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Watertown (SD) - The Dirt Tour is pleased to announce that Larry Nelson of West Fargo, ND is the 2013 Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Tour Announcer. Larry has been an avid race fan and addict of dirt racing in the upper Midwest for years. Mr. Nelson is a radio DJ and Host of a racing talk show on WDAY-am out of Fargo ND called Hot Laps. (2013 shows start May 4th) In recent years Larry has announced at Sheyenne River Speedway, snowmobile races, mud drags, tractor pulls and also has filled in at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, ND. Larry Nelson has great respect for the Racers, Crews and Promoters across the area on how they bring great excitement to the race fan. The new tour announcer is looking forward to meeting new people along the Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler!!!! All of us from The Dirt Tour LLC are happy to have a great guy like Larry on board with us helping bring a great experience to every track on the 2013 tour schedule.
Watertown (SD) - The Dirt Tour LLC is pleased to announce that once again Bart’s Parts RC Cars is on board as an advertising associate in 2013. Bart’s Parts RC Cars will be giving away Dirt Modified RC Cars, at 5 Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Events in 2013.
2013 Bart’s Parts RC Tour Car Giveaway Schedule
May 25 - Jamestown Speedway (Jamestown, ND) "Bart's Parts" are serious R/C produced with carbon fiber, aluminum, steel, nylon, and delrin materials. They have conversion kits to make 1/10 scale sprint cars from, team associated kits, RC10, RC10B3, RC10B4, RC10GT and GT2 in the future. They also have kits for team LOSI JRX2 and JRXPRO. The only kits currently in production by associated are the RC10B4 and the GT2, however, EBay and similiar sellers always have used kits listed. Barts Parts can sell you a single part or a complete ready to run kit. Bart’s Parts also builds, these custom built pieces: Bart’s Parts produces many different replica Dirt Modified RC cars, Dirt Late Models and Sprint Cars. Check them out at www.bartspartsrc.com or call Bart Swenson at 605-886-7443. 2013 Schedule Released: Bigger & Better Watertown (SD) - The 2013 race season is coming upon us!!!! The third year for the Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler is better than the last two. Race fans and drivers will see five new tracks on the tour, along with the seven tracks that have had races in the first two years of the tour.We are very excited to go to new venues and see new racers and race fans along the way. The Dirt Tour LLC owes a lot of thanks to Ryan Aho, Rusty Kollman, Scott Bintz, and Ryan Mikkelson for helping put things together with these new race tracks. The 2013 Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler will once again be kicked off Memorial Day weekend May 23th –May 26th with one new facility hosting an event. The tour will kick off on Thursday May 23th at the 3/8 mile Semi-Banked Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN. The tour will then travel south to the high banked 3/8 mile Dick Johanneck, owned I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN on the 24th of May. Saturday’s tour event takes us to the first of the five new tracks in Jamestown, ND on the big 1/4 mile Jamestown Speedway promoted by Wissota board member Joanne Dieterle on the 25th of May. The tour concludes the Memorial Madness Swing weekend with a $3,000 to win $400 to start event, at the Famed Casino Speedway on May 26th in Watertown, South Dakota. June is a month that the tour has never raced in previous years until now!!! The 2013 Minnesota Melee Swing takes drivers and fans to three new race tracks. To start the swing off is Ogilvie Raceway with their first of two events in 2013 on June 19th. On Thursday June 20th the tour heads north up amongst the pine trees to Tom Clusiau Grand Rapids Speedway for their first ever $1,500.00 to win show. Friday on the Minnesota Melee Swing moves racers to Superior, WI at Amsoil Speedway for 40 laps of excitement. Hibbing Raceway is the last of the three new race tracks of the four nights on the Minnesota Melee Swing. All four of these, $1,500.00 TO WIN $200.00 to start events WILL BE THE NEW 24 CAR FIELD A-MAINS!!!!! Thanks goes out to Ryan Aho for putting all of this together. More details will be released on this swing soon!!! July should bring race fans and drivers four shows. KRA Speedway in Willmar, MN comes on board as our 5th new track in 2013 with their show pending yet but all intentions show July 18th will be their first ever Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler show. Brown County Speedway will host their lone tour event on Friday the 19th of July. It is always a pleasure working with Nick Guthmiller and his folks in Aberdeen, SD. Saturday’s tour event takes the racers and fans to Dakota State Fair Speedway in Huron, SD home of the Wissota 100 for a 30 lap A-feature on the semi banked super big 3/8 (small 1/2)mile track on the 20th. Then on Sunday finishing up the Hot Summer Nights Swing of the 2013 tour, is a 2nd trip to Casino Speedway for a std. $1,500.00 to win $200.00 to start 40 lap A-Main. This year’s, August swing brings us three races!!! Night one of the August Ambush Swing brings the tour back to Ogilvie Raceway on Thursday August 8th. Night two of the swing takes the drivers and fans to Montevideo, MN for a 30 lap $1,500 to win $200 to start race at Fiesta City Speedway on the 9th sponsored by once again in 2013 Kibble Equipment. Madison Speedway will conclude the August Ambush Swing on the 10th sponsored by Winfield solutions. The Dirt Tour LLC would like to thank Nate Fischer, Dale Mooney and especially Adrian Gordon for putting this together. Labor Day weekend on the tour once again for the second consecutive year takes us to the Race for the Axe Swing at the Mighty Axe Nationals in north central Minnesota at Cliff Sasker’s North Central Speedway in Brainerd. The road warriors of the Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler will run for the coveted Golden Axe on Saturday & Sunday the 31st of August & the 1st of September. The Finals Shootout concludes the 2013 tour, at Casino Speedway in Watertown, SD who will once again host the final two races with each night paying $3,000 to win and $400 to start races on the 7th & 8th!!!! Stay tuned race fans on the number of laps that will be ran in the feature races at Casino Speedway tour events in 2013 especially at the finals. The Dirt Tour LLC would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the promoters and fans for their support. In addition, the Tour would like to thank all of the sponsors for their sponsorship: Advantage Graphics, Advantage RVs, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bart's Parts, Bilstein Shocks, Bob Harris Race Tech, Bullet Sports Wear, Basset Wheels, D&E Trophies, The Bull Pen, Dirt Track Supply, Elite Shock Service, Fast Shafts, Heilman Homes, Sanford Elite One, Redline Graphics, Schoenfeld Headers, GRT Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, Hwy 20 Service, Intercomp, Jan Boyer-Steuck Beet Reporter, Performance Auto, Jurgens Printing, J-Car, Keyser's Port City Racing, Kibble Equipment, KXLG 99.1, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Lou Fegers, Out-Pace Racing Products, Performance Bodies, Play House Pizza, QA1, R2C Performance Products, Real Racing Wheels, Riddle's Jewelry, Rocket Shocks, chaffers Oil-Jerry Krumwedie, Spectra Mx, Speedway Motors, Sturdy Race Engines, Total Power, Tiger Rear Ends, Lube-Tech Liquid Recycling, Watertown Ford and Chrysler, Wehrs Machine and Racing Products, and Winfield Solutions/Adrian Gordon. If you are a company that would like to be on board in 2013 please contact tour officials at rueben@thedirttour.net or call Rueben at 605-881-3365. If you would like to help sponsor a race at one of these venues please give tour officials or one of the track promoters a call. For tour updates check us out at www.thedirttour.net. 2013 Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Schedule Memorial Mod Madness Minnesota Melee Hot Summer Nights August Ambush Race For The Axe Finals Shootout Second Annual Awards Banquet Held Lake Norden (SD) - The Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford and Chrysler held their second award celebration on November 3, 2012. The scrumptious banquet was prepared by the Bull Pen and served in the Community Center in Lake Norden. The 2012 season involved 132 drivers competing at 13 events held Andy Gordon, #21, was the tour winner by 31 points, having raced against 132 drivers throughout the season; he was presented a replica of his #21 mod by Bart’s Parts in addition to the awards below. The top five drivers received hoodies and hats from Bullet Sports Wear, together with checks and contingencies: Andy Gordon, Dave Mass, there was a tie for 3rd between Mike Stearns and Curt Myers, with Scott Ward placing 5th. Placing 6th through 10th were Matt Gilbertson, Jordan Foster, Ryan Aho, Dave Cain and Reed Storley, who also finished 8th in money. Earning 11th through 20th place were Ryan Engles (9th in the money), Jason Grimes, Trevor Anderson (10th in the money), Dan Ebert, Todd Stark, Kent Arment, Nate Heinrich, Jay Triplett (11th in the money plus $1,200 for attending the required number of races), Scott Hansen, and Scot Danzeisen. The Allstar Performance Hard Charger Award is awarded to the driver passing the greatest number of cars in each tour race. In 2012 Dave Cain passed 43 cars, Curt Myers passed 33 cars and Mike Stearns passed 32 cars. The Crew Chief of the race is awarded each tour to the outstanding Crew Chief. This season the first place award was awarded to Andy Gordon Racing–Adrian Gordon, followed by Stearns Motorsports–Rollie Stearns, and Ward Racing–Morgan Ward. “Cuz Diamonds are Better than Trophies”, Riddles Jewelry presented the woman beside the Champion of the tour, Brooke Gordon, and the woman beside the Crew Chief, Charlene Gordon, gift certificates for diamonds. This year’s recipient of the Oscar’s Machine award was awarded to Adrian Gordon as a person who goes above and beyond what is expected of them competing in or helping with the tour. The Tour would like to thank all of the sponsors (in alphabetical order) for their sponsorship: Advantage Graphics, Advantage RVs, AFCO Racing Products, ALLSTAR Performance, Bart's Parts, Bob Harris Enterprises, Bull Pen Steak & Spirits, Bullet Sports Wear, D&E Trophies, Dirt Track Supply, Elite Shock Service, Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange, GRT Race Cars, Heilman Homes, Hoosier Racing Tire, Hwy 20 Service, Intercomp, J-Car, Jurgens Printing, Keyser's Port City Racing, Kibble Equipment, KXLG 99.1 Radio, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Lou Fegers, Lube-Tech, Out-Pace Racing Products, Performance Auto, Performance Bodies, Playhouse Pizza, R2C Performance, Real Racing Wheels, Redline Graphics, Riddles Jewelry, Rocket Shocks, Schaeffer's Lubricants, Schoenfeld Headers, Spectra Mx, Speedway International Race Fuels, Sturdy Race Engines, Tiger Rear Ends, Total Power Batteries, Watertown Ford Chrysler, Wehrs Machine, and Winfield Solutions. Victory for Arment; Championship for Gordon Watertown (SD) - The Battle on the Prairie continued as the Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler was in Watertown, SD, for the second night of a double header. There were 32 mods set to do battle for $3,000 on Sunday, September 9th, 2012. Kent Arment won the 60 lap event from 6th starting position followed by Andy Gordon, and Ryan Aho earning third from an 8th place start. Andy Gordon won the 2012 Advantage RV Modified tour championship by 31 points over Dave Mass with Curt Myers & Mike Stearns tying for 3rd place another point back. Three drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining 8 coming through 2 B Mains. The twelve drivers from the heat races redrew for starting position: Myers, Ward, Gordon, Bliese, Mass, Arment, Dutenhoffer, Aho, Stearns, Engels, Hansen and Grimes. Performance Bodies sponsored the first 12 lap heat race with the win going to Curt Myers from the pole, followed by Brent Dutenhoffer and Andy Gordon. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products saw Ryan Engles, Jason Grimes and Mike Stearns completing the transfer to the main. Speedway Motors was the sponsor for heat 3, in which Dave Mass took the win followed by Scott Ward from 8th and Ryan Aho from 4th. The final heat went to Kent Arment, Scott Hansen and Kevin Bliese. The sponsor for the 4th heat was Keyser's Port City Racing. Four drivers advanced from each B Feature. The first B Feature, sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, saw Matt Gilbertson win from the pole followed by D J Tesch, Todd Stark and Dale Ames. The second B Feature was won by Jordan Foster, followed by Trevor Anderson, Tyler McDonald and Rich Pavlicek. The 60 lap main event worth $3,000 was won by Kent Arment from a 6th place start, followed by Andy Gordon and Ryan Aho from 8th. The event ran green from start to finish, with one dominant lane for the last 20 laps. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Feature: Arment, Gordon, Aho, Mass, Myers, Grimes, Stearns, Gilbertson, McDonald, Stark, J Foster, T Anderson, Engels, Hansen and Ames. DNF: Dutenhoffer, Tesch, Ward, Bliese and Pavlicek. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Myers, Dutenhoffer, Gordon, Gilbertson, Tesch, Cantwell, and Haven. DNF: Ames. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Engels, Grimes, Stearns, T Anderson, McDonald, Pavlicek, and Rost. DNF: Steen. R2C Performance Heat 3-Mass, Ward, Aho, Stark, A Anderson, T Foster, and Neitzel. DNF: Thompson. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Arment, Hansen, Bliese, Storley, Triplett, Orr, D Haven. DNF: J Foster. Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge: Kent Arment - Kelly Streich won $1200 Playhouse Pizza Bonus Driver: Curt Myers Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Tyler McDonald Intercomp Crew Chief: Adrian Gordon Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Todd Stark Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: Rich Pavlicek Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Ryan Aho Mass Grabs Finals Night #1 Trophy Watertown (SD) - The Battle on the Prairie continued on Saturday, September 8th, 2012, as the Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler was in Watertown, SD, for the first night of a double header. There were 30 mods set to do battle for $3,000. The 60 lap main event was won by Dave Mass from the pole followed by Kent Arment coming from 8th and 3rd going to Jason Grimes. Previous hot laps were sponsored by SpectraMX. Three drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining 8 coming through 2 B Mains. The twelve drivers from the heat races redrew for starting position: Mass, Ward, Dutenhoffer, Grimes, Engels, Triplett, Storley, Arment, Stark, Gilbertson, Hansen, and Gordon. In first heat race sponsored by Performance Bodies, Jason Grimes started outside pole and finished first followed by Todd Stark and Matt Gilbertson. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products was taken by Kent Arment from 4th, with Andy Gordon from 6th and Brent Dutenhoffer completing the transfer to the main. Speedway Motors was the sponsor for heat 3, with Reed Storley taking the lead from the outside pole, followed Jay Triplett and Scott Hansen from 6th. The final heat went to Ryan Engels, Dave Mass and Scott Ward, with passing at a premium. The sponsor for the 4th heat was Keyser's Port City Racing. The first B Feature, sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, saw Ryan Aho win from the pole followed by Rich Pavlicek and DJ Tesch. The second B Feature was won by Jordan Foster, with Mike Stearns and Curt Myers in second and third respectively. The 60 lap main event worth $3,000 was won by Dave Mass from the pole, followed by Arment from 8th, Grimes, Ward and Aho from 13th. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Feature: Mass, Arment, Grimes, Ward, Aho, Gordon, Engels, Gilbertson, Stearns, Stark, Myers, Dutenhoffer, Storely, J Foster, Hansen, Bliese, T Anderson. DNF: Pavlicek, Triplett, Tesch. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Grimes, Stark, Gilbertson, Aho, Pavlicek, Ames. DNF: Rost, A Anderson. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Arment, Gordon, Dutenhoffer, J Foster, Myers, Cantwell, Orr, Neitzel. R2C Performance Heat 3-Storley, Triplett, Hansen, Tesch, T Anderson. DNF: McDonald, Thomas. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Engels, Mass, Ward, Stearns, Bliese, Thompson. DNF: T Foster. Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Dave Mass Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Ryan Aho Intercomp Crew Chief: Morgan Ward Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Todd Stark Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: D.J. Tesch Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Ryan Aho Arment Dominates On Home Track Aberdeen (SD) - Friday, September 7th, 2012, saw the Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler in Aberdeen, SD, for the Battle on the Prairie with 38 modifieds ready to do battle. The main event was won by Kent Arment followed by Andy Gordon and Curt Myers. Three drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining 8 coming through 2 B Mains. The twelve drivers from the heat races redrew for starting position: Kent Arment, Andy Gordon, Mike Stearns, Todd Stark, Scott Ward, Curt Myers, Jordan Foster, Jason Grimes, Eric Edwards, Terry Haven, Travis Cantwell and Chaun Peterson. Previous hot laps were sponsored by SpectraMX. In the first 12 lap heat race sponsored by Performance Bodies, Chaun Peterson nabbed the lead, followed by Todd Stark and Scott Ward. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products had Andy Gordon take the win from 5th, followed by Mike Stearns from 9th and Jordan Foster from 6th. Speedway Motors was the sponsor for heat 3, where Kent Arment held the lead from the pole, followed by Curt Myers, and Eric Edwards. The final heat was plagued with casualties when Tyler McDonald, Duane Zabel, Dale Ames and Tom Foster were involved in a red flag incident with McDonald and Zabel unable to finish. The three cars headed to the main event were Jason Grimes, Travis Cantwell and Terry Haven. This heat was sponsored by Keyser's Port City Racing. In the first B Feature sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, Dave Mass took the win from 9th, followed by Randy Tarno, David Orr and Brent Dutenhoffer. The second B Feature with 5 yellows and 5 cars not being able to finish, saw Ryan Mikkelson victorious from 11th, Dale Ames, Duane Zabel and Reed Storley headed to the main. Kent Arment led the entire 30 laps. At half way it was Arment, Gordon and Grimes holding the top 3 places. The track had one dominant grove with position changes coming from attrition and fading. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Feature: Arment, Gordon, Myers, Grimes, Mass, Stark, Stearns, T Haven, Ward, C Peterson, Dutenhoffer, Storley, Tarno, Ames, Edwards and Zabel. DNF: Mikkelson, Orr, J Foster and Cantwell Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-C Peterson, Stark, Ward, Triplett, Gross, Dutenhoffer, and Mass. DNF: T Thomas. DNS: S Tofte. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Gordon, Stearns, J Foster, T Anderson, Storley, Engels, Pavlicek, Bender. DNF: Mikkelson, Neitzel R2C Performance Heat 3-Arment, Myers, Edwards, Orr, Steen, A Anderson, D Haven, and Rohwedder. DNS: Gilbertson. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Grimes, Cantwell, T Haven, Ames, Bliese, Grehl, and T Foster. DNF: Zabel and McDonald. Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge: Kent Arment - Fan won $100 Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Kent Arment Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Dave Mass Intercomp Crew Chief: Adrian Gordon Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Chaun Peterson Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: Travis Cantwell Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Curt Myers It's "Battle On The Prairie" Time! Watertown (SD) - Get Ready! The Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler is invading Brown County Speedway on September 7th for a $1500-to-win clash followed by a double dig at Casino Speedway (Watertown, SD) on September 8th & 9th for $3000-to-win 60 lap features each night. Race time is 7:30 p.m. at Brown County Speedway (Aberdeen, SD) with support classes; Late Models, Super Stocks, Street Stocks & Pure Stocks. The start time is 5:00 p.m. both nights at Casino Speedway with support classes; Late Models (Sunday Only), Midwest Modifieds & Street Stocks. Camping for fans, drivers and sponsors is available north of Casino Speedway at Thomas-Stokes Park (first come-first serve) and haulers/drivers are also invited to camp in the speedway pits (no hookups). Discount lodging is also available in Watertown at the Country Inn Suites (605-886-8900) and Quality Inn (605-886-3010)... Mention the "Mod Tour" and get 20% off. A live band, Nasty Habit, will also be performing after the races on Saturday night and then on Sunday night after racing, fireworks will light up the sky. There will be a VIP Tent both days at Casino Speedway for all Sponsors of the 2012 tour. The tent will have Pop, Beer and Food in appreciation for making the 2012 Mod Tour an overwhelming success. Fans, sponsors & drivers come join us for great racing and lots of fun at two of the fastest tracks in WISSOTAland... Mighty Axe: Ward Takes Night Two Brainerd (MN) - Scott Ward takes home the night two hardware for the Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrylser Modifieds at the Mighty Axe Nationals. Ward (Watertown, SD) took the checkered flag folllowed by Curt Myers, Mike Stearns, Dan Ebert, Shane Sabraski, Nick Musel and Dave Mass. Last Night's feature winner Scot Danzeisen finished 20th. Stay tuned to the Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by W atertown Ford Chrylser website for further event news from the Mighty Axe Nationals. Go to results page for full results from last night at North Central Speedway. Don't forget Round 2 of the Mighty Axe Nationals is set for tonight!.... Up Next: Might Axe Nationals! Watertown (SD) - Racers and fans, The Dirt Tour LLC is pleased to bring the Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented By Watertown Ford Chrysler back to Cliff Sasker’s 3/8 mile action packed North Central Speedway in Brainerd, MN!!!! The Mighty Axe Nationals is one of the most prestigious races to win in all of Wissota and an annual "can't miss event" for every dirt track race fan in the Upper Midwest. The Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler ‘Race for the Axe Swing’, September 1 & 2 will be full of great modified racing action just like all race fans seen on the Minnesota Melee Swing of the tour back in early August. Two 40 lap features will be run for $1,500 to win and $200 to start at the Mighty Axe Nationals. Fans: On the 1st night of the swing one luck fan will go home with jewelry from Riddles Jewelry and on the 2nd night of the Mighty Axe Nationals a fan will go home with a RC Tour Car courtesy of Bart’s Parts RC Cars (The RC Car is a replica of Point Leader #21 Andy Gordon's Modified)!!! We will once again as always on the tour have the Bullet Sportswear Fan Challenge, where one lucky fan will possibly win $100 from Bullet Sportswear. Drivers: Not only is each show $1,500 to win and $200 to start. The Playhouse Pizza Bonus is at $1,600 that a lucky driver may win!!! Performance Bodies will be giving a MD3 nose kit away to the Feature winner on Saturday. The Bull Pen Winners Bonus is up for grabs each night on Saturday the 2c of Dave Cain is eligible to win that bonus. Don’t forget all the other extras that the tour brings to each and every show. The Race For The Axe Swing once again is September 1 & 2 at North Central Speedway Brainerd, MN as part of the Mighty Axe Nationals!!! The Spectra MX Hot Laps are at 5:15 p.m. each day!! Don’t be late. Lodging The Brainerd Hotel & Conference Center Holiday Inn Express Americinn Crossings Inn & Suites Cain Grabs Third Tour Feature Win Ogilvie (MN) - The Minnesota Melee Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler continued at Ogilvie Speedway, Ogilvie, MN on August 11th, 2012, with 30 cars ready race. The main event was won by Dave Cain followed by Joey Jensen, and Scot Danzeisen. The previous hot laps were sponsored by SpectraMX. Three drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining coming through 2 B mains. In the first heat race sponsored by Schoenfeld Headers, Danny Staff, Scott Ward from 6th, and Dan Ebert headed to the feature race. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products saw Eric Martini, Clayton Wagamon and John Johnson completing the transfer to the main. R2C was the sponsor for heat 3, with Joey Jensen, Erik Peterson and Scot Danzeisen headed to the feature. The 4th heat went to Dave Cain who started last but had the lead by the second lap, Curt Myers, and Matt Gilbertson with the sponsor being Keyser’s Port City. The 2 B Mains, both sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, took the four top drivers for the main event, with 9 cars starting each B Main. The first B Main had Dave Mass, JB Stortz, Dustin Nelson and Dan Wheeler earning a spot in the main event. B Main 2 allowed Andy Gordon, Keith Tourville, Mike Stearns and Reed Storley to join the upcoming feature. The redraw for the top 12 drivers saw Wagamon on the pole, followed by Cain, Eric Martini, Ward, Ebert, Danzeisen, Jensen, Staff, Peterson, Myers, Johnson, and Gilbertson. The 30 lap feature saw Cain take the lead and hold it throughout the race. Wagamon gave up second to Martini at lap 6, but Martini was overtaken by Danzeisen at lap 25. By half way it was Cain, Martini, Danzeisen, Jensen and Wagamon. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Feature: Dave Cain, Joey Jensen, Scot Danzeisen, Eric Martini, Dan Ebert, Clayton Wagamon, Scott Ward, Danny Staff, Curt Myers, Dustin Nelson, John Johnson, Matt Gilbertson, Dave Mass, Andy Gordon, Mike Stearns, Keith Tourville, Dan Wheeler, Reed Storley, Erik Peterson-dnf, JB Stortz-dnf. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Danny Staff, Scott Ward, Dan Ebert, Don Eischens, Kristopher Peterson, Dan Wheeler, Brett Johnson, Toby Patchen. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Eric Martini, Clayton Wagamon, John Johnson, Andy Gordon, Mike Stearns, Jordan Foster, Chris Prussman, Jeffrey Lien Jr. R2C Performance Heat 3-Joey Jensen, Erik Peterson, Scot Danzeisen, Dave Mass, JB Stortz, Dustin Nelson, Larry Zeller. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Dave Cain, Curt Myers, Matt Gilbertson, Reed Storley, Keith Tourville, Trevor Anderson, Jay Triplett. Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge: Duane Ottness chose Dave Cain and won $100.00. Playhouse Pizza Bonus Driver: Keith Tourville Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Dave Cain Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Dustin Nelson Intercomp Crew Chief: Dan Ebert Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Dustin Nelson QA1 Contender Award: Dan Ebert Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: J.B. Stortz Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Gilbertson Defends Home Turf Montevideo (MN) - Friday, August 10th, 2012, saw the Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler in Montevideo, MN, for the Minnesota Melee with 22 mods set to do battle. The main event was won by Matt Gilbertson followed by Dave Cain coming from 11th, and third going to Curt Myers. The 22 mods in attendance had a track that was very fast with multiple grooves, and the racing was nothing short of fantastic. Previous hot laps were sponsored by SpectraMX. Three drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining 8 coming through a B Main. The twelve drivers from the heat races redrew for starting position. Zach Schultz drew the pole followed by Gilbertson, Myers, Braun, Ebert, Stearns, Canon, Gordon, Triplett, Ward, Cain and Mass. In first heat race sponsored by Performance Bodies, Mike Stearns started outside pole and finished first by ¼ track, followed by Ryan Canon and Phil Braun. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products was taken by Dave Cain from 4th, with Scott Ward and Matt Gilbertson completing the transfer to the main. Speedway Motors was the sponsor for heat 3, with Andy Gordon taking the lead from the outside pole, followed Dan Ebert and Jay Triplett. The final heat went to Curt Myers, Dave Mass and Zach Schultz, with the sponsor being Keyser's Port City Racing. In the B Feature sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, Brandon Nelson, Nate Heinrich, Aaron Olson and Chris Prussman transferred to the main event. Matt Gilbertson led the entire 30 laps of the main event. At half way it was Gilbertson, Curt Myers and Dan Ebert holding the top 3 places. Dave Cain ran all over the track coming through the field high, low, and down the middle to come from 11th to 2nd. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Feature: Gilbertson, Cain, Myers, Stearns, Gordon, Ebert, Ward, Canon, Heinrich, Nelson, Schultz, Mass, Prussman, Engebretson, Storley, Braun, Engels, Ahrendt. DNF: Olson and Triplett. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Stearns, Canon, Braun, Olson, Engels, Storley. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Cain, Ward, Gilbertson, Heinrich, Engebretson, Foster. R2C Performance Heat 3-Gordon, Ebert, Triplett, Anderson. DNF: Ahrendt. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Myers, Mass, Schultz, Prussman, Nelson. Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge: Jan Schwartz chose Dave Mass Playhouse Pizza Bonus Driver: Dan Ebert Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Matt Gilbertson Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Dave Cain Intercomp Crew Chief: Matt Gilbertson Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Brandon Nelson QA1 Contender Award: Curt Myers Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: Jay Triplett Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Aaron Olson Cain Doubles Down at Madison Speedway Madison (MN) - The second leg of the Hot Summer Nights Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler was held at Madison Speedway in Madison, MN on July 14, 2012. There were 26 modifieds ready race in the intense heat and humidity. The victory belonged to Dave Cain followed by Zach Schultz, Dave Mass and Matt Gilbertson. Hot laps were sponsored by Spectra MX. Three drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining coming through B mains. In the first heat race sponsored by Schoenfeld Headers, Andy Gordon started 3rd and finished 1st followed by Zach Schultz and Scott Hansen. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products saw Scott Ward from a 5th place start, Dave Mass and Matt Gilbertson from 7th completing the transfer to the main. R2C was the sponsor for heat 3, with Mike Stearns taking the win, followed by Jordan Foster and Ryan Aho. The 4th heat went to Curt Myers, followed by Dave Cain and Reed Storley with the sponsor being Keyser’s Port City. The B Feature, sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, took 8 drivers for the main event, with 14 cars starting the B Main. Yellow flags removed 3 contenders from the race, allowing Heinrich, Cantwell, Storck, Stark, Anderson, Braun, Tofte, and Engels to transfer to the main event. The redraw for the top 12 drivers saw Ward on the pole, followed by Schultz, Gilbertson, Stearns, Storley, Hansen, Myers, Foster, Cain, Mass, Aho and Gordon. The 40 lap feature offered $1,400 to the 4th place starter (Stearns) if he won the race, but he placed 5th. After a slow start to the feature, Ward flew from the pole and held the lead, while Schultz stayed close until a flat tire for Ward on lap 26 sent him to the rear of the field. Schultz then took the lead followed by Gilbertson as a steady and consistent Cain came up from 9th. Suddenly, Cain and Mass came upon a 3rd place Stearns and flew by him while fighting for 3rd. The leader for the past 12 laps was passed by Cain on the white flag lap and took the win by inches over Schultz. Ward finished 8th after passing some hard hitters following the tire incident. At lap 20, half way through the race, it was Schultz, Gilbertson, Mass, Cain, and Stearns. Of the 20 cars starting the feature, 15 finished. The next Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler will take place in Montevideo, MN at Fiesta City Speedway on August 10th, 2012 during the Minnesota Melee. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Feature: Dave Cain, Zach Schultz, Dave Mass, Matt Gilbertson, Mike Stearns, Ryan Aho, Curt Myers, Scott Ward, Andy Gordon, Nate Heinrich, Reed Storley, Jordan Foster, Phil Braun, Travis Cantwell and Scott Tofte. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Andy Gordon, Zach Schultz, and Scott Hansen. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Scott Ward, Dave Mass, Matt Gilbertson, Nate Heinrich, Travis Cantwell, Todd Stark and Scott Tofte. R2C Performance Heat 3-Mike Stearns, Jordan Foster, Ryan Aho, Phil Braun and Trevor Anderson. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Curt Myers, Dave Cain, Reed Storley, Mike Storck, Ryan Engels and Brent Dutenhoffer. Bull Pen Back-To-Back Bonus: Dave Cain Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge: Curt Myers Playhouse Pizza Bonus Driver: Mike Stearns Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Dave Cain Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Dave Cain Intercomp Crew Chief: Matt Gilbertson Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Nate Heinrich QA1 Contender Award: Dave Mass Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: Ryan Engels Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Curt Myers Dave Cain Tops BCS Field Aberdeen (SD) - The first leg of the Hot Summer Nights Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler was held at Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, SD, on July 13, 2012. Modifieds were out in full force, with 40 notable cars ready to race. The main event was won by Dave Cain followed by Dave Mass, Mike Stearns and Andy Gordon. Hot laps were sponsored by SpectraMX. Three drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining coming through B mains. In the first heat race sponsored by Schoenfeld Headers, Andy Gordon started 2nd and finished 1st followed by Nate Heinrich and Curt Myers. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products saw Kent Arment from 3rd place start, Tyler McDonald, and Dave Cain completing the transfer to the main. R2C was the sponsor for heat 3, with Mike Stearns taking the win from a 7th place start, followed by Todd Stark and Eric Edwards. The 4th heat went to Scott Ward, followed by Ryan Mikkelson and Dave Mass with the sponsor being Keyser’s Port City. The 2 B Mains, both sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, took the four top drivers for the main event, with 14 cars starting each B Main. B Main 1 had 13 cars finishing, with Ryan Engels, Scott Hansen, Jordan Foster and Josh Eberhardt earning a spot in the main event. B Main 2 had 11 cars complete the race with John Corell, Ryan Aho, Travis Cantwell and Rusty Kollman headed to the main. The redraw for the top 12 drivers saw Gordon on the pole, followed by Stearns, Arment, Heinrich, Cain, McDonald, Mikkelson, Mass, Ward, Stark, Edwards and Myers. The 40 lap feature saw numerous yellows during the first 14 laps. Gordon lost the lead to Stearns on the second lap, and Stearns led until the lead was taken by Cain in lap 25. By half way it was Cain, Stearns, Mass, Arment and Gordon. The race was fast and furious, and studded with the top names in modified racing. Of the 20 cars starting the feature, 15 finished. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler Feature: Dave Cain, Dave Mass, Mike Stearns, Andy Gordon, Kent Arment, Nate Heinrich, John Corell, Curt Myers, Todd Stark, Ryan Mikkelson, Eric Edwards, Ryan Engels, Josh Eberhardt, Scott Hansen, Rusty Kollman. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Andy Gordon, Nate Heinrich, Curt Myers, Jordan Foster, Ryan Engles, Scott Hansen, Josh Eberhardt, Dennis Haven. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Kent Arment, Tyler McDonald, Dave Cain, Scott Tofte, Rusty Kollman. R2C Performance Heat 3-Mike Stearns, Todd Stark, Eric Edwards, Rich Pavlicek, Scott Bender, Trevor Anderson, Terry Haven, Matt Steen, Michael Rohwedder. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Scott Ward, Ryan Mikkelson, Dave Mass, John Corell, Travis Cantwell, Ryan Aho, Reed Storley, Jay Triplett. Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge: Kent Arment Playhouse Pizza Bonus Driver: Scott Hansen Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Dave Cain Allstar Performance Hard Charger: John Corell Intercomp Crew Chief: Mike Stearns Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Ryan Mikkelson QA1 Contender Award: Todd Stark Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: Travis Cantwell Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Curt Myers It's Hot Summer Night Mods Time!! Watertown (SD) - Racers and Race Fans it’s time for the Hot Summer Nights Swing of the Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler!!!! July 13th Brown County Speedway, and July 14th Madison Speedway along with the Watertown Ford Chrysler Car Show from 10am to 2pm on the 14th!!!!!!! All Racers from Aberdeen should be in attendance at the car show located at the Watertown Ford Chrysler lot on Saturday. Each racer that racesat Brown County Speedway on Friday and then attends the car show along with racing at Madison Speedway will receive a $100.00 fuel card from Scott Driscoll and the Watertown Ford Chrysler Staff!!!!! This swing will be just as exciting as the Memorial Mod Madness Swing where 100 different drivers competed at three of the four scheduled events back in May. Leading the charge into the Hot Summer nights swing is #21 The Murdock Missile Andy Gordon, followed by Hibbing, MN #71A Ryan Aho, and 3rd in points Superman #24s Mike Stearns of Hecla, SD. The top ten in points are only separated by 51 points so it is very much up for grabs. For the rest of the top ten go to www.thedirttour.net There are 19 Racers still alive in the Lube Tech Recycling Perfect attendance award bonus.
Hoosier Tire has also come on board in the perfect attendance award category. Hoosier Tire along with Hoosier Tire North will give each driver with perfect attendance 1 free tire. At the top of the Allstar Performance Hard Charger Point Standings sits the 2c Dave Cain of Corcoran, MN followed by Mike Stearns and in third the 91 of Cameron, WI’s Curt Myers. Brown County Speedway races starts at 7:30 on July 13th, for more info go to bcspeedway.com Madison Speedway races will start at 7:00 on the 14th, for more on this race go to madisonmnspeedway.com The Dirt Tour would like to thank the 2012 supporters of the tour: Advantage Graphics, Advantage RVs, AFCO Racing Products, All-star Performance, Bart's Parts, Bob Harris Race Tech, Bullet Sports Wear, D&E Trophies, Dirt Track Supply, Elite Shock Service, Fast Shafts, GRT Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tire, Intercomp, Jan Boyer-Steuck Beet Reporter, Jurgens Printing, Keyser's Port City Racing, KXLG 99.1, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Lou Fegers, Out-Pace Racing Products, Performance Bodies, Play House Pizza, R2C Performance Products, Real Racing Wheels, Riddle's Jewelry, SpectraMX Web Design, Speedway Motors, Sturdy Race Engines, Watertown Ford Chrysler, Wehrs Machine and Racing Products, and Winfield Solutions/Adrian Gordon, Bull Pen Steak & Spirits, Rocket Shocks, Lube-Tech, Basset Wheels, Kibble Equipment, Hwy 20 Service Tessoro, Schoenfeld Headers, Pro Comp Race fuel, Schaeffer Oil, Qa1, Performance Auto, Total Power Batteries, Tiger Rear Ends, Heilman Homes, Accurate Book Keeping, All The Dirt Racing News and J-Car. If you are a company that would like to be on board in 2012 please contact tour officials at rueben@thedirttour.net or call Rueben at 605-881-3365. If you would like to help sponsor a race at one of these venues please give tour officials or one of the track promoters a call. For tour updates check us out at www.thedirttour.net Mass Grabs The Casino Big Prize! Watertown (SD) - The Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler continued the Memorial Mod Madness at Casino Speedway in Watertown, SD, with 41 mods ready to do battle. The main event was won by Dave Mass, with Andy Gordon taking second and Travis Sauer pulling third. Hot laps were sponsored by Spectra MX. Three drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining coming through B mains. In the first heat race sponsored by Schoenfeld Headers, Kent Arment came from 9th to grab the win, followed by Todd Stark, and Ryan Aho. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products saw Andy Gordon, Scott Hansen, and Dave Cain from 9th, completing the transfer to the main. R2C was the sponsor for heat 3, with Dave Mass taking the win, followed by Jason Voigt, and Matt Gilbertson. The 4th heat went to DJ Tesch, Nate Heinrich, and Matt Steen. The 2 B Mains, both sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, took the four top drivers for the main event. B Main 1 was plagued with yellow flags and 10 cars did not finishing the race; however, Travis Sauer, Curt Myers, Chris Prussman and Arne Anderson escaped the carnage and earned a spot in the main event. B Main 2 had 8 cars complete the race with Aaron Holtan, Chad Becker, Mike Stearns and Dan Ebert headed to the main. The top 12 drivers from the heats drew for starting positions in the main, giving Dave Mass the pole followed by Todd Stark, DJ Tesch, Matt Steen, Matt Gilbertson, Andy Gordon, Jason Voigt, Nate Heinrich, Scott Hansen, Ryan Aho, Dave Cain, and Kent Arment. The 60 lap feature saw Dave Mass and Todd Stark in the front row; by half way it was Mass, Sauer, Gordon, Stark and Cain holding the top 5 positions. The yellow flag did damage to the lineup as the race progressed, taking Arment out with a flat after 23 laps, Stark out at 27 laps completed; Becker, Ebert and Anderson were also eliminated as the race continued. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford and Chrysler Feature: Dave Mass, Andy Gordon, Travis Sauer, Ryan Aho Dave Cain, Mike Stearns, Nate Henrich, Curt Myers, Scott Hansen, Matt Gilbertson, Jason Voigt, DJ Tesch, Chris Prussman, Aaron Holtan, Matt Steen. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Kent Arment, Todd Stark, Ryan Aho, Travis Sauer, Chris Prussman, David Orr, Dale Ames, Derek Turner. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Andy Gordon, Scott Hansen, Dave Cain, Chad Becker, Kip Meyers, Jordan Foster. R2C Performance Heat 3-Dave Mass, Jason Voigt, Matt Gilbertson, Jason Grimes, Justin Rost, Dennis Haven, Terry Haven. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-DJ Tesch, Nate Heinrich, Matt Steen, Trevor Anderson, Aaron Holtan, Brent Dutenhoffer, Tony Croninger, Nick Grehl. Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge-Kayla Carlson chose Andy Gordon. Playhouse Pizza Bonus Driver: Scott Hansen Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Dave Mass Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Mike Stearns Intercomp Crew Chief: Adrian Gordon Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Matt Gilbertson QA1 Contender Award: Scott Hansen Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: Arnie Anderson Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Ryan Aho Skytland Take The High-Side To Victory Lane Fergus Falls (MN) - The second leg of the Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler was held at I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN. Modifieds were out in full force, with 56 cars ready hot lap sponsored by Spectra MX. The main event was won by Cody Skytland who started 12th and passed for the win off of turn four followed by Dave Cain who started 17th and took the lead from Skytland coming to the white flag followed by Jason Grimes in third. It was checkers or wreckers for Skytland going into turns three and four race fans. Two drivers advanced from each heat race, with the remaining coming through B mains. In the first heat race sponsored by Schoenfeld Headers, Danny Bayer came from 4th, followed by Ward Imrie and Ryan Mikkelson. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products saw Rusty Kollman, Jordan Foster and Nate Heinrich completing the transfer to the main. R2C was the sponsor for heat 3, with Cody Skytland taking the win from the outside pole followed by Jordan Foster and Nate Heinrich. The 4th heat went to Jason Grimes, followed by Mike Stearns and Matt Weisman with the sponsor being Keyser’s Port City. Lou Fegers Racing sponsored heat 5, which Aho winning from the outside pole, with Jason Thoennes in second and Brady Gerdes third. The final heat was sponsored by Wehrs Machine saw Curt Myers grab the win from the 4th start position, followed by John Corell then Scott Bintz coming to 3rd from 8th. The 2 B Mains, both sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, took the four top drivers for the main event, with 22 cars starting each B Main. B Main 1 had 12 cars finishing, with Andy Gordon, Ryan Mikkelson, Brady Gerdes and Blake Jegtvig earning a spot in the main event. B Main 2 had 8 cars complete the race with Nate Heinrich, Scott Bintz, Dave Cain, and Rich Pavlicek headed to the main. The 40 lap feature saw Bayer and Corell on the pole; by half way it was Thoennes, Skytland, Corell and Grimes. Of the 20 cars starting the feature, 12 completed it due to numerous cautions. At lap 20 it was Skytland, Thoennes, Cain, Corell and Grimes holding the top 5 positions. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford and Chrysler Feature: Cody Skytland, Dave Cain, Jason Grimes, Jason Thoennes, Mike Stearns, John Corell, Ryan Aho, Ward Imrie, Andy Gordon, Brandon Nelson, Scott Bintz, Ryan Mikkelson, Nate Heinrich, Rich Pavlicek. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Danny Bayer, Ward Imrie, Ryan Mikkelson, Ryan Canon, Danny Staff, Red Storley, Ryan Engels, Chris Prussman, Trevor Anderson. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1-Danny Bayer, Ward Imrie, Ryan Mikkelson, Ryan Canon, Danny Staff, Red Storley, Ryan Engels, Chris Prussman, Trevor Anderson. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2-Rusty Kollman, Jordan Foster, Nate Heinrich, Dave Cain, Tim Johnson, DJ Tesch, Scott Ward, Rich Pavlicek, Peter Loecken. R2C Performance Heat 3-Cody Skytland, Brandon Nelson, Andy Gordon, Scot Danzeisen, Aaron Holtan, Jeff Taylor, Jason Voigt, Scott Tofte. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Jason Grimes, Mike Stearns, Matt Weisman, Josh Eberhardt, John Broking, Delroy Dykstra, Bob Banish Jr. Lou Fegers Racing Heat 5- Ryan Aho, Jason Thoennes, Brady Gerdes, Blake Jegtvig, Mark Trautner, Chris Wolden, Dan Ebert. Wehrs Machine Heat 6-Curt Myers, John Corell, Scott Bintz, Ty Hansen, Bob Broking, Jay Triplet, Jake Wildman, Bryan Dyrdahl. Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge-Alex Johnson chose Jason Thoennes Playhouse Pizza Bonus Driver: Ward Imrie Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Jason Thoennes Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Dave Cain Intercomp Crew Chief: Mike Stearns Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Brandon Nelson QA1 Contender Award: Cody Skytland Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: Curt Myers Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Danny Staff Thoennes wins Mod Tour Opener Ada (MN) - It was a great night for racing at Norman County Raceway on Thursday, May 24, 2012, when the Advantage RV Modified Tour presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler came to race, starting the Memorial Mod Madness segment of the summer’s schedule. Modifieds were out in full force, with 51 cars ready to battle. The main event was won by Jason Thoennes followed by Andy Gordon and Dave Mass for second and third place. Hot laps were sponsored by Spectra MX. In the first heat race sponsored by Schoenfeld Headers, John Corell lead from the pole, followed by Travis Sauer and Andy Gordon. The second heat sponsored by AFCO Racing Products was taken by Jason Grimes from the pole, with Josh Eberhardt and Mark Trautner completing the transfer to the main. R2C was the sponsor for heat 3, with Jason Thoennes taking the win from the outside pole followed by Dano Ostrander and Dustin Strand coming from 9th. The final heat went to Blake Jegtvig, Matt Gilbertson and Dave Mass, with the sponsor being Keyser’s Port City. The redraw put Gordon on the pole with Thoennes, Eberhardt, Mass, Corell, Ostrander, Gilbertson, Sauer, Grimes, Trautner, Jegtvig and Strand. The 2 B Mains, both sponsored by Real Racing Wheels, took the four top drivers for the main event. Cody Skytland, Mike Stearns, Alex Engelstad and Austin Arneson transferred from the first B, with Ryan Aho, Curt Myers, Scott Ward and Ryan Mikkelson advancing from the second B. The 40 lap feature saw Gordon and Thoennes on the pole, by half way it was Thoennes, Mass, Gordon and Corell, with the top four lineup remaining the same for the remainder of the race. A yellow at lap 27 saw Strand and Skytland bring out the final yellow with 15 cars remaining on the track. Summary Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford and Chrysler Feature: Jason Thoennes, Andy Gordon, Dave Maas, John Corell, Travis Sauer, Dano Ostrander, Jason Grimes, Curt Myers, Mark Trautner, Ryan Mikkelson, Ryan Aho, Matt Gilbertson, Scott Ward, Mike Stearns, Alex Engelstad. Schoenfeld Headers Heat 1 -John Corell, Travis Sauer, Andy Gordon, Alex Engelstad, Josh Broking, Jeff Taylor, Ryan Engels, Jordan Foster, Austin Arneson, Reed Storely. AFCO Racing Products Heat 2 -Jason Grimes, Josh Eberhardt, Mark Trautner, Ryan Aho, John Schulke, Rick Jacobson, Justin Jones, Mark Esala, Dustin Wahl, Paul Engelstad. R2C Performance Heat 3-Jason Thoennes, Dano Ostrander, Dustin Strand, Cody Skytland, Bryan Dyrdahl, Aaron Holtan, Chris Prussman, Ryan Canon, Bryce Borgen, Mike Stearns. Keyser’s Port City Heat 4-Blake Jegtvig, Matt Gilbertson, Dave Mass, Jason Voigt, Scott Ward, Don Eischens, Curt Myers, Scot Danzeisen, Bob Broking, Ryan Mikkelson. Bullet Sports Wear Fan Challenge-Zach Polaschek chose Blake Jegtvig Playhouse Pizza Bonus Driver: Andy Gordon Out-Pace Racing Products ½ Leader: Jason Thoennes Allstar Performance Hard Charger: Ryan Mikkelson Intercomp Crew Chief: Adrian Gordon Intercomp 10th Place Finisher: Ryan Mikkelson QA1 Contender Award: Ryan Mikkelson Dirt Track Supply 20th Finisher: Austin Arneson Hwy 20 Service Tesoro Long Tow Award: Curt Myers Lube-Tech Sponsors 2012 Attendance Award Watertown (SD) - The Dirt Tour LLC is proud to welcome Lubrication Technologies, Inc. (Lube-Tech)on board with the Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler. In 2012, Lube-Tech will be the tours Perfect Attendance Award Provider. $5,000.00 will once again be distributed to the drivers that have perfect attendance on the 2012 campaign. Since 1925, Lubrication Technologies and its founding companies have demonstrated an employee-first, customer-focused approach. As the Midwest’s leading provider of lubricants, fuels, chemicals and recycling services, Lube-Tech’s mission is to make tomorrow a little better than today for its employees, customers and community. Lube-Tech covers areas in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and parts of Nebraska. It does that by delivering unmatched customer service. For more information, visit www.lubetech.com. Lube-Tech is a longtime supporter of auto racing in the upper Midwest. The Advantage RV Modified Tour is happy to have them on board and working with company owner Chris Bame and his great employees. If you are a business looking to be a part of the tour in 2012 check us out at www.thedirttour.net. Let's Get This 2012 Party Started! Watertown (SD) - The 2012 race season is coming upon us!!!! The Second year for the Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler is coming together very well. Race fans and drivers will see a few new tracks and sponsors participating in 2012!!! The 2012 Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler will once again be kicked off Memorial Day weekend May 24th –May 27th with two new facilities hosting events. The tour will kick off on Thursday May 24th at the 3/8 mile Semi-Banked Norman County Raceway in Ada, MN. The tour will then travel south to the high banked 3/8 mile Dick Johanneck, owned I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, MN on the 25th of May. Saturday’s tour event takes the racers and fans to Dakota State Fair Speedway in Huron, SD home of the Wissota 100 for a 30 lap A-feature on the semi banked super big 3/8 (small 1/2)mile track. The tour concludes the Memorial Mod Madness Swing weekend with a $3,000 to win $400 to start event, at the Famed Casino Speedway on May 27th in Watertown, South Dakota. July so far brings race fans and drivers two shows. Brown County Speedway will host their first of two tour dates on Friday the 13th of July. The Drivers Track!!! Madison Speedway will conclude the Hot Summer Nights Swing on the 14th sponsored by Winfield Solutions. This year’s August Minnesota Melee Swing, brings us two maybe three new race tracks!!! Night one brings the tour to Montevideo, MN for a 30 lap $1,500 to win $200 to start race at Fiesta City Speedway on the 10th. Night two of the swing takes us to the high banked clay oval at Ogilvie Raceway Ogilvie, MN. Night three is pending yet on the 12th of August at the newly reopened Granite City Speedway in Sauk Rapids, MN. The Dirt Tour LLC would like to thank all the racers who put this swing together especially Adrian Gordon and modified racer Dave Cain. Labor Day weekend on the tour brings us to the Race for the Axe Swing at the Mighty Axe Nationals in north central Minnesota at Cliff Sasker’s North Central Speedway in Brainerd. The road warriors of the Advantage RV Modified Tour Presented by Watertown Ford Chrysler will run for the coveted Golden Axe on Saturday & Sunday the 1st & 2nd. The Women of the Tour each received a gift certificate from Riddle’s Jewelry “Cuz Diamonds are better than trophies”. Certificates went to Misty Prussman, the wife of the Allstar Performance Hard Charger, to Kelli Haessig, wife of the Intercomp Crew Chief, and to the Champion’s wife, Trish Arment. The Battle on the Prairie Swing concludes the 2012 tour, with the second stop at Aberdeen, South Dakota’s Brown County Speedway on Friday September 7th. Casino Speedway in Watertown, SD will once again host the final two races with each night paying $3,000 to win and $400 to start races on the 8th & 9th!!!! Stay tuned race fans on the number of laps that will be ran in the feature races at Casino Speedway tour events in 2012 especially at the finals. The Dirt Tour LLC would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the promoters and fans for their support. In addition, the Tour would like to thank all of the sponsors (in alphabetical order) for their sponsorship: Advantage Graphics, Advantage RVs, AFCO Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Bart's Parts, Bilstein Shocks, Bob Harris Race Tech, Bullet Sports Wear, CNC Motorsports, D&E Trophies, Dakota Bumper Sikkens, Diamond Vogel Paint, Dirt Track Supply, Elite Shock Service, Fast Shafts, Fibertec Performance, GRT Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, I-29 Shell, Intercomp, Jan Boyer-Steuck Beet Reporter, JR Motorsports, Jurgens Printing, Keyser's Port City Racing, KXLG 99.1, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Lou Fegers, Out-Pace Racing Products, Performance Bodies, Press Box, R2C Performance Products, Real Racing Wheels, Riddle's Jewelry, Sheehan Cycle, Sonoco Race Fuels, SpectraMX, Speedway Motors, Sturdy Race Engines, TomCat Performance, Watertown Ford and Chrysler, Wehrs Machine and Racing Products, and Winfield Solutions/Adrian Gordon. If you are a company that would like to be on board in 2012 please contact tour officials at rueben@thedirttour.net or call Rueben at 605-881-3365. If you would like to help sponsor a race at one of these venues please give tour officials or one of the track promoters a call. For tour updates check us out at www.thedirttour.net.
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