8/10/2019
Top Gun Series and Weekly Championship Racing Continues on Saturday at Central Missouri Speedway!
(Warrensburg, MO) Racing at Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) continues this Saturday with weekly championship racing scheduled for A-Mods, Street Stocks, B-Mods, Mod-Lites, Pure Stocks, and guest class E-Mods. Four of these divisions, A-Mods, B-Mods, Pure Stocks, and guest class E-Mods are simultaneously competing in the ongoing Top Gun Series, a co-sanctioned event with Lakeside Speedway.
A quick glance at the weekly championship standings shows that Tim Karrick holds a commanding 198-point lead over Gunner Martin in the A-Mod division. A close championship battle takes place in the Street Stock division, where multiple-time champion Brett Wood holds a seven-point lead over Nathan Vaughn, who is currently enjoying a four-race win streak. Another close battle is going on in the B-Mods, where Jake Richards holds a 13-point lead ahead of Jacob Ebert. Last weekend in Mod-Lite action, Dillon Raffurty picked up his tenth feature win of the season, more than any other driver this year. He holds a comfortable lead over his Father, David, heading into this week. Lastly, the Pure Stock battle is also a close one, where Logan Headley of Lone Jack, Missouri currently leads Kansas City’s Spencer Reiff by seven markers heading into the weekend.
The ‘Top Gun’ series takes place each race weekend in the month of August. The mini-series runs five weeks using an accumulative championship points system among competition at Central Missouri Speedway on Saturdays and Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City on Friday nights. Race divisions for the Top Gun series include: A-Mods, B-Mods, Pure Stocks, and E-Mods. Remaining Lakeside Speedway Top Gun Series Dates are August 16, 23, and 30.
After week one, Top Gun Series point's leaders include Chad Lyle in A-Mods, Jake Richards in B-Mods, Jason Ryun in Pure Stocks, and Steven Makar in E-Mods. The remaining coinciding dates at CMS are August 10, 17, 24, and 31. Both tracks will also run their regularly scheduled full weekly race programs during this time frame as announced. For CMS, E-mods will become a part of the racing program for the duration of August. Earlier this week, management from both CMS and Lakeside Speedway met to discuss the series and have decided that payout of the series will only go to those drivers who participate at both tracks.
The outstanding group of business partners for the Top Gun Series includes Tompkins Industries, Seeburg Muffler, Johnson County Key Service, Crystal Trenching, Christy’s Tasty Queen, Blue Springs Truck Line, Cliff Harris Ford, Midwest Coating Inc, Rick Beebe Heating and Cooling, LLC and Signs by Gunner. If you would like to add your name to the list of partners, please contact Susan Walls at 816.229.1338, no calls after 8 p.m.
The Labor Day weekend special events are just a few weeks away at CMS. The weekend features back-to-back $1,000-to-win nights for B-Mod competitors, $3,000-to-win for A-Mods, and a National points-earning event for ULMA Late Models. In addition to those classes, the weekend also serves as the finale for the Lakeside Speedway and CMS co-sanctioned Top Gun Series featuring A-Mods, B-Mods, Pure Stocks, and E-Mods on Saturday. Additional classes in competition for the Labor Day weekend include Street Stocks on both Saturday and Sunday and Mod-Lites on Saturday.
Beyond the Labor Day weekend, CMS is gearing up for the third-annual Street Stock Showdown. The ‘Triple S at CMS’ has quickly grown into one of the most anticipated events of the season and features a $5,000-to-win, 40-lap Street Stock main event paying a whopping $5,000 to the winner! The event gets underway on Friday, September 20th featuring Street Stock drivers competing in three rounds of qualifying heat races. B-Mods and ULMA Late Models are also on the night’s racing card. Then, on Saturday, September 21st, Street Stock drivers return for the final events leading up to the big-money finale. B-Mods return as part of the action along with Mod-Lites to complete the racing card for the night. The event marks the final events of the 2019 CMS season.
CMS is actively seeking business partners and sponsors for this great event, which is well attended by drivers and fans. Participating sponsor receive complimentary tickets to the event. Your business will be included in pre- and post-race press releases for each event, will receive PA announcements throughout the weekend, your business name and logo will be printed on the night 2 driver roster during the Street Stock Showdown weekend, and your business will be mentioned a "presenting" for events for the weekend. In addition, you will also have a presence on the CMS Website and Facebook page. If you are interested in partnering with us for this event, contact Susan Walls at 816.229.1338 or Public Relations director Sam Stoecklin at 660.909.1083.
The final points-earning night for weekly championship racing takes place on August 24th. The Labor Day weekend is a non-track points-earning night in all classes. The night will count towards the Top Gun Series points only. CMS recently announced it has waived the track registration fee for the remainder of the season. For more information, visit www.centralmissourispeedway.net and click on the special event tab titled “Labor Day Weekend at CMS.” CMS and Lakeside Speedway will host their season-ending championship banquet at the Elk’s Lodge in Blue Springs, Missouri on Saturday, November 9th.
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Upcoming Events at Central Missouri Speedway
August 10th - Top Gun Series Week #2 with Weekly Racing plus E-Mods (EM)
August 17th - Alternative Wire & Cable/Logan Const., Weekly Racing 15. Holden Chamber Night. (EM)
August 24th - Weekly Racing 16. (AM, SS, BM, ML, PS, EM)
August 31st - Seeburg Muffler Race Night, Labor Day Weekend. $1,000-to-win B-Mods. Night one A-Mod qualifying. Featuring AM, SS, BM, ML, PS, EM.
September 1st - (Sunday) Night 2, Labor Day Weekend. $1,000-to-win B-Mods. Night two A-Mod qualifying and $3,000-to-win. Featuring AM, BM, EM, ULMA.
September 20th - (Friday) Night 1, Third Annual Street Stock Showdown. Featuring SS, BM, ULMA.
September 21st - (Saturday) Night 2, Third Annual Street Stock Showdown. Featuring SS, BM, ML.
Article Credit: Central Missouri Speedway
