Glasgow, KY-June 4, 2015- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will presents its first of three events in the month of June as the tour will visit Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on Saturday June 13 as the Bluegrass Nationals will be contested. This event has been rained out twice, so everyone is hoping the third time will be the charm and racing will take place. The Bluegrass Nationals event will be 35 laps and pay $5,000 to win and $250 to win and $250 to start.
This will mark the tour’s third visit of the season to Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, with Brian Shaw of Robinson, IL winning the tour’s first ever event at the track in April, while the doubleheader weekend that was set back in May fell victim to Mother Nature.
Per UMP DirtCar rules for Modifieds, beginning June 1, there is NO grooving of rear tires. The legal tire compounds are A40, A40S, and H40 only.
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be in competition at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on Saturday June 13 and 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 35 lap, $5,000 to win/$250 to start Bluegrass Nationals A-Main event. Other divisions joining the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on Saturday June 13 will be the track’s Super Late Model, Pro Late Model, Stock Car, and Pure Stock divisions. For the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series, the A-Main will start 26 cars and if there are 50 or more entries, the track will have a non-qualifiers event as well.
Activities for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series event at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on Saturday June 13 will see the pit area open at Noon and the general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 3:45 p.m., with practice set to begin at 4:00 p.m., followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. All times listed are Central Daylight Times. Ticket prices for the event at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on Saturday June 13 in the general admission area will be $20 for adults, while a pit pass will be $35 for non-drivers, while it will be $50 for the car and driver to enter the pit area. KLMS also uses transponder scoring and transponders can be rented at the track for $20.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series June 13 Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway Bluegrass Nationals 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- $250, 17th- $250, 18th- $250, 19th- $250, 20th- $250, 21st- $250, 22nd- $250, 23rd- $250, 24th- $250, 25th- $250, 26th- $250.
Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway is located at 957 Truck Plaza Lane just outside of Calvert City, KY and can accessed by taking exit 27 from Interstate 24. For more information about Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, contact the track office at (270) 359-RACE (7223) or via social media at the track’s internet home at www.kylakespeedway.com, on Twitter @KLMSupdates, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kylakemotorsports.
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 Points (after 5/23/2015)
1. Clayton Miller (Elkton, KY)- 1,550
2. Tyler Nicely (Owensboro, KY)- 1,510
3. Josh Harris (Owensboro, KY)- 1,370
4. Mark Lamont (Crossville, IL)- 1,255
5. Brian Shaw (Robinson, IL)- 995
6. Jeff Curl (Fairbury, IL)- 740
7. Matt Cooper (McKenzie, TN)- 725
8. Lucas Lee (Paris, TN)- 665
9. Danny Claycomb (Vincennes, IN)- 655
10. Chad Kinder (Newton, IL)- 550
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 Racing Schedule March 21 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic (www.clarksvillespeedway.com): Clayton Miller- Elkton, KY March 28 (Saturday)- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.smokymountainspeedway.com): Nick Stroupe- Iron Station, NC April 18 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 start (www.kylakespeedway.com)- Brian Shaw- Robinson, IL 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)- Kent Robinson- Bloomington, IN May 2 (Saturday)- Chandler Motor Speedway (Chandler, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.chandlermotorspeedway.com)- Brian Shaw- Robinson, IL May 15 (Friday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 30 laps/$3,000 to win/$2225 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com)- Bluegrass Nationals- Rained Out May 22 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.farmercityracing.com)- Jeff Leka- Buffalo, IL 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)- Clayton Miller-Elkton, KY May 24 (Sunday)- LaSalle Speedway (LaSalle, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.lasallespeedway.com)- Rained Out June 13 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 35 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com)- Bluegrass Nationals 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 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) Out-Pace Racing Products (www.out-pace.com)- “Sponsor of B-Mains”
Print Worx (www.facebook.com/print.workx/)- Official Merchandise Provider for the Series 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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