This Saturday at the Jamestown Speedway a new four night racing challenge kicks off as the Mama Vetter Challenge drops the green flag. The Mama Vetter Challenge was formed by the Vetter family as a way to honor the late Mary Vetter who they lost in 2022. Mary was avid fan of racing as she supported her family in their racing endeavors. This series was made for the drivers for welcoming her into their world and to show appreciation for their donations that have helped with the medical bills that were incurred. This series essentially is a way for the family to say thank you and to give back to the drivers to say thank you for letting her be part of the racing family.
Going into this weekend there is a lot of important details for the competing bomber/hobby stock drivers to know and understand. So let's break it down and give you some solid insight of what you will need to know.
Each race will be contested under each tracks bomber/hobby stock rules.
Each race will be for the regular weekly purse for the class, unless additional money is added to the purse. Thanks to Brandon Vetter an additional $100 will be added to the winners portion.
In order to be eligible for the $1,000 to win points fund a driver must compete in a minimum of three of the four races.
If a driver makes all four nights, their worst finish will be dropped and their top 3 events will be kept.
A disqualification of night will be viewed as a no show and a loss of 10 points for the challenge.
Heat wins give the driver a 3 point bonus.
Event bonus points do not count towards track points.
Bonus points do not cancel out.
So let's talk bonus prizes and prize money! There have been a lot of additions to these events and the drivers participating are certainly going to want to understand what they can win!
$1,000 to win points fund.
$100 will be added to each of the winners portion of each nights purse.
Top 10 points fund payout.
Hard Charger each night wins a Wishek Sausage
Overall Hard charger for all four nights wins a prize sponsored by Acme Tools/Dewalt. (if there's a tie, whoever finishes best wins)
$25 heat winner
Lucky wheel draw each night (this will occur once driver lineups are posted) (no lucky wheel draw on July 14th race)
If a driver attends all 4 nights, the July 14th entry fee will be covered.
Brandon Vetter will be personally handing out all bonus money and prizes each night.
There you have it folks the up to date information on the 2023 Mama Vetter Challenge! Fans you really aren't going to want to miss this as it is going to highlight some of the very best bomber/hobby stock drivers across our region! A huge thank you must go out to the Vetter family as they have poured a lot of time, energy, and resources into this! Dakota Dirt will be following the Mama Vetter Challenge and will be reporting on it! Here are the upcoming race dates:
Jamestown Speedway June 16 7:00 PM
Dacotah Speedway July 7 7:00 PM
Tri-County Speedway July 13 7:30 PM
Tri-County Speedway July 14 7:30 PM
Points Fund Payout
1st: $1,000
2nd: $500
3rd: $300
4th: $200
5th: $150
6th: $140
7th: $130
8th: $120
9th: $110
10th: $100
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