From Jack Pugh
This weekend the UMP Challenge of Champion series rolls into Highland Speedway and Fayette County Speedway for their first events of the tour. The Highland Speedway race will be on Saturday, May 17 and the following day, at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, IL.
So far there have been three different winners of the three races run so far. Randy Korte won at Paducah, Terry English won at Clarksville, and Shannon Babb took the green flag feature at Godfrey. These three drivers have qualified for the series ending $10,000 to win feature at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO.
There have been 42 drivers that made the three features so far. Only nine drivers have made it to all three features. Randy Korte, Terry English, Kevin Weaver, Billy Faust, Jeremy Williams, Brian Shirley, Eric Smith, Steve Sheppard, and Chad Zobrist have run in each of the feature races. Rylan Dagg is the only driver to make it to each show, but not qualify for a feature event yet.
There have been 65 different drivers to try to make a spot in the feature. It appears that there are regional drivers trying to just make the show in these early stages of the 20 race circuit.
The current point leader is Terry English with a win, a second and a third and he has 208 points. In second place is Randy Korte with a win, a third and a ninth place finish and he has 171 points. Third in points is Kevin Weaver, who has a second, a fourth and a thirteenth place finish and has 152 points. In fourth is Brian Shirley with a second, a sixth and a thirteenth place finish with 143 points. And in fifth place in points is Billy Faust with a fifth, a twelfth, and an eighteenth place finish and has 117 points. Steve Sheppard is tied with Faust for third and he has a fifth, a tenth and a twentieth place finish.
This weekend hopefully will be the first weekend that the series will be able to run back to back races. The Paducah and Clarksville races were to have been run on a Friday and Saturday night on the same weekend, but Mother Nature forced the Paducah race to be postponed one week. Both the Highland and Brownstown tracks are ¼ mile tracks and have been fast. Highland runs UMP Late Models on a weekly basis, but this will be the first race for Late Models on the Brownstown track this year. Brownstown’s top class is the UMP Modifieds.
For more information go to the UMP web site at www.umpracing.com or www.highlandspeedway.com or www.fayettecountyspeedway.com. The UMP site will connect you to the other web sites by going to the Challenge button and finding the schedule. Each track that has a web site has a link to that track’s web page.
The UMP Challenge of Champions series will visit Fayette County Speedway on Sunday, May 18th.
UMP Late Models - $2,000 to Win, 40-lap feature event
UMP Modifieds - $750 to Win, 20-lap feature event
Street Stocks - $400 to Win, 15-lap feature event
Bombers - $200 to Win, 12-lap feature event
UMP Rules and Points will be in effect for this event!
Gates Open at Noon
Hot laps at 5:45 p.m. (Late Models & Modifieds only)
Draw closes at 6:00 p.m.
Late Model & Modified Qualifying at 6:15 p.m.
Racing Immediately Following Qualifying
Pit Pass $25
General Admission Pricing:
Adults: $15
Ages 8 - 12: $7
Ages 7 and Under: Free
NOTE: Track points will not be awarded in any division as this is a special event.
Questions?
Charlie Depew, Promoter: (618) 347-2327
Speedway Office: (618) 654-6656
email: info@fayettecospeedway.com
website: www.fayettecospeedway.com
The UMP Challenge of Champions series will visit Highland Speedway on May 17, 2003.
Grandstand Info
Grandstand gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Box Seats: $20
Adult General Admission: $15
Ages 10 - 15: $5
Ages 9 and under: Free with paid adult admission
Race-related Info
Pit Passes $30
Pit Gates open at 3:00
Draw opens at 4:00 and closes at 6:00
Hot Laps at 5:45; Late Model Qualifying at 6:15
Racing Immediately Following Qualifying
UMP Rules and Points will be in effect for this event; ALL Late Models and Modifieds must have mufflers!
UMP Late Model Division - $2,000 to Win, $300 Dash
UMP Modified Division - $700 to Win, $75 Dash
Sportsman Division - $400 to Win, $50 Dash
NOTE: Highland Speedway Rules do not apply for this event; however, this is not open competition! The rules are basically relaxed to allow cars from other tracks to race: 4-Barrel carbs and emod tires will be legal for this event only! For additional sportsman-related rules questions contact Charlie Depew for clarification as to whether your car will be legal.
Also, please note that track points will not be awarded in any division as this is a special event.
Additional contact information:
Charlie Depew, Track Manager: (618) 347-2327
Madison County Fair Association Office: (618) 654-6656
email: info@highlandspeedway.com
website: www.highlandspeedway.com
This weekend the UMP Challenge of Champion series rolls into Highland Speedway and Fayette County Speedway for their first events of the tour. The Highland Speedway race will be on Saturday, May 17 and the following day, at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, IL.
So far there have been three different winners of the three races run so far. Randy Korte won at Paducah, Terry English won at Clarksville, and Shannon Babb took the green flag feature at Godfrey. These three drivers have qualified for the series ending $10,000 to win feature at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO.
There have been 42 drivers that made the three features so far. Only nine drivers have made it to all three features. Randy Korte, Terry English, Kevin Weaver, Billy Faust, Jeremy Williams, Brian Shirley, Eric Smith, Steve Sheppard, and Chad Zobrist have run in each of the feature races. Rylan Dagg is the only driver to make it to each show, but not qualify for a feature event yet.
There have been 65 different drivers to try to make a spot in the feature. It appears that there are regional drivers trying to just make the show in these early stages of the 20 race circuit.
The current point leader is Terry English with a win, a second and a third and he has 208 points. In second place is Randy Korte with a win, a third and a ninth place finish and he has 171 points. Third in points is Kevin Weaver, who has a second, a fourth and a thirteenth place finish and has 152 points. In fourth is Brian Shirley with a second, a sixth and a thirteenth place finish with 143 points. And in fifth place in points is Billy Faust with a fifth, a twelfth, and an eighteenth place finish and has 117 points. Steve Sheppard is tied with Faust for third and he has a fifth, a tenth and a twentieth place finish.
This weekend hopefully will be the first weekend that the series will be able to run back to back races. The Paducah and Clarksville races were to have been run on a Friday and Saturday night on the same weekend, but Mother Nature forced the Paducah race to be postponed one week. Both the Highland and Brownstown tracks are ¼ mile tracks and have been fast. Highland runs UMP Late Models on a weekly basis, but this will be the first race for Late Models on the Brownstown track this year. Brownstown’s top class is the UMP Modifieds.
For more information go to the UMP web site at www.umpracing.com or www.highlandspeedway.com or www.fayettecountyspeedway.com. The UMP site will connect you to the other web sites by going to the Challenge button and finding the schedule. Each track that has a web site has a link to that track’s web page.
The UMP Challenge of Champions series will visit Fayette County Speedway on Sunday, May 18th.
UMP Late Models - $2,000 to Win, 40-lap feature event
UMP Modifieds - $750 to Win, 20-lap feature event
Street Stocks - $400 to Win, 15-lap feature event
Bombers - $200 to Win, 12-lap feature event
UMP Rules and Points will be in effect for this event!
Gates Open at Noon
Hot laps at 5:45 p.m. (Late Models & Modifieds only)
Draw closes at 6:00 p.m.
Late Model & Modified Qualifying at 6:15 p.m.
Racing Immediately Following Qualifying
Pit Pass $25
General Admission Pricing:
Adults: $15
Ages 8 - 12: $7
Ages 7 and Under: Free
NOTE: Track points will not be awarded in any division as this is a special event.
Questions?
Charlie Depew, Promoter: (618) 347-2327
Speedway Office: (618) 654-6656
email: info@fayettecospeedway.com
website: www.fayettecospeedway.com
The UMP Challenge of Champions series will visit Highland Speedway on May 17, 2003.
Grandstand Info
Grandstand gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Box Seats: $20
Adult General Admission: $15
Ages 10 - 15: $5
Ages 9 and under: Free with paid adult admission
Race-related Info
Pit Passes $30
Pit Gates open at 3:00
Draw opens at 4:00 and closes at 6:00
Hot Laps at 5:45; Late Model Qualifying at 6:15
Racing Immediately Following Qualifying
UMP Rules and Points will be in effect for this event; ALL Late Models and Modifieds must have mufflers!
UMP Late Model Division - $2,000 to Win, $300 Dash
UMP Modified Division - $700 to Win, $75 Dash
Sportsman Division - $400 to Win, $50 Dash
NOTE: Highland Speedway Rules do not apply for this event; however, this is not open competition! The rules are basically relaxed to allow cars from other tracks to race: 4-Barrel carbs and emod tires will be legal for this event only! For additional sportsman-related rules questions contact Charlie Depew for clarification as to whether your car will be legal.
Also, please note that track points will not be awarded in any division as this is a special event.
Additional contact information:
Charlie Depew, Track Manager: (618) 347-2327
Madison County Fair Association Office: (618) 654-6656
email: info@highlandspeedway.com
website: www.highlandspeedway.com
