Hammett, PA (June 19, 2016) – Story by Jay Pees:

Zimmer’s Service Center United Late Model Series visited Eriez Speedway for the Annual Dick Litz Memorial, a 29-lap feature paying $2900 to win. Litz, the 1983 Eriez Speedway champion and one of the track’s all-time favorite drivers is remembered every summer with this event. Coincidentally, 29 racers took time trials with Max Blair setting fastest time of 15.133 seconds. Dave Hess Jr was second fast with Rob Blair, (Eriez points leader), third quick, and John Lobb,  fourth fastest.

The evening’s main event was the Plyler Overhead Door 29-lap, $2900 to win Dick Litz Memorial for the Zimmer Service Center ULMS Super Late Models. Four cars who had signed into the pits were not able to make the starting field. John Volpe and John Lobb led the 26-car starting field to green with Volpe jumping out to the lead in turn one but third starting Max Blair was leading at the end of lap one. By lap five Blair was nearly a quarter lap ahead of Lobb, now second, Volpe, last week’s winner Dave Hess Jr, and Bump Hedman. Hedman got by Hess at seven laps for fourth. Eric Andrus “swapped ends” on the front straight with eight laps completed, eliminating Blair’s lead. One lap after green Hess was up to third and was using the extreme outside to get alongside Lobb at eleven complete and edge ahead at lap twelve. Hedman also got by Lobb at lap thirteen. Yellow flew at lap fourteen as Chris Hackett spun in turn three. At halfway it was Blair, Hess, Hedman, Rob Blair, and Lobb in the top five. Volpe got by Lobb for fifth at nineteen complete. Rob Blair got by Hedman for third a lap later and began challenging Hess for second with five laps left as yellow flew again for Dutch Davies, stopped in turn four. Hess tried getting by Max Blair on the final restart using the topside but Blair pulled away at lap twenty six, going on to the $2900, plus contingency awards, win. Hess wound up second with Rob Blair third, Volpe fourth, and Chub Frank up to fifth at the checkers.

Zimmer’s Service Center ULMS Super Late Models:

Zimmers Service Center Heat 1: Max Blair, Bump Hedman, Dutch Davies, Jared Miley, Jake Finnerty, Matt Urban, Breyton Santee, Mickey Wright

Hoosier Racing Tire Heat 2: Dave Hess Jr, Chub Frank, Dave Scott, Greg Oakes, Kyle Scott, Charles Powell Jr, Bob Dorman

American Racer Tire Heat 3: Rob Blair, Darrell Bossard, Steve Kania, Steve Kania, Boom Briggs, Ward Schell, Damon Lewis, Chris Peterson

Jays Auto Wrecking Heat 4: John Lobb, John Volpe, Chris Hackett, Rich Gardner, Eric Andress, Chuck Parker, Mike Oakes

Feature: Max Blair, Dave Hess Jr, Rob Blair, John Volpe, Chub Frank, David Scott, Bump Hedman, Jared Miley, John Lobb, Darrell Bossard, Greg Oakes, Chris Hackett, Ward Schell. Steve Kania, Charles Powell Jr, Boom Briggs, Bob Dorman, Kyle Scott, Breyton Santee, Matt Urban, Eric Andrus, Devin Lewis, Dutch Davies, Rich Gardner, Chuck Parker, Michael Oakes, Jake Finnerty (DNS), Chris Peterson (DNS), Chad Wright (DNS)