FIELD NEARLY SET FOR WEDNESDAY'S “NIGHT OF VICTORY” SHOOT-OUT

Source: Jeff Nunn
Date: 09/16/2008

SPRING VALLEY, Minnesota — The long-awaited “Night of Victory” Shoot-Out is set for this Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Deer Creek Speedway, and 17 of the 20 spots in Wednesday night's 20-lap invitational that will kick off the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick will headline the event, which will feature nationally-recognized celebrities, local racers and USMTS drivers in a charity event to help raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp.

Located in Randleman, N.C., the Victory Junction Gang Camp enriches the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, in a safe and medically sound environment.

Along with Harvick, NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Landon Cassill will also compete with some of the best in Modified racing, along with top American Drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr., who will be making his modified dirt track debut at the event.

Joining the crew in the announcers booth for the event will be former NASCAR crew chief and current FOX Sports analyst Larry McReynolds.

In addition to the aforementioned names, an additional 17 drivers will complete the field of 20 that will take the green flag in Wednesday's “Night of Victory” Shoot-Out.

Drivers were selected at random from several categories of

eligibility:

• O'Reilly USMTS National Tour – Scott Green, Al Hejna and Brandon Kenny were selected from a pool of drivers with perfect attendance in the Casey's General Stores Hunt for the O'Reilly USMTS National Championship.

• O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series – Dereck Ramirez and Jeff Huckaby were selected from a pool of drivers with perfect attendance in the O’Reilly USMTS Southern Series.

• Deer Creek Speedway – Jason Cummins, Jay Ihrke, Mike Sorensen, Nate Wasmund and Terry Timmerman were selected from a pool of weekly USRA Modified drivers at the Deer Creek Speedway.

• Past Champions – Willy Kraft was selected from a pool of past Featherlite Fall Jamboree champions.

• Sponsor Provisionals – Randy Timms was selected by Featherlite. Brady and Shawn Peterson were selected by 61 Marine & Sports.

In addition to these 17 drivers, three more drivers will be drawn at random from those that participate in Wednesday's practice session, making for a 20-car field for the 20-lap event. All 20 drivers will draw for starting spots.

Tickets are still available for this event. A $60 ticket gets you V.I.P. access to the meet and greet with Harvick, Cassill and McReynolds, a guaranteed autograph, a fantastic meal catered by the Minnesota Pork Council and the opportunity to bid on great NASCAR memorabilia, plus access to the grandstands, pits and V.I.P. area.

Other tickets available for the evening are the $20 pit pass and the $10 grandstand pass.

Tickets for the “Night of Victory” or any of the 10th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree events may be purchased online at www.deercreekspeedway.com or by calling toll-free 877-DCS-RACE. For track or campground information, call (507) 346-2342 or email info@deercreekspeedway.com.

The Deer Creek Speedway is a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval located off of I-90 at Exit 209, then 11.3 miles south on US 63 (0.7 mile north of SR 16).

The Featherlite Fall Jamboree is made possible by the great racers and fans, as well as our sponsors:

Featherlite Trailers, 61 Marine & Sports, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Dirt Doctor Trucking, L & D Ag Service, Casey's General Stores and O'Reilly Auto Parts.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, call the headquarters at (515) 832-7944 or visit www.usmts.com online for the latest news and information from the USMTS — America's Hottest Ticket on Dirt.

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TITLE SPONSOR: O’Reilly Auto Parts.

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Casey’s General Stores.

OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American Race Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, AwesomeRaceSuits.com, Bear Tire Company, BRODIX Cylinder Heads, Childhelp, Gressel Racing, Houston Specialty Products Co., Karl Chevrolet, KEVKO Oil Pans & Components, New Vision Graphics, Nitroquest Web Solutions, Q.E.M., Inc., TrackTek Racing Fuel, Western Flyer Xpress.

PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Boom Drilling, Buzzard Racing Engines, Day Motor Sports, Kraft/Ramirez Race Cars, Olympic Fire Protection, Rookies Rockin’ Sports Bar, Ruter Farms, Yeager Machine.

CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO Racing Products, Belleville Motorsports, Bert Transmission, BSB Manufacturing, COMP Cams, Duralite Racing Wheels, Dynatech Racing Exhaust, GRT Race Cars, Hawk Performance, Holley Performance Products, Hyperco, ISKY Racing Cams, KSE Racing Products, Marsh Racing Wheels, Quarter Master, QuickTime Performance Race Parts, Real Racing Wheels, US Brake.

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