(Photo by Steve Tarzwell)
Inside Line Promotions – BILLINGS, Mont. (Aug. 23, 2017) – The NSA Series will invade Electric City Speedway during Labor Day Weekend for the 23rd annual Montana Round Up, which is the only tripleheader on the 2017 schedule.
The bullring in Great Falls, Mont., will host the 360ci winged sprint car series, along with the ASCS Frontier Region, Sept. 1-3. All three nights will be complete shows that pay $1,500 to win and there is an additional points fund for the top three in overall event points.
Electric City Speedway has showcased five previous NSA Series races this season with four different drivers reaching Victory Lane. Current points leader Casey Adams has a pair of victories – the season opener and the most recent race – while J.J. Hickle, Travis Rilat and Chance Crum have each scored a single win.
Adams heads into the tripleheader with a 95-point lead in the championship standings over defending series champion Kelly Miller. Sean MacDonell is only 145 points behind Adams and 30 points ahead of David Miller. Trever Kirkland rounds out the top five in the standings.
Additionally, IMCA modifieds will compete for $500 to win during all three nights while WISSOTA midwest modifieds will race on Sept. 1, WISSOTA super stocks are on the program on Sept. 2 and WISSOTA street stocks are on the docket for Sept. 3.
The event points fund pays the sprint car champion an additional $500, second place nets $300 and third place gets $200. The IMCA modifieds champion will receive $250, second place is awarded $150 and third place will be given $100.
The pits open at 4 p.m. and front gates will open at 6 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. all three nights.
Nightly tickets are $17 for adults and $14 for senior citizens and students ages 13-years-old to 17-years-old each night. Children ages 12-years-old and younger get in free with a paying adult. Tickets are $2 cheaper per person when purchased in advance.
To take advantage of the pre-buy specials, visit http://www.ElectricCitySpeedway.com/schedule. Advance discount tickets are also available at The Pit Stop Casino across from the track.
2017 NSA SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
J.J. Hickle – 3 (Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on July 14; BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont., on July 15 and Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on July 22); Casey Adams – 2 (Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on May 19 and Aug. 11); Travis Rilat – 2 (Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on May 20 and BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont., on June 17); and Chance Crum – 1 (Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., on Aug. 12).
UNOFFICIAL NSA SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (Through 8 Races) –
.1. 12-Casey Adams 2419; 2. 2jr-Kelly Miller 2324; 3. 9-Sean MacDonell 2274; 4. 16-David Miller 2244; 5. 37-Trever Kirkland 2006; 6. 00-Roger Cummings 1785; 7. 31-Shane Moore 1468; 8. 97-Matthew Dusseault 1459; 9. 35m-Cody Masse 1426; 10. 3-J.J. Hickle 1425; 11. 3-Jordan Milne 1292; 12. 36-Chevy Goodhope 1274; 13. 38b-Brian Brown 1252; 14. 140-Rob Orgar 1206; 15. 39c-Travis Rilat 1195; 16. 2-Kyle Evans 1052; 17. 57C-Chris Schmelzle 840; 18. 1-Bill Boyce 834; 19. 6-Tom Watts 736; 20. 23n-Chance Crum 548; 21. 4-Bill Carey 538; 22. 23n-Phil Dietz 533; 23. 27DD-David Hoiness 325; 24. 24m-Rich Martin 314; 25. 33-Robert DeHaan 306; 26. 33X-Lance DeHaan 305; 27. 8jr-Skylar Gee 286; 28. 11-Marc Dupperon 283; 29. 23-Rick Tessmaker 262; 30. 66-Joey Dupperon 256; 31. 34-Johnny Wiersma 252; 32. 57-Ed Wiersma 240; 33. 72-Quentin Walker 239; 34. 14v-Kyle VanAlden 237; 35. 56-Ross Mathison 225; 36. 0-Cal Hawkes 220; 37. 25-Jason Cote 142; 38. 7-Jesse Dakus 52; 39. 1k-Gord Kynoch 51.
UP NEXT –
Sept. 1-3 at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., for the 23rd annual Mountain Round Up
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.BMPSpeedway.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NSASeries
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NSASeries
NORTH-AMERICAN SPEED ASSOCIATION –
The North-American Speed Association is a 360ci winged sprint car series that dates back to the mid-1990s. NSA Founder Mike Quigley, who is a former sprint car driver and the current owner at BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont., established the series to hold marquee events throughout the West Coast, Western Canada and Montana.
NORTHWEST CHALLENGE SERIES –
In a show of unity to grow winged sprint car racing in the Pacific Northwest and Central Montana, the Washington-based Summer Thunder Sprint Series has partnered with the Montana and Western Canada-based North-American Speed Association to create a special 11-race Northwest Challenge Series for teams in the Pacific Northwest, Central Montana and Western Canada.
TRACKS –
BMP SPEEDWAY (Billings, Mont.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track hosts weekly racing from the middle of May through late September. For more information, visit http://www.BMPSpeedway.com.
CASTROL RACEWAY (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile track. It showcases weekly racing and special events from May through October. For more information, visit http://www.CastrolRaceway.com.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE FAIR RACEWAY (Yakima, Wash.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile clay oval located at the Central Washington State Fairgrounds. The track only hosts special events each year.
ELECTRIC CITY SPEEDWAY (Great Falls, Mont.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/10-mile oval that was built in the early 1950s. The facility showcases weekly events from late April until early September. For more information, visit http://www.ElectricCitySpeedway.com.
SKAGIT SPEEDWAY (Alger, Wash.) – It is a semi-banked, 3/10-mile track that was established in 1954. The oval puts on weekly events from April through September every season. For more information, visit http://www.SkagitSpeedway.com.
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