ULMA Adds Friday Night Venues to Growing Lineup of Affiliated Tracks and New Sponsors for 2008!
By Sam Stoecklin


WARRENSBURG, MO. (Dec 6) - The United Late Model Association (ULMA) continues to build its lineup of affiliated tracks for the 2008 season and is proud to announce that LA Raceway in LaMonte, MO, has become the newest affiliated track for 2008. In addition to LA Raceway coming onboard, ULMA is pleased to announce the official return of Callaway Raceway in Fulton, MO. Both tracks run their race programs on Friday nights throughout the spring and summer months and late model drivers at these tracks will be awarded points towards the second ULMA Championship in 2008. Already, nearly 50 drivers have signed up to compete for next season’s ULMA Championship!

LA Raceway, a fast, wide and smooth 3/8th-mile track is located in LaMonte, MO, and is owned and operated by Mike and Carolyn White. The ULMA Late Models will be the first-ever late model series to compete at the track during an entire race season on a weekly basis. The raceway is scheduled to kickoff its season in April. This will not be the first time the cars and stars of the ULMA will race at the venue though; just after the point’s-earning season concluded last September, the track hosted the highly successful first-annual LA Raceway ULMA Missouri State Championships and ULMA and LA Raceway are both pleased to announce that the special late-season event will once again return to the track next September. Track owner Mike White stated, “I am very excited about the decision to add the ULMA late models and am looking forward to a great year with the association.” For more information about LA Raceway be sure to check out the track’s official Website at www.laraceway.com .

ULMA recently received the exciting news that Callaway Raceway will once again be an official Friday night points-earning track for next year. Track owner and operator Betty Atterberry recently contacted the association and declared that the track would run its late models solely under the ULMA banner in 2008. Last year, Callaway Raceway was a ULMA point’s-earning track but ran ULMA late models combined with a regional CRATE late model series. Ms. Atterberry also recently made the exciting announcement that the weekly payout purse for late models will be significantly increased for next year with the weekly late model winner taking home $500! Callaway Raceway, a quarter mile semi-banked dirt oval, is located near Fulton, MO. Check out the track’s official Website at www.callawayraceways.com . Callaway Raceway’s season gets under way in April. Now, with the return of Callaway Raceway and the addition of LA Raceway, ULMA drivers have several choices and many weeks of exciting racing action awaiting them in 2008 with tracks spread over a large geographical area. Two of the heaviest hitters amongst Saturday night tracks also return to the ULMA fold for 2008, Warrensburg’s Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) and the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks,” the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri round out the line-up of ULMA weekly tracks.

In more exciting news, ULMA proudly welcomes several contingency sponsors for 2008. Impact Racing, which specializes in “Motorsport Safety Products,” has offered up various products for the association to distribute via its championship contingency points fund at the conclusion of next season. ULMA member drivers will receive Impact Racing stickers from the association, which will be displayed on the drivers’ cars in order for them to be eligible for the contingency prizes. ULMA hopes that this is the start of a long-lasting relationship with this high-profile and well respected leader in the racing industry. The company is headquartered at 1650 Northfield Drive, Bldg A-100 in Brownsburg, IN, 46112, and can be found on the Web at www.impactraceproducts.com  or via telephone at (317) 852-3067. Wineland Enterprises has also teamed up with ULMA for next season. A local business specializing in “Custom Welding & Fabrication,” Wineland Enterprises will be donating several car fabrication items to the contingency prize fund for ULMA members. The business is owned and operated by Tony Wineland and is located at 702 Buchanan, California, MO, 65018. Mr. Wineland may also be reached via telephone at (573) 796-8115 or via e-mail at twine@embarqmail.com . All American Redi-Mix, owned by Randy Good, also comes on board as an Associate Sponsor for the association in 2008. Mr. Good stated, “I am looking forward to working with ULMA in 2008.” The company is located at 4950 East Bannister Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64137 and can be reached via phone at (816) 965-9393. ULMA thanks all of its new sponsors for their affiliation!

Although ULMA specializes in weekly racing, the association is hard at work putting together several special events for the coming season and doing its best to not interfere with weekly affiliated track competition. After a recent feature article in a major late model publication, which has garnered truckloads of attention in the racing community and throughout the United States, the association has been busy answering several calls from various personnel from within the racing industry. On Saturday, April 19th ULMA drivers will make their way to Moberly, Missouri’s 24 Raceway for a $1,000-to-Win, $200-to-Start special feature race event, which will also be a points-earning race for member drivers. This will mark the first time that ULMA drivers will compete at the track and ULMA is thankful to add the track to its growing lineup of affiliated venues. For more information on 24 Raceway be sure to check out the track’s Website at www.24racewayinmoberly.com . A mid-season event is set to take place at Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) on Saturday, June 21st; this event will also be a point’s-earning event. The second-annual LA Raceway ULMA Missouri State Championships will return to LA Raceway on Saturday, September 13th, while Lucas Oil Speedway will host the second-annual Mid-Missouri ULMA Late Model Championships on Saturday October 4th. There are additional special events at other tracks being worked and details will be announced soon. The official ULMA points-earning season gets underway at Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday, March 29th. Weekly action gets underway at CMS on Saturday, April 26th. Both Callaway Raceway and LA Raceway will soon be announcing their official 2008 schedules.

For more information about ULMA and how to become a member driver, e-mail the association at unitedlatemodelassociation@hotmail.com  or visit the association’s official Website at www.ulmaracing.com . Drivers wishing to join the association should contact board of director member Danny Lorton via e-mail at dlorton@missvalley.com  or by phone at 660-651-3646. ULMA membership for the 2008 season is only $50. All member drivers are eligible for end-of-season contingency prizes and points-fund earnings; contact ULMA today and join in on the action!

ULMA 2008 Sponsors: Impact Racing ( www.impactraceproducts.com ), FastShafts ( www.fastshafts.com ), Wineland Enterprises, All American Redi-Mix and Imhoff Construction. The association is actively seeking additional sponsors and asks that potential sponsors wishing to get involved with the exciting world of weekly dirt-track racing contact the association to discuss affiliation at the earliest opportunity.

ULMA wishes to thank all of its sponsors from the 2007 Season. WK Chevrolet, Sedalia, Missouri, Foster’s Transmission & Repair, Imhoff Construction Inc., INCE Race Cars, 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.