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Jason Estes climbs to the Top of the ULMA Leader Board after Weekend Feature Victory … Kevin Coyne also Finds Victory Lane!

Sam Stoecklin
ULMA Media Relations
Warrensburg, MO
July 17, 2007

As expected, the W-K Chevrolet United Late Model Association (ULMA) championship season has really started to take shape as several members have amassed 15 starts for the season and are beginning to discard their poorest points-earning nights. Several more drivers are closing in on the 15 starts threshold heading into this weekend’s competition. Member drivers keep their 15 best points-earning nights of the season to count toward the inaugural ULMA crown. Heading into this weekend, there’s a new leader atop the point standings sheet as Cameron, Missouri driver Jason Estes has taken over the lead from Brett Rollert, who relinquishes the lead, where he had been since mid June. Over the weekend Estes picked up his third ULMA feature race victory of the year at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri. His third triumph of the year places him in a three-way tie with Rollert and Jeff Schlup for the most feature wins this year. Estes now leads Rollert by a mere 14 points with his 18 starts, verses 20 starts by Rollert. By virtue of his first feature win, which came in the make-up feature at Valley Speedway last Friday, Kevin ‘the kid’ Coyne finds himself just 100 points back from Estes in the third position with 17 starts. Former leader James Rutledge holds strong in fourth position just six markers back from Coyne with 20 starts while Danny Lorton continues to climb the chart and now holds down fifth spot with 16 starts to his credit. Brett Wood of Warrensburg, Missouri continues to lead the Rookie of the Year standings ahead of A.L. Barbour of California, Missouri and David Angell of Holden, Missouri. Lorton, Rollert, Rutledge, Kaiser and Shawn Williams all posted top five runs during last weekend’s events. A complete rundown of the current point standings follows this write-up.

This coming weekend three of the four ULMA-affiliated tracks will be in action; including Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri and Callaway Raceways in Fulton, Missouri on Friday night July 20th and Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg, Missouri on Saturday night, July 21st. The Friday race at Valley Speedway is a benefit race for Mark Evinger, promoter of the track who was severely injured in an aircraft accident last September. This will be a regular track point’s night for Valley drivers and will also be a ULMA points-earning night; however, drivers will NOT be competing for track payout as the normal purse money is going to be put toward a recovery fund for Mr. Evinger as voted on/approved by the Valley drivers. Pit pass money will be returned upon request for the drivers at the end of the night. Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, which is having a special event, will not be running their normal program this weekend due to a special event. There are currently 16 more possible points-earning nights left before the season ends September 8th at Warrensburg’s Central Missouri Speedway. For more information about ULMA visit the official Website at www.ulmaracing.com. The association currently has both hats and T-shirts for sale, ULMA members and affiliate members receive discounts on official ULMA merchandise. Anyone wishing to purchase either a hat or t-shirt may do so at any of the affiliated tracks by asking for the ULMA track representative. Don’t get left behind in the dust … racing with ULMA is a must!

The ULMA would like to thank all of its sponsors for the 2007 season. When you visit our great sponsors tell them you heard about them through the ULMA and thank them for their support of dirt-track racing!

TITLE SPONSOR: WK Chevrolet, Sedalia, Missouri.
OFFICIAL SPONSORS: Foster’s Transmission & Repair, Imhoff Construction Inc., Schroeder Rotary Drilling and Pump Company, Tri-Counties Masonry LLC.
CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: INCE Race Cars, Bodee’s Race Bodies, Fast Shafts, Schroeder Rotary Drilling and Pump Company, J & T Racing, Mike Crump Racing Supply, Randy’s Race Mart, Photography by Shelly Payne, Ken Dake-Attorney at Law.