$5400 WEEKEND FOR Northern Tier Inc ULMS Late Models at MCR & WOODHULL
After the double feature start of the 2008 Northern Tier ULMS Late Model Series season at Little Valley Speedway, the series moves on to two more events on Thursday, July 31 at McKean County Raceway paying $3000 to win and on Saturday, August 2 at Woodhull Raceway featuring a $2400 to win event. What a way to end and start off a new month!
On Thursday, July 31, the 4th annual Stephanie Eckl Memorial will be highlight card for the Northern Tier Inc. ULMS Late Model Series as it makes its first appearance of the year at McKean County Raceway. This event was to pay a minimum of $2000 to win, but the Eckl family has picked up extra funding to make this 30 lap event a $3000 to win event with a minimum of $200 to start. Rob Blair and Todd Andrews have won this event with Andrews winning the inaugural event and last year's edition. Both Blair and Andrews have won the past two years from the twelfth place starting spot on the grid. In 2006, the event drew thirty-six entries with Blair winning it on the last lap.
Two days later, the Northern Tier Inc. ULMS Late Models head for the high bank 1/3 oval of Woodhull Raceway in Woodhull, NY. The 17th annual "Craig Norton Memorial" Late Model Reunion presented by R&R Motorsports will pay $2400 to win and $300 to start! This year's event is in memory of Shinglehouse, PA native, Craig Norton. Craig was a veteran late model driver in the late 70s and early 80s at Woodhull Raceway. He passed away last month from cancer. In memory of Craig and his familiar yellow #24x machine, this years edition will pay $2400 to win and with the help from the Norton family a significant extra amount of money has been placed throughout the field from last to first.
Defending ULMS champion, Bob Close has dominated this race the past few years. He will no doubt have this event circled on the calendar. The current Northern Tier Inc. ULMS points has former Woodhull Reunion winner and defending Eckl Memorial winner Todd Andrews on top of the point chart with his fine finishes at Little Valley. He is two points ahead of Warren, PA driver, Dutch Davies and six points ahead of Sugar Grove, PA driver, Bump Hedman, who picked up his biggest win of his career at Little Valley. Fans at both events should expect to see some of the top regions drivers including, Ron Davies, Brent Rhebergan, David Scott, Jason Dupont, Luke Hoffner, Kirk Bradley, Dick Barton, Chris Farrell, Dan Stone, Ed Connor, Doug Ricotta, Al Brewer, Dave Zona and others.
For more information in regards to both events, please check out www.unitedlatemodelseries.com as more news will be forthcoming as we get closer to these events in the next two weeks.
