Sam Stoecklin
ULMA Public Relations
Sept 15, 2014
The 2014 Lucas Cattle Company ULMA season will forever be noted as one of the closest and most intense battles for the overall championship in the eight-year history of the association. This Saturday, new leader Jon Binning of Warrensburg, Missouri brings a slim two-point advantage into the final night of action over Lockwood, Missouri driver Dwight Niehoff. The two drivers put it all on the line this weekend as the season concludes at Lucas Oil Speedway (LOS) in Wheatland, Missouri for the final race of the season.
Saturday at LOS, a whopping 28 cars participated in the racing activity throughout the night with three big heat races contested to set the main-event lineup. Tommy Cordray led Justin Russell and Jeremy Kelley to the finish for heat one. Larry Ferris bested Ethan Young and J.D. Hubert for heat two, while Brian Schutt claimed heat three over Jon Binning and Harlen Kennedy. Lane Ehlert bested Phil Edmondson in the B-Feature to finalize the 24-car starting lineup.
Highlights from the latest Lucas Oil Speedway press release regarding last weekend’s main-event action include … “As the ULMA main event rolled off for their 25-lap, $1,000 to win main event, multi-time winner in 2014 Larry Ferris led the field to the green flag with Justin Russell to his outside. Ferris led throughout the race but a multi-car tangle on the original start brought out the caution. The restart was deemed to be an original restart as all competitors restarted in their original spots. Ferris led throughout the event and went on to cross the finish line first for the apparent win.”
However, post-race technical inspection led by the track’s lead inspector revealed that Ferris, Schutt, and Kelley did not pass inspection and were ultimately disqualified from the official finish; thus awarding the win to J.D. Hubert, who garnered his third main-event win of the year at the speedway, this time ahead of Jon Binning. By virtue of the unfortunate disqualifications, Binning advanced to second in the final rundown and assumed command of the Lucas Cattle Company ULMA Championship Standings with one race remaining.
Payton Looney, Tommy Cordray, and Chris Cox also benefitted from the post-race inspections and walked away with top-five finishes on the evening. Rounding out the top ten were Ethan Young, Jake Williams, Justin Russell, and Mike Montague in his first appearance of the year, Dwight Niehoff was tenth at the finish.
Lucas Oil Speedway, 9/13/14 – Race #39
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 8 7J J.D. Hubert Cross Timbers, Mo
2 5 65 Jon Binning Warrensburg , Mo
3 13 12 Payton Looney Republic , Mo
4 3 5 Tommy Cordray Browning , Mo
5 10 1TC Chris Cox Jefferson City, Mo
6 6 23 Ethan Young Harrisonville , Mo
7 16 72W Jake Williams Lockwood , Mo
8 2 OX Justin Russell Henley , Mo
9 12 73M Mike Montague Lebanon , Mo
10 14 9D Dwight Niehoff Lockwood , Mo
Lucas Oil Speedway will crown all of its class champions this Saturday, September 20 during the final weekly racing series event. For complete event details head over to www.lucasoilspeedway.com, on Saturday, gates open at 5; hot laps roll off at 7 with racing at 7:30. Adults (16 and up) $12, Seniors (62 and up) $8, Youth (6-15) $5, Kids (5 and under) FREE, Family Pass $25, Pit Pass $25.
Jon Binning now holds a slim two-point advantage over long-time standings leader Dwight Niehoff of Lockwood, Missouri. It will be a showdown for the ages as the championship will not be decided until the final checkered flag of the season falls during Lucas Cattle Company ULMA race #40 this Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. One thing is for certain, a new champion will be crowned during year number eight of the ULMA! Drivers earn points from their 15 best points-earning finishes of the year to determine the Lucas Cattle Company ULMA Champion. Complete standings at www.ulmaracing.com.
ULMA shirts are now on sale. Kids through adult XL shirts are $15 while XXL and XXXL shirts sell for $17. Shirts may be previewed by visiting the main ULMA website at www.ulmaracing.com. The shirts come in pink, grey, white, and lime green. See the designated ULMA track official to get yours today!
Visit ULMA’s title sponsor at www.lucascattlecompany.com. ULMA thanks Hoosier Tire Midwest and Rod End Supply for their continued support. ULMA is proud to announce the return of RacingJunk.com to the sponsorship fold for the association. RacingJunk.com is the official classifieds of the ULMA. For more information on ULMA, visit www.ulmaracing.com.
Current ULMA Standings
POS CAR # NAME STARTS POINTS
1st 65 Jon Binning 24 1592
2nd 9D Dwight Niehoff 25 1590
3rd 1T Chris Cox 33 1584
4th 12 Payton Looney 23 1576
5th 72 Jake Williams 18 1512
6th 23 Zeke Langley 19 1508
7th 7X Todd McCoin 20 1486
8th 0X Justin Russell 20 1454
9th B1 Vance Wilson 14 1428
10th 11W Larry Winn 16 1426
11th 6R Ryan Petersheim ® 18 1412
12th 7E Phil Edmondson 19 1357
13th 42 Lane Ehlert 19 1350
14th 7 JD Hubert 14 1333
15th 12G Gage Wineland 14 1299
Remaining Schedule
Saturday, September 20 – Lucas Oil Speedway
Saturday, October 18 – ULMA Championship Banquet – email unitedlatemodelassociation@hotmail.com today to reserve your spot at this year’s banquet!