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NASCAR'S KENNY WALLACE TO BATTLE O'REILLY USMTS NATIONAL
TOUR AT ADAMS COUNTY SPEEDWAY TUESDAY NIGHT
CORNING, Iowa (July 21) - When the O'Reilly USMTS National
Tour invades the Adams County Speedway tomorrow (Tuesday,
July 22), NASCAR fan favorite Kenny Wallace will strap on
his helmet and stand on the gas as he competes with the
Best of the Best on the Corning, Iowa, dirt oval.
In addtion to circling America's superspeedway with the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Wallace works as an on-air
personality for SPEED Channel on shows such as NASCAR
RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane. He was also featured on
the show NASCAR Drivers: 360 on FX. He has two brothers
who are also current or former NASCAR drivers: Rusty
Wallace and Mike Wallace. As a child, Wallace's boisterous
behavior earned him the nickname "Herman," after a
mischievous cartoon character named Herman the German.
Last season, Wallace was voted in by fans to compete in
the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor
Speedway.
The rugged road warriors of the O'Reilly USMTS will be led
into this Central States Region battle by Jason Hughes and
Kelly Shryock, with the pair of rivals separated by just
two points in the Central States Region.
Other drivers expected for Tuesday's tilt include Al
Hejna, Zack VanderBeek, Dereck Ramirez, Ryan Gustin, Ron
Ver Beek, Alan Mondus, Donovan Lodge, Colt Mather, Mark
Noble, Richie Gustin Jr., Bryan Rowland, Dean Mahlstedt,
Brandon Kenny, Scott Green, Cale Sponsler, Brad Pinkerton,
Jeff Schluetter, Corey Dripps, Chris Spieker, Jake Neal,
Nate Caruth, Tommy Weder Jr., Josh Truman, Michael Long,
Brandon Banks, Steve Kosiski, David Holder, Steve Stewart,
Scott Dickey, Carey Umbarger, Matt Waugh and Jerry King.
The United States Modified Touring Series invaders can
expect some stiff competition from current track points
leader Dan Mueller, Ryan Peckham, Jeff James, Jeremy
Tibben, Chris Hogan, Kirby Stiens, Alison Quick, Larry
Foote, Jeff Wiggins, Brian Foote and many others.
Pit gates will open at 4:30 p.m. and grandstand gates will
swing open at 5:30. Hot laps are at 6:45 and the first
green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:15.
Tickets are available at the track, and all grandstand
seating will be general admission only, so get there early
to grab your seat for this one-of-a-kind event. Adult
tickets are just $15, kids ages 6 through 12 are $5 and
children under 6 are admitted free with a paid adult. Pit
passes are $25.
Race fans can pick up $2-off admission coupons at the
Casey's General Store location at 600 Quincy in Corning.
Jason Hughes will be on location from 1 to 3 p.m. with his
Casey's General Stores #12 Hughes Chassis Modified.
Also on the racing card will be Pro Streets, SportMods and
Hobby Stocks.
The Adams County Speedway is a 1/2-mile slightly-banked
oval located 1.0 mile north of US 34 on SR 148, then east
on 12th (at the Adams County Fairgrounds). For more
information, call the office at (712) 785-3271 or visit
www.acspeedway.com. Raceday info is available by calling
the track hotline at (641) 322-4184.
On Wednesday, July 23, the O'Reilly USMTS National Tour
heads to the Murray County Speedway in Slayton, Minn.,
then to the Kasson (Minn.) Speedway on Thursday before
wrapping up the four-night swing at the Tri-Oval Speedway
in Fountain City, Wis., on Friday.
To learn more about the United States Modified Touring
Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit
www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information
from the USMTS - America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.
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TITLE SPONSOR: O'Reilly Auto Parts.
PRESENTING SPONSOR: Casey's General Stores.
OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport
Shirts, Awesome Race Suits, Bear Tire Company, BRODIX
Cylinder Heads, Childhelp, Gressel Racing, Houston
Specialty Products Co., Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans &
Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest Web Solutions,
Q.E.M., Inc., TrackTek Racing Fuel, Western Flyer Xpress.
PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Day Motor Sports,
Kraft/Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Rookies
Rockin' Sports Bar, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.
CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville
Motorsports, Bert Transmission, BSB Manufacturing, COMP
Cams, Duralite Racing Wheels, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT
Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Holley Performance Products,
Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh
Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race
Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.
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