WARRENSBURG, Mo. (April 16) -- The inaugural USMTS Casey’s General Stores National Tour powered by Swan Energy event at the Central Missouri Speedway was called following hot laps Saturday due to adverse track conditions caused by heavy rains on Friday.
It was decided around noon amid bright sunshine to attempt to ready the facility for racing, but efforts to provide a safe racing surface conducive to racing proved fruitless.
Track and USMTS officials plan to reschedule the event for a later date this season.
The event at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley is still on for Sunday. Originally scheduled for Friday but postponed due to rain, the track will welcome the USMTS Modifieds for the first-ever visit to the 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt oval and a $2,000-to-win contest in the Schwab’s Tinker Shop Mo-Kan Region.
Midwest Outlaw Vintage Cars and Midwest Mod Lites will also be on the racing card. Pit gates will open at 2 p.m., spectator gates open at 4 and hot laps will start at 5 p.m. with racing to follow immediately after.
The Valley Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 0.9 mile south of I-70 (exit 24) on Main St. (Buckner-Tarnsey Rd.), then 0.4 mile east on Old US 40 in Grain Valley, Mo. For more information, call 816-229-2222 or visit www.valleyspeedway.com online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
It was decided around noon amid bright sunshine to attempt to ready the facility for racing, but efforts to provide a safe racing surface conducive to racing proved fruitless.
Track and USMTS officials plan to reschedule the event for a later date this season.
The event at the Valley Speedway in Grain Valley is still on for Sunday. Originally scheduled for Friday but postponed due to rain, the track will welcome the USMTS Modifieds for the first-ever visit to the 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt oval and a $2,000-to-win contest in the Schwab’s Tinker Shop Mo-Kan Region.
Midwest Outlaw Vintage Cars and Midwest Mod Lites will also be on the racing card. Pit gates will open at 2 p.m., spectator gates open at 4 and hot laps will start at 5 p.m. with racing to follow immediately after.
The Valley Speedway is a 1/3-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 0.9 mile south of I-70 (exit 24) on Main St. (Buckner-Tarnsey Rd.), then 0.4 mile east on Old US 40 in Grain Valley, Mo. For more information, call 816-229-2222 or visit www.valleyspeedway.com online.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.
