Troutman WINS “Grady’s Decision Night” at Hummingbird!

Hyndman, PA resident Drake Troutman captured his second Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series victory of the year Saturday night at Hummingbird Speedway in the “Grady’s Decision Night” event paying $5,000.00 to win. It was a historic night for the speedway as they held their biggest event in track history with the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series & Elite Motorsports United E-Mod Series. At the end, it was Drake Troutman though would end up in Close Racing Supply Victory Lane etching himself into the history books their.

With 24 entries, the Jay’s United Late Model Series set out for Lindemuth Laser Etching Qualifying that saw Drake Troutman set fast time. Troutman would claim Rocket Chassis heat race number one, Dwayne Brooks won Keizer Racing Wheels heat race number two and Jon Lee won Swift Springs heat race number three. Three Rivers Karting & Entertainment Park redraw put Falls Creek, PA’s Dwayne Brooks and Allison Park, PA’s Colton Flinner on the front row.

A lengthy intermission in honor of “Grady’s” would commence before the main events. A “Pie to the Face” bidding war would kick it off as racers and fans alike could bid on pieing United Late Model & E-Mod Series CEO Trevor Zuver in the face as well as Garage Crawl and Hummingbird Speedway promoter John McConnell. In addition, the track owner Peach Caltagarone and Hummingbids own lineup official Kristy Conner would partake in a arm wrestling match at the flagstand to see who was the strongest. All proceeds went to the non-profit organization “Grady’s Decision”. Finally, a helmet pass was conducted by the drivers of both the United Late Model & E-Mod Series for longtime supporter and multi-time champion of the United Late Model Series, “Terry Suppa”. One thousand and fifty three dollars was raised for Suppa via the helmet pass to help aid medical costs as he battles ongoing medical issues.

The thirty lap main event finally set to go green would come to an abrupt halt as Lindemuth Laser Etching Elite Driver Logan Zarin in his #1z Rocket Chassis lost the left front wheel in parade laps. The Zarin racing team were able to reattach the wheel and then tag the field. Dwayne Brooks led the field to the green. A lap eight caution for Kenny Shaffer in his #13x Rocket Chassis would reset the field, then a controversial yellow on lap 23 involving the third place running #48 of Colton Flinner, , #27 of Tony White and #5L of Jon Lee. Lee would have to retire from the event due to damage sustained. Troutman would go on to lead the rest of the event over second place Ken Schaltenbrand and third place finishing Jared Miley. This would be Troutman’s third ever Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series victory and continue his streak of podiums with the series that now extends to five.

The Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series thanked everyone that came out in support of the “Grady’s Decision Night” at Hummingbird Speedway for another historic night of racing. You can see the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series return to Hummingbird Speedway again in 2024 on Saturday, September 14th!

Official Results:

United Late Model Series

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Hummingbird Speedway – “Grady’s Decision Night”

24 Entries

ULMS – A Feature 1 30 Laps | 00:10:17.373 | Jay’s Automotive

7-Drake Troutman[5]; 2. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[11]; 3. 10-Jared Miley[3]; 4. 27-Michael Lake[4]; 5. 24-Tyler Wyant[8]; 6. 18*-Dylan Cecce[7]; 7. 56-Dylan Fenton[12]; 8. 1P-Rod Phillips[14]; 9. 1Z-Logan Zarin[15]; 10. 48-Colton Flinner[2]; 11. 1B-Dwayne Brooks[1]; 12. 13X-Ken Schaffer[9]; 13. 84-Andrew Wylie[13]; 14. 75-Jason Dobson[18]; 15. 24J-Jon Rohacevich[21]; 16. 44-Dylan Lewis[20]; 17. 10S-Dave Stamm[23]; 18. 96-John Brady[22]; 19. 27T-Tony White[19]; 20. 57-Bo Lockwood[16]; 21. 14R-Clay Ruffo[17]; 22. 9-Levi Yetter[10]; 23. 5L-Jon Lee[6]

Heat 1 8 Laps | 00:02:05.905 | Rocket Chassis

7-Drake Troutman[1]; 2. 48-Colton Flinner[2]; 3. 18*-Dylan Cecce[6]; 4. 9-Levi Yetter[3]; 5. 84-Andrew Wylie[5]; 6. 57-Bo Lockwood[4]; 7. 27T-Tony White[7]; 8. 96-John Brady[8]

Heat 2 8 Laps | 00:02:07.484 | Keizer Racing Wheels

1B-Dwayne Brooks[1]; 2. 27-Michael Lake[3]; 3. 24-Tyler Wyant[2]; 4. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[4]; 5. 1P-Rod Phillips[7]; 6. 14R-Clay Ruffo[5]; 7. 44-Dylan Lewis[6]; 8. 10S-Dave Stamm[8]

Heat 3 8 Laps | 00:03:40.859 | Swift Springs

5L-Jon Lee[2]; 2. 10-Jared Miley[1]; 3. 13X-Ken Schaffer[3]; 4. 56-Dylan Fenton[4]; 5. 1Z-Logan Zarin[6]; 6. 75-Jason Dobson[7]; 7. 24J-Jon Rohacevich[5]

Qualifying 1 2 Laps | 00:00:50.277 | Lindemuth Laser Etching

7-Drake Troutman, 00:14.085[12]; 2. 1B-Dwayne Brooks, 00:14.100[15]; 3. 10-Jared Miley, 00:14.165[10]; 4. 48-Colton Flinner, 00:14.178[1]; 5. 24-Tyler Wyant, 00:14.180[9]; 6. 5L-Jon Lee, 00:14.198[6]; 7. 9-Levi Yetter, 00:14.207[13]; 8. 27-Michael Lake, 00:14.286[21]; 9. 13X-Ken Schaffer, 00:14.293[5]; 10. 57-Bo Lockwood, 00:14.391[7]; 11. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand, 00:14.421[3]; 12. 56-Dylan Fenton, 00:14.505[14]; 13. 84-Andrew Wylie, 00:14.577[2]; 14. 14R-Clay Ruffo, 00:14.635[18]; 15. 24J-Jon Rohacevich, 00:14.657[11]; 16. 18*-Dylan Cecce, 00:14.707[22]; 17. 44-Dylan Lewis, 00:14.932[16]; 18. 1Z-Logan Zarin, 00:14.976[19]; 19. 27T-Tony White, 00:15.048[8]; 20. 1P-Rod Phillips, 00:15.050[4]; 21. 75-Jason Dobson, 00:15.373[23]; 22. 96-John Brady, 00:16.411[17]; 23. (DNS) 10S-Dave Stamm

Hot Laps 1 2 Laps | 00:01:44.425 | Integra Shocks

9-Levi Yetter[13]; 2. 27-Michael Lake[21]; 3. 7-Drake Troutman[12]; 4. 48-Colton Flinner[1]; 5. 18*-Dylan Cecce[22]; 6. 24-Tyler Wyant[9]; 7. 13X-Ken Schaffer[5]; 8. 1B-Dwayne Brooks[15]; 9. 14R-Clay Ruffo[18]; 10. 5L-Jon Lee[6]; 11. 56-Dylan Fenton[14]; 12. 57-Bo Lockwood[7]; 13. 1Z-Logan Zarin[19]; 14. 44-Dylan Lewis[16]; 15. 24J-Jon Rohacevich[11]; 16. 27T-Tony White[8]; 17. 10S-Dave Stamm[20]; 18. 75-Jason Dobson[23]; 19. (DNS) 84-Andrew Wylie; 20. (DNS) 29-Ken Schaltenbrand; 21. (DNS) 1P-Rod Phillips; 22. (DNS) 10-Jared Miley; 23. (DNS) 96-John Brady

Chew on This – Jerky Rookie of the Race: 27 – Michael Lake

Hoosier Racing Tire Hard Charger: 1z – Logan Zarin (+14)

Hoosier Hard Luck of The Night: 29 – Ken Schaltenbrand

2024 United Late Model Series Current Marketing Partners

United E-Mod Series, Jay’s Automotive, Close Racing Supply, Chew on This – Jerky, Lindemuth Laser Etching, Hi-Line Motorsports, 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, Zarin Truck & Automotive, Montgomery Homes, LLC, United Construction & Pressure Washing LLC (UCPW), The Garage Crawl, & Neff Landscaping LLC.

Photo’s By: Branden Goodman Photography