The 2009 racing season is starting to wind down and the month of September will provide a multitude of special paying events for the ULMS Racing Series divisions for the Northern Tier Inc. United Late Model Series and the Kinzua Water Service United Emod Series. The money and action starts Labor Day weekend at Tri City Speedway in, Franklin Pa for the KWS UEMS Emods.
On September 5-6, the Kinzua Water Service United Emod Series will join the World of Outlaw Late Model Series at Tri City Speedway for the annual Labor Day Oil City Classic. The two day event will see the KWS UEMS teams compete in two separate $1000 to win events. Saturday, September 5 will see the KWS UEMS Emods being led by point leader and defending champion, Randy Hall. This event will be 20 laps in length and will pay $100 to start. Last years event saw 42 emods on hand and the winner being local racer Al Cressley. The very next night will see The KWS UEMS teams compete for another $1000 and with a increased purse with last place paying $170 to start. Todd Roncaglione won the Sunday portion last year. Randy Hall who has fifteen wins this year finished second both nights and the 2009 Alltel AllStar Champion will no doubt be looking to grab his first ever Tri City win. Tri City will be led by local favorite, Shawn Shingledecker along with Carl McKinney. Hall will lead the UEMS contingent along with Brent Rhebergen and Russ Dunn. A quality field of entries is expected as fifty different emods were entered in the two day affair last year.
The following weekend the Kinzua United Emod Series will venture to Raceway 7 in Conneaut, Ohio for the $3000 to win UEMS open Invitational. This event will be co-sanctioned with the Tri State Modified Association Series out of the southern Ohio and West Virginia region. With the big winner payout, a huge stellar field is expected to be on hand at the 7/16 oval in Northeastern Ohio. Jack Young is the current point leader at Raceway 7. The Thompson, Ohio emod standout will no doubt be one of the track favorites to win along with, Percy McDonald and Joel Watson. UEMS point leader, Randy Hall has a pair of wins this year at Raceway 7, so no doubt the NE Emod star knows his way to the winners circle at the Ohio oval. Rhebergen, Dunn, Greg Johnson and Dave Hess Jr will also be contenders.
The Kinzua United Emod Series will next go to the monster half mile oval of Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pennsylvania as part of the Pittsburgher weekend. Last year, Keith Berner of Millersport, OH captured the UEMS Emod portion of the Pittsburgher and the $1000 prize. This year’s edition will again pay $1000 to win and qualifying heat events will be held on Friday, September 18, while the consolation and a 27 lap main event will be held on Saturday, September 19, with a raindate for the following day. PPMS stars of Daryl Charlier, Kevin Miller and JE Stalder will no doubt be the local fan favorites. Defending UEMS champion, Randy Hall finished second last year to Berner. Brent Rhebergen finished second earlier this year at the UEMS Modified Madness event at PPMS. Outsiders, Joe Gabrielson, Andre Layfield along with Jake Hawkins will no doubt be be on hand and be contenders to find victory lane.
The final weekend of September will be a extremely busy weekend for the ULMS Racers as both the Northern Tier Inc. United Late Model Series and the Kinzua Water Service United Emod Series will have six events in four days and with a total payout of around $80,000 for both series.
It all starts with the 4th Annual MCR Fall Classic at McKean County Raceway on Thursday, September 24 with the 2nd annual MCR Fall Classic King of Hill featuring the ULMS late models and the winner going home with a $1000. Last year, Boom Briggs used the KOH event to sweep all three nights of the MCR Fall Classic. On Friday, September 25, the Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Models will have a $2000 preliminary Fall Classic event paying $2000 to the winner. The Kinzua Water Service United Emod Series will join big brother on Friday night and they will run for $1000 to win show. So far this year at MCR, Gregg Satterlee has two ULMS wins and no doubt has become one of the fan favorites at the 3/8 mile oval. Current ULMS point leader, Bob Close will no doubt be looking to put a stranglehold on his ULMS point leader. Randy Hall won the lone UEMS event at MCR this year and has obviously been the car to beat at MCR the past two years.
On Saturday, September 25, the 4th annual MCR Fall Classic will concede with the 4th annual $12,000 to win Priority Care RaceFAN 50 highlighting the weekend. Past winner, Chub Frank, Rob Blair and last years winner, Boom Briggs will all be back to MCR for the Fall Classic along with outsiders, Jared Miley, Alan Sagi, Scott Lebarron along with UEMS stars, Brent Rhebergen, Jason Dupont and current point leader Bob Close. They and forty to fifty dirt late model teams from the northeast will be on hand competing all weekend for the posted $15,000 thats up for grabs over the three day weekend. The KWS United Emod Series will be running a complete program as well on Saturday and they again will race for another $1000 in prize money. Hall, Dunn, Rhebergen, Hess, Travis Asel, Tim Peterson, Kyle Bedell, Justin Carlson, Rich Gardner and many others will be on hand as this event has drawn fifty plus emods each of the past three years!
The very next day, Sunday, September 26, the Northern Tier Inc. ULMS Late Models will conclude their 2009 season at Little Valley Speedway in Little Valley New York. The ULMS late models will go thirty laps for $4000 to win. Current ULMS point leader, Bob Close is the track point leader and is looking to sweep both titles for 2009. Rhebergen sits second in the track points while 2008 ODLM champion, Greg Oakes sits third in points. With the Fall Classic being held the night before and potentially $19,000 up for grabs between the two tracks over the four days. With all that cash up for grabs over the weekend, both tracks should expect a great field of dirt late models to be on hand and this could be a weekend to remember for local race fans.
For more information in regards to ULMS Racing Series, Month of Money events, log onto the series website at www.unitedlatemodelseries.com
September Schedule:
Sept 5 Tri City Speedway (PA) KWS UEMS Emods $1000 to win
Sept 6 Tri City Speedway KWS UEMS Emods $1000 to win
Sept 11 Raceway 7 (OH) KWS UEMS Emods $3000 to Win
Sept 18-19 Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway – KWS UEMS Emods $1000 to win
Sept 24 McKean County Raceway – ULMS KOH $1000
Sept 25 McKean County Raceway – N. Tier Inc ULMS $2000 Fall Classic Preliminary Event
Sept 25 McKean County Raceway – KWS UEMS $1000 to win
Sept 26 McKean County Raceway – KWS UEMS Emods $1000 Fall Classic
Sept 26 McKean County Raceway – N. Tier Inc ULMS $12,000 Priority Care RaceFAN 50
Sept 27 Little Valley Speedway – N Tier Inc ULMS $4000 to win
