SPRING VALLEY, Minn.—Coming off their highly successful first year, Modified Madness is back at it again.

The final round of voting is currently underway to determine the final five finishing order to receive assistance to attend the 16th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree, Sept. 18-20, at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.

The mission of the Modified Madness Fan Fund is to enable several drivers with a longer haul or potential need for a financial boost, to compete at the Featherlite Fall Jamboree. The 2013 Modified Madness Fan Fund collected close to $10,000 in sponsorship certificates, fan donation votes and other general fund monies.

Last year’s top vote and donation recipient was Kerry Davis of Platte City, Mo. Other participants included 2013 USRA national champion Matt Dotson, Ohio’s Scott Stiffler and Texan Tracy Denby Jr. Darron Fuqua of Mayetta, Kan., was also a part of the earlier voting process but didn’t make the final five. Nonetheless, he attended the event and received the funds from his fan donation votes.

The final round of voting ends next Wednesday, Sept. 10, and will determine the finishing order for the final five participants. This year’s final five drivers are Davis; Tyler VandeKamp of Knoxville, Iowa; Jon Sheets of Nevada, Mo.; current USRA national points leader Terry Schultz of Sedalia, Mo.; and Steven Bowers Jr. of Topeka, Kan.

Each participant in the final five will receive general funding, sponsorship certificates, monies from T-shirt sales and donations from fan votes. More information on these processes can be found at www.ModMadnessFanFund.org or by contacting the Modified Madness Fan Fund page on Facebook at .

Here’s how the voting process works:

• Fans of the Modified Madness Fan Fund on Facebook can register one vote per driver by going to the Official Fan Fund Voting Album and cast their vote for a particular driver by commenting their support on that driver’s photo.
• This is limited to one vote per driver for each Facebook account. However, unlimited votes may also be registered through cash donations via www.ModMadnessFanFund.org by clicking on one of the donation buttons and specifying which driver is being voted for in the Notes section. This process uses credit card via PayPal or transfer from a current PayPal account. Checks are also an option. Contact the page directly for more information on this form of payment.
• One dollar from each donation is worth three (3) votes for your driver of choice. For instance, a $10 donation for your driver is worth 30 votes for that driver.

More information on the donation and voting processes can be found under the ‘How It Works’ tab at www.ModMadnessFanFund.org.

Modified Madness decals are also available. The stickers are $3 a piece or four can be had for $10. Coozies and a limited run of T-shirts are also available by contacting the page. All profits go to the Modified Madness Fan Fund general fund for the final five vote recipients.

Current marketing partners include CPD Racing Tools, Leaf Racewear, Forty9 Designs, Brain Bucket Dezigns, DLS Worldwide Racing, Kaotic Wraps, Liquid Nitro Beverages MidWest, Tyson Franks Racing and RacinDirt.com.

America’s undisputed marquee mega-event for modifieds—the 16th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree—is set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-20, and this year’s battle between the Best of the Best in the sport promises to be the biggest ever with the boldest payoffs in event history.

USMTS Modifieds will be shooting for a $5,000 each of the first two nights and a whopping $10,000 winner’s share on Saturday. Meanwhile, USRA B-Mods will be racing for $600, $750 and $1,000 to win, respectively, with more than 200 cars and drivers are expected in two classes and nearly $200,000 in posted awards possible.

Early bird race fans can get a free preview of the action and drivers will get their chance to make final adjustments to their machines with an open practice from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

On Thursday and Friday, the pit gate opens at 3 p.m., spectator gates open at 4 p.m. and the first green flag waves at 6:30 p.m. General admission adult grandstand tickets are $25 each night and kids ages 12 and younger are just $10.

Thursday night’s program will wind down with karaoke under the hospitality tent following the races. The annual Fall Jamboree Golf Scramble takes place at the Root River County Club in Spring Valley with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning. Fans, drivers, crews and their families will put a lid on Friday’s festivities with the return of The Dweebs performing live on stage following the races.

On Saturday, the annual Fall Jamboree Bean Bag Tournament begins at 12 noon near the campground. The pit gate opens at 2 p.m., spectator gates open at 4 p.m. and the first green flag waves at 6 p.m. General admission adult grandstand tickets are $30 and kids ages 12 and younger are just $10.

Thirty cars will take the green flag to start the main event in both classes on all three nights.

As if that wasn’t enough, Modified drivers who don’t make their way into Saturday’s championship finale will have a chance at one of 30 spots in the Non-Qualifiers Race which carries a $2,000 top prize and pays $400 to start ... more than most modified races pay to win their main event.

As always, a delicious hot breakfast will be served each morning by the Bear Creek Lutheran Church in the hospitality area from 8-11 a.m.

Fan may purchase tickets online at www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling toll-free 877-DCS-RACE.

Drivers can enter by calling the USMTS office at 515-832-7944 or download the official Featherlite Fall Jamboree entry form at www.usmts.com/downloads.

For fans unable to attend the 16th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree in person, the entire event from the first lap of the first heat until the last checkered flag waves will be broadcast live via pay-per-view by RacinDirt.com. Visit www.racindirt.com for ordering information, or check them out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/racindirt.

The Deer Creek Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval which sits on 60 acres with one of America’s most popular state-of-the-art racing complexes and an adjoining campground. For track or campground info, call 507-346-2342 or email info@deercreekspeedway.com.

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.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Racer Racing Tires, AMP Energy, Casey’s General Stores, Chix Gear, COMP Cams, Day Motor Sports, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Intercomp, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, MSD, Nitroquest Media Group, RACEceiver, RacinDirt.com, Snickers, SpiderWeb Modular Storage Solutions, Swan Energy, VP Racing Fuels.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Arizona Sport Shirts, ASi Racewear, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Double H Bands, ElbowsUp.com, Erson Cams, Integra Racing Shocks & Springs, Major League Bowhunter, Mesilla Valley Transportation, New Vision Graphics, Olympic Fire Protection, Penn Transport, Road Runner Crane, Road Runner Trucking, S&S Fishing & Rental, United Cellular Services.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Bell Racing Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Brass Monkey Racing Products, C&R Racing, CPD Racing Tools, Edelbrock, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, Forty9 Designs, Fuel Safe, Genesis Racing Shocks, GRT Race Cars, Hooker Harness, JRi Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, PBM Performance Products, Power Lift Racing Products, Quarter Master, Real Racing Wheels, Sybesma Graphics, Tiger Rear Ends.