The gates at the Monett Speedway are set to open Sunday, April 5. Weekly racing will include the USRA Modifieds with gates opening at 5 p.m. and racing at 7.
In what may be a first in organized racing, three of the four drivers that captured the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series titles in 2007 repeated the feat in 2008. Brad Waits captured his second straight USRA Modified crown, while the same can be said for Tom Schmitt (USRA Karl Chevrolet Stock Cars) and Matt Jones (USRA Karl Chevrolet B-Mods). Jason McDaniel (USRA Hobby Stocks) won his first title after finishing second last year.
USRA Modified action Sunday saw Jason Meadors and Johnny Bone Jr. race side by side for 5 laps. With Meadors using the high groove and Bone on the bottom, Meadors had a slight lead until Bone took the lead on lap 6. From there, Bone cruised home to take the win and the points title.
Four Tracks in Southwest Missouri are working together to help make some special events even better for them all as the Midway Speedway, I-44 Speedway, Springfield Raceway and Monett Speedway are helping each other by not scheduling on top of each other's special events, starting with the Labor Day Weekend shows.
USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series results for Sunday, Aug. 17, from the Monett (Mo.) Speedway.
USRA Casey’s General Stores Weekly Racing Series results for Sunday, July 20, from Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo.
At the Monett Speedway on Sunday July 6, USRA Modified action saw Lebanon's Tony Jackson Jr. take the lead from Terry Beckham II of Webb City early in the race, then hold off Eric Turner for his second win of the year at the Monett Speedway.
Some of the cars competing this season will be showing off their 2008 looks as the Lebanon I-44 Speedway, along with the Monett Speedway, will be displayed this weekend at the Battlefield Mall in Springfield, Mo., starting Friday, March 7, and will be there all weekend long through March 9.
USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series feature race results for Sunday, April 15, from Monett Speedway in Monett, Mo.
A new dirt track series for open Late Models led by long-time southwest Missouri driver Jesse Stovall is scheduled to kick off its inaugural 15-race schedule April 25 at Monett Motor Speedway
Congress has the opportunity to make right by the American people and strike down the Clean Air Act waiver.
Steve O'Neal, promoter of Port Royal Raceway in Pa., was awarded the 49th Auto Racing Promoter of the Year at the RPM at Daytona Workshops in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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