The Holiday Inn Express & Suites of Bastrop, Texas, welcomes travelers as the Official Host Hotel for USMTS fans and teams when the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s returns to the Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, on Sunday, March 1.

Located just 20 minutes from the racetrack, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites of Bastrop is located just off Highway 71 and Hasler Boulevard, and is close to restaurants, shopping, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Lake, the Colorado River, the Austin360 Amphitheater and Circuit of the Americas.

While you’re there, enjoy complimentary high speed internet, spacious rooms and full HD television service including complimentary On-Demand movies and dozens of sports channels such as NFL Network and NBA TV.

Other amenities include a business center, fitness center, an outdoor pool and spa, on-site laundry facilities, Sweet Shop Convenience Mart and Complimentary Happy Hour Daily.

Plus, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites of Bastrop just wrapped up a full renovation of the hotel.

For a Two Queen Standard room, fans and race teams will enjoy a discounted rate of $94 + tax per night. For a King Suite that includes an extended living area with a sleeper sofa, a discounted rate of $104 + tax per night is being offered. This includes their Full Hot Fresh Breakfast Buffet to help jump-start your day and 24-hour access to their on-site Fitness Center.

Call (512) 321-1900 today to book your stay and remember to mention USMTS when making reservations. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites of Bastrop at 491 Agnes, Bastrop, TX 78602. Check them out online at holidayinnexpress.com and like them on Facebook.

This will be the second stop by the USMTS at the Cotton Bowl Speedway. The inaugural event in 2017 produced a wild finish that saw Chris Brown muscle his way past Dereck Ramirez with eight laps to go to take the win.

At the upcoming Sunday, March 1, event the pits will open at 3 p.m. and grandstands open at 5 with hot laps at 6:40 and full-throttle racing at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults 17 and older with juniors (12-16) and seniors (62+) just $15. Kids ages 6-11 are $5 and children under 6 get in for free. Pit passes are $35.

In addition to the fire-breathing USMTS Modifieds, Sunoco USRA Factory Stocks and USRA Limited Mods will also be on the racing card.

The Cotton Bowl Speedway is a 3/8-mile, high-banked clay oval located east of Paige at the intersection of US 290 and CR 202. For more information, call (512) 731-0742 or visit cottonbowlspeedway.com.

The 2020 schedule for the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey’s is highlighted by 58 nights of racing at 33 unique dirt ovals as part of the 22nd season for the world’s Best of the Best in dirt modified racing. The campaign will blast off at the I-37 Speedway in Pleasanton, Texas, on Friday, February 28, as part of a Lone Star State swing featuring six races over the course of nine days.

The tireless USMTS touring titans will roll two more hours south and return to the South Texas Speedway in Corpus Christi on Saturday, February 29, before wrapping up the year’s first tripleheader on Sunday at the Cotton Bowl Speedway.

From there, fans and racers trek north to the Dallas-Fort Worth region to the Big O Speedway in Ennis, Texas, for a three-day stop paying $2,000, $3,000 and $4,000 to win, respectively, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 5-7, at the Texas Spring Nationals.

The season stays in motion on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 26-28, at the Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan., for King of America X powered by Summit and the first of five crown jewels on the calendar.

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