{"id":26416,"date":"2020-02-27T07:48:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T12:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=26416"},"modified":"2020-02-26T06:50:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:50:11","slug":"new-schedule-new-events-pump-excitement-into-king-of-dirt-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2020\/02\/new-schedule-new-events-pump-excitement-into-king-of-dirt-series\/","title":{"rendered":"New Schedule, New Events Pump Excitement into King of Dirt Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Schedule, New Events Pump Excitement into King of Dirt Series<\/strong>
New Hampshire, Albany-Saratoga increase prestige for KOD Crate Modified Series<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RUTLAND, Vt. \u2013 The King of Dirt Series is ready for 2020.  A new feeling of excitement has been pumped into the tour, and the new, highly anticipated, five-race King of Dirt Racing (KOD) Crate Modified Series schedule will bring the tour to four prestigious tracks in New York and New England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King of Dirt Racing features the wildly popular Sportsman-type dirt Modified stock car and the economical General Motors \u201c602\u201d crate engine package.  KOD events are among the highest-paying Sportsman-level races in the Northeast, and every event on the five-race slate is a highlight.  The KOD schedule is kept short by design, offering an affordable touring series alternative for grassroots dirt track racers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The season opens at the fast, half-mile Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway in West Haven, Vt., for the fourth consecutive year, running the 50-lap \u201cMemorial Day Kickoff\u201d on Sunday night, May 24.  Bobby Hackel earned $1,750 for winning the 2019 edition, and drivers received a minimum of $150 to take the green flag.  Devil\u2019s Bowl also hosts the second KOD event on Sunday, August 9, as the 40-lap \u201cLeon Gonyo Memorial\u201d is again held in conjunction with the \u201cBattle at the Bowl\u201d Big Block\/Small Block Modified Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The month of September will be one of the most memorable runs in King of Dirt Racing history, as a three-week stretch of major events wraps up the calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Flat Track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., will hold its first-ever dirt Modified race on Friday, September 11, during \u201cFull Throttle Dirt.\u201d  The new 0.25-mile dirt track will host KOD for a 40-lap, $2,000-to-win race, along with USAC Midgets and the Sprint Cars of New England.  Full Throttle Dirt is part of a jam-packed Full Throttle Fall Weekend featuring short-track racing action with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the ARCA Menards Series East, American-Canadian Tour Late Models, and the Granite State Legends Cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prestigious 50-lap \u201cNortheast Crate Nationals\u201d will be held at the legendary Fonda (N.Y.) Speedway on Saturday, September 19, in support of the high-profile \u201cFonda 200\u201d Modified race.  The Nationals race has grown to become King of Dirt Racing\u2019s signature event and will be run for the 11th<\/sup> time in 2020.  Tim Hartman Jr. collected $2,000 for his third career Nationals win last fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the 2020 championship will be decided at KOD\u2019s momentous return to Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta, N.Y., on Friday, September 25.  The \u201cGreat Race Place\u201d has hosted more King of Dirt events than any other track, and the return to the 0.4-mile oval is a key addition for the tour.  The KOD curtain-closer comes during the second annual \u201cMalta Massive Weekend,\u201d which also includes the new Street Stock Six Pack Series championship finale on Friday and the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King of Dirt Racing promoter Mike Bruno expects the new schedule to fuel a competitive season with big stages for the drivers to compete on. \u201cWe are so excited to get the King of Dirt schedule rolling in 2020,\u201d Bruno said.  \u201cThe schedule is manageable for racers, and the races are all part of big, meaningful events.  I\u2019m honored that KOD will be making history at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and I\u2019m thrilled to be back at Albany-Saratoga.  The events at Fonda and Devil\u2019s Bowl in 2019 were outstanding, too.  I appreciate the relationships and support that we\u2019ve built with the track promoters as an independent series, and we\u2019re looking forward to giving the race teams a great tour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King of Dirt Racing is online at www.KingofDirtRacing.com<\/a> and can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.  For more information, call (802) 265-3112 or email kodracingseries@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King of Dirt Racing Crate Modified Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.       Sun., May 24 \u2013 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway \u2013 West Haven, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.       Sun., Aug. 9 \u2013 Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway \u2013 West Haven, Vt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.       Fri., Sept. 11 \u2013 The Flat Track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway \u2013 Loudon, N.H.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.       Sat., Sept. 19 \u2013 Fonda Speedway \u2013 Fonda, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.       Fri., Sept. 25 \u2013 Albany-Saratoga Speedway \u2013 Malta, N.Y.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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