The list of veteran racers was familiar at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway Friday, but it was members of the “Youth Brigade” who flexed their muscles and showed their strength by running hard, clean and fast.

After winning the previous week’s USRA B-Mod feature, Winona’s Erik Kanz was unable to celebrate as Mother Nature opened the skies and delivered a downpour of rain.

The thunder, lighting and rain held off just long enough for Eric Kanz to take the track in the evening’s USRA B-Mod feature, build up a huge lead on the pack and grab the feature win in commanding fashion.

Mississippi Thunder Speedway owners Bob & Paula Timm and Tom & Tina Lockner are excited to announced their plans to introduce Family Friendly Pricing in order to put the word “affordable” back into the picture for race fans.

Tyler Droste took the lead at the drop of the green flag, and then led all 20 laps of the main event Friday night at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway to notch his first victory in the Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge for USRA B-Mods.

Mississippi Thunder Speedway is excited to announce that Carl Edwards’ 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series #99 Fastenal Ford Fusion will be on display this Friday, April 27, at the 2012 season opener.

The USRA B-Mods will be in action Thursday, April 19, and Friday, April 27, when the Industrial Material Surplus Iron Man Challenge accompanies the USMTS Modifieds to two premier dirt ovals.

Officials from the United States Racing Association have released the 2012 schedule for the popular USRA Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars and USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods.

Mississippi Thunder Speedway officially concluded its 2011 season with the awards banquet which was held at the Riverport Inn & Suites in Winona. A great crowd was on hand to celebrate the drivers and sponsors who made the season a success.

The Mississippi Thunder Speedway will celebrate the 2011 racing season with their annual awards banquet on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Riverport Inn & Suites in Winona.

Not only did Brandon Hare compete in more events than any other USRA driver in any division, he also joined an elite group of racers by defending his USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mod National Championship to become a two-time champion this year.

Jason Cummins capped his weekend off with a win in the USRA RHS Modifieds and Kylie Kath made a late-race pass to win the USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mod feature.