USRA Stock Cars added to KTTS Ozark Area Dirt Track Championships

Bryan White won the USRA Stock Car main event at the Springfield Raceway on Aug. 13.

Bryan White won the USRA Stock Car main event at the Springfield Raceway on Aug. 13.


After a successful debut on Aug. 13, the Medieval USRA Stock Cars will be back at Jerry Hoffman's quick quarter-mile Springfield Raceway in Springfield, Mo., for the KTTS Ozark Area Dirt Track Championships on Sunday, Sept. 4.

The exciting and rapidly growing full-fendered division will compete at least two more times, Hoffman added, with Sept. 17 and Sept. 24 already penciled in for this season with Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points awarded at each event.

Springfield Raceway officials also announced that Randy Mooneyham will serve as the Grand Marshal this Labor Day Weekend during the KTTS Ozark Area Dirt Track Championships at the Springfield Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 4.

KTTS is not a stranger to huge Labor Day dirt track racing events leading all the way back to the 1970s at the Bolivar Speedway promoted by Nevelle Neil when the event was called Fina Dirt Track Championships. The same show moved to the Monett Motor Speedway and was promoted by Curtis Lockhart.

Mooneyham and his family took over the Monett dirt track in 1980, renaming the event the KTTS 4-State Dirt Track Championships and continued hosting the Labor Day event until selling the 3/8-mile clay "Grand Ol' Lady" in 2017.

“Growing up, the KTTS Labor Day race was always a big event and it really is a honor to have Randy Mooneyham as the Grand Marshal of our KTTS Ozark Area Dirt Track Championships," Springfield Raceway owner Jerry Hoffman said. Randy and his family owned and operated dirt tracks around the area for 47 years.

The Mooneyhams not only had a love for dirt track racing but a love for Republic (Missouri) Tigers athletics as well. Randy served on the Republic R3 School Board for 15 years. He and his wife, Linda, have five children and they all participated in Republic athletics.

The entire Mooneyham family worked together at the race tracks. The Springfield Raceway and Mooneyham family together are going to have an athletic scholarship for a graduating senior in the class of 2023.

In addition to the USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods, classes on this Sunday's card also include the Dirt Track Bank Cash Money Late Models, which is owned by Randy Mooneyham’s older brother, Darrell Mooneyham, and his son, Dustin Mooneyham, plus Midwest Mods, Legends, Pure Stocks and Mini Stocks.

Driving Directions: I-44 to exit 75, then south to Kearney Hwy, then 1.0 mile west to Westgate Ave, then 0.3 mile south to 2110 N Farm Rd 123, Springfield, MO 65802.

The pit gate will open at 11:30 a.m. and spectator gates open at 2 p.m. Draw cutoff for competitors is 2:30 and hot laps (if necessary) are planned for 2:45. Heats for weekly classes begin at 3:10 with hot laps for Late Models and Stock Cars at 6:40. Opening ceremonies start at 7:05 and the main events are slated to get the green flag at 7:15.

Any cars after cutoff will tail to rear of a heat race and not receive passing points, only the heat position finish. Passing points used to set fields for Stock Cars and B-Mods with top 8 redrawing for starting spots. There is a $30 entry fee for each class.

Payouts for each class: 1. $700, 2. $400, 3. $300, 4. $250, 5. $220, 6. $200, 7. $140, 8. $120, 9-20. $100, non-qualifiers $80 (must start Last Chance to collect)

Grandstands ticket prices are $20 for adults or $18 for military and seniors. Kids ages 6 through high school seniors are just $2 per ticket while children 5 and under get in for free. Adult pit passes are $35 and kids 6-14 are $15, Children 5 & under are free.

In case of inclement weather, the backup date is Monday, Sept. 5.

Summit USRA Nationals nears: The 9th Annual Summit USRA Nationals happens Monday through Saturday, Oct. 3-8, at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

The biggest event on dirt will kick off with an open practice on Monday, and then racing will take place every night from Tuesday through Saturday. All eight USRA-sanctioned classes will participate at one time or another during the six-day event.

The Summit Shootout also returns this year and will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and feature USRA track champions and Summit Shootout qualifying race winners to compete in this one-of-a-kind blockbuster battle royale for Modified, Stock Car, B-Mod and Hobby Stock competitors.

Drivers can register for the Summit USRA Nationals here or call (515) 832-6000 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Hurry, late fees apply after Aug. 31. Fans can order tickets here. Camping and RV information is available here.

Continuing to crush it: Year after year, the USRA continues to attract more racetracks and dirt racing competitors through fair, logical and cost-effective rules accompanied by an organization that puts the racers, racetracks and their fans first.

For the upcoming 2022 campaign for the Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series, there are currently more than 50 of America’s finest dirt ovals which will host over 1,000 nights of racing this season.

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