BRITT, Iowa (Sept. 28, 2005) -- Officials at the Hancock County Speedway in Britt, Iowa, have announced that they will be adding yet another bonus to the already-enormous purse for this weekend's inaugural American Racer Fall Festival.
Last weekend, two area racetracks -- Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge and I-35 Speedway in Mason City -- were rained out on Saturday, which was to be the second of two nights at each track. Officials at both facilities have rescheduled their events for this Saturday -- the same night at the American Racer Fall Festival at the Hancock County Speedway.
"Over the last few days, we have had numerous calls from drivers who were looking forward to coming to Britt this Saturday, but have already pre-registered at their local track," said Hancock County Speedway promoter Todd Staley. "Many of these drivers have paid an entry fee for both races, and now they will have to choose one or the other. We want to help make that decision a no-brainer."
Drivers who competed at either the Mineral City Speedway or I-35 Speedway last Friday, Sept. 23, will have a chance at a bonus payoff in this coming Saturday's finale at the Hancock County Speedway's American Racer Fall Festival.
During Saturday's A-mains, the two drivers scoring the best finish that also raced last Friday at either the Fort Dodge or Mason City racetracks, will get a bonus on top of their posted winnings for the night.
In the Modified and Stock Car classes, the highest-finishing driver will get $300 and the second-highest-finishing driver will earn an extra $200. In the Hobby Stock and B-Mod divisions, the bonus payouts are $200 and $100, respectively.
That's an extra $1,600 in the prize pool on top of the $80,000-plus purse.
"It doesn't matter if you run last in Saturday's A-main at Britt and you ran last in last Friday's show at Fort Dodge, you get the bonus money if you are the highest finishing driver that raced there or Mason City last week," Staley continued. "It's all about the risk-takers who strap into those cars, put on a helmet and give our fans a show. We want the drivers to know that we take care of our own."
For more information, call 515-832-7944.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Open practice for all classes. Gates will open at 4 p.m. with practice from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Grandstand admission will be free of charge. Pit passes will be $15. Driver wishing to pre-enter at the discounted rate will be allowed to do so Wednesday night.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Heats, B-mains, and A-main qualifiers for Hobby Stocks, B-Mods, Stock Cars and O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds. The top six cars in the Hobby Stock, Stock Car and B-Mod classes will be locked into the inside row of Saturday’s main event. These six cars will not be required to race on Friday night.
O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will compete in a $1,000-to-win A-main qualifier which will award points. The top 4 drivers in combined points earned on Thursday and Friday will be locked into the 12-driver redraw for Saturday's $10,000-to-win main event.
Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. with the first race slated for 6:30. General admission grandstand tickets are $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and FREE for children 5 and under. Pit passes are $25. All drivers will be paid each night.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Heats, B-mains, and A-main qualifiers for Hobby Stocks, B-Mods, Stock Cars and O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds. The top six cars in the Hobby Stock, Stock Car and B-Mod classes will be locked into the outside row of Saturday’s main event.
O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will compete in a $1,000-to-win A-main qualifier which will award points. The top 4 drivers in combined points earned on Thursday and Friday will be locked into the 12-driver redraw for Saturday's $10,000-to-win main event.
Friday will also feature 2450-lb. Modifieds racing for $500 to win (no entry fee) and $50 to start the main event. Rules for this class will be American Racer G60 tires, no spoilers, no roller cams, no aluminum heads and a minimum weight rule of 2,450 pounds. This class will run heats, B-main(s) and an A-main. The top four drivers from Friday's main event, along with the top-4 qualifiers on Saturday will redraw for the first eight starting spots in Saturday's main event.
Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. with the first race slated for 6:30. General admission grandstand tickets are $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and FREE for children 5 and under. Pit passes are $25.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
Last-chance heats and last-chance qualifiers for Hobby Stocks, B-Mods, Stock Cars and O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds. Hobby Stocks will pay $1,000 to win, B-Mods will pay $1,000 to win and Stock Cars will pay $3,000 to win.
The O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will pay $10,000 to win and will start 28 cars in the main event (no provisionals). With four drivers from Thursday and Friday locked into Saturday's main event redraw, eight more drivers will join the redraw, with any one of the 12 having an equal chance of taking the pole position.
2450-lb. Modifieds will be racing for $1,000 to win (no entry fee). Rules for this class will be American Racer G60 tires, no spoilers, no roller cams, no aluminum heads and a minimum weight rule of 2,450 pounds. This class will run heats, B-main(s) and an A-main. The top four drivers from Friday's main event, along with the top-4 qualifiers on Saturday will redraw for the first eight starting spots in Saturday's main event. Saturday's main event payout will be as follows: $1000, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 175, 150, 130, 120, 115, 110, 105, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100. There will also be a $500 bonus for any driver who can win both the Friday and Saturday night A-mains.
Gates will open at 2 p.m. with hot laps at 5 p.m. and racing to follow. General admission grandstand tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and FREE for children 5 and under. Pit passes are $30.
ENTRY FEES
Hobby Stocks - $25 Early Entry, $50 Late Entry
B-Mods - $25 Early Entry, $50 Late Entry
Stock Cars - $50 Early Entry, $100 Late Entry
O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds - $100 Early Entry, $200 Late Entry
Early entries will be accepted at Wednesday night's practice session. For entry forms and/or a listing of guaranteed full payouts, call the USMTS office at 515-832-7944.
RULES NOTICE
O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will be governed by USMTS rules. Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and B-Mods will be governed by USRA rules (Independence and Echo Valley B-Mods are legal). Grooving and siping is allowed in all classes except Hobby Stocks.
BIG WEEKEND PAYOFF POSSIBLE
With last weekend's 7th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree being rained out, the event has been rescheduled for this Sunday, Oct. 2. And with a $12,000 winner's share on the line, one driver could possibly haul in more than $24,000 for sweeping the Thursday, Friday and Saturday races at the American Racer Fall Festival, as well as Sunday's event at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.!
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
The Hancock County Speedway is located 1.3 miles south of U.S. Hwy. 18 on James St. (turns into Main Ave. and Diagonal and 1st), then 0.5 mile east on 220th Ave., then 0.1 mile north on Jewel Ave., then east (at the Hancock County Fairgrounds).
CONTACT INFO
For more information, contact the USMTS office by calling 515-832-7944 or email Race Director Todd Staley at todd@usmts.com. The O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series is online at www.USMTS.com. The Hancock County Speedway is online at www.HancockCoSpeedway.com.
Last weekend, two area racetracks -- Mineral City Speedway in Fort Dodge and I-35 Speedway in Mason City -- were rained out on Saturday, which was to be the second of two nights at each track. Officials at both facilities have rescheduled their events for this Saturday -- the same night at the American Racer Fall Festival at the Hancock County Speedway.
"Over the last few days, we have had numerous calls from drivers who were looking forward to coming to Britt this Saturday, but have already pre-registered at their local track," said Hancock County Speedway promoter Todd Staley. "Many of these drivers have paid an entry fee for both races, and now they will have to choose one or the other. We want to help make that decision a no-brainer."
Drivers who competed at either the Mineral City Speedway or I-35 Speedway last Friday, Sept. 23, will have a chance at a bonus payoff in this coming Saturday's finale at the Hancock County Speedway's American Racer Fall Festival.
During Saturday's A-mains, the two drivers scoring the best finish that also raced last Friday at either the Fort Dodge or Mason City racetracks, will get a bonus on top of their posted winnings for the night.
In the Modified and Stock Car classes, the highest-finishing driver will get $300 and the second-highest-finishing driver will earn an extra $200. In the Hobby Stock and B-Mod divisions, the bonus payouts are $200 and $100, respectively.
That's an extra $1,600 in the prize pool on top of the $80,000-plus purse.
"It doesn't matter if you run last in Saturday's A-main at Britt and you ran last in last Friday's show at Fort Dodge, you get the bonus money if you are the highest finishing driver that raced there or Mason City last week," Staley continued. "It's all about the risk-takers who strap into those cars, put on a helmet and give our fans a show. We want the drivers to know that we take care of our own."
For more information, call 515-832-7944.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Open practice for all classes. Gates will open at 4 p.m. with practice from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Grandstand admission will be free of charge. Pit passes will be $15. Driver wishing to pre-enter at the discounted rate will be allowed to do so Wednesday night.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Heats, B-mains, and A-main qualifiers for Hobby Stocks, B-Mods, Stock Cars and O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds. The top six cars in the Hobby Stock, Stock Car and B-Mod classes will be locked into the inside row of Saturday’s main event. These six cars will not be required to race on Friday night.
O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will compete in a $1,000-to-win A-main qualifier which will award points. The top 4 drivers in combined points earned on Thursday and Friday will be locked into the 12-driver redraw for Saturday's $10,000-to-win main event.
Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. with the first race slated for 6:30. General admission grandstand tickets are $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and FREE for children 5 and under. Pit passes are $25. All drivers will be paid each night.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Heats, B-mains, and A-main qualifiers for Hobby Stocks, B-Mods, Stock Cars and O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds. The top six cars in the Hobby Stock, Stock Car and B-Mod classes will be locked into the outside row of Saturday’s main event.
O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will compete in a $1,000-to-win A-main qualifier which will award points. The top 4 drivers in combined points earned on Thursday and Friday will be locked into the 12-driver redraw for Saturday's $10,000-to-win main event.
Friday will also feature 2450-lb. Modifieds racing for $500 to win (no entry fee) and $50 to start the main event. Rules for this class will be American Racer G60 tires, no spoilers, no roller cams, no aluminum heads and a minimum weight rule of 2,450 pounds. This class will run heats, B-main(s) and an A-main. The top four drivers from Friday's main event, along with the top-4 qualifiers on Saturday will redraw for the first eight starting spots in Saturday's main event.
Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. with the first race slated for 6:30. General admission grandstand tickets are $12 for adults, $3 for kids ages 6-12 and FREE for children 5 and under. Pit passes are $25.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
Last-chance heats and last-chance qualifiers for Hobby Stocks, B-Mods, Stock Cars and O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds. Hobby Stocks will pay $1,000 to win, B-Mods will pay $1,000 to win and Stock Cars will pay $3,000 to win.
The O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will pay $10,000 to win and will start 28 cars in the main event (no provisionals). With four drivers from Thursday and Friday locked into Saturday's main event redraw, eight more drivers will join the redraw, with any one of the 12 having an equal chance of taking the pole position.
2450-lb. Modifieds will be racing for $1,000 to win (no entry fee). Rules for this class will be American Racer G60 tires, no spoilers, no roller cams, no aluminum heads and a minimum weight rule of 2,450 pounds. This class will run heats, B-main(s) and an A-main. The top four drivers from Friday's main event, along with the top-4 qualifiers on Saturday will redraw for the first eight starting spots in Saturday's main event. Saturday's main event payout will be as follows: $1000, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 175, 150, 130, 120, 115, 110, 105, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100. There will also be a $500 bonus for any driver who can win both the Friday and Saturday night A-mains.
Gates will open at 2 p.m. with hot laps at 5 p.m. and racing to follow. General admission grandstand tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12 and FREE for children 5 and under. Pit passes are $30.
ENTRY FEES
Hobby Stocks - $25 Early Entry, $50 Late Entry
B-Mods - $25 Early Entry, $50 Late Entry
Stock Cars - $50 Early Entry, $100 Late Entry
O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds - $100 Early Entry, $200 Late Entry
Early entries will be accepted at Wednesday night's practice session. For entry forms and/or a listing of guaranteed full payouts, call the USMTS office at 515-832-7944.
RULES NOTICE
O’Reilly USMTS Modifieds will be governed by USMTS rules. Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks and B-Mods will be governed by USRA rules (Independence and Echo Valley B-Mods are legal). Grooving and siping is allowed in all classes except Hobby Stocks.
BIG WEEKEND PAYOFF POSSIBLE
With last weekend's 7th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree being rained out, the event has been rescheduled for this Sunday, Oct. 2. And with a $12,000 winner's share on the line, one driver could possibly haul in more than $24,000 for sweeping the Thursday, Friday and Saturday races at the American Racer Fall Festival, as well as Sunday's event at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.!
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
The Hancock County Speedway is located 1.3 miles south of U.S. Hwy. 18 on James St. (turns into Main Ave. and Diagonal and 1st), then 0.5 mile east on 220th Ave., then 0.1 mile north on Jewel Ave., then east (at the Hancock County Fairgrounds).
CONTACT INFO
For more information, contact the USMTS office by calling 515-832-7944 or email Race Director Todd Staley at todd@usmts.com. The O’Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series is online at www.USMTS.com. The Hancock County Speedway is online at www.HancockCoSpeedway.com.
