The Casino Speedway welcomes one of the top touring series in dirt track racing on June 26th for the 4th Annual Team Electronics Summer Slam.
The excitement starts Thursday at 7 pm. (hot laps at 6:30 pm.), as the O'Reilly Auto Parts United States Modified Touring Series hits the high banks of the Casino Speedway in a $2000 to win feature race. The USMTS is known as the “World of Outlaws for Modifieds”, featuring the “cream of the crop” from across the nation.
Track promoter Earl Benson expects to have up to 40 cars or more competing, with USMTS favorites like Kelly Shryock, last year's USMTS national champion Jason Krohn, Zack VanderBeek, Al Hejna, and Watertown's own Jon Tesch facing off against the top Modified drivers of the Casino Speedway, including last year's WISSOTA modified track champion, Kent Arment from Aberdeen and last year's Summer Slam winner Scott Ward of Watertown.
As of Sunday, Kelly Shryock (Fertile, IA), the 8-time USMTS champion, leads the Great Plains Region points standings followed by Zack VanderBeek (New Sharon, IA), John Tesch (Watertown, SD), Justin Boney (Leavenworth, KS) and Tommy Weder Jr. (Woodward, OK). Jon Tesch is also currently third in point standings for the Mo-Kan Region and third in laps lead with 98 over the entire 2008 USMTS season.
This Thursday night at the Casino Speedway, come see the USMTS series for the fastest open wheel dirt track action in the country. Heat races start at 7:00 pm., with WISSOTA street stocks also racing during the show.
