UFo Trek through July Continues at Tyler Co., Port Royal, Dog Hollow & Hesston

By admin July 7, 2015 Dog Hollow, Hesston, Tyler County Speedway, UFO Championship Series

(Mars, PA) After this weekend’s massive $125,000 “Mega in the Mountains” weekend at Tyler County Speedway in West Virginia, the “New” UFo Championship will teleport back into Pennsylvania for a trio of events over two weekends at Port Royal Speedway, Dog Hollow Speedway and Hesston Speedway.

The “Mega in the Mountains” weekend on July 9-10-11 features the UFo Super Late Models racing for $12,000 possible to win and the Renegades of Dirt E-mods racing for $16,000 possible to win. The UFo Super Late Models will race in a $5,000 to win, 44 lap feature on both Friday and Saturday nights. If the same driver wins both races, that driver will collect a $2,000 bonus from ASi Racewear. Complete event information may be found at http://www.racethemega.com or http://ufochampionship.com/pr/massive-125000-mega-in-the-mountains-weekend-at-tyler-co-july-9-10-11-continues-ufo-summer-flight/.

The “Tri-Star” Sizzler on Saturday, July 18 will mark the first-ever appearance of UFo at the famed Port Royal Speedway. This event was rescheduled from June due to weather. Like the June date, July 18 has become a prime date with two area Saturday night tracks not racing the Super Late Models.

The “Tri-Star Sizzler” on will feature three powerful divisions. The UFo Super Late Models will race 35 laps for $3,000 to win and $300 to start. The mighty 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars will compete in their regular $3,200 to win program. The event will be a double late model division bonus program with the Econo Late Models also in action.

Port Royal is a fast, sweeping clay superspeedway that receives improvements annually. This year, new clay and guardrails were installed at the track. The new clay has been providing spectacular racing in 2015. Port Royal has been generating strong Super Late Model car counts in 2015 with 32 cars attending their recent $2,000 to win program.

UFo Super Late Model teams please take note that the event a Port Royal will have an open brand, minimum hardness tire rule. American Racer 44 or Hoosier 1300 or harder tires are required, with a minimum hardness of 32 on the track durometer. All other UFo tire specifications apply. Port Royal requires AMB (red) transponders. Rentals are available at the track for $10.

Admission for the UFo “Tri-Star Sizzler” at Port Royal will be $20 for the grandstands and $7 for juniors 12-18. All pit tickets will be $30. The $25 Super Late Model entry fee will be deducted from final payoff. Pit gates will open at 4:30 with grandstands at 5:00. Drivers meeting and pill draw cutoff will be approximately 6:00, with warm-ups at 6:30 and racing at 7:00.

On the following night, Sunday, July 20, the UFo Championship will roar back into the Dog Hollow Speedway for the second time of the season. The “Connor Bobik Make-A-Wish Race” brings one of the region’s major summer events back to its home base. UFo Super Late Models and 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars will race for $3,000 each, with the Street Stocks racing for $600. UFo Super Late Models will go 41 laps, with 410 Sprints racing 30 laps and Street Stocks 20 laps. The June UFo event at Dog Hollow generated a 39 car Super Late Model field with 20th starting Dylan Yoder taking the win.

The “Connor Bobik Make-A-Wish” race originated at Dog Hollow as a UFo race in 2011. This event honors track photographer Derek Bobik’s son, who left us that year. Derek and his wife Diane will hold their annunal Chinese Auction that benefits the Make-A-Wish foundation before the racing begins. The Bobiks have raised over $15,000 to date for the charity from this racing event.

The UFo “Connor Bobik Make-A-Wish Race” will also feature a free concert by country music singer Ricky Lee beginning at 2:00. Pit gates will open at 4:30, with grandstands at 6:00 and racing at 7:30. Pill draw cutoff and drivers meeting will be approximately 6:45. Rain date for this event will be Sunday, June 14.

This event will include bargain family pricing. A family with two adults and two children between ages 7-12 will be admitted for $35 including two hot dogs and two drinks. A family with two adults and three children between agest 7-12 can purchase a ticket for $40 including three hot dogs and three drinks. Students 13-17 will be admitted for $8 and children 7-12 will be admitted for $6, which represents the same pricing as a weekly show. Special event ticket pricing will apply to other ticket prices. Grandstand admission will be $20 and senior citizens $15. All pit passes will be $35. Super Late Model entry fee will be $25, which will be deducted from final payoff from the track.

UFo will return to the high banks of Hesston Speedway on Saturday, July 25 for the third time of 2015. “Speedmonster Mach3” will feature three 30 lap late model features including two 30 lap UFo Super Late Model features paying $4,000 total to win. The most recent UFo race at Hesston saw 44 Super Late Models take to the track, with Mason Zeigler winning from the 29th position when the feature was complete.

UFo “Speedmonster Mach3” at Hesston will once again utilize a progressive starting field based on car count. If 33 Super Late Models will see a 26-car feature while 37 cars will see a 28-car feature and 41 will see a whopping 30-car feature. 24th position will be paid $400 total with positions 25+ being paid $375. All non-qualifiers will receive $150.

The Semi-Lates (limited/steel block/crate late model) will be the third 30 lap feature with $1,000 to win. Cadets (street stocks) will race 25 laps for $575 to win, Hobby-Modified (pure stocks) will race 20 laps for $300 to win and Roadrunners (fwd 4-cylinder stock) will go 15 laps for $200 to win. Cadets, Hobby-Modified and Roadrunners will run feature-only format.

Pit gates will open at 2:30 with grandstands opening at 5:00. Pill draw cutoff will be 6:00 with Super Late Model warm-ups at 6:30 and racing at 7:00. Grandstands will be $20 with children 12 and under free in that area. All pit tickets will be $36. Super Late Model entry fee will be $25.

Payoff for “Tri-Star Sizzler” at Port Royal
UFo Super Late Models (41 laps)- 1st $3,000 2nd $1,400 3rd $1,200 4th $1,000 5th $800 6th $700 7th $600 8th $500 9th $450 10th $400 11th $375 12th $360 13th $350 14th $340 15th $325 16th $315 17th $300 18th $300 19th $300 20th $300 21st $300 22nd $300 23rd $300 24th $300 (additional starting positions if utilized)25th+ $300 $150 for all cars that do not qualify that start a race. $25 entry fee.

Payoff for the “Connor Bobik Make-A-Wish Race” at Dog Hollow
UFo Super Late Models (35 laps) – 1st $3,000 2nd $1,200 3rd $1,000 4th $700 5th $600 6th $500 7th $400 8th $350 9th $325 10th $300 11th $290 12th $280 13th $270 14th $260 15th $250 16th $250 17th $250 18th $250 19th $250 20th $250 21st $250 22nd $250 23rd $250 24th $250 (additional starting positions if utilized)25th+ $250 $125 for all cars that do not qualify that start a race. $25 entry fee.

Payoff for “Speedmonster Mach 3” at Hesston
UFo Super Late Models (2-30 laps, each race pays ½ the listed amount) – 1st $4,000 2nd $2,000 3rd $1,400 4th $1,200 5th $1,000 6th $800 7th $700 8th $650 9th $625 10th $600 11th 550 12th $500 13th $475 14th $440 15th $425 16th $415 17th $400 18th $400 19th $400 20th $400 21st $400 22nd $400 23rd $400 24th $400 (additional starting positions dependent on car count)25th to 30th $375 $150 for all cars that do not qualify that start a race. $25 entry fee.

Complete information on the UFo Championship may be found at http://www.ufochampionship.com. Facebook members can keep up to date with the tour by going to http://www.facebook.com/ufochampionship and clicking the “LIKE” button. Fans and race teams may follow the UFo Championship on Twitter at https://twitter.com/UFoChampionship.

Hesston Speedway is a 3/8 mile short track located off of SR 26 south of Huntingdon, PA at Hesston PA at the Race Track Road turnoff. Racing action takes place at Hesston on a semi-weekly basis on Saturday nights. The track website is http://www.hesstonspeedway.com with office phone 814-285-2079. Facebook address for Hesston Speedway is http://www.facebook.com/hesstonspeedway and The twitter address is https://twitter.com/HesstonSpeedway.

Port Royal Speedway is a ½ mile superspeedway located at 308 West 8th Street in Port Royal PA. Port Royal races ever Saturday night. The track website is http://www.portroyalspeedway.com with track phone 717-527-2303. Facebook address for Port Royal Speedway is https://www.facebook.com/portroyalspeedway and the twitter address is https://twitter.com/PortRoyalSpdway.

Dog Hollow Speedway is a 4/10 mile short track located off US 422 at Strongstown, PA off PA 403. The action at Dog Hollow takes place every Friday night. The track website is http://www.doghollowspeedway.net. Track phone is 814-948-6403 and office phone is 814-502-8898. The track’s facebook address is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dog-Hollow-Speedway-By-DMS-Motorsports/216491728542729.

Tyler County Speedway is a ¼ mile short track located 3.5 miles south of Middlebourne, WV off WV 18. Tyler County races every Saturday night. The track website is http://www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. Track phone is 304-758-2660 and office phones are 304-771-6874 or 304-771-5051. The track can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thebullringwv and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/The_Bullring.

2015 UFo Championship Point Fund Sponsors
Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic of Finksburg MD, Sarver PA and Bedford, PA http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com
American Racer Tires of Indiana, PA http://www.americanraceronline.com
Lias Tire of Indiana, PA and Coshocton, OH http://www.liastirespeed.com
Precise Racing Products of Pittsburgh PA, Baltimore MD, Wichita KS and Omaha NE http://www.preciseracing.com
Townsend Gas & Oil/VP Fuel-Shell-Pennzoil-Quaker State Products Distributor of Homer City, PA http://www.townsendgasandoil.com

2015 UFo Championship Contingency Sponsors
Keizer Aluminum Wheels http://www.keizerwheels.com

2015 UFo Championship Points as of “Revolution 2015”

  1. 79 Michael Altobelli Jr. 277
  2. 17 Nick Dickson 271
  3. 24 Dylan Yoder 269
  4. 66 Justin Kann 266
  5. 12 Devin Friese 262
  6. 81 Dwayne Tanneyhill 258
  7. 14 Dan Angelicchio 249
  8. 17 Keith Barbara 237
  9. 82 Andy Fries 237
  10. 5w Waylon Wagner 235
  11. 5j Jeremy Ohl 235
  12. 4 Cole Amsden 228
  13. 20 Shawn Claar 216
  14. 50r Cody Robbins 210
  15. 21d Dan Stone 198
  16. 26 Jerry Bard 195
  17. 11j Keith Jackson 194
  18. 76 Andy Haus 187
  19. 37 Brian Tavenner 184
  20. 39 Tim Smith Jr. 180

2015 UFo Tour
Sunday, May 24 / Hesston Speedway / DR Eriksen Grand Prix / 56 laps / $4,056 / Keith Jackson
Friday, June 19 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Shawn McGarvey Championship / 41 laps / $3,000 / Dylan Yoder
Thursday, July 2 / Hesston Speedway / Revolution 2015 / 51 laps / $4,000 / Mason Zeigler
Friday, July 10 / Tyler County Speedway / Mega-100 / 44 laps / $5,000
Saturday, July 11 / Tyler County Speedway / Mega-100 / 44 laps /$5,000
Plus $2,000 ASI Racewear Bonus if one driver wins both races
Saturday, July 18 / Port Royal Speedway / Tri-STAR Sizzler / 35 laps / $3,000
Sunday, July 19 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Connor Bobik Make-A-Wish Race / 41 laps / $3,000
Saturday July 25 / Hesston Speedway / Speedmonster Mach 3 / 2-30 laps / $4,000 total
Friday, August 7 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Sam Barley Memorial / 41 laps / $3,000
Saturday August 29 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Flyin’ Floyd Kline Klassic Memorial / 41 laps / $3,000
Saturday, Sept 5 / Port Royal Speedway / Butch Renninger 33 / 33 laps / $3,300 plus bonus
Sunday, Sept 6 / Hesston Speedway / Superthunder Road / 44 laps / $3,000
Thu-Fri-Sat, Sept 24-25-26 / Dog Hollow Speedway / ThunderDog Showdown of Speed / 61 laps / $6,000

Sources: UFo ChampionshipPR