10/17/2021
Central Missouri Speedway
Central Missouri Speedway Announces Weekly Classes and Purse Structure for 2022 Season!
Central Missouri Speedway Announces Weekly Classes and Purse Structure for 2022 Season!
Central Missouri Speedway
October 17, 2021
For Immediate Release
(Warrensburg, Missouri) Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) officials met on Saturday to discuss additional plans for the 2022 coming race season. The biggest news to unveil for next season includes the addition of the E-Mod class, which will balance out the four-classes of weekly racing at CMS along with B-Mods, POWRi Super Stocks, and Pure Stocks. A variety of guest classes and special events will complete the season schedule.
E-Mods have raced at CMS before as a guest class but 2022 will mark the first time the up-and-coming division will race on the weekly program. Although plans for rules are still in discussion, the current plan is for CMS to utilize the MO-KAN E-Mod rules with the inclusion of the southern-based Midwest Modz rules to ensure fair, quality, and quantity-driven racing among the class.
All divisions will see a boost in 2022 for their weekly division payouts as follows:
B-Mods: 1) $600, 2) $500, 3) $400, 4) $350, 5) $300, 6) $250, 7) $225, 8) $200, 9) $180, 10) $160, 11) $140, 12) $120, 13-16) $100, 17-20) $90, 21-24) $75.
POWRi Super Stocks: 1) $500, 2) $400, 3) $350, 4) $300, 5) $250, 6) $200, 7) $180, 8) $160, 9) $140, 10) $130, 11) $120, 12-15) $100, 16-19) $85, 20-24) $75.
Pure Stocks: 1) $325, 2) $275, 3) $250, 4) $225, 5) $200, 6) $175, 7) $150, 8) $130, 9) $120, 10) $110, 11)
$100, 12-13) $90, 14-15) $80, 16-20) $70, 21-24) $50.
E-Mods: 1) $300, 2) $250, 3) $200, 4) $175, 5) $150, 6) $125, 7) $100, 8) $90, 9) $80, 10) $70, 11-13) $65, 14-16) $55, 17-24) $40.
CMS officials announce some slight modifications to the CMS general rules, which will be updated and posted at www.centralmissourispeedway.net in the coming days. Changes include all weekly racing division heat races advance to eight laps while all weekly racing main events are now 20 laps with the officials’ discretion to decrease laps as needed if racing lacks in consistent green-flag action. The passing points system will continue factoring 16 cars into the a-main events from heat races in times when there are 25 cars or more for weekly racing. B-Main events will determine the remaining eight positions to fill out the 24-car starting fields for all weekly racing.
CMS is in search of a new technical inspector beginning with the 2022 season. Serious applicants only may apply by contacting CMS owner and promoter Earl Walls at 816.229.1338. No calls after 8 p.m. please.
CMS wishes to congratulate the following drivers for their 2021 achievements as noted. Several CMS drivers finished at or near the top of the final Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series NASCAR divisions for the 2021 season as follows: A-Mod drivers Gunner Martin finished 11th in the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division I standings for 2021. Gunner Martin finished third in the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division I by region standings for 2021 while Dennis Elliott finished in the eighth position.
B-Mod drivers Terry Schultz finished 2nd in the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division II standings for 2021 while Jacob Ebert finished 14th. However, Terry Schultz took top honors in the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division II by region standings for 2021 while Jacob Ebert finished in sixth.
POWRi Super Stock driver Aaron Poe finished 17th in the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division III standings for 2021. In the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division III by region standings for 2021, Aaron Poe finished in fifth position with Cody Frazon in ninth. Pure Stock drivers Spencer Reiff finished fifth in the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division IV standings for 2021 and fourth overall in the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division IV by region standings for 2021 with David Doelz 16the and Cameron Kelly 19th.
Poe is also in an intense battle for the first-ever POWRi Super Stock championship. As of October 11th, and with just a few weeks remaining, Poe currently leads the standings by 20 points over West Plains, Missouri, driver Donnie Miller. Other CMS regular Super Stock drivers among the top ten include Ted Welschmeyer in third, Devin Irvin fifth, Colton Bourland eighth, and Nick Gibson ninth. CMS will continue with the highly successful POWRi Super Stocks in the future.
Susan Walls is already busy with potential sponsor packages for next season, which include website and social media, in print weekly driver rosters, track signage, media, and first-and-foremost, via the track’s LED large interactive sign board at the track. For business partnerships, contact Susan at 816.229.1338, no calls after 8 p.m. please. Further information is conveniently located on the track’s “socials” which include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube plus the track’s website at www.centralmissourispeedway.net.
Follow CMS on Twitter @CMSgoing_green, find CMS on YouTube at CMS Going Green! Visit our website at www.centralmissourispeedway.net, or Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Missouri-Speedway. Sign up for our email groups by emailing info@centralmissourispeedway.net. Visit the CMS MyRacePass site at centralmissourispeedway.myracepass.com.
Article Credit: Sam Stoecklin
