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Several Drivers Double Up on Top Five Finishes During Last Week’s ULMA Racing Action as Chase For the Inaugural Title Soldiers On!

Sam Stoecklin
ULMA Media Relations
Warrensburg, MO
July 24, 2007
Photos by John Lee of High-Fly'n Photos

With only seven more weekends of racing left in the inaugural year for the W-K Chevrolet United Late Model Association (ULMA), drivers are finding themselves moving up and down the point standings sheet after each and every event. This week alone there were 14 changes amongst the top 20 in the overall standings. Only 234 points separates first from tenth with the current leader, Jason Estes, having a slim 24-point lead over Brett Rollert. Estes was one of several drivers this past weekend to post two top five finishes, a 3rd-place run at Valley Speedway and runner-up finish at Central Missouri Speedway (CMS). Second-in-points Brett Rollert posted 8th- and 4th-place finishes during weekend competition. James Rutledge, who moved up to third overall, finished 4th at Callaway Raceways on Friday and 3rd at Central Missouri Speedway on Saturday. Danny Lorton also moved up one spot to fourth in the overall standings by posting a 2nd at Callaway and 5th at CMS. Kevin Coyne, who has been sidelined for a week slipped back to 5th overall while Chad Frewaldt moved up four spots to sixth overall with Jon Binning down one to seventh and Brett Wood down one to eighth. Jamie Wineland and Kevin Kaiser also dropped one spot each to ninth and tenth respectively. A full point’s rundown appears at the end of this write-up. For the remainder of the season Callaway Raceways in Fulton, Missouri has six nights left for ULMA drivers to earn points; Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri has five; Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri has seven as does Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Leading rookie of the year candidate Brett Wood recorded two top ten finishes last weekend with a fourth at Valley (his best of the year) and 9th at CMS. Jim Adkins of Kansas City, Missouri posted his best finish of the year with a strong second-place showing at Valley Speedway. Other top ten runs from last weekend were posted by Jeff Schlup who was third at Callaway, Zach Green seventh at Valley, Jon Binning sixth at CMS and Danny Monroe who was eighth at CMS. There are currently ten drivers who have crossed over the 15-starts threshold. In the coming weeks eight more drivers will also hit 15 starts for the year and will begin tossing away their poorest points-earning nights. Just to demonstrate how tight things are with the points, Wood, who has 22 starts so far this year sitting in eighth in the overall standings, has amassed 15 top ten finishes to count toward his overall points. Of the 15 finishes that he is currently keeping, his worst is a 10th place, which means the next time he posts a 9th or better finish he will discard the 10th place finish! This points-earning schematic will probably see the championship decided at or near the end of the season the second weekend in September.

This Saturday, July 28th at Lucas Oil Speedway, according to www.lucasoilspeedway.com  several ULMA member drivers are qualified for the Sawyer Tire Spring Bling Showdown, a special twelve-lap dash race for extra prize money. The qualified drivers include A.L. Barbour, Bob Hiller, Chad Frewaldt, Donnie Gemes, James Rutledge, Walt Imhoff, Jeff Schlup, Jeff Shere, Kevin Kaiser and Shawn Williams. Drivers will also compete in the regular Saturday night racing action at Lucas Oil Speedway. CMS will run their regularly scheduled races this Saturday as will Callaway Raceways and Valley Speedway on Friday night, July 27th; meaning all four ULMA tracks will be in action this coming Friday and Saturday. 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. Proceeds from the sale of merchandise go toward the end-of-year point’s fund. ULMA is currently making plans for the 2008 season from everything to rules inputs for review to additional sponsorship. Potential sponsors or interested personnel should visit the official Website and check out the association’s business profile; we think you’ll like what you read about us! 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.