Glasgow, KY-September 9, 2015- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series is pleased to announce the make-up date for the event at Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, IL that fell victim to Mother Nature on Friday September 4. The event will now take place on Thursday September 17 and will feature a new program and new drivers are welcome to enter, as only practice laps were completed prior to the days coming at Farmer City on September 4. .
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be in competition at Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, IL on Friday September 4 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 a 35 lap, $3,000 to win/$225 to start A-Main. Other divisions joining the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series at Farmer City Raceway on Friday September 4 will be the Sunoco ALMS/Corn Belt Clash Super Late Models racing for $5,000 to win, plus the track’s Street Stock and Hornet divisions. Entry fee for the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Series is $50 and, 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.
Activities for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series event at Farmer City Raceway on Thursday September 17 will see the pit area and general admission area open at 4:00 p.m. The drivers meeting will be at 6:15 p.m., with practice set to begin at 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by time trials and green flag racing. All times listed are Central Daylight Times. Ticket prices for the event at Farmer City Raceway on Thursday September 17 in the general admission area will be $20 for adults, while a pit pass will be $35. For more information concerning Farmer City Raceway, visit the track’s website at www.farmercityracing.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/Farmer City Raceway.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series A-Main Payout at Farmer City Raceway September 4: 1st- $3,000, 2nd- $1,500, 3rd- $750, 4th- $600, 5th- $550, 6th- $500, 7th- $450, 8th- $400, 9th- $350, 10th- $325, 11th- $300, 12th- $275, 13th- $260, 14th- $240, 15th- $225, 16th- $225, 17th- $225, 18th- $225, 19th- $225, 20th- $225, 21st- $225, 22nd- $225.
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 Current Top Ten Series Points (after 9/6/15)
1. Clayton Miller (Elkton, KY)- 2,910
2. Tyler Nicely (Owensboro, KY)- 2,700
3. Mark Lamont (Crossville, IL)- 2,285
4. Josh Harris (Owensboro, KY)- 2,170
5. Brian Shaw (Robinson, IL)- 1,635
6. Matt Cooper (McKenzie, TN)- 1,285
7. Lucas Lee (Paris, TN)- 1,155
8. Jeff Curl (Fairbury, IL)- 1,145
9. Chad Kinder (Newton, IL)- 1,060
10. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 1,010
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)- Stormy Scott- Las Cruces, NM June 26 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.molerracewaypark.com)- Rainout June 27 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.florencespeedway.com)- Clayton Miller- Elkton, KY July 17 (Friday)- Chandler Motor Speedway (Chandler, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.chandlermotorspeedway.com)- Steven Schnapf- Evansville, IN July 18 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.clarksvillespeedway.com)- Tyler Nicely- Owensboro, KY September 4 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.farmercityracing.com)- Postponed Until Thursday September 17 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)- Clayton Miller-Elkton, KY 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)- Chad Kinder- Newton, IL September 17 (Thursday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.farmercityracing.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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