OGILVIE RACEWAY SET TO INDUCT TWO DRIVERS INTO THE INAUGURAL OCTANETRADE.COM MINNESOTA MODIFIED HALL OF FAME ON AUGUST 3RD

Silver Bay, MN (July 27, 2010) – The Race Minnesota Modified Series (RACEMN) presented by OctaneTrade.com in partnership with Ogilvie Raceway will induct its inaugural class of drivers into the newly established OctaneTrade.com Minnesota Modified Hall of Fame at the August 3, 2010 RACEMN Event.

The 2010 OctaneTrade.com Minnesota Modified Hall of Fame inductees include:

Ron Jones of Princeton, MN

Princeton, MN driver Ron Jones is regarded as one of the best open wheel Modified drivers to ever strap into a car by most anyone in the industry that has tracked Modified Racing since it’s inception in 1979. When Jones teamed up with legendary car owner Chub Daniels of D&M Performance, the duo created a team with the car to beat wherever they raced for many years. Ron not only dominated around home, he won at nearly every racetrack he ever competed at. Over the years Jones has wracked up more than 500 Modified victories garnering some of the biggest wins in Modified racing along the way. Ron was the first winner of the now famous “Night of a 1,000 stars” held at Hancock County Speedway in Britt, IA. Ron was also the first “Fall Jamboree winner” scoring the win at the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City, IA back in 1999. If one was to document all the special event wins Ron has accumulated over the years, it would take months. Ron Jones has represented Minnesota and Open Wheel Modified Racing on a National scale for many years and for that we have chosen for Ron to be one of our first two inductees into the OctaneTrade.com Minnesota Modified Hall of Fame.

Mark Noble of Blooming Prarie, MN

The owner of over 600 career open wheel Modified wins, Blooming Prairie, MN legend Mark Noble has stood the test of time in Modified racing. Many “one hit wonders” have come and gone in the long career of the man in the green and white #74. Noble, the three time IMCA SuperNationals Champion, also etched his name in stone as one of the best winning the Harris Clash at Knoxville Raceway in 1996. Mark Noble and Ron Jones not only represented Minnesota and Modified Racing by winning events all over the country, they struck up a rivalry that will likely never be seen again. If you’ve ever been a part of a “Steele 30″ or a “Gopher 50″ at the Steele County Fairgrounds in Owatonna, MN you’ve likely seen this rivalry more than you will anywhere. Noble and Jones fans from all over seem to convene each year to watch them duel at the big 1/2 mile in Owatonna. Many years the Modified portion of the Gopher 50 overshadowed the Late Model portion which was supposed to be featured. Mark’s dedication to the sport over the years has gotten him high praise from some of the best Modified drivers to ever strap in. Kelly Shryock in a 2008 interview on dirtcast.com pinpointed Ron Jones and Mark Noble as the two toughest competitors he has ever faced in his storied career. Coming from a 10-USMTS National Champion, that is high praise. For his dedication to the sport and the way he’s represented Modified racing as a whole we induct Mark Noble as one of the first two drivers in the OctaneTrade.com Minnesota Modified Hall of Fame.

These drivers will be introduced as the first representatives of the OctaneTrade.com Minnesota Modified Hall of Fame on August 3rd at Ogilvie Raceway during the Race Minnesota Modified Series (RACEMN) event. Join us for a celebration of these two great with a ceremony at the facility including a banner drop to hang from the ceiling honoring each inductee to the MMHOF.

A website has been launched for the OctaneTrade.com Minnesota Modified Hall of Fame at: www.mmhof.com that will include information and pictures, and will celebrate the careers of these modified warriors of the dirt. The physical location of the MMHOF will be established at the Ogilvie Raceway during the 2010-11 off season.

On behalf of Barry Braun and Ray Beste of RACEMN, Cliff Sasker of North Central Speedway, Nate Fischer of Ogilivie Raceway and everyone involved with the RACEMN Modified Series we look forward to working with the drivers, fans, pit crew members and sponsors to make the 2010 season a success.

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