KANKAKEE (IL) - 6-14-2022 - UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals - DRIVER ROLL CALL

Kankakee County Speedway
Kankakee, Illinois

Track - http://www.kankakeecountyspeedway.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/KankakeeCountySpeedway

Tuesday, June 14th, 2022
"UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals"

UMP DIRTcar Super Late Models ----- $5,000 to win
UMP DIRTcar Modifieds ---- $1,500 to win
UMP DIRTcar Pro Late Models
UMP DIRTcar Stock Cars

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DRIVER ROLL CALL

3s - Brian Shirley
B12 - Kevin Weaver
18 - Shannon Babb
24 - Ryan Unzicker
28 - Dennis Erb Jr.
32 - Bobby Pierce
42 - McKay Wenger
89 - Mike Spatola
99jr. - Frank Heckenast Jr.

Payton Freeman

Tanner English & Jason Fever will both be there... Does anyone know if Cody Overton still plans to run the entire tour?

Justin Duty will be there and he is running the first two weeks of the tour he said.

44- Colin Shipley

Remove Babb. He now has Tri-City listed as his first race.

Frankie 99 for the win tonight!

Atta boy Stubs😖

9 pm and no racing. Why in the he?? would you time trial all 4 division Try a draw redraw format. KKK FAIL.

This would be a great time to call an audible and run the local heats and features last. I get that something out of their control happened, but there HAS TO be a contingency plan.

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Originally Posted by MUD MAESTRO

9 pm and no racing. Why in the he?? would you time trial all 4 division Try a draw redraw format. KKK FAIL.

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Power outrage earlier. Cut them some slack, new promoter.

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Originally Posted by obamaracing#1

Power outrage earlier. Cut them some slack, new promoter.

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There's a tractor supply, harbor freight, lowes and menards
all within 15 minutes of the track. im sure one of them has a generator to power a water pump.

Cut them some slack? Run 4 divisions on a Tuesday night. And schedule the late model feature third. How smart is that for a new promoter? I don't get it.

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Originally Posted by Dirt Clod

Cut them some slack? Run 4 divisions on a Tuesday night. And schedule the late model feature third. How smart is that for a new promoter? I don't get it.

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It is a terrible decision. We didn’t drive an hour and a half to go based on that alone.

Fellas if you want to do it go runs track your self. The power outage was caused by a hauler hitting a cable wire it the pits that was a hair to low and that was the same wire the pump runs off of. They had to call Com Ed to have to have it fixed. They absorbed a lot of lingering issues from the last promoter here and Kankakee and are going to be working out the kinks in all of it through out the race season. He!! even the PA system is out of wack. No new promoter if perfect right out of the gate.

Time trials for 4 divisions?! Ouch. That sounds awful. Totally get the power issue. Also, run late models first. Always run the big show first.

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Originally Posted by HoosierDirtFan

Fellas if you want to do it go runs track your self. The power outage was caused by a hauler hitting a cable wire it the pits that was a hair to low and that was the same wire the pump runs off of. They had to call Com Ed to have to have it fixed. They absorbed a lot of lingering issues from the last promoter here and Kankakee and are going to be working out the kinks in all of it through out the race season. He!! even the PA system is out of wack. No new promoter if perfect right out of the gate.

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Nathan, I just don't know how to reply to your post. I certainly don't want to promote a dirt track. If their are lingering problems, its the duty of management to solve those before a premier event. There's more to promoting than opening up the gates.

That was a one-lane snoozer. The UMP format is horrible.

With that being said, congratulations to Ryan Unzicker and his crew on the win.

wow that was boring....needed to farm the track before the A's

That's what happens when you have 4 divisions and don't run the supers first. UMP needs to start running their shows like Lucas does and stop holding people hostage.

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Originally Posted by MUD MAESTRO

Nathan, I just don't know how to reply to your post. I certainly don't want to promote a dirt track. If their are lingering problems, its the duty of management to solve those before a premier event. There's more to promoting than opening up the gates.

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And that is my point. There are a bunch of issues that need to be fixed. I don't know what the deal was with getting the show started that late outside of the pole and wires being knocked down but that needs to be the first issue to be solved. The heat races where good but the feature was a snoozer. I’ve never seen Kankakee race like that. Hope that doesn’t happen again. O well on to the next race at Peoria tonight.

Man, this is a tough bunch.

I get that stuff happens out of your control, but you have to adjust to it. Scrap the hot lap/qualifying for the 2 support classes, run their heats in conjunction with the B's for mods and lates, then after that come right back with the A mains for mods and lates. Unbelievable that UMP can't do anything outside the box, ever. Then those who want to stay for the 2 support class features can do so after the other classes are done.

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Originally Posted by LM1M

I get that stuff happens out of your control, but you have to adjust to it. Scrap the hot lap/qualifying for the 2 support classes, run their heats in conjunction with the B's for mods and lates, then after that come right back with the A mains for mods and lates. Unbelievable that UMP can't do anything outside the box, ever. Then those who want to stay for the 2 support class features can do so after the other classes are done.

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Couldn’t agree more!!
Maybe put someone with a backbone in charge and enforce some rules. First rule: the late model feature on a weeknight will be on the track by 9:30. You can run as many support classes as you want but the late model heats, consi’s and feature take precedent.

I’d agree. The crates & stock car guys didn’t need hot laps. Especially since they know the track.

Impressive 4th place finish last night by 18 year old Drake Troutman from Pennsylvania.

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Originally Posted by BTExpress

Impressive 4th place finish last night by 18 year old Drake Troutman from Pennsylvania.

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That boy is pretty good. I'm excited to see his career take off.