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MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY is pleased to release details of the upcoming 2018 CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS BANQUET, which will wrap up what was an exciting and successful 10th Anniversary 2018 season at one of the favorite dirt tracks of fans & drivers alike in the upper mid-west!

The 2018 MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS BANQUET will be on Saturday, January 19th at The Black Horse Bar and Grill in Winona, MN.

Schedule of events is as follows:

5:00-6:00PM: Social Hour
6:00-7:00PM: Light Dining (Chicken Strips, Chicken Wings, Brats, & French Fries)
7:00-9:00PM: Awards Ceremony

Sunshine Refuse SLINGSHOTS
Harmston Trucking MTS HORNETS
Jailhouse Saloon USRA HOBBY STOCKS
redbox+ 600 MODS
Centerville Welding & Repair USRA LATE MODELS presented by Big Toy Storage
Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-MODS
Rivercity Manufacturing USRA MODIFIEDS

Immediately following Awards Ceremony - Live Music by "Burnin' Whiskey Band"!

Ticket Prices are only $15 for adults & just $5 for children (12 & under).

Come out and help us celebrate the 2018 Race Season!

Call / Text 608-687-3282 or 507-474-2750 to get your name down for tickets and get your tickets today.

For more information, call us 608-687-3282.

The 2018 MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS BANQUET is open to the public. While a majority of the attendees are racers who will be receiving awards, it is a great night for family members, sponsors and fans as well to spend the evening with the recipients and enjoy the fun & relaxing evening as trophies are awarded to drivers in each class that competed at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY throughout the 2018 10th Anniversary Season.

From official MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY social media:

"After lengthy discussions this morning between MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY owner Bob Timm and myself we have officially decided to cancel the 10th Annual Fall Festival. This was a very tough decision for us to make as the Fall Festival has been traditionally a great weekend for us to end the season but we have many factors working against us.

First, this show is set up finacially to work with two full days of racing. I understand last year we made it work on this same weekend but we were very fortunate to have 70+ degree weather and only one other marquee event to compete against. With the USRA Nationals going on and Topless Nationals event, we are going to be spread thin on our car count. We talked with Nate from Ogilivie already and they are considering changing up there schedule so, any Wissota drivers now can still make plans to head up there and compete. After talking to Todd Staley this morning all USRA cars that would like to compete at the USRA Nationals can still sign up at the pre-entry amount. All you have to do is call 515-832-6000 and let I-35 Speedway know that you are coming.

Second, our track surface with all of the rain and cool temps the past few weeks is not where we believe it should be. We take a lot of pride in having a smooth and high quality racing surface for all of our classes. Plus, with the temperatures expected to be 26 degrees or cooler Saturday night we will need to have all of our Water trucks winterized to prevent possible damage to equipment.

To conclude this very long post, we want to thank each and every driver, fan, employee and volunteer that has supported MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY this season! Each and every one of you continue to make this place go. Our Banquet will be on January 19th at the Black Horse Bar & Grill and we will have the band Burnin' Whiskey playing as soon as the awards ceremony is over! Please stay tuned to the Facebook page and mississippithunder.com for news about the 2019 season! We have a lot of great things in the plans to make our 11th season the best one yet!

Thank you,

Tyrone Lingenfelter (Promoter)"

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The "2nd Annual Redneck 200" is back for another year at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY!

MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY has been recieving a lot of calls about the race so, it should be a very good turnout! Also, the VIP booth is available for rent; $200 and it is all yours for the evening! Please call MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY at 608-687-3282 or message us on Facebook if you would like to rent the booth or have any other questions!

Rules for this fun event are available HERE.

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Night #3 of the "7th Annual Dahl Auto Plaza Modified Nationals" at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY reminded racers and race fans alike that this sport can be rough, tough and owes nobody anything!

As Kris Jackson's hopes of a $14,000 weekend, went away quickly with a 1st lap DNF in the evening's B-Mod feature, Tony Bahr raced around Troy Hovey to fill the void and grab one of the two $7,000-To-Win payouts. Ryan Gustin backed up his Friday night speed at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY and grabbed his second straight feature win $7,000-To-Win A-Modified feature and grab a $1000 bonus.

Travis Krause and Kyle Jumbeck returned to Victory Lane as well with USRA Hobby Stock and redbox+ 600 Mod feature wins, respectively . . .

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Night #2 of the "7th Annual Dahl Auto Plaza Modified Nationals" at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY presented several story lines worth noting; put into HashTag format, it might look something like this --> #RollOvers #WallRides #6WideBattles #BumperTag, #VinylSwapping #PartsSharing #PitParties and last, but certainly not least . . . #Possible14Grand!

Ryan Gustin once again showed his speed and dominance at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY by reeling in the #20 Swan Energy Modified of Rodney Sanders and then passing to collect the $4,000-To-Win A-Modified feature; but the real attention grabber was the apparent ease with which Lebanon, MO's Kris Jackson spanked the B-Mod field to grab his second straight feature win and position himself as the only driver in attendance who could 'run the table' and potentially head for home after Saturday night's program with $14,000 in his wallet . . .

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With blue sky, sunshine and perfect tempuratures blessing Night #1 of the "7th Annual Dahl Auto Plaza Modified Nationals" at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY racers and race fans alike had a perfect evening to start the special event!

Heartbreak for Jake Timm, as he lead the entire 30-lap A-Mod feature . . . that is, until R.C. Whitwell pounced on an opportunity and snuck his #96T underneath Timm's #49 coming out the final turn of the final lap, to capture the $2,000-To-Win Night 1 Victory . . .

MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY has begun the release of information for the 2018 edition of the wildly popular Modified Nationals - including an updated list of almost 100 pre-registered drivers!

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THE "7th Annual Dahl Auto Plaza Modified Nationals" are just around the corner; and excitment is growing as new information, new pay scales, and new driver additions continue to build the anticipation for this once-a-year spectacular! Visit the official "7th Annual Dahl Auto Plaza Modified Nationals" web page for details and all late-breaking news!

Stay tuned to the official MTS web site (www.MississippiThunder.com) or the MTS FaceBook page as details emerge.

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On an evening when the MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY spotlight was shining directly on the Harmston Trucking MTS Hornet division - Jeremy Johnson climbed behind the wheel of his #917 and turned in a flawless performance that led him into Victory Lane as champion of the $1000-To-Win Hornet Swarm!

Not to be over-shadowed by Johnson's big night was the fact that Triton Krause showed that the next generation of winners is already with us, when the 13 year-old drove his #34 Jailhouse Saloon USRA Hobby Stock to his very first feature win . . .

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The Hornet Swarm is back for another year at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY; the 2018 edition presented by Stone Machinery & Lakeview Drive!

In addition to the 2018 Hornet Swarm festivities, the Outlaw Winged Karts will be back on The LIGHTNING SPEEDWAY to for another showing.

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MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY welcomed Wilson Truck & Trailer Repair, along with racers and fans, to the West-Central Wisconsin Track to help kick off the month of August, as the final regular season points paying month of activity for the 2018 season!

While there are several late season specials coming up after the month of August (not the least of which will be the greatly expanded Dahl Auto Plaze Modified Nationals in September) this late season charge for any and all available points put drivers in all divisions in a very racy frame of mind . . .

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After Mother Nature rained out Fastenal night the prior Friday, race fans were ready this week! For the 10th year, MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY rolled out the red carpet for the Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-Mod division compliments of Baehman Law Racing's presentation of the "Baehman Law B-Mod Challenge"; a $1,000-To-Win Mid-Season special that's been bringing the best B-Mod racers to the high-banked black-clay oval for years on end.

Under a beautiful clear blue sky, racers and race fans alike were treated to another picture-perfect evening of excitement that should keep them talking until the next special event at the west-central wisconsin jewel . . .

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Another year, Another Rumble, Another great car count, & another packed house at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY for the 10th Anniversary Edition of the Rivercity Rumble!

165 cars and another record crowd packed MTS for a night of excitment, battles, slide-jobs, and celebrations . . .

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2017 added to the record-setting years for attendance during the July 4th weekend presentation of the Rivercity Rumble . . . 2015 & 2016 both increased in attendance numbers at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY; 2017 exceeded both - and now we're looking forward to breaking them all in 2018!

This week, MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY released full details regarding the TENTH ANNIVERSARY Rivercity Rumble with a printable FULL-COLOR copy (both pdf and image version) of the event flyer and registration document! "The turnout, by both fans and racers, over the years has always been great for the Rivercity Rumble", said MTS owner Bob Timm, "so we're always really excited as we start looking towards the Rumble!"

The TENTH ANNIVERSARY River City Rumble is coming to MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY Friday July 6th.

Up to $3100 to win (with bonus $$) for the River City Manufacturing USRA A Mods and $2600 to win (with bonus $$) for the Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-Mods. See both 30-lap USRA Modified features (A & B Mods) start 30 cars in 3-Wide formation as they take the green flag!!

Increased winnings include:

Extra $500 bonus for A and B-Mod Feature wins,
$100 bonus to win heat races.

Plus redbox+ 600 Mods will be racing for $500 to win with the rest of the evening's scheduled filled in with Centerville Welding & Repair USRA Late Models, presented by Big Toy Storage, Jailhouse Saloon USRA Hobby Stocks, Harmston Trucking MTS Hornets, & Sunshine Refuse SR & JR Slingshots on The LIGHTNING SPEEDWAY!

Also, witness the huge fireworks display for the perfect start to the upcoming 4th of July celebrations!

MTS will also continue the trend of giving away (5) 32" flat screen TV's, (2) kids bikes and more!

Heat Index around 115 degrees, Humidity about as close to triple digits as humans can tolerate - and still, the racing faithful visited MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY for their Friday-Night-Fix of dirt-track racing action!

Sure, the uncomfortable weather did convince some fans and racers to skip the evening; but, those who did turn out, were treated to a great night of battles for positions and wins . . .

MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY's preparations for the 2018 "10th Anniversary Season" have begun! Starting with the release of initial scheduling details for what promises to be an amazing and exciting season-long celebration of action at the fast, wide and racy "BIG 1/3-MILE" situated just an echo away from the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River that creates the border between West-Central Wisconsin and South-Eastern Minnesota!

Returning for another season of excitement will be weekly on-track action from:

Rivercity Manufacturing USRA Modifieds,
Centerville Welding & Repair USRA Late Models Presented by Big Toy Storage,
Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-Mods,
REDBOX+ 600 Mods,
Jailhouse Saloon USRA Hobby Stocks,
Harmston Trucking MTS Hornets,
and
Sunshine Refuse "SR" & "JR" Slingshots (on The LIGHTNING SPEEDWAY)

A tentative 2018 "10th Anniversary Season" schedule has been put together which once again presents all the ingredients necessary to make Friday Nights at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY the "Must Be There" destination for racers and race fans alike!

The tentative 2018 schedule gets the green flag compliments of an open invitation to both racers and fans with the 2018 car show scheduled for Saturday April 21st at Dahl Auto Plaza in their state-of-the-art dealership at 1201 W Hwy 61 in Winona.

Once the new machinery has been unveiled, the schedule's first green flag will be the 2018 "10th Anniversary Season Opener" on Friday April 27th! Other highlights of the 24 event schedule include:

USMTS Event presented by Coca-Cola Bottling of Winona - May 25th
10th Annual Rivercity Rumble with $2,000 to win for both USRA A & B Mods - July 6th,
10th Annual Baehman B-Mod Challenge - July 27th,
1st Ever Pro Motorcycle Flat Track Outlaw Special - July 28th,
4th Annual Hornet Swarm - August 17th,
2018 Season Championships presented by Minnesota State College Southeast - August 24th,
"USRA NATIONALS" - Sept 5th through Sept 8th,
2nd Annual "Redneck 200" - September 15th,
10th Annual Fall Festival - October 5th & 6th,

The tentative 2018 MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY - 10th Anniversary Season Schedule can be viewed on the web site's "Schedule" page.

MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY is truly excited to be looking forward to the 2018 season - and we hope you will join us for an EXCITING, FUN and SPECTACULAR season of FAST AND FURIOUS FAMILY FRIENDLY FRIDAY NIGHTS!!!

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MTS will also continue the trend of giving away (5) 32" flat screen TV's, (2) kids bikes and more!

With fans turning out in huge numbers to enjoy Severson Oil Community Night, support men and women of the military & raise money for C-FC School - the on track treats did not fail to materialize!

Taylor Skauge raced his Richard's Sanitation #32 to his VERY FIRST Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-Mod feature win, while Brad Waits and Lance Hofer extended their Feature winning streaks in the Rivercity Manufacturing USRA Modified & Centerville Welding & Repair USRA Late Model divisions, respectively . . .

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Enjoy the middle of June at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY with "Severson Oil Community Night". Doors open at 5PM, Sunshine Refuse Slingshots hit The LIGHTNING SPEEDWAY at 6PM with the Official 7 PM "Opening Ceremonies" followed by a full slate of green-flag action by Rivercity Manufacturing USRA Modifieds, Centerville Welding & Repair USRA Late Models Presented by Big Toy Storage, Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-Mods, REDBOX+ 600 Mods, Jailhouse Saloon USRA Hobby Stocks, & Harmston Trucking MTS Hornets. Bring the whole family!

In addition to fun and prizes from Severson Oil Company, Friday's program includes $10 Grandstand Admission for those with a Military/Veteran ID AND the Cochrane-Fountain City School District will also receive a donation of $3 for every adult ticket sold!

June 22nd will also feature another round of our fan-favorite Autograph Session Series; step into the Hospitality Area and meet drivers from the highly competitive Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-Mod division as they sign autographs on our free full-color programs, photographs or their "Hero Cards"!

Don't miss out on this special evening - Friday, June 22nd!

Brad Waits, Lance Hofer & Shaun Walski led the charge to MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY's Dahl Chevrolet, Buick GMC Victory Lane during NAPA Night!

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The "FOREVER 400" DALE NORTHRUP MEMORIAL at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY was designed by family members as an evening to celebrate the life and times of an individual who was so deeply entrenched in motorsports at the local level, that people outside of the family would join in the fun as well!

Memorial events are all about the memories - but on this magical evening, new memories were created as Keith Foss and Shaun Walski, racers who've BECOME part of the extended Dale Northrup family, put together a couple finishes for the ages and created an almost unbelievable perfect finish to an already special night . . .

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Start June off right at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY with the "Forever 400 Dale Northrup Memorial". Doors open at 5PM, 6PM Slingshots, and 7 PM all other classes. Bring the whole family!

Dale Northrup's Family will be sponsoring the night. There will be trophies and extra pay for the feature winners. All 4th place feature finishers will get DOUBLE THE PAY! 2 kid bikes will be given away and Dale's car will also be on display.

June 1st is also the first night for an Autograph Session. Stop by and meet the Hornet Drivers!

Don't miss out on all the fun- Friday, June 1st!

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MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY is excited to welcome the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) back to the area - Friday night May 25th!

After mulitple stops in seven southern states - followed by the beginnings of an upper-midwest tour through Iowa & Minnesota Bob Timm’s MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY, in Fountain City, Wis., will welcome The Best of the Best in dirt modified racing on Friday, May 25th before the tireless touring titans of the USMTS continue their way through a grueling 2018 schedule that will visit all edges of America - and most points in between.

The Friday May 25th "Taste the Feeling" Classic, presented by Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Winona, will also be a "PINK OUT" event - in support of the Gundersen Medical Foundation Steppin' Out in Pink promotion! So bring your checkered flags and your pink gear - and be ready to let the racers hear your chear!

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Leighton Broadcasting / Budweiser Night is one of the longest running racing promotions around; helping MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY celebrate our 2018 "10th Anniversary Season" extends a run of dirt track promotions which dates back to the 1980's! Despite rains which swept through the area mid-week, the MTS track crew worked another miracle - whipping both speedways into shape for a fast exciting night of fun!

For the second week in a row "Thrills & Spills" were the name of the game as fans were treated to another large weekly car count, heated battles for positions which weren't decided until each checkered flag was waived, and a wild and wolly tumble down the front straight as a double roll-over swept swept no fewer than 5 cars into a meley right in front of the crowd watching from the grandstands . . .

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110 Racers, 20 Checkered Flags, 2 roll-overs, & a Grandstand full of bundled race fans helped MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY kick off the 2018 "10th Anniversary Season" with a perfect Opening Night of racing action! Despite a stiff wind blowing in from the North-West, racers and race-fans alike were ready to brush away the wintery off-season with a hot night of excitement that lasted from the Opening Ceremonies to the night's final checkered flag.

By the time that final checkered flag had waived, two defending Track Champions, one former Track Champion, two former Feature Winners, & a first-timmer had visited Victory Lane to celebrate feature wins that they hope will propel them into a successful 2018 season . . .

Returning for another season of excitement will be weekly on-track action from:

Rivercity Manufacturing USRA Modifieds,
Centerville Welding & Repair USRA Late Models Presented by Big Toy Storage,
Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-Mods,
REDBOX+ 600 Mods,
Jailhouse Saloon USRA Hobby Stocks,
Harmston Trucking MTS Hornets,
and
Sunshine Refuse "SR" & "JR" Slingshots (on The LIGHTNING SPEEDWAY)

USMTS Event presented by Coca-Cola Bottling of Winona - May 25th
10th Annual Rivercity Rumble with $2,000 to win for both USRA A & B Mods - July 6th,
10th Annual Baehman B-Mod Challenge - July 27th,
1st Ever Pro Motorcycle Flat Track Outlaw Special - July 28th,
4th Annual Hornet Swarm - August 17th,
2018 Season Championships presented by Minnesota State College Southeast - August 24th,
"USRA NATIONALS" - Sept 5th through Sept 8th,
2nd Annual "Redneck 200" - September 15th,
10th Annual Fall Festival - October 5th & 6th,

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MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY is pleased to release details of the upcoming 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS BANQUET, which will wrap up what was an exciting and successful 2017 season at one of the favorite dirt tracks of fans & drivers alike in the upper mid-west!

The 2017 MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS BANQUET will be on Saturday, January 20th at The Black Horse Bar and Grill in Winona, MN.

Schedule of events is as follows:

5:30PM Doors Open
7:00PM Awards:
Sunshine Refuse SLINGSHOTS
Harmston Trucking MTS HORNETS
Jailhouse Saloon USRA HOBBY STOCKS
redbox+ 600 MODS
Centerville Welding & Repair USRA LATE MODELS presented by Big Toy Storage
Black Horse Bar & Grill USRA B-MODS
Rivercity Manufacturing USRA MODIFIEDS
Live Music to follow!

Ticket Prices are only $10 for adults & just $5 for children (12 & under).

Door prizes will be given away through the night. There will be appetizers and two half barrels of beer on the house!

In an effort to make sure that the evening is both fun and safe, MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY is making sure that Transportation to the Plaza, Holiday Inn Express, and Riverport will be available.

Come out and help us celebrate the 2017 Race Season!

Call/ Text 608-687-3282 or email marketing5@gmail.com and get your tickets today. Ticket sales will be in advance only. Payment is due by Wednesday, January 10th. Tickets will be picked up at the door.

Send money to: MTS 1140 72nd Ave Minnesota City, MN 55959.

We will reserve 8 long tables for the 2017 Track Champions. No other table reservations will be taken.

For more information, call us 608-687-3282.

The 2017 MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS BANQUET is open to the public. While a majority of the attendees are racers who will be receiving awards, it is a great night for family members, sponsors and fans as well to spend the evening with the recipients and enjoy the fun & relaxing evening as trophies are awarded to drivers who finished in the Top-5 in the track point standings in each class that competed at MISSISSIPPI THUNDER SPEEDWAY throughout the 2017 season.