FERGUSON MAKES IT THREE STRAIGHT ULTIMATE JACK STARRETTE MEMORIAL WINS

MODOC, SC – Chris Ferguson of Mt. Holly, NC drove his appropriate #22 RPM Transmissions Rocket to his third straight Jack Starrette Memorial 50 win for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region on Saturday night at Modoc Raceway. The win was worth $5,022 to Ferguson, and the number 22 is prevalent because Starrette used #22 on his race cars as a National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Car owner.

Ferguson was Starrette’s driver in his #22 machine at the time of his death in a construction accident in 2010. Ferguson continued his dirt late model career using the number 22, and won the first ULTIMATE SE Championship in 2011.

After taking the lead under caution on lap 16, Ferguson led the remaining 34 laps and took a 3.673 second margin of victory over Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA in the Barry Wright Race Cars “House Car.” Three-time ULTIMATE SE Champion Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA finished third, and fourth went to Brent Dixon of Elberton, GA. (more…)

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OVERTON WINS $20K IN VMS KING OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR ULTIMATE SLMS

Brandon Overton of Evans, GA celebrates his $20,000 victory on Saturday night in the Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, VA for the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region. Overton is 2-0 in 2017 ULTIMATE SE competition, as he also won the season opener on March 4 in Chatsworth, GA. (VMS Photo)

JAMAICA, VA – Brandon Overton of Evans, GA drove to his second straight ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region win on Saturday night and pocketed $20,000 in the Aaron’s King of Commonwealth at Virginia Motor Speedway. Overton battled with Jonathan Davenport of Blairsville, GA early and often before taking the lead for good on lap 28 of the 60-lap race.

Dale McDowell of Rossville, GA was strong in the second half of the race, and finished second. The ride of the night belonged to Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, who pitted under caution on lap three with what he thought was an engine problem. His crew found everything under the hood O.K., and sent their driver back out on the track to restart the race in the 24th and last spot.

Marlar was the fastest car on the track and he blazed a path through the field, but fell two spots short of victory and salvaged a third-place finish. Davenport led 20 laps of the race in a back and forth battle for the lead with Overton, and ended up fourth at the checkered flag.

Chris Madden of Gray Court, SC was fifth after topping the 34-car field in Qualifying with a lap around the ½-mile clay oval in 17.580 seconds. That earned Madden the $400 Fast Time Award from M&W Transport and Towing. Austin Hubbard finished sixth and Rick Eckert of York, PA took the seventh spot.

Matt Cosner came home in the eighth position, and ninth went to Chris Ferguson of Mt. Holly, NC. Dale Hollidge rounded out the top ten, and was the Keyser Manufacturing Hard Charger of the Race Award winner after starting 17th.

The win was the second straight ULTIMATE SE win for Overton, who also won the season opener on March 4 at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth, GA. In preliminary action on Saturday night, the four eight-lap Heat Races were won by Overton, Davenport, Madden and Marlar. The two ten-lap B-Main races were won by Hollidge and Nick Davis.

After starting on the outside of the front row, Davenport took the lead from polesitter Overton with a crossover move to the inside coming off the second turn on the first lap that saw Marlar, Madden and Hubbard in third through fifth respectively.

One crossover move is worth another, as Overton returned the favor on Davenport to take the lead on lap two, as McDowell got by Hubbard for the fifth spot. The caution flag was unfurled for the first time on lap three when 2016 ULTIMATE SE Rookie of the Year Glenn Elliott spun in turn four. Marlar gave up the third spot on the track to pit under caution.

The double-file restart saw Overton leading Davenport, Madden, McDowell, and Hubbard. When the green bulb was fired up, Hubbard was on the move, as he passed McDowell for fourth on the restart, and then got around Madden for third on lap four. The fifth lap saw Davenport pull alongside Overton to battle for the lead.

Overton pulled in front of Davenport on lap seven, and Madden worked his way back around Hubbard for the third spot. Davenport made an inside move on Overton coming off the fourth turn on lap nine to take the lead. Hubbard and Madden were still contesting the third spot, with Hubbard reclaiming the position on the 11th lap.

Davenport reached the cars on the tail end of the lead lap on lap 13, and McDowell got around Madden to take the fourth spot on lap 15. Overton chased down Davenport in lapped traffic, and began to challenge for the lead on lap 20. McDowell and Madden got by Hubbard to move up to third and fourth respectively on lap 20.

Davenport was able to keep Overton behind him in lapped traffic, but once they had clear race track in front of them, Overton dove to the inside going into turn three on lap 28 to take the lead from Davenport. McDowell then closed on Davenport and they raced side-by-side for second on lap 30. Elliott brought out the caution flag for a second time on lap 32 to bunch up the field for a restart.

The double-file restart saw Overton leading Davenport, McDowell, Madden, Hubbard, Jason Covert, Ferguson, Eckert, Tyler Millwood, and Ross Robinson in second through tenth respectively. McDowell passed Davenport for second on the restart, with Ferguson bolting into the fifth spot. Marlar came from out of nowhere to take over the sixth spot.

By lap 35, Overton had pulled out to a half straightaway lead over McDowell. Marlar moved into the top five again on lap 38 when he got around Ferguson. The final caution flag of the race came out on lap 44 for debris in turn four. Overton led McDowell, Davenport, Marlar, Madden, Ferguson and Hubbard double-file back to the green flag.

Marlar passed Davenport for the third spot on lap 45, and with ten laps to go, Overton had once again opened up a half straightaway lead over McDowell. Overton found himself in lapped traffic on lap 53.

Overton had increased his lead over McDowell to a full straightaway on lap 55. At the checkered flag, Overton was out of sight of McDowell and took the checkered flag with a 4.175 second margin of victory. The next race for the ULTIMATE SE Super Late Model Series will be the $5,022-to-win Jack Starrette Memorial Race at Modoc Speedway in Modoc, SC on April 15.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 2 AT VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY IN JAMAICA, VA ON 4/8/17:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS $ WON
1. 1 116 Brandon Overton Evans, GA 60 $20,000
2. 6 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA 60 $10,000
3. 4 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN 60 $5.000
4. 2 49 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville, GA 60 $3,000
5. 3 44 Chris Madden Gray Court 60 $2,000
6. 5 11 Austin Hubbard 60 $1,750
7. 7 7 Rick Eckert York, PA 60 $1,500
8. 11 66c Matt Cosner 60 $1,250
9. 10 22 Chris Ferguson Mt. Holly, NC 60 $1,100
10. 17 0 Dale Hollidge 60 $1,000
11. 15 72 Jason Covert 60 $900
12. 12 18 Brett Hamm 60 $875
13. 9 7r Ross Robinson 60 $850
14. 8 31 Tyler Millwood 59 $825
15. 13 24 Kenny Mooreland 59 $800
16. 21 4 Amanda Whaley 59 $775
17. 19 55 Darryl Hills 58 $750
18. 23 29 Jason Welshan Maryville, TN 58 $725
19. 24 5 Glenn Elliott 57 $700
20. 18 92 Nick Davis 55 $675
21. 22 27 Michael Lake Uniontown, PA 42 $650
22. 14 2 Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC 42 $625
23. 20 32 Dustin Mitchell 29 $600
24. 16 1 Willie Milliken 14 $575

ENTRIES: 34
FAST QUALIFIER: Madden, 17.580 Seconds
PROVISIONALS: Welshan and Elliott
LEAD CHANGES: 3
LAP LEADERS: Davenport, 1; Overton, 2-8; Davenport, 9-27; Overton, 28-60
LAPS LED: Overton, 40; Davenport, 20
KEYSER INDUSTRIES HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE: Hollidge (started 17th and finished 10th)
CAUTIONS: 3
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 4.175 Seconds
TIME OF THE RACE: 45 Minutes and 10.698 Seconds
NEXT RACE: April 15, Modoc Speedway, Modoc, SC

GROUP QUALIFYING:

GROUP 1:
1. 116 Brandon Overton, 17.936
2. 4 Amanda Whaley, 18.000
3. 11 Austin Hubbard, 18.124
4. 24 Kenny Mooreland, 18.125
5. 7r Ross Robinson, 18.142
6. 89 Justin Williams, 18.228
7. 281 Kyle Pierce, 18.301
8. 93 Donald Bradsher, 18.371
9. 5n Tim Allen, 18.702

GROUP 2:
1. 0 Dale Hollidge, 17.698
2. 17m Dale McDowell, 17.720
3. 49 Jonathan Davenport, 17.775
4. 22 Chris Ferguson, 17.899
5. 55 Darryl Hills, 18.073
6. 2 Dennis Franklin, 18.193
7. 79 Zack Mitchell, 18.228
8. 87 Walker Arthur, 18.409
9. 19 Jason Miller, 18.605

GROUP 3:
1. 44 Chris Madden, 17.580
2. 7 Rick Eckert, 17.703
3. 32 Dustin Mitchell, 17.805
4. 66 Matt Cosner, 17.947
5. 5 Glenn Elliott, 18.240
6. 72 Jason Covert, 18.315
7. 92 Nick Davis, 18.572
8. 29 Jason Welshan, 18.639

GROUP 4:
1. 157 Mike Marlar, 17.918
2. 31 Tyler Millwood, 18.034
3. 22 G.R. Smith, 18.051
4. 88 Rick Elliott, 18.084
5. 18 Brett Hamm, 18.104
6. 46 Tyler Emory, 18.408
7. 27 Michael Lake, 18.518
8. 1 Willie Milliken, 18.792

HEAT RACES (8 Laps – Top 4 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. Overton; 2. Hubbard; 3. Robinson; 4. Mooreland; 5. Williams; 6. Pierce; 7. Whaley; 8. Allen; 9. Bradsher DNS.

2ND HEAT: 1. Davenport; 2. McDowell; 3. Ferguson; 4. Franklin; 5. Hills; 6. Hollidge; 7. Z. Mitchell; 8. Miller; 9. Arthur DNS.

3RD HEAT: 1. Madden; 2. Eckert; 3. Cosner; 4. Covert; 5. D. Mitchell; 6. Davis; 7. G. Elliott; 8. Welshan.

4TH HEAT: 1. Marlar; 2. Millwood; 3. Hamm; 4. Milliken; 5. Emory; 6. Smith; 7. R. Elliott; 8. Lake.

B-MAINS (10 Laps – Top 3 Transfer To Main Event):

1ST B-MAIN: 1. Hollidge; 2. Hills; 3. Whaley; 4. Williams; 5. Allen; 6. Miller; 7. Z. Mitchell; 8. Pierce; 9. Bradsher DNS; 10. Arthur DNS.

2ND B-MAIN: 1. Davis; 2. D. Mitchell; 3. Lake; 4. G. Elliott; 5. Welshan; 6. Emory; 7. Smith DNS; 8. R. Elliott DNS.

The ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series would like to recognize their marketing partners for the 2017 season which include: American Racer, Hoosier Race Tires, VP Race Fuels, M&W Transport, PPM Racing Products, Arizona Sport Shirts,DirtonDirt.com, Big A’s Custom Graphics, AR Bodies, Five Star Race Bodies, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil and Lubricants, Autolite/Fram, RockAuto.com, Safecraft, Simpson, Thomas Clarke Performance Web Design and RacingJunk.com. (more…)

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ENGLISH SWEEPS BROWNSTOWN 2017 ULTIMATE BoB SEASON OPENER

Tanner English of Benton, KY celebrates his $2,000 win on Saturday night with a roof dance on top of his Seay Motors Rocket after the 2017 season opener for the ULTIMATE Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model Series at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN. (Mark Schaefer Photo)

BROWNSTOWN, IN – Second generation driver Tanner English of Benton, KY drove the Seay Motors Rocket to a clean sweep on Saturday night in the 2017 season opener for the ULTIMATE Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model Series at Brownstown Speedway. English was undefeated for the night.

English was the fast qualifier with a lap around Brownstown Speedway in 13.098 seconds, he won his ten-lap heat race to earn the outside front row starting spot, and then led all 30 laps of the main event. He did it all Saturday night, as he even carried the American Flag for the National Anthem to start the evening’s festivities.

Despite eight caution flags, English was able to open up as much as a full straightaway lead on the second-place car, and his margin of victory was 1.703 seconds. While English was in command at the point, positions second on back were hotly contested throughout the 30-lap race.

Jered Bailey of Bedford, IN finished second in the Bailey Racing Special after a race long battle for the second spot with the defending ULTIMATE Battle of the Bluegrass Champion Jeremy Hines of Seymour, IN. Jason Jameson of Lawrenceburg, IN took the third spot in the M.G.L. Auto Sales Club 29. (more…)

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D.J. IRVINE NAMED ULTIMATE BoB SUPER LATE MODEL SERIES REGIONAL DIRECTOR

CARNESVILLE, GA – D.J. Irvine has been named the Ultimate Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model Series Regional Director by Fastrak Companies International Founder and CEO Stan Lester. Irvine is a well-known race official in Western Kentucky, which fits right in with the part of the country the Ultimate Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model Series operates in.

In 2016, the Ultimate Battle of the Bluegrass Super Late Model Series was spun off the Southeastern Ultimate Super Late Model Series. While the Ultimate series continues to operate in the Southeast, the Ultimate BoB Series gave super late model racing a new region, operating in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.

Irvine takes over the reins of the Ultimate BoB Series after serving in various positions at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, KY, and at Paducah International Raceway in his native Paducah, KY. Irvine began at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in 2014 as a communications intern while attending Murray State University.

Irvine was promoted to the position of General Manager/Promoter of Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway toward the end of the 2014 season, and he then graduated from Murray State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations.

Irvine served in that position during the 2015 season until the track was shut down late in the season by the state government that exercised eminent domain for highway expansion. Irvine then moved to Paducah International Raceway where he served as the Race Director for the 2016 season. (more…)

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LATE MODEL IN THE BALLROOM FOR THE BIGGEST FASTRAK/ULTIMATE BANQUET EVER

CARNESVILLE, GA – A full day of activities for the Fastrak/Ultimate Annual Awards Banquet at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, TN will start early in the morning on January 21. The first order of business right after breakfast will be the parade of Championship Dirt Late Models being rolled into the Grand Ballroom of the Banquet.

Each Fastrak/Ultimate Champion to be honored on January 21 has the opportunity to display their race cars in the Grand Ballroom of the Banquet. They will be carefully placed into position because the feast to honor the 2016 Champions is bigger than ever. Fastrak/Ultimate officials said today that the ticket sales have increased 40 percent for this year’s event.

Champions that will be bringing their race cars to display in the Banquet Ballroom need to bring them to the Park Vista Hotel with a small truck and trailer. The hotel does not want any big rigs coming up the road to the hotel. Please bring a tarp to place under the car and there should be no more than one gallon of gas in the fuel cell. (more…)

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Dale McDowell Makes it Two for Two in North Georgia ULTIMATE Super Late Model Win

206Chatsworth, Georgia – For the second time in 2 North Georgia Speedway appearances Dale McDowell, of nearby Chickamauga, Georgia, pulled his Team Dillon race car into ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series Victory Lane. McDowell, who took the lead from TDR teammate Austin Dillon on lap 2, battled through lap traffic and a late race tangle with David Payne to outlast a hard charging Randy Weaver and score the $4000 winner’s purse. “We had a great car. I was really good when I was by myself but I would get tight when we got to traffic. I tried that top but then the lap guys were so fast up off that bottom they would slide up in front of us. This was our MasterSbilt car and it was really good. The track was a little choppy but nothing really bad. My hats off to Jason and all the folks here at North Georgia for a great event.” McDowell said.32 cars signed in and took timed laps in VP Race Fuels Race for the Pole Time Trials with NASCAR Nationwide Series regular Austin Dillon laying down quick time of the evening as the first car on the speedway. Dillon’s lap of 12.999 seconds topped Casey Barrow, McDowell, Adam Beeler and Brett Miller who rounded out the top 5. Dillon’s lap was the only driver to dip into the 12 second bracket. Randy Weaver, Ray Cook, Chris Ferguson, Skip Arp and Zack Mitchell completed the top 10 drivers that locked-in to the feature from time trials. (more…)
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