United Late Model Series

TRI-CITY KICKS OFF THE MONTH OF MONEY FOR ULMS RACING SERIES RACERS

September, the month kids go back to school, but for the racers of the ULMS Racing Series it is the MONTH OF MONEY! Over $200,000 is up for grabs for ULMS racers in the Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Model Series and the United Emod Series.

It all starts on September 4th and 5th at Tri City Speedway in part of the annual Labor Day Oil City Classic featuring the World Of Outlaw Late Models. The United Emod Series will have two separate events paying $1000 each to win. The Sunday program will see a increased payoff from second place on down, with the starting pay being $170 for a 25 lap conclusion. Carl McKinney and Rich Michael both have UEMS wins this year at Tri City Speedway. McKinney sits second in points, while Michael is in third with five UEMS wins to date. Raceivers and Transponders are mandatory at Tri City Speedway. Raceivers can be rented or purchased at the UEMS registration table where the entry fee is $10 per event.

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Josh Richards wins Red Miley Rumble, Mike Johnson wins rescheduled PENNational in doubleheader at PPMS!

(by Rich Berry)

Imperial, PA (August 28) On Saturday night there was a doubleheader at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. The regularly scheduled 44-lap Red Miley Rumble was won by Josh Richards from Shinnston, WV, earning him in excess of $4,000 as numerous individual sponsorships increased every position in the race. Also on tap in the co-sanctioned show between the UFo Race Championship and ULMS Racing Series was a makeup race from the PENNational event on July 24, when the second of the two events that night was canceled by rain. That gave the fans an added bonus of the 28-lap make-up race from that night. Current PPMS point leader Mike Johnson cruised to victory in this event, earning the $2,000 top prize.

A field of 45 cars turned out under brilliant sunny skies for the Red Miley Rumble. The field was divided into five qualifying heats of ten laps each. Josh Richards was the winner of Heat 1, from sixth starting position. Bart Hartman took the win in Heat 2, after starting eighth. Jared Miley won Heat 3, from fifth spot. Heat 4 went to Brandon Burgooon from third on the grid. Keith Barbara came from sixth to win the fifth heat. After Steve Baker and Ben Miley won the two B-Mains, 32 cars were set for the feature grid.
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Dick Barton again shows mastery of Raceway 7 ULMS RETURN

Conneaut, OH (August 27, 2010): The ULMS Super Late Models returned to Raceway 7 with a special feature that started 26 cars. The event, originally scheduled for August 6 had been rained out after the starting field was complete so any new cars were added at the end. When the race had completed its 30 lap distance, it was one of Raceway 7’s all-time leading winners, Dick Barton, continuing his mastery of the northeast Ohio speedplant by leading the field to the checkers.

Chad Valone, winless at Raceway 7, started on the pole with 4-time Super Late Model Champion Dick Barton on the outside front row. Barton immediately drove to the lead but Valone stayed within striking distance for the first three laps and was alongside in the turns until four cars spun in turn one, bringing the field under caution. Rob Blair, also a four-time track champion, got by Valone at lap five, putting two of the winningest drivers in Raceway 7’s history at the front. At lap ten, Boom Briggs joined the fray at the front but a lap later Barton started stretching out his lead. Another caution at lap 14 again slowed the field and again Blair and Barton restarted together at the front. Barton, again using the superior high line, rocketed into the lead with Blair second. Chris Hackett replaced Briggs in third at lap 16. With five to go David Scott came to third. Barton, an acknowledged master of Raceway 7, went on to the win over Blair, Scott, Hackett, and Briggs.

ULMS Super Late Models:
Feature: (line up set August 6) Dick Barton, Rob Blair, David Scott, Chris Hackett, Boom Briggs, Bob Close, Chad Valone, Mike Knight, Brent Rhebergen, Jason DuPont, Darrell Bossard, Dennis Lunger, Mickey Wright, Wally Fox, Terry Porter, Jim Frank, Mike Biehler, Paul Grigsby, Jason Morell, Dave Lyon, Wendell Pinckney, Bump Hedman, John Lobb, Dave Airgood Jr, Jon Rohavecich, Charles Supplee

ULMS FINISHES THE MONTH OF AUGUST AT RACEWAY 7 AND PPMS

The busiest year in the history of the Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Model Series is slowly winding down.  With three events on tap next weekend to finish the month of August before a jam packed month of September to determine the 2010 Northern Tier Inc ULMS late model champion.

On Friday, August 27, the  ULMS Late Models return to Raceway 7 in Conneaut, OH for the feature portion of the August 6^th event that got washed out.  Three heats were completed and the 21 car field was set for the $2000 to win “Fallen Heroes of Raceway 7 Memorial” in part of the tracks 40^th Anniversary celebration.  Dick Barton, Ed Carley and Rob Blair won the three heats back on the 6^th of August.  Carley is listed to be on the pole for the 30 lap main event due to the Coors Light Redraw but he may not be on hand as blow motor last weekend at Woodhull Raceway may sideline the Freedom NY driver for the remainder of the year.

Per agreement with Raceway 7 management, any new cars may attend this event as the field will be increased to 28 total positions.  The ULMS portion of the program will be a fast paced program as the Raceway 7 surface should be in immaculate shape for the 750 horsepower machines in their only visit of the 2010 season at the Conneaut, OH oval.

The very next night, the Northern Tier Inc . ULMS Late Models head south on I-79 to Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway for the Red Miley Rumble and the conclusion of the July 24 F2 Shockwave Twin 28 program.  First the Red Miley Rumble will be a 44 lap event paying a minimum  $4371 to win and $206 to start the 32 car field.  There will be two (2) ULMS provisionals for this event.  The conclusion of the evening will be the second Twin 28 event from the July 24 F2 Shock Wave that was washed away.  ULMS stars, Mike Knight and Dennis Lunger will pace the 24 car field for that event that will pay $2000 to win.  ULMS stars expected at both venues are current point leader, Boom Briggs, Bump Hedman, who sits just five points back of Briggs.  Dennis Lunger, Brent Rhebergen, Dereck Frank, Knight and the captain Jason Dupont is expected to make his 2010 PPMS debut as well.

For full information on the these two events check out the ULMS website at www.unitedlatemodelseries.com or the tracks websites at www.raceway7.com or www.ppms.com