The 2024 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series season finally came to a close on Friday, January 10, 2025 with the Championship Awards Banquet.
The Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Late Model Series completed 20 of their 26 scheduled events in three states (NY, PA, WV) at 14 different venues. With an average of 23.45 cars per night that saw over 180 different drivers participate in Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series touring events. Just shy of $700,000.00 was paid out from the United Late Model Series to races in its 20 completed events as well! The “Elite Driver Program” continued to grow offering the teams over $40,000.00 in savings at the track and product. This was done through incentive programs with the following partners: Rocket Chassis, Integra Shocks, Keizer Racing Wheels, Hoosier Racing Tire, American Racer Tire, Velocita-USA, and Lindemuth Laser Etching, Eight drivers signed on previous to the season beginning. Of those eight, four were new drivers to the touring series and respectively known as some of the up and coming stars of the northern and mid-atlantic regions!
Lindemuth Laser Etching Elite Drivers of 2024:
#72 – Tyler Emory , #56 – Dylan Fenton , #48 – Colton Flinner , #27 – Michael Lake , #44 – Dylan Lewis, #4s – Ryan Montgomery , #10s – Dave Stamm , #1z – Logan Zarin
A tight points battle up to the mid-season showed it might be another year of Tyler Emory and Ryan Montgomery battling out, that was until Emory had to step away from the driver seat for the remainder of the year due to medical issues at the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series event on July 18, 2025 at Path Valley Speedway. With that, it appeared Montgomery might walk away with it over Michael Lake and Logan Zarin. That was until the Montgomery team had to step away from weekly racing due to ongoing medical issues with team member. Due to this, the points chase back into the spotlight, Lake led the charge but Zarin continued to close. Coming into the last event of the season it was either’s championship to win! Lake would eventually come out on top taking both the Championship and the Chew on This – Jerky Rookie of the Year Award!
Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Championship Banquet took place once again at Three Rivers Karting & Entertainment Park; the venue offered a banquet hall, catered food and drinks, indoor kart racing for the guests and supported a local racing business being 3RK which is operated and partially owned by longtime racer and previous Lindemuth Laser Etching Elite Driver Daryl Charlier. With a filled hall the banquet awarded the 2024 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series participants their point fund monies, trophy awards, large points checks, American Racer Tires, merchandise and embroidered jackets, Two new team suits from Velocita-USA, over $6,000.00 from Integra Shocks and another $2,000.00 from Rocket Chassis for their Loyalty Programs, amongst other awards.
Michael Lake was awarded $8,000.00 for his Championship and another $1,500.00 for the 2024 Chew on This – Jerky Rookie of the Year award. With incentives earned throughout the year, Lake garnered an additional $4,000.00 approximately pushing the total to closer to $14,000.00 for the Bobby Lake Motorsports owned team. His standout year saw one touring series wins, 10 top five’s and 15 top 10’s out of the 20 completed events.
Second in Championship Points standings, Logan Zarin was awarded $5,000.00 for his efforts. Zarin who also signed up for the Integra Shocks Loyalty program received another $5,000.00 for Integra Shocks and another $500.00 for the Integra Shocks Loyalty Program. From being a Lindemuth Laser Etching Elite Driver in 2024, Zarin garnered an additional $6,000.00 in savings from the tour. Pushing his point fund and loyalty earnings closer to $17,000.00 for his second place effort! Improving from his 2023 run with the tour, Zarin concluded the season with a best finish of third, five top five’s, 13 top 10’s, out of 19 starts!
Ryan Montgomery would still finish the 2024 season in third but due to missing multiple key events, be ineligible for awards on what started out as an impeccable year for the Suppa Racing / Montgomery Racing team out of Fairmont, WV!
Dave Stamm finished in fourth on his sixth year on the tour! Stamm who has become a staple on the series in recent years with his #10s Mastersbilt concluded the season with a best finish of eight, four top tens, in 20 starts. Stamm received $2,750.00 for his fourth place finish and garnered an additional $3,000.00 in savings from the tour for being an Lindemuth Laser Etching Elite Driver once again in 2024 totaling his point fund to nearly $6,000.00!
Dylan Lewis, on his first full year traveling with a super late model finished with fifth place honors and second in the Chew on This – Jerky Rookie of the Year chase to only Michael Lake. Lewis piloted his #44 – Rocket Chassis to three top 10s and a best finish of sixth out of 14 starts on the season. He was awarded $1,500.00 and another $500.00 for being a Rocket Chassis Loyalty member amongst other certificates. 
Chew On This – Jerky returned again in 2024 as the presenting sponsor of the Rookie of the Year Award. For 2024, this meant four of the eight drivers were all in a chase for the award. One rookie found Close Racing Supply Victory lane while others came close. Michael Lake won his first Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series event of the year at Bradford Speedway for the “U.S.M.C. Corporal Jason Dunham Memorial”
Additional Awards:
Lindemuth Laser Etching was awarded the 2024 United Late Model Series Sponsor of the Year!
Greg Beach of Logan Zarin Racing was award the 2024 United Late Model Series Crew Chief of the Year!
2024 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Championship Points (Top 10):
- Michael Lake – 466 Points | One Wins | 100% Attendance
- Logan Zarin – 401 Points | One Win | 100% Attendance
- Ryan Montgomery – 344 Points |
- Dave Stamm – 293Points | | 100% Attendance
- Dylan Lewis – 284 Points | | 100% Attendance
- Alex Ferree – 171 Points | One Win
- Drake Troutman – 167 Points | Two Win
- Tyler Emory – 164 Points | One Win
- Gregg Satterlee – 153 Points | One Win
- Jared Miley – 153 Points |
2024 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Rookie of The Year Presented by Chew On This – Jerky Points (Top Four):
- Michael Lake – 466 Points | One Wins | 100% Attendance | $1,500.00
- Dylan Lewis – 284 Points | | 100% Attendance
- Colton Flinner – 139 Points
- Dylan Fenton – 98 Points
2024 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Rocket Chassis Loyalty Program:
- Logan Zarin – 401 Points | One Win | 100% Attendance | $500.00
- Dylan Lewis – 284 Points | | 100% Attendance | $500.00
2024 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Integra Shocks Loyalty Program:
- Logan Zarin – 401 Points | One Win | 100% Attendance | $5000.00
- Dylan Lewis – 284 Points | | 100% Attendance |
The 2024 United Late Model Series was presented by Jay’s Automotive and our marketing partners Lindemuth Laser Etching (LLE), United E-Mod Series (UEMS), Chew On This – Jerky, Close Racing Supply (CRS), Integra Shocks, Keizer Racing Wheels, Swift Springs, Beyea Headers, Rocket Chassis, Hoosier Racing Tire/HTMA, American Racer Tire/Lias Tire, Three Rivers Karting and Entertainment Park, Hi-Line Motorsports, Zarin Truck & Automotive, Montgomery Homes LLC, United Construction & Pressure Washing LLC, The Garage Crawl, Cousins Designs, Weekend Warrior Design, Velocita-USA, Hot Shoe Racewear.
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Season of the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series is right around the corner and offering some of the largest paying events the region has to offer! Already twenty full events have been released, five of those paying $20,000.00 or more to win. Ten events pay $10,000.00 or more to win, every show pays a minimum of $5,000.00 to win and $500.00 to start! A new speedweek program has been put together on I-86 for the now “Independence Speedweek” running from July 3-6, 2025 offering four races in four nights! Return of the Elite Driver Program, larger incentives, increased point fund and so much more. If you are interested in signing up as an elite driver for 2025 or interested in being a series or event sponsor/partner, reach out to us today as we continue to put on the greatest show on dirt in the northeast regional late model scene.
Marketing/Event Inquiries can be sent to the United Late Model Series at press@ulmsracing.com. Mailed material to 204 Boden Avenue, Carnegie, PA, 15106. Make sure to visit our website www.ulmsracing.com along with our various social media’s with www.linktr.ee/ulmsracing to keep up to date on all things United Late Model Series related!