GRAIN VALLEY, Mo.—The Best of the Best in open-wheel dirt modified racing will take on the Valley Speedway this Wednesday, June 18, to kick off a whirlwind finish to the month of June that will see United States Modified Touring Series drivers tackling 10 different racetracks in 12 days.

Wednesday’s $2,000-to-win USMTS Modified event at Dennis Shrout’s high-excitement bullring will also feature the bad-fastest USRA B-Mods in America’s heartland battling for a $600 top prize in the Iron Man Challenge.

Spectator gates open at 6 p.m., hot laps start at 6:30 and racing action will begin at 7.

Race fans can pick up discount coupons good for $2 off adult admission at Casey’s General Stores locations in Blue Springs, Grain Valley and Oak Grove while supplies last. To find the location nearest you, check out www.caseys.com online.

Officials remind drivers that mufflers (not just turn-downs) are required at the Valley Speedway, so arrive prepared. Get the proper and quality equipment at www.daymotorsports.com.

Wednesday’s show will award points in the Major League Bowhunter Central Region presented by Day Motor Sports where defending USMTS national champion Rodney ‘The Rocket’ Sanders leads the way with three wins in the first six races in the region:

1. 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas ... 560 (3 wins)
2. 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa ... 549
3. 2s Stormy Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. ... 523 (1 win)
4. 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo. ... 465
5. 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla. ... 459
6. 95 Dylan Smith (R), Osceola, Neb. ... 448
7. 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M. ... 444
7. J17 Jake Gallardo (R), Las Cruces, N.M. ... 444
9. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, Adel, Iowa ... 422
10. 3 Kelly Shryock, Fertile, Iowa ... 336
11. 20r Bryan Rowland, Woodward, Okla. ... 335 (1 win)
12. 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla. ... 280
13. 22b Rick Beebe, Shawnee, Kan. ... 232
14. 35 Jay Purkey (R), Colwich, Kan. ... 207
15. R5 Hunter Rasdon, Jonesboro, Ark. ... 206 (1 win)

The Valley Speedway is located 0.9 mile south of I-70 (exit 24) on Main St. (Buckner-Tarnsey Rd.), then 0.4 mile east on Old US 40. For more information, call 816-229-2222 or visit www.valleyspeedway.com online.

The USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by Swan Energy moves on to the 81 Speedway near Wichita, Kan., and then continues further south for the next two nights in Elk City, Okla., and Amarillo, Texas. After a couple of days rest, the tireless USMTS touring titans get back at it with four more races in Texas and a pair of events in Oklahoma to wrap up the month.

Wed Jun 18 ... Valley Speedway, Grain Valley, Mo.
Thu Jun 19 ... 81 Speedway Park City, Kan.
Fri Jun 20 ... Elk City Speedway Elk City, Okla.
Sat Jun 21 ... Route 66 Motor Speedway Amarillo, Texas
Tue Jun 24 ... Heart O’ Texas Speedway Elm Mott, Texas
Wed Jun 25 ... Devil’s Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas
Thu Jun 26 ... Mountain Creek Speedway Grand Prairie, Texas
Fri Jun 27 ... Superbowl Speedway Greenville, Texas
Sat Jun 28 ... Southern Oklahoma Speedway Ardmore, Okla.
Sun Jun 29 ... Outlaw Motorsports Park Oktaha, Okla.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts or check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usmtstv.

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