The Zimmer’s Service Center ULMS Late Model Series kicks off their 18th season of operation on Saturday, March 24th with the annual Chiller Thriller finding a new home. The $3000 event that has normally been the series kickoff event at Mercer Raceway Park has found a new home at Port Royal Speedway.
“We are very excited to open our big 21 race schedule at Port Royal Speedway on March 24th, stated ULMS Series owner and race director, Chris Zuver.” “With Mercer not operating in 2018, we needed an early race as usual on our schedule and Port Royal has become one of not the nicest facilities in Pennsylvania and it was a no brainer for us to branch out and into central PA.”
The anticipation of the northern ULMS Series has really picked up over the past few weeks as race day is getting closer with race teams circling March 24th on their schedules for the ULMS series. Race fans should see the Close Racing Supply Elite teams of Doug Eck, who is driving for the defending series champion car owner, Terry Suppa in 2018, plus Breyton Santee, John Weaver, Al Brewer, Max Blair, Michael Wonderling, Jason Dobson, Chad Wright, Bobby Rohrer, Greg Oakes and defending series two time champion, Dave Hess Jr. Hess and Wonderling have contacted series officials that they may not be ready to compete at Port Royal as their cars are still being assembled.
Joining the ULMS Elite teams at Port Royal on March 24th will see the names of Austin Hubbard, Tyler Bare, Matt Cosner, Jared Miley, Dan Stone, Rance Garlock along with Port Royal stars Mike Lupfer, Andy Haus, Dylan Yoder, Jim Yoder and many more will be on hand for the series inaugural event to the Speed Palace.
ULMS R&R Transmission Rookie of the Year chase will start at Port Royal also with Chad Wright, Jason Dobson and Michael Wonderling running for the $500 year end prize for the ULMS Rookie of the Year.
The event will be 30 laps in length paying $3000 to win and $300 to start. Race teams are reminded that Port Royal uses the RED AMB Transponder system and rentals will be available at the track if needed. All teams must fill out Port Royal track registration form and that can be found online at the track website at www.portroyalspeedway.com. Entry Fee for all teams will be $30 paid upon filling out registration at ULMS Series command center when pulling your qualifying pill.
ULMS race procedures are Hot Lap group qualifying setting up the heat race starting lineups. Depending on the number of heats the top heat qualifiers will redraw (no more than 10 cars will redraw) for the 30 lap Chiller Thriller. Twenty four cars will start the main event with twenty two qualifying through heats and consolation event(s), the final two positions going to Port Royal Speedway track provisional and top Close Racing Supply ULMS Elite Driver that is eligible.
“This first event to kick off the season really sets the program up for 2018 season where we have scheduled 21 events in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, stated Zuver.” “With me no longer operating and promoting McKean County Raceway, I have concentrated all my efforts into the series and it shows with our largest schedule since 2013 season.”
After Port Royal on March 24th, ULMS will have two events in April with the first event at Tri City Raceway Park on April 7th and first of two visits to Thunder Mountain Speedway on April 27th. The month of May will see ULMS having two events during Memorial Day weekend with its first of four trips to New York’s, Freedom Motorsports Park for the annual Ron Baker Memorial and on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, ULMS will be making its first of two visits to Dog Hollow Speedway for the Sheetz McGarvey Memorial paying $4000 to win.
June will be a busy month for the Zimmer’s Service Center ULMS Late Model Series as the series heads to the hills of West Virginia on June 1 and 2nd to sanction the late model portion of the Mega 100 Modified weekend. The Plyler’s Entry Systems UEMS Emod Series will be part of the Mega 100 Modified portion of the weekend also and it will feature show up points for the Emods. The ULMS Late Models will be running for $3000 and $5000 at Tyler County Speedway. The following weekend will see ULMS making their second appearance to Thunder Mountain Speedway and the next night June 9th will see the ULMS Late Models return to Sharon Speedway for the first time since 2015. The UEMS Emods will also join the ULMS Late Models at Sharon. The week after will see a double header for the ULMS and UEMS cars at McKean County Family Raceway and followed up the next day on Sunday July 17 on Father’s Day with the first of two visits to Eriez Speedway for the ULMS Late Models for the annual Dick Litz Memorial. ULMS returns to McKean County Raceway on Saturday June 30th
The month of July kicks off with the Zimmer’s Service Center ULMS Late Model Series heading back to Eriez Speedway on July 1st for the 41 lap $4100 to win Mike Farr Memorial. A solo Friday July 13th event at Freedom Motorsports Park for the ULMS Late Models rounds out the month of July for the ULMS stars.
August will see ULMS having an Empire State swing back to Freedom on Friday August 10th for a $2500 to win event followed up by a $3000 to win event the next night at Genesee Speedway in Batavia, NY. Last year was the first super late model event at the Genesee County Fairgrounds since 1989 and Brady Wonderling of Scio NY picked up his first career ULMS win.
September sees the ULMS series busy during the Labor Day weekend with a return visit to Port Royal Speedway for the Butch Renninger Memorial followed up the next day on Sunday at Dog Hollow Speedway for the annual Connor Bobik Memorial where last year 45 cars were entered for the event. A fourth and final Freedom Motorsports Park event on Saturday September 15th will feature the 2nd annual “Big Dog Saturday” and the Mike “Duke” Duclon Memorial paying $3058 to win plus the Outlaw Modified and ULMS Late Model match race that ULMS Elite driver, Greg Oakes won last year. ULMS Championship weekend wraps up the 2018 season at McKean County Raceway in part of the 13th annual MCFR Fall Classic Weekend on September 28th and 29th.
ULMS is proudly supported by Zimmer’s Service Center, Plyler’s Entry System, Close Racing Supply, Insinger Performance, Sunoco Race Fuels, Precise Racing, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire, American Racer Tire, Genesis Shocks, Integra Shocks, Keizer Wheels and Advocare by Advozuvy.com. Don’t forget to get all your information from the series website at www.ulmsracing.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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