USRA B-Mod National Championship goes to Griffith


Ty Griffith of Webster City, Iowa, scored 18 victories during the 2024 Summit USRA Weekly Racing campaign and earned his first USRA B-Mod National Championship.

The Blairsburg, Iowa, pilot was also the USRA B-Mod champ in the Christie Door Company USRA Northern Region driven by MVT while scoring his seventh straight USRA B-Mod track championship at the Hamilton County Speedway in his hometown of Webster City, Iowa. He was also crowned track champion at the Fairmont Raceway.

Griffith outscored up-and-comer Harley Dais of Winona, Minn., and Kaeden Bronner from Austin, Minn., while racing in 57 events at the Chateau Speedway, Fairmont Raceway, Hamilton County Speedway, Mason City Motor Speedway and Sports Park Raceway. He had 35 top-five and 42 top-ten finishes.

USRA B-Mods:
1. 56 Ty Griffith, Blairsburg, Iowa, 4426
2. 16D Dan Hovden, Decorah, Iowa, 4417
3. 87H Harley Dais, Winona, Minn., 4404
4. 56 Shadren Turner, St. Joseph, Mo., 4364
5. 54 Tyler Kidwell, Chanute, Kan., 4321
6. 8S Jon Sheets, Nevada, Mo., 4292
7. 6 Dustin Kruse, Baltic, S.D., 4267
8. M17 Rob Moseley, Los Lunas, N.M., 4247
9. 7J Jake Richards, Lansing, Kan., 4242
10. 3A Taylor Ausrud, Hayfield, Minn., 4223
Complete 2024 USRA B-Mod standings

Griffith will collect $6,000 from an overall points fund of more than $100,000 and contingency awards worth over $40,000. Including national, regional, rookie and track points funds, nearly $1 million is returning to racers at season's end.

Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points for all divisions include each competitor’s best twenty (20) points nights during the 2024 campaign. Each competitor must have competed in at least one-half of the events held at any one USRA-sanctioned racetrack to be eligible for national points funds.

USRA points funds are made possible by sanction fees contributed by the racetracks and support from the following marketing partners: American Racer Racing Tires, Beyea Headers, Callies Performance Products, Chevrolet Performance, Fast Shafts, Featherlite Trailers, FK Rod Ends, KSE Racing Products, Malvern Bank, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Nitroquest Media, PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt, Summit Racing Equipment, TicketSmarter, VP Racing - Heartland, Wieland, ARMI Contractors, Boomtest Well Service, Boubin Tire & Automotive, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Collins Brothers Towing, Gene Nicholas LLC, Hacienda Mechanical, Hochatown Saloon, Mel Hambelton Ford, Miller Welders, PBM Performance Products, Rancho Milagro Racing, Salty's BBQ & Catering, Shop Quik Stores, STAKT Products, YouDirt.com, AERO Race Wheels, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bear Graphix, Bryke Racing, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Danny Crane Racing Engines, Deatherage Racing Opticians, Edelbrock, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Gunshepherd.com, Hooker Harness, Hyperco, Integra Racing Shocks and Springs, JE Pistons, Keyser Manufacturing, MD3, Mel Hambelton Racing, MSD Performance, Penske Racing Shocks, Performance Bodies & Parts, QA1, Quarter Master, RacerWebsite.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt, Simpson Performance Products, Sweet Manufacturing, Swift Springs, Sybesma Graphics, Total Power, Victory Fuel, Victory Vault, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products and Wilwood Racing.

Awards Banquet approaching: The annual USRA Awards Banquet is Saturday, January 25, inside the 12,000-square-foot Star Pavilion at the Ameristar Casino Hotel located at 3200 N Ameristar Dr, Kansas City, MO 64161. This will once again be a joint celebration for the USRA and United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). Tickets go on sale Nov. 29.

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USRA OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, Beyea Headers, Chevrolet Performance, Christie Door Company, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, KSE Racing Products, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Nitroquest Media, PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt, Summit Racing Equipment, Sunoco Race Fuels.

USRA PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: ARMI Contractors, Boubin Tire & Automotive, Brodix Cylinder Heads, PBM Performance Products, YouDirt.com.

USRA CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bryke Racing, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Deatherage Racing Opticians, Edelbrock, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Gunshepherd.com, Hyperco, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, JE Pistons, Keyser Manufacturing, Landrum Performance Springs, MD3, MSD Performance, Performance Bodies & Parts, QA1, Quarter Master, QuickCar Racing Products, RacerWebsite.com, Real Racing Wheels, Rush RaceGear by Austin Witt, Sweet Manufacturing, Swift Springs, Sybesma Graphics, Total Power, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood Disc Brakes Day Motor Sports, KS Engineering.