North Dakota's First Midwest Modified Racing Series

Presented by: Dempsey Truck Service of Grand Forks, ND

2008 Series Champion will earn free entry in the Viking Fall Classic

Release - 5/3/08
The 2008 Series Champion will get a free entry into the Viking Fall Classic at the end of the season courtesy of Orness Creations. This event is promoted by Chris Stepan of FYE Motorsports. It is held the first weekend in October and more info can be found at www.fyemotorsports.com

MMRS Drivers Notice for WISSOTA Membership

Release - 4/28/08

WISSOTA License will also be required at both tracks
WISSOTA ONLINE

Midwest Modified Racing Series holds banquet

Release - 1/18/08
The first annual banquet for the inaugural season of the Midwest Modified Racing Series was held recently in Grand Forks, ND. The event was also held in conjunction with the MDRA Street Stock series. In 2007, River Cities Speedway and Devils Lake Speedway were the host tracks every weekend during the race season. Drivers accumulated points based on their finishing order in the feature race. The top ten shows of each driver would then be used to figure the top ten drivers after July. From August through September, the driver’s five best shows would be added to the total, to crown the first champion of the two track series.

Dustin Strand held a slight margin over Bobby Eckerdt for the top spot going into the last two nights of the season. Strand won one of the two nights to clinch the championship, and earn his paycheck of just over $1500 cash and another $1000 of contingency prizes. Eckerdt finished the season in second with Bryan LePier in third. Rookie of the year was Ryan Schroeder who finished in the fourth spot followed by Patrick Sobolik.

The point fund was distributed through twentieth place with drivers also winning their share of contingency prizes. Many supporters signed on the first year, such as Snap-On, Fatman Signs & Graphics, Mac Tools, Carquest, Advanced Auto, BP Oil/gas, Barker’s Racing Supply, Smitty’s Transmission, Everson’s Auto Parts, Johnson Oil, Orness Creaitons, CSK Proshop, Specialty Fabricating, Matco Tools. Series sponsors were Dempsey Truck Service of Grand Forks, and Service Tire, Inc. of Devils Lake.

The Series ran under the DTRA banner along with the support of the MDRA. The combined total of all prizes, cash, tire sales, track funds, and the series sponsors totaled just over $30,000.

Drivers in the top ten all received their trophy, point fund check, and contingency prizes at the banquet while drivers in eleventh through twentieth, all received a point fund check with most receiving prizes also. The trophy’s were purchased by Orness Creations while they also paid for special appreciation plaques given to; both hosting tracks, the two series sponsors, three drivers for perfect attendance, (Strand, Sobolik, & Hultstrand). Ryan Schroeder was awarded the Rookie of the year plaque just before all the the trophies were handed out.

The Series point fun is derived mainly from tire sales. This is a major factor along with the series sponsors and supporters. Without the supporters, the series would not have become reality.

2008 should be an interesting year with many new drivers to add to the already long list of returning drivers. If you or your business would like to be involved with our series, please contact Mike Orness at 701-351-3030.

 For more information on the series or contact information, visit www.ornesscreations.com/mmrs

Devils Lake Speedway Unites with River Cities Speedway to host the inaugural Midwest Modified Racing Series
Written By: Mike Orness

Devils Lake Speedway joins River Cities Speedway to bring the areas first racing series for Midwest Modifieds under a dual sanction with NOPA and DTRA. The Midwest Modifieds will race at River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, ND, Friday nights and Devils Lake Speedway, Doyon, ND, on Saturday nights in 2007. Devils Lake Speedway hosted the Midwest Modified division under the WISSOTA banner in 2005 and 2006. River Cities Speedway made the announcement to replace their Super Stock division with the Midwest Modifieds. This series will be ran using the Goodyear Racing tires and will provide a total of almost $35,000 in point fund money and contingency awards.

The marriage of these two tracks is a perfect combination that will help give a centralized location to Midwest Modified race teams, thereby allowing race teams to limit expenses on travel and build a local point fund through the support of sponsors, sanctions/tracks, and the sale of Goodyear tires.  This announcement promises to bring a competitive type of wheel to wheel racing for the race fans enjoyment and an opportunity for the local racer to compete for one of the areas largest point funds.  The Midwest Modified division is the fastest growing division in dirt track racing and will help add to an already ultimate racing experience at both tracks!

The potential for this series is tremendous and will open the doors for the local race team. Promoters have raised an unprecedented amount of cash for the point fund along with contingency prizes and awards. Dempsey Truck Service of Grand Forks will be the class sponsor at River Cities Speedway and Service Tire of Devils Lake will be the class sponsor at Devils Lake Speedway. There have been approximately twenty other contingency sponsors adding in cash awards and certificates. One hundred percent of the net sales of Goodyear tires will also go directly into the point fund.

River Cities Speedway who has announced the replacement of their Super Stock division with Midwest Modifieds for the 2007 season, will also keep their Outlaw Sprints, Super Late Models, and Street Stock divisions. The addition of the Midwest Modifieds to their Premier Racing Series, will only upgrade their status as the Action Track of the upper Midwest.

Devils Lake Speedway has ran the Midwest Modified division for the past two years, and joins the partnership with River Cities, NOPA, and DTRA in hopes of bringing this series to a whole new level for our local racers and race fans. Devils Lake Speedway will be hosting Midwest Modifieds, Hornets, Street Stocks, and Pure Stocks for the 2007 racing season.

Mike Orness of Orness Creations, a series supporter and sponsor, was appointed to promote the series and coordinate details with all partners involved with the series. A webpage is in development and will have all the details and final point fund amounts prior to the 2007 racing season along with all news releases and a full schedule.

Watch for more details that will be announced in the upcoming weeks. The grand unveiling will be at the Devils Lake Speedway Banquet, November 4^th, 2006. As this series develops, press releases and information will be posted on the relative websites such as DTRA, NOPA, River Cities, and Devils Lake Speedway.