Glasgow, KY-October 17, 2013- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series returns to action after some time off to conclude its 2013 race campaign with the Annual Tour Championship Event on Saturday October 26 at Florence Speedway in Union, KY. The Championship event will pay $5,000 to win and $250 to start and many of the nation’s top Modified drivers are expected to vie for the win in this event that a series record 90 entries in 2012.
The Series Championship Event will take place on Saturday October 26 at Florence Speedway in Union, KY and will feature the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series in a full program of practice, A-B group time trials, qualifying heats, B-Mains, and the $5,000 to win/$250 to start Series Championship A-Main event. Joining the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series at Florence Speedway on Saturday October 26 will the track’s Super Late Model division in their annual Fall 50 event that will pay $5,000 to win.
Activities for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Season Championship Event at Florence Speedway will see the pit area open at 4:00 p.m., while the general admission area will open at 4:30 p.m. Practice laps will get underway at 5:00 p.m., followed immediately by time trials, with racing set to get underway at 6:30 p.m. All times are EDT. Ticket prices for this event at Florence Speedway in the general admission area will be $25 for adults, while a pit pass will be $36.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Season Championship Event A-Main Payout: 1st- $5,000, 2nd- $2,500, 3rd- $1,500, 4th- $800, 5th- $650, 6th- $600, 7th- $550, 8th- $500, 9th- $450, 10th- $400, 11th- $375, 12th- $350, 13th- $325, 14th- $285, 15th- $265, 16th through 22nd- $250 to start
Florence Speedway is located 12234 US Hwy. 42 just outside of Walton, KY 41094. Take exit 180 off of Interstate 75 and drive West on US Hwy. 42 for 9.0 miles and the track is located on the left. For more information on Florence Speedway, phone the track office at (859) 485-7591 or visit the track’s webpage at www.florencespeedway.com
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will present UMP Modified sanctioned dirt track sports entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information concerning the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series, contact series race director Shane Mugavin at (270) 576-6474 or by email at shane@mugavin.com or visit the series webpage at www.americanmodifiedseries.com, along with Facebook and Twitter at American Modified Series.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 Tour Schedule *April 13- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start (Bryan Barber) *May 18- Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Will Krup) *June 21- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Bryan Barber) *June 22- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Devin Gilpin) *July 13- Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start (Jimmy Payne) *August 24- 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Bryan Barber) *August 30- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start (Jeff Leka) *August 31- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start (Jeff Curl) *September 1- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start (Jeff Curl) *October 26- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start
2013 Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Current Top Ten Point Standings (as of September 1, 2013)
1. Bryan Barber (Greensburg, KY)- 1,790
2. Ricky Tinch (Deerlodge, TN)- 1,435
3. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 1,405
4. Josh Ferguson (Covington, IN)- 1,365
5. Rocky Wilson (Elizabethtown, KY)- 1,225
6. Keith Smith (Clay City, KY)- 1,135
7. Don Adams (London, KY)- 885
8. Levi Kissinger (Mount Vernon, IN)- 800
9. Jeff Curl (Forrest, IL)- 710
10. Jeff Leka (Buffalo, IL)- 680
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 Official Sponsors *Summit Racing Equipment (www.summitracing.com)- “Title Sponsor for the American Modified Series and Sponsor of Heat Race #1”
*All Star Performance (www.allstarperformance.com)- “Official Hard Charger of the Race” Award Sponsor *Arizona Sport Shirts- “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.arizonasportshirts.com) *Crane Cams Ignition Systems- “Official Ignition System” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.cranecams.com) *Quick Car Racing Products (www.quickcar.net)- “$100 Fast Qualifier Award” at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events *VP Racing Fuels (www.vpracingfuels.com)- “Official Race Fuel” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 Marketing Partners *AFCO Racing Shocks (www.afcoracing.com) *Bad Fast Race Chassis (www.734dirt.com) *Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net) *Bilstein (www.bilsteinus.com)- Presented by B&B Motorsports *Bob Pierce Race Cars (www.bobpierceracecars.com) *Dale Meers Race Engines *Dyers Top Rods (www.dyersrods.com) *Frankland Racing Equipment (www.franklandracing.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #4”
*Hypercoils (www.hypercoils.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #3”
*Impressive Race Cars (www.impressiveracecars.com) *Integra Shocks (www.integrashocksprings.com) *Jay Dickens Race Engines (www.jaydickens.com) *Maximum Energy Development *Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com) *PRO Shocks (www.proshocks.com) *RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com) *SpeeDecals Racing Graphics (www.freewebs.com/speedecals/) *UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com) *Wehrs Machine (www.wehrsmachine.com)- “Sponsor of B-Mains”
*Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)
*Williams Precision Engines (www.wpespeedshop.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”