OSKALOOSA, Iowa – The Dart Iron Man Challenge will have it’s first champion this Tuesday night as the inaugural season for the full-fendered USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars wraps up the 2010 season right back where it started.

The 2010 season opened on May 26 at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and that is where race fans will find them this Monday, Sept. 20.

The final event of the campaign will take place on Tuesday night, Sept. 21, at the Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa.

Both events were originally schedule for Sept. 1-2, but were postponed by rain.

Points leader Mike Van Genderen of Newton captured up the first of his three wins this season at the Butler County Fairgrounds half-mile dirt oval on May 27.

Nathan Wood of Keswick is second in the standings while Polk City’s Steve Jackson is third. They are the only drivers with a mathematical chance of knocking Van Genderen off the top of the heap for the season-long title.

Each race will pay $600 to win and $100 to start the main event.

Fifteen dates at thirteen premier speedways throughout Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri dot the calendar for the inaugural campaign for the Dart Iron Man Challenge, which accompanies the popular USMTS Modifieds at each event. Each event will have a qualifying format similar to the USMTS, with heat race passing points determining the “B” Main and “A” Main line-ups.

Each driver’s ten best points-earning performances will count toward the final year-end standings with a $1,000 top prize for he series champ and the tenth-place finisher earning $100. In addition, each race will award national points in the USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car division of the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series where the national champion will earn $700.

A USRA license is not required to compete and/or earn points in the Dart Iron Man Challenge, but only USRA-licensed drivers will be eligible for points funds in either the Dart Iron Man Challenge or American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series.

USRA rules will apply at each event. Drivers are permitted to utilize the Rochester, Motorcraft or 1¾ Holley 4412 open carburetor but must be run with the Edelbrock Performer (Part #2701) or Weiand X-CELerator (Part ##7541) intake manifold. These intakes must be stock (no porting allowed). The 4412 carb must be stock and must be 1-11/16. For conforming to IMCA rules, the 350 carb is allowed with a 2,800-pound weight rule. Any driver running the 604 crate motor is allowed the 4-barrel carburetor.

Production and camera crews will be on location at remaining 2010 events as they record the USMTS action for the upcoming Dirt Knights TV show. Dirt Knights will be an on-going dramatic series of one-hour programs that will air twice a week for 13 weeks. The much-anticipated TV show is set to debut in January of 2011 on the VERSUS cable network - the fastest growing cable sports network in the nation, which reaches more than 75 million households.

2010 DART IRON MAN CHALLENGE SCHEDULE:

Wed May 26 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA (winner: Nathan Wood)
Thu May 27 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA (winner: Mike Van Genderen)
Sat Jun 19 … Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, MO (winner: Steve Jackson)
Tue Jun 22 … Mineral City Speedway, Fort Dodge, IA (winner: Mark Elliott)
Sun Aug 1 … Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, MN (winner: Greg Elliott)
Tue Aug 3 … Algona Raceway, Algona, IA (winner: Jake Masters)
Wed Aug 4 … Cresco Speedway, Cresco, IA (winner: Brian Gjere)
Thu Aug 5 … Jackson Speedway, Jackson, MN (winner: Jake Masters)
Fri Aug 6 … Murray County Speedway, Slayton, MN (winner: Rich Gregoire)
Wed Aug 18 … Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, IA (winner: Jake Masters)
Thu Aug 19 … Hancock County Speedway, Britt, IA (winner: Mike Van Genderen)
Sat Aug 28 … 24 Raceway, Moberly, MO (winner: Mike Van Genderen)
Tue Aug 31 … Marshalltown Speedway, Marshalltown, IA (rained out)
Wed Sep 1 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($600 to win)
Thu Sep 2 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($600 to win)

To learn more about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com or call 515-832-6000. You can also follow the USRA on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

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