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.
The following weekend, will see a joint ULMS/UEMS venture to Stateline Speedway in Busti, NY. The action at Stateline will start on Friday, September 10th and conclude the next day with two separate programs. Sunday, September 12th will be used as a rain date if needed. The UEMS Emods will participate in two separate programs with Friday nights events paying $1000 to win, while the main event on Saturday will see $2000 going to the winner. A three thousand dollar weekend without leaving the track! Current, UEMS point leader, Randy Hall is coming off a win at Stateline and no doubt will take the knowledge of what he learned to win that weekend. He will have his hands full with Rich Michael, Greg Johnson, UEMS Emod Invasion winner, Dave Hess Jr along with approximately fifty other Emods from, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Raceivers are mandatory within ULMS Racing Series. Raceivers can be rented or purchased at the UEMS/ULMS registration table where the entry fee is $10 for Friday night’s program and $20 for Saturday nights $2000 to win Emod finale.
The Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Models will be in action as well both days with two (2) five thousand dollar to win events! With $10,000 available for two days of action, a great field of cars should be on hand. As per agreement with Stateline Speedway management, both nights of ULMS Late Model action will feature a AMERICAN RACER tire ONLY TIRE RULE. So far this year in three nights of ULMS action at Stateline, David Scott, Mike Knight and Rob Blair have graced victory lane! David Scott currently leads the $1000 Stateline-ULMS challenge points with a one point lead over Dave Hess Jr. Mike Knight is within striking distance as well as these three drivers will be gunning for $11,000 that weekend! A whos who of regional stars will be on hand including Dick Barton, Chad Valone, Chris Hackett, Briggs, Davies brothers and many others. Raceivers are mandatory within ULMS Racing Series. Raceivers can be rented or purchased at the ULMS registration table where the entry fee is $40 for each night.
Both the UEMS and ULMS series will travel the following weekend to the Monster Half mIle oval in Imperial, Pennsylvania for the 21st annual Pittsburgher weekend. Friday, September 17th will see the UEMS Emods compete in their qualifying heat events, while there will be a non sanction late model event paying $2000 to win. On Saturday the activities start at 4pm for the consolations as the UEMS Emods will compete for a $1200 to win event that has a total payout of over $9000 and last place will get $200 to start! The ULMS Late Models will join the UFo Late Model Series in the Pittsburgher for a 66 lap main event paying $7000 to win. Raceivers are mandatory within ULMS Racing Series. Raceivers can be rented or purchased at the UEMS/ULMS registration table. Transponders are mandatory within PPMS and they can be rented at PPMS.
The busy jam packed month of September and the MONTH OF MONEY will conclude at McKean County Raceway in E. Smethport, Pennsylvania with the 5th annual MCR FALL CLASSIC. This year’s event marks the biggest event in MCR HISTORY with over $17,000 available for the Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Models. It all starts on Thursday, September 23rd with the annual ULMS Late Model King of the Hill competing for $1500 to win. Past winners have been Boom Briggs (08) and Mike Knight last year. Briggs used the 2008 win to spear head himself to a $15,000 dream weekend by sweeping all three nights of action. There will be open practice as well for all classes including the UEMS Emods
On Friday, the 24th of September the United Emod Series will be in action with a $1500 to win event. Dave Hess Jr won his first ever UEMS win last year on this night, can he repeat? Will MCR dominator, Randy Hall and the UEMS current point leader stake claim to his hometurf? Or will a Rhebergen, Brewer, McKinney, Asel find their way to victory lane. Raceivers are mandatory within ULMS Racing Series. Raceivers can be rented or purchased at the Close Racing Supply trailer. The entry fee is $10 for Friday night’s program for the UEMS Emods.
The Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Models will also be in action on Friday night with a 30 lap $2500 to win event. Boom Briggs has won this event the past two years and has made the Fall Classic his little personal playground. He no doubt will be tough to beat but so will Matt Lux who has a guaranteed starting spot for Saturday’s big event. Don’t count out Gregg Satterlee, Knight, Blair, Chad Valone and David Scott either. Briggs won last years event with a lap 28 pass on Dan Stone to capture the event.
Raceivers are mandatory within ULMS Racing Series. Raceivers can be rented or purchased at the Close Racing Supply trailer. The entry fee is $20 for Friday night’s program for the ULMS Late Models.
The 5th annual MCR FALL CLASSIC concludes on Saturday, August 25 with Priority Care RaceFAN 50 for the Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Models. This year’s event will pay a series and track record breaking $13,000 to win! Who will be the lucky driver going home with the 13G’s? All the past winners will be on hand of this event, Chub Frank (06), Rob Blair (07), Boom Briggs (08) and Russ King (last year). They all will have to contend with the ULMS followers of Bump Hedman, Dennis Lunger, Dereck Frank, Brent Rhebergen, “The Captain”, Jason Dupont, Valone, Scott, Knight, Hess and MCR legend and defending 3 time ULMS champion, Bob Close in possibly his final event in the famous #04 Close Racing dirt late model. Raceivers are mandatory within ULMS Racing Series. Raceivers can be rented or purchased at the Close Racing Supply trailer. The entry fee is $100 for Saturday night’s program for the UEMS Late Models.
The UEMS Emods will be gunning for $1500 to win on the very same night! Giving them a $2500 weekend at MCR! No doubt all the UEMS stars and top regional Emod racers will be at MCR on this night and weekend! Hall, McKinney, Michael, Gasser, Rhebergen, Bedell, Vena, Brewer, Peterson, Eschrich, Hess, Johnson, Shingledecker, Douglass, Carlson, Davies and thirty to forty more Emod racers from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio will be on hand. Raceivers are mandatory within ULMS Racing Series. Raceivers can be rented or purchased at the Close Racing Supply trailer. The entry fee is $20 for Saturday night’s program for the UEMS Emods.
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