6/15/2021
Ohio Valley Speedway
MEGA Modified Weekend Ahead in the Mountain State
‘Front Row Challenge at Ohio Valley Speedway; $10,000 to win MEGA at Tyler County Speedway
(Middlebourne, WV) As the summer months begin to heat up so does the racing action in ‘Almost Heaven’ West Virginia as the beautiful Mountain State prepares to welcome the best UMP Open Wheel Modifieds to the Ohio Valley region June 18-19 for two nights of big events and big money.
The Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour will roll into Ohio Valley Speedway on Friday Night, June 18th for the ‘Front Row Challenge’. The 3/8 mile paperclip known as the ‘Valley’ will kick off the huge weekend with a $2,000 first prize and $200 to start on the line along with the top 2 feature finishers also earning the coveted front row in Saturday Night’s $10,000 to win MEGA event at Tyler County Speedway. The ‘Valley’ regularly host some of the best UMP Modified racers on Friday Night with Mineral Wells, WV’s Coleman Evans currently locking down the point lead and will be looking to defend the home-turf against the invaders. Evans has a pair of wins on the season along with Cruz Vandall and New Yorker Rich Michael fresh off his win in the Greg Schilling Memorial each have a trip to Victory Lane in 2021.
On Saturday Night, June 19th Tyler County Speedway will play host to Night #2 of the weekend as the Renegade Tour will roll up Rt. 2 just an hour away to the Valley’s sister track known affectionately as the ‘Bullring’. The high bank Middlebourne, WV speedway will play host to the 7th edition of the Modifed MEGA event with this years version hoisting a hefty $10,000 payday in front of the regions best open wheel racers. Past winners of the prestigious MEGA event include 2015 Jacob Hawkins, 2016 Jacob Hawkins, 2017 Taylor Cook, 2018 Jeff Matthews, 2019 Eddie Carrier Jr., and in 2020 Daniel Hill of Morgantown would best 50 entrants to claim his first MEGA. Current point leader and former AMRA National Champion Kenny Johnson sits atop the point standings and along with a bevy of equally talented regular wheelmen will be on hand to battle the travelers. Mark Dickson, Coleman Evans, Kyle Thomas, defending track champion Cody Brightwell and most recently Eddie Carrier each have visited the West Virginia University of Parkersburg Victory Lane a single time while Rich Michael currently leads in wins as the driver of the 17 machine is 3 for 3 on the season.
About Ohio Valley Speedway: Gates open at 4pm with Mini Wedges getting underway at 6pm, Drivers Meeting 6:30pm and Hotlap/Qualifying getting underway at 7pm. General Admission is $15 with kids 10 and under FREE with Pit Admission priced at $30 with kids 5 and under FREE. Also racing Las Trancas Super Late Models, Pike Street Lanes Sportmods, Bill’s Auto Salvage SCDRA 4 Cylinders and Mike’s Auto Body WRA Mini Wedges.
For more information regarding the Ohio Valley Speedway, event information, race results, points, fan information, photos and much more visit www.raceovs.com. In addition, fans can get social with Ohio Valley Speedway by clicking ‘Like’ at www.facebook.com/ohiovalleyspeedway. Give the speedway office a call at 304-771-5661 for questions or more information as well.
About Tyler County Speedway: Gates open at 4pm with Mini Wedges getting underway at 6pm, Drivers Meeting 6:30pm and Hotlap/Qualifying getting underway at 6:45. General admission is $20 with kids 10 and under FREE with Pit Admission priced at $40 with kids 5 and under FREE. Also racing J&R Excavating Super Late Models presented by Midcap Land and Timber, Appalachian Mineral Title Company FASTRAK Late Models, Middlebourne Galaxy Food Center Sportmods, Sigler Fabrication EDGE Hotmods presented by Poske Performance Parts, Bullring Bombers and Phillips Drug MWRA Mini Wedges. Visit the official Tyler County Speedway website at www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com for all the news, schedule and ticket info for the season and ‘LIKE’ us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thebullringwv/, follow us on Twitter @The_Bullring. Contact the track by calling 304-771-5661 or 304-771-6874 or on raceday @ 304-758-2660.
Submitted By: Dan Patterson
