The USMTS Southern Series recently announced their tentative 2010 race schedule, which is highlighted by two triple header weekends to start and end their season at Houston Raceway Park’s Speedway. The USMTS Southern Series will return to the Speedway February 18-20th and conclude with the 4th annual Texas Winter Nationals, November 18-20th. Continue reading »
Tags: Houston Raceway Park, nationals, Racing News, speedway, USMTS, USMTS, winter nationalsHOUSTON, Texas (Jan. 7) – Officials from the United States Modified Touring Series have announced the 2009 schedule of events for the USMTS Southern Series with a slate of more than 30 shows on tap as the USMTS embarks on a fourth straight season of competition for the premier dirt modified drivers in the South.
With many returning events as well as exciting new venues, 30 dates are currently reserved at 14 top-notch dirt track facilities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.
The season will start with some unfinished business from the 2009 season with the 3rd Annual Texas Winter Nationals at the Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-20. Due to snow and bitter cold in the Houston area during the first weekend in December, the remaining two nights of the event were canceled after the completion of Thursday night’s action. The event was postponed to become the kick-off event for the 2010 season and a true winter-time tilt. Continue reading »
Tags: 105 Speedway, cowtown, Cowtown Speedway, fuel, grand prairie, Houston Raceway Park, Modified, nationals, outlaws, Sanctions, speedway, USMTS, USMTS, winter nationalsBAYTOWN, Texas — Shane Hebert of Lafayette, La., captured the USRA Southern Limited Modified main event Thursday on opening night of the 3rd Annual Texas Winter Nationals presented by Express Race Cars.
Hebert, who started fourth, passed polesitter Derek Ross early in the contest, then sailed to the $500 victory in the first of three events comprising the tripleheader weekend at the 3/8-mile clay oval. Continue reading »
Tags: Houston Raceway Park, Houston Raceway Park, limited modifieds, Modified, modifieds, nationals, speedway, USMTS, USMTS, usra, winter nationalsBy J M Hallas
Edna, Tx., For the second race of the South Texas Modified Championship Series, drivers had to contend with the tricky 1/4 mile semi-banked paper-clip shaped track in Edna. After the first series race at Corpus’ South Texas Speedway, Danny Brown led the Modified points chasers into the night’s action at Texana Raceway Park.
Due to some issues on differing tires, only the Modifieds were competing for series points, though the limited Modifieds had an addition increase in purse. Both the Modified classes would be running for $1,000 to win. The local Super Stocks, Hot Stock Trucks, Bombers and Mini Stocks were also scheduled for action.
White Double Dips Again
Earlier in the season Temple’s Paul White held a stranglehold almost wherever he raced. White, the former USAC Silver Crown Champion, scored double feature wins at Battleground Speedway, Houston Raceway Park and dominated Texana Raceway Park to the point that track owner, Bruce Tesch put a bounty out on him in both the Modified and Limited Modified classes. The bounties brought out stiff competition and were both finally claimed.
White, who didn’t race in round one of the STMCS, flexed his muscle once again taking a double dip win, though neither came easy.
In the Limited Modifieds White chased race-long leader Shane Hoefling until the final lap when he snuck by on the high side, leading the last ten feet and winning by about three feet.
White, who lead wire to wire in the Modified feature, was challenged throughout the event by Steve Whiteaker jr. who was still riding his high after scoring his first USMTS victory the previous week. This time White hugged the bottom, while Whiteaker kept trying to charge by up top. Whiteaker got along side White after a late race restart, but the veteran was able to hold off the young gun for the win.
By J M Hallas
Corpus Christi, Tx.,(May 23rd, 2009) Despite threatening weather and a brief down pour just before the heat races, Corpus’ South Texas Speedway kicked off the big Memorial Day weekend doubleheader Saturday night on the semi-banked 1/4 mile dirt oval. Headlining the regular weekly program, sponsored tonight by Tecate Light, were the Outlaw Modifieds, along with the Limited Modifieds, Limited Late Models, Pure Stocks, Bombers and Go-Karts as nearly 100 Stock Cars and 40 Go-Karts signed in for the night’s action.
Sunday’s program caps off the weekend with the Steve Tomlinson Memorial race featuring $1,000 to win for the Topless Outlaw Modifieds and Topless Limited Modifieds. The special race, a tribute to Tomlinson who took his final checkered flag at the track in 2006. Also on Sunday’s racing card are the Pure Stocks, Bombers and Go-Karts.
Mikulencak out-muscles field for Modified main win
Hometown veteran, Lawrence Mikulencak used patience and persistence in capturing the Outlaw 25-lap main event. Mikulencak took the point early but surrendered it to Adan Arambula throughout the middle stages. The crafty ace retook the top spot after a late race restart and stretched out his lead over the final laps on his way to the checkers.
As green waved on the 17-car field Arambula was first into turn 1, but it was Mikulencak on the high side taking the lead out of turn 2 getting out front. Arambula fought back hard and got inside Mikulencak. The two were wheel to wheel with Arambula inching ahead to lead lap 3. Steve Whiteaker jr. then began to put pressure on Mikulencak, while Nick Hardcastle and David Schury rounded out the top five.
Doug Cameron brought out the yellow on lap 4 when he rolled to a stop in turn 4. Once back to green, Mikulencak held off a charge from Whiteaker jr. and got a run on Arambula for the lead. A slip by Mikulencak in turn 2 was all Whiteaker jr. needed to get by for second on lap 6. In the pack, Darin Leonard was dueling side by side with Eddy Ross for sixth, with Leonard getting the spot on lap 7.
Coming to the crossed flags it was Arambula, Whiteaker jr. Mikulencak, Hardcastle and Schury still holding the top five spots. Whiteaker jr. was challenging Arambula as the top thee pulled away from Hardcastle. The lead group came up on the back of the pack, with Whiteaker jr. trying the high side of Arambula. As they made their way around Bill Pittaway, Whiteaker jr. made contact sending Pittaway spinning and collecting Hardcastle, and himself to the tail.
Tags: engine, flagam, hallas, Houston Raceway Park, IMCA, limited modifieds, Modified, modifieds, speedway, stocks, UMPSOUTHERN SERIES EVENTS
HOUSTON, Texas (April 21) – Officials from the United States Racing Association (USRA) and the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) announced today that the USRA will sanction a new series for Limited Modifieds that will join the full-blown, mud-slinging outlaw-style Modifieds of the USMTS Southern Series as they travel throughout Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
Licensed drivers competing in the USRA Southern Limited Modified Series will battle for a separate points fund that will pay the top-10 spots at season’s end, including $1,000 to the series champion, $600 for second, $400 for third, $300 for fourth, $250 for fifth, $200 for sixth, $175 for seventh, $150 for eighth, $125 for ninth and $100 for tenth.
Furthermore, those same drivers will also earn national points for the USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mod class in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series, which also pays 10 positions and awards $1,000 to the champion.
A license will not be required to compete in the USRA Southern Limited Modified Series, but drivers must have a valid USRA license in order to earn points and be eligible for points funds. The cost of a license is $90 and is good for all events.
Each event will pay a minimum of $500 to win. A $25 entry fee at each event will go directly into the points fund for the USRA Southern Limited Modified Series.
Tags: cowtown, Cowtown Speedway, Houston Raceway Park, limited modifieds, Modified, modifieds, nationals, speedway, USMTS, USMTS, usra, winter nationalsBy J M Hallas
Edna, Tx., (March 28th, 2009) Texana Raceway Park kicked off it’s 2009 racing with a salute to last year’s track champions and a big benefit race for veteran south Texas racer, Aaron Hudgeons, from Cuero, who has battled cancer over the off season. Last year’s titlists, rookies and favorites were honored on the front stretch, followed by a parade lap, lead by Hudgeons around the ¼ mile semi-banked, paper-clip shaped track.
Hudgeons, as long time area favorite and Limited Modified chassis builder(Rush Chassis) went through surgery and chemotherapy treatment throughout the winter break. As is the case at many tracks around the nation, when one of their own is in need, the rest of the extended racing family rises to the occasion. Hudgeons, whose therapy finishes up in the coming weeks, felt good enough to jump into the Texana Limited Modified, house car.
Track owner/promoter Bruce Tesch was first to put $500 in the pot at the drivers meeting, with other drivers and crew donating to the cause. Corpus racer, Bill Pittaway pitched in a few hundred pounds of shrimp with sales of dinner plates going to Hudgeons. The Hudgeons family raffled and sold items, with drivers passing the helmet through the crowd as well. By nights end, over $5,000 was collected to help the Hudgeons family defer medical costs.
White “dusts” the Modified field
To say that Temple hotshoe Paul White is on a hot streak would probably be an understatement. White pocketed four wins the previous weekend taking both the Modified and Limited Modified wins at Battleground Speedway Friday night, and Houston Raceway Park the following night. Could White do the unthinkable, and win six races in three nights?
If the Limited was any indication, the word ‘probable’ came to mind. White jumped out to a big lead at the drop of the green, sliced his way through lapped traffic, taking the victory by a comfortable margin over the 24-car field.
White and Jeff Mueller stayed wheel to wheel up until turn 3 were White gained the advantage. In the pack it was three and almost four wide for position. As the top three sorted out Hudgeons and Shane Hoefling ran side by side for fourth. Hudgeons then fell into the clutches of Dustin Butcher who got along side on lap 4 for sixth, while Brad Ball and Micky Helms ran side by side for eighth.
White was increasing his lead on Mueller, who was now being chased down by JJ Jennings on lap 7. White had just caught slower traffic on lap 8 when Randy Bridges spun to bring out the caution. On the restart White got a good jump, while Jennings got past Mueller for second and Butcher moving up to fourth.
At the crossed flags it was White, with a healthy lead, Jennings, Mueller, Butcher and Helms holding the top five spots. White was quickly back into traffic but never missed a beat picking his way through. Mueller used slower cars to get back by Jennings for second with five to go. As White continued to cut a path out front, Mueller put some distance on Jennings and Butcher. White easily took the checkers in the Bridwell Motorsports, Motors by Adan, Dust Devil Chassis.
Tags: flagam, hallas, Houston Raceway Park, limited modifieds, Modified, modifieds, paris, speedway, UMPFeb 172009
From Jeff Nunn at USMTS:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 16, 2009
REGIONS FORMED AS TEXARKANA 67, HEART O’ TEXAS SPEEDWAYS COMPLETE 2009 USMTS SOUTHERN SERIES SCHEDULE
HOUSTON, Texas (Feb. 16) – The 2009 schedule of events is now set for the USMTS Southern Series with the addition of two new venues to the campaign.
On April 24, the Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., will play host to a $2,000-to-win event while the Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Elm Mott (Waco), Texas, will see the USMTS Southern Series invade on May 3.
Both facilities are first-time stops for the mud-slinging USMTS Modifieds, and brings the total number of USMTS Southern Series dates to 33. The line-up includes 18 top-notch dirt ovals throughout Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
Tags: 105 Speedway, cowtown, Cowtown Speedway, heart-o-texas, Houston Raceway Park, Modified, modifieds, nationals, speedway, USMTS, USMTS, winter nationalsNov 012003
November 13,14,15, 2003
Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, TX
$60,000 Purse
Possible $2,000 To Win!
– UMP Modified -Street Stock-Stock-Limited Modified-*Thunder Bomber*
–National Event for TUSA Dwarf Cars–
Nov. 13-14th Pit Gates Open 1:00 pm. Nov.15th Pit Gates Open 9:00am Drivers Meeting:
Thursday 5:00 pm, Friday 4:30 pm
Saturday 1:30 pm
Hot Laps Start at 5:30 pm Thursday,
3:30pm Friday, and 12:30pm Saturday
Free Parking! Free Parking!
Grandstands: Wednesday FREE
Thursday and Friday: 0-6 Free
7 thru 12 $5, Adult $8
Saturday: 0-6 Free
7 thru 12 $7, adult $12
Spectator Grandstand Tickets
for sale Soon at your local Ticketmaster,
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3 day Pit Passes available at BHR Motorsports and HRP.
Pit Pass $30 Thursday,
$30Friday, $30 Saturday
Advance Three day Pit Pass $80
Save time at the gate and buy your
pit pass or grandstand tickets early!
Heat races for street stock, Stock,, Limited Modified, TUSA, Bomber,
and UMP on Thursday night.
Heat races for Street Stock, Stock, Limited Modified, TUSa, Bomber,
and UMp on Friday night.
All “c”, “b”, “Last Chance” Features on Saturday afternoon
and “A” Mains Saturday Night!
For More Information call:
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Houston Raceway Park: 281-383-RACE
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