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USMTS to kick off 2014 season with 11 dates in February
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- It may be the shortest month of the year, but in 2014 it's going to be a fast and furious February.
A first-of-its-kind slate of super-shows is set to launch next year's season for the United States Modified Touring Series with eleven nights of racing at four fantastic racing facilities in Texas and New Mexico for a combined $32,000 to win ... all crammed into the shortest month on the calendar.
The party gets started with three days at the South Texas Speedway in Corpus Christi, Texas, Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 6-8. Action moves three hours northeast along the Gulf Coast the following weekend for three nights under the lights at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas, and the 5th Annual USMTS Texas Spring Nationals.
From there, the traveling band of mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds trek to the other side of the Lone Star State for a two-day stint at the El Paso Speedway Park. Just up the road, the Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M., will host the final three nights of high-octane energy on the last two days of February and March 1.
Each of the three-day shows will by $2,000 to win Thursday, $3,000 to win Friday and $4,000 to win Saturday. The two-day clash in El Paso will pay $2,000 and $3,000 to win, respectively.
The USMTS has visited the Royal Purple Raceway at least once in each of the last seven seasons. The series' lone journey to the South Texas Speedway came in 2007 with Jason Hughes and David Horner taking the wins on the first two nights before rain thwarted the finale of the tripleheader.
This will be the first-ever journey for the USMTS to the El Paso Speedway Park and Southern New Mexico Speedway. However, both tracks host the similar USRA Modifieds during their weekly Friday and Saturday night programs throughout the year, as well as some well-attended special events that routinely draw the best open-wheel dirt modified aces on the planet.
USMTS FEBRUARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Thu Feb 6 ... South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, Texas ($2,000 to win)
Fri Feb 7 ... South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, Texas ($3,000 to win)
Sat Feb 8 ... South Texas Speedway, Corpus Christi, Texas ($4,000 to win)
Thu Feb 13 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas ($2,000 to win)
Fri Feb 14 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas ($3,000 to win)
Sat Feb 15 ... Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas ($4,000 to win)
Fri Feb 21 ... El Paso Speedway Park, El Paso, Texas ($2,000 to win)
Sat Feb 22 ... El Paso Speedway Park, El Paso, Texas ($3,000 to win)
Thu Feb 27 ... Southern New Mexico Speedway, Las Cruces, N.M. ($2,000 to win)
Fri Feb 28 ... Southern New Mexico Speedway, Las Cruces, N.M. ($3,000 to win)
Sat Mar 1 ... Southern New Mexico Speedway, Las Cruces, N.M. ($4,000 to win)
The February swing of races will also serve as one of four USMTS regions for 2014 with its own lucrative points fund for the eleven events. By March 2, the regional champion will be crowned and the first group of drivers will be qualified for the 2014 Hunt for the USMTS National Championship.
Times, ticket prices, support classes and other details will be announced in the coming days. To learn more about each racetrack, visit their websites at www.stxspeedway.com, www.royalpurpleraceway.com, www.epspeedwaypark.com and www.snmspeedway.com.
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.
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Contact Info:
Jeff Nun
Communications Director
United States Modified Touring Series, Inc. (USMTS)
1715 W. 2nd St., P.O. Box 905
Webster City, IA 50595
Tel: 515-297-3835
Email: jeff@usmts.com
Web: www.usmts.com |
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