David Wood (82) and Dean Wille (68) compete in USRA Modified action at Central Missouri Speedway.

Our good friends at Midwest Coatings, Inc., are set to host racing Saturday night at Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) as drivers compete in five classes, including USRA Modifieds, Out-Pace USRA B-Mods, Street Stocks, Midwest Mod-Lites and Pure Stocks.

Threatening skies nearly ruined last week’s action but the CMS staff kept things moving and drivers got up on the wheel, providing the dedicated fans with another weekend of exciting action on a smooth, racy, and well-prepared track by the track crew despite having limited time to prepare for racing after two inches of rain fell well into the early a.m. hours.

Our business partners at Midwest Coatings are proud of their family owned business located in St. Louis, which has been in business for over 20 years. Midwest Coatings is a water-based inks manufacturer and supplier specializing in All WWA Pinnacle System Water-Based Inks and Paper Plate Coatings. The company is a proud business partner of Aspen Products in Kansas City, Missouri.

When drivers and fans converge on CMS Saturday, drivers will compete in preliminary heat races and main events as the championship season rolls on. In USRA Modified action, Jim Moody of Odessa continues to lead the way. Last Saturday, in another ‘Mighty Modified’ showdown, Moody finished runner-up to Sedalia driver Terry Schultz, who claimed his 61st career CMS win. Moody leads Schultz in the point standings with Basehor, Kansas driver Tim Karrick looming in third. Dalton Kirk and Kevin Blackburn hold down fourth and fifth.

Jake Richards of Lansing, Kan., has quickly established himself as the man to beat when it comes to feature events for USRA B-Mods after taking win number four last week. However, it’s defending champion Jacob Ebert who finds himself at the top of the standings heading into this weekend’s action. Cody Frazon of LaMonte kept his strong early season finishes going last week to keep himself in the championship hunt and holds down the second position entering this weekend. Richards, Cody Brill and Michael Bixby round out the top five.

Information for the upcoming 12th Annual Tom Wilson Memorial BBQ Bowl, which takes place on Saturday, July 1st and Sunday, July 2nd is available from the CMS website at www.centralmissourispeedway.net. Information includes start times, admission, race purses, race formats, program flow for the events and much more! Once you get to the website, click on the tab titled “Independence Day Weekend at CMS!”

Although it seems too early to think about fall racing, October will be here before a blink of an eye and this year CMS has one additional huge event planned for Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st for the first annual ‘Triple SSS at CMS’ Street Stock Showdown. Drivers will gun for a $5,000 payday on the hollowed grounds of CMS over this two-day event. USRA B-Mods are also part of the program each night. You can find all you need to know for the Triple SSS weekend on the CMS website under the heading of Street Stock Showdown Headquarters at www.centralmissourispeedway.net.

On Saturday, pit gates open at 4:30, grandstands at 5, driver pill draw closes at 6:15. Warning: late drivers will not be awarded passing points. The pit meeting takes place at 6:30, hot laps roll out at 7:00 and racing begins at 7:30. General admission adults $12, Military w/I.D. and Seniors 65 to 74 $10, kids ages six to twelve $5, five years and under are free, seniors 75 and older are also free. Seniors 80 and older may receive free pit admission courtesy of promoter Earl Walls, who recently celebrated his own 80th birthday in 2017 last April! All pit passes for the weekend are $30 per person.

Keep up with CMS on Twitter @CMSgoing_green. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Missouri-Speedway. Join our email group by emailing info@centralmissourispeedway.net. Find CMS on YouTube at CMS Going Green! Keep up with CMS news and information by pointing your browser to www.centralmissourispeedway.net. The Website includes standings, results, schedule, news, and much more!

CMS wishes to thank its 2017 primary sponsors for their support including Cliff Harris Warrensburg Ford, Budweiser, KMZU 100.7 FM, Sunoco Race Fuels, Midwest Coatings, Better Country KIX 105.7, KSDL, and KSIS FM, Comfort Inn Warrensburg Station, KRLI FM 103.9 & KAOL 101.3 FM The Grenade, Pepsi, 610 Sports Radio Kansas City, College Town Apartments of Warrensburg, and Heartland Waste.

The list of 2017 business partners includes: Batliner Recycling, Kleinschmidt’s Western Store, OK Wheel Alignment, OK Tire Stores, Blue Springs Truck Line Inc., Brooks Auto LLC, Rick Darling Racing Engines/Head Porting, KMMO Radio, Sabre Solar LLC, KDKD Radio, LJS Graphics, Wilderness Ridge Tent & Canvas, DQ Grill & Chill of Warrensburg, Zaxby’s, Miller Lite, Victory Trophies & Plaques, Joslins Jewelry, Eickleberry Concrete & Construction, RockAuto.com, R & B Septic Services, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Wilderness Ridge Tent and Canvas, and Seeburg Mufflers. To join the CMS business partner team, call Susan Walls at (816) 229-1338. No calls after 8 p.m. please. For complete point standings visit www.centralmissourispeedway.net.