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Robbie Test Claims First-Ever ULMA Win … Schlup takes third win of Season! By Sam Stoecklin ULMA Media Relations Warrensburg, MO July 8, 2009
Three United Late Model Association-sanctioned tracks were in action last Friday and Saturday night throughout Central, West-Central, and South-Central Missouri at Butler Motor Speedway (BMS), Callaway Raceway, and Central Missouri Speedway (CMS). Robbie Test became the eleventh different winner of the 2009 season when he claimed the CMS checkers; Jeff Schlup bested a stout field at Callaway Raceway for his latest ULMA win of the season. Kevin Kaiser is the new leader atop the ULMA standings heads into this weekend. Last week's sanctioned action began Friday, July 3rd at BMS as five ULMA members were on hand for the evening's races. Kevin Coyne crossed the line fifth in the feature event with Randy Ainsworth close behind in sixth position. Other members present included Jake Williams, David Barker, and Dwight Niehoff. ULMA member drivers compete at BMS and earn points towards the association championship by racing against open late models on a weekly basis, making Coyne's and Ainsworth's runs all the more impressive. BMS is scheduled for another night of racing this Friday, July 10th. For general track information log onto the track's official Web site at www.butlermotorspeedway.webs.com; for additional on race day call (816) 738-9433. BMS is located 45 minutes south of Kansas City off Hwy 71 in Butler, MO. Jeff Schlup of California, MO claimed his third ULMA win of the season and third at Callaway Raceway this year. In eight feature events at Callaway this season, Schlup has three wins and Javan Payne, who was last week's winner, also has one victory, giving ULMA members half the feature wins at the raceway this year. At Callaway, ULMA cars run head-to-head with CRATE late models. This year, the ULMA opened up its rules to allow CRATE racing amongst its ranks and warmly welcomes CRATE late model drivers as members. There were 8 ULMA member drivers present among a total of 18 on hand for the night's race action at Callaway. Javan Payne kept his strong finishes going by following up last week's win with a solid third-place outing, just ahead of Robbie Test in fourth; Danny Lorton came away with a seventh-place finish. Schlup's third victory ties him with J.D. Hubert as the only three-time winner of the year under ULMA sanctioning. Callaway Raceway hosts another week of competition this Friday, July 10th, according to the track schedule, if the races are cancelled due to weather on Friday, the program will be run on Sunday, July 12th. For complete track information check out the track's Web site at www.callawayraceways.com. Saturday races at CMS continue to be hotly contested since late models returned to the speedway. Robbie Test became the seventh different winner in seven sanctioned events at the track this year last Saturday. Of the 18 drivers on hand, ULMA members were strongly represented with 14 members present. Test's feature win did not come easy as he battled fellow member David Barker early on for the win, Barker's late-race mechanical woes allowed Test to grab the lead in the late stages of the race as he had to fend off a hard-charging Kevin Kaiser for his first-ever late model victory. Robbie's father, Bob, came home with a strong run in the third spot as Danny Lorton posted a solid fifth-place finish. Steve Clancy, Jon Binning, Randy Ainsworth, Dwight Niehoff, and A.L. Barbour finished in the top ten with new ULMA member Brian Pipes coming home eleventh. Will CMS have its first repeat winner of the year this Saturday or will another new driver visit victory lane for the first time? For complete track information be sure to check out www.centralmissourispeedway.net. Lucas Oil Speedway returns to weekly racing with their Countdown to the Crown this Saturday, July 11th. ULMA members compete head-to-head with Show-Me Race Series late models during weekly race action at the speedway in order to earn points for the ULMA championship. For complete track and schedule information visit www.lucasoilspeedway.com. Even though Robbie Test won a feature race and finished in the top five in his other race last weekend, he loses the overall ULMA point's lead this week to Kevin Kaiser. Several drivers have now reached the 15-race plateau and have begun to discard their worst finishes of the year. Kaiser hit the 15-race mark this past weekend, Kaiser has 19 starts, Danny Lorton moves into third overall and has 17 starts this year. Randy Ainsworth moved up to fourth position this week as Kevin Coyne slipped back to fifth after he was unable to start the main event at CMS last Saturday night. For complete standings, a schedule of events, rules, board member contacts, and general association information visit www.ulmaracing.com. Official Sponsors: Imhoff Construction. Contingency Sponsors: Fast Shafts, Wineland Enterprises, Rod End Supply, Racingjunk.com, Bulldog Racing Engines, Hoosier Race Tires™, GFRracing.com, Flag 2 Flag Racing.com/Racing Cam System, Monroe Signs & Graphics, Kenny Johnson’s Race Replicas. Affiliate Sponsors: Photography by Shelly Payne, Ken Dake Attorney at Law, and High Fly'N Photos.
ULMA Point Standings as of 5 Jul 09
Upcoming ULMA-sanctioned events
Friday, July 10th Callaway Raceway (weekly race) Sunday rain date Butler Motor Speedway (weekly race)
Saturday, July 11th Lucas Oil Speedway (weekly race) Central Missouri Speedway (weekly race)
Friday, July 17th Callaway Raceway (weekly race) Sunday rain date Butler Motor Speedway (weekly race)
Saturday, July 18th Central Missouri Speedway
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