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Jeff Schlup Claims Fourth United Late Model Association (ULMA) Win of the Year and Continues to Climb Up the Standings!

Sam Stoecklin
ULMA Media Relations
Warrensburg, MO
August 7, 2007

Jeff Schlup of California, Missouri, captured his fourth W-K Chevrolet ULMA win of the year last Friday night at Callaway Raceways in Fulton, Missouri. Schlup, driving the Schlup Red Angus Farms, Superior Power Cleaning and Cedar Ridge Taxidermy-sponsored #21 bested a mixed field of ULMA and crate late model drivers for the win, his second of the year at the 3/8th-mile facility. Schlup's other two wins have come at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, where he also posted a fifth-place finish last Saturday night, the highest by any ULMA driver of the night at Lucas. Schlup is now tied with Brett Rollert for the most series wins with four and moves up three places to eighth place in the point standings after last weekend. Danny Lorton, who rebounded into the top five overall standings, posted a third-place finish at Callaway Raceway last weekend. Danny Monroe, James Rutledge and Trace Westling also ended up with top ten finishes last Friday at Callaway. Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Missouri, was rained out on Friday night. During Saturday-night racing at Lucas Oil Speedway Kevin Kaiser and Marty Pope were the only drivers besides Schlup to post top ten finishes. At Warrensburg's Central Missouri Speedway (CMS), James Rutledge and Brett Wood finished 4th and 5th respectively with Kevin Coyne, Jamie Wineland and Derek Nevels just behind in the top ten. Jimmy Jobe posted his first-ever top ten ULMA finish with a 10th place run at CMS.

Several drivers are expected to take part in a late model special this Saturday, August 11th at CMS. Although the race is not fully sanctioned by ULMA it will count as a ULMA points-earning race. CMS late model rules will apply for the event. All ULMA member drivers participating must be in compliance with ULMA rules as normal. The winner will go home with $800 and the payout is spread out nicely throughout the finishing order with $650 for second, $550 for third, $450 for fourth and so on. The feature event will be 25 laps and will include 24 starters in the field. The track will award one track points provisional as will ULMA to fill out the 23rd and 24th starting spots; however, there will not be track points awarded for the night. Finishers from 12th to 24th will receive $100 to start the race. If drivers have competed at least twice in a late model at CMS prior to the event there is no entry fee. For those who have not competed at least twice prior to the event in a late model at CMS there is a $50 entry fee. The standard $60 registration fee will also be applied to any driver not yet registered at the track for the 2007 season. Drivers not familiar with general track rules at CMS are highly encouraged to visit www.centralmissourispeedway.net for more information. Lucas Oil Speedway is having a "super" late model special this weekend and will not be running their normal Saturday night race program. Both Callaway Raceways and Valley Speedway will be running their normally scheduled race programs on Friday, meaning a total of 3 of the 4 ULMA-affiliated tracks will run this weekend.

Current points leader Jason Estes is looking to rebound from a tough weekend of competition after a DNF at Warrensburg as is Brett Rollert, who experienced mechanical trouble while battling for a win last Saturday at CMS. The two are still separated by only six points heading into week 17. Estes now has 14 top five finishes and 13 top three finishes to Rollert’s 14 top five finishes and 11 top three finishes with Rollert registering four wins to Estes’ three wins. Kevin Kaiser remains third in the standings with Jon Binning holding down fourth. The ULMA would like to wish Binning a speedy recovery as he continues to heal from a finger injury, which has temporarily sidelined him from competition. As previously mentioned, Lorton rebounds into the top five this week with Rutledge, Chad Frewaldt, Schlup, Coyne and Wood rounding out the top ten. A full field rundown of the point standings appears at the end of this article.

There are now just five weekends remaining in the season with a total of 17 possible points-earning opportunities left as noted here: CMS-5, Valley-5, Callaway-4, and Lucas Oil-3. For further info on ULMA be sure to visit the association's official Website at www.ulmaracing.com. You may also e-mail any questions or concerns you may have by addressing your message to unitedlatemodelassociation@hotmail.com. ULMA is a member owned and operated association. ULMA hats are officially sold out; however there are plenty of shirts remaining; find a ULMA track representative to purchase yours today for only $15, proceeds go to the ULMA points fund. Don’t get left behind in the dust … racing with ULMA is a must!

ULMA wishes 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. 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, and Ken Dake Attorney at Law.