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06/25/2007
BRIAN SEIDEL TAKES URC BAR'S LEAKS POINT
LEAD
Brian Seidel of Allentown, PA now leads the season long Bar's Leaks URC
Point Series after a successful second place finish Saturday night at
the New Egypt Speedway. Seidel, a former URC Champion, earned the
title in 2000 and for right now, he is in the drivers seat. Bill
Gallagher, owner of the 5G driven by Seidel is looking for his first
ever URC Owners Championship title this season.
But lets not get too far ahead, we are about one-third of the way
through the season and seventeen point races still remain on the URC
schedule. It goes without saying, the toughest part of the URC tour
still remains, with the Shot Drop/Rislone Nationals, stops at
Selinsgrove, Big Diamond, Middletown, Rolling Wheels and Hagerstown.
Seidel holds a slim twenty-eight point lead over defending URC Champion
Curt Michael of Ocean View, Delaware. In nine events this season,
Michael is the only repeat feature winner, scoring a pair of victories
at the Delaware International Speedway. Ed Aikin is positioned third
in points, trailing Michael by thirteen points. Suddenly in the picture
is Michael Carber of Piperville, PA. Carber scored his first career URC
win Saturday night at New Egypt and is fourth in points, trailing the
point leader by just ninety-five points. Making up the top five in
points is Justin Collett, also a feature winner this season.
Of the eight different winners in the previous nine URC events of 2007,
five drivers became first time winners and the list includes Justin
Collett, Dave Calaman, Chad Layton, Josh Weller and Carber.
The URC Sprints will be part of the Kasey Kahne Foundation invitational
sprint car event at the Williams Grove Speedway on Wednesday night, June
27 followed by a return visit to the Delaware International Speedway
for the Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series event on Saturday
night.
For URC Photos, a look at the URC historical and current statistics,
driver profiles and the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series schedule, please
visit us at www.urcsprints.com.
RACE DATES/TRACK Race Winner 2007
Wins/Career Wins Season Long POINT STANDINGS
APR 14 Bridgeport *$2,500 CnB Chris Coyle 1
5 1 940 Brian Seidel
APR 21 Delaware Intl Curt Michael 1 33
2 912 Curt Michael
APR 28 New Egypt Kevin Welsh 1 13
3 899 Ed Aikin
MAY 12 Delaware Intl Justin Collett 1 1
4 845 Michael Carber
MAY 19 Selinsgrove *$3,500K Dave Calaman 1 1
5 830 Justin Collett
JUNE 2 Delaware Intl Curt Michael 2 34
6 820 Kramer Williamson
JUNE 9 Lincoln Chad Layton 1 1 7
780 Mark Bitner
JUNE 16 Grandview Josh Weller 1 1
8 765 Chris Coyle
JUNE 23 New Egypt Michael Carber 1 1
9 745 Kevin Welsh
JUNE 27 Williams Grove Kasey Kahne Foundation
10 718 Jason Clauss
JUNE 30 Delaware Intl
TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SERIES
JULY 6 Bridgeport Speedway Kent Construction
1 373 Justin Collett
JULY 14 New Egypt 2
324 Curt Michael
JULY 20 Big Diamond 3
315 Jimmy Martin Jr.
JULY 21 Selinsgrove 4
305 Michael Carber
JULY 28 Bridgeport 5
291 Scott Pursell
AUG 3 Williams Grove*$4,000K Shot Drop/Rislone
AUG 4 Delaware Intl
AUG 11 Middletown NY
VALLEY FORGE INC. PA STATE SERIES
AUG 18 Hagerstown MD 1
367 Kramer Williamson
AUG 24 Williams Grove 1
326 Ed Aikin
AUG 25 Delaware Intl 3
312 Curt Michael
SEPT 1 New Egypt 4
308 Chris Coyle
SEPT 22 Delaware Intl 5
304 Brian Seidel
OCT 6 Rolling Wheels *$3K Shoot Out at the Wheels
OCT 13 New Egypt
OCT 20 Grandview
FREDS TRAILER PARTS NEW POINTS SERIES
NOV 3 Delaware Intl 1
353 Brian Seidel
DEC 8 60th Anniversary Awards Banquet- -Lancaster Host
2 331 Trevor Lewis
* indicates 1st place payoff of Big Show
Series 3 314 Mark Bitner
All other events pay $2,000 To Win
4 309 Kevin Welsh
5 289
Ed Aikin
RECENT URC CHAMPIONS
2004-05-06 Curt Michael 1998 Curt Michael
2003 Dave Ely 1997 Sean Michael
2002 Bill Brian Jr. 1996 Glenn Fitzcharles
2001 Mike Haggenbottom 1995 Kramer Williamso on
2000 Brian Seidel 1994 Greg Coverdale
1999 Sean Michael 1993 Dave McGough
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nightly Hard Charger Award.
TAYLOR & MESSICK--Harrington, DE Distributes John Deere Farm, Lawn &
Garden Equiptment. DE Series Sponsor
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FRED'S TRAILER PARTS NEW SERIES CONTINUES
AT NEW EGYPT. . . . . .
MICHAEL CARBER SCORES URC CAREER FIRST IN WIRE-TO-WIRE VICTORY
New Egypt, NJ . . . . . . . Michael Carber of Piperville,
PA had the competition covered in URC sprint car action on Saturday
night at the New Egypt Speedway. After winning the second heat race
event of the night, Carber earned the runner-up starting position in the
twenty-five lap URC feature event. At the drop of the green flag,
Carber took the lead driving the Guy Howie owned sprint car and held off
several challenges from second place runner Brian Seidel. Carber earned
$2,000 for the victory, his first career win under the URC banner,
leading all twenty-five laps. This event was as point race for the
URC Bar's Leaks season long point chase as well as the Fred's Trailer
Parts New Series.
A field of thirty-two URC sprint cars took part in qualifying with heat
race victories going to Randy West, Michael Carber and Brian Seidel as
Curt Michael won the twelve lap Don Ott "B" Main.
In the twenty-five lap URC feature event, Carber took the lead at the
drop of the green with Randy West and Brian Seidel in the chase. The
top three remained unchanged until the first caution on lap nine for
J.J. Grasso who spun in turn four. On the restart, Seidel mad a bold
outside move to pass West entering turn one. Then on lap eleven, Mike
Haggenbottom and Brook Weibley made contact with Haggenbottom flipping
in turn four. Both drivers were uninjured but unable to restart the
event.
Green flag racing resumed with Carber on point followed by Seidel. At
the halfway mark of the race, Carber and Seidel now had Kevin Welsh in
the hunt as Randy West and Davey Sammons made-up the top five. In a
battle for the fifth spot, Sammons and Dave Ely tangled on lap seventeen
and came to a stop in turn two, displaying the final caution flag of the
event.
At the drop of the green flag, Carber had to contend with both Seidel
and Welsh who were challenging for the lead. With five laps remaining,
Carber had a several car advantage over Seidel who was defending his
runner-up spot as Welsh moved higher and higher, looking for lane to
attempt a pass. In the meantime, Mr. Twister, Mark Bitner now entered
the top five running order.
In the closing laps, Carber remained in control of the top spot and went
on to claim his first career URC win. Brian Seidel finished a strong
second and moved into the URC Bar's Leaks point lead. Finishing third
was Kevin Welsh followed by Randy West and Mark Bitner. Making up the
top ten were J.J. Grasso, Kramer Williamson, Trevor Lewis, Curt Michael
and Josh Weller.
LIkeWise Fast Time of the Night- -Randy West
Fred's Trailer Parts Hard Charger of the Night- -Trevor Lewis-
-Advancing 12 spots in the feature.
Don Ott "B" Main Winner- -Curt Michael
FEATURE FINISH: Michael Carber, Brian Seidel, Kevin Welsh, Randy West,
Mark Bitner, J.J. Grasso, Kramer Williamson, Trevor Lewis, Curt Michael,
Josh Weller,
Andy Hannula, Todd Rittenhouse, Ed Aikin, Adam Gordon, Davey Sammons,
Robbie Stillwaggon, Mares Stellfox, Justin Collett, Dave Ely, Jimmy
Stitzel, Jamie Bodo, Mike Haggenbottom, Brook Weibley, Jason Clauss,
Gary Gollub. DNQ- - Tim Hogue, Jimmy Martin, Joey Biasi, Joe Zuczek,
Mike Kostic, Kyle Purks, Chris Coyle
REMAINING. . . .
URC BAR'S LEAKS SPRINT SERIES SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
JUNE 27 Williams Grove Kasey Kahne Foundation
JUNE 30 Delaware Intl
JULY 6 Bridgeport Speedway Kent Construction
JULY 14 New Egypt
JULY 20 Big Diamond
JULY 21 Selinsgrove
JULY 28 Bridgeport
AUG 3 Williams Grove*$4,000K Shot Drop/Rislone
AUG 4 Delaware Intl
AUG 11 Middletown NY
AUG 18 Hagerstown MD
AUG 24 Williams Grove
AUG 25 Delaware Intl
SEPT 1 New Egypt
SEPT 22 Delaware Intl
OCT 6 Rolling Wheels *$3K Shoot Out at the Wheels
OCT 13 New Egypt
OCT 20 Grandview
NOV 3 Delaware Intl
DEC 8 60th Anniversary Awards Banquet- -Lancaster Host
URC PREPS FOR NEW EGYPT & KASEY KAHNE
EVENTS
The 60th season of the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series will continue this
Saturday night at the New Egypt Speedway. Ed Aikin, the current URC
point leader is just one of many talented drivers chasing the $2,000 to
win first place prize in the 25 lap feature event. Other contenders
include Justin Collett, Brian Seidel, Curt Michael Kevin Welsh, Kramer
Williamson, Davey Sammons, Michael Carber and Jason Clauss to name a
few. This event will be part of the Fred's Trailer Parts New Point
Series as well as a point race for the season long championship chase.
On Wednesday night, June 27, URC will be part of the Kasey Kahne
Foundation 360/358 Sprint event at the Williams Grove Speedway. Gates
will open at 4 PM with warm-ups set for 6:30 PM. This is a time trial
event. Tires are limited to the American Racer MC2, Hoosier RD15 or
SP15.
URC car owners that are invited to compete in this event include Guy
Howie, Midge Miller, Kramer Williamson, Adam Gordon, Fred Kennedy,
Robbie Stillwaggon, Justin Collett, Joe Zuczek, Andrew Hannula, Scott
McClaren, Mark Bitner, Jason Clauss, Pete Welsh, Kyle Purks, Ed Aikin,
Scott Pursell, Pat Palladino, Davey Sammons, John Pinter, Elmer
Stoltzfus, Josh Weller, Ken Eldreth and Bruce Engler.
For more information, please visit
www.urcsprints.com and go to the
competitors page.
URC SUCCESSFUL SEASON CONTINUES, SEVEN
DIFFERENT WINNERS IN EIGHT
EVENTS, ED AIKIN LEADS POINT CHASE
Can it get any better then this? The 60th season for the URC Bar's
Leaks Sprint Series is offer to a very competitive start with seven
different feature winners in just eight racing events. To date, only
Curt Michael has been able to repeat a visit to the URC victory lane.
At the end of the eight events, Ed Aikin is the point leader by just a
four point margin over the Ocean View, DE driver, Curt Michael. The
Saturday night show at the Grandview Speedway saw Mertztown, PA driver
Josh Weller ad his name to the prestigious list of former URC feature
winners. Another point of interest, four of the seven different winners
scored their first career URC wins this season and joining Josh Weller
as first time winners is Dave Calaman, Chad Layton and Justin Collett.
Ed Aikin of Lincoln Park University, PA is still looking for his first
URC win of 2007, but Aikin does hold two career feature wins under the
URC banner. Close in the chase is Curt Michael, driver of BK
Leasing/Palladino #99. Michael is a four time champion with URC,
winning the title in 1998 and again in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Michael is
looking to become only the third driver in URC history to win four
titles in a row.
The balance of June, the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series will invade the
New Egypt Speedway on Saturday night, June 23 as the Fred's Trailer
Repair Sprint Series returns to New Jersey. On Wednesday night, June
27, URC will be a participant in the Kasey Kahne Foundation 360/358
Sprint Challenge at the Williams Grove Speedway. This event is not a
point race and will be an invitation event.
Ending the month of June, URC will return to the Delaware International
Speedway on Saturday night, June 30 as the Taylor & Messick Delaware
State Sprint Series continues.
For a look at the complete URC schedule, photos, driver profiles, race
results and more, please visit us at
www.urcsprints.com.
Valley Forge INC Pennsylvania Sprint
Series Continues. . . . .
JOSH WELLER SCORES URC CAREER FIRST SATURDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA Josh Weller of Mertztown, PA scored his first
career URC sprint car victory Saturday night at the Grandview Speedway.
For the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series, this was the eighth event of the
season and the third race of the Valley Forge INC Pennsylvania Sprint
Series. At age twenty, Weller works as an Auto Glass Installer and is a
college student. Weller led the entire twenty-five lap feature but it
was no easy task, holding off a late race challenge from Chris Coyle and
Curt Michael.
A field of thirty URC Sprint Cars turned out for the Grandview event
with heat race victories going to Joe Zuczek, Josh Weller and Todd
Rittenhouse as the Don Ott "B" Main was won by Brian Seidel.
In the twenty-five lap feature event, Josh Weller and URC point leader
Ed Aikin went to battle as Chris Coyle and Curt Michael were on a
charge. Michael started tenth and was racing in fifth by lap three. On
lap seven, the red flag was displayed for Davey Sammons who flipped in
turn three. Sammons walked away uninjured but unable to restart the
event.
When green flag racing resumed, Weller remained in command with Coyle
now in second. As the groove moved higher on the race track, Weller ran
closer to the outside wall with Coyle and Aikin in the chase. On lap
ten, the yellow was displayed, this time for Mares Stellfox who made
hard contact with the third turn wall. The green flew again, but only
one lap was completed before the yellow was displayed on lap eleven for
Justin Collett who stopped in turn one.
Back to green flag racing and Weller was again on point, but the company
was getting closer. Like any sprint car race at Grandview, the final
laps are always the best and this show was setting up for a grand
finish. Weller, Coyle and Michael were now racing under a blanket for
the lead with just ten laps remaining. The three front runners ran up
against the outside wall and with just five laps to go, Michael dove to
the bottom of the track looking for an open lane. Weller moved ahead
slightly as Coyle and Michael battled for second. With just two laps
remaining, Michael passed Coyle but that was short-lived and Coyle
fought back for the runner-up spot.
On the final lap, the top three were in nose-to-tail formation as Weller
appeared to calculate every corner so not to make a mistake. Michael
threw caution to the wind and made a last lap bid in turn two, again
slipping by Coyle for just a moment, as Coyle came back and regained the
runner-up spot. Weller dashed under the black & whites to score his
first career URC sprint car feature win. Coyle finished second followed
by Curt Michael, Ed Aikin and Kramer Williamson who made up the top
five.
FEATURE FINISH: Josh Weller, Chris Coyle, Curt Michael, Ed Aikin,
Kramer Williamson, Kevin Welsh, J.J. Grasso, Michael Carber, Brian
Seidel, Mark Bitner, Brook Weibley, Mike Haggenbottom, Kyle Purks, Todd
Rittenhouse, Jason Clauss, Jimmy Stitzel, Justin Collett, Adam Gordon,
Joe Zuczek, Andy Hannula, Mares Stellfox, Gary Gollub, Davey Sammons,
Dave Ely. DNQ- - Joe Biasi, Tim Hogue, Robbie Stillwaggon, Jimmy
Martin, Jamie Bodo, Randy West.
LikeWise Construction Fast Time of the Night- - Josh Weller
Fred's Trailer Parts Hard Charger- - Brian Seidel, advanced ten cars in
the feature.
URC COMING EVENTS IN JUNE & JULY
JUNE 23 New Egypt
JUNE 27 Williams Grove Kasey Kahne Foundation
JUNE 30 Delaware Intl
JULY 6 Bridgeport Speedway Kent Construction
JULY 14 New Egypt
JULY 20 Big Diamond
JULY 21 Selinsgrove
JULY 28 Bridgeport
URC NEWS 6/10/07
Brian Seidel of Allentown, PA now leads the
URC Bar's Leaks Sprint
Series point chase after seven events. Seidel holds a slight advantage
over Ed Aikin, Curt Michael, Justin Collett and Chris Coyle. In seven
events this season, only Curt Michael has been able to duplicate
victories, winning two of the three shows at Delaware International
Speedway as Justin Collett scored his first ever URC win in the third
Delaware event. Chris Coyle of Wilmington, DE won the opener at
Bridgeport Speedway as Kevin Welsh of Far Hills, NJ won at New Egypt
Speedway. Dave Calaman stepped up to the challenge and won the URC/358
$3,000 to win Challenge event at the Selinsgrove Speedway. On Saturday
night, Chad Layton of Harrisburg, PA won the Lincoln Speedway URC event.
Making up the top ten in the season long URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series
points is Kramer Williamson, Michael Carber, Jason Clauss, Mark Bitner
and Davey Sammons. Andy Hannula of Matawan, NJ is currently ranked
eleventh in the point chase, a remarkable year-to-date performance by
URC's 2007 Rookie of the Year candidate.
The URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series will be in action this Saturday night
at the Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, PA (19505), located just ten
mile north of Pottstown, PA. Race time is 7:30 PM.
For a look at the current URC 2007 Schedule of Events, point standings,
statistics and photos, please visit us at
www.urcsprints.com.
URC BAR'S LEAKS SPRINT SERIES POINTS
1 724 Brian Seidel
2 717 Ed Aikin
3 715 Curt Michael
4 700 Justin Collett
5 626 Chris Coyle
6 622 Kramer Williamson
7 614 Michael Carber
8 603 Jason Clauss
9 594 Mark Bitner
10 560 Davey Sammons
TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SERIES
1 373 Justin Collett
2 324 Curt Michael
3 315 Jimmy Martin Jr.
4 305 Michael Carber
5 291 Scott Pursell
VALLEY FORGE INC. PA STATE SERIES
1 264 Kramer Williamson
1 223 Jason Clauss
3 218 Brian Seidel
4 209 Ed Aikin
5 196 Curt Michael
FREDS TRAILER PARTS NEW POINTS SERIES
1 248 Chris Coyle
2 241 Trevor Lewis
3 224 Ed Aikin
4 223 Brian Seidel
5 211 Justin Collett
URC RAIN OUT EVENTS RESCHEDULED FOR JULY &
AUGUST
The Shot Drop/Rislone Sprint Car Nationals, which were cancelled due to
a violent rain storm on Friday night at the Williams Grove Speedway, is
now re-scheduled for Friday night, August 3rd. A field of forty-eight
sprint cars took part in time trials, which were completed on Friday
night, June 8 just prior to the rain storm. The time trial results will
stand and the show will start with the five heat race events. The Shot
Drop/Rislone Sprint Nationals will pay $4,000 to win, $1,000 for tenth
and $300 just to take the green in the 25 lap feature event. The Shot
Drop/Rislone Sprint Nationals and the 410 Sprints will make-up the
doubleheader program on August 3rd at the historic Williams Grove
Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA.
The second make-up rain date for URC involves the May 26 event at the
Bridgeport Speedway. This event was possibly one of Bridgeport's
biggest crowds of the year and was cancelled due to a severe storm that
moved into the area just before URC qualifying unfortunately, forcing
cancellation of the event. Bridgeport Speedway, URC and event sponsor
Kent Construction were all in favor of finding a suitable date to
make-up the May 26 rain out. The initial consideration was to insert
the URC make-up event on July 7, however, due to the televised NASCAR
event from Daytona on that night, it was decided to reschedule this
event for Friday night, July 6th. This would act as an opportunity for
Bridgeport Speedway to test the option of running URC events on their
weekly Friday night program.
A complete time schedule for the Friday night, July 6th event at
Bridgeport Speedway will be announced shortly.
The URC Sprints will also be at the Williams Grove Speedway on Wednesday
night, June 27 to be part of the Kasey Kahne Foundation event. This is
an invitational event for URC so cars owner wishing to complete, should
contact URC by calling 302-422-1508. There is a lot of interest and the
limited number of available spots are expected to fill up quickly.
The most current and updated 2007 Bar's Leaks Sprint Series is now
available.
REVISED 2007 BAR'S LEAKS URC SPRINT SERIES
JUNE 16 Grandview
JUNE 23 New Egypt
JUNE 27 Williams Grove Kasey Kahne Foundation Invitational
JUNE 30 Delaware Intl
JULY 6 Bridgeport Speedway Kent Construction Night
JULY 14 New Egypt
JULY 20 Big Diamond
JULY 21 Selinsgrove
JULY 28 Bridgeport
AUG 3 Williams Grove*$4,000K Shot Drop/Rislone
AUG 4 Delaware Intl
AUG 11 Middletown NY
AUG 18 Hagerstown MD
AUG 24 Williams Grove
AUG 25 Delaware Intl
SEPT 1 New Egypt
SEPT 22 Delaware Intl
OCT 6 Rolling Wheels *$3K Sprint Shoot Out at the Wheels
OCT 13 New Egypt
OCT 20 Grandview Features Only
NOV 3 Delaware Intl
DEC 8 60th Anniversary Awards Banquet- -Lancaster Host
For more information on URC, please visit us at
www.urcsprints.com.
URC will be in action this Saturday night, June 16 at the Grandview
Speedway. Race time is 7:30 PM. Grandview Speedway is located on
Passmore Road, just off route 100 in Bechtelsville, PA (19505), just
ten mile north of Pottstown. For more information, please call
Grandview Speedway at 610-754-7688.
URC BAR'S LEAKS SPRINT
SERIES NEXT EVENT: Grandview Speedway, Saturday,
June 16th 7:30 PM
VALLEY FORGE INC PA SPRINT SERIES CONTINUES. . . . .
CHAD LAYTON WAKES UP THE TROOPS TO WIN CAREER FIRST URC MAIN THE HARD
WAY AT LINCOLN SPEEDWAY
Over the past two years, there has been much discussion about URC's
handicapping policy, but Saturday night at the Lincoln Speedway, there
was no obstacle (even the handicapping system) that was going to stop
Chad Layton of Harrisburg, PA from winning the 25 lap, $2,000 to win URC
Bar's Leaks Sprint Series 25 lap feature event. Layton, who never won a
URC feature, made his first attempt of 2007 in heat race qualifying.
Starting last in one of URC's four qualifying events, Layton charged to
the front of the pack to score the win. This heat race victory earned
Layton the third place starting position in the feature event that is
part of the Valley Forge INC Pennsylvania Sprint Series. Layton took
the lead on lap two then held off a determined Brian Seidel for most of
the race, to score an impressive first time URC victory.
A field of thirty-seven URC sprint cars turned out for the Lincoln
Speedway event with heat race victories going to Brian Seidel, Kramer
Williamson, Chad Layton and Chris Coyle. In the Don Ott "B" Main event,
Brook Weibley driving the Eldreth Construction #25 took the win.
Twenty-five sprint cars took the green flag in the feature event and a
traffic jam developed immediately in turn two as eleven cars tangled,
displaying the red flag. Point leader Justin Collett and defending URC
Champion Curt Michael were two cars caught-up in the mishap. On the
restart, Brian Seidel set the early pace to lead lap one with Chad
Layton taking the lead on lap two. The second red flag was displayed on
lap three when Canadian driver Alain Bergeron took a slow roll in turn
two. Bergeron did continue in the race.
Back to green flag racing and Layton continued to set the pace until the
yellow was again displayed, this time for rookie driver Andy Hannula who
spun in turn one. The green lights came back on and Layton clicked off
another lap before the yellow was thrown, as point leader Justin Collett
spun in turn four, nearly collecting Curt Michael. Collett retired to
the pits and was done for the night.
Chad Layton led the field past the flag stand for lap six with Brian
Seidel in the Valley Forge INC sprinter challenging for the top spot.
Also on a charge was Kramer Williamson, now racing in third.
The Layton and Seidel battle was worth the price of admission as the duo
continued their fight at the halfway point. Following in the top five
was Williamson, Chris Coyle and Jason Clauss. Deeper in the pack, Curt
Michael was doing a commendable job, working towards the front in an
ill-handling sprint car as a result of damage sustained in the first lap
crash.
The red flag was displayed on lap sixteen, this time for Davey Sammons
who took a wild flip in turn one. Sammons walked away uninjured
however, the sprint car was badly damaged.
Back to green flag racing and Layton was still in control as Seidel was
looking for another groove to make a pass. On lap twenty-one,
Williamson moved into second and he took a shot at chasing down the
leader. Time ran out and Chad Layton rallied home the winner of the URC
sprint feature event. Kramer Williamson finished second followed by
Brian Seidel, Jason Clauss and Chris Coyle. Making up the top ten were
Michael Carber, Trevor Lewis (advanced 14 spots), Jeff VanDusen, Mark
Bitner and Curt Michael delivered an impressive tenth place finish after
going to the rear early in the event.
Fred's Trailer Parts Hard Charger- - Trevor Lewis, advanced 14 spots in
the feature
LikeWise Fast Time of the Night- - -Curt Michael (heat race)
Don Ott "B" Main Winner- - -Brook Weibley
CnB Mushroom "B" Main Bonus of $50 to the top four in the "B" Main- -
Brook Weibley, J.J. Grasso, JR Stewart, Trevor Lewis
URC FEATURE FINISH: Chad Layton, Kramer Williamson, Brian Seidel, Jason
Clauss, Chris Coyle, Michael Carber, Trevor Lewis, Jeff VanDusen, Mark
Bitner, Curt Michael, Ed Aikin, Kevin Welsh, Jimmy Stitzel, JR Stewart,
Andy Hannula, Alain Bergeron, Mares Stellfox, Davey Sammons, J.J.
Grasso, Robbie Stillwaggon, Justin Collett, Todd Rittenhouse, Brook
Weibley, Dave Ely, Josh Weller. DNQ - - Adam Gordon, Tim Hogue, Gary
Gollub, Jimmy Martin, Dave Betts, Jeff Davis, Michael Parent, Mike
Kostic, Randy West, Blaze Regina, Scott Pursell, Midge Miller.
Next Event: Grandview Speedway Saturday, June 16 7:30 PM Visit:
www.grandviewspeedway.com.
RAIN HALTS THE SHOT DROP/RISLONE SPRINT
NATIONALS AT WILLIAMS GROVE
A field of forty-nine sprint cars entered the 2nd Annual Shot
Drop/Rislone Sprint Nationals sanctioned by URC on Friday night at the
historic Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA. A driver roster
just bursting with talent began the CnB Mushroom qualifying with fast
time going to Lucas Wolfe. Making up the top five in time trial
qualifying was Kramer Williamson, Chad Layton, URC's point leader
Justin Collett and Ed Aikin. Following time trials, a violent storm
moved into the area. With high winds, thunder, lightening and rain
hovering over the speedway, track management was forced to cancel the
event.
Time trials for the Shot Drop/Rislone Sprint Nationals will stand as
official with the five heat race event line-ups set to go when the rain
date is confirmed and announced.
URC's 60th Anniversary season will continue on Saturday night at the
Lincoln Speedway. Next weekend, URC heads to the Grandview Speedway
for a Saturday night, June 16 race date followed by a stop at New Egypt
on Saturday night, June 23. On Wednesday night, June 27 URC will be
part of the Kasey Kahne Foundation sprint event at the Williams Grove
Speedway. URC will close out the month of June with a stop at the
Delaware International Speedway on Saturday night, June 30.
For more information on the 60th season of URC (United Racing Company)
or to visit our driver profile page, historical information or photos,
schedule or to shop in the URC store, please visit us at
www.urcsprints.com.
For URC's payoff and procedures for special events, please go to our
Competitors Page on the home page of the web site.
Friday night, June 8. . . . .
ESS STARS AND OTHERS CHASE $4,000 TO WIN SHOT DROP/RISLONE SPRINT
NATIONALS AT WILLIAMS GROVE
ESS stars Alain Bergeron, Jeff VanDusen, Steve Poirier, Jason Barney and
Justin Barger are heading to the Williams Grove Speedway on Friday
night, June 8 for the 2nd Annual Shot Drop/Rislone Sprint Nationals.
The $4,000 first place prize continues to lure some of the top sprint
car drivers in the Northeast. Looking to lock out the ESS top guns is
the brass of URC with point leader Justin Collett hot on the trail. Ed
Aikin, Kramer Williamson, Michael Carber, Curt Michael, Kevin Welsh,
Trevor Lewis, and Brian Seidel will also fly the URC banner with 358
sprint favorites Cory Haas, defending event winner Pat Cannon, Blane
Heimbach Nate Snyder and Blaze Regina planning to claim the Shot
Drop/Rislone title event.
Pit gates will open at 5:30 PM with practice getting underway at 6:45
PM, immediately following the drivers meeting.
Time trials, heats, and a "B" and "C" Main will all lead up to the 25
lap National event. URC will follow their weekly rules for the 360
motors as well as car specs. The URC left rear tire will be a SD33 or
harder and the right rear is an MC2. A 2" wickerbill is permitted
and other then the top wing, no other cockpit adjustable devices are
permitted. The 358 Sprints will follow the weekly Williams Grove 358
sprint engine rules.
If you any additional questions, please call 302-422-1508. You may also
visit our website at: www.urcsprints.com
and go to the Competitors Page.
On the Competitors Page, you will find all the rules and the complete
payoff for the SHOT DROP BAR's LEAKS Sprint Car Nationals at Williams
Grove Speedway on Friday, June 8.
The URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series will be in action on Saturday night,
June 9 at the Lincoln Speedway.
The Williams Grove Speedway is located in Mechanicsburg, PA.
From Harrisburg
83 South to Rt. 581 West then take Route 15 South,
watch for Lisburn Rd. exit
turn right, go straight through to next
traffic light which is Williams Grove Rd,
turn left 1/2 mile to pit/backstretch entrance.
For frontstretch, go past pit entrance to Park Place,
turn right 1/2 mile to track.
From Carlisle
Route 74 South to Williams Grove Rd at Exxon station.
Left, approx. 2 miles. For front stretch, turn left on Park
Place 1/2 mile. For pit/backstretch, continue on Williams
Grove Rd to pit entrance on the left.
From York
83 North to Rt. 581 West then take Route 15 South,
watch for Lisburn Rd. exit
turn right, go straight through to next
traffic light which is Williams Grove Rd,
turn left 1/2 mile to pit/backstretch entrance.
For frontstretch, go past pit entrance to Park Place,
turn right 1/2 mile to track.
SEIDEL, WELSH, SNYDER & HEIMBACH EYE
$4,000 TO WIN SHOT DROP/RISLONE
SPRINT NATIONALS AT THE GROVE
Williams Grove Speedway will again host the 2nd Annual Shot Drop/Rislone
Sprint Nationals on Friday night, June 8th. Interest in growing as
drivers Brian Seidel, Kevin Welsh, Nate Snyder and Blane Heimbach plan
to chase the $4,000 first place prize in the 25 lap 360 sprint car
National event. Defending winner Pat Cannon will be the man to beat
along with current URC point leader Justin Collett. The list of
entries includes Cory Haas, Michael Carber, Ed Aikin, Curt Michael,
Davey Sammons, Kramer Williamson, Scott Pursell, Trevor Lewis, Mark
Bitner and Blaze Regina just to name a few.
Pit gates will open at 5:30 PM with practice getting underway at 6:45
PM, immediately following the drivers meeting.
Time trials, heats, and a "B" and "C" Main will all lead up to the 25
lap National event. URC will follow their weekly rules for the 360
motors as well as car specs. The URC left rear tire will be a SD33 or
harder and the right rear is an MC2. A 2" wickerbill is permitted and
other then the top wing, no other cockpit adjustable devices are
permitted. The 358 Sprints will follow the weekly Williams Grove 358
sprint engine rules.
If you any additional questions, please call 302-422-1508. You may also
visit our website at: www.urcsprints.com
and go to the Competitors Page.
On the Competitors Page, you will find all the rules and the complete
payoff for the SHOT DROP BAR's LEAKS Sprint Car Nationals at Williams
Grove Speedway on Friday, June 8.
The URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series will be in action on Saturday night,
June 9 at the Lincoln Speedway.
JUSTIN COLLETT BACK ON TOP OF URC BAR'S
LEAKS POINT CHASE
The URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series point leader is once again Justin
Collett of Middletown, DE, squeaking ahead of Ed Aikin by just a ten
point margin. Collett is hot off a brilliant third place finish on
Saturday night at the Delaware International Speedway as mechanical
problems caught Ed Aikin in the closing laps of the twenty-five lap
feature. Aikin finished fourteenth after being as high as fourth in the
final five laps of the feature event. Collett holds the point lead over
Ed Aikin, Curt Michael, Brian Seidel (who finished sixth after starting
eighteenth at Delaware International) as Chris Coyle rounds out the top
five.
In the Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series, Collett is the
point leader in this mini-series point chase for all URC sprint shows at
the Delaware International Speedway. Curt Michael is second in points
followed by Jimmy Martin Jr., Michael Carber and Scott Pursell.
The Shot Drop/Bar's Leaks 360 Sprint Nationals is next on the URC
schedule, this Friday night at the Williams Grove Speedway. This events
ranks number one as the highest paying National 360 event in the
Northeast. The 25 lap National event will pay $4,000 to the winner,
$2,000 for second, $1,125 for fifth, $1,000 for tenth and $300 dollars
just to start the main event.
Gates will open at Williams Grove Speedway at 5 PM with race time set
for 7:00 PM. On Saturday night, June 9, the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint
Series will head to the Lincoln Speedway.
For more information on URC, please visit us at:
www.urcsprints.com.
URC's TOP 30 CAREER WIN List. . . . .
Glenn Fitzcharles 81, Dave Kelly 76, Kramer Williamson 63,
Buck Buckley 60, Earl Halaquist 52*, Greg Coverdale 47, Bert
Brooks 38*, Lou Johnson 36, Curt Michael 34, Harry
Benjamin 32, Leroy Felty 31, Hank Rogers 26, Sean Michael 25,
Brian Seidel 21, Mike Magill 20*, Gary Gollub 20, Ed Gallione
18, Jimmy Horton 17, Ed Wylie 16, Bobby Courtwright 14, John
Draucker 14, Buddy Powers 13, Don Kreitz Jr. 13, Dave Mc
Gough 13, Charlie Miller 12, Hal Rettberg 12, Jiggs Peters 12,
Kevin Collins 12, Kevin Welsh 12, Trevor Lewis 11.
227 Different drivers have won URC feature events in URC's sixty year
history.. For all the details, visit:
www.urcsprint.com and go to "history".
TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SPRINT
SERIES. . . . .
CURT MICHAEL MAKES IT LOOK EASY, POCKETS $2,000 FOR URC WIN AT DELAWARE
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE made winning look easy Saturday night as
the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series returned to the Delaware International
Speedway for the third event of the Taylor & Messick Delaware State
point chase. Michael became URC's first two time winner this season and
increased his career win total to thirty-four. Glenn Fitzcharles is the
all time winningest driver in URC history with eighty-one career wins
and Michael is ranked ninth on the all time URC career win list. In
the twenty-five lap URC feature, Michael started fourth, took the lead
on lap twelve from rookie sensation Andy Hannula and was never offered a
threat on his way to the win.
A field of twenty-six URC sprint cars turned out for the event with heat
race victories going to Andy Hannula, Jamie Bodo and Davey Sammons.
During the running of the qualifying events, Robbie Stillwaggon and Mike
Kostic were involved in separate accidents that eliminated them from
competition the balance of the night. As a result, there was no need
for a "B" Main.
At the start of the URC Bar's Leaks sprint feature, Andy Hannula of
Matawan, NJ jumped into the early lead with Jamie Bodo hot in the chase.
With Michael starting fourth, it took very little time for him to move
into the action. Through the first three circuits, Hannula and Bodo
held their own as the defending champion went to work. On lap four,
Dave Betts came to a stop in turn two bringing out the first caution of
the night.
When green flag racing resumed, Hannula again impressed everyone as he
ran to hide from the rest of the field. The caution was again
displayed on lap nine when Jason Clauss stopped on the backstretch. On
the restart, Michael circled around the outside of Bodo and quickly
began to chase down the leader. When the field crossed for lap twelve,
Michael was in the top spot.
At the halfway mark of the race, Michael was on top followed by Andy
Hannula, Jamie Bodo, Kevin Welsh and Davey Sammons, Deep in the pack,
Brian Seidel was on a charge along with Kevin Welsh and Justin Collett.
On lap nineteen, the yellow was displayed for the final time when J.J.
Grasso came to a stop. Front runner Davey Sammons also headed to pits,
giving up a solid top five position.
With the green flag waiving, Curt Michael was off and running and far
ahead of the rest of the field, Kevin Welsh did advance to second with
Hannula in third and trying to hold off a determined Collett.
Five laps still remained on the scoreboard and the top five was Michael,
Welsh, Hannula, Justin Collett and Mark Bitner. Collett moved into
third on lap twenty-two and went to work chasing Welsh.
With the checker flag waiving, Michael took the win with Kevin Welsh
second, Collett third as Andy Hannula and Mark Bitner made-up the top
five. In the top ten were Brian Seidel (advanced 18 spots), Jamie Bodo,
Michael Carber, Jimmy Martin and Josh Weller.
The Fred's Trailer Parts Center Hard Charger award went to Brian Seidel
for advancing eighteen positions. The LikeWise Construction fast time
of the night was awarded to Chris Coyle. CnB Mushrooms added an
additional $50 to the feature finishers in positions seven through
tenth.
FEATURE FINISH: Curt Michael, Kevin Welsh, Justin Collett, Andy
Hannula, Mark Bitner, Brian Seidel, Jamie Bodo, Michael Carber, Jimmy
Martin, Josh Weller, Scott Pursell, Brian Brittingham, Joe Zuczek, Ed
Aikin, Mares Stellfox, Davey Sammons, J.J. Grasso, Chris Coyle, Kramer
Williamson, Jason Clauss, Todd Rittenhouse Jr., Dave Betts, Gary Gollub,
Kyle Purks. DNQ - -Robbie Stillwaggon, Mike Kostic.
URC swings into action next Friday night for the 2nd Annual Shot Drop
Bar's Leaks Sprint Nationals at the Williams Grove Speedway followed by
a stop at the Lincoln Speedway on Saturday night.
The Shot Drop Bar's Leaks Sprint Nationals will pay $4,000 to win and
field of some fifty 360 sprints are expected to participate.
For more information, please visit our website at:
www.urcsprints.com.
URC SPRINTS STORM DELAWARE THIS SATURDAY
NIGHT
The Bar's Leaks URC Sprint Series will storm the state of Delaware on
Saturday night, June 2nd for the third race of the Taylor & Messick
Delaware State Sprint Series. Taylor & Messick of Harrington, DE,
distributors of John Deer Farm, Lawn and Garden Equipment are sponsors
of URC's mini-point series that include all the URC sprint events in
Delaware. Justin Collett of Middletown, DE is the current point leader
in the Taylor & Messick Series going into the Saturday night event at
Delaware International Speedway. Collett scored his first career win
with URC back on May 12, when he dominated the race after starting
fifteenth.
In the season long URC point chase, Ed Aikin is the point leader and
chasing his first ever URC title. Justin Collett, Brian Seidel, Curt
Michael and Chris Coyle make-up the top five in points.
Next week, URC will present the 2nd Annual Shot Drop Sprint Car
Nationals for 360 Sprints at the Williams Grove Speedway on Friday
night. The following night, Saturday, June 9, URC will be in action at
the Lincoln Speedway.
For more information, please visit us at:
www.urcsprints.com.
Williams Grove, Friday, June 8
SHOT DROP BAR's LEAKS SPRINT CAR NATIONALS EARLY ENTRIES INCLUDE PAT
CANNON & CORY HAAS
The Second Annual Shot Drop Bar's Leaks Sprint Car Nationals are set for
the Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA on Friday night, June
8. Pat Cannon, defending winner of this event was one of several
drivers to pre-enter for the $4,000 to win 360 Sprint National event.
This lucrative payoff will offer $1,125 for a fifth place finish,
$1,000 for tenth and a minimum of $300 just to take the green flag in
the 25 lap event.
A field of fifty 360 Sprints took part in the 2006 edition of this
National event. As we gear up for the Friday, June 8th event, early
entries joining Pat Cannon include Cory Haas, Michael Carber, Blaze
Regina, URC defending Champion Curt Michael, Davey Sammons, Jason
Clauss, URC point leader Ed Aikin, Scott Pursell, Trevor Lewis, Mark
Bitner and Midge Miller.
Time trials, heats, and a "B" and "C" Main will all lead up to the 25
lap National event. URC will follow their weekly rules for the 360
motors as well as car specs. The URC left rear tire will be a SD33 or
harder and the right rear is an MC2. A 2" wickerbill is permitted and
other then the top wing, no other cockpit adjustable devices are
permitted. The 358 Sprints will follow the weekly Williams Grove 358
sprint engine rules.
There is a $100 pre entry fee for all competitors. The entry fee may be
paid on race night or by mail. If you are paying by mail, please make
your check payable to the United Racing Company. Please mail your
payment to: URC 2109 South Dupont Highway Dover, DE 19901. Entry
forms are available on the URC website. If you any additional
questions, please call 302-422-1508. You may also visit our website
at: www.urcsprints.com and go to the Competitors Page. On the
Competitors Page, you will find all the rules and the complete payoff
for the SHOT DROP BAR's LEAKS Sprint Car Nationals at Williams Grove
Speedway on Friday, June 8.
Coming URC Events:
Saturday, May 26 Bridgeport Speedway, Bridgeport, NJ
Saturday, June 2 Delaware International Speedway, Delmar, DE
Friday, June 8 Williams Grove Shot Drop Sprint Nationals
$4,000 to win, Mechanicsburg, PA
Saturday, June 9 Lincoln Speedway, Hanover, PA
Saturday, June 16 Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA
ED AIKIN TOPS URC COMPETITORS IN 2007
BAR's LEAKS POINT CHASE
Ed Aikin of Lincoln University, PA now leads the Bar's Leaks URC Sprint
Series point chase after five events in 2007. Five different drivers
have found the URC win circle, with Dave Calaman of Carlisle, PA
becoming URC's most recent winner of 2007. Calaman won the $3,500 to
win Jack Gunn Memorial on Saturday night at the Selinsgrove Speedway.
Although Aikin has not found victory lane as yet this season, he is
knocking on the door. Aiken now leads the URC season long point chase
with 537 points over Justin Collett with 511 points. Making up the top
five are Brian Seidel 487, Curt Michael 472 and Chris Coyle is fifth
with 438 points.
Hot off a runner-up finish at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Kramer
Williamson now leads the Valley Forge Inc. Pennsylvania Sprint Series.
This Series is one of three mini-point series within URC. Williamson
has 124 points to his credit followed by Ed Aikin with 116, Curt Michael
100, Jason Clauss 96 and Davey Sammons is fifth with 89 points.
Justin Collett leads the Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series
as Trevor Lewis leads the Fred's Trailer Parts New Series.
Coming URC Events:
Saturday, May 26 Bridgeport Speedway, Bridgeport, NJ
Saturday, June 2 Delaware International Speedway, Delmar, DE
Friday, June 8 Williams Grove Shot Drop Sprint Nationals
$4,000 to win, Mechanicsburg, PA
Saturday, June 9 Lincoln Speedway, Hanover, PA
Saturday, June 16 Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA
For more information on the United Racing Company, please visit our
website where you will find photos, driver stats, URC statistics and all
special event rules and payoffs.
DAVE CALAMAN POCKETS $3,500 IN JACK GUNN
MEMORIAL SATURDAY NIGHT AT
SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY
SELINSGROVE, PA . . . . . Dave Calaman of Carlisle, PA was
the man to beat Saturday night at the Selinsgrove Speedway as the URC
Bar's Leaks Sprint Series challenged the best of the Selinsgrove 358
sprint division. Calaman, representing the Selinsgrove 358 sprints and
took the lead on lap fourteen of the thirty lap feature. Calaman went
on to win over a challenging Kramer Williamson and third place finisher
Ed Aikin. A strong field of forty-six sprint cars turned out for this
event.
Five heat race events were presented with victories going to Joey
Borich, Pat Cannon, Nate Snyder, Duane Mausteller and Brook Weibley as
Scott Messimer won the "C" Main as Brian Seidel collected the win in
the "B" Main. Seidel also earned a bonus $150 for setting fast time of
the night, posted by Hackenburg Tree Service.
A field of twenty-six sprint cars took part in the 30 lap Jack Gunn
Memorial that is a point race on the URC Bar's Leak Sprint Series as
well as the Valley Forge Incorporated Pennsylvania Sprint point series.
At the drop of the green flag, pole sitter Pat Cannon gunned to an
early lead followed by Dave Calaman. Chad Layton was in the hunt racing
in third with Kramer Williamson fourth.
The first caution of the event came on lap four when Brooke Weibley
stopped on the speedway. On the restart, Cannon once again ran to hide
from the field. On lap ten, Calaman caught Cannon and made his first
attempt to take the lead. Cannon fought back and retained the top spot.
On lap fourteen, Calaman took another try and this time he succeeded to
become the new leader. As the field crossed the wire for the halfway
sign, the yellow was also displayed as a flat tire slowed Pat Cannon in
turn two. Cannon retired to the pits and never re-entered for the
balance of the feature.
At the halfway mark, Calaman continued to set the pace with the company
of Chad Layton and Kramer Williamson was the man to beat with Chad
Layton now making up ground. On lap twenty-one, the table changed and
Calaman found himself back in front as Layton was forced pull off the
track due to a flat tire. On the restart, Williamson actually nosed
into the lead, but the final caution of the night gave Calaman a second
chance to foil the lead take over attempt.
With the green flag waiving, Calaman quickly pulled away from runner-up
Kramer Williamson and third place runner Ed Aikin. With Calaman clearly
in charge, he led the final laps to pocked the $3,500 first place prize
over Kramer Williamson. Ed Aikin rallied a strong third place finish
over Larry Kelleher and defending Jack Gunn Memorial Winner Blane
Heimbach. Making up the top ten were Sean Michael, Curt Michael who
advanced 15 spots, Nate Snyder, Jason Clauss and Brian Seidel.
FEATURE FINISH: Dave Calaman, Kramer Williamson, Ed Aikin, Larry
Kelleher, Blane Heimbach, Sean Michael, Curt Michael, Nate Snyder, Jason
Clauss, Brian Seidel, Davey Sammons, Lenny Krautheim, Robbie
Stillwaggon, Davey Franek, Colby Womer, Mark Bitner, Scott Flammer,
Mares Stellfox, Chris Coyle, Chad Layton, Duane Mausteller, Joey Borich,
Pat Cannon, Scott Pursell, Todd Hestor, Brooke Weibley.
DNQ- - Mike Walter, Andy Hannula, Jason Shultz, Jordan Frontz, Mike
Kostic, Justin Collett, Jeff Furlong, Phil Walter, Jimmy Martin Jr.,
Kyle Bachman, Kevin Nagy, Charlie Anderson, Matt Miller, Midge Miller
,Scott Messimer, Gary Gollub, John Gearhart, Joel VanBuskirk, Adam
Gorden, Michael Carber.
Hackenburg Tree Service Fast Time of the Night- - $150 Brian Seidel
Don Ott "B" Main winner- - - Brian Seidel
Penske Heat 1 Winner Joey Borich, ZEMCO Heat 2 Winner Pat Cannon, Masons
MRI Heat 3 Winner Nate Snyder, Winters Heat 4 Winner Duane Mausteller,
Wings Unlimited Heat 5 Winner Brooke Weibley (360 Sprint 8 lap track
record 2:28:866) Each heat race winner earned $50.
C&B Mushrooms Top (4) URC feature finishers: Kramer Williamson, Ed
Aikin, Curt Michael Jason Clauss. Each driver earned $50.
Fred's Trailer Hard Charger of the Night- - #99 Curt Michael, advanced
15 spots in the feature to finish seventh.
Coming URC Events:
Saturday, May 26 Bridgeport Speedway, Bridgeport, NJ
Saturday, June 2 Delaware International Speedway, Delmar, DE
Friday, June 8 Williams Grove Shot Drop Sprint Nationals
$4,000 to win, Mechanicsburg, PA
Saturday, June 9 Lincoln Speedway, Hanover, PA
Saturday, June 16 Grandview Speedway, Bechtelsville, PA
Taylor & Messick Delaware Sprint Series
Continues . . . . .
JUSTIN COLLETT CHARGES FROM FIFTEENTH FOR FIRST URC CAREER WIN SATURDAY NIGHT AT
DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL
DELMAR, DE . . . Justin Collett of Middletown, DE will remember his first URC
career win for a long time.
And it certainly was no gift.
Collett started fifteenth in a strong and talented field of twenty-four
starters, then began his charge to the front. By lap nine, Collett was running
second and now had to pass the Master, Kramer Williamson who was the early race
leader. The battle was fierce, but on lap twenty-two, Collett made an outside
pass to take the lead and go on to score his first career URC Bar's Leak Sprint
Series feature win. Collett was thrilled, spinning his URC sprint car in victory
lane, then exiting the car to earn the roar of approval from the Delaware
International fans. Collett earned $2,000 for the win and regained the URC point
lead. Four races into the season, URC has delivered four different feature
winners.
A field of twenty-six URC Sprints turned out for the fourth point race of the
season and second event under the Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series.
Heat race victories went to Mike Kostic, Kramer Williamson and Jimmy Martin Jr.
During the running of the second heat, Williamson turned one lap at a time of
16.839 to earn the LikeWise Construction Fast Time of the night award. The Don
Ott "B" Main winner was Mark Bitner.
In the twenty-five lap URC feature, Kramer Williamson gunned into the lead from
his front row starting spot. The caution was displayed for a first turn tangle
involving Dave Betts, Adam Gordon and Trevor Lewis. All three drivers walked
away uninjured.
On the restart, Williamson ran to hide from the rest of the field with Mike
Kostic and Gary Gollub in the chase. Steady Eddie Aikin quickly moved into third
and began to chase down Mike Kostic. Without any warning, Justin Collett moved
into the picture and powered into second on lap nine.
A caution flag was displayed on lap eleven for Brian Brittingham who stopped in
turn one. Green flag racing resumed and Williamson led lap twelve before the
caution was again displayed, this time for Adam Gordon who stopped in turn four.
The field regrouped and Williamson darted at the drop of the green flag. As the
field crossed for the halfway sign, Williamson was on point followed by Collett,
Scott Pursell, Ed Aikin and Jimmy Martin Jr. The final caution was displayed for
Robbie Stillwaggon who spun on the backstretch, tapping the inside wall.
With the green flag waiving, Williamson ran to hide but Collett remained in the
shadow. By lap sixteen, Collett was on a charge and looking for a lane to make
the pass. With just five laps remaining, Collett was knocking on the door with
lapped traffic just ahead to make things interesting. On lap twenty-two, Collett
powered into the lead and went on to score his first URC career win. Williamson
finished second with Scott Pursell turning in a fine ride for third. The Bar's
Leaks sprint car of Jimmy Martin Jr rallied home in fourth with Ed Aikin fifth.
Making up the top ten were Jason Clauss, Brook Weibley, Brian Seidel, Mike
Kostic and Michael Carber.
FEATURE FINISH: Justin Collett, Kramer Williamson, Scott Pursell, Jimmy Martin
Jr., Ed Aikin, Jason Clauss, Brook Weibley, Brian Seidel, Mike Kostic, Michael
Carber, Davey Sammons, Andy Hannula, Gary Gollub, Mark Bitner, Chris Coyle,
Robbie Stillwaggon, Brian Brittingham, Jamie Bodo, J.J. Grasso, Adam Gordon,
Mares Stellfox, Curt Michael, Dave Betts, Trevor Lewis. DNQ- - Joe Zuczek, Jeff
Davis.
LikeWise Construction Fast Time of the Night- - Kramer Williamson 16.839
Fred's Trailer Parts Hard Charger- - -Justin Collett- - Advanced 14 spots
Don Ott- - "B" Main Winner- - -Mark Bitner
CnB Mushrooms- - Posted an additional $200, paying $50 to the top four cars in
the "B" Main.
Next Event:
Saturday, May 19 Selinsgrove Speedway- - Jack Gunn Memorial URC/358 Sprint Shoot
Out $3,500 To Win.
Defending event winner Blane Heimbach of Selinsgrove, PA
Saturday, May 26 Bridgeport Speedway
Saturday, June 2 Delaware International Speedway
LEWIS IS ON THE MONEY, CARBER IS GETTING
CLOSE. . . .
URC SPRINTS HEAD TO DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY SATURDAY, MAY 12
Race four of the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series will invade the Delaware
International Speedway on Saturday night, May 12. On top of the list of entries
is point leader Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy, PA. Although Lewis has not won
a feature event through the first three events, he is ever so close, coming off
a runner-up finish at the New Egypt Speedway on April 28. Consistent finishes
have Lewis and car owner Scott McClaren on top of the point chase. It's early
and there is still a long season ahead. Also turning heads in the early going in
Michael Carber of Piperville, PA and driver of the Guy Howie #19H. Carber ranks
eighth in points, not bad considering mechanical problems kept him from
qualifying at the URC opener. In fact, this newly formed team has shown signs of
strength as work out the early season bugs.
After just three URC events, there has been three different winners and three
different point leaders and that could all change when URC storms the state of
Delaware in full force on Saturday night, May 12 at Charlie Cathell's Delaware
International Speedway.
Kevin Welsh of Far Hills, NJ is on the bubble to be URC's first driver to a
repeat winner and back-to-back feature winner in 2007. Kevin and his wife Ashley
became parents this week, with the birth of their baby girl, Kaley Arnett on May
1st.
Joining Welsh, Lewis and Carber in the chase for the $2,000 first prize is Brian
Seidel, Ed Aikin, Brook Weibley, Jason Clauss, Mark Bitner, Jimmy Martin, Mares
Stellfox, Curt Michael, Chris Coyle, J.J. Grasso, Robbie Stillwaggon, Justin
Collett and Kramer Williamson just to name a few of the expected entries.
Following the URC Bar's Leaks event at Delaware International Speedway, the URC
Sprints will head to the Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night, May 19 for the
Jack Gunn Memorial $3,000 to win Challenge event. The URC Sprints and the weekly
Selinsgrove 358 sprints will go head-to-head with more then $19,000 in cash
prize money on the line.
For more information on URC, please visit us at
www.urcsprints.com. On our website, you
will find our schedule, points, photos, driver profiles and our rules and purse
structure for all events.
Coming URC Events:
Saturday, May 12 Delaware International Speedway
Saturday, May 19 Selinsgrove Speedway $3,000 to win Jack Gunn Memorial
Saturday, May 26 Bridgeport Speedway
TREVOR LEWIS LEADS URC POINT CHASE AFTER THREE EVENTS
After just three events on the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series, we have seen three
winners and three different point leaders. Following the New Egypt event
Saturday night, Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy, PA now leads the chase to
URC's 60th Anniversary Championship title. Just off the pace and certainly
within striking distance is Justin Collett along with Curt Michael, Chris Coyle
and Ed Aikin who make-up the top five in the point chase.
There's a long season ahead with URC's next stop set for the Delaware
International Speedway on Saturday night, May 12. Some early season strong
performers include Justin Collett who is ranked second in the point chase. Ed
Aikin cracks the top five in points with another top five finish at New Egypt.
Piperville, PA sprint car driver Michael Carber is ranked eighth in the point
chase. For Carber, his starts at Bridgeport, Delaware International and New
Egypt were his first starts ever at these three tracks.
2006 URC Rookie of the Year Davey Sammons is tenth in points with Robbie
Stillwaggon ranked twelfth. A special mention goes out to 2007 URC Rookie of the
Year candidate Andy Hannula of Matawan, NJ. Hannula is ranked fourteenth in
point after three events and scored his first qualifying victory (B Main) on
Saturday night at the New Egypt Speedway.
Current Point Standings:
URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series 60th Anniversary Tour
1 347 Trevor Lewis
2 328 Justin Collett
3 322 Curt Michael
4 320 Chris Coyle
5 312 Ed Aikin
6 310 Brian Seidel
7 297 Kevin Welsh
8 256 Michael Carber
9 239 Mark Bitner
10 226 Davey Sammons
TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SERIES
1 137 Curt Michael
2 127 Justin Collett
3 125 Michael Carber
4 120 Kevin Welsh
5 111 Junior Martin
FREDS TRAILER PARTS NEW POINTS SERIES
1 241 Trevor Lewis
2 238 Chris Coyle
3 214 Ed Aikin
4 213 Brian Seidel
5 201 Justin Collett
Race Two of the Fred's Trailer Parts
Center New Series. . .
KEVIN WELSH WINS URC THRILLER SATURDAY NIGHT AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
NEW EGYPT, NJ . . . . . Kevin Welsh of Far Hills, NJ was the best of a
twenty-nine car field when the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series made their first
visit of the season at the New Egypt Speedway. Welsh collected a cool $2,000 for
the win, but only after a long fought battle with Brook Weibley and J.J. Grasso
early in the race. In the final stages of the twenty-five lap Fred's Trailer
Parts Center New Series main event, Welsh had to contend with a fast closing
Trevor Lewis. At the drop of the checker, Welsh took the win, his first of the
season and thirteenth career victory with URC.
Three heat race events were presented with Brook Weibley, Curt Michael and
Michael Carber taking the victories as rookie stand out Andy Hannula scored his
first qualifying win with URC in just his third career start.
In the URC feature event, Brook Weibley was the leader at the drop of the green
flag with J.J. Grasso in the chase followed by Kevin Welsh and Davey Sammons.
Weibley set the pace until lap seven with Grasso took the high line and the
lead. Weibley followed in second with Sammons third and Welsh fourth.
What could have been the race of a lifetime for Grasso, came to an end on lap
ten when mechanical problems brought the leader to a stop on the backstretch.
When green flag racing resumed, Weibley was again the pace setter with Welsh in
second and Trevor Lewis now in third. As the laps ticked by, Welsh moved closer
to Weibley setting up a challenge for the lead.
At the halfway point of the race, Weibley was still on top followed by Welsh,
Lewis, Mr. Consistency Ed Aikin and Michael Carber. Just one lap later, Welsh
made the pass to take the lead, dropping Weibley to second.
Randy West, driving the Elmer Stoltzfus #00 brought out the second caution of
the night when he came to a stop in turn two. On the restart, Welsh was fast to
pull away from the pack, as runner-up Brook Weibley, was now contending with
Trevor Lewis in a battle for second.
With five laps remaining, Welsh was the leader with Lewis second followed by
Weibley, Aikin and Carber. As the five lap countdown continued, Lewis was moving
closer to the leader and the crowd could tell at this point, that a last lap
lead change was possible.
With just two laps remaining, Welsh had a three car length lead and Lewis moved
to the high side of the speedway. Welsh held the lead with the white flag
waiving although Lewis was charging like a freight-train. Lewis moved to within
one car length of Welsh, but fell slightly short to challenge for the lead.
Welsh took the checker flag for his first win of the season to become URC's
third different feature winner of 2007.
Welsh took the win over Trevor Lewis, Brook Weibley, Ed Aikin and Michael Carber.
Making up the top ten were Mark Bitner, Chris Coyle, Justin Collett, Curt
Michael and Josh Weller.
FEATURE FINISH: Kevin Welsh, Trevor Lewis, Brook Weibley, Ed Aikin, Michael
Carber, Mark Bitner, Chris Coyle, Justin Collett, Curt Michael, Josh Weller,
Brian Seidel, Andy Hannula, Dave Betts, Adam Gordon, Robbie Stillwaggon, Jamie
Bodo, Jeff Davis, Scott Pursell, Randy West, Davey Sammons, Kramer Williamson,
Junior Martin, J.J. Grasso, Joe Zuczek, Gary Gollub.
DNQ Mike Kostic, Mares Stellfox, Jason Clauss, Mike McManus.
LikeWise Construction Fast Time of the Night- - Justin Collett
Don Ott "B" Main Winner---Andy Hannula
Fred's Trailer Parts Center- - Hard Charger Award
Coming Events:
Saturday, May 12 Delaware International Speedway
Saturday, May 19 Selinsgrove Speedway $3,000 to win Jack Gunn Memorial
Saturday, May 26 Bridgeport Speedway
CURT MICHAEL BACK AT IT ON URC TOUR
By Brad Vores for Curt Michael/Palladino Motorsports
OCEAN VIEW, DEL.
In the quest for a fourth consecutive URC Sprint Series championship, Curt
Michael and the Palladino Motorsports sprint car team got back on track with a
Saturday night win at Delaware International Speedway.
After starting the season with a 10th place finish at Bridgeport after suffering
a last lap flat tire while running top five, Michael came back strong at Delmar,
starting fifth in the feature lineup and taking the lead with 13 laps complete
then driving away from the field for his 33rd career URC series win.
The win moved the Delaware star into third place in URC points heading into this
weekend's event at New Egypt Speedway.
Curt would like to thank his car owners Kathy and Pat Palladino, as well as his
crew and Team 99's sponsors-BK Trucking, C n B Mushrooms, Bowen Seafood, Dick
Feeser Realtor, E.J. Wagner & Son Trucking, Harley Davidson of Seaford, Del.,
Hank's Performance Products,m Weld, Simpson, Pro Shocks, Ultrashield, J & J Auto
Racing and Don Ott Racing Engines.
For the latest information on Curt and Palladino Motorsports, please visit the
recently newly designed website at
www.curtmichael.com.
COLLETT LEADS URC POINT CHASE AFTER TWO
EVENTS
There's a long season ahead, but after two URC Sprint Series events, youthful
Justin Collett of Middletown, DE leads coveted 60th Anniversary Bar's Leaks
Sprint Series point chase. Collett at age twenty, has competed on and off with
the URC Sprint Series over the past several years, but in 2007, it appears that
Collett may stay around for more then just a couple of races. Collett will be
heading to the New Egypt Speedway next Saturday night as he leads all
competitors in the URC point chase.
While his point lead is not huge, he is sitting on top of a long list of talent.
Collett holds just a one point advantage over runner-up and 2000 URC point
champion Brian Seidel, driver of the Bill Gallagher GEI sprint car. The top two
drivers should not get too comfortable as four time URC Champion Curt Michael is
sitting third and just five points out of the top spot. Opening day feature
winner Chris Coyle of Wilmington, DE is fourth in points and trails the top spot
by just six points. And yes, Trevor Lewis sits fifth in the point battle, just
eight point shy of the top spot. Collett has a lot of company and they're all
looking fill the top spot.
Just outside of the top five in URC points is "Steady" Eddie Aikin, often viewed
as a sleeper who can get the job done on any given night. Jason Clauss is back
in top form after a disappointing year in 2006. Kevin Welsh is ninth in points,
right now in a sandwich between 2006 rookie standouts Davey Sammons now eight in
point and Robbie Stillwaggon who is ranked tenth.
The 60th season of URC is looking to be another highly competitive season and
traveling sprint company will storm the New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, NJ this
coming Saturday night.
URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series Point Standings
1 228 Justin Collett
2 227 Brian Seidel
3 223 Curt Michael
4 222 Chris Coyle
5 220 Trevor Lewis
6 198 Ed Aikin
7 196 Jason Clauss
8 167 Davey Sammons
9 160 Kevin Welsh
10 154 Robbie Stillwaggon
CURT MICHAEL IN FLAWLESS FORM, CAPTURES
33rd URC CAREER WIN SATURDAY AT DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL
DELMAR, DE . . Defending Champion Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE won his first
URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series feature of the year on Saturday night at the
Delaware International Speedway. This event also marked the first race of the
2007 Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series, a special mini-series within
URC. Michael took the lead on lap thirteen from Michael Carber then held off
several strong challenges from Justin Collett to pocket the $2,000 first place
prize. For Michael, it was his thirty-third career win under the URC banner.
A field of twenty-six URC sprint cars took part in qualifying with heat race
victories going to Junior Martin, Michael Carber and Kevin Welsh as Chris Coyle
won the Don Ott "B" Main. C&B Mushrooms posted additional cash with $50 going to
each of the top four finishers in the "B" Main.
The twenty-five lap URC sprint feature was a thriller. At the drop of the green
flag, Michael Carber of Piperville, PA set the early pace with Junior Martin,
Gary Gollub and Curt Michael in the chase. On lap two, the caution was displayed
when rookie drive Mike McManus went off the track in turn three and flipped.
McManus walked away uninjured but was unable to restart the feature.
When green flag racing resumed, Carber again set the pace driving the Guy Howie
owned sprinter. The top five remained unchanged until lap seven when Curt
Michael turned up the heat, advancing to third and now in chase of the Junior
Martin Bar's Leaks sponsored sprint car.
Michael powered into second on lap nine and set his sights on the leader.
Suddenly, Michael stopped his chase for the lead as he was forced to defend his
runner-up spot as Justin Collett of Middletown, DE moved into the picture.
Michael quickly protected his runner-up spot and began to reel in the leader.
At the halfway mark, Curt Michael became the new leader followed by Carber,
Collett, Kevin Welsh and Junior Martin. One lap later, Collett moved into second
and began his task of chasing down the leader. Collett stayed with the Palladino
owned BK Leasing sprinter, looking for an open lane to make the pass.
Michael and Collett staged a great battle for the lead until lap eighteen when
the yellow flag was displayed for Mares Stellfox who stopped on the speedway.
With the drop of the green flag to restart the main event, all eyes were on
Collett to see if he could offer Michael a challenge for the top spot. Michael
appeared to pick up some speed after the short delay and with a clear speedway
ahead, he quickly put some distance between himself and runner-up Justin Collett.
Also making a strong run in the late stages of the event was Trevor Lewis who
was racing in fifth with five laps remaining. There were plenty of battles going
on but the top five remained unchanged for the final five laps. Curt Michael,
the four time URC Champion took the win with Justin Collett delivering a solid
second. Michael Carber in his first ever visit to Delaware International
Speedway finished an impressive third with Kevin Welsh fourth and Trevor Lewis
fifth. Making up the top ten were Junior Martin, Ed Aikin, Brian Seidel, Davey
Sammons and the opening day feature winner Chris Coyle.
URC SPRINT FEATURE FINISH: Curt Michael, Justin Collett, Michael Carber, Kevin
Welsh, Trevor Lewis, Junior Martin, Ed Aikin, Brian Seidel, Davey Sammons, Chris
Coyle, Scott Pursell, Jason Clauss, Gary Gollub, Mike Kostic, Andy Hannula*,
Robbie Stillwaggon, Dave Betts, Adam Gordon, Brian Brittingham, Kramer
Williamson, Mares Stellfox, J.J. Grasso, Mark Bitner, Brook Weibley, Michael
McManus, Josh Weller.
Don Ott "B" Main Bonus to Chris Coyle.
LikeWise Construction fast time of the night bonus to Curt Michael.
Fred's Trailer Repair Hard Charger Aware to Chris Coyle.
Driver Autograph Session at Intermission: Kevin Welsh, Justin Collett, Junior
Martin.
COMING EVENTS:
SATURDAY, APRIL 28 NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY, New Egypt, NJ
SATURDAY, MAY 12 DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, Delmar, DE (This will be URC's
next stop in the state of Delaware)
URC BAR'S LEAKS SPRINT SERIES POINTS (Top
10)
April 15, 2007
1 140 Chris Coyle
2 130 Brian Seidel
3 122 Jason Clauss
4 114 Trevor Lewis
5 101 Justin Collett
6 100 Ed Aikin
7 99 Mark Bitner
8 86 Robbie Stillwaggon
9 86 Curt Michael
10 80 Davey Sammons
Greg Coverdale update. Following a violent crash Saturday night during URC
warm-ups at the Bridgeport Speedway, Greg Coverdale was released from the
hospital and is now resting at his Milford, DE home.
NEXT URC EVENTS:
SATURDAY, APRIL 21 Delaware International Speedway, Delmar, DE (URC's only stop
in the state of Delaware)
SATURDAY, APRIL 28 New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt, NJ
60th SEASON OPENS FOR URC. . . .
CHRIS COYLE WINS CnB MUSHROOM $2,500 TO WIN URC SPRINT SERIES OPENER SATURDAY
NIGHT AT BRIDGEPORT
Chris Coyle of Wilmington, DE was the man to beat on Saturday night at the
Bridgeport Speedway as the United Racing Company began their sixtieth season of
competition. A field of thirty-five sprint cars turned out for the URC Bar's
Leaks Series event with heat race victories going to Chris Coyle, Brian Seidel
and Dave Ely as the twelve lap Don Ott "B" Main saw Scott Pursell take the win.
Coyle started on the pole but it was by no means, an easy win. Brian Seidel,
driving the Bill Gallagher owned sprinter was in the hunt the entire race. Coyle
and Seidel exchanged the lead numerous times during the mid-point of the race. A
caution with two laps go, brought the field together again, but Coyle remained
the top of the class to pocket the $2,500 first place prize.
The night got off to a wild start during warm-ups when 1994 URC Champion Greg
Coverdale of Milford, DE took a wild flip entering turn one. The top wing came
off the Eldreth Construction #25 (a new ride for Coverdale in 2007) as the car
entered turn one, launching the sprinter high into the air. Coverdales' sprint
car then sheared a light pole before exiting the speedway over the first turn
wall. This wild crash brought silence to the crowd with great concern for the
safety of Greg Coverdale. With help from the safety crew, Coverdale climbed out
of the destroyed sprint car and returned to the pit area. About thirty minutes
later, it was decided to take Coverdale to the hospital for a check-up.
Chris Coyle and Brian Seidel brought the twenty-five car starting field down for
the green flag to start the 1,370th event in the history of the United Racing
Company. Coyle led the first lap with Seidel taking the lead on lap two. The
first caution was displayed when Kramer Williamson, Scott Pursell and Jimmy
Stitzel tangled in turn two. On the restart, Seidel set the pace with Coyle and
Jason Clauss now in the chase.
On lap ten, the leaders were now in lapped traffic and by lap eleven, Coyle
found his way back into the lead. It all changed again as Seidel was back into
the lead by lap twelve. Lap thirteen was a thriller as Seidel and Coyle
exchanged the lead two more times, with Coyle coming out on top on lap fourteen.
The race was certainly at the front of the pack but at the same time, defending
URC Champion Curt Michael was on the run from his eleventh place starting
position. By lap fifteen, Michael was in a solid top five position and in the
process of reeling in the top guns. Coyle, Seidel, Clauss, Trevor Lewis and Curt
Michael were the top five running order.
On lap twenty-one the second caution of the race was displayed for Tim Hogue who
spun in turn one along with Kevin Welsh. The restart saw Coyle, Seidel and
Clauss bolt away from the rest of the field with Coyle firmly in command. One
lap later, a homestretch mix-up occurred with Joe Zuczek taking a wild bounce
over the infield Jersey barriers, landing inside the quarter-mile track. Zuczek
walked away uninjured.
A light sprinkle of rain started to fall and the field was quickly brought
together for the green flag restart, Coyle, Seidel and Clauss were again the
command, quickly pulling away from the rest of the field.
With the checker flag waiving, Coyle dashed under the wire to score his fifth
career win followed by Brian Seidel, Jason Clauss and Trevor Lewis who finished
fourth. Chris Barger collected fifth place money when Curt Michael suffered a
flat tire on his Palladino sprinter. Michael kept the sprinter moving and
crossed the line in tenth, after a very impressive ride. Making up the top ten
were Mark Bitner, Justin Collett, Ed Aikin, Robbie Stillwaggon and Curt Michael.
A special note, rookie driver Andy Hannula #89H qualified through the
consolation for his first URC feature and finished twelfth in the feature.
FEATURE FINISH: CnB Mushroom 25 Lap URC Feature: Chris Coyle, Brian Seidel,
Jason Clauss, Trevor Lewis, Justin Barger, Mark Bitner, Justin Collett, Ed Aikin,
Robbie Stillwaggon, Curt Michael, Davey Sammons, Andy Hannula, Adam Gordon, Dave
Betts, Mares Stellfox, Billy Pauch, Brook Weibley, Kevin Welsh, Tim Hogue, Dave
Ely, Scott Pursell, Jamie Bodo, Kramer Williamson, Jimmy Stitzel. DNQ- - -
Michael Carber, John Karklin, Jeff Davis, Gary Gollub, Kevin Welsh, Junior
Martin, Michael McManus, Mike Kostic, J.J. Grasso, Jon Eldreth, Greg Coverdale.
Fred's Trailer Parts Hard Charge Award- - Robbie Stillwaggon $50 (advanced
eleven spots in the feature).
Likewise Construction Fast Time of the Night: $50 to Brian Seidel who turned
quick time of the night in the second heat race.
NEXT EVENT:
Saturday, April 21 Delaware International Speedway 7 PM
Saturday, April 28 New Egypt Speedway 7 PM
URC TO OPEN 60TH SEASON AT BRIDGEPORT
SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT
The 60th season for the United Racing Company Sprint Series sponsored by Bar's
Leaks will kickoff at South Jersey's Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday night. The
Sprint Wing Fest 2007 at Bridgeport Speedway will showcase the CnB Mushroom 25
lap URC Sprint feature paying $2,500 to win. This URC show will mark their first
race of 2007 but their 1,370th event presented in the fifty-nine year history of
URC. Through the years, URC visited 137 different race tracks that delivered 226
different feature winners. The Bridgeport Speedway has always played a key role
in the success of URC and ranks second in presenting the most URC events.
Bridgeport Speedway has played host to URC on 132 occasions, second only to the
Delaware International Speedway that has presented 143 URC shows. URC will
present a series of qualifying heat races, a "B" main and the 25 lap feature
event.
Joining the URC Sprints on this big night of racing at Bridgeport Speedway will
be the Big Block Modifieds, the 358 Small Blocks, the Sunoco Sportsman and the
Bartleson Masonry/Post Plumbing Rookie Sportsman.
Pit gates will open at 12 Noon with grandstand gates opening at 4 PM. Warm-ups
will take the green flag at 5 PM with qualifying action getting underway at 6
PM. Grandstand admission is $20 for adults, with kids 12 and under FREE. The Pit
admission is $25 with a license and $35 without a license.
The Bar's Leaks URC Sprint Series is boasting one of their most competitive
roster of drivers ever. Trevor Lewis, Michael Carber, Greg Coverdale, Brian
Seidel, Dave Ely, Brook Weibley, Kramer Williamson, Scott Pursell, Chris Coyle,
Ed Aikin and defending rookie standout Davey Sammons, are just a few drivers to
be in action Saturday night. Of course, they'll all be chasing Curt Michael and
the Palladino #99. Michael, of Ocean View, DE is looking for his fourth
consecutive URC Championship in 2007. In 2006, Michael scored six career URC
wins and is labeled as the man to beat 2007.
Following the URC opener, the popular traveling sprint series will head to the
Delaware International Speedway on Saturday night, April 21. The URC sprints
only stop in the state of Delaware will be at the Delaware International
Speedway with eight visits planned starting on April 21 followed by May 12, June
2, June 30, August 4, August 25, September 22 and November 3.
For more URC information including driver profiles, URC historical data or a
visit to the URC store, please go to.. .
www.urcsprints.com.
URC HISTORY CONTINUES IN 2007
The 60th season for the URC sprints will take place in 2007, with the CnB
Mushroom sponsored season opener on Saturday night, April 14 at the Bridgeport
Speedway in Bridgeport, NJ. Race time is set for 6 PM. With the season opener
quickly approaching, here is a quick look at the statistical history of URC,
compiled by Steve Barrick of Program Dynamics.
For a look at more URC Stats, please visit us at:
www.urcsprints.com.
URC FACTS 1948-2006 59 years
1,369 total events
226 different feature winners (4 ties in 1,369 feature events)
137 different race tracks
17 States and 2 Provinces visited
Hank Rogers 1962- - Most consecutive URC feature wins- - 9
2001& 2002- - 18 different feature winners in a single season
Most URC feature wins in a single season- - Glenn Fitzcharles- 21 wins/1987
Most seasons with races: 44 Flemington, 42 Fonda, 34 Orange County,
30 Bridgeport, 28 Delaware International (top 5 tracks)
Top 20 Drivers All URC Career Win List:
81 Glenn Fitzcharles, 76 Dave Kelly, 63 Kramer Williamson, 60 Buck Buckley, 52
Earl Halaquist, 47 Greg Coverdale, 38 Bert Brooks, 36 Lou Johnson, 32 Harry
Benjamin, 32 Curt Michael, 31 Leroy Felty, 26 Hank Rogers, 25 Sean Michael, 21
Brian Seidel, 20 Mike Magill, 20 Gary Gollub, 18 Eddie Gallione, 17 Jimmy
Horton, Ed Wylie 16, 14 Bobby Courtwright. (226 different feature winners)
Top 20 Tracks by Total URC Events:
143 Delaware International, 132 Bridgeport, 113 Flemington, 74 Grandview, 66
Middletown, 51 Fonda, 41 Nazareth, 39 Weedsport, 36 Lincoln, 34 Williams Grove,
28 Selinsgrove, 26 New Egypt, 24 Harrington, DE, 23 Hamburg/Erie Co, NY, 23
Rolling Wheels, 22 Jennerstown, 21 Bedford, 21 Essex Junction, VT, 18
Owego/Shangri La, NY, 17 East Windsor, NJ. (137 different tracks in 59 years)
GARAGE SALE PAGE ADDED TO URC WEBSITE. . .
. . .
URC'S REAL DEAL TO OPEN 60TH SEASON AT BRIDGEPORT SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH
For competitors of the URC Sprint Series, a special Garage Sale Page has been
added to the Competitors Page of the United Racing Company website. The Garage
Sale Page is available to URC competitors who have racing equipment to sell. URC
competitors wishing to post items to sell and anyone interested in shopping the
URC Garage Sale, should go to:
www.urcsprints.com, then to the Competitors Home Page which will take you to
the Garage Sale Page. Shop, buy and save money with the URC Garage Sale.
With the Bar's Leaks URC opener just ten days away, excitement is building for
the CnB Mushrooms 25 lap main event that will kickoff the 60th season of URC.
CnB Mushrooms has bumped up the total purse which includes the winner earning a
hefty $2,500. While some may try to imitate URC, fans should count on URC's Real
Deal Tour to be in full force at the Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday, April 14.
No smoke and mirrors, no false promises, it's URC all the way at the Bridgeport
Speedway. Race time is set for 6 PM. All URC events pay a minimum of $200 to
take the green flag.
The URC Bar's Leaks 60th Anniversary Series is offering one of the most
competitive seasons ever. Top contenders include Greg Coverdale in his new ride
with long time car owner Kenny Eldreth. Coverdale, a former champion and winner
of forty-seven URC events will be a front runner for the championship.
Brian Seidel and the Bill Gallagher #5g are set for a full charge with title
honors in their plans. Twelve time URC feature winner Kevin Welsh of Far Hills,
NJ will be in the hunt as well. Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy, PA will be
part of the Scott McClaren three car team and is still another title contender.
Other URC Real Deal Tour contenders include Ed Aikin, Dave Ely, Brook Weibley,
Kramer Williamson, Michael Carber and Scott Pursell just to name a few. Or
course, all eyes will be on Curt Michael and the Palladino #99 as Curt chases
his fourth consecutive URC Championship title in 2007.
For more information on URC's (never duplicated) Real Deal Tour, please visit us
at www.urcsprints.com. Check out our
complete schedule, purses for special and regular events and driver profiles.
URC Bar's Leaks Real Deal Tour of 2007
APR 14 Bridgeport *$2,500 CnB Opener
APR 21 Delaware Intl
APR 28 New Egypt
MAY 12 Delaware Intl
MAY 19 Selinsgrove *$3K Jack Gunn Memorial
MAY 26 Bridgeport
JUNE 2 Delaware Intl
JUNE 8 Williams Grove *$4K Shot Drop Nationals
JUNE 9 Lincoln
JUNE 16 Grandview
JUNE 23 New Egypt
JUNE 27 Williams Grove Kasey Kahne Foundation
JUNE 30 Delaware Intl
JULY 14 New Egypt
JULY 20 Big Diamond
JULY 21 Selinsgrove
JULY 28 Bridgeport
AUG 4 Delaware Intl
AUG 11 Middletown NY
AUG 18 Hagerstown MD
AUG 24 Williams Grove
AUG 25 Delaware Intl
SEPT 1 New Egypt
SEPT 22 Delaware Intl
OCT 6 Rolling Wheels *$3K Shoot Out at the Wheels
OCT 13 New Egypt
OCT 20 Grandview
NOV 3 Delaware Intl
DEC 8 60th Anniversary Awards Banquet- -Lancaster Host
* indicates 1st place payoff of Big Show Series
All other events pay $2,000 To Win
TWENTY DAYS UNTIL URC SEASON OPENS AT
BRIDGEPORT SATURDAY, APRIL 14
The 60th season for the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series will kickoff at the
Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday night, April 14 with race time set for 6 PM. For
the United Racing Company, 2007 marks a very special year as the Nation's oldest
traveling sprint car organization will launch their 60th season.
In the fifty-nine year history of URC, this popular sprint car group has
presented over one-hundred and thirty events at the Bridgeport Speedway. In
fact, Bridgeport Speedway is ranked second for presenting the most URC events
from a total of one-hundred and thirty-seven different tracks that URC has
visited. The top five tracks presenting URC shows (in order) are Delaware
International, Bridgeport, Flemington, Grandview and the Orange County Fair
Speedway. In total, URC has presented over 1,375 events.
The URC opener will use an open draw to determine the starting line-up. Heat
race events, a "B" Main and the CnB Mushroom 25 lap URC season opener will pay
an attractive $2,500 to win. CnB Mushrooms has added and additional $1,000 to
the purse for the season kickoff event.
Competition in URC is expected to reach an all time peak in 2007. So who's in
the chase? Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy, PA will certainly be a force for
the title chase, driving a Scott McClaren owned team car. A team mate to Lewis,
Ed Aikin will also be in the run for the $10,000 to win URC Championship. Brian
Seidel of Allentown, PA and driver of the Bill Gallagher 5g will be looking for
his second URC championship. A strong team to consider was the merging of
Milford, DE driver Greg Coverdale and car owner Kenny Eldreth. Coverdale was the
URC Champion in 1994 and owns forty-seven career URC wins.
Female racer Mares Stellfox owns three career URC victories, winning two of
those features in 2006. Last year, Stellfox earned a $3,000 bonus for winning a
feature after qualifying through the "B" Main. Stellfox accomplished this in one
of the twin 20 lap features at the Penn Can Speedway.
One of the big stories of 2007 is defending Champion Curt Michael. Michael is a
four time URC Champion, winning the title the last three years. If Michael
should make it four titles in a row, he becomes only the third driver in URC to
achieve such an accomplishment. Earl Halaquist won four titles in a row from
1966-1969 and Glenn Fitzcharles won four consecutive titles from 1987 to 1990.
Other 2007 "hot teams" include Dave Ely, 2006 URC Rookie of the Year Davey
Sammons, Scott Pursell, 410 driver Michael Carber, Kramer Williamson, Kevin
Welsh, Brook Weibley, Mark Bitner, Junior Martin in the Bar's Leaks sprint car
and Jason Clauss just to name a few.
URC is offering a great 2007 schedule to include some of the best facilities in
the Northeast. Joining Bridgeport Speedway on the schedule is Delaware
International, Big Diamond, New Egypt, Selinsgrove, Williams Grove, Lincoln,
Grandview, Orange County, Hagerstown and the Rolling Wheels Raceway.
URC BAR'S LEAKS SPRINT SERIES 60TH SEASON
APR 14 Bridgeport *$2,500 CnB Opener
APR 21 Delaware Intl
APR 28 New Egypt
MAY 12 Delaware Intl
MAY 19 Selinsgrove *$3K Jack Gunn Memorial
MAY 26 Bridgeport
JUNE 2 Delaware Intl
JUNE 8 Williams Grove *$4K Shot Drop Nationals
JUNE 9 Lincoln
JUNE 16 Grandview
JUNE 23 New Egypt
JUNE 27 Williams Grove Kasey Kahne Foundation
JUNE 30 Delaware Intl
JULY 14 New Egypt
JULY 20 Big Diamond
JULY 21 Selinsgrove
JULY 28 Bridgeport
AUG 4 Delaware Intl
AUG 11 Middletown NY
AUG 18 Hagerstown MD
AUG 24 Williams Grove
AUG 25 Delaware Intl
SEPT 1 New Egypt
SEPT 22 Delaware Intl
OCT 6 Rolling Wheels *$3K Shoot Out at the Wheels
OCT 13 New Egypt
OCT 20 Grandview
NOV 3 Delaware Intl
DEC 8 60th Anniversary Awards Banquet- -Lancaster Host
* indicates 1st place payoff of Big Show Series
All other events pay $2,000 To Win
For more information on the United Racing Company, please visit us at
www.urcsprints.com. The URC Rule Book,
weekly and special event payoffs, photos and driver profiles as well as the
historical review of URC is on the website.
"MR.TWISTER" MARK BITNER PLANS BIG SEASON
WITH URC
In 2005, Mark Bitner of Florence, NJ earned the coveted URC Rookie of the Year
honors, then returned the following year to deliver a solid eight place finish
in the season long title chase. In the final URC event of 2006, Mark Bitner was
in the right place at the right time to scored his first career URC victory,
with that win coming at the Grandview Speedway.
At age 30, Bitner, a full time mechanic by trade, earned the nickname "Mr.
Twister" in the racing circles. His career starter by racing go-karts but
quickly expanded to driving micro-sprints, Legend Cars, Street Stocks, Ice
Quads, Modifieds and ultimately, sprint cars. His vast background and
experiences have prepared him well for a successful transition into URC. Bitner
quickly became a front runner and a driver, his fellow competitors enjoyed
racing with.
In the coming season, Bitner will use his own Bitner Automotive power plants as
the horsepower for his 2007 Maxim and 2004 Avenger chassis sprint cars.
Twister Motorsports has a long list of sponsors that include Bitner Automotive,
Haines Towing Inc, Al and Sue Kirchner, Owl Protective Systems, Bodine Oil, John
Banks, Rusty Star Ranch and Rico's Auto Body. Bitner also has a long list of
Product Sponsors such as K&N Filters, Simpson, NAPA of Morrisville, Wesco
Pistons, Manley Performance Products, Penzoil courtesy of Jay Gress Inc.,
AutoMeter Gauges, PowTech Powder Coating, Kieser Wheels, Wilwood Brakes, Total
Seal Piston Rings and Mikeronite Technologies. New in 2007 is Stokely's Board-Up
Service.
When Mark is not at the track or not working on his URC sprint car, he enjoys
spending quiet time with his wife Angie or watching the TV show Law & Order.
When the radio is on, you'll generally hear hard rock music playing at the
garage.
On the track, Marks' favorite sprint car driver is Steve Kinser and on the
NASCAR circuit, it's Tony Stewart.
As for 2007, Mark Bitner and Twister Motorsports will run the entire URC Bar's
Leaks Sprint Series schedule. Also on his schedule are the two USAC Wingless
National Sprint Series events at Grandview Speedway on Wednesday night, June 6
and Thursday night at the Big Diamond Raceway. On non-conflicting nights, Mark
will also drive the Brian Nixon Super Sprint at the New Egypt Speedway.
The first race of the Bar's Leaks URC 60th Anniversary season will kickoff with
the CnB Mushroom sponsored event at the Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday, April
14. Heat race events, a "B" Main and the $2,500 to win twenty-five lap URC
feature will open the 2007 season. CnB Mushrooms has sweetened the pot to offer
second place $1,450 as the third place finisher will pocket $1,050.
Following the Bridgeport opener, the URC sprints will head to the Delaware
International Speedway on Saturday, April 21 followed by the first show of the
year at the New Egypt Speedway on Saturday night April 28.
For a look at the complete Bar's Leaks URC Sprint Series schedule, please visit
us at www.urcsprints.com.
THINGS ARE JUST ROSY FOR URC, FTD FLORIST
RETURN FOR THIRD SEASON
The 60th Anniversary season for the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series just
continues to get better as new sponsors come aboard and past sponsors renew
their commitment to our Nation's most progressive and successful 360 sprint car
organization. FTD remains the number one flowers-by-wire company in the world.
Today, boasting over 20,000 florist members in North America and over 50,000
members worldwide serving 154 countries, FTD announced that they are returning
as a URC sponsor for their third year.
FTD is a major contributor to the United Racing Company sponsorship program that
is directly responsible for offering the $40,000 point fund awarded to the top
URC Drivers and Owners of 2007. Again in 2007, the URC Champion Driver and Owner
will share the $10,000 cash prize for winning the coveted 60th Anniversary URC
Title.
John Zimmerman, one of URC's Managing Members, and a florist himself, sees great
value for FTD's involvement in the URC Sprint Series and Motorsports in general,
the number one spectator sport in the world. "It's a great way for FTD to reach
Motorsports enthusiasts through the working URC marketing efforts," comments
Zimmerman. "URC is excited as well about our continued relationship with FTD."
The URC season opener is just around the corner and set for the Bridgeport
Speedway on Saturday, April 14. Remember, April showers bring May flowers. So
lets hope for a dry April and we can call FTD for all our flower needs. Please
call your local FTD florist or go to FTD.com to find an FTD florist near you.
Bar's LEAKS URC SPRINT SERIES SCHEDULE FOR 2007
APR 14 Bridgeport *$2,500 CnB Opener
APR 21 Delaware Intl
APR 28 New Egypt
MAY 12 Delaware Intl
MAY 19 Selinsgrove *$3K Jack Gunn Memorial
MAY 26 Bridgeport
JUNE 2 Delaware Intl
JUNE 8 Williams Grove *$4K Shot Drop Nationals
JUNE 9 Lincoln
JUNE 16 Grandview
JUNE 23 New Egypt
JUNE 27 Williams Grove Kasey Kahne Foundation
JUNE 30 Delaware Intl
JULY 14 New Egypt
JULY 20 Big Diamond
JULY 21 Selinsgrove
JULY 28 Bridgeport
AUG 4 Delaware Intl
AUG 11 Middletown NY
AUG 18 Hagerstown MD
AUG 24 Williams Grove
AUG 25 Delaware Intl
SEPT 1 New Egypt
SEPT 22 Delaware Intl
OCT 6 Rolling Wheels *$3K Shoot Out at the Wheels
OCT 13 New Egypt
OCT 20 Grandview
NOV 3 Delaware Intl
DEC 8 60th Anniversary Awards Banquet- -Lancaster Host
* indicates 1st place payoff of Big Show Series
All other events pay $2,000 To Win
For more information, visit us at
www.urcsprints.com.
URC MEMBERSHIP MEETING KICKS-OFF 60TH
ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Sunday afternoon at the Quality Inn, Maple Shade, NJ, more then sixty URC
members gathered for the annual Competitors Meeting hosted by the Managing
Members of the United Racing Company. The meeting officially kicks off the 60th
Anniversary season in 2007 for the URC Bar's Leaks Sprint Series. It was a very
positive meeting as URC confirmed their twenty-eight race dates for the coming
season that includes five Big Show events.
URC leads the nation from coast to coast, offering the highest weekly payoff for
360 sprints as well as a $40,000 cash point fund that will be distributed at the
season end Awards Banquet. The extra money/big show events start with the URC
season opener at the Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday, April 14. CnB Mushroom is
the sponsor of the twenty-five lap opener offering an increased payoff with
$2,500 to win, $1,450 for second and $1,050 for third. All other positions will
pay the regular weekly URC payoff.
The next big event is the 2nd Annual Jack Gunn Memorial at the Selinsgrove
Speedway on Saturday night, May 19. Time trials will be the opening qualifying
event, leading up to the 30 lap, $3,500 to win, Jack Gunn Memorial. Due to the
huge success of this show last year, Promoter Charlie Paige has increased the
purse by over $1,000. Second will pay $1,700, $1,200 for third, $1,100 four
fourth and $1,000 to finish fifth. A $100 cash award will go to the driver who
sets fast time. The 2006 defending champion of the Jack Gunn Memorial is
hometown driver Blane Heimbach.
On Friday night, June 8th the 2nd Annual Shot Drop/Bar's Leaks Sprint Nationals
will take to the historic Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA. This
twenty-five lap National event will pay a shocking $4,000 to win, $2,000 for
second, $1,300 for third, $1,200 for fourth and $1,125 for a top five finish.
Tenth will pay $1,000 with $300 being offered just to take the green flag. Pat
Cannon is the defending winner of this event. Drivers and owners are reminded
that there is an entry fee for the Shot Drop/Bar's Leaks Sprint Nationals. Entry
forms are available on the Competitors Page of the URC website.
The much talked about Kasey Kahne Foundation Sprint event is set for Wednesday
night, June 27. A hand selected number of URC sprint competitors will be part of
this invitational event that will take place at the Williams Grove Speedway.
More news and details on this big event will be released shortly.
At the end of the season, URC will team up with ESS for the Sprint Challenge at
the Wheels on Saturday night, October 6 at the Rolling Wheels Raceway in
Elbridge, NY. The twenty-five lap main event will pay $3,000 to win, $1,600 for
second and $1,100 for third. Chuck Hebing won this event last year, driving the
Guy Howie URC sprint car.
The twenty-eight race schedule will find three new stops on the URC schedule,
including the Big Diamond Raceway, Orange County Fair Speedway and the
Hagerstown Speedway which is also celebrating their 60th Anniversary season
along with URC.
As part of the Competitors Spring Meeting, URC offered a Rookie Orientation. URC
driver Kevin Welsh was the driver coach, assisting the URC Managing Members to
on-board the new and youthful talent. Brandon Weibley, Jeff Davis, J.J. Willet
and Andy Hannula took part in the rookie orientation. Rookie drivers will also
be required to attend a special rookie meeting at the first three URC events of
the season.
Also in attendance is one of the expected "super teams" of 2007, car owner Guy
Howie and driver Michael Carber. Carber recently returned from Australia where
he enjoyed much success in a 410 sprint car and age nineteen, has enjoyed
success in the tough Central PA sprint wars.
For the coming season, URC will again require transponders and in car radios to
assist in presenting an efficiently run racing program.
One change in racing procedures is a no tolerance policy for jumping on original
starts. If there is a "no start" as a result of a jump, the car that jumped will
be immediately moved back one row for the restart.
The tow money policy for non-qualified cars has changed slightly for the coming
season. Rather then using the three out of five appearances, tow money will be
paid to non-qualified cars that attended the prior event.
The Pro-Fabrications Chips Reward Program is alive and well in 2007. This was a
successful promotion in 2006 and will return for another year. More then
eighteen drivers have already taken part in at least twenty-seven promotional
activities in chase the Pro-Fabrications Chips Reward drawing at the season end
banquet. Drivers and Owners earn chips for each promotional effort (car show
appearance, radio talk show appearance, autograph session or press release). The
more chips a driver or owner earns, just increases their chances to win the
Pro-Fabrications Reward.
URC is proud to announce a strong list of competitors, perhaps its' best roster
in several years. Michael Carber in the Guy Howie #19H, Greg Coverdale driving
for Eldreth Construction, Brook Weibley driving for John Pinter, Curt Michael
shooting for his fourth straight championship again wheeling the Palladino #99.
2006 rookie standout Davey Sammons, Brian Seidel driving the Bill Gallagher 5G,
Fred Kennedy backing URC female racer Mares Stellfox, Chris Coyle making a
return driving his own sprint car, the three car team of Trevor Lewis, Ed Aikin
and Scott McClaren, Junior Martin returning in the Bar's Leaks #17 sprint car
along with Dave Ely, Kramer Williamson, Kevin Welsh, Jason Clauss and Scott
Pursell just to name a few.
The 60th Anniversary season for URC gets underway at the Bridgeport Speedway on
Saturday night, April 15. For a look at the complete URC schedule, please visit
our website at; www.urcsprints.com.
FIVE SPECIAL EVENTS HIGHLIGHT URC 60TH
ANNIVERSARY SEASON
2007 will be a great season for competitors on the 60th Anniversary URC Bar's
Leaks Sprint Series. With a solid schedule of twenty-eight race dates, five
special events will highlight this busy series for our Nation's oldest traveling
sprint car organization. URC offers the richest weekly payoff, topped off with a
$2,000 first place prize for all regular distance events. For the URC Champion
of 2007, they'll earn $10,000 of a $40,000 (plus) cash point fund.
The season of special events will start with the 2007 opener on Saturday, April
14 at the Bridgeport Speedway. CnB Mushrooms will sweeten the pot, paying $2,500
to the winner, $1,450 for second and $1,050 for third in the twenty-five lap
60th Anniversary season opener.
The next big event is the 2nd Annual Jack Gunn Memorial at the Selinsgrove
Speedway on Saturday night, May 19. Time trials will be the opening qualifying
event, leading up to the 30 lap, $3,500 to win, Jack Gunn Memorial. Due to the
huge success of this show last year, Promoter Charlie Paige has increased the
purse by over $1,000. Second will pay $1,700, $1,200 for third, $1,100 four
fourth and $1,000 to finish fifth. A $100 cash award will go to the driver who
sets fast time. The 2006 defending champion of the Jack Gunn Memorial is
hometown driver Blane Heimbach.
On Friday night, June 8th the 2nd Annual Shot Drop/Bar's Leaks Sprint Nationals
will take to the historic Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA. This
twenty-five lap National event will pay a shocking $4,000 to win, $2,000 for
second, $1,300 for third, $1,200 for fourth and $1,125 for a top five finish.
Tenth will pay $1,000 with $300 being offered just to take the green flag. Pat
Cannon is the defending winner of this event. Drivers and owners are reminded
that there is an entry fee for the Shot Drop/Bar's Leaks Sprint Nationals. Entry
forms are available on the Competitors Page of the URC website.
The much talked about Kasey Kahne Foundation Sprint event is set for Wednesday
night, June 27. A hand selected number of URC sprint competitors will be part of
this invitational event that will take place at the Williams Grove Speedway.
More news and details on this big event will be released shortly.
At the end of the season, URC will team up with ESS for the Sprint Challenge at
the Wheels on Saturday night, October 6 at the Rolling Wheels Raceway in
Elbridge, NY. The twenty-five lap main event will pay $3,000 to win, $1,600 for
second and $1,100 for third. Chuck Hebing won this event last year, driving the
Guy Howie URC sprint car.
The 60th Anniversary season all gets underway with the CnB Mushroom URC season
opener at the Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday, April 14. The early season
continues at the Delaware International Speedway on Saturday, April 21 and the
New Egypt Speedway on Saturday, April 28.
For a complete look at the URC schedule, please visit us at
www.urcsprints.com; On the Competitors
Page of the URC website, you will find entry forms including the rules,
procedures and payoff for the URC special events of 2007.
Just a reminder, URC will hold their Annual Competitors Meeting this Sunday,
March 11 at the Choice Hotel property, the Quality Inn on Route 38 in Maple
Shade, NJ. The meeting will begin at 1 PM and is open to all competitors who
plan to race with URC in 2007. URC Managing Members will discuss the 2007
schedule, special events, sponsors and rules for the coming season. A URC Rookie
Orientation will take place at the same location from 12:30 to 1 PM.
URC PLANS COMPETITORS MEETING ON SUNDAY,
MARCH 11
Drivers, Owners and Crew Members who plan to compete on the URC Sprint Series in
2007, are invited to attend the Spring Competitors Meeting on Sunday, March 11
at the Choice Hotel Property, the Quality Inn on Route 38 in Maple Shade, NJ.
The meeting will begin at 1 PM. For URC Rookie Drivers, a Rookie Orientation
Meeting will take place from 12:30 to 1 PM.
The United Racing Company will host the Competitors Meeting to announce plans
for the Bar's Leaks URC 60th Anniversary Tour that will open at the Bridgeport
Speedway on Saturday night, April 14.
Topics to be discussed at the Competitors Meeting include the schedule which
carries twenty-eight race dates, the payoff, point fund, car specifications,
sponsors and race night procedures.
Drivers, Owners and Crew Members may also purchase their Membership license at
the meeting.
2007 URC Membership fees are as follows.
Driver $195 If purchased on or before March 1st $175
Owner $125 If purchased on or before March 1st $105
Combo Driver/Owner $210 If purchased on or before March 1st $190
Mechanic $ 45 If purchased on or before March 1st $ 35
Please complete your Application and mail to:
United Racing Company
2109 Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Please make your check or money order payable to: United Racing Company.
MIDGE MILLER ACCEPTS TECH POSITION WITH
URC
Long time URC sprint car competitor Midge Miller will follow the Bar's Leaks
Sprint Car Series in 2007, but in a much different way then other years. After a
recent meeting with URC's Managing Members, Miller of Willingboro, NJ has
accepted the URC Tech Inspector role for the coming season. At age fifty-eight,
Miller has lived and experienced the on-going evolution of URC. Miller is well
respected as a competitor and will carry that same respect into his position as
URC Tech Inspector.
Miller will have full authority over the teching procedures and enforcement of
the rules and is not concerned at all about the scope of this role. "I've been
on the receiving side of the teching process and I know what should and must be
done", commented Miller. Pre-season teching, which was offered over the past
several years by URC will be offered once again in 2007.
Prior to the opening day URC event at Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday, April 14,
URC competitors may arrange pre-season teching with Miller. The teching can be
done at the competitors garage, at one of the pre-season speedway practice
sessions or at a location agreed upon by the competitor and Miller. On opening
day, URC competitors that were not teched, will be assigned a teching schedule
to insure the bulk of URC cars are inspected prior to the start of the opening
day event.
Another key change to be implemented by Miller is increasing the pre-race
teching on race night. "I always get to the track early so pre-race teching will
fit my schedule". Miller continued, "Our goal is not to disqualify cars at the
end of the night, but to identify the issues and make the necessary corrections
before the qualifying process begins".
Although Midge will have the role as URC Tech Inspector, he still plans to
compete in a handful of URC events. On nights when Midge is racing, or at
special events that may require additional tech support, John Kepics will be
available to assist. For more then fifteen years, John Kepics has traveled with
URC and served in the capacity of Tech inspector. Kepics is looking for some
nights off, but at the same time, he wants to have some continued involvement in
URC. For URC, Midge Miller and John Kepics, this is a win-win for all.
Midge Miller plans to attend the URC Spring Competitors Meeting on Sunday, March
11 at the Quality Inn, Maple Shade, NJ. Miller will answer questions on the
teching procedures and race night format. This is also a good time for car
owners to arrange your pre-season teching arrangements.
The URC Competitors Meeting is open to all and is scheduled to begin at 1 PM.
For rookie drivers planning to compete with URC, they are encourage to attend
the Rookie Orientation Meeting that will take place from 12:30 to 1PM, just
prior to the start of the URC Competitors Meeting.
URC race night officials will also include Flo Fling who is returning as Pit
Steward. Assisting Flo with the pit side work is Steve Peters. Billy Gallagher
will again handle the nightly handicapping. The URC Novelty Sales will be
managed by Sharon and Felicia Williamson.
The 60th Anniversary season for the United Racing Company will open at the
Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday night, April 14 followed by Delaware
International on April 21 and the New Egypt Speedway on Saturday, April 28. For
a complete look at the URC 2007 Schedule, please visit us at:
www.urcsprints.com.
GREG COVERDALE & KENNY ELDRETH TEAM UP FOR
STILL ANOTHER FORCE IN URC
The 60th season for the Bar's Leaks URC Sprint Series is shaping up to be one of
the most competitive years ever and guess what, it just got tougher. Greg
Coverdale, the 1994 URC Champion and winner of forty-seven career URC victories
has joined forces with respected URC car owner Kenny Eldreth. Along with
Coverdales accomplishments of the URC title and career wins, Coverdale also won
the inaugural Tournament of Champions in Knoxville, Iowa. On the track,
Coverdale is a fan favorite with his always exciting, on the edge driving style.
The team of Coverdale and Eldreth will be a threat to not only win URC feature
events, but be a championship title contender as well.
In 2006, Coverdale and the potent Mike Bostic #6 were in the thick of the battle
for the URC title right through the month of August, eventually finishing sixth
in the point chase. "I had a great time racing with Mike and his team, but their
plans for this year was to run a limited schedule, and honestly, I wanted to run
a full season", commented the Milford, DE URC sprint driver.
The former URC Champion views the current competition this way. "URC always had
three or four guys you had to worry about beating, but with the weight and head
rules, the competition is even tighter and now you have twelve to fifteen
drivers who could win on any given night".
Car owner Kenny Eldreth is very excited about 2007 as well. "We'll start the
season with a Maxim Chassis and a Don Ott power plant and we're starting a new
Shaw car as well". Kenny continued to say, "Greg impressed me from the outset
and as a rookie in URC, he always was exciting and a hard charger. I like his
aggressive driving style. Our goal is to win races and the championship in 2007
and to do that, we know we will need to get off to a good start".
Kenny has been a car owner in URC since 1987, fielding a car for his son Jon
Eldreth and together, they won six feature events. Jon will be racing URC but on
a limited schedule this year as the bulk of their focus will be on winning the
URC Championship.
Coverdale along with his team will maintain the car in Delaware and get help
from the Eldreth boys, both Jon and Jim.
"We want to win the championship", said Coverdale in an excited tone. "We have
to get through the first third of the season and position ourselves to be in
title contention for the second third, then go flat out for a strong finish at
the end of the season".
The sponsors for the Eldreth/Coverdale Team will include R&W Enterprises,
Eldreth Construction, Pro-Fabrications as well as I.G. Burton Collision Center.
The Bar's Leaks URC Sprint Series will open at the Bridgeport Speedway on
Saturday night, April 14 followed by a stop at the Delaware International
Speedway on Saturday, April 21. For a complete look at the URC schedule, please
visit www.urcsprints.com.
Just a reminder for fans, competitors and friends of URC that you should take
advantage of Choice Hotels International’s fifth year of sponsoring the 2007
United Racing Company Sprint Car Series. Comfort Inns, Comfort Suites, Quality
Inns, Sleep Inns, Clarion, MainStay Suites, EconoLodges and Rodeway Inns all
over URC’s home territory of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and
the District of Columbia, are participating at over 189 locations with the
sponsorship, offering anyone needing lodging discounts of 10-30% off regular
rates, depending upon availability.
To benefit from this great offer, all you need to do is call the toll free
Regional number of 1-800- 399-4852, and ask for the LURC rate code to receive a
discount.
Choice Hotels International have properties nearly everywhere URC races,
offering accommodations with plenty of parking and amenities. Most of Choice’s
brands have recently put into place upgrades in terry, breakfast, and bedding,
to offer guests everything they need for a good night’s sleep.
For a list of participating properties, go to www.urcsprints.com, and for
specific hotel information, go to
www.choicehotels.com/midatlantic.
URC SHOT DROP NATIONALS & CHALLENGE AT THE
WHEELS ENTRY FORM & PAYOFF NOW AVAILABLE
As the United Racing Company plans to launch their 60th season of sprint car
racing, details for two of their three "Big Show" events is now available. By
visiting www.urcsprints.com and going to
the Competitors Page, you will find all the necessary information on the Friday,
June 8th, SHOT DROP Sprint Car Nationals at the Williams Grove Speedway and the
Saturday, October 6th, $3,000 to Win Challenge at the Wheels, the popular Super
DIRT Week sprint car event at the Rolling Wheels Raceway. So what's going on
with the third URC "Big Show"? Details are still being finalized with more big
news to come on the 2nd Annual Jack Gunn Memorial URC/358 Shoot Out at the
Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night, May 19.
2007 just could be the biggest year yet for URC as they race into their 60th
season. Including the three "Big Show" events, URC has a well balanced schedule
of twenty-eight race dates. Again in 2007, the URC feature winner will pocket
$2,000, the highest nationwide payoff for a weekly 360 sprint car series. At the
season end gala URC Award Banquet, the URC Champion Driver & Owner will collect
the $10,000 Champions' payoff.
Being a feature winner and the URC champion offers a strong financial reward,
but the rest of the feature payoff and point fund are equally eye-catching. Add
to this, a strong insurance plan for all competitors, and it's no wonder that
URC sets the standard for 360 sprint cars in the United States.
Drivers, Owners and Crew Members who plan to compete on the Bar's Leaks URC
Sprint Series in 2007, are invited to attend the Spring Competitors Meeting on
Sunday, March 11 at the Choice Hotel Property, the Quality Inn on Route 38 in
Maple Shade, NJ. The meeting will begin at 1 PM. For URC Rookie Drivers, a
Rookie Orientation Meeting will take place from 12:30 to 1 PM.
The United Racing Company will host the Competitors Meeting to announce plans
for the Bar's Leaks URC 60th Anniversary Tour that will open at the Bridgeport
Speedway on Saturday night, April 14.
Topics to be discussed at the Competitors Meeting include the schedule which
carries twenty-eight race dates, the payoff, point fund, car specifications,
sponsors and race night procedures.
Drivers, Owners and Crew Members may also purchase their Membership license at
the meeting, although if they make their purchase on or before March 1st, there
is a savings.
2007 URC Membership fees are as follows.
Driver $195 If purchased on or before March 1st $175
Owner $125 If purchased on or before March 1st $105
Combo Driver/Owner $210 If purchased on or before March 1st $190
Mechanic $ 45 If purchased on or before March 1st $ 35
Please complete your Application and mail to:
United Racing Company
2109 Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Please make your check or money order payable to: United Racing Company.
Just a reminder for fans, competitors and friends of URC that you should take
advantage of Choice Hotels International’s fifth year of sponsoring the 2007
United Racing Company Sprint Car Series. Comfort Inns, Comfort Suites, Quality
Inns, Sleep Inns, Clarion, MainStay Suites, EconoLodges and Rodeway Inns all
over URC’s home territory of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and
the District of Columbia, are participating at over 189 locations with the
sponsorship, offering anyone needing lodging discounts of 10-30% off regular
rates, depending upon availability.
To benefit from this great offer, all you need to do is call the toll free
Regional number of 1-800-399-4852, and ask for the LURC rate code to receive a
discount.
Choice Hotels International have properties nearly everywhere URC races,
offering accommodations with plenty of parking and amenities. Most of Choice’s
brands have recently put into place upgrades in terry, breakfast, and bedding,
to offer guests everything they need for a good night’s sleep.
For a list of participating properties, go to
www.urcsprints.com, and for specific
hotel information, go to
www.choicehotels.com/midatlantic.
Remember, the 60th Diamond Anniversary season of URC will open on Saturday
night, April 14 at the Bridgeport Speedway.
URC PLANS COMPETITORS MEETING ON SUNDAY,
MARCH 11
Drivers, Owners and Crew Members who plan to compete on the URC Sprint Series in
2007, are invited to attend the Spring Competitors Meeting on Sunday, March 11
at the Choice Hotel Property, the Quality Inn on Route 38 in Maple Shade, NJ.
The meeting will begin at 1 PM. For URC Rookie Drivers, a Rookie Orientation
Meeting will take place from 12:30 to 1 PM.
The United Racing Company will host the Competitors Meeting to announce plans
for the Bar's Leaks URC 60th Anniversary Tour that will open at the Bridgeport
Speedway on Saturday night, April 14.
Topics to be discussed at the Competitors Meeting include the schedule which
carries twenty-eight race dates, the payoff, point fund, car specifications,
sponsors and race night procedures.
Drivers, Owners and Crew Members may also purchase their Membership license at
the meeting, although if they purchase it on or before March 1st, there is a
savings.
2007 URC Membership fees are as follows.
Driver $195 If purchased on or before March 1st $175
Owner $125 If purchased on or before March 1st $105
Combo Driver/Owner $210 If purchased on or before March 1st $190
Mechanic $ 45 If purchased on or before March 1st $ 35
Please complete your Application and mail to:
United Racing Company
2109 Dupont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Please make your check or money order payable to: United Racing Company.
URC Season Opener is:
Bridgeport Speedway, Saturday April 14
On The Road With URC. . .
CHOICE HOTELS JOIN AS URC SPONSOR FOR FIFTH SEASON
Fans, competitors and promoters can all take advantage of Choice Hotels
International’s Fifth year of sponsoring the 2007 United Racing Company Sprint
Car Series. Comfort Inns, Comfort Suites, Quality Inns, Sleep Inns, Clarion,
MainStay Suites, EconoLodges and Rodeway Inns all over URC’s home territory of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, are
participating at over 189 locations with the sponsorship, offering anyone
needing lodging discounts of 10-30% off regular rates, depending upon
availability.
To benefit from this great offer, all you need to do is call the toll free
Regional number of 1-800- 399-4852, and ask for the LURC rate code to receive a
discount.
Choice Hotels International have properties nearly everywhere URC races,
offering accommodations with plenty of parking and amenities. Most of Choice’s
brands have recently put into place upgrades in terry, breakfast, and bedding,
to offer guests everything they need for a good night’s sleep.
The same hotels also sponsor the Cindy Rowe Auto Glass 410 Pennsylvania Sprint
Car Speed Week Series, held from June 30 to July 8.
For a list of participating properties, go to
www.urcsprints.com, and for specific
hotel information, go to
www.choicehotels.com/midatlantic.
Remember, the 60th Diamond Anniversary season of URC will open on Saturday
night, April 14 at the Bridgeport Speedway.
URC Memberships Now Available. . . . . .
CHRIS COYLE ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR URC RUN IN 2007
Wilmington, DE driver Chris Coyle will be returning to the battles of URC in
2007. Coyle, a driver on the URC Sprint Series over the last eight years owns
four career victories and f