The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship presented by Bad Boy Mowers will be comprised of the final 18 to 20 races of the season, with more than $300,000 in prize money up for grabs during the campaign.
The Hunt will start on Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Great American Dirt Track in Jetmore, Kan., and wrap up at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., with the 12th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23-25, where the 2010 USMTS National Champion will be crowned.
The Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Championship presented by Bad Boy Mowers 2010 schedule:
Thu Aug 12 … Great American Dirt Track, Jetmore, KS ($3000 to win)
Fri Aug 13 … Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS ($3000 to win)
Sat Aug 14 … Caney Valley Speedway, Caney, KS ($3000 to win)
Sun Aug 15 … Monett Speedway, Monett, MO ($3000 to win)
Wed Aug 18 … Hamilton County Speedway, Webster City, IA ($3000 to win)
Thu Aug 19 … Hancock County Speedway, Britt, IA ($3000 to win)
Fri Aug 20 … Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Fountain City, WI ($3000 to win)
Sat Aug 21 … Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA ($3000 to win)
Thu Aug 26 … Nevada Speedway, Nevada, MO ($3000 to win)
Fri Aug 27 … LA Raceway, La Monte, MO ($3000 to win)
Sat Aug 28 … 24 Raceway Park, Moberly, MO ($3000 to win)
Tue Aug 31 … Marshalltown Speedway, Marshalltown, IA ($3000 to win)
Wed Sep 1 … Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, IA ($3000 to win)
Thu Sep 2 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA ($3000 to win)
Fri Sep 3 … Chateau Raceway, Lansing, MN ($3000 to win)
Sat Sep 4 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($3000 to win)
Sun Sep 5 … Dodge County Speedway, Kasson, MN ($3000 to win)
Thu Sep 23 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($2000 to win)
Fri Sep 24 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($4000 to win)
Sat Sep 25 … Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, MN ($6000 to win)
How The Hunt works:
Points are earned by licensd competitors at all regional events, with the top-10 in the final standings for each of the four regions earning a spot in The Hunt. In addition, any driver who has perfect attendance in any region will also be qualified. The points champion in each region gets 15 points to begin The Hunt, second place gets 14 and so on down to 6 points for the tenth-place driver. Each driver with perfect attendance in the region gets 5 points.
Drivers ranked among the top-10 or with perfect attendance in the USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series are also qualified to compete for The Hunt. Any driver may combine the points from all four regions, or three regions and the USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series to make up the base points for the start of The Hunt.
After the completion of the regional schedule and base points have been established, the USMTS points system will be used at the remaining events to determine the 2009 USMTS National Champion.
For the fans, the The Hunt serves as a “playoff” for the ultimate prize in dirt Modified racing. While handicapping gives a slight advantage to the drivers that compete on the entire USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour circuit, any of the qualified drivers have a legitimate shot at capturing the crown.
Past USMTS National Champions include Kelly Shryock (1999-2006, 2009), Jason Krohn (2007) and Tim Donlinger (2008).
