UFo Race Championship
05-09-2011, 10:53 AM
May 9, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler County Speedway Increases Start Payoff for UFo Events. !
(Mars, PA) – Due to the strong driver and fan support of the UFo “Topless 51” at Tyler County Speedway, Circle Track Management Group has increased start money for the next 2 UFo events at the track. The “King of the Bullring” on June 4 and the “Earl Hill ShootOut” on July 2 will now pay $400 to start for the Super Late Models.
UFo will return to the Tyler County Speedway on Saturday, June 4 for the “King of the Bullring.” This Area-51 lap feature will pay $4,000 to the winner. The 2011 UFo season opening “Topless 51” at Tyler County provided amazing racing action with a strong field of 40 Super Late Models. After 51 laps, Jared Hawkins of Fairmont, WV roared from 13th on the grid to take the win over his brother Jacob who started 17th. 12th starting Robbie Scott, 9th starting Paul Wilmoth Jr. and 21st starting Mike Benedum followed. The top 10 finishers advances 74 positions at the “Topless 51.”
The FASTRAK Pro-Late, TSMA E-modified, TSMA Hot Mod, Mod-Lite, Eco-Flyer and children’s Mini-Wedge divisions will also be in competition at the UFo “King of the Bullring.” Pit gates will open at 3:00, grandstands 4:30, Mini-Wedge Racing at 5:15, warm-ups at 6:30 and racing at 7:00 PM. General admission will be $18, with a $2 discount to the grandstands for fans arriving between 4:30 and 5:30 PM. Children 10 and under are free to the grandstands. All pit tickets are $33.
The payoff for the UFo Super Late Models for the “King of the Bullring” & “Earl Hill ShootOut” Area-51 lap feature at Tyler County will be: 1st-$4,000 2nd-$1,800 3rd-$1,200 4th-$1,000 5th-$800 6th-$700 7th-$600 8th-$550 9th-$525 10th-$500 11th-$475 12th-$450 13th-$440 14th-$425 15th-$410 16th-$400 17th-$400 18th-$400 19th-$400 20th-$400 21st-$400 22nd-$400. $150 paid to all cars that DNQ that make 1 lap on the track under their own power. UFo Race Championship events have NO car entry fee and NO driver membership fees.
The UFo Race Championship is an event marketing alliance among independent supertracks in the PA-WV-MD region. Participating speedways presents their own championship Super Late Model events under the UFo banner throughout the season using common tech and procedure rules with a year-end, group funded, point bonus for the top finishing drivers on the tour. Eligible tracks are within the 3 hour travel distance of the central point of Washington, PA.
UFo is proudly supported by its major sponsors. American Racer is based out of Indiana, PA. Lias Tire, located at 488 North 5th Street in Indiana, PA, is the regional distributor for American Racer. More information on American Racer and Lias Tire may be found at http://www.americanraceronline.com, http://www.liastireonline.com or by calling 800-638-7028.
Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic is headquartered at 2931 Industrial Park Drive in Finksburg, MD with satellite distribution centers at 1076 South Main Street in Roaring Springs, PA and at Precise Racing Products located at located at 110 S Pike Road #207 in Sarver, PA. Information on Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic may be found at http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com. Precise Racing Products website is http://www.preciseracing.com. HTMA and Precise Racing can be reached at 800-651-5164.
Townsend Gas and Oil is a regional distribution center for VP Racing Fuels and is located at 1740 Old US 119 at Homer City, PA. More information may be found by calling by calling 800-779-5241 or at http://www.townsendgasoil.com. Race-1 located at Race-1 is located at 299 East Western Reserve Road in Poland, OH. Phone contact is 330-540-7223 and the official website is http://www.race-1.com.
ASI Racewear is the official provider of UFo race apparel and carries merchandise of many top Super Late Model drivers. Information on ASI may be found at http://www.asiwear.com. Rocket Chassis will reward the 2011 UFo Race Champion with a $1,000 chassis credit. Their website is http://www.rocketchassis.com.
Complete information on the UFo Race Championship may be found at http://www.uforacechampionship.com. Central PA Speedway is located off of US 322 west of Clearfield, PA on Mt. Zion Road. The track phone is 814.768.FLAG and the track website is http://www.centralpaspeedway.com. Dog Hollow Speedway is located east of Indiana, PA off US 422 on PA 403 at Strongstown. The track phone is 814-948-6812 and promoter phone is 814-948-4252. The track website is http://www.dog-hollow.net.
Hesston Speedway is located off of SR 26 south of Huntingdon, PA at Hesston PA at the Race Track Road turnoff. The track website is http://www.hesstonspeedway.com with track phone 814-658-2823. Mercer Raceway Park is located just north of Mercer, PA off US 19 on Fairground Road. The track website is http://www.mercerracewaypark.com, race day and office phone is 724-662-1310.
Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway is located just west of Pittsburgh off US 22 at Imperial, PA off the Noblestown exit. The track website is http://www.ppms.com, office phone 412-279-7223 and race day phone 724-695-3363 or 724-695-0393. Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex is located east of Farmington, PA off US 40. Website information may be obtained at http://www.roaringknob.com, with race day phone 724-329-0306. The Rock Speedway is located at south of Cumberland, MD off US 220 at the Allegany County Fairgrounds. Track website is http://www.therockspeedway.com and office phone for Oval Track Promotions of 410-857-3821 for both tracks.
Thunder Valley Raceway is located off PA 160 and US 30 at Central City, PA on Shade Church Road. The track website is http://www..thundervalleyraceway.com, race day phone 814-754-8090 and office phone 301-733-3688. Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. The track website is http://www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. with race day phone 304-758-2660 and phones for Circle Track Management Group of 304-904-0021 and 304-483-2536.
2011 Average Car Count = 40
2011 Highest Car Count = 40
2011 Schedule
Dates Subject to adjustment.
RACEceivers required at Tyler County, Roaring Knob. PPMS, Hesston, Mercer, Elkins and Dog Hollow.
Transponders required at PPMS & Mercer. Rentals available.
*$2,000 to win races are non-point preliminary events run under UFo rules
Saturday, March 26 / Mercer Raceway Park / Chiller Thriller / 41 laps / $3,000 cancelled by weather
Saturday, April 9 / Tyler County Speedway / Topless 51 / 51 laps / $4,000 won by Jared Hawkins
Saturday, May 14 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / PENNational / 2-28 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, May 21 / Thunder Valley Raceway / Shawn McGarvey Showdown / 38 laps / $3,000
Sunday, May 29 / Hesston Speedway / Triple TnT / 2-25 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, June 4 / Tyler County Speedway / King of the Bullring / 51 laps / $4,000
Friday, June 17 / Elkins Raceway / Chuck Gear Trophy / 41 laps / $3,000
Saturday, June 18 / Thunder Valley Raceway / Willie Will Tribute / 38 laps / $3,000
Saturday, July 2 / Tyler County Speedway / Earl Hill ShootOut / 51 laps / $4,000
Sunday, July 3 / Central PA Speedway / Yankee Doodle / 51 laps / $10,000
Saturday, July 9 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Supernational Road / 41 laps / $3,000
Sunday, July 17 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Connor Bobik Revolution 2011 / 44 laps / $4,000
Saturday, July 23 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2-28 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, August 6 / Hesston Speedway / Sonny & Peggy Eriksen PA Grand Prix / 2-25 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, August 20 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley Rumble / 44 laps / $4,053
Friday, September 2 / Tyler County Speedway / WV State Championship / TBA laps / $8,000
Saturday, September 3 / off for the Black Diamond at Tyler County Speedway
Saturday, September 10 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / King of the Knob / 51 laps / $5,000
Friday, September 16 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / i-Monster / 33 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, September 17 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / Tri-Star Pittsburgher / 66 laps / $7,000
Friday, September 30 / The Rock Speedway / Waikiki Wave / 31 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, October 1 / The Rock Speedway / Big Kahuna / 44 laps / $5,000
Friday, October 7 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Night Flight 2 Mars / 36 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, October 8 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / ROAR-2 / 55 laps / $5,000
Saturday, October 22 / Hesston Speedway / Mega-Speed Mach1 / 2-28 laps $4,000 total
2011 UFo Race Championship Point Standings
as of the “Topless 51”
Car Driver Hometown Points
37 Jared Hawkins Fairmont, WV 100
37J Jacob Hawkins Fairmont, WV 98
18 Robbie Scott Shinnston, WV 97
B1 Paul Wilmoth Jr Clarksburg, WV 96
25 Mike Benedum Bristol, WV 95
28R Harold Redman Jr Tyler Mountian, WV 94
S1 Steve Wilmoth Clarksburg, WV 93
1MC Butch McGill West Union, WV 92
03 Doug Eck Corry, PA 91
17 Keith Barbara South Park, PA 90
31 Bob Gordon Keyser, WV 89
12 Devin Friese Mercersburg, PA 88
28C Clate Copeman Greensburg, PA 87
17 Zack Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 86
6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 85
01 Andy Bond Coolville, OH 84
H1 Jared Miley South Park, PA 83
21 Matt Lux Franklin, PA 82
33 Chris Meadows Beckley, WV 81
18D Danny Mitchell Clarksburg, WV 80
8 Freddie Carpenter Parkersburg, WV 79
119 Chad McClellan Stoystown, PA 70
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tyler County Speedway Increases Start Payoff for UFo Events. !
(Mars, PA) – Due to the strong driver and fan support of the UFo “Topless 51” at Tyler County Speedway, Circle Track Management Group has increased start money for the next 2 UFo events at the track. The “King of the Bullring” on June 4 and the “Earl Hill ShootOut” on July 2 will now pay $400 to start for the Super Late Models.
UFo will return to the Tyler County Speedway on Saturday, June 4 for the “King of the Bullring.” This Area-51 lap feature will pay $4,000 to the winner. The 2011 UFo season opening “Topless 51” at Tyler County provided amazing racing action with a strong field of 40 Super Late Models. After 51 laps, Jared Hawkins of Fairmont, WV roared from 13th on the grid to take the win over his brother Jacob who started 17th. 12th starting Robbie Scott, 9th starting Paul Wilmoth Jr. and 21st starting Mike Benedum followed. The top 10 finishers advances 74 positions at the “Topless 51.”
The FASTRAK Pro-Late, TSMA E-modified, TSMA Hot Mod, Mod-Lite, Eco-Flyer and children’s Mini-Wedge divisions will also be in competition at the UFo “King of the Bullring.” Pit gates will open at 3:00, grandstands 4:30, Mini-Wedge Racing at 5:15, warm-ups at 6:30 and racing at 7:00 PM. General admission will be $18, with a $2 discount to the grandstands for fans arriving between 4:30 and 5:30 PM. Children 10 and under are free to the grandstands. All pit tickets are $33.
The payoff for the UFo Super Late Models for the “King of the Bullring” & “Earl Hill ShootOut” Area-51 lap feature at Tyler County will be: 1st-$4,000 2nd-$1,800 3rd-$1,200 4th-$1,000 5th-$800 6th-$700 7th-$600 8th-$550 9th-$525 10th-$500 11th-$475 12th-$450 13th-$440 14th-$425 15th-$410 16th-$400 17th-$400 18th-$400 19th-$400 20th-$400 21st-$400 22nd-$400. $150 paid to all cars that DNQ that make 1 lap on the track under their own power. UFo Race Championship events have NO car entry fee and NO driver membership fees.
The UFo Race Championship is an event marketing alliance among independent supertracks in the PA-WV-MD region. Participating speedways presents their own championship Super Late Model events under the UFo banner throughout the season using common tech and procedure rules with a year-end, group funded, point bonus for the top finishing drivers on the tour. Eligible tracks are within the 3 hour travel distance of the central point of Washington, PA.
UFo is proudly supported by its major sponsors. American Racer is based out of Indiana, PA. Lias Tire, located at 488 North 5th Street in Indiana, PA, is the regional distributor for American Racer. More information on American Racer and Lias Tire may be found at http://www.americanraceronline.com, http://www.liastireonline.com or by calling 800-638-7028.
Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic is headquartered at 2931 Industrial Park Drive in Finksburg, MD with satellite distribution centers at 1076 South Main Street in Roaring Springs, PA and at Precise Racing Products located at located at 110 S Pike Road #207 in Sarver, PA. Information on Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic may be found at http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com. Precise Racing Products website is http://www.preciseracing.com. HTMA and Precise Racing can be reached at 800-651-5164.
Townsend Gas and Oil is a regional distribution center for VP Racing Fuels and is located at 1740 Old US 119 at Homer City, PA. More information may be found by calling by calling 800-779-5241 or at http://www.townsendgasoil.com. Race-1 located at Race-1 is located at 299 East Western Reserve Road in Poland, OH. Phone contact is 330-540-7223 and the official website is http://www.race-1.com.
ASI Racewear is the official provider of UFo race apparel and carries merchandise of many top Super Late Model drivers. Information on ASI may be found at http://www.asiwear.com. Rocket Chassis will reward the 2011 UFo Race Champion with a $1,000 chassis credit. Their website is http://www.rocketchassis.com.
Complete information on the UFo Race Championship may be found at http://www.uforacechampionship.com. Central PA Speedway is located off of US 322 west of Clearfield, PA on Mt. Zion Road. The track phone is 814.768.FLAG and the track website is http://www.centralpaspeedway.com. Dog Hollow Speedway is located east of Indiana, PA off US 422 on PA 403 at Strongstown. The track phone is 814-948-6812 and promoter phone is 814-948-4252. The track website is http://www.dog-hollow.net.
Hesston Speedway is located off of SR 26 south of Huntingdon, PA at Hesston PA at the Race Track Road turnoff. The track website is http://www.hesstonspeedway.com with track phone 814-658-2823. Mercer Raceway Park is located just north of Mercer, PA off US 19 on Fairground Road. The track website is http://www.mercerracewaypark.com, race day and office phone is 724-662-1310.
Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway is located just west of Pittsburgh off US 22 at Imperial, PA off the Noblestown exit. The track website is http://www.ppms.com, office phone 412-279-7223 and race day phone 724-695-3363 or 724-695-0393. Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex is located east of Farmington, PA off US 40. Website information may be obtained at http://www.roaringknob.com, with race day phone 724-329-0306. The Rock Speedway is located at south of Cumberland, MD off US 220 at the Allegany County Fairgrounds. Track website is http://www.therockspeedway.com and office phone for Oval Track Promotions of 410-857-3821 for both tracks.
Thunder Valley Raceway is located off PA 160 and US 30 at Central City, PA on Shade Church Road. The track website is http://www..thundervalleyraceway.com, race day phone 814-754-8090 and office phone 301-733-3688. Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. Tyler County Speedway is located south of Middlebourne, WV on SR 18 at the Tyler County Fairgrounds. The track website is http://www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. with race day phone 304-758-2660 and phones for Circle Track Management Group of 304-904-0021 and 304-483-2536.
2011 Average Car Count = 40
2011 Highest Car Count = 40
2011 Schedule
Dates Subject to adjustment.
RACEceivers required at Tyler County, Roaring Knob. PPMS, Hesston, Mercer, Elkins and Dog Hollow.
Transponders required at PPMS & Mercer. Rentals available.
*$2,000 to win races are non-point preliminary events run under UFo rules
Saturday, March 26 / Mercer Raceway Park / Chiller Thriller / 41 laps / $3,000 cancelled by weather
Saturday, April 9 / Tyler County Speedway / Topless 51 / 51 laps / $4,000 won by Jared Hawkins
Saturday, May 14 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / PENNational / 2-28 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, May 21 / Thunder Valley Raceway / Shawn McGarvey Showdown / 38 laps / $3,000
Sunday, May 29 / Hesston Speedway / Triple TnT / 2-25 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, June 4 / Tyler County Speedway / King of the Bullring / 51 laps / $4,000
Friday, June 17 / Elkins Raceway / Chuck Gear Trophy / 41 laps / $3,000
Saturday, June 18 / Thunder Valley Raceway / Willie Will Tribute / 38 laps / $3,000
Saturday, July 2 / Tyler County Speedway / Earl Hill ShootOut / 51 laps / $4,000
Sunday, July 3 / Central PA Speedway / Yankee Doodle / 51 laps / $10,000
Saturday, July 9 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Supernational Road / 41 laps / $3,000
Sunday, July 17 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Connor Bobik Revolution 2011 / 44 laps / $4,000
Saturday, July 23 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2-28 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, August 6 / Hesston Speedway / Sonny & Peggy Eriksen PA Grand Prix / 2-25 laps / $4,000 total
Saturday, August 20 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley Rumble / 44 laps / $4,053
Friday, September 2 / Tyler County Speedway / WV State Championship / TBA laps / $8,000
Saturday, September 3 / off for the Black Diamond at Tyler County Speedway
Saturday, September 10 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / King of the Knob / 51 laps / $5,000
Friday, September 16 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / i-Monster / 33 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, September 17 / Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway / Tri-Star Pittsburgher / 66 laps / $7,000
Friday, September 30 / The Rock Speedway / Waikiki Wave / 31 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, October 1 / The Rock Speedway / Big Kahuna / 44 laps / $5,000
Friday, October 7 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / Night Flight 2 Mars / 36 laps / $2,000*
Saturday, October 8 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / ROAR-2 / 55 laps / $5,000
Saturday, October 22 / Hesston Speedway / Mega-Speed Mach1 / 2-28 laps $4,000 total
2011 UFo Race Championship Point Standings
as of the “Topless 51”
Car Driver Hometown Points
37 Jared Hawkins Fairmont, WV 100
37J Jacob Hawkins Fairmont, WV 98
18 Robbie Scott Shinnston, WV 97
B1 Paul Wilmoth Jr Clarksburg, WV 96
25 Mike Benedum Bristol, WV 95
28R Harold Redman Jr Tyler Mountian, WV 94
S1 Steve Wilmoth Clarksburg, WV 93
1MC Butch McGill West Union, WV 92
03 Doug Eck Corry, PA 91
17 Keith Barbara South Park, PA 90
31 Bob Gordon Keyser, WV 89
12 Devin Friese Mercersburg, PA 88
28C Clate Copeman Greensburg, PA 87
17 Zack Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 86
6T Tim Dohm Cross Lanes, WV 85
01 Andy Bond Coolville, OH 84
H1 Jared Miley South Park, PA 83
21 Matt Lux Franklin, PA 82
33 Chris Meadows Beckley, WV 81
18D Danny Mitchell Clarksburg, WV 80
8 Freddie Carpenter Parkersburg, WV 79
119 Chad McClellan Stoystown, PA 70