Lebanon Midway Speedway raises the bar for TJR Factory 56 USRA B-Mod Nationals


After a successful TJR Factory 56 USRA B-Mod Nationals last season, Lebanon Midway Speedway owner Jack Jones and co-promoter Tony Jackson Jr. have raised the bar for this year's event to be held Sept. 9-12.

The 56-lap feature on Saturday night, Sept. 12, will pay $5,600 to win and $560 to start, but the duo have added even more to make the B-Mod purse over $31,000.

Wednesday, Sept. 9, will be an open practice session for competitors in all divisions.

Thursday night will be a stand-alone event paying $1,560 to win the feature with $756 to the runner-up, 560 for third place, $456 for fourth, $356 or fifth, $256 for sixth and $156 for the rest of the starters.

Drivers will draw for heat race starting positions with a to-be-determined number of drivers from each heat locking into the feature via passing points. This race will award Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series track, regional and national points.

Friday night will see B-Mod drivers run two rounds of heats with the top 12 in passing points locked into Saturday's main event while the rest will compete in an alphabet soup of feature races on Saturday.

Saturday night action features the top 6 from the B feature advancing to the $5,600-to-win championship feature. There will be two track provisionals awarded to the two drivers highest in track points who fail to qualify for the main event.

There will be a special Non-Qualifiers Race with the winner taking home $1,056. That driver can forfeit the winnings and start 21st in the 56-lap championship feature.

The Non-Qualifiers Race pays $560 for second, $456 for third, $356 for fourth, $256 for fifth and $156 to start. Should the winner pass up the chance to advance, the runner-up will have the option to take that challenge.

Championship Feature Payout: 1. $5600, 2. $3000, 3. $2000, 4. $1500, 5. $1000, 6. $800, 7. $700, 8. $675, 9. $650, 10. $600, 11-20. $560.

Saturday night will also awards track, regional and national points.

Car entry fee is $156. After the deadline the cost increases to $200.

Adult grandstand admission is $15 on Thursday, $17 on Friday and $20 on Saturday. Young race fans under 16 years of age get in for free each night. Adult pit passes are $35 each night.

In addition to USRA B-Mods, action will feature Midwest Mods competing topless and using the same format as the B-Mods. Thursday action also includes the front-wheel-drive Hornets while Friday night will see Street Stocks compete in qualifying heats for Saturday night and a full show for the Pure Stocks.

The topless Midwest Mods will race for $560 to win and $56 to start on Thuraday with Saturday's winners earning $1,560 and $156 minimum to start.

Racing action on Thursday and Friday will start at 8 p.m. while 7:30 is the start time for Championship Night on Saturday.

For more information visit the track's Facebook page or MidwaySpeedway.net.