Twenty-five USRA B-Mods took to the Mississippi Thunder Speedway Friday night for the Blackhorse Bar & Grill 18-lap feature.

This week the weather cooperated and the Mississippi Thunder Speedway crew whipped the high-banked 1/3-mile clay oval into a fast and smooth jewel that had racers flirting with early-season track record lap times.

In the shadows of a non-existent spring, racers and race fans alike were chomping at the bit for the 2013 racing season to get underway.

Mississippi Thunder Speedway is proud to welcome Tri Star Engines and Transmissions on board as an event sponsor for the 2013 season.

Jack Baehman of Baehman Law is once again stepping up to the pay window for the 2013 racing season with a significant contribution to the weekly payout for the USRA B-Mod class.

The Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA B-Mods will be part of the program when the USMTS Modifieds visit the Mississippi Thunder Speedway on Friday, May 3.

Race fans will have to wait just a little bit longer to finally see all the new hardware for the 2013 racing season as Mississippi Thunder Speedway has decided to reschedule the 2013 car show for Saturday, April 20.

Friends, family, fans and fun; those are just a few of the aspects of local racing that continue to make it so popular. But the competition of the sport is always one of the highlights, and those who can best the competition are always rewarded.

For the fourth year in a row, the local dirt-track racing season will wrap up with the Fall Festival at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway.

The USRA Modified racers competed for three nights for $1,000 to win this past weekend at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway. Saturday’s feature was won by Dan Bohr in a dominating performance.

After finishing second to Brandon Davis on Thursday night, Josh Angst battled back on Friday evening and held off Davis to claim the $1,000 paycheck as the USRA Modified feature winner.

Brandon Davis continued his winning ways by taking the USRA Modified feature win by reclaiming the top position he’d given up to Josh Angst Thursday night at the Mississippi Thunder Speedway.