USMTS @ Junction Motor Speedway Fast Facts

WHAT: 6th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw, races #1 and 2 for the 2009 USMTS
Casey's General Stores National Tour and races #1 and 2 in the Great Plains
Region.

WHEN: Friday and Saturday, March 6-7, 2009.

TRACK: Junction Motor Speedway, 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval.

LOCATION: McCool Junction, Neb.

DIRECTIONS: Five miles south of I-80 (York Exit) on US 81.

STARTING FIELD: Depending on the number of entries, 24 or 26 cars will start
the "A" main each night, with qualifying through heat races and "B" mains.
The top 12 or 13 cars in passing points accumulated in the heat races will
be locked into the "A" main each night. An additional 8 or 9 cars will
qualify from the "B" mains, with 4 provisional starters added to the rear of
the "A" main starting field.

PURSE: Friday - $2,000 to win, $250 to start; Saturday - $3,000 to win, $300
to start.

PROMOTER: Delmar Friesen, Junction Motor Speedway, P.O. Box 524, Sutton, NE
68979; Tel: 402-773-5538; Email: jmsinfo@junctionmotorspeedway.com ;
Website: www.junctionmotorspeedway.com .

SCHEDULE:

Friday, March 6
12:00 noon - Pit gate opens
4:30 p.m. - Grandstand gate opens
5:15 p.m. - Draw ends for heat race line-ups
5:30 p.m. - Hot laps begin
6:30 p.m. - Drivers meeting
7:00 p.m. - Heat races begin

Saturday, March 7
10:00 a.m. - Pit gate opens
12:00 noon - Grandstand gate opens
12:45 p.m. - Draw ends for heat race line-ups
1:00 p.m. - Hot laps begin
1:30 p.m. - Drivers meeting
2:00 p.m. - Heat races begin

TICKETS: Friday - Adults $12, Kids (6-12) $4, Under 6 FREE, Pit Pass $30;
Saturday - Adults $15, Kids (6-12) $4, Under 6 FREE, Pit Pass $30.

PAST WINNERS AT JUNCTION MOTOR SPEEDWAY:

March 12, 2004 - Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa
March 13, 2004 - Mark Noble, Blooming Prairie, Minn.
June 22, 2004 - Jason Hughes, Colcord, Okla.
March 11, 2005 - Corey Dripps, Waterloo, Iowa
March 12, 2005 - Johnny Saathoff, Beatrice, Neb.
March 10, 2006 - Jason Friesen, Sutton, Neb.
March 11, 2006 - Jon Tesch, Watertown, S.D.
March 9, 2007 - Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
March 10, 2007 - Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
March 21, 2008 - Justin Boney, Leavenworth, Kan.
March 22, 2008 - John Allen, Chanute, Kan.

NOTES OF INTEREST: The 6th Annual Nebraska Spring Thaw will be the first and
second of 63 events on the 2009 USMTS Casey's General Stores National Tour
schedule, and the first and second of 10 events in the Great Plains Region .
Friday's main event winner will earn $2,000 while the winner of Saturday's
finale will pocket $3,000 . A big field of America's hottest Modified
drivers on dirt are expected, including NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader of
Concord, N.C., defending Great Plains Region champion, eight-time USMTS
National Champion and USMTS all-time wins leader Kelly Shryock, last year's
winners at Junction Motor Speedway Justin Boney and John Allen, former event
winners Al Hejna, Jon Tesch, Jason Friesen, Johnny Saathoff, Corey Dripps
and Mark Noble, plus other top drivers such as Tommy Myer, Zack VanderBeek,
Brad Waits, Dereck Ramirez, Scott Green, Jason Krohn, Rich Lewerke, Josh
Reisch, Jay Noteboom, Mike Lineberry, Steve Kosiski, Alan Mondus, Andrew
Gordon, Ryan Cannon, Brian Shaw, Dylan Smith, Dean Mahlstedt, Jeff
Schluetter, Mike Albertsen, Chris Mills, Brandon Aggen, Chris Spieker, Garry
Oskerson, Jeremy Rasmussen, Jacob Dahle, Don Eischens, Dan DeMey, Jim
Mathieson, Colt Mather, Mike Sorensen, Bob Timm, Richie Gustin Jr. and more
. Last year's event drew 44 entries while the event record is 77, set in
2004 . Open Stock Cars will also be on the racing card both days.

ABOUT THE USMTS: The United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) is the
fastest growing and most popular dirt modified touring series in the
country. Attracting some of the most talented and professional drivers in
America, the fan friendly format and exciting show creates an enthusiastic
and loyal fan base, and the USMTS routinely competes in front of capacity
crowds. With no less than 20,000 men and women competing nationwide on any
given weekend, the Modified is by far the most popular and most widely-used
type of race car circling America's dirt tracks today, and when it comes to
a touring series that features the Best of the Best in Modified racing, the
USMTS has no equal. Beginning its 11th season in 2009, the USMTS is the
ultimate playground for America's hottest Modified drivers, while the USMTS
rulebook allows for close competition and inclusion among local racers. More
than 800 different drivers from 23 States took part in USMTS events in 2008
as the rugged road warriors staged nearly 80 events at 45 unique venues in
14 different States throughout America's heartland. In 1998, Todd and Janet
Staley acquired the fledgling five-year-old United States Modified Series
(USMS) and began racing under the USMTS name in 1999. In the nine seasons
since then, the USMTS has doled out nearly $10 million in prize money to
more than 4,000 different drivers while traveling to 139 different venues in
15 States.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the
headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest
news and information from the USMTS.

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