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Mason Zeigler Goes Wire-to-Wire at Tyler County with the United Late Model Series

For Immediate Release: May 03, 2026

Pittsburgh, PA – Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania native Mason Zeigler scored his first Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Presented by M&T Appliances victory of the 2026 season on Saturday night at Tyler County Speedway, capturing the $5,080-to-win 39th Annual Topless 50 Earl Hill Memorial.

Zeigler, the reigning 2025 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Presented by M&T Appliances Champion, has not yet committed to the full 2026 campaign. However, Saturday night’s performance may have the team reconsidering their plans for the remainder of the season.

The victory marks Zeigler’s ninth career United Late Model Series win, tying him for ninth on the all-time wins list alongside veteran driver Mike Knight.

A strong field of 29 entries signed in for competition on a brisk 50-degree day in Middlebourne, West Virginia, kicking off the twenty-sixth annual season for the United Late Model Series. The pit area featured eight Elite Drivers, six Chew On This – Jerky Rookie contenders, and a host of additional competitors.

Notable entries included Tyler Carpenter, making his first United Late Model Series start since October 2024, as well as Gateway Dirt Nationals promoter Cody Sommer’s DRT house car, driven by local standout K.C. Burdette. Veteran driver Eddie Carrier Jr. and several other regional standouts were also in attendance.

Zeigler set the pace in hot laps among the 29-car field and would have repeated the feat in qualifying. However, the No. 25z machine took an extra lap after receiving the checkered flag, resulting in his fastest time being disallowed. This handed overall fast time honors to K.C. Burdette in the No. 13 DRT Race Car, while Brock Pinkerous paced Group B in the No. 555.

A swift and efficient program followed, with the United Late Model Series A-Main concluding within three hours of the initial green flag as teams worked to stay ahead of an approaching cold front later in the evening. Four heat races and two B-Mains set the stage for the 39th Annual Topless 50 Earl Hill Memorial feature.

At the drop of the green, Zeigler quickly jumped out front, though early cautions kept Colten Burdette and Jon Lee within striking distance, with Luke Morey’s No. 49 also in contention. As the race progressed, Zeigler maintained control, navigating lap traffic multiple times while Lee and Burdette battled intensely for the runner-up position.

With fewer than five laps remaining, Lee had closed the gap to just a couple of car lengths, setting up a potential challenge for the lead. However, a lap 48 caution halted his momentum and gave Zeigler the clean track he needed. From there, Zeigler drove his Rocket Chassis to Close Racing Supply Victory Lane, securing the win in dominant, wire-to-wire fashion.

Official Results:

United Late Model Series 

Saturday, May 02, 2025

Outlaw Speedway – “Arthur & Cynthia MacMillan Memorial”

26 Entries

 

Media Results for 5/2/2026 at Tyler County Speedway – Middlebourne, WV

United Late Model Series 29 Entries

Earl Hill Memorial Topless 50 50 Laps | 00:29:15.949

  1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 5L-Jon Lee[2]; 3. 53C-Colten Burdette[3]; 4. 49-Luke Morey[4]; 5. 57-Kyle Thomas[6]; 6. 1-Braeden Dillinger[12]; 7. 13-KC Burdette[5]; 8. 12-Ryan Montgomery[11]; 9. 8B-Steve Banal[17]; 10. 22-Greg Oakes[16]; 11. 75-Eddie Carrier Jr[14]; 12. 1GRS-Daniel Hill[15]; 13. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[24]; 14. 5M-Ryan Markham[7]; 15. 44-Dylan Lewis[21]; 16. 97-Kevin Smith[23]; 17. 0-Troy Frazier[9]; 18. 01-Matt Glanden[18]; 19. 10S-Dave Stamm[19]; 20. (DNF) 10-Jared Miley[13]; 21. (DNF) 555-Brock Pinkerous[8]; 22. (DNF) 47W-Brandon Weigle[20]; 23. (DNF) 3-Travis Brown[10]; 24. (DNF) 13X-Ken Schaffer[22]

ULMS B Feature 1 10 Laps | 00:01:48.693

  1. 8B-Steve Banal[2]; 2. 13X-Ken Schaffer[1]; 3. 47W-Brandon Weigle[3]; 4. 28-Tyler Carpenter[6]; 5. 10*-Levi Yetter[5]; 6. 12R-Ryan Payne[4]; 7. 10S-Dave Stamm[7]

ULMS B Feature 2 10 Laps | 00:01:56.297

  1. 01-Matt Glanden[2]; 2. 34N-Josh Baldwin[4]; 3. 97-Kevin Smith[6]; 4. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[3]; 5. 44-Dylan Lewis[5]; 6. 26-Connor White[1]

ULMS Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:05:26.000

  1. 49-Luke Morey[2]; 2. 13-KC Burdette[1]; 3. 0-Troy Frazier[6]; 4. 10-Jared Miley[5]; 5. 13X-Ken Schaffer[3]; 6. 47W-Brandon Weigle[7]; 7. 10*-Levi Yetter[4]; 8. 10S-Dave Stamm[8]

ULMS Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:07:20.000

  1. 5L-Jon Lee[1]; 2. 5M-Ryan Markham[3]; 3. 3-Travis Brown[6]; 4. 75-Eddie Carrier Jr[2]; 5. 8B-Steve Banal[4]; 6. 12R-Ryan Payne[7]; 7. (DNS) 28-Tyler Carpenter

ULMS Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:27.000

  1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[2]; 2. 555-Brock Pinkerous[1]; 3. 12-Ryan Montgomery[3]; 4. 1GRS-Daniel Hill[4]; 5. 26-Connor White[5]; 6. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[6]; 7. 44-Dylan Lewis[7]

ULMS Heat 4 8 Laps | 00:01:50.000

  1. 53C-Colten Burdette[1]; 2. 57-Kyle Thomas[2]; 3. 1-Braeden Dillinger[3]; 4. 22-Greg Oakes[4]; 5. 01-Matt Glanden[7]; 6. 34N-Josh Baldwin[5]; 7. 97-Kevin Smith[6]

ULMS Qualifying A 2 Laps | 00:00:27.000

  1. 13-KC Burdette, 13.263[7]; 2. 5L-Jon Lee, 13.270[3]; 3. 49-Luke Morey, 13.287[13]; 4. 75-Eddie Carrier Jr, 13.311[5]; 5. 13X-Ken Schaffer, 13.366[6]; 6. 5M-Ryan Markham, 13.381[8]; 7. 10*-Levi Yetter, 13.474[1]; 8. 8B-Steve Banal, 13.505[4]; 9. 10-Jared Miley, 13.515[2]; 10. 28-Tyler Carpenter, 13.515[10]; 11. 0-Troy Frazier, 13.520[9]; 12. 3-Travis Brown, 13.536[11]; 13. 47W-Brandon Weigle, 13.594[12]; 14. 12R-Ryan Payne, 13.748[15]; 15. 10S-Dave Stamm, 14.367[14]

ULMS Qualifying B 2 Laps | 00:00:13.000

  1. 555-Brock Pinkerous, 13.368[2]; 2. 53C-Colten Burdette, 13.440[3]; 3. 25Z-Mason Zeigler, 13.565[1]; 4. 57-Kyle Thomas, 13.594[9]; 5. 12-Ryan Montgomery, 13.620[11]; 6. 1-Braeden Dillinger, 13.634[14]; 7. 1GRS-Daniel Hill, 13.696[7]; 8. 22-Greg Oakes, 13.759[12]; 9. 26-Connor White, 13.849[8]; 10. 34N-Josh Baldwin, 13.867[13]; 11. 119-Bryan Bernheisel, 13.896[10]; 12. 97-Kevin Smith, 13.947[6]; 13. 44-Dylan Lewis, 13.974[4]; 14. 01-Matt Glanden, 14.069[5]

ULMS Hot Lap A 2 Laps | 00:00:27.000

  1. 10*-Levi Yetter[1]; 2. 49-Luke Morey[13]; 3. 75-Eddie Carrier Jr[5]; 4. 8B-Steve Banal[4]; 5. 28-Tyler Carpenter[10]; 6. 3-Travis Brown[11]; 7. 13-KC Burdette[7]; 8. 47W-Brandon Weigle[12]; 9. 13X-Ken Schaffer[6]; 10. 5L-Jon Lee[3]; 11. 5M-Ryan Markham[8]; 12. 10-Jared Miley[2]; 13. 0-Troy Frazier[9]; 14. 12R-Ryan Payne[15]; 15. 10S-Dave Stamm[14]

ULMS Hot Laps B 2 Laps | 00:00:26.000

  1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 555-Brock Pinkerous[2]; 3. 53C-Colten Burdette[3]; 4. 1-Braeden Dillinger[14]; 5. 22-Greg Oakes[12]; 6. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[10]; 7. 1GRS-Daniel Hill[7]; 8. 26-Connor White[8]; 9. 12-Ryan Montgomery[11]; 10. 34N-Josh Baldwin[13]; 11. 97-Kevin Smith[6]; 12. 57-Kyle Thomas[9]; 13. 44-Dylan Lewis[4]; 14. 01-Matt Glanden[5]

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Chew on This – Jerky Rookie of the Race: #22 – Greg Oakes

 

Hoosier Racing Tire Hard Charger: #119 – Bryan Bernheisel  (+11) 

 

Hard Luck of The Night: #28 – Tyler Carpenter  (Disaster in his heat race leading to a DNF and tail end of starting position in a B-Main One)

 

Keizer Racing Wheels 13th Place Finisher: #119 – Bryan Bernheisel

 

Beyea Headers 5th Place Finisher: #57 – Kyle Thomas

 

2026 Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Presented By United Appliances Schedule:

Date:       Location: Event: Amount:

5/02/2026 Tyler Co Speedway Topless 50 $5,000.00

5/08/2026 Outlaw Speedway Nascar Night $10,000.00

– Trevor Zuver’s Independence Speedweek –

7/01/2026 – Michaels Mercer Raceway Park Liberty Classic $6,000.00

– Trevor Zuver’s Stars & Stripes Showdown –

7/02/2026 The Dirt Track at Genesee Stars&Stripes Showdown Practice

7/03/2026 The Dirt Track at Genesee Night One $3,000.00

7/04/2026 The Dirt Track at Genesee  U.S.M.C. Jason Dunham Memorial $10,000.04

7/05/2026 Eriez Speedway 10th Annual Mike Farr Memorial $4,100.00

7/17/2026 Path Valley Speedway Night of Power $7,000.00

7/18/2026 Hagerstown Speedway Frank Sagi Memorial $6,000.00

– Country Roads 100 Weekend –

8/27/2026 Tyler County Speedway Country Roads 100 Practice

8/28/2026 Tyler County Speedway Country Roads 50 Prelim

8/29/2026 Tyler County Speedway Country Roads 50 $5,000.00

8/30/2026 Tyler County Speedway Country Roads 100 $20,000.00  

9/18/2026 Outlaw Speedway 3rd Annual Arthur & Cynthia MacMillan Memorial $10,000.00

9/19/2026 Selinsgrove Speedway PA National Open $10,000.00

– United Late Model Series Championship Night –

10/24/2026 Potomac Speedway Daryl Hills Memorial $6,500.00

 

All dates/purses subject to change, additionals possible to be added.

** 26th Anniversary United Late Model Series Championship Point Fund **

  1. $6,000.00
  2. $3,000.00 
  3. $2,000.00
  4. $1,500.00
  5. $1,100.00
  6. $1,075.00
  7. $1,050.00
  8. $1,025.00 
  9. $1,000.00
  10. $1,000.00

**Chew On This Jerky Rookie of The Year Point Fund **

  1. $1,500.00
  2. $500.00
  3. $300.00

 

Current 2026 Expected and/or Signed United Elite Drivers Include:

01 – Matt Glanden:  Denton, Maryland (Chew On This – Jerky Rookie )

5L – Jon Lee: Summerville, Pennsylvania (Chew On This – Jerky Rookie)

10s – Dave Stamm: Millmont, Pennsylvania

13x – Ken Schaffer: Dubois, Pennsylvania (Chew On This – Jerky Rookie)

22 – Greg Oakes: Franklinville, New York (Chew On This – Jerky Rookie)

44 – Dylan Lewis: Oakland, Maryland

97 – Kevin Smith: Canaseraga, New York (Chew On This – Jerky Rookie)

119 – Bryan Bernheisel: Jonestown, Pennsylvania (Chew On This – Jerky Rookie)

Join the 2025 United Late Model Series “Elite Driver” Program

Teams interested in becoming part of the 2025 ULMS Elite Driver Program or seeking details on additional benefits not listed are encouraged to contact Series Owner/Director Trevor Zuver at (814) 596-8150 or trevorzuver@ulmsracing.com.

Marketing Opportunities Available

Both the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Presented By M&T Appliances are finalizing partnerships for the 2026 season and are actively seeking additional marketing partners. Businesses interested in promoting their brand through the United Racing Series should reach out to Series Owner/Director Trevor Zuver at (814) 596-8150 or trevorzuver@ulmsracing.com.

2026 United Late Model Series Marketing Partners

Jay’s Automotive • M&T Appliances • Close Racing Supply • Chew on This Jerky • Keizer Racing Wheels • VP Race Fuels • Keizer Racing Wheels • American Racer Tires • Lias Tire Racing Division • Hoosier Racing Tire • Accelo Racewear • Cousins Designs • Zarin Truck & Automotive • The Garage Crawl • B & T Milne Photography • Siple Racing Edits • ChaseG Prodictions

Be Part of the Series

If you or your business would like to join the United Racing Series family with the United Late Model Series, message us today for more details. We offer customized marketing packages to fit businesses of all sizes. Now is the perfect time to align your brand with the premier dirt racing series in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. We can’t wait to see you at the track in 2026!

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