Wednesday, August 24, 2011
2011 UMP Late Models Track Championship at I-96 Speedway to be decided THIS Saturday, August 27th
2011 UMP Late Models Track Championship at I-96 Speedway to be decided THIS Saturday, August 27th
Lake Odessa, Michigan (Wednesday, August 24th, 2011): THIS Saturday, August 27th, the Premier division within the United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) DIRTcar Racing Series; The Tinney Automotive UMP Late Models will decide their 2011 Track Champion and Rookie of the Year as they headline 2011 Season Championships Part I at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. $1,200 goes to the Feature Winner and the Championship Race pays $200 to start with $50 tow money.
Going into Championship night, three drivers will decide the outcome of the 2011 Track Title as St. Johns, Michigan standout, Zack Olger will carry a 21-point advantage over Traverse City, Michigan driver, Brandon Thirlby while Muskegon, Michigan's Tom Sprague Jr., is only 15 markers behind Thirlby. Olger simply needs to finish fifth or better in the 2011 Season Championship Feature and he will win his first career Track Championship no matter where Thirlby or Sprague Jr., finish!
In addition, it's without a doubt the biggest weekend of Olger's career as he is also the current points leader at near-by Mt. Pleasant Speedway in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in the track UMP Late Models division and it's also Season Championships there. Olger has never won a Track Championship! However, he and his team could very well be pulling into I-96 having already secured one track championship and potentially could be aiming for his second such title in two days.
In the chase for the 2011 Rookie of the Year title, it's down to the "Professional Stunt Woman" from Park City, Utah, Kathy Jarvis and former Street Stocks standout, Jason Wiley of Fenwick, Michigan as the two freshmen will decide the Rookie title amongst themselves as Jarvis hangs on to a slim 11-point advantage over Wiley.
Also on the card will be a regular show for the Lane Automotive UMP Modifieds ($500 to Win - $125 to Start - $25 Tow), Renegade Racing Fuels & Lubricants UMP Street Stocks ($300 to Win - $100 to Start - $25 Tow), and Jim's Auto Body of Portland UMP Sport Compacts ($125 to Win - $25 to Start - $25 Tow) as this event will be the final opportunity for these divisions to gain valuable points before deciding their respective 2011 Track Champions and Rookies of the Year on Saturday, September 24th.
Also as part of the festivities, there will be a Motorcycle Run starting at 9:00a.m. Contact info for the motorcycle run is Larry Fredrickson (1-616-666-9106) or Randy Tomac (1-616-550-6931). The Band "5 Days Old" is joining Amway and the United Way as part of the Motorcycle Run and will be playing Live in Concert from 3:00-5:00p.m.
For Saturday, August 27th, the Pit Gates open at 3:00p.m. Grandstand Gates open at 5:00p.m., with Practice (Hot Laps) starting at 6:00p.m. Then after Pre-Race Ceremonies / Invocation / National Anthem(s), Racing begins promptly at 7:00p.m. Ticket Prices are: Adults (13-61): $12.00, Seniors (62 and Over): $8.00, Children (6-12): $5.00, Kids (5 and Under): FREE. Family Pass (A Family Pass will get 2 Adults and 2 Children into the races. Once inside, the Kid's Club is Free for the Kids!): $30.00. Finally, Pit Passes: $25.00.
Camping is allowed every weekend in 2011 for absolutely Free. For more information regarding the 2011 racing season at I-96 Speedway, please call: 1 (616) 642-0555 or visit the website at: www.i96speedway.com You can also follow the entire 2011 season in Lake Odessa, Michigan by becoming a fan on the tracks Facebook Fan Page. Just go to: www.facebook.com and search "I-96 Speedway"and click on "Like" today. You can even follow us on Twitter, just go to: www.twitter.com and search "I-96 Speedway"
Lake Odessa, Michigan (Wednesday, August 24th, 2011): THIS Saturday, August 27th, the Premier division within the United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) DIRTcar Racing Series; The Tinney Automotive UMP Late Models will decide their 2011 Track Champion and Rookie of the Year as they headline 2011 Season Championships Part I at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. $1,200 goes to the Feature Winner and the Championship Race pays $200 to start with $50 tow money.
Going into Championship night, three drivers will decide the outcome of the 2011 Track Title as St. Johns, Michigan standout, Zack Olger will carry a 21-point advantage over Traverse City, Michigan driver, Brandon Thirlby while Muskegon, Michigan's Tom Sprague Jr., is only 15 markers behind Thirlby. Olger simply needs to finish fifth or better in the 2011 Season Championship Feature and he will win his first career Track Championship no matter where Thirlby or Sprague Jr., finish!
In addition, it's without a doubt the biggest weekend of Olger's career as he is also the current points leader at near-by Mt. Pleasant Speedway in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in the track UMP Late Models division and it's also Season Championships there. Olger has never won a Track Championship! However, he and his team could very well be pulling into I-96 having already secured one track championship and potentially could be aiming for his second such title in two days.
In the chase for the 2011 Rookie of the Year title, it's down to the "Professional Stunt Woman" from Park City, Utah, Kathy Jarvis and former Street Stocks standout, Jason Wiley of Fenwick, Michigan as the two freshmen will decide the Rookie title amongst themselves as Jarvis hangs on to a slim 11-point advantage over Wiley.
Also on the card will be a regular show for the Lane Automotive UMP Modifieds ($500 to Win - $125 to Start - $25 Tow), Renegade Racing Fuels & Lubricants UMP Street Stocks ($300 to Win - $100 to Start - $25 Tow), and Jim's Auto Body of Portland UMP Sport Compacts ($125 to Win - $25 to Start - $25 Tow) as this event will be the final opportunity for these divisions to gain valuable points before deciding their respective 2011 Track Champions and Rookies of the Year on Saturday, September 24th.
Also as part of the festivities, there will be a Motorcycle Run starting at 9:00a.m. Contact info for the motorcycle run is Larry Fredrickson (1-616-666-9106) or Randy Tomac (1-616-550-6931). The Band "5 Days Old" is joining Amway and the United Way as part of the Motorcycle Run and will be playing Live in Concert from 3:00-5:00p.m.
For Saturday, August 27th, the Pit Gates open at 3:00p.m. Grandstand Gates open at 5:00p.m., with Practice (Hot Laps) starting at 6:00p.m. Then after Pre-Race Ceremonies / Invocation / National Anthem(s), Racing begins promptly at 7:00p.m. Ticket Prices are: Adults (13-61): $12.00, Seniors (62 and Over): $8.00, Children (6-12): $5.00, Kids (5 and Under): FREE. Family Pass (A Family Pass will get 2 Adults and 2 Children into the races. Once inside, the Kid's Club is Free for the Kids!): $30.00. Finally, Pit Passes: $25.00.
Camping is allowed every weekend in 2011 for absolutely Free. For more information regarding the 2011 racing season at I-96 Speedway, please call: 1 (616) 642-0555 or visit the website at: www.i96speedway.com You can also follow the entire 2011 season in Lake Odessa, Michigan by becoming a fan on the tracks Facebook Fan Page. Just go to: www.facebook.com and search "I-96 Speedway"and click on "Like" today. You can even follow us on Twitter, just go to: www.twitter.com and search "I-96 Speedway"
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Westfall wins at Waynesfield Joe Bares takes Ohio vs Michigan Title
Westfall wins at Waynesfield Joe Bares takes Ohio vs Michigan Title
Leg 2 of the Ohio vs. Michigan Challenge, featuring the Lane Automotive MTS Sprints taking on WRP’s S&H Nerfs Non Wing Sprints, kicked off feature action. It was “The Flyin’ Buckeye” Matt Westfall in family owned #54 picking up his 6th win of the year in dominating fashion over #19 Joe Bares. #37k Dustin Smith, #5J Joss Moffatt, and #2H Dallas Hewitt completed the top 5. Westfall was able to take the lead from his outside front row starting spot in a non-stop 20 lap feature that showcased the best Non Wing Sprint Car Drivers that Ohio and Michigan have to offer.
Lane Automotive / S&H Nerfs Non Wing Sprints (34 Cars)[#]-Starting Position Heat 1 - Heat 1 (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 41-Jason Holt[2] ; 2. 54-Matt Westfall[3] ; 3. 17R-Kyle Robbins[4] ; 4. 5J-Joss Moffatt[6] ; 5. 31-Chuck Wilson[7] ; 6. 14-Chad Wilson[9] ; 7. 7R-Nic Rogers[1] ; 8. 3-Mark Irwin[8] ; 9. 100-Jim Payne[5] Heat 2 - Heat 2 (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[2] ; 2. 19-Joe Bares[7] ; 3. 18-Todd Keen[8] ; 4. 34-Luke Hall[4] ; 5. 8C-Lewie Christian[1] ; 6. 32M-Derek Hastings[3] ; 7. 97-Devon Dobie[9] ; 8. 43G-Rob Guy[5] ; 9. 14F-Aaron Fry[6] Heat 3 - Heat 3 (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 2H-Dallas Hewitt[2] ; 2. 21H-Tyler Hewitt[6] ; 3. 1H-Kevin Hawk[4] ; 4. 31M-Tom Rhoades[7] ; 5. 4U-Frankie Luchini[1] ; 6. 42-Rick Horne[5] ; 7. 18B-Jamie Davis[3] ; 8. 48-Tommy Kerce[8] Heat 4 - Heat 4 (8 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 23S-Kyle Simon[3] ; 2. 37K-Dustin Smith[7] ; 3. 9N-Jon Nelson[4] ; 4. 82-Mike Miller[1] ; 5. OO-Joey Irwin[6] ; 6. 82X-Nick Landon[5] ; 7. 12B-Mike Baker[8] ; 8. O-Steve Irwin[2] B-Main #1 - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 31-Chuck Wilson[1] ; 2. 14-Chad Wilson[3] ; 3. 32M-Derek Hastings[4] ; 4. 97-Devon Dobie[6] ; 5. 8C-Lewie Christian[2] ; 6. 7R-Nic Rogers[5] ; 7. 3-Mark Irwin[7] ; 8. 43G-Rob Guy[8] ; 9. 14F-Aaron Fry[10] ; 10. 100-Jim Payne[9] B-Main #2 - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. O-Steve Irwin[8] ; 2. 48-Tommy Kerce[5] ; 3. 4U-Frankie Luchini[1] ; 4. 12B-Mike Baker[6] ; 5. OO-Joey Irwin[2] ; 6. 42-Rick Horne[3] ; 7. 18B-Jamie Davis[7] ; 8. 82X-Nick Landon[4] A-Main - (20 Laps)
1. 54-Matt Westfall[2]; 2. 19-Joe Bares[1]; 3. 37K-Dustin Smith[8]; 4. 5J-Joss Moffatt[13]; 5. 2H-Dallas Hewitt[4]; 6. 41-Jason Holt[6]; 7. 21H-Tyler Hewitt[7]; 8. 23S-Kyle Simon[3]; 9. 18-Todd Keen[10]; 10. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[5]; 11. 31M-Tom Rhoades[15]; 12. 17R-Kyle Robbins[9]; 13. O-Steve Irwin[18]; 14. 9N-Jon Nelson[12]; 15. 34-Luke Hall[14]; 16. 14-Chad Wilson[19]; 17. 82-Mike Miller[16]; 18. 1H-Kevin Hawk[11]; 19. 31-Chuck Wilson[17]; 20. 48-Tommy Kerce[20]
Hard Charger: 5J-Joss Moffatt[+9]
Erik Jones Rallies Back from Flat for Third in First Trip to Winchester
Erik Jones Rallies Back from Flat for Third in First Trip to Winchester
After Setting Fast Time & Dominating the Event, Jones Recovers
51 Sports PR
Erik Jones certainly left his mark on the high banks of Winchester Speedway (IN) in this weekend’s JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Winchester 100. What looked like it might be a fairy tale day for the 15-year-old Michigan driver took a turn when a flat tire appeared with just 18-laps remaining, after the rookie driver had led most of the event. It was then that he showed his true talent and rallied his No. 4 Paragon Corvette Reproductions Chevy machine back up to a third-place finish.
The flat tire forced Jones to hit pit road under green flag conditions, but the caution flag quickly flew for an incident elsewhere on the track, allowing Jones to stay in the hunt for victory.
“When the caution came out I was extremely happy,” said Jones. “I was happy at that part, and then when we got the Lucky Dog (to get back on the lead lap) that was, of course, even better. I knew we had a strong car and I thought we could get back up there. When we got back up to the front that fast I was pretty surprised that the car was still that good after that. We had a really, really good car and I think we had a shot at the win.”
Once he was back on the lead lap, Jones got all he could out of his No. 4 Chevy, but still needed just one more caution to make it back up to the top spot.
“If there was one more caution that would’ve come out I think we could have had another shot at it,” said Jones. “But it didn’t play our way tonight and we’ll go on to the next one.
“It meant a lot to come back through the field so strong like that. We had such a dominant car from the time practice started and then we qualified fast time. Honestly, the atmosphere felt a lot like Rockford when we won. When we got to the front as quick as we did, I was really surprised how good the car was and then we were just riding out there.”
Although it was his first-ever trip to the high-banked monster that is Winchester Speedway, Jones turned many heads and added his name to an elite list of short trackers who have tasted success at the historic facility.
“I love this place, honestly,” said Jones. “It’s one of the coolest, neatest tracks I’ve ever been to. And when you’ve got help like I do it makes it a whole lot easier. My crew chief, Butch VanDoorn, is only a couple years older than I am (19), but he is the man when it comes to setting up the racecar. I even got a lot of help from his brother Johnny (defending CRA Super Series Champion), who went out there with me and we drove around and he showed me the line and how to pass. He told me how the race was probably going to go – and it really did go like he said. That’s all an advantage. Anything that somebody can tell you like that, that’s going to help.”
With his strong third-place finish at Winchester, Jones finds himself in a great position in the point standings as the season begins to wind down.
“We’re going to keep racing like we are trying to go for wins and top-five finishes. I think if we keep doing that we have a really good chance at the championship when this is all over.”
Jones will be back behind the wheel of his Paragon Corvette Reproductions machine in the next JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event at Owosso Speedway (MI) on September 3rd, a race that will be his homecoming as he hails from just down the road in Byron, MI.
For more information visit www.erikjonesracing.com
After Setting Fast Time & Dominating the Event, Jones Recovers
51 Sports PR
Erik Jones certainly left his mark on the high banks of Winchester Speedway (IN) in this weekend’s JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Winchester 100. What looked like it might be a fairy tale day for the 15-year-old Michigan driver took a turn when a flat tire appeared with just 18-laps remaining, after the rookie driver had led most of the event. It was then that he showed his true talent and rallied his No. 4 Paragon Corvette Reproductions Chevy machine back up to a third-place finish.
The flat tire forced Jones to hit pit road under green flag conditions, but the caution flag quickly flew for an incident elsewhere on the track, allowing Jones to stay in the hunt for victory.
“When the caution came out I was extremely happy,” said Jones. “I was happy at that part, and then when we got the Lucky Dog (to get back on the lead lap) that was, of course, even better. I knew we had a strong car and I thought we could get back up there. When we got back up to the front that fast I was pretty surprised that the car was still that good after that. We had a really, really good car and I think we had a shot at the win.”
Once he was back on the lead lap, Jones got all he could out of his No. 4 Chevy, but still needed just one more caution to make it back up to the top spot.
“If there was one more caution that would’ve come out I think we could have had another shot at it,” said Jones. “But it didn’t play our way tonight and we’ll go on to the next one.
“It meant a lot to come back through the field so strong like that. We had such a dominant car from the time practice started and then we qualified fast time. Honestly, the atmosphere felt a lot like Rockford when we won. When we got to the front as quick as we did, I was really surprised how good the car was and then we were just riding out there.”
Although it was his first-ever trip to the high-banked monster that is Winchester Speedway, Jones turned many heads and added his name to an elite list of short trackers who have tasted success at the historic facility.
“I love this place, honestly,” said Jones. “It’s one of the coolest, neatest tracks I’ve ever been to. And when you’ve got help like I do it makes it a whole lot easier. My crew chief, Butch VanDoorn, is only a couple years older than I am (19), but he is the man when it comes to setting up the racecar. I even got a lot of help from his brother Johnny (defending CRA Super Series Champion), who went out there with me and we drove around and he showed me the line and how to pass. He told me how the race was probably going to go – and it really did go like he said. That’s all an advantage. Anything that somebody can tell you like that, that’s going to help.”
With his strong third-place finish at Winchester, Jones finds himself in a great position in the point standings as the season begins to wind down.
“We’re going to keep racing like we are trying to go for wins and top-five finishes. I think if we keep doing that we have a really good chance at the championship when this is all over.”
Jones will be back behind the wheel of his Paragon Corvette Reproductions machine in the next JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event at Owosso Speedway (MI) on September 3rd, a race that will be his homecoming as he hails from just down the road in Byron, MI.
For more information visit www.erikjonesracing.com
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