Update March 17, 2020: This event has been postponed.

The first of five crown jewel events for the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 26-28, when the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., hosts King of America X powered by Summit.

And for the second year in a row, Mother Nature has forced the marriage of two great events into one colossal event with the postponement of this week’s B-Mod Battle of the Bullring to the same weekend at the end of March.

Modifieds will partake in two rounds of qualifying Thursday and another two on Friday to set the lineups for Saturday’s “alphabet soup” of main events. Each night will be highlighted by a 16-lap, $1,000-to-win feature. A top prize of $10,000 awaits the winner of Saturday’s finale which pays a minimum of $1,000 to each of the starters.

B-Mods will compete in a complete program of heat races and main events all three nights. Thursday’s winner will take home $2,000. The winner of Friday’s feature gets $3,000 and Saturday’s winner will pocket $4,000.

There will be an open practice on Wednesday, March 25, which may be the only time for hot laps during the event. The pits gate opens at 2 p.m. and practice is from 6-9 p.m. Pit passes are $20 for adults. Admission to the grandstands is free.

On Thursday and Friday, the pits open at 1 p.m. and grandstands open at 5 with racing getting underway at 7 p.m. All times are one hour earlier on Saturday.

Grandstand admission on Thursday and Friday is $20 for adults, $15 for juniors (12-16) and seniors (62+) with kids (6-11) just $5. On Saturday, adults get in for $25, juniors and seniors are $20 and kids are $10. Children ages 5 and under are free every day. Pit passes each night are $40.

MODIFIED PROCEDURES: Each driver will run four heat races from four different starting positions on Thursday and Friday. Starting positions and drivers will be mixed. Each heat race will feature 10 to 12 starters. Passing points will be combined for the best three of four heat races (fourth heat used as tiebreaker if needed) to determine Saturday’s race lineups. The top 12 are locked into the first six rows of Saturday’s “A” Main. The next 12 are locked into Saturday’s “B” Main and so forth. Full USMTS points will be awarded Saturday with 75 points awarded Thursday and Friday. USMTS rules apply. For rules, see usmts.com. The top 16 from the two heats Thursday and Friday will run a $1,000-to-win 16-lap feature each night.

B-MOD PROCEDURES: Complete program of heat races and main events each night. Draw for heat race lineups and passing points will be used to set the lineups for the “B” Mains and “A” Main. Christie Door Company Iron Man Challenge and Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points will be awarded each night. USRA licenses are not required.

MODIFIED PAYOUTS: Saturday “A” Main – 1. $ 10,000, 2. $5000, 3. $3500, 4. $2500, 5. $2000, 6. $1700, 7. $1500, 8. $1400, 9. $1300, 10. $1200, 11. $1150, 12. $1125, 13. $1100, 14. $1075, 15. $1050, 16. $1040, 17. $1030, 18. $1025, 19. $1020, 20. $1015, 21. $1010, 22. $1005, all other starters $1000; “B” Main – 1-12. advance, $600 to start; “C” Main – 1-12. advance, $400 to start; Last Chance Races (x2) – 1-6. advance, $300 to start; Next-to-Last Chance Races – 1-6. advance, $200 to start; Thursday & Friday Features – 1. $1000, 2. $700, 3. $500, 4. $400, 5. $350, 6. $300, 7. $250, 8. $200, 9. $175, 10. $150, 11. $125, 12. $120, 13. $115, 14. $110, 15. $105, 16. $100.

Entry fee for Modifieds is $250 on or before March 25 or $300 at the gate on race day.

B-MOD PAYOUTS: Thursday “A” Main – 1. $2000, 2. $1500, 3. $1250, 4. $1000, 5. $900, 6. $800, 7. $700, 8. $600, 9. $500, 10. $400, 11. $300, all other starters $200, tow $50; Friday “A” Main – 1. $3000, 2. $2000, 3. $1500, 4. $1250, 5. $1000, 6. $900, 7. $800, 8. $700, 9. $600, 10. $500, 11. $400, all other starters $300, tow $50; Saturday “A” Main – 1. $4000, 2. $2500, 3. $1500, 4. $1250, 5. $1000, 6. $900, 7. $800, 8. $700, 9. $600, 10. $500, all other starters $400.

Entry fee for B-Mods is $200 on or before March 25 or $250 at the gate on race day. Advance single-day entry is $50 Thursday, $75 Friday and $100 Saturday. Single-day entry fees on day of show is $75 Thursday, $100 Friday and $125 Saturday. Any competitor previously entered for the Battle at the bullring and unable to attend this event is entitled to a full refund.

For fans who cannot attend the event in person, RacinDirt TV will broadcast every lap of every race in both divisions every night. Fans and drivers can also download the MyRacePass app and follow along with live timing and scoring of each race.​

Past King of America champions include Kelly Shryock (2011), Stormy Scott (2012), Ryan Gustin (2013), Rodney Sanders (2014), Jason Hughes (2015), Zack VanderBeek (2016), Ryan Gustin (2017), Lucas Schott (2018) and Ricky Thornton Jr. (2019).

The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information, call (620) 431-2470 or visit humboldtspeedway.com.

The 2020 schedule for the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s is highlighted by 58 nights of racing at 33 unique dirt ovals as part of the 22nd season for the world’s Best of the Best in dirt modified racing.

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