USRA Racing
10-12-2011, 04:01 PM
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OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- More than $50,000 is up for grabs this weekend as the Mahaska County Monster comes to life for the 25th Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15.
The final event of the season for the Southern Iowa Speedway – and the last hurrah for promoters Todd and Janet Staley – will dole out $1,200 to win the main event on Saturday for each of the four classes: USRA RHS Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks.
Fans will witness a complete show each night featuring heats, last chance races and an A-main in each division. All drivers will draw for heat race starting positions on Friday, with the top 8 finishers in each feature being locked into Saturday’s main event.
However, each of those 8 qualifiers will have the option to forfeit their guaranteed starting spot on Saturday for a chance to put some extra money in their pocket Friday night.
After the final checkered flag waves Friday night, drivers in the A-Main will have the opportunity to select from 72 envelopes with each containing a cash award ranging from $50 to $700. The driver finishing first in the first A-Main of the night will have his choice of picking his envelope first or later in the rotation, and so forth.
“It will be interesting to see how many of the drivers locked into Saturday's show decide to give up their spot and take an envelope,” said Todd Staley, who will be promoting his final event at Osky. “Friday is all about finding out who is racing for glory and who is racing for the money. You hear a lot of comments throughout the year about purses being top heavy and not paying enough throughout the field. What could be more balanced than every finisher having the same odds of winning the most cash?”
MYSTERY MONEY: The following amounts will be placed in the 72 envelopes – 2 with $700, 1 with $500, 1 with $450, 1 with $400, 1 with $350, 1 with $325, 2 with $300, 2 with $250, 2 with $200, 2 with $175, 3 with $150, 4 with $125, 28 with $100, 8 with $75 and 14 with $50. Drivers finishing in the top 8 will forfeit their starting spot among the first four rows on Saturday if they elect to take an envelope, making this a true “Gambler’s Race” for each competitor.
MORE MONEY: In addition, ten names from the group of drivers that failed to qualify for their A-Main Friday night will be randomly drawn to receive a $100 cash bonus. Again on Saturday, officials will hand out another $100 cash bonus at the start of Saturday’s program to ten random drivers not already qualified for the main event after Friday’s show.
BIG MONEY: Saturday’s A-Main will pay the following amounts in each class: 1. $1200, 2. $950, 3. $825, 4. $750, 5. $675, 6. $600, 7. $550, 8. $500, 9. $470, 10. $430, 11. $400, 12. $350, 13. $325, 14. $300, 15. $280, 16. $275, 17. $270, 18. $265, 19. $260, 20. $255, 21. $250, 22. $250, 23. $250, 24. $250. Tow money for non-qualifiers is $75.
EVEN MORE MONEY: There will also be a cash bonus of $300, $200 and $100 to the top three finishers in the USRA RHS Modifieds that are utilizing a flat-tappet engine.
On Saturday, drivers not already qualified for the A-Main will once again draw for heat race starting position, with the main event fields being completed with last chance races in each division.
National points will be awarded each night in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series. This will be the final weekend for USRA national points, and with tight points battles in all classes, officials are readying the pit area for an expected 150 cars or more.
More than 100 drivers are already pre-entered for this year’s silver anniversary shootout:
USRA HOBBY STOCKS: Dillon Anderson, Shannon Anderson, Adam Bonnett, Craig Brown, Cody Cleghorn, Bobby Greene, Dustin Griffiths, Randy Hemsley, George Hood, Dan Hovden, Chris Hovden, Adam Kleine, Jason Kohl, Steve Larson, Aaron Martin, Jason McDaniel, Josh Niemand, Donavon Nunnikhoven, Scott Pippert, Dale Porter, Jeremy Purdy, Curt Reed, Todd Reitzler, Rick Richie, Danny Sacquitne, Jamie Sanger, Keith Schwartzhoff, Scott Shull, Kim Spees, Danny Thrasher, Nick Ulin, Kris Walker, John Watson, Richard Yaw II.
USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS: Mike Bergan, Randy Biederman, Daniel Christopher, Lance Deal, Brad Derry, Denny Dettman, Dereck Dettman, Kevin Donlan, Kyle Falck, Matt Greiner, Greg Harsch, Mitch Hovden, Jeff Joldersma, Matt Jones, Jake Lampert, Brian Mitrisin, Dennis Plain, Todd Staley, Rick Todd, Mike Van Genderen, Alan Van Gorp, Bryan Webb, Shane Weller, Nathan Wood, Carl Yaw Jr.
USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS: Shawn Albers, Chris Ammenhauser, Richie Arnold, Jim Brown, Cayden Carter, Gene Claxton, Tyler Droste, Curtis Engen, Glenn Gladson Jr., Michael Grantham, Bobby Greene, Tyler Heckart, Brock Hess, Brad Iverson, Tony Johnson, Tracy Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Ben Kates, Dave Kennedy, Randy Krampe, Tom Lathrop, Drew Lawson, Jason Schlangen, Andrew Schroeder, Curtis Van Der Wal, Carter VanDenBerg, Alec VandenBrink, Mitch VanEngen, Shawn Walski, Sam Wieben.
USRA RHS MODIFIEDS: Brandon Banks, Martin Bennett, Stephen Blattler, Bill Crimmins, John Davis, Scott (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ey, Mark Elliott, Bruce Hanford, Kurt Krauskopf, Kyle Krampe, Ron Lauritzen, Josh Truman, Mike Van Genderen, Tyler Vandekamp, Toby Vandekamp, Zack VanderBeek, Ron Ver Beek.
On Friday, pits gates open at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps are at 7 and racing starts at 7:30. Pit gates will open at 1 p.m. on Saturday, with grandstands opening at 3:30, hot laps at 6 and racing starting at 6:30.
Camping sites with hook-ups are available at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds.
Entry fee for each class is $100 in advance or $150 at the gate on raceday. RACEceivers and AMB transponders will be used and available for rent or purchase. For all classes except Hobby Stocks, tires permitted are American Racer KK704 or stamped Hoosier G60. All other USRA rules apply.
Competitors may download an entry form at www.rlpromotions.com/fallchallenge.pdf or call 515-832-6000 to register by phone with a credit card.
Defending Musco Lighting Fall Challenge champions are Colt Mather (USRA RHS Modifieds), Darin Toot (USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars), Cayden Carter (USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods) and Chris Hovden (USRA Hobby Stocks).
The Southern Iowa Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.5 mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then 0.3 mile north on I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call 515-832-6000 or visit www.raceosky.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at 641-673-7004.
For rules or other information about the United States Racing Association, check out the USRA website at www.usraracing.com.
OSKALOOSA, Iowa -- More than $50,000 is up for grabs this weekend as the Mahaska County Monster comes to life for the 25th Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15.
The final event of the season for the Southern Iowa Speedway – and the last hurrah for promoters Todd and Janet Staley – will dole out $1,200 to win the main event on Saturday for each of the four classes: USRA RHS Modifieds, USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars, USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods and USRA Hobby Stocks.
Fans will witness a complete show each night featuring heats, last chance races and an A-main in each division. All drivers will draw for heat race starting positions on Friday, with the top 8 finishers in each feature being locked into Saturday’s main event.
However, each of those 8 qualifiers will have the option to forfeit their guaranteed starting spot on Saturday for a chance to put some extra money in their pocket Friday night.
After the final checkered flag waves Friday night, drivers in the A-Main will have the opportunity to select from 72 envelopes with each containing a cash award ranging from $50 to $700. The driver finishing first in the first A-Main of the night will have his choice of picking his envelope first or later in the rotation, and so forth.
“It will be interesting to see how many of the drivers locked into Saturday's show decide to give up their spot and take an envelope,” said Todd Staley, who will be promoting his final event at Osky. “Friday is all about finding out who is racing for glory and who is racing for the money. You hear a lot of comments throughout the year about purses being top heavy and not paying enough throughout the field. What could be more balanced than every finisher having the same odds of winning the most cash?”
MYSTERY MONEY: The following amounts will be placed in the 72 envelopes – 2 with $700, 1 with $500, 1 with $450, 1 with $400, 1 with $350, 1 with $325, 2 with $300, 2 with $250, 2 with $200, 2 with $175, 3 with $150, 4 with $125, 28 with $100, 8 with $75 and 14 with $50. Drivers finishing in the top 8 will forfeit their starting spot among the first four rows on Saturday if they elect to take an envelope, making this a true “Gambler’s Race” for each competitor.
MORE MONEY: In addition, ten names from the group of drivers that failed to qualify for their A-Main Friday night will be randomly drawn to receive a $100 cash bonus. Again on Saturday, officials will hand out another $100 cash bonus at the start of Saturday’s program to ten random drivers not already qualified for the main event after Friday’s show.
BIG MONEY: Saturday’s A-Main will pay the following amounts in each class: 1. $1200, 2. $950, 3. $825, 4. $750, 5. $675, 6. $600, 7. $550, 8. $500, 9. $470, 10. $430, 11. $400, 12. $350, 13. $325, 14. $300, 15. $280, 16. $275, 17. $270, 18. $265, 19. $260, 20. $255, 21. $250, 22. $250, 23. $250, 24. $250. Tow money for non-qualifiers is $75.
EVEN MORE MONEY: There will also be a cash bonus of $300, $200 and $100 to the top three finishers in the USRA RHS Modifieds that are utilizing a flat-tappet engine.
On Saturday, drivers not already qualified for the A-Main will once again draw for heat race starting position, with the main event fields being completed with last chance races in each division.
National points will be awarded each night in the American Racer USRA Weekly Racing Series. This will be the final weekend for USRA national points, and with tight points battles in all classes, officials are readying the pit area for an expected 150 cars or more.
More than 100 drivers are already pre-entered for this year’s silver anniversary shootout:
USRA HOBBY STOCKS: Dillon Anderson, Shannon Anderson, Adam Bonnett, Craig Brown, Cody Cleghorn, Bobby Greene, Dustin Griffiths, Randy Hemsley, George Hood, Dan Hovden, Chris Hovden, Adam Kleine, Jason Kohl, Steve Larson, Aaron Martin, Jason McDaniel, Josh Niemand, Donavon Nunnikhoven, Scott Pippert, Dale Porter, Jeremy Purdy, Curt Reed, Todd Reitzler, Rick Richie, Danny Sacquitne, Jamie Sanger, Keith Schwartzhoff, Scott Shull, Kim Spees, Danny Thrasher, Nick Ulin, Kris Walker, John Watson, Richard Yaw II.
USRA KARL CHEVROLET STOCK CARS: Mike Bergan, Randy Biederman, Daniel Christopher, Lance Deal, Brad Derry, Denny Dettman, Dereck Dettman, Kevin Donlan, Kyle Falck, Matt Greiner, Greg Harsch, Mitch Hovden, Jeff Joldersma, Matt Jones, Jake Lampert, Brian Mitrisin, Dennis Plain, Todd Staley, Rick Todd, Mike Van Genderen, Alan Van Gorp, Bryan Webb, Shane Weller, Nathan Wood, Carl Yaw Jr.
USRA KARL PERFORMANCE PARTS B-MODS: Shawn Albers, Chris Ammenhauser, Richie Arnold, Jim Brown, Cayden Carter, Gene Claxton, Tyler Droste, Curtis Engen, Glenn Gladson Jr., Michael Grantham, Bobby Greene, Tyler Heckart, Brock Hess, Brad Iverson, Tony Johnson, Tracy Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Ben Kates, Dave Kennedy, Randy Krampe, Tom Lathrop, Drew Lawson, Jason Schlangen, Andrew Schroeder, Curtis Van Der Wal, Carter VanDenBerg, Alec VandenBrink, Mitch VanEngen, Shawn Walski, Sam Wieben.
USRA RHS MODIFIEDS: Brandon Banks, Martin Bennett, Stephen Blattler, Bill Crimmins, John Davis, Scott (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)ey, Mark Elliott, Bruce Hanford, Kurt Krauskopf, Kyle Krampe, Ron Lauritzen, Josh Truman, Mike Van Genderen, Tyler Vandekamp, Toby Vandekamp, Zack VanderBeek, Ron Ver Beek.
On Friday, pits gates open at 4 p.m., grandstands open at 5:30, hot laps are at 7 and racing starts at 7:30. Pit gates will open at 1 p.m. on Saturday, with grandstands opening at 3:30, hot laps at 6 and racing starting at 6:30.
Camping sites with hook-ups are available at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds.
Entry fee for each class is $100 in advance or $150 at the gate on raceday. RACEceivers and AMB transponders will be used and available for rent or purchase. For all classes except Hobby Stocks, tires permitted are American Racer KK704 or stamped Hoosier G60. All other USRA rules apply.
Competitors may download an entry form at www.rlpromotions.com/fallchallenge.pdf or call 515-832-6000 to register by phone with a credit card.
Defending Musco Lighting Fall Challenge champions are Colt Mather (USRA RHS Modifieds), Darin Toot (USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars), Cayden Carter (USRA Karl Performance Parts B-Mods) and Chris Hovden (USRA Hobby Stocks).
The Southern Iowa Speedway is a half-mile semi-banked clay oval located 0.5 mile west of US 63 on SR 92, then 0.3 mile north on I St. (at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds). For more information, call 515-832-6000 or visit www.raceosky.com online. Race day info is available by calling the track hotline at 641-673-7004.
For rules or other information about the United States Racing Association, check out the USRA website at www.usraracing.com.