The lone to-be-announced item on last week’s release of the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt schedule has been revealed, as the series will return to Nebraska’s Beatrice Speedway for the first time since 2007.
Set for June 19, the second USMTS Battle by the Big Blue River will create a doubleheader in Nebraska with the debut of the USMTS one night earlier at the Off Road Speedway in Norfolk, Neb.
“I have a lot of fond memories of Beatrice Speedway,” said USMTS CCO and event coordinator Jeff Nun. “I grew up watching my dad, Rex Nun, race there when I was a kid and I made many lifelong friendships there. I’m more than pumped about bringing the USMTS Modifieds back to this great venue and the fans that have kept it thriving for generations.”
The Summit USMTS Modifieds made their first and only appearance at Beatrice Speedway on Aug. 8, 2007. It produced a legendary main event packed full of legendary racers.
Four-time USMTS National champion Jason Hughes is expected to return to defend his title after holding off arch-rival Kelly Shryock to win the inaugural event nearly 17 years ago. With 2007 USMTS king Jason Krohn finishing third in that event, the podium at Beatrice represented 14 national titles.
Right behind them, two Beatrice Speedway legends—Jordan Grabouski and Johnny Saathoff—rounded out the top-five finishers that night.
The event will pay no less than $3,000 to win and $300 to start the main event. Two provisional starting spots will be awarded to the top two in track points that fail to qualify for the feature.
Tentatively, the support class for the Battle by the Big Blue River will be area Sports Mods.