ULMS VISITS MARION CENTER SPEEDWAY  & UEMS KICKS OFF TRI CITY THIS WEEKEND

The  Zimmer’s Service Center ULMS Racing Series has a double header this weekend with the ULMS Late Models making their first ever visit to the ¼ mile oval at Marion Center Speedway for the historic  30 lap $2000 to win event.  On Sunday, the UEMS Emods will finally kick off their 2015 season after two rain out events at Tri City Raceway Park in Franklin, PA.  The UEMS Emods will be running a 25 lap $1000 to win event on Tri City’s 2015 season opener after suffering several rainouts.

Saturday night at the historical Marion Center Speedway on top of the hill in Marion Center,  Pennsylvania, the little ¼ mile Potts family owned facility will see their biggest event of the season take place as the Zimmer’s Service Center Inc. United Late Model Series will invade the facility.  The northern Pennsylvania based series will be going up against the weekly Marion Center heroes and other outside regional visitors in a 30 lap event that will pay $2000 to the winner.

The ULMS Late Models will be lead by Dubois, PA veteran, Bill Davis will lead the ULMS teams into Marion Center.  Davis has a four point lead over Frewsburg, NY driver, John Lobb.  Max Blair visited Marion Center Speedway victory lane last weekend sits one point behind Lobb in a three way tie with Jared Miley and Keith Barbara.  Miley is coming in as the hottest super late model driver in the region with three wins last weekend.   Rich Gardner and Doug Eck will also be on hand as they have earned guaranteed starting positions for events that have won earlier in this month at Marion Center.   Billy Eash will be looking to defend his home track against the northern ULMS stars as the tracks point leader.  Other Marion Center stars looking to grab the big $2000 prize will be Ken Schaltenbrand, Andrew Gordon, Mike Blose, Wally Fox, Jerry Redden, Shawn Claar, Dave Blazavich, Doug Glessner and many other top weekly Marion Center Speedway stars.

Teams are reminded that Raceivers are mandatory with the ULMS Racing Series with the default channel 454.000 being used.  No transponders are needed for Saturday at Marion Center Speedway.  The evening race procedure will be based of the ULMS Racing Series rules of pill draw for heat race positions.  Heat race laps will be determined by car count of either 8 or 10 laps.  For this event the redraw will be replaced by the Dave & Belle Thrill on the Hill Dash in memory of the late track owners, Dave and Marybelle Potts.  To be eligible for the dash, you must be in the redraw, which will consist of top 2 finishers if there are three, four or five heats.  The Dave & Belle Thrill on the Hill Dash will pay $200 to win, $100 for second and $50 for the remaining positions.  The rest of the field will be lined up by their heat and or consolation finishes along with series and track provisional if needed.  The Zimmer’s Service Center Inc ULMS Late Models is an open tire series allowing both Hoosier and American Racer tires.

Pit Gates open at 5:30PM with pit passes at $30.  There is a $20 entry fee for the ULMS event upon registering and drawing your pill.  Grandstand gates open at 6PM with adult admission $15, Sr Citizen $14, Kids 7-12yrs old $8, kids 6 and under are free and Family Pack of 2 adults and 2 kids for $35. ULMS Late Model racing beginning at 7:30PM sharp.  You will want to get there early for your seat!

On Sunday the Zimmer’s Service Center Inc. United Emod Series finally kicks off the 2015 season at Tri City Speedway which will also be kicking off their 2015 stock car season after suffering several  rain outs this year.  The special event track has sat idle for the past four years and the roar of the engines will once again grace the ½ mile oval in Franklin PA.  The UEMS Emods will be running a 25 lap feature for $1000 and they will be joined by the BRP Big Block Modifieds, Winged Super Sprints (Mercer rules) and 305 Sprints.

The UEMS Series had one event in 2014 season as the series was absorbed at the conclusion of 2013 by the now defunct National Dirt Racing League (NDRL), which hosted two Emod events in 2014, which were won by Rich Michael Jr and 2013 UEMS champion, Steve Dixon.  Mike Kinney of Ashtabula Ohio picked up his second career UEMS win last October in the $1500 to win event at McKean County Raceway.

Plenty of anticipation leading up to this event as a stout looking field of entries are expected to be on hand with former champion and current Eriez Speedway point leader Joel Watson expected to be on hand along with 2014 McKean County Raceway champion, Vic Vena, Kinney, Ken Zimmer, Brent Rhebergen, Matt Lux, Greg Johnson, Sharon Speedway point leader, Will Thomas, Paul Davis, Bruce Powell, Carl McKinney, Butch Southwell, Rob Middleton, Gary Sullivan, Dan Davies along with the Taylor boys and, the 44 yr veteran, Al Brewer of Belfast NY are some of the many Emod teams expected on hand Sunday night at Tri City.

UEMS Teams are reminded that Raceivers are mandatory with the ULMS Racing Series with the default channel 454.000 being used.  Tri City Raceway Park utilizes the RED AMB transponder and they will be required Sunday at Tri City.  Rentals should be available Sunday at the track if needed (not provided by UEMS).

The evening race procedure will be based of the ULMS Racing Series rules of pill draw for heat race positions.  Heat race laps will be determined by car count of either 8 or 10 laps.  The top finishers will redraw for their starting positions in the 25 lap main event with the redraw based on Top 3 finishers if there two heats or three heats and top two finishers  if there is four or five heat events.  The rest of the field will be lined up by their heat and or consolation finishes.  There is no track or series provisional for this event.   The Zimmer’s Service Center Inc UEMS Emod Series is an open tire series allowing both Hoosier and American Racer tires.

Pit gates for Sunday’s event will open at 3:00PM with General Admission gates opening at 4:00PM. Hot laps will begin at 5:15PM and the racing action will begin promptly at 6:00PM. In addition there will be a Mandatory Drivers Meeting at 5:00PM and the Pill Draw will end at 5:15PM.

Grandstand Admission for Adults 18 and over is $15.00; Students (13 through 17) $5.00 and Children 12 and Under are Free. A Family Pass which includes Two Adults and a maximum of four students is $35.00. Pit Admission is $30.00.

For more information on the ULMS Racing Series, Marion Center Speedway and Tri City Speedway please visit their respective websites at www.ulmsracing.com, www.marioncenterspeedway.net, www.tricityracewaypark.com.  All three can be found on Twitter and Facebook also.

ULMS – Marion Center Speedway Purse

Tow $100

UEMS – TRI CITY SPEEDWAY PURSE

Tow $50