UDLMCS Media
July 1, 2010 After much thought and deliberation, the United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series and it’s sponsor Sunoco, are proud to announce the names of the drivers who have made it’s first annual Chase for the Cup, along with thirty participants. The series is also
releasing the chase schedule, which will take it to many exciting venues in both Georgia and Florida. The chase will surely create the most exciting points battle of 2010 season.
This will give race fans the most intense Late Model racing in the country.
Although, the series originally planned on running a separate North and South schedule, both the series and Sunoco are convinced that by merging the North and South regions, that it will match the best Late Model drivers in Central and South Georgia against
the best Late Model drivers in Florida. This will elevate one of the most premier Late Model Series to an even higher level and create must see events for all race fans in both Georgia and Florida.
How the Chase was seeded!
After much thought, I decided that Tyler Ivey, who had the most overall points, Ivedent Lloyd, the North points leader and Mark Whitener, the South points leader, will all be number one seeds and will be receiving $1000 respectively, at the banquet for their
accomplishments up to now.
Secondly, on the seedings I made a decision that a driver must have earned a minimum of450 points, all other drivers were eliminated from the chase consideration. At this point, thirty drivers are in the chase and one last driver, who is a member, will be chosen through a blind lottery draw. This driver will be offered the opportunity to participate in the chase, being awarded 180 points, which would be equal to the points of Patrick Williams, who is currently the thirtieth in the chase. Should the driver winning the lottery draw decide to decline the offer, the draw will continue until a winner accepts the offer to participate.
The other seeds were chosen second in the South to second in the North, however in the North, Tyler Ivey was awarded a number one seed and the second seed went to Chelsey Dixon in the North, who was the next highest points earner. The same in the South being
Tyler had already received a number one seed, moved Dillon Woods into the second seed.
The bottom line is once a driver was seeded by using his highest points total, they were skipped in the other region when seeding the next highest points earner. If you have any question to where you are seeded, call me directly.
After seeding Jordy Nipper, who was the last Northern driver seeded based on him being the last Northern driver with over 450 points. All remaining Southern drivers with overor exactly 450 points, you were seeded in order until reaching Patrick Williams, who had exactly 450 points.
Once the chase starts all points will be awarded as normal, with the following exceptions.
Because, I do not believe in double points nights, but I realized that drivers must be enticed and rewarded for driving to the furthest SOuthern region track, which is Hendry County Motorsports Park and Screvean Motorspeedway, which is the Northern regions most Northern track. On these two races, you will have to count your better finish.
However, drivers going to either track will receive a 50 point bonus, just for going and supporting these two tracks, which are geographically challenged. If clarification is needed on this, please call me directly with any questions you may have.
Thanks for your support,
Ken Kinney Jr.
(863)673-4325
2010 United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series/Sunoco Chase for the Cup
Sunoco Chase Schedule
July 17 North Florida Speedway 50 laps $3,000.00
August 7 Waycross Motorspeedway 50 laps $3,000.00
August 21 441 Speedway/Dublin, GA 50 laps $3,000.00
September 25 Hendry County Motorsports Park 50 laps $3,000.00
(2010 Ponce DeLeon Classic)
October 15 Ocala Speedway-FL State Late 50 laps $3,000.00
Model All Star Championship
(Round one)
October 16 Volusia Speedway Park-FL State
Late Model All Star Championship 50 laps $3,000.00
(Round two)
November 6 Volusia Speedway Park 50 laps $5,000.00
November 20 Screvan Motorspeedway 50 laps $3,000.00
2010 Chase Seedings and Qualifiers
Car # Driver Starting points
47 1 Tyler Ivey 350
58 2 Mark Whitener 350
21 3 Ivedent Lloyd 350
3 4 Chelsy Dixon 340
26W 5 Dillon Wood 340
46 6 Darrell Padgett 330
101 7 Keith Nosbisch 330
0 8 Mike Nasworthy 320
4 9 Jeremy Faircloth 320
41K 10 John Kellum 320
16 11 Shane Williams 310
5C 12 Johnny Collins 310
35 R 13 Christian Augspurger 300
27 14 Jeff Fortner 300
22 R 15 Brandon Cameron 290
40 16 Marvin Cook 290
26 17 Adam Bedenbaugh 280
71 R 18 Jody Rogers 280
66 19 Chuck Chitty 270
32 20 Phillip Cobb 270
1n 21 Jordy Nipper 270
17F 22 Richard Ferry 260
12 23 Jack Nosbisch 250
24 24 Dennis Williams 240
6 25 Clay Bedenbaugh 230
71A 26 Bo Allan 220
2 27 Brandon Dewitt 210
J17 28 Joe Kump 200
07 29 David Klegg 190
5K 30 Patrick Williams 180