Zack VanderBeek

23rd Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree rocks Deer Creek Speedway Sept. 23-25

The Best of the Best are preparing for the 23rd Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23-25, when America’s marquee event for dirt modified racing takes place at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.

This year’s event will feature a $3,000-to-win USRA Modified race on Thursday with two nights of the USMTS Modifieds racing for $5,000 to win Friday and $10,000 to win Saturday. Saturday’s annual Non-Qualifiers Race will pay $2,000 to win and $250 to start for the next 30 racers that fail to make the 30-car main event.

Again this year, USRA B-Mods will be racing all three nights for $750, $1,000 and $1,200 to win, respectively. Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national points are up for grabs.

More than any other racetrack, the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located in the rolling hills of Southern Minnesota will be hosting Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s for the 116th and 117th time.

The list of former USMTS winners at ‘The Creek’ could serve as dirt modified racing’s half of fame class.

Nine-time USMTS national champ Kelly Shryock won the first-ever contest here in 2002—his first of 10 victories here. Rodney Sanders has garnered 11 checkered flags here but both take a back seat to Jason Hughes who has a series-best 14 victories here.

Ryan Gustin has seven wins while Tim Donlinger and Terry Phillips each have five, along with Brandon Davis—the track’s all-time winningest driver.

Jason Cummins and Brad Waits have four apiece, along with Jake O’Neil who has won four of the last five visits by the USMTS. Three wins are noted by Cade Dillard, Zack VanderBeek and Joey Jensen. Two-time winners include Corey Dripps, Jason Krohn, Ryan Ruter, Stormy Scott, Lucas Schott, Johnny Scott and Dustin Sorensen.

Drivers who have visited victory lane here one time include Mark Noble, Steve Wetzstein, Darin Walker, Tony Fraise, Dan Daniels, Chad Kinder, Mark Burgtorf, Brad McEwan, Randy Timms, Dean Mahlstedt, Tommy Myer, Mike Sorensen, Mike Spaulding, Dan Chapman, Les Duellman, Mike Hejna, Steve Arpin, Jon Tesch, Jordan Grabouski, Jeremy Payne, Craig Thatcher, Tommy Weder Jr., Dereck Ramirez, Jacob Bleess

O’Neil swept the pandemic-shortened two-day weekend last year. Only Jason Hughes has also swept the Featherlite Fall Jamboree, and he took all three events in 2015. O’Neil left ‘The Creek’ last year with more than $17,000 and another first-time winner of the event.

If you can’t be there in person, catch all the action from every USMTS event live at RacinDirt.TV.

23RD ANNUAL FEATHERLITE FALL JAMBOREE
DEER CREEK SPEEDWAY – SPRING VALLEY, MINNESOTA
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 23-25, 2021

MODIFIEDS

Rules & Procedures: USRA rules and national points Thursday. USMTS rules and points Friday and Saturday. Top-15 in passing points locked into “A” Main, top-8 redraw and 10 advance from “B” Mains to 25-car “A” Main each night. Saturday’s “A” Main will start three wide. Top-30 from Saturday’s “B” Mains not advancing to “A” Main advance to Non-Qualifiers Race (redraw for starting spot).

Thursday “A” Main Payout: 1. $3000, 2. $1500, 3. $1000, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $550, 8. $500, 9. $475, 10. $450, 11. $425, 12. $400, 13. $375, 14. $350, 15. $340, 16. $330, 17. $325, 18. $320, 19. $315, 20. $310, 21. $305, 22-30. $300; Non-Qualifiers $80.

Friday “A” Main Payout: Licensed/Non-Licensed – 1. $5000/5000, 2. $3000/2500, 3. $2000/1500, 4. $1500/1000, 5. $1000/900, 6. $900/800, 7. $800/700, 8. $750/650, 9. $700/600, 10. $675/550, 11. $650/500, 12. $625/475, 13. $600/450, 14. $575/425, 15. $550/420, 16. $540/415, 17. $530/410, 18. $525/405, 19. $520/400, 20. $515/400, 21. $510/400, 22. $505/400, 23-26. $500/400; Non-Qualifiers $110/100.

Saturday “A” Main Payout: Licensed/Non-Licensed – 1. $10,000/10,000, 2. $5000/4000, 3. $3000/2500, 4. $2000/1500, 5. $1700/1200, 6. $1500/1000, 7. $1200/900, 8. $1000/800, 9. $900/700, 10. $850/600, 11. $800/575, 12. $775/550, 13. $750/540, 14. $740/530, 15. $735/520, 16. $730/515, 17. $725/510, 18. $720/505, 19. $715/500, 20. $710/500, 21. $705/500, 22-26. $700/500.

Saturday’s Non-Qualifiers Race Payout: 1. $2000, 2. $1500, 3. $1000, 4. $800, 5. $700, 6. $600, 7. $550, 8. $500, 9. $475, 10. $450, 11. $425, 12. $400, 13. $375, 16. $350, 17. $325, 18. $300, 19. $290, 20. $280, 21. $270, 22. $260, 23. $255, 24-30. $250. Non-Qualifiers $125/100.

A two-day USMTS license costs $100 and covers Friday and Saturday.

The entry fee for Thursday is $100 by Sept. 22 or $125 at gate. The entry fee for Friday is $150 by Sept. 22 or $200 at gate. the entry fee for Saturday is $200 by Sept. 22 or $250 at gate.

Click here to download the entry form. Email, fax or mail your completed form by the deadline or call 515-832-7944 with payment info to register by phone.

B-MODS

Rules & Procedures: USRA rules and national points all three nights. Top-15 in passing points are locked into the “A” Main, top-8 redraw and 5 advance from “B” Mains to 30-car “A” Main each night. USRA license not required. Wissota Midwest Mods permitted with some changes (call 515-835-9946 for info).

Thursday “A” Main Payout: 1. $750, 2. $500, 3. $400, 4. $300, 5. $250, 6. $225, 7. $200, 8. $175, 9. $150, 10. $140, 11. $130, 12. $120, 13. $110, 14. $100, 15. $95, 16. $90, 17. $85, 18-30. $80; Non-Qualifiers $50.

Friday “A” Main Payout: 1. $1000, 2. $700, 3. $500, 4. $400, 5. $300, 6. $250, 7. $225, 8. $200, 9. $180, 10. $160, 11. $150, 12. $145, 13. $140, 14. $135, 15. $130, 16. $125, 17. $120, 18. $115, 19. $110, 20. $105, 21-30. $100. Non-Qualifiers $60.

Saturday “A” Main Payout: 1. $1200, 2. $900, 3. $600, 4. $500, 5. $400, 6. $300, 7. $275, 8. $250, 9. $225, 10. $200, 11. $180, 12. $160, 13. $150, 14. $145, 15. $140, 16. $135, 17. $130, 18. $125, 19-30. $120; Non-Qualifiers $75.

The three-day entry fee is $125 for licensed or $150 for non-licensed competitors. The entry fee for Thursday is $25 for licensed or $35 for non-licensed competitors. The entry fee for Friday is $50 for licensed or $60 for non-licensed competitors. The entry fee for Saturday is $75 for licensed or $85 for non-licensed competitors.

Click here to download the entry form. Email, fax or mail your completed form by the deadline or call 515-832-6000 with payment info to register by phone.

TICKETS

General Admission – $20 Thursday, $25 Friday, $30 Saturday.
Kids 12 & Under – $5 Thursday, $10 Friday and Saturday.

Click here to select your seat(s) and purchase tickets online.

PIT PASSES

Adults – $35 Thursday, $40 Friday, $40 Saturday.
Students 6-15 – $25 Thursday, $30 Friday, $30 Saturday.
Kids 5 & Under – FREE

TIMES

Pits open – 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday
Grandstands open – 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday
Pit meeting – 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday
Racing – 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday

SPONSORS

Featherlite, Summit Racing Equipment, Orchard Creek Transportation, American Racer Racing Tires, Dave Syverson Truck Center, Casey's, Scott Brown.

Taking dirt to a new level: The Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s currently features more than 30 nights of racing with the winners of those main events set to take home over $300,000 in earnings from more than $1 million in prize money earmarked for the 2021 campaign.

Most main events pay at least $10,000 to win while the others carry a $5,000 top prize or more. And if that weren’t enough, more than $200,000 is committed to the top 10 finishers in the 2021 points standings with a record $70,000 reserved for the 2021 USMTS national champion.

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