Glasgow, KY-February 25, 2014- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series were notified earlier today that the Tuckasee Toilet Bowl event scheduled for Saturday March 1 has been postponed and will now take place on Saturday March 8, as the weather forecast for the weekend appears to possible produce inclement precipitation and unseasonably cooler weather conditions. The event will be the first event for 2014 for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and will run as part of the track’s 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic on Saturday March 8, with the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series main event paying $1,500 to win and $200 to start.
The trip for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series to Clarksville Speedway will mark the tour’s first ever visit to the track. As part of the racing weekend, the track will also have a full racing program the evening before on Friday March 7 that will also see the MARS/UMP Super Late Models, plus UMP DirtCar Modifieds, plus other local divisions. The track will also be having an open practice night on Thursday March 6, with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. local time and practice lasting until 9:00 p.m.
The 2014 Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series season opener is the 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic and will take place on Saturday March 8 at Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN. The event 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 30 lap, $1,500 to win/$200 to start 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic. Among other divisions joining the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series at Clarksville Speedway on Saturday March 8 will be the MARS/UMP Super Late Models racing for $5,000 to win and the Quick Car PCRA Crate Late Models racing for $1,000 to win, plus UMP Street Stocks, UMP Pure Minis, and Mini-Sprints.
Most Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events start from 22 to 24 cars, but the event at Clarksville see something different take place. A total of 26 cars and drivers will start the $1,500 to win/$200 to start event. The first 20 starters will come via qualifying heats and B-Mains. Starters 21 and 22 will be Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series provisional starters based on 2013 final points, while Clarksville Speedway will use a pair of track provisional starters to fill positions 23 and 24. The 25th starting spot will go the highest finishing driver from Friday evening’s UMP DirtCar Modified main event that is not in the show, while the 26th starter will be the winner of the “Toilet Bowl” Dash, with a group of four to six drivers not in the shown drawn out by random and run this event, with the winner transferring to the A-Main.
Activities for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic event on Saturday March 8 will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. Practice laps will get underway at 6:00 p.m., followed immediately by time trials, with racing set to get underway around 7:00 p.m. All times listed are Central Time. Ticket prices for this event at Clarksville Speedway in the general admission area will be $25 for adults, while a pit pass will be $40.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic A-Main Payout: 1st- $1,500, 2nd- $750, 3rd- $600, 4th- $550, 5th- $500, 6th- $450, 7th- $400, 8th- $350, 9th- $325, 10th- $300, 11th- $275, 12th- $250, 13th- $230, 14th- $220, 15th through 26th- $200 to start
Quality Inn Hotel, located just off of Exit 4 of Interstate 24, is offering discounts to all racers and fans that may need lodging for the weekend activities at Clarksville Speedway. There is a link on the track’s website at www.clarksvillespeedway.com for more information. To receive a discount rate, please enter the following code: Race.
Clarksville Speedway is located at 1600 Needmore Road just outside of Clarksville, TN 37040 and can be accessed from exit 1 of Interstate 24. For more information on Clarksville Speedway, phone the track office at (931) 645-2523 or by social media at www.clarksvillespeedway.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/clarksvillespeedway, and on Twitter @CSpeedway.
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series presents UMP DirtCar Modified sanctioned dirt track entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Indiana, 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 by visiting the series social media outlets at www.americanmodifiedseries.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/pages/American-Modified-Series, and on Twitter @AmericanModSeri.
Upcoming Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Events
March 8 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic
March 29 (Saturday)- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start- 2nd Annual Spring Nationals
April 11 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start
April 25 (Friday)- Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start- 1st Annual J.B. Robinson Memorial
April 26 (Saturday)- Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2014 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 at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events
*Crane Cams Ignition Systems- (www.cranecams.com) “Official Ignition System” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series
*KBC Graphics- (www.kbcgraphix.com) “Official Graphics Company” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.kbcgraphix.com)
*Maxima Racing Oil- (www.maximausa.com) “Official Oil” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series
*Quick Car Racing Products- (www.quickcar.net) “$100 Fast Qualifier Award” at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events
*Something Inked- (www.somethinginked.com) “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series
*VP Racing Fuels (www.vpracingfuels.com)- “Official Race Fuel” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series
*Wilwood (www.wilwood.com)- “Official Brakes” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and “Lucky 7” Award Sponsor
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2014 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)
*Bob Pierce Race Cars (www.bobpierceracecars.com)
*Bob Poynter GM (www.bobpoynter.com)
*Dale Meers Race Engines
*DASCO Racing Supply
*Dyers Top Rods (www.dyersrods.com)
*Fox Shocks (www.ridefox.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 (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens Race Engines (www.jay(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ens.com)
*Lightning Chassis (www.lightningchassis.com)
*Maximum Energy Development
*Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com)
*PRO Shocks (www.proshocks.com)
*RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
*Tennessee RV Sales and Services (www.tennesseerv.com)- “Bicycle Sponsor for children’s giveaway at each event”
*UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
*Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)
*Wiles Driveshafts (www.wilesdriveshafts.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”
*Williams Precision Engines (www.wpespeedshop.com)