CMS Public Relations
June 2, 2016
(Warrensburg, MO) With the exciting Memorial Day weekend special events racing in the rearview mirror at Central Missouri Speedway (CMS), weekly racing action returns on Saturday, June 4th for Comfort Inn Race Night featuring the $1,000-to-win weekly USRA ‘Mighty’ Modifieds, plus B-Mods, Street Stocks, and Pure Stocks. Saturday racing also includes the Street Stock make-up feature from the previously rained out event on May 21st.
The Street Stock make-up event will kick off the action with a revised order of events for the night.
Hot Laps
Street Stocks
Pure Stocks
B-mods
Modified
1st half of program
Street Stock Makeup Feature (this is a locked in field of cars, no new arrivals will be added)
Pure Stock Heats
B-mod Heats
Modified Heats
Street Stock Heats (begin all new program)
B-mod B-main if needed
INTERMISSION BREAK
2nd half of program (returns to normal flow/order
Modified B-main if needed
Pure Stock Main
B-mod main
Street Stock main
Modified main
Pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday followed by grandstand admission beginning at 5. General Admission for adults is $12, Military w/I.D. and College Students w/I.D. $10, Kids aged 6 to 12 just $5, Children 5 and under and seniors 75 and over are free. Driver’s pill draws close at 6:15 (no passing points awarded if late), Pit Meeting 6:30, Hot Laps at 7, and Racing at 7:30.
USRA modified drivers continue their quest for the championship as they crank back up against a tough field of drivers from Missouri and Kansas. Kevin Blackburn of Fulton, Missouri leads the point’s chase with his consistent top-five finishes. Just behind him, Gunner Martin has two feature wins while attempting to keep pace with Blackburn and sits in second, followed by Terry Schultz, the 2015 Modified Track Champion, in third while Shad Badder and Chad Lyle round out the top five.
In the B-Mod point’s battle, Troy Carlyle of Kearney, Missouri sits atop the standings with consistent top-five results. The 2015 Track Champion, Jacob Ebert is second despite missing a weekend of racing with two feature wins under his belt. Dean Wille, Cody Frazon and Bobby Russell fill out the top five.
Brett Wood of Warrensburg is the defending Street Stock division champion and is the driver to beat again this year as he sits in the top spot with three feature wins. Clayton Campbell has challenged Wood early this season with a feature win and is just 5 points back in second. Brian Eckhoff has been close to victory lane several times and holds third while Brian Ziegler holds fourth with Jay Prevete fifth.
The Pure Stocks, fresh off their Memorial Day weekend $500 to-win special, has Roger Detherage of Windsor, Missouri leading the way with four top-five finishes. Amanda Akers takes over the second spot with her consistent top-ten results. Veteran driver Herb Dannar has shown some resiliency in his racing and moves up into the third spot this week followed by Larry Norris with one feature win while Gary Akers, husband of Amanda, has two feature wins and holds down fifth.
CMS recently announced the make-up event dates for the 5/21/16 rained out events, the dates are:
Saturday, June 4th – Street Stock makeup, Saturday June 25th – USRA Modified makeup, and Saturday, July 9th for the B-Mod makeup. The B-Mods, who will pick up their event from lap 5 when the green flag flies again. Stay tuned to CMS press releases and the website and social media for future announcements.
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CMS is located 3.5-miles north of Warrensburg, MO from the junction of Highways 50 and 13 in Warrensburg just north of the new Hwy 13 by-pass round-a-bout, or from the Higginsville exit off I-70, head south on Highway 13 for twelve and half miles.
Contact Susan Walls at 816-229-1338 to join the CMS team of business partners, no calls after 8 p.m. There are several opportunities for your business to become involved in the exciting sport of dirt-track racing. No other sport has as many dedicated and loyal fans as weekly dirt racing. Car class sponsorship, event sponsorship, race night sponsorship, signage, points-sheet advertising, and special-event sponsorship are just a few of the ways to put your marketing and branding logo in front of the loyal race family!
CMS wishes to thank its 2016 primary sponsors for their support this season! Cliff Harris Warrensburg Ford, Budweiser, KMZU 100.7 FM, Sunoco Race Fuels, KMMO FM 102.9, Midwest Coatings, Better Country KIX 105.7, KSDL, and KSIS FM, Comfort Inn Warrensburg Station, KRLI FM 103.9 & KAOL 101.3 FM The Grenade, Pepsi, 610 Sports Radio Kansas City, Heartland Waste, and ‘Today’s New Hit Country’ 95.3 FM KDKD.
This list of 2016 outstanding business partners includes: Victory Trophies & Plaques, Joslins Jewelry, Batliner Recycling, DQ Grill & Chill of Warrensburg, Economy Lumber, Kleinschmidt’s Western Store, OK Tire Stores, Eickleberry Concrete & Construction, LJS Graphics, Finish Line Performance, Wolf Tire Service, JA Performance and Outdoor Services, RockAuto.com, and Seeburg Mufflers.