After four straight days of racing, the tireless USMTS touring titans get 48 hours to recover, rebuild and refresh before embarking on another four-day stretch of $3,000-to-win contests beginning Wednesday, August 18, at the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, Iowa – home of the USMTS headquarters.
The Hamilton County Speedway was the site of the Featherlite Fall Jamboree from 1999-2002 before the event moved north to the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. Ron Jones won the inaugural event, Johnny Saathoff won in 2000, Willy Kraft in 2001 and Mark Noble in 2002.
Kevin Pittman, Tommy Myer and Jason Hughes also have USMTS wins in Webster City while Jones and Noble have two along with Kelly Shryock, who won the last event staged at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds half-mile in 2004.
Gates will open at 5:00 with hot laps at 7:00 and racing at 7:30. Race fans can pick up $2-off-admission coupons on race day at Casey’s General Stores locations in Webster City. Colt Mather and his #8 Snickers-sponsored Skyrocket will be at the 1515 Superior St. location from 12:00 to 2:00 to meet and greet fans. For more information, or to find the Casey’s location nearest you, check out www.caseys.com on the World Wide Web.
The night’s racing action will also feature the hard-as-nails Dart Iron Man Challenge as many of the hottest USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Car drivers will be on hand for this huge event along with local B-Mods.
The Hamilton County Speedway is located 1.2 miles north of US 20 t exit 140, then 0.5 mile east on Bank St., then 5 blocks south on Bluff St. (at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds). For more information, call the track office at 515-899-2222 or 515-832-5382 on race day or check out www.hamiltoncountyspeedway.com online.
Three more $3,000-to-win events round out the week. On Thursday, August 19, the Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa, awaits the return of the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds. The Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, Wis., is the locale on Friday and Saturday sees a return to the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa.
Film crews for the Dirt Knights television show will be on hand capturing the action at every race during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Championship presented by Bad Boy Mowers.
Dirt Knights will be an on-going dramatic series of one-hour programs that will air during the highly coveted Sunday evening time slot for 13 weeks. The much-anticipated show is set to debut in January of 2011 on VERSUS cable sports network, reaching more than 75 million households.
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