UEMS PREPARES FOR TRI CITY LABOR DAY CLASSIC
The United Emod Series will head to Tri City Speedway in Franklin, PA for the two day Oil Region Labor Day Classic. The UEMS teams will run in a pair of $1000 to win events on Saturday and Sunday, August 30-31.
This will mark the first time that the UEMS teams will be at Tri City Speedway as they race for biggest prize money of the year on the circuit. Chatham, New York driver, George Catanzano is the current United Emod Series point leader. The IMCA standout from eastern New York has been Mr. Consistent in the pair of UEMS events this year to date. Young, John Woodward Jr. of Franklinville, New York currently sits second in point’s just six points behind Catanzano. Both drivers have not won yet this year. Inaugural UEMS winner, Randy Hall sits tied for third with Rich Michael Jr. Tri City Speedway standout, Shawn Shingledecker sits alone in fifth, just a point behind Hall and Michael. Dirt late model veteran Al Brewer sits three points behind Shingledecker in sixth. Other UEMS teams expected on hand will be Vic Vena, Justin Tatlow, Kyle Bedell, Russ Dunn, Darren Tarabori, Tim Peterson, Justin Carlson and Craig Bedell. Those racers will square up against the Tri City faithful that is led by 2008 track champion, Carl McKinney, Alan Dellinger, Mike Potosky, Al Cressley, Bruce Powell, Butch Lambert along with Emod standouts, Dave Hess Jr. and Bryan Douglas and others from the tri-state region.
The action starts on Saturday as day one of the Oil Region Labor Day Classic kicks off featuring the World of Outlaw Late Models. UEMS teams will pull the their heat position pills and run their qualifying heats, consolation and the 20 lap main event that will see the winner go home $1000 richer! On Sunday the All-Star 30 will be on tap for the UEMS teams as they again go for another $1000 prize with lap money. Gates open both days at 2PM with World of Outlaw Late Model time trials at 4pm and racing beginning at 6PM. For more information check out Tri City’s website out at www.tricityspeedway.com
With the pair of UEMS events on Labor Day weekend, the UEMS points can be shaken up quite a bit before heading into the Pittsburgher weekend on September 19-20 at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway as the UEMS teams head their inaugural visit and another thousand dollar to win event, which will feature the largest payout in the series first year of events!
ULMS Racing is excited about the McKean County Raceway FALL Classic helmet raffle that will begin during the Tri City Speedway Oil Region Labor Day Classic. Race fans and teams can enter to win a custom painted helmet by Cousins Designs that will be autographed by various Northern Tier Inc. ULMS Late Model drivers. The helmet will be raffled off after ULMS RaceFAN 50 on September 27 at McKean County Raceway.
For more information on the upcoming events for both the United E-Mod Series and the Northern Tier Inc. United Late Model Series visit the website out at www.unitedlatemodelseries.com.
LABOR DAY CLASSIC WEEKEND PAYOUT:
UEMS Welding Technologies E Series Purse (20 Laps) – Saturday, August 30th
1. $1,000
2. $600
3. $400
4. $325
5. $225
6. $180
7. $160
8. $140
9. $125
10. $100
11. $95
12. $90
13. $85
14. $80
15-16. $75
17-24. $70
Non-Qualifiers Tow Money = $40
Total = $4,315 (not including tow money)
UEMS Welding Technologies All Star 30 E Series Purse & Bonus Money (30 Laps) – Sunday, August 31st
1. $1,000
2. $600
3. $400 + $50 = $450 (Barber’s Orchard, Dempseytown, Pa.)
4. $325 + $50 = $375 (Hovis Auto Supply, Oil City, Pa.)
5. $225 + $150 = $375 (Hovis Auto Supply, Oil City, Pa., and RPM Auto Sales, Oil City, Pa.)
6. $180 + $150 = $330 (Blue Ox Timber, Cherrytree, Pa., and RPM Auto Sales, Oil City, Pa.)
7. $160 + $150 = $310 (M&M Fabrications, Reno, Pa., and NorthPointe Automotive, Seneca, Pa.)
8. $140 + $150 = $290 (Lias Tire, Indiana, Pa., and NorthPointe Automotive, Seneca, Pa.)
9. $125 + $150 = $275 (R.K. Virgile Scrap Metal, Oil City, Pa., and Lucky Hills Golf Course, Franklin, Pa.)
10. $100 + $150 = $250 (R.K. Virgile Scrap Metal, Oil City, Pa., and Shingledecker Welding, Franklin, Pa.)
11. $95 + $100 = $195 (Village Auto, Rcoky Grove, Pa.)
12. $90 + $100 = $190 (Sherry Shawgo Real Estate, Franklin, Pa.)
13. $85 + $100 = $185 (Sportsworld, Franklin, Pa.)
14. $80 + $100 = $180 (Jim Shawgo Automotive, Franklin, Pa.)
15. $75 + $100 = $175 (Parker Furniture, Seneca, Pa.)
16. $75 + $100 = $175 (Sherry Shawgo Real Estate, Franklin, Pa.)
17. $70 + $100 = $170 (D/B&S Cabinets, Franklin, Pa.)
18. $70 + $100 = $170 (Sherry Shawgo Real Estate, Franklin, Pa.)
19. $70 + $100 = $170 (FoxTales Sports Bar, Franklin, Pa.)
20. $70 + $100 = $170 (Schiffer Excavating, Franklin, Pa.)
21. $70 + $100 = $170 (Klapec Auto Body, Oil City, Pa.)
22. $70 + $100 = $170 (Froggy’s Lawn Care, Guys Mills, Pa.)
23. $70 + $100 = $170 (Hoffman Door Co., Franklin Pa., In Memory of Jeff Hoffman)
24. $70 + $100 = $170 (E.F. Rogers Plumbing & Heating, Oil City, Pa.)
Non-Qualifiers Tow Money = $40
Total = $6,415 (not including tow money or lap money)
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