PILL CUT OFF TIME WILL BE 6:30 PM

UEMS - pill draw will CLOSE at 6:40 PM

Also a reminder there is a $10 entry fee

The UEMS series debuted on April 5 at Mercer Raceway Park with twenty-eight emods on hand from three states. Perennial emod star, Randy Hall of Olean, NY picked up the series inaugural win over Russ Dunn, Shawn Shingledecker, Dave Hess and George Catanzano. With the all the northeast tracks now in action, a larger field of cars is expected for the 25 lap, $750 to win event.

Fans can expect to see the MCR faithful of Tim Peterson, Travis Asel, Billy Peterson, John Woodward jr., defending track champion, Rich Michael on hand as well. Other notable entries should be John Lacki, Jack Young of Thompson, Ohio, Quincy Turner, Justin Carlson, Al Brewer, Craig and Kyle Bedell along with many more from the region.

The top ten in points currently has Hall with a four point lead over Russ Dunn, followed by Hess, Shingledecker, Catanzano, with Butch Lambert and Woodward tied for sixth, Brewer sits in eighth followed by, Carlson and Bruce Powell.

Also on the program that night will be the Independent Regional Series (IRS) for the super late models as they compete in the 3rd annual Dave Lundgren Memorial that will pay $5000 to win. The street stocks and 4 cylinder mini stocks will also compete.

Ticket prices for the May 16 event are as follow: Family Pack (2 adults and 4 children ages 1-16) will be $35. Adult (age 17-61) $18, Sr Citizen (62+) $16, Youth (11-16) $10, children under ten will be admitted free and Pit Passes will be $30.

For more information check www.unitedlatemodelseries.com, www.mckeancountyraceway.com.

POINTS:

1) #10 Randy Hall (Olean, NY) 35*

2) #47 Russ Dunn (Fenelton, PA) 31

3) #44H Dave Hess (Waterford, PA) 30

4) #54s Shawn Shingledecker (Franklin, PA) 29

5) #z1 George Catanzano (Chatham, NY) 29

6) #27 Butch Lambert (Mars, PA) 27

7) #18 John Woodward Jr. (Franklinville, NY) 27

8) #71 Al Brewer (Belfast, NY) 23

9) #16 Justin Carlson (Sherman, NY) 21

10) #35 Bruce Powell (Cochranton, PA) 20

11) #01 Vic Vena (Olean, NY) 19

12) #222 Greg Eicher (Erie, PA) 19

13) #50 Steve Dixon (Smethport, PA) 18

14) #81 Justin Tatlow, (Franklinville, NY) 18

15) #27c Troy Carr (Kennedy, NY) 16

16) #25 Joe Weber (Erie, PA) 15

17) #008 Alan Dellinger (Hermitage, PA) 15

18) #44 Kyle Bedell (Little Valley, NY) 14

19) #17x Rich Michael (Ischua, NY) 14

20) #67 Jack Young (Thomposon, OH) 13

21) #47s Gary Sullivan (Saegertown, PA) 12

22) #38H Nathan Hill (East Otto, NY) 8

23) #1 Jim Dellinger (Farmdale, OH) 7

24) #7J Craig Bedell (Little Valley, NY) 1

25) #92 Joel Watson (Conneaut, OH) 1

26) #03 TJ Downs (Albion, NY) 1

27) #34R Rick Robinson (Hadley, PA) 1

28) #11ss Paul Phillips (Hartford, OH) 1

The United Emod Series is sponsored by: Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire – American Racer, Close Racing Supply, GRT and BMS Race Cars, R&M Home and Auto / Amsoil, WZKZ Radio (Wellsville, NY), Cousins Designs, BillsDirtLateModels.com, RacewayMagazine.com, Matt Wheeler Racing Videos, Derek Bobik Photography, Justified by Grace Web Services and Oyler Action Photos.

MCR held their open practice on Saturday and three Northern Tier ULMS late model teams were on hand shaking down their new rides for the upcoming season. Two-time defending ULMS champion, Bob Close was on hand with his Close Lumber, Close Racing Supply, Malcuit Racing Engines number 04 GRT machine. Close Racing Team stayed right till dusk fine tuning their machine in their quest to become the first three-time ULMS champion.

Todd Andrews was also on hand with two cars. Andrews Racing had the Andrews Auto Salvage, Malcuit Engines GRT chassis that he raced at Challenger last fall and a new CJ Rayburn chassis. Both cars were very quick on the slick daytime surface. Andrews has won the past two Jim Duffy Memorials and he will be looking to three-peat in the Duffy Memorial and take home the $2000 back to Eldred.

Al Brewer was shaking down his new Gary Henry Racing Engines power plant in his Jerge’s Buyers of Scrap Metal, Amsoil, Cousins Designs #71 Rocket Chassis. Brewer turned in a lot of track time preparing for an assault at the ULMS title.
It was a great Saturday night for Boom Briggs of Bear Lake, PA. Briggs who has finished third in the final ULMS points that past two years won the opening night feature at Stateline Speedway over former two-time ULMS champion, Dick Barton.

Also at Stateline kicking off their 2008 late model season was Chad Valone who finished fourth. Greg Oakes who was seventh last year in the ULMS title chase came home ninth. Darrell Bossard was eleventh, one position ahead of 2008 ULMS RoY candidate, Dennis Lunger. 2007 ULMS RoY Champion, Mike Knight was at Stateline and finished off the pace in twenty-fourth. Knight was at Hilltop Speedway the night before in Ohio and was running third in the main event until his night ended with a flip. Hopefully next weekend will be much better for the 9K racing team.

Dutch Davies had a fine weekend with a eighth place finish at Lernerville and a fine second place finish at Challenger on Saturday night.

Dave Hess Jr. who finished fifth in the 07 final points had a pair of top fives this past weekend. Dave was led early in the IRS event at Hilltop before Rob Blair passed him. Little Hess came home fifth and backed that up with a third at Challenger. Dave also finished thirteenth at the World of Outlaw event at Lernerville on Tuesday. He also picked up the $12,000 check from Alltel for the ‘Alltel DIRTcar All-Star’ contest.

Rob Blair has three ULMS wins to his career and he kicked off his 08 campaign with a win at Hilltop by capturing the $6000 IRS sanctioned event. Blair was fourth at Challenger also.

David Scott was able to make the World of Outlaw starting field on Tuesday as well. He came home twenty-third after pulling off early in the event. David was also at the IRS event at Hilltop Speedway and was unable to qualify for the main event. Slowride and the Dan Moore Racing #3 team will be at MCR for the season opening Jim Duffy Memorial.

Cyclone, Pennsylvania’s, Jason Dupont ventured down south to Charlotte for the Colossal 100. Dupont’s, Northern Tier Inc. #7 Rocket Chassis failed to qualify for the $50,000 to win event. Dupont has made two trips to Hagerstown Speedway earlier in the month and had impressive finishes. Look for the Keane Oil Drilling, Northern Tier Inc #7 team at MCR as well this Saturday.

Several United Emod racers were in action as well this past weekend at Stateline. UEMS current point leader, Randy Hall won the opening night action at Stateline. This was Hall’s third win of the year at three different tracks in three different states! Rich Michael was also at Stateline; he captured a heat win and finished fourth. Jack Young who was the early leader at the UEMS opener at Mercer had a solid second place finish at Stateline while Justin Carlson was eighth. Steve Dixon was also on hand for the season opener at Stateline.

The NORTHERN TIER INC. ULMS late models will kick off their 2008 season this Saturday at McKean County Raceway. Fans can expect to see Close, Andrews, Barton, Briggs, Hess, Scott, Dupont, Brewer, Oakes, Bossard, Lunger, Luke Hoffner, Jeff Hoffman, Chris Farrell, Ed Connor, Peter Mantha, Doug Ricotta and many others for the season opening event. Race teams are reminded there is a $20 entry fee for the ULMS event and the 2008 point title is worth $2000.

Grandstand ticket prices for the Jim Duffy Memorial are: $13 for adults (age 17-61), $11 for Sr. Citizen (62 & over), $6 for Youth (age 11-16) and children under 10 (Free). MCR has developed a “family pack admission deal”. The family pack consists of 2 adults and up to 4 children (ages 1-16) will be $25.00 -a $36.00 savings price off of 2007 admission prices!

On a sad note, the entire ULMS family would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to the Rick Isadore family. Rick was the 2004 ULMS champion and suffered a severe heart attack on Friday and is currently in critical condition at an Erie, Pennsylvania hospital.

United Late Model Series sponsors are: Northern Tier Inc., Bernheisel Race Cars Inc., Hoosier Tire of Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire, American Racer, R&M Home and Auto / AMSOIL, Close Racing Supply, GRT Race Cars, Big Shot Performance, The Shock SAVER, WZKZ Radio, Cousins Designs, Bills Dirt Late Models.com, Genesis Shocks, Raceway Magazine.com, Andrews Auto Salvage, Wheeler Racing Videos and Justified by Grace Web Services.

If you would like to sponsor a lap, please use our Contact Page to get further details and sponsor the lap of your choice.

Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Models Jim Duffy Memorial
30 laps - $2000+ to WIN
Saturday, April 26, 2008
McKean County Raceway (E. Smethport, PA)

LAP SPONSORS: (Minimum $20 per lap)

1. Yum Yums of Bradford, PA
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5. Mary Norgrove Notary Public (Smethport, PA)
6. Kyle Eaton
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11. Nina & Lacie Gleason In Memory of their Grandfathers | FightingToBreathe.com ($40 Lap)
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13.Oyler Action Photos ($30)
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15. ULMS Racing
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17. Raceway Magazine.com | FightingToBreathe.com ($40 lap)
18. Rob and Juanita Eaton
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20. Art and Mary Norgrove
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22. Talbot Racing
23. Talbot Racing | FightingToBreathe.com ($40 lap)
24. In Memory of Dan Wheeler
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26. The One & Only Shock Saver ($25)
27. Cobb Brothers Racing Team
28. Three Girls Paranormal
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30. Justified by Grace Web Services $30

9th place finisher will receive a new “Neutralizer” if running a BERT or BRINN Transmission.
(Courtesy of One Step Netrualizer)

($425 in lap money pledged)

Payment can be made in cash (see me at MCR on opening night) or check or money order.
Payment by check or money order (payable to: Chris Zuver - memo as Duffy Lap [#] Sponsor) please send to:

ULMS Racing
c/o Chris Zuver
PO Box 113
Friendship, NY 14739

www.UnitedLateModelSeries.com
Contact ULMS

www.McKeanCountyRaceway.com

McKean County Raceway is a 3/8 mile oval that sits in the rural town of Smethport, PA. ULMS has had thirteen races at MCR since 2002 and there have been nine different winners. Chub Frank has three ULMS wins at MCR while, Bob Close, Todd Andrews and Rob Blair each have two wins a piece at MCR. Solo ULMS winners at MCR are: Dick Barton, Ron Davies, Dan Stone and David Scott. Close is the two-time defending ULMS champion and has six ULMS wins to his career. Ron Davies and David Scott each have career ULMS wins.

The opening night event is in memory of the late Jim Duffy. Mr. Duffy was a very important part of the rebuilding of the racetrack in the early 1980s. He returned to late model racing in the mid 1980s and on opening night in 1989, he passed away after running the opening nights heat race.

ULMS will be collecting lap sponsor money for the Jim Duffy Memorial from fans and businesses. In 2006 almost approximately seven hundred dollars was collected in lap sponsor money for the Duffy Memorial. “I am hopeful the fans and what I call the friends of MCR will step up and help make this event a little more special as the late Jim Duffy was a very vital part of rebuilding MCR back in the early 1980s.” commented ULMS Director, Chris Zuver. Lap sponsorship will be $20 per lap and payments can be mailed to ULMS Racing Series, PO Box 113, Friendship, NY 14739.

Fans can expect to see the Northern Tier Inc. ULMS late models pull in from all across the state of Pennsylvania, New York and Canada. Defending two-time series champion, “The Razor”, Bob Close will be on hand and looking to be the first three-peat ULMS champion. David Scott who finished two points behind Close will be on hand as well in his familiar “Slowride” number 3 machine. Todd Andrews has won the Jim Duffy Memorial the past two years and he will be looking to three-peat as well in the Duffy Memorial. Other drivers that should be on hand are: Boom Briggs, Kirk Bradley, Al Brewer, Ron Davies, Greg Oakes, Luke Hoffner, Chris Farrell, Dennis Lunger, Dave Hess Jr., Jason Dupont, Doug Ricotta, John Lobb, Dutch Davies, Dick Barton, Peter Mantha, Ed Connor and many more will be coming for the automatic qualifying spot for the May 16 IRS sanctioned Dave Lundgren Memorial.

Fans again will see the fan friendly, ULMS format, where the race teams will pull pills to determine their starting positions in the qualifying events and the top twelve teams will race in the two Andrews Autos Salvage Dashes to determine the first twelve positions for the main event. Racing starts at 7pm, Saturday, April 26 at McKean County Raceway. For more information, please check the ULMS website out at www.unitedlatemodelseries.com

United Late Model Series sponsors are: Northern Tier Inc., Bernheisel Race Cars Inc., Hoosier Tire of Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire, American Racer, R&M Home and Auto / AMSOIL, Close Racing Supply, GRT Race Cars, Big Shot Performance, The Shock SAVER, WZKZ Radio, Cousins Designs, Bills Dirt Late Models.com, Genesis Shocks, Raceway Magazine.com, Derek Bobik Photography, Andrews Auto Salvage and Justified by Grace Web Services.

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Twenty-eight race teams from New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio entered the first of six scheduled 2008 events on the United Emod Series (UEMS) schedule. Alan Dellinger of Hermitage, PA would put his name into the UEMS record books by winning the Lias Tire / American Racer Tire heat over second generation driver, John Woodward Jr., Russ Dunn and Jack Young.

The Close Racing Supply / GRT Race Cars Heat # 2 saw Randy Hall winning his qualifying event, but had to hold off the pressure of Dave Hess Jr. after a late yellow. Butch Lambert and Greg Eicher came home third and fourth. Eicher came from ninth place in the qualifying event.

The Hoosier Tire – Mid Atlantic – Cousins Designs Heat #3 was a barnburner. George Catanzano of Chatham, NY made the seven-hour drive and would lead until the final lap when 2007 McKean County Raceway and Little Valley Speedway Emod champion, Rich Michael would make the winning pass on the backstretch on the white flag lap to pull off the win. Catanzano would break a rear end gear on the final lap but would limp home second, just ahead rookie Emod driver, Justin Tatlow and Shawn Shingledecker.

The UEMS main event entered the race track with Jack Young of Thompson, OH and Butch Lambert of Mars, PA pacing the field to kick off the very first main event of the new United Emod Series. After two complete restarts, the racing got going and the drivers didn’t disappoint. Young would get the early lead ahead of Lambert, Woodward, Dunn and Hall on the opening lap. By lap five Young was comfortably in front of Dunn by six car lengths ass Hall was in third charging to the front as Lambert was now fourth and eighth place running Alan Dellinger was now fifth and coming fast. On lap nine Dellinger who was running fourth went pit side with an undisclosed problem and the front running Young was experiencing a tight race car on exiting the corners allowing Dunn and Hall to close in. As lap ten was being clicked off the board, Hall made his move past Dunn and to grab the lead from Young when his car suddenly turned left into Hall and bounced hard into the wall ending his night. It was later determined that Young’s steering box locked up causing him to get into Hall and resulting in his car finding the front stretch wall.

With ten laps down, Hall was now your new leader with, 2007 Emod “Chiller Thriller” runner up, Russ Dunn in second. Eleventh place starting Shawn Shingledecker was now third with Lambert still in fourth and twelfth place starting, Dave Hess Jr. in fifth. Hall would jump out in front on the restart as Dunn tried to stay within reach. By lap fifteen Hall was now six car lengths ahead of Dunn with Shingledecker fending off a hard charging Hess in a furious battle for third. Lambert was still fifth but he was holding off the still challenges of Catanzano. Behind them was a great battle between the cars of Woodward, Eicher, Al Brewer, Tatlow and Vic Vena for seventh to eleventh. On lap seventeen Vena would spin in turn two to bring out the final yellow of the event.

With eight laps to go the top ten were Hall, Dunn, Shingledecker, Hess, Lambert, Catanzano, Woodward, Brewer, Eicher and rookie Emod driver, Steve Dixon. Hall again jetted out by a few car lengths over Russ Dunn on the restart and Catanzano would move into fifth on lap 18 as Lambert was now in sixth. Hess and Shingledecker were still in the furious battle for third as Hess was trying low and the very extreme high line to find a way around the #54s of Shingledecker. With five to go, last place starting, Justin Carlson found himself in the top ten. As the final laps clicked off, Hall was unstoppable as he won the very first United Emod Series event over Russ Dunn, who finished second for the second year in a row in the Emod portion of the “Chiller Thriller”. Shingledecker held off the furious challenge Dave Hess gave him for third; while George Catanzano came home fifth in his first ever visit to the Mercer oval. Lambert, Woodward, Brewer, Carlson and Bruce Powell rounded out the top ten.

Hall is sponsored by Follman Rental Properties, Duggan and Duggan Contracting, Absolute Powder Coating, Heron Cigarettes, Driveshaft Specialist, Cousins Designs, Southeastern Eastern Transmissions, Close Racing Supply and BMS Race Cars.

The win was also the first ever win at Mercer Raceway Park for the 2007 Cavalcade Emod champion and his second win of the young season as Hall won his season opening event in Florida in February.

The next event on the United E Mod Series schedule will be Friday, May 16 at McKean County Raceway in East Smethport, PA. The E Mods will be supporting the IRS super late model event. The 25 lap UEMS event will pay $750 to win. Hall will be looking to go two for two. MCR champion, Rich Michael will be looking to get his first win of the year. Another stout field of entries is expected.

RESULTS:
Lias Tires and American Racer Tire HEAT #1:
Alan Dellinger, John Woodward Jr., Russ Dunn, Jack Young, Al Brewer, Craig Bedell, Gary Sullivan, TJ Downs, Paul Phillips (DNS)

Close Racing Supply and GRT Race Cars HEAT #2:
Randy Hall, Dave Hess Jr., Butch Lambert, Greg Eicher, Kyle Bedell, Vic Vena, Nathan Hill, Joel Watson, Rick Robinson (DNS)

Hoosier Tire - Mid Atlantic and Cousin Designs HEAT #3
Rich Michael, George Catanzano, Justin Tatlow, Shawn Shingledecker, Joe Weber, Bruce Powell, Steve Dixon, Troy Carr, Justin Carlson

E MOD “CHILLER THRILLER” 25 LAPS $750 TO WIN:
1. RANDY HALL 2. Russ Dunn 3. Shawn Shingledecker 4. Dave Hess, Jr. 5. George Catanzano 6. Butch Lambert 7. John Woodward, Jr. 8. Al Brewer 9. Justin Carlson 10. Bruce Powell 11. Vic Vena 12. Steve Dixon 13. Gary Eicher 14. Troy Carr 15. Justin Tatlow 16. Joe Weber 17. Kyle Bedell 18. Gary Sullivan 19. Jack Young 20. Alan Dellinger 21. Richard Michael, Jr. 22. Nathan Hill 23. Jim Dellinger 24. Craig Bedell-DNS 25. Joel Watson-DNS 26. T.J. Downs-DNS 27. Rick Robinson-DNS 28. Paul Phillips-DNS.

“Last year, I kind of wanted to start running dashes, but was unable to find a sponsor, so we stuck with the normal top twelve redraw as we have done since day one with the series,” stated ULMS Racing Series Director, Chris Zuver. “This year, I thought about it again and approached Todd Andrews of Andrews Auto Salvage and he was willing to sponsor the dashes.” “We are going to do the dashes just like we have done them the past two years at McKean County Raceway for the Fall Classic.”

In the past the top twelve qualifiers in the heat races redrew for the main event starting positions, this those top twelve qualifiers will redraw for the respective dashes. Drivers pulling an odd number pill will start in the first dash and the even number pills will result in the drivers running in the second dash. How the drivers finish the first dash will determine the inside row and the second dash will determine the outside row. A point system will be kept on the finishes and at the end of the season; the top point car in the Andrews Auto Salvage Dash will receive a $300 bonus.

“When ULMS first started, not many events and tracks did the top twelve redraw. Now many weekly race tracks have some sort of top twelve redraw and for our series to look more different than a normal special weekly show, I need to distance ourselves from that look,” commented, Zuver.

The Northern Tier Inc. United Late Model Series kicks off the 2008 season on Saturday, April 26 at McKean County Raceway in East Smethport, PA. The 19th Annual Jim Duffy Memorial will pay $2000 to win along with lap money. Also the winner of the Jim Duffy Memorial will be a guaranteed starter for the $5000 to win IRS sanctioned Dave Lundgren Memorial on Friday, May 16 at MCR.

2008 Norther Tier Inc. United Late Model Series Schedule:

April 26 McKean County Raceway

June 26 McKean County Raceway (No Pts)

Top 5 ULMS vs T5 Modifieds

July 3 Little Valley Speedway

July 31 McKean County Raceway

Aug 2 WOODHULL

Aug 3 Humbestone Can ODLM (Show up Pts)

Aug 29 Oshweken Can ODLM (Show up Pts)

Sept 13 TBA

Sept 26 McKean County Raceway

Sept 27 McKean County Raceway

October 4 Mercer Raceway Park

The Northern Tier Inc. United Late Model Series is sponsored by: Northern Tier Inc., Bernheisel Race Cars Inc., Hoosier Tire of Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire, American Racer, R&M Home and Auto / AMSOIL, Close Racing Supply, GRT Race Cars, Big Shot Performance, The Shock SAVER, WZKZ Radio, Cousins Designs, Bills Dirt Late Models.com, Raceway Magazine.com, Genesis Shocks, Andrews Auto Salvage and Justified by Grace Web Services.