Story by Jay Pees
Hammett, PA (August 8, 2020) — Eriez Speedway remembered one of its pioneer racers Sunday night, Dick Litz, driver of the famed #29. Litz was a fan-favorite the entire time he raced and was the 1983 Eriez Speedway Late Model Champion. The Litz Memorial was for 29 laps and paid $2900 to win with $290 to start the feature. At the end of the Zimmer’s Service Center ULMS sanctioned Super Late Model feature it was 2015 series, champion, Pittsburgh’s Jared Miley scoring the win.
Jared Miley and Mike Knight were on the front row of the twenty-four car field. At the end of one lap Miley and Knight were side by side for the lead with Knight showing a slight advantage. Dutch Davies, David Scott, and Chris Hackett filled out the top five. By lap five it was Miley, Knight, Davies, David Scott, and Hess Jr. At nine laps Davies and Scott were side by side for third. The leaders were into lapped traffic at ten laps with Miley and Knight racing side by side through the slower traffic at the rear of the field. Miley had the lead to himself at thirteen laps. Halfway saw Miley leading Knight and Davies, with David Scott and Hess now side by side fighting for fourth. At twenty complete it was still Miley over Knight, with Hess now third, Scott fourth, and Breyton Santee fifth. Dave Lyon spun at turn two with four laps left, the only caution of the event. For the restart it was Miley, Knight, Hess, Scott, and now Greg Oakes fifth as they raced that order to the finish.
Miley picked up his first ULMS win of the season and his ninth career series win, moving him into a tie on fifth place on the ULMS all time wins list with Dave Hess Jr. Jake Finnerty was the Integra Shocks presented by Jay’s Auto Wrecking overall Fast time of the night in qualifying with a time of 16.007 seconds. The four heat winners were Dutch Davies, Mike Knight, Chris Hackett, Dave Hess and Bump Hedman won the 10 car consolation event.
The Zimmer Service Center ULMS Late Model Series will be back in action this weekend. Friday night at Thunder Mountain Speedway for the 10th annual Connor Bobik Memorial paying $5,000 to win and Saturday night the series makes its first visit in seven years to Hidden Valley Speedway in Clearfield for a $2500 to win event.
ULMS RACING SERIES is proudly supported by Zimmer’s Service Center, Close Racing Supply, Precise Racing, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire, American Racer Tire, Murphy’s Logging, Chew on this Jerky, 2R Excavating, Viper Motorsports, WEHRS Machine & Racing Products, DirtDefender, Jay’s Auto Wrecking, Genesis Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, Keizer Wheels, Cousins Designs, Dynamic Drivelines, Beyea Headers, Mary Norgrove Notary Public, Jays Automotive, Phantom Signs & Graphics, Vahlco Wheels Accelo Race Wear and Bernheisel Race Components.
Zimmer Service Center ULMS Super Late Models:
Integra Shocks Time Trials presented by Jay’s Auto Wrecking:
Group 1: Jake Finnerty (16.007), Dutch Davies (16.334), Greg Oakes (16.430), Bump Hedman (16.760), Jason Harmon (17.200), Khole Wanzer (17.313), Jason Dobson (17.381)
Group 2: David Scott (16.274), Mike Knight (16.346), Chad Wright (16.678), Bob Dorman (17.062), Wendall Pinckney (17.301), Breyton Santee (17.316), Anthony Marotto (18.130)
Group 3: Wyatt Scott (16.238), Chris Hackett (16.477), Steve Kania (16.639), Andy Boozel, (16.865), Darrell Bossard (16.895), Matt Urban (17.010), Nathan Hill (17.437)
Group 4: Dave Hess Jr (16.456), Jared Miley (16.571), John Lobb (16.802), David Lyon (166.876), Brandon Groters (16.900), Kyle Scott (17.031), Brad Mesler (no time)
Zimmers Service Center ULMS Heat 1: Dutch Davies, Greg Oakes, Jake Finnerty, Khole Wanzer, Bump Hedman, Jason Dobson, Jason Harmon
Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic / Close Racing Supply Heat 2: Mike Knight, David Scott, Breyton Santee, Bob Dorman, Chad Wright, Wendall Pinckney, Anthony Marotto
Lias Tire / Chew on This Jerky Heat 3: Chris Hackett, Wyatt Scott, Steve Kania, Matt Urban, Andy Boozel. Darrell Bossard, Nate Hill
Murphy’s Logging / VP Race Fuels Heat 4: Dave Hess Jr, Jared Miley, John Lobb, Brandon Groters, Kyle Scott, Dave Lyon, Brad Mesler
Genesis Shocks B-Main: Bump Hedman, Kyle Scott, Andy Boozel. Chad Wright, Darrell Bossard, Wendell Pinckney, Nate Hill, Dave Lyon, Anthony Marotto, Jason Dobson
Dick Litz Memorial JARED MILEY, Mike Knight, Dave Hess Jr, David Scott, Greg Oakes, Breyton Santee, Chris Hackett, Wyatt Scott, John Lobb, Steve Kania, Matt Urban, Bump Hedman, Kyle Scott, Jake Finnerty, Brandon Groters, Chad Wright, Dave Lyon, Khole Wanzer, Wendall Pinckney, Bob Dorman, Jason Dobson, Dutch Davies, Darrell Bossard, Andy Boozel