RON DAVIES RIMRIDES TO UEMS SEASON FINALE AT MCR FALL CLASSIC
Ron Davies became the second driver to win main events in both the ULMS Late Models and UEMS Emod series on Saturday night at McKean County Raceway. The Warren PA veteran driving his son’s #71D Emod charged from his eighth place starting spot to rim ride his way past his late model counterparts, Brent Rhebergen and Dave Hess Jr to capture his first ever Kinzua Water Service United Emod Series event.
Mike Knight and Dave Hess Jr. were the front row starters for the 25 lap season finale for the Kinzua Water Service United Emod Series. Hess who won last Friday night at MCR took the initial lead over Knight as series champion, Randy Hall and Rhebergen were third and fourth. Rhebergen would take third from Hall on lap three and two laps later, Davies would move the UEMS champion back to fifth. Hess would build a comfortable lead over Rhebergen as Knight, Davies and Hall challenged each other for third. At the halfway point it was Hess, Rherbegen, Knight holding off Davies and Hall still in fifth. Rich Gardner, Al Brewer, Greg Johnson, Tim Peterson and Justin Tatlow rounded out the top ten.
Davies would take third from Knight finally on lap fifteen as the leaders entered lap traffic and Davies decided to go to his roots. He went to the top side while the cars of Hess and Rhebergen tuck behind the lap cars, “Rimrider” went around the top two cars to take the lead on lap seventeen. Lap twenty three would see the first and only yellow of the event for the cars of Justin Tatlow and Travis Asel. On the restart, Davies pulled away from Hess, Rhebergen and company to pick up his first ever Kinzua Water Service United Emod Series win. Hess was second followed by Rhebergen, 2009 champion, Randy Hall, Mike Knight rounded out the top five. The next five were Knight’s teammate, Rich Gardner, Tim Peterson, Brewer, Johnson and Dave Atkinson.
RESULTS:
RON DAVIES, Dave Hess, Brent Rhebergen, Randy Hall, Mike Knight, Rich Gardner, Tim Peterson, Al Brewer, Greg Johnson, Dave Atkinson, Tom Hagberg, John Woodward, Nathan Hill, Mike Eschrich, Jason Genco, Butch Southwell, Tim Walden, Justin Tatlow, Kyle Bedell, Ron Seeley, Mark Gilbert, Tim Engles, Kari Gasser, Travis Asel
Heat winners:
Randy Hall, Rich Gardner, Mike Knight, Brent Rhebergen
Consolation Winners
Mark Gilbert, John Woodward
