WINSTON, Mo. -- The USMTS Casey’s Cup Series heads for a fan-favorite venue this Sunday, March 25, as Modified March Madness continues the month-long mud-slinging campaign at the I-35 Speedway in Winston, Mo., for the 4th Annual Yancy’s Automotive Missouri Meltdown.

The event will pay $2,000 to the winner with a minimum of $250 to start.

After a nearly eight-year hiatus, the USMTS Modifieds returned to the I-35 Speedway twice in 2011 with Ryan Gustin taking the April tilt and Johnny Scott taking the checkers during ‘The Hunt’ in August.

John Allen won the first event on March 29, 2002, and then cranked out three straight during that weekend and into October with John Van Den Berg winning the final race that year. Another doubleheader in 2003 was topped by Scott Drake and Mark Noble.

Also on the racing card this Saturday will be the Iron Man Challenge featuring USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods with gates opening at 2 p.m., hot laps at 5 and racing at 5:30.

The I-35 Speedway is a 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 10 miles north of Cameron on SR 6 (exit 64). For more information, call the track at 660-749-5317 or visit www.i-35speedway.net online.

The USMTS Modifieds return to the Humboldt Speedway March 28-31 for the $15,000-to-win King of America II Modified Nationals. In all, Modified March Madness will see nearly $200,000 in cash being doled out during the month.

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 and follow us on Twitter.

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