Rain washes out three of final four events of 2015

Zack VanderBeek and the 33z Racing team was looking forward to four nights of racing to close out the 2015 campaign, but Mother Nature had other plans.

Tuesday night at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., VanderBeek finished fourth in his heat race which left him with a second-row start in the first "B" Main. After finishing second to transfer to the "A" Main, mechanical troubles ended the main event run for 'The Z-Man' just 12 laps into the race.

Unfortunately, heavy rain throughout the week had already deluged the Shreveport, La., region and an early evening shower forced the cancellation of opening night at the 9th Annual USMTS Winter Nationals on Thursday. With more rain falling on the high-banked 3/8-mile clay oval at Ark-La-Tex Speedway during the night, track and USMTS officials were forced to pull the plug on the remainder of the weekend festivities.

Following trade show season between now and the end of the calendar year, the USMTS awards banquet will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. In addition to drivers, crew members, track officials and sponsors, fans are invited to take part in the festivities as well.

The ceremony will once again be a joint effort for both the USMTS and United States Racing Association (USRA). For complete results or to learn more about the USMTS visit www.usmts.com online.