Like a fine wine and a well-aged cheese, roses and valentines and, dirt and racing, officials from the Mississippi Thunder Speedway are excited to announce the creation a perfect pairing.

For the first time in history, race fans will witness the Morton Buildings World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey's together each night during the three-day Dairyland Showdown presented by Dynamic Concrete Resurfacing.

Slated for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 5-7, this first-ever pairing will prove to be a huge early-season must-see event for all dirt track racing fans.

To amp up the excitement to the next level, Mississippi Thunder Speedway officials have opened the bank vault with a payout that is sure to have racers in both series salivating at the chance to conquer the big 1/3-mile high-banked dirt oval.

Late Model drivers will be battling for $10,000 to win both Thursday and Friday while craving for a taste of the $30,000-to-win payout on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Outlaw Modified stars and cars of the USMTS will be gunning for $3,000 to win Thursday, $5,000 to win Friday and a wallet-stuffing $10,000 haul on Saturday.

For additional details on this incredible event, stay tuned to the official Mississippi Thunder Speedway website at MississippiThunder.com and all social media profiles.

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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS:  American Racer Racing Tires, Beyea Headers, Casey's, Chevrolet Performance, Compstar, Dirt Draft, Eibach, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, Intercomp, Jerovetz Motorsports Racing Parts, K1 RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports, KS Engineering, KSE Racing Products, Malvern Bank, Mesilla Valley Transportation, MSD Performance, MTN DEW RISE ENERGY, MyRacePass, Nitroquest Media, PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt.com, Summit Racing Equipment, Super Clean, The Chunky Poodle, VP Racing Fuels, Wrisco Industries.

USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS:  ARMI Contractors, Boomtest Well Service, Boubin Tire & Automotive, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Duvall Electric, Hacienda Mechanical, Mel Hambelton Ford Racing, Midwest Wrap Co., Miller Welders, PBM Performance Products, Race Ranch, Rancho Milagro Racing, RHRSwag.com, S&S Fishing & Rental, YouDirt.com.

USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS:  AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, BigDeal Car Care, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bryke Racing, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans, Deatherage Opticians, Edelbrock, Forty9 Designs, Hooker Harness, Integra Racing Shocks and Springs, Keyser Manufacturing, Maxima Racing Oils, Penske Racing Shocks, QA1, RacerWebsite.com, Real Racing Wheels, Simpson Performance Products, Swift Springs, Sybesma Graphics, Tire Demon, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood Racing.

USMTS RACETRACKS: 81 Speedway, Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Arrowhead Speedway, Casino Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Dallas County Speedway, Deer Creek Speedway, Fayette County Speedway, Hamilton County Speedway, Humboldt Speedway, I-70 Speedway, Lakeside Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, Mason City Motor Speedway, Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Ogilvie Raceway, Park Jefferson Speedway, Rapid Speedway, Revolution Park, RPM Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Upper Iowa Speedway.