and Wissota Midwest Mods

TICKETS: Adults $30, Kids $10, Pits $40

TIMES:
8-11 a.m. - Bear Creek Lutheran Church Breakfast
2:45 p.m. - Pit Area Cleaned Out
3:00 p.m. - Pit Gate Opens
4:00 p.m. - Grandstand Gates Open
6:10 p.m. - Drivers Meeting at Tent
6:30 p.m. - Hot Laps (Wissota Midwest Mods Only)
6:40 p.m. - National Anthem
6:45 p.m. - Heat Races and Main Events Begin

ORDER OF EVENTS:
Modified Last Chance Races (15 laps, top 6 to “C” Main)
Wissota Midwest Mod Heat Races (8 laps)
Modified “C” Main (15 laps, top 12 to “B” Main)
Wissota Midwest Mod “B” Mains (12 laps)
Modified “B” Main (20 laps, top 14 to “A” Main)
Hot Laps for Top 12 Locked in Modifieds
Wissota Midwest Mod “A” Main (20 laps)
Modified WMDTC (100 laps, $17,000 to win)

NOTES: Wissota Midwest Mods will run a complete program of heat races and main events. USMTS/USRA Modifieds will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events with the 13th-highest points earner during the previous two days on the pole of the “B” Main and the lowest points earner starting last in the first “last chance” event. Times will be listed on the scoreboard and will also be hooked up to the Race Monitor application for anybody wanting to watch lap times. Track prep will be done as needed and we will let you know before we do anything. Number of laps and/or order of events may be adjusted depending on number of entries, time constraints and/or weather.

PAYOUTS:
USMTS/USRA Modifieds - “A” Main: 1. $17,000, 2. $8,500, 3. $5,500, 4. $4,500, 5. $3,700, 6. $2,700, 7. $2,200, 8. $1,900, 9. $1,850, 10. $1,800, 11. $1,775, 12. $1,750, 13. $1,725, 14. $1,700, 15. $1,675, 16. $1,650, 17. $1,625, 18. $1,600, 19. $1,575, 20. $1,550, 21. $1540, 22. $1,530, 23. $1,520, 24. $1,510, 25-26. $1,500; “B” Main: 1-14 transfer, 13-24. $700; “C” Main: 1-12 transfer, 13-24. $500; “Last Chance” Mains: 1-6 transfer, 7-24. $350; “Next-to-Last Chance” Mains: 1-6 transfer, others $200.
Wissota Midwest Mods: 1. $600, 2. $450, 3. $325, 4. $250, 5. $200, 6. $170, 7. $130, 8. $115, 9. $105, 10. $100, 11. $95, 12. $90, 13. $85, 14. $80, 15-24. $75, Tow $40.

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QUALIFYING PROCEDURES: Drivers will qualify on Thursday and Friday through time trials in groups of five cars with a green-white-checkered format. The top six (6) qualifiers from each group will be inverted for that heat race. Heat races will take the overall top twelve (12) in passing points to the “A” Qualifier with the remainder going to one of the “B” Mains. Points will be awarded for time trials, heat races, “B” Mains and the “A” Qualifier each night with the top six (6) in overall points each day being locked into Saturday's “A” Main. The highest overall points earner during the first two days will earn the pole for 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 twelve (12) qualified drivers. Saturday will feature an “alphabet soup” of main events with the 13th-highest points earner on the pole of the “B” Main and the lowest points earner starting last in one of the Last Chance Races. Fourteen (14) additional drivers will qualify from Saturday’s “B” Main into the 100-lap “A” Main, and one additional driver will be added to the field via the annual fan auction prior to the race to create a 27-car starting field.

PRE-ENTERED USMTS/USRA DRIVERS: Joel Alberts, John Allen, Josh Angst, Austin Arneson, Casey Arneson, Brandon Beckendorf, Scotty Bough, Tom Brink, Bill Byholm, Tyler Clark, Lucas Conley, Ryan Cook, Jason Cummins, Brandon Davis, Brad Dierks, Corey Dripps, Luke Driskell, Les Duellman, Keith Foss, Robbie Gates, Bob Gierke, Jordan Grabouski, Pat Graham, Josh Griggs, Jason Grimes, Dwaine Hanson, Paul Harelstad, Scott Heeren, Al Hejna, T.J. Herndon, Doug Hillson, Daniel Hilsabeck, Lance Hofer, Joe Horgdal, Jeremy Houle, Jason Hughes, Trevor Hunt, Jay Ihrke, Brandon Jensen, Greg Jensen, Joey Jensen, Justin Johnson, Grant Junghans, Darwin Karau, Jason Krohn, Brent Larson, Jason Miller, Mark Motl, Tommy Myer, Eric Pember, Adam Penn, Terry Phillips, Dereck Ramirez, Hunter Rasdon, Justin Rexwinkle, Jay Richardson, Bryan Rowland, Rodney Sanders, Travis Saurer, Jason Schlangen, Lucas Schott, David Schuster, Johnny Scott, Stormy Scott, Craig Shaw, Kelly Shryock, Mike Stearns, Jon Tesch, Craig Thatcher, Austin Theiss, Tom Tillison Jr., Bob Timm, Jake Timm, Lance Town, Zack VanderBeek, Clayton Wagamon, Alan Wagner, Nate Wasmund, Steve Wetzstein.

GOLF CAR RENTALS: Miner’s Outdoor & Rec will have golf carts available to rent for this year’s event. Rates for the weekend are $175 for a standard cart, $250 for a four-passenger cart and $400 for a six-passenger cart, tax included. A credit card and valid driver's license is required for all golf cart rentals. Rental hours are Wednesday from 12-8 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the campground. Reservations may be made by calling or texting 507-440-3372.

LIVE BROADCAST: For race fans unable to attend the 4th Annual World Modified Dirt Track Championship presented by Red Tail Tackle, every lap of every class all three nights will be broadcast via pay-per-view by RacinDirt. Visit www.racindirt.com today to order your three-day package and save.

PAST WMDTC WINNERS: Brad Waits, Rochester, Minn. (2011), Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa (2012), Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla. (2013).

RULES: This event is co-sanctioned by the United States Racing Association (USRA) and United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). USRA national points will be awarded. No USMTS points will be awarded. All USRA rules apply, including USRA Modified chip rule. All Wissota rules apply for Wissota classes.

ABOUT DEER CREEK SPEEDWAY: 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. The 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval 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 877-327-7223 or 507-346-2342 on race day or visit www.deercreekspeedway.com online.

ABOUT THE USMTS: To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts or check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usmtstv.

ABOUT THE USRA: To learn more about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com or call 515-832-6000. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usraracing, follow us at www.twitter.com/usraracing on Twitter and check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usratv.