MUSKOGEE, Okla. – Early Thursday afternoon, promoter Jim Burford at the Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La., was forced to cancel Friday night’s USMTS Southern Speedweek event due to heavy rain and flooding in the area.

But …

The great people at the awesome Outlaw Motor Speedway have picked up the date. That's right – the Muskogee, Okla., speedplant will host the USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series on Friday night, June 11, with a one-day notice to drivers and fans.

“Props to Danny Womack and his crew at Outlaw Motor Speedway for picking up tomorrow night’s show and giving the USMTS drivers and crews an unbroken four-day, four-track Speedweek,” said USMTS Marketing & Communications Director Jeff Nun. “We had one heck of a show at Outlaw in March and you can expect nothing less this time around.

“USMTS fans and drivers are the best of the best in dirt track racing, and I’m sure they’ll show their support for this show come Friday night.”

The USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series is in action for the 4th Annual USMTS Southern Speedweek this Thursday-Sunday, June 10-13. With four straight nights at four different tracks, nearly $70,000 in prize money up for grabs and a possible $8,000 to win, the best of the best in dirt Modified racing are expected from the north, south, east and west.

At the end of this weekend’s quadruple-header, the top 10 in USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series points – plus all other drivers with perfect attendance – will be qualified for the Hunt for the USMTS Casey's General Stores National Championship.

Friday’s event at the Outlaw Motor Speedway will see pit and grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps will begin at 6:45 and the first green flag is slated to unfurl at 7:30 p.m.

Also on tap will be the Harold Pickard Memorial paying $750 to win for 360 Modifieds presented by Nichols Dollar Saver. Pure Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Grand Nationals will also be on the action-packed racing card.

The Outlaw Motor Speedway is located southwest of Muskogee on I-40 to US 69, then 10 miles north to the Wainwright Exit, then 0.1 mile east. For more information call 918-687-9200 or visit www.outlawmotorspeedway.com online.

On Saturday, June 12, the Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, will host the USMTS Castle Rock Recruiting Southern Series for the first time. Pit gates will open at 3 p.m., grandstands open at 4, hot laps begin at 6:15 and the first green flag will wave at 7 p.m.

Limited Mods will also be on the card racing for $700 to win and $50 to start while Factory Stocks battle for $200 to win and $30 to start.

The Lonestar Speedway is a 1/2-mile high-banked dirt oval located just off of I-20 at Exit 583, then 0.5 mile north on SR 135, then 1.0 mile east on FM 1252, then 0.5 mile south. For more information call 903-986-9731 or check out www.lonestarspeedway.com.

Sunday, June 13, will find the tireless touring titans at Gene Boyter’s Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. Pit gates open at 4 p.m., grandstand gates swing open at 5, hot laps take to the track at 6:30 and the racing action kicks off at 7 p.m.

Limited Mods will be racing for $400 to win and $40 to start while Factory Stocks will be racing for $300 to win and $40 to start.

The Ark-La-Tex Speedway a 1/4-mile semi-banked dirt oval located 0.6 mile south of SR 2 on SR 1, then 0.7 mile west on Airport Rd., then 2.2 miles south on Boyter Lane Rd. For race day information, call the track hotline at 318-375-3470 or click your way to www.arklatexspeedway.net on the World Wide Web.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also follow the USMTS on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube.

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USMTS TITLE SPONSORS: Casey’s General Stores, Castle Rock Recruiting.

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USMTS PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Allstar Performance, Arnold Motor Supply, ASi Racewear, Bear Tire, Big Dog Chassis & Fabrication, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Cagle Motorsports, DandyLand Farms, Day Motor Sports, Dirt Track Racing School, Dirthead.com, Falcon Wind Power, Farm Boy BBQ Sauce, Gressel Oil Field Service, Intensitee Custom Racewear, Just Say Yes, Karl Performance Parts, Olympic Fire Protection, Ramirez Race Cars, Ruter Farms, WIX Filters, Yeager Machine.

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