The 2023 season for the Jay’s Automotive United Late Model kicks off their 23rd season of racing competition this upcoming weekend at Williams Grove Speedway and Port Royal Speedway. The two-day weekend in central Pennsylvania, where the legendary Williams Grove Speedway will host the ULMS Late Models for the fifth time ever on Friday March 24th that will be paying $3500 to win and $450 to start followed by the event at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, March 25h paying $4000 to win and $450 to start.
Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA will host the 2023 season opener for the ULMS Late Models on Friday, March 24th. 2019 saw Rick Eckert capture one of his two 2019 ULMS wins by holding off a very fast Jason Covert, 2020 was lost due to Covid, 2021 saw former four time series champion Max Blair taking home the win and last year saw Gregg Satterlee and Eckert both in victory lane. Joining the ULMS Late Models will be the 410 sprint cars.
The series will then head north to Port Royal Speedway and visit the Speed Palace for one of its two scheduled events on the 2023 schedule. Saturday’s event will see the Jay’s Automotive ULMS Late Model Series go 30 laps for $4000 to the winner. This will be the fifteenth ULMS event held at Port Royal with Jason Covert winning the two spring ULMS openers in 2018 and 2019 along with single wins by Tyler Bare, Michael Norris, Mason Zeigler and Max Blair winning events at Port Royal the past five years. Gregg Satterlee has won the last 5 of the last 6 ULMS events at Port Royal Speedway. Past ULMS events have generated car counts of normally 40 plus cars on hand for competition. Joining the ULMS Late Models on the Saturday portion will be the 410 sprint cars and the Limited Late Models.
The Jay’s Automotive United Late Model Series are expecting a very good field of cars for both events. The ULMS Jay’s Auto Wrecking Elite 8 teams of Dave Stamm, Dylan Cecce, Logan Zarin, RJ Dallape, Del Rougeux, Daryl Charlier, Braeden Dillinger and Tyler Emory. The ULMS Elite 8 will be joined by many of the central PA and mid Atlantic region stars such as defending Port Royal champion Colton Flinner, 2021 Chew on This Jerky Rookie of Year Deshawn Gingerich, Satterlee, Kyle Lee, Jeff Rine, Michael Norris driving for 2022 ULMS champion car owner, Joe Corrado, Gary Stuhler, Trevor Feathers, Dan Stone, Dylan Yoder, Rick Eckert, Dan Stone, Bryan Bernheisel, Mike Lupfer, Drake Troutman, Bo Lockwood, Levi Yettr, Hayes Mattern, Shaun Jones, Ryan Scott and current World of Outlaw driver and former four time ULMS champion Max Blair and many more!
ULMS Racing Series procedures will be in place for both events, which include Integra Shocks hot lap qualifying, 8 lap minimum qualifying heat events, consolation events and 30 lap main event. Time Trials per ULMS rules will be the following: 3 heats will be straight up; 4 heats will result in A&B group qualifying. ULMS will redraw for the feature with the top 2 heat finishers redrawing after their heats. The ULMS Late Model Series tire rule is Hoosier 1300 or American Racer 44 or harder on all 4 corners and the new Hoosier NLMT compounds 2, 3 and 4. Also new for 2023 is after the 3rd caution the restarts will be single file and all cautions with less than 5 laps in the feature will be single file. ULMS will still utilize the Delaware restart procedures prior to the fourth caution to initial the single fire restarts. Also beginning this year when the second place car chooses his lane under the Delaware restart, all other positions will follow as suit (2nd place chooses outside 3rd in 4th out, 5th in and so on).
All late model teams must present their cars along with safety equipment (helmet and Hans device) at pre-race safety and car inspection. Once your car has been inspected you will not need to present your safety equipment again, unless you enter a different car during the weekend. Williams Grove Speedway and Port Royal Speedway utilizes the AMB/MyLaps transponders for scoring and timing. Limited transponder rentals are available at both facilities. Raceivers are mandatory and frequency for both tracks are 454.000. ULMS will be using the new universal body rule for 2023 including the droop rule!
Gates open Friday night at Williams Grove at 5:30pm. ULMS tech opens at 5:30pm and closes at 6:30pm. No cars will be allowed on the track before completing tech. ULMS Driver meeting will be at 6:30pm at the ULMS Command Center, then ULMS hot laps qualifying at approximately 7pm. The nights activities will be streamed by Dirtvision for those who are not able to attend.
Saturday gates open at 12:00pm at Port Royal Speedway. ULMS tech opens at 1:00pm and closes at 2:30pm. Driver Meeting will be at 2:30pm, hot laps beginning at 3:00pm, which will include ULMS hot lap qualifying and qualifying heat races beginning at 4:00pm. ULMS Entry Fee will be $75 per event during the weekend. If you are not able to attend, Port Royal Speedway event will streamed by FloRacing per track streaming contract.
Williams Grove Speedway purse: $3500 $1700 $1200 $1000 $800 $750 $700 $650 $625 $600 $500 $475 $450 (13th-24th)
Port Royal Speedway purse: $4000 $2000 $1500 $1200 $1100 $1000 $900 $800 $750 $700 $600 $500 $475 $450 (14th-24th)
The 2023 United Late Model Series is proudly supported by Jay’s Automotive, Close Racing Supply, Lindemuth Laser Etching, Chew on this Jerky, Jay’s Auto Wrecking, The Cushion, Precise Racing, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire, American Racer Tire, , Insinger Performance, VP Race Fuels, Carpy’s Custom Screen Printing, DirtDefender, Keizer Wheels, Genesis Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, Cousins Designs, Garage Crawl, Mary Norgrove Notary Public, Hot Shoe RaceWear, and MACH Auto.
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