AKWESASNE -- The DIRTcar 358 Modified Series will hit the Mohawk Int’l Raceway on Monday, July 13, said a press release from the organization.

The series will launch races on the four-tenths of a mile semi-banked high-speed dirt oval for a crucial points-paying tour stop.

Last year, Super DIRTcar Series champion Mat Williamson powered his way to the win in the series race, getting the jump on the best North Country drivers in the business, the press release said.

Later in the season, the 358 Series returns on Sept. 18 for the final round of action before NAPA Super DIRT Week kicks off at Utica-Rome Speedway. The points gathered at Mohawk in July are vital for going into the Super DIRT Week stretch of four races in five days in October.

Mohawk Int’l was born in 1987 as Frogtown International Speedway as a vision from Dennis White to build a race track on his hometown reservation.

The speedway is right on the border of the US and Canada on New York State’s northern border. Cornwall, Ontario is direct across from the St. Lawrence River. Cornwall Motor Speedway races DIRTcar 358 Modifieds and Sportsman every Sunday.

For more information visit http://mohawkintlraceway.com/.