Glasgow, KY-February 16, 2015- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will kick off the 2015 racing season as part of the 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic on Saturday March 7 at Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN. It will be the first of two appearances in 2015 at the speedy ¼ mile high-banked red clay oval, with the 30 lap A-Main event paying $1,500 to the winner and $200 to start.
This will be the second-ever visit for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series to Clarksville Speedway, with Lucas Lee of Paris, TN winning the tour’s first-ever event at the track by claiming the win in this event in 2014, which saw the A-Main delayed one week due to rain.
The 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic weekend will kick off on Thursday March 5 with an open practice from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. The UMP DirtCar Modifieds will be a part of the racing program on Friday evening March 6 at Clarksville Speedway, racing for $600 to win.
On Saturday March 7, the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be in competition 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 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic A-Main contest. Other divisions joining the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series at Clarksville Speedway on Saturday March 7 will be the MARS/UMP sanctioned Super Late Models, racing for $5,000 to win and the UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models racing for $1,000 to win, along with the track’s Mini Sprint, Pure Street, and Pure Mini divisions.
Activities for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series event at Clarksville Speedway on Saturday March 7 will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. Practice is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. All times listed are Central Time. Ticket prices for the event at Clarksville Speedway on Saturday March 7 in the general admission area will be $25 for adults, children ages 6 to 10 will be $5, and children ages 5 and under are free, while a pit pass will be $40.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series March 7 Clarksville Speedway 11th 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- $200, 16th- $200, 17th- $200, 18th- $200, 19th- $200, 20th- $200, 21st- $200, 22nd- $200.
Clarksville Speedway is located at 1600 Needmore Road just outside of Clarksville, TN 37040 and can be reached by taking exit 1 off of Interstate 24. For more information about Clarksville Speedway, contact the track office at (931) 645-2523 or via social media at the track’s internet webpage www.clarksvillespeedway.com, on Twitter @CSpeedway, and on Facebook at facebook.com/clarksvillespeedway.
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 Jeff Evans at (859) 358-7178 or by email at jdevans@live.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.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 Racing Schedule
March 7 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic (www.clarksvillespeedway.com)
March 20, 21 (Fri./Sat.)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 start- Bluegrass Nationals (www.kylakespeedway.com)
March 28 (Saturday)- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.smokymountainspeedway.com)
April 24 (Friday)- Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start- 2nd Annual J.B. Robinson Memorial (www.bloomingtonspeedway.com)
April 25 (Saturday)- Chandler Motor Speedway (Chandler, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.chandlermotorspeedway.com)
May 15 (Friday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com)
May 16 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com)
May 22 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.farmercityracing.com)
May 23 (Saturday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 30 laps/$2,064 to win/$200 to start- 2nd Annual Gary Cook, Jr. Memorial (www.fairburyspeedway.com)
May 24 (Sunday)- LaSalle Speedway (LaSalle, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.lasallespeedway.com)
June 26 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.molerracewaypark.com)
June 27 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.florencespeedway.com)
July 17 (Friday)- To Be Announced
July 18 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.clarksvillespeedway.com)
September 4 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.farmercityracing.com)
September 5 (Saturday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 50 laps/$10,000 to win/$300 to start- 3rd Annual Casey’s AMS Modified Nationals (www.fairburyspeedway.com)
September 6 (Sunday)- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- 50 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 25th Annual Modified Fall Nationals (www.spoonriverspeedway.com)
September 26 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com)
October 24 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 6th Annual Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Championship (www.florencespeedway.com)
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 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 and Tough Fifth Place Award Sponsor
*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
*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 2015 Marketing Partners
Bad Fast Race Chassis (www.734dirt.com)
Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net)
Bilstein (www.bilsteinus.com)
Bob Poynter GM (www.bobpoynter.com)
Boknecht Trucking
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)
Maximum Energy Development (www.maximumenergy.us)
Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com)
Nemesis Race Cars (www.nemesisracecars.com)
RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
Reaper Race Cars
UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)
Wiles Driveshafts (www.wilesdriveshafts.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”
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