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By USMTS (Vivian, LA) -- Tyler Wolff dominated the 50-lap main event Saturday at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway and pocketed $10,000 for winning the 10th Annual USMTS Cajun Clash. A handful of cautions and a little bit of lapped traffic sprinkled in were no help to the rest of the field. Wolff earned the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award, took the lead at the waving of the green flag and led Chris Henigan all the way to the finish. Driving the No. 4W ARMI Contractors/Lobo Racing MB Customs Modified, it was...more

By USMTS (Vivian, LA) -- The Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, Louisiana, played host to the second round of the 10th Annual USMTS Cajun Clash Friday night with a rookie champ and a rookie title chaser stealing the show at the ‘Land of Three Wide.’ Another gathering of open-wheel modified muscle filled the pit area for the sixth race of the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt. Cayden Carter earned the Sybesma Graphics Pole Award but it was ‘Big Daddy’ Joe Duvall who seizes...more

Cade Dillard picked up his first win of the 2023 season on Thursday evening with a $3,000 United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) victory behind the wheel of his S&S Fishing & Rental Inc. No. 97 Bass Bucks and Birds / CDR Race Car / Mullins Racing Engine Modified. “We hit the ground running on Friday night and got the victory. Ark-La-Tex (Speedway) is where I got my first USMTS win. It’s been a long road since then, and I’m just thankful for the opportunities I’ve had. I never thought...more

Tom Berry Jr. was back on the road south over the weekend with a trip to Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, La.). The 10th annual Cajun Clash took center stage at the Louisiana oval with action roaring to life on Thursday with a $3,000-to-win program. Fifty-nine entries took part in the opening round, and the night starting on a promising note with Tom setting fast time in his group and then winning his heat race from the sixth-starting spot. Via his preliminary performance he lined up eighth on the...more

Cody Thompson trekked south to Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, La.) on Thursday as he entered the first event of his career in Louisiana. The opening round of the 10th annual Cajun Clash brought another star-studded field of 59 Summit Racing Equipment United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) entries to the 1/4-mile oval. Cody found himself behind the eight ball early with the 10th fastest time in his qualifying group, but he rebounded to charge from 10th to fourth in his heat race. While he...more

By USMTS (Vivian, LA) -- The Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt rolled into the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, Louisiana, Thursday for the first of three nights at the ‘Land of Three Wide’ with native son Cade Dillard of Robeline notching his series-best fourth career USMTS victory here. Opening night at the 10th Annual USMTS Cajun Clash saw a scary-good field of 59 powerful Summit USMTS Modifieds roll through the gates for the fifth race of the season with USRA Limited...more

Chase Holland invaded Louisiana on Thursday for the opening round of the 10th annual Cajun Clash tripleheader with the Summit Equipment United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS). (Tyler Rinken image) Fifty-nine entries crowded the pits at the racy oval. After qualifying fifth fastest in his group, Chase charged to the victory in his heat race. Lining up ninth for the main event, Holland raced past four competitors to cross the finish line in fifth behind Cade Dillard, Jim Chisholm, Dereck...more

By USMTS PR (Vivian, LA) -- A tripleheader at the ‘Land of Three Wide’ makes up the third weekend for the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt as the caravan of dirt modified racing’s top talent invade the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, Louisiana, for the 10th Annual Cajun Clash presented by Genuine RV. This weekend will mark the 18th, 19th and 20th main events staged at the popular high-banked 1/4-mile red clay where 14 different drivers have won the previous 17 stops...more

Bryan Hulbert - VIVIAN, La. (February 23, 2023) The start of the 2023 season for the Dirt2Media NOW600 Series presented by Hi Plains Building Division will have to wait another week as saturated grounds and a continuing wet forecast has forced the cancelation of this weekend's Caddo Parish Shakedown. Hit by an unforecasted shower Thursday morning, the forecast for Friday and Saturday both currently loom around a 50% to 60% chance of rain. The next event on the 2023 lineup is the Micro Meltdown...more

Bryan Hulbert – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (February 9, 2023) With racing around North America starting to break from winter hibernation, the same will soon be true for the Dirt2Media National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division, with the lid set to be lifted at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La. on Friday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25. The 11th season of competition for the Dirt2Media National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division, the 2022...more