Southern Thaw throwing out big money in Lone Star State lidlifter


Dirt track racing in the Lone Star State will kick off with a bang in 2021 when B&B Chassis presents the USRA Southern Thaw presented by American Racer—a seven-night, four-track trek through North Texas featuring USRA Stock Cars, USRA Limited Mods, Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks and USRA Tuners.

No only will piles of cash be doled out throttle-mashing early birds, but Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points will be awarded each night.

As part of the 6th Annual Smackdown at the RPM Speedway in Crandall, the first two nights take place on Friday and Saturday, February 12-13, at the 1/4-mile bullring.

After spending Sunday in church begging forgiveness for their slide-jobs, racers roll into the Big O Speedway in Ennis on Monday and Tuesday, February 15-16, followed by a one-night stand at the 82 Speedway in Petty on Wednesday, February 17.

The B&B Chassis USRA Southern Thaw concludes on Thursday and Friday, February 18-19, at the Monarch Motor Speedway in Wichita Falls.

Stock Cars will be racing for $1,200 to win each night, Limited Mods grapple for a $1,000 top prize, Factory Stocks fight for $750 to win and Tuners try to take home $200 each night. Factory Stocks will compete for a $2,000 top prize on Saturday at the RPM Speedway.

Nightly Payouts:

USRA Stock Cars: 1. $1200, 2. $700, 3. $550, 4. $450, 5. $400, 6. $350, 7. $300, 8. $250, 9. $200, 10. $175, 11. $150, 12. $140, 13. $130, 14. $125, 15. $120, 16. $115, 17. $110, 18. $105, $100 to start. $50 to non-qualifiers, $50 entry fee.

USRA Limited Mods: 1. $1000, 2. $600, 3. $450, 4. $300, 5. $250, 6. $200, 7. $175, 8. $150, 9. $140, 10. $130, 11. $125, 12. $120, 13. $115, 14. $110, 15. $105, $100 to start, $50 to non-qualifiers, $50 entry fee.

Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks: 1. $750, 2. $500, 3. $350, 4. $275, 5. $200, 6. $175, 7. $150, 8. $125, 9. $115, 10. $110, 11. $105, 12. $100, 13. $95, 14. $90, 15. $85, 16. $80, $75 to start, $30 to non-qualifiers, $25 entry fee.
Sat Feb 13 @ RPM Speedway – 1. $2000, 2. $1200, 3. $700, 4. $550, 5. $450, 6. $400, 7. $350, 8. $300, 9. $275, 10. $230, 11. $205, 12. $195, 13. $190, 14. $180, 15. $175, 16. $170, 17. $165, 18. $160, 19. $155, $150 to start, $50 to non-qualifiers, $50 entry fee.

USRA Tuners: 1. $200, 2. $150, 3. $100, 4. $90, 5. $80, 6. $75, 7. $70, 8. $65, 9. $60, 10. $55, 11. $50, 12. $45, 13. $40, $35 to start, $20 to non-qualifiers, no entry fee.

Entry fees go up $25 per event after February 1. Online entry will be available soon, but in the meantime call (515) 832-6000 to get signed up to race for some serious money and bragging rights.

After the first night, provisional starting spots for the main event will be added to the two non-qualifers ranked highest in series points.

On top of the top-to-bottom stacked purses, racers will also be gunning for even bigger money in the week-long series points battle with the Stock Car champ earning $2,500 and $1,000 each going to the high points racer in the Limited Mod and Factory Stock divisions. The Tuner titleist can add another $200 to his or her checking account.

B&B Chassis USRA Southern Thaw Series Points Funds:

USRA Stock Cars - 1. $2500, 2. $1500, 3. $1000, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $500, 8. $400, 9. $300, 10. $300.
USRA Limited Mods - 1. $1000, 2. $700, 3. $500, 4. $400, 5. $300, 6. $200, 7. $175, 8. $150, 9. $125, 10. $100.
Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks - 1. $1000, 2. $700, 3. $500, 4. $400, 5. $300, 6. $200, 7. $175, 8. $150, 9. $125, 10. $100.
USRA Tuners - 1. $200, 2. $150, 3. $100, 4. $90, 5. $80, 6. $70, 7. $60, 8. $50, 9. $50, 10. $50.

For more information about the B&B Chassis USRA Southern Thaw presented by American Racer, visit southernthaw.com the event's Facebook page at facebook.com/southernthaw.

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