Mason Zeigler WINS Second Straight Darryl Hills Memorial at Potomac Speedway with United Late Model Series!

For Immediate Release: November 1, 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania native Mason Zeigler captured his eleventh career Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Presented By M&T Appliances victory on Saturday, October 24, at Potomac Speedway, claiming the $6,500-to-win Darryl Hills Memorial for the second consecutive year.

A strong field of 27 Super Late Models signed in for competition as the United Late Model Series brought its 2026 championship season to a close at the Mechanicsville, Maryland oval.

Zeigler wasted little time establishing himself as the driver to beat, opening the evening by setting the fastest time in Hot Laps before continuing his impressive pace by topping the qualifying charts to earn Fast Time honors.

Three competitive heat races followed, with Mason Zeigler, Dylan Lewis, and Trever Feathers each collecting victories. The top two finishers from each heat race advanced to the redraw for the main event, where Zeigler received a little help from a young fan in the pit area who drew the coveted M&T Appliances Pole Position. Fellow championship contender Jon Lee would complete the front row.

With the field assembled, Zeigler led the charge to the green flag in what would quickly develop into a race of survival and endurance.

Early cautions disrupted the action, including an incident that saw front-runner Dylan Lewis get spun around, forcing him to restart from the tail of the field. Just one lap later, a massive nine-car pileup erupted along the frontstretch, bringing out the red flag and forcing four competitors to retire after sustaining heavy damage.

The caution-filled contest continued to test the remaining competitors as several additional yellows slowed the pace. Another frightening incident brought out the red flag when Kenny Moreland spun, collecting Ken Schaffer. In the ensuing chaos, Schaffer’s machine was struck in the left rear while attempting to avoid the incident, sending his car upside down.

Despite the numerous interruptions and challenging track conditions, Zeigler remained composed at the front of the field.

With ten laps remaining, the field returned to green-flag racing, and Zeigler once again demonstrated his dominance, pacing the remaining competitors to the checkered flag to secure his third trip to Close Racing Supply Victory Lane with the United Late Model Series in 2026.

The victory marked Zeigler’s eleventh career United Late Model Series triumph and his second consecutive Darryl Hills Memorial victory, adding another prestigious accomplishment to his impressive racing résumé.

While Zeigler celebrated in Victory Lane, another major storyline unfolded as Jon Lee officially clinched his first career Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series Presented By M&T Appliances Championship, along with the Chew On This Jerky Rookie of the Year honors.

Lee secured the championship over fellow title contenders Bryan Bernheisel and Dylan Lewis, capping off a memorable season and earning his place among the United Late Model Series champions.

The 2026 Darryl Hills Memorial brought the curtain down on another season of United Late Model Series competition, delivering an unforgettable championship finale filled with intense racing, dramatic incidents, and championship celebrations at Potomac Speedway.

Official Results:

Media Results for 10/24/2026 at Potomac Speedway – Budds Creek, MD

United Late Model Series 27 Entries

Darryl Hills Memorial 30 Laps | 00:59:21.456

1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[4]; 3. 32J-Shaun Jones[6]; 4. 72F-Trever Feathers[5]; 5. 74-Derick Quade[9]; 6. 5L-Jon Lee[2]; 7. 31-Dan Stone[13]; 8. 6-Austin Lathroum[17]; 9. 24-Kenny Moreland[10]; 10. 8-Jeremy Pilkerton[15]; 11. 28-Carl Vaughan[23]; 12. 91-JT Spence[7]; 13. 97-Kevin Smith[14]; 14. 72-Tyler Emory[12]; 15. 13X-Ken Schaffer[18]; 16. 41JT-John Davis[19]; 17. 7-Jamie Lathroum[8]; 18. 747-Jimmy Jesmer Jr[16]; 19. 38-Nick Love[20]; 20. 72M-Ryan Mann[21]; 21. 2J-Justin Weaver[11]; 22. 33-Scotty Nelson[22]; 23. 44-Dylan Lewis[3]; 24. 41-Jason Penn[24]

B Feature 1 10 Laps | 00:11:55.569

1. 13X-Ken Schaffer[1]; 2. 41JT-John Davis[3]; 3. 38-Nick Love[4]; 4. 72M-Ryan Mann[5]; 5. 33-Scotty Nelson[7]; 6. 28-Carl Vaughan[9]; 7. 41-Jason Penn[8]; 8. (DNF) 08-Joey Love[2]; 9. (DNS) 21-Eric Hanson

United Late Model Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:01.084

1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[1]; 2. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[2]; 3. 91-JT Spence[3]; 4. 24-Kenny Moreland[4]; 5. 31-Dan Stone[6]; 6. 747-Jimmy Jesmer Jr[8]; 7. 13X-Ken Schaffer[5]; 8. 38-Nick Love[7]; 9. 33-Scotty Nelson[9]

United Late Model Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:01.466

1. 44-Dylan Lewis[2]; 2. 5L-Jon Lee[1]; 3. 7-Jamie Lathroum[3]; 4. 2J-Justin Weaver[6]; 5. 97-Kevin Smith[5]; 6. 6-Austin Lathroum[7]; 7. 08-Joey Love[4]; 8. 72M-Ryan Mann[8]; 9. (DNF) 41-Jason Penn[9]

United Late Model Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:02:01.740

1. 72F-Trever Feathers[1]; 2. 32J-Shaun Jones[2]; 3. 74-Derick Quade[3]; 4. 72-Tyler Emory[4]; 5. 8-Jeremy Pilkerton[6]; 6. 15-Dale Hollidge[7]; 7. 41JT-John Davis[5]; 8. 21-Eric Hanson[8]; 9. 28-Carl Vaughan[9]

United Late Model Qualifying 2 Laps | 00:13:17.000

1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler, 14.715[7]; 2. 5L-Jon Lee, 14.946[24]; 3. 72F-Trever Feathers, 14.947[10]; 4. 119-Bryan Bernheisel, 14.972[4]; 5. 44-Dylan Lewis, 14.981[5]; 6. 32J-Shaun Jones, 14.986[14]; 7. 91-JT Spence, 15.182[21]; 8. 7-Jamie Lathroum, 15.266[13]; 9. 74-Derick Quade, 15.276[20]; 10. 24-Kenny Moreland, 15.323[15]; 11. 08-Joey Love, 15.330[18]; 12. 72-Tyler Emory, 15.445[3]; 13. 13X-Ken Schaffer, 15.550[11]; 14. 97-Kevin Smith, 15.582[2]; 15. 41JT-John Davis, 15.639[16]; 16. 31-Dan Stone, 15.648[27]; 17. 2J-Justin Weaver, 15.679[6]; 18. 8-Jeremy Pilkerton, 15.779[22]; 19. 38-Nick Love, 15.853[23]; 20. 6-Austin Lathroum, 16.074[9]; 21. 15-Dale Hollidge, 16.108[17]; 22. 747-Jimmy Jesmer Jr, 16.108[25]; 23. 72M-Ryan Mann, 16.214[19]; 24. 21-Eric Hanson, 16.449[12]; 25. 33-Scotty Nelson, 16.565[26]; 26. 41-Jason Penn, 16.591[8]; 27. 28-Carl Vaughan, 16.624[1]

United Late Model Hot Lap A 2 Laps | 00:04:02.000

1. 25Z-Mason Zeigler[7]; 2. 5L-Jon Lee[24]; 3. 32J-Shaun Jones[14]; 4. 72F-Trever Feathers[10]; 5. 24-Kenny Moreland[15]; 6. 91-JT Spence[21]; 7. 31-Dan Stone[27]; 8. 74-Derick Quade[20]; 9. 119-Bryan Bernheisel[4]; 10. 7-Jamie Lathroum[13]; 11. 44-Dylan Lewis[5]; 12. 6-Austin Lathroum[9]; 13. 2J-Justin Weaver[6]; 14. 15-Dale Hollidge[17]; 15. 41JT-John Davis[16]; 16. 97-Kevin Smith[2]; 17. 08-Joey Love[18]; 18. 13X-Ken Schaffer[11]; 19. 8-Jeremy Pilkerton[22]; 20. 21-Eric Hanson[12]; 21. 33-Scotty Nelson[26]; 22. 38-Nick Love[23]; 23. 72M-Ryan Mann[19]; 24. 72-Tyler Emory[3]; 25. 28-Carl Vaughan[1]; 26. 747-Jimmy Jesmer Jr[25]; 27. 41-Jason Penn[8]

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Contingencies:

 

Chew on This – Jerky Rookie of the Race: #119 – Bryan Bernheisel

Hoosier Racing Tire Hard Charger: #28 – Carl Vaughan (+12)

Keizer Racing Wheels 13th Place Finisher: #97 – Kevin Smith

Beyea Headers 5th Place Finisher: #74 – Derek Quade

 

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

Date:       Location: Event: Amount: Winner:

5/02/2026 Tyler Co Speedway Topless 50 $5,080.00 Mason Zeigler

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

– Trevor Zuver’s Independence Speedweek –

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

– 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        Drake Troutman

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

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

7/12/2026 Eriez Speedway       10th Annual Mike Farr Memorial $4,100.00 Dave Hess

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

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

7/19/2026 Hagerstown Speedway Frank Sagi Memorial $6,000.00 Gregg Satterlee

– 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 Tyler Carpenter

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

9/18/2026 Outlaw Speedway 3rd Annual Arthur & Cynthia MacMillan Memorial $11,800.00 Tim McCreadie

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

– United Late Model Series Championship Night –

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

 

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

 

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)

25z – Mason Zeigler: Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania

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 2026 United Late Model Series “Elite Driver” Program

Teams interested in becoming part of the 2026 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 Productions

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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