MONTPELIER, Ind. – Sitting 21 miles apart, Montpelier Motor Speedway and Gas City I-69 Speedway aptly position themselves as race track neighbors.
The two, Montpelier on Saturdays and Gas City on Fridays, share a common denominator – UMP Modifieds.
With that in mind, Larry Boos, the second-year promoter at Montpelier, reached out to veteran promoter Jerry Gappens at Gas City with an idea, “as I was sitting down to pencil in our 2022 slate, I got to thinking, with Gas City sitting so close to us, why not take advantage of the proximity.”
Hence, the Gas City/Montpelier Neighborly Modified Challenge was created. Over three designated weekends, each track will host a points-earning Challenge preliminary event which will lead up to the fourth and final weekend and the Shootout to crown the Neighborly Challenge champion. Additionally, the two tracks have joined together to offer a point fund for the Challenge as well.
“Larry and I talked about coming up with a creative concept that would showcase Modified racing at both facilities,” said Gappens. “I think this Neighborly Modified Challenge is a great example of a collaboration that offers a significant incentive for Modified teams and provides an entertaining mini-series of racing for our fans.”
The preliminary weekends have been set for May 6-7, June 3-4 and June 17-18, while the Shootout will be held over the July 29-30 weekend. Further details will be released shortly.