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Mid-West Drag Racing Series Officials Announce Texas Tango Nationals Indefinitely Postponed
BAYTOWN, TX – With a tropical weather development entering the area and a high probability of rain throughout the coming weekend, 
Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) officials have decided to again postpone this weekend’s scheduled Texas Tango Nationals at Houston Raceway Park.
A future date for the event is being discussed, with the details of those plans expected in the coming weeks.
“It’s just too big of a risk,” said MWDRS Founder Keith Haney. “We pride ourselves in making decisions in the best interest of the racers, and with a forecast that continues to worsen – Saturday appearing to be a total washout and Friday looking doubtful – it makes the most sense to pump the brakes on the Texas Tango Nationals.
“We’re looking at our options to reschedule and hope to be able to make another announcement soon,” continued Haney. “Our partners at Houston Raceway Park support this decision and wants what is best for our racers and the fans in South Texas. These are some of the toughest decisions you make in the promotion business, but, again, our racers have already been through this once in the last few weeks and we couldn’t stand the thought of putting them through it again.”
Mid-West Drag Racing Series Postpones Texas Tango Nationals at Houston Raceway Park to June 18-19 Due to Inclement Weather
BAYTOWN, TX – Due to the current and upcoming inclement weather forecasted for the area, Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag 
Racing Series (MWDRS) officials have postponed this weekend’s scheduled Texas Tango Nationals at Houston Raceway Park.
The event is now scheduled to take place June 18-19 at HRP, marking the series’ debut event at the famed track.
It was a difficult decision but after extensive deliberation, the MWDRS team believed postponing the event was the best move for all parties.
“Unfortunately, due to the increased chance of rain that has continued to go up, and the unlikeliness of us being able to complete our event, we have determined in the best interest of our racers to postpone this weekend’s event,” MWDRS Founder Keith Haney said.
Haney to Open 2021 Pro Mod Season at U.S. Street Nationals
TULSA, OK – Last March at Bradenton Motorsports Park, nitrous Pro Mod star Keith Haney ended his first race weekend of the year upside-
down and on fire. The Tulsa-based auto dealer expects much better results in 2021, though, when he returns to the historic South Florida speed plant Jan. 29-31, for the 17th annual U.S. Street Nationals.
Fortunately, Haney was uninjured in last year’s spectacular top-end crash, but it took until September before the “Black Mamba,” his nitrous-injected 2019 Camaro, was fully repaired and ready for on-track action again. With Haney at the helm, it appeared in a couple of late-season events, clocking a career-best 3.66 at 204.73 mph over the eighth mile in Virginia.
“Me getting through that crash without being hurt proves that Jerry Bickel builds a great, safe race car, and now the Black Mamba is back, badder than ever and ready to pick up right where it left off. I’m ready to go back to Bradenton, too, and redeem myself, because that was a race I should’ve won,” Haney declared.
“I had the fastest car there last year, we actually won that race in the semis when I made a driver error and crashed, so it feels like I have some unfinished business. Our first race wasn’t going to be until March again this year, but we decided to go play with the boys down there and see if we can’t slap them around a little.”
Mid-West Drag Racing Series adds FUNNY CARS to their series!
Tulsa, OK – The Throw Down in T-Town has become one of the most popular drag races in the country because it’s a race put on by racers 
for racers. We know that a lot of people are tired of staying inside and at home so we are looking for our biggest event EVER knowing that our fans and racers are ready to see some RACING!
Throw Down of 2020 will be held at Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park on October 9th-10th and will feature some of the top racers in the United States competing in 11 classes.
“The Throw Down in T-Town has become one of the largest races in the country,” track co-owner Keith Haney said. “We had over 175 race cars in May 2020. It’s a FREE event for the customer, we were limited on how many fans we could have in May but ended up around 15,000 fans in the stands for the weekend which was half of what we normally have but we were blessed to have any during this pandemic. It’s just become a huge event.”
What is even bigger is having the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series! The MWDRS had to cancel one event and postpone the first event for the year due to the COVID-19 virus but have been lucky enough to run their full schedule and the best part is this is their WORLD FINALS and the championship battle is close.
Satterfield, Bellemeur Headline MWDRS Winners in Texas
FERRIS, TX – When it was all over, crew chief Bob Gardner unexpectedly jumped behind the wheel of Clint Satterfield’s 100-percent-
NHRA-legal ’69 Camaro Pro Mod, fired up the ProCharger-equipped XRE Hemi, and motored from victory lane back to the pits at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, TX. In the wee hours of July 12, the dynamic duo out of Springfield, MO, had just defeated nitrous stalwart Jim Sackuvich in the Pro Mod final for Satterfield’s career-first win in the recently rebranded Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service (MWDRS).
“I just said, ‘Just don’t do a burnout, that’s my job,'” Satterfield said with a laugh after solidifying his 2020 MWDRS points lead. “Bob deserves it. He works every bit as hard as I do to make this thing go and when you’re winning everything’s fun. But you know, even when we were losing and getting beat up every weekend we were still having fun. I mean, we’re exceptionally blessed. We get to play with race cars.”
Also visiting victory lane at the tidy eighth-miler just south of Dallas was number-one qualifier Sean Bellemeur, who ran the table in the first-ever MWDRS edition of Top Alcohol Funny Car with low elapsed time and top speed on his way to earning an unprecedented $20,000 purse.
Ron Muenks Wins ‘Inspiring’ MWPMS Event at Dallas
ENNIS, TX – Early last month at Tulsa Raceway Park, the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) became the first 
major touring drag racing series in the country to return to action after the loosening of nationwide pandemic lockdown restrictions.
The MWPMS wasted no time in getting back at it, too, with the Keurig Dr. Pepper Lonestar Nationals May 22-23, at the Texas Motorplex, near Dallas, where veteran driver Ron Muenks emerged as victor in the marquee Pro Mod class.
Pro Mod driver Ron Muenks (far right) celebrates with his Dave’s Claremore RV teammates after winning the MWPMS Keurig Dr. Pepper Lonestar Nationals late last month at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis, TX.
“With all that’s going on in the world right now it was inspiring to see our Mid-West Series racers back on the race track so quickly, right where they belong,” MWPMS founder, owner and competitor Keith Haney declared. “Getting back to racing is just one more step in
bigger picture of getting back to business and putting our country back on its feet again.
GOVERNOR ABBOTT EXPANDS CAPABILITIES FOR MOTORSPORTS VENUES
Enumerated list of Covered Services in executive order allows 25% fan capacity
ENNIS, TX – This afternoon Governor Greg Abbott by virtue of executive order expanded the enumerated list of Covered Services in 
Executive Order GA-23. The order allows outdoor motorsports events to operate at up to 25 percent of the normal operating limits as determined by the venue owner and operate under guidelines that facilitate appropriate social distancing. Pursuant to that order the Texas Motorplex will allow fans to attend the Keurig Dr Pepper Lone Star Nationals presented by Driven Automotive Protection starting tomorrow. Fans will be charged $15 per car and can order tickets online now.
The event, previously a participant only race, will still be broadcast on PPV. Fans will be able to enjoy the racing action for the low price of $15 by purchasing the event Pay Per View livestream on TheFoat.com Ticketing with BangShift. The entire event from the first burnout to the last win light will be broadcast with wildly entertaining Al Tucci calling the action.
“We have been in regular communication with Governor Abbott’s office and we want to thank Governor Abbott for his leadership in allowing us to be the first motorsports venue with the chance to host fans. We will be following all the recommendations from the Governor’s office,” said Andy Carter, Texas Motorplex General Manager. “We want to assure everyone that we are taking all necessary safety precautions to keep our employees, competitors and fans safe during this event. We know racers have been staying at home for over two months and we just want to give them one of the first opportunities to get back on the track.”
MWPMS Lands in Ennis this Weekend on a High Note
Tulsa, OK – After everything that we have seen happen to the industry over the previous two months, MWPMS is flying high after 
experiencing an amazing opening event of the season at Tulsa. This weekend is stop two on the tour in Ennis, Texas and has no intentions of slowing down.
“We made a lot of changes to the Tulsa event to keep the racers and spectators safe including an online registration process and time slip app as well as social distancing protocols. I am extremely proud of our people for adhering to these and making it a great kick off to our 2020 season”, states series founder Keith Haney.
“Ennis is a staple race for the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series and we could not be more excited to finally be back and show the great state of Texas what the MWPMS is all about. We were pleased to have 29 Pro Mods in Tulsa with competitors from all the other big race series including NHRA, PDRA and NMCA with us”, states MWPMS Event Director Ellen Eschenbacher.
Folse Start Key to Winning MWPMS Top Sportsman Championship
TULSA, OK – Wins in each of the opening pair of races for the 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod 
Series season led to a championship-winning season for Top Sportsman veteran Earl Folse.
In the season opener in March at the Texas Motorplex, Folse beat eventual points runner-up Bob Gulitti in the Race Star Wheels Top Sportsman final. Hailing from the aptly named Raceland, LA, he repeated the feat the next month in St. Louis, where last-round opponent Mark MacDonald broke out at the eighth-mile stripe.
“You always go out there hoping to get the win everywhere you go, but we really didn’t expect to win two in a row,” Folse admitted. “That really got the ball rolling.
“So it started out really, really good. Had a good car and things were looking good, but man, right in the middle I just had little bitty silly things bite me. You know, a plug wire here, coil there, just small things that made it look like it wasn’t going to happen, but then right at the end we got the car right and the driver right and everything just came together.”
Memphis Win Propels Matlock to MWPMS X275 Championship
TULSA, OK – With son Cory calling the shots on his turbocharged ’92 Mustang, Randy Matlock won the 2019 
Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) X275 championship.
“We’ve won several races in different classes before, but this is our first big championship,” the Wentzville, MO-based driver said. “So it was especially gratifying to do it as father and son, a lot of fun.”
After scoring his lone Mid-West Series race win at Memphis in September, Matlock, 60, took over the points lead from Kenny Hubbard and his Procharger-equipped ’74 Nova, then followed up with a runner-up finish to seal the deal a month later at the MWPMS World Finals in Tulsa.
“To be quite honest we weren’t really chasing the championship this year,” Matlock admitted. “We even missed a couple of races, but the car was just running so well that when we did go we did pretty well.”
