Chew on This-Jerky Rookie of The Race – Colton Flinner
He may not be a rookie in the ranks of regional racing nor at the famed “Monster Dirt Half-Mile” of Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway but the #48 Longhorn Chassis piloted by none other than Pittsburgh’s own Colton Flinner claimed the award and here’s why.
Flinner signed onto the 2024 Lindemuth Laser Etching Elite Driver Program to contend for the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Championship as well as the Chew on This – Jerky Rookie of the Year Award. Coming out of Saturdays sixth place finish in the United Late Model Series “Pot of Gold – 75”, Flinner finds himself in a three way tie for fifth in points alongside other series regular and Lindemuth Laser Etching Elite Driver Michael Lake of Uniontown, PA as well as the talented central Pennsylvania driver Dylan Yoder of Middleburg, PA.
With a complete team change in the 2023 off season, new and old equipment as well as multiple other overcomings it would appear that Flinner has his eyes set on Gold for 2024 with his crew. The #48 team definitely will be one to watch in 2024.
Colton Flinner current 2024 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Results:
03.16.2024 – Pa Motor Speedway
Qualifying: Fast Time of Group A – 19.516
Heats: Second Place (-1)
Feature: Sixth Place (+1)
Points: Tied for fifth (+28)
The current Chew on This Jerky Rookie of the Year drivers are all Lindemuth Laser Etching Elite Drivers as well:
#48 – Colton Flinner of Pittsburgh, Pa (+28)
#27 – Michael Lake of Uniontown, Pa (+28)
#56 – Dylan Fenton of Clearfield, Pa (+14)
#44 – Dylan Lewis of Oakland, MD (+1)
Up next for the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series:
Williams Grove Speedway – Friday March 22, 2024
A $4,000.00 to win and $400.00 to start event. The only super late model event at the famed half mile in all of 2024 as well as the first super late event at the track since the United Late Model Series last visit in March of 2022 which saw Gregg Satterlee and Rick Eckert pick up victories.
Then we will take the month of April off with the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series and begin the 2024 Elite Motorsport’s United E-Mod Series at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on Saturday April 13th, 2024 for $3,000.00 to win and $200.00 to start the event.
The Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series will then pick back up for a HUGE month of May beginning with topless events at Ohio Valley Speedway and Tyler County Speedway on May 3rd and 4th of 2024. Both events will pay $5,000.00 to win. The following week traveling north to Lernerville Speedway for the “Willie & Conda McConnell Memorial”. This event has now started becoming a staple for the series and region, last year it tied the season high of 39 entrees and saw Gregg Satterlee leave with the win. The following day the tour travels to Latrobe Speedway for the “Dave Kittey Memorial”. Ending the month off, the series will travel back down to West Virginia for the reopening of the famous Pennsboro Speedway. The event classified as the “Race of Regions” will take place on May 25-27, 2024 and is expected to feature some of the top names in super late model racing. The events will pay $7,500.00 to win and $700.00 to start on the 26th, with the event on the 27th paying $10,000.00 to win and $1,000.00 to start.
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The United Late Model Series is supported by:
United E-Mod Series, Jay’s Automotive & Used Cars LLC, Lindemuth Laser Etching (LLE), Close Racing Supply (CRS), Chew on This – Jerky, Keizer Racing Wheels, Swift Springs, Beyea Headers, Integra Racing Shocks, Rocket Chassis, Hoosier Racing Tire, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic (HTMA), American Racer Tire, Lias Tire Racing Division, Three Rivers Karting and Entertainment Park, Velocita-USA, Hot Shoe Racewear, Cousins Designs, The Garage Crawl, Zarin Truck & Automotive, Montgomery Homes, United Construction & Pressure Washing (UCPW), & Neff Landscaping LLC.
Photo’s By: B & T Milne Photography.
Cover Photo: Brandon Goodman Photography