IMCA Modifieds, Northern SportMods on ticket for July 20 Harris Clash at Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 11) – IMCA Modifieds will be joined by Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for the 15th annual Harris Clash, set for Thursday, July 20 at Knoxville Raceway.

Top prize in the Modified main is $2,000, while first place in the first ever race for the sanctioned SportMods at Knoxville is $500.

“The caliber of competition year in and year out has made the Harris Clash one of our premier Modified events and the addition of the Northern SportMods will make this an even bigger and better show,” IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett Root said. “The number of calls we’ve already gotten from drivers in the two divisions is a pretty good indication that we’re going to have excellent counts in both classes.”

Gates open at 3:30 p.m. on race day and the draw closes at 6:05 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with the first heat race at 7:15 p.m.

Admission is $10 for adults and $3 for children. Pit passes are $20. Co title sponsors of the event are Cookie’s Barbecue Sauce and Speed’s Golf Carts, both of Wall Lake.

Total purse for the 28 car Modified feature is $17,000. Modified drivers are guaranteed two chances to qualify for their main event while car count will determine qualifying for the SportMod feature.

IMCA Modified special events contingencies will be awarded, as will national and Smiley’s Racing Products state points for the SportMods.

The Clash is also a qualifying event for the 2007 All-Star Modi­fied Invitational, to be held at Boone Speedway during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals.

Defending race winner is Greg Metz of Washington, Kan., who also topped the 2003 event.

More information is available at the www.harrisclash.com website or by calling promoter Bob Harris at 515 231-1748.