The USRA Modified drivers were gunning for a $1,500 first-place paycheck, and second place in the feature was a cool $1,000 with $100 to start.
It was a big night of racing action at Chateau Raceway powered by Miner's Outdoor Power & Rec as the speedway hosted the first night of the 4th Annual Fall Nationals on Friday.
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series results for Friday, Sept. 11, from the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.
The 2009 season championships were held Friday night at the Midway Speedway, and the racing action was fast and close all night long.
Donnie Fellers of Wheatland has sewn up the track championship in the USRA Modifieds, but many other positions in the top-10 are up for grabs.
On Monday, Sept. 7, Huset's Speedway hosted the annual Midtown Sertoma Charity Race where four drivers posted wins and four season champions were crowned.
Terry McCarl may have won the battle Sunday night at Huset's Speedway, but it was Mark Dobmeier who won the war by putting the wraps on the 2009 USRA Outlaw Sprint Car track championship.
Despite heavy rains only 24 hours earlier, Springfield Raceway was able to get the quick quarter-mile ready to crown the 2009 season championships as three titles were up for grabs with over 70 race teams in the pits and ready for action.
No one knew quite what to expect with the 30-lap features ahead with a mandatory 10-minute pit stop at 15 laps, but Josh Angst proved to be the man to beat in the USRA Modifieds.
The year had a very rough start due to weather, with four of the first six weeks having to be canceled. But once things got rolling the racing was absolutely fantastic.
The season-long points championship chase for the 2009 track titles will come to a halt Saturday night, Sept. 5, at the quick quarter-mile of the Springfield Raceway.
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series results for Sunday, Aug. 30, from the Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo.
Mark Dobmeier, Jody Rosenboom, Gerod Olivier and Shaun Taylor each recorded back-to-back feature wins Sunday night at the Huset's Speedway in USRA Outlaw Sprint Cars, USRA Championship Sprints Cars, Next Generation Sprint Cars and USRA Hobby Stock action, respectively, while Nick Van Belle scored his first win of the season in USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mod competition.
Josh Angst led Steve Wetzstein by one point going into the 25-lap USRA Modified feature. Angst started in the seventh slot and Wetzstein went from row 7 after an on-track incident in his heat.
A cool fall night brought to a close the 2009 regular season racing action at Deer Creek Speedway with track champions secured in most classes.
While the weather has been cool this racing season, Brandon Maggard has been hot as the Springfield driver showed everyone the fast way around the Springfield Raceway Saturday night in grabbing his second consecutive USRA Modified feature win in a nail-biter.
American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series results for Friday, Aug. 28, from the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn.
A heavy rain soaked the track as haulers rolled through the pit gate leaving a muddy mess and puddles everywhere. Nearly two hours later, the first heats pulled onto the track for season championship night at Mississippi Thunder Speedway.
The 2009 racing season is officially into the home stretch at Chateau Raceway powered by Miner's Outdoor Power & Rec as Season Championships were held Friday night.
John Allen was tenacious in tracking down Jess Folk Jr. to win the USRA Modified feature Friday night at the Humboldt Speedway.