Pittsburgh- After blasting off with one of the most thrilling races in recent history, the new Unified Force Race Championship Tour presented by Comcast will rocket into full speed in the month of May with two exciting events. The Pizza Hut \”F-2 Shockwave\” at Pittsburgh\’s PA Motor Speedway and \”The Grizzly\” at the Central PA Speedway will mark the 2nd and 3rd events of the $444,000 tour.
On Sunday night, May 18, the UFo Race Championship Tour presented by Comcast will make its initial appearance at Pittsburgh\’s PA Motor Speedway for the Pizza Hut \”F-2 Shockwave.\” This event will showcase dirt-style superspeedway racing on the monster 5/8 mile with a unique twin 30-lap feature format that pays $2,500 to win and $190 for 24th. With the track\’s Pizza Hut Winners\’ Circle Program, the winner of each feature will be awarded a $50 bonus if their cars display the track-provided Pizza Hut decal. The possible total to win for the event will be $5,100. Each race will start a 32-car grid, including 2 UFo Race Championship and 2 track provisional starters. The PPMS \”lucky dog\” format will also be utilized, where lapped cars receive 1 lap back during caution periods.
Also featured on the racing program will be the Semi-Lates paying $600 to win, E-mod Sportsman paying $500 to win, Cadets paying $400 to win and feature events for the track\’s Amateur Stocks and Young Gun divisions. All winners\’ amounts include the possible Pizza Hut Winner\’s Circle Bonus. The Semi-Late, E-mod Sportsman and Cadets will use the same rules at the Challenger Raceway with the exception of weight and spoiler rules that will be announced shortly on the track\’s website, http://www.ppms.com. An open brand/compound tire rule will apply for those classes as well as the UFo Super Late Models. The track will also feature a full racing program on Saturday night, May 17, with Super Late Models, Crate Late Models, E-mods, Pure Stocks, Amateur Stocks and Young Guns.
Pit gates at PPMS will open for the F-2 Shockwave at 3:30, spectator gates at 4:00, warm-ups at 6:00 and racing at 7:00. Adult admission will be $20, Seniors, $19, Junior 13-16 $15, Children 7-12 $5 and Pits $32.
The next UFo sighting will take place on Sunday Night, May 25 at the Central PA Speedway. \”The Grizzly\” will mark the first event under the new track ownership of Tim Bainey with Kenny McLaughlin returning to the role of track management. This wide, high-speed 3/8 mile known at \”The Big Bear\” was re-clayed this spring to provide racers a premium surface. This event will be highlighted by the trademark \”Area 51-lap\” feature paying $5,000 to win and $375 for 24th. A 28-car starting field will include 2 UFo and 2 track provisional starting positions. Also on the racing program will be the competitive Street Stock class paying a whopping $1,000 to win.
The Unified Force Race Championship presented by Comcast has over $404,000 of prize payoffs for Super Late Model teams over the 12 scheduled races including a points bonus for the top 10 drivers at the end of the season. The points bonus includes $1,000 for each completed event plus 100% of additional sponsor contributions. The tour has $40,000 plus of contingency awards available to drivers through the Contingency Connection Program. The Pass Maximum award winner from the feature event plus the top 2 drivers in UFo points that do not qualify for the feature will be awarded contingency prize bundles at the events. A driver eligible for just 20 awards out of the 100+ participating sponsors will win a total of $500 in product certificates.
Pittsburgh\’s PA Motor Speedway is located west of Pittsburgh near Imperial, PA off US 22 at the Noblestown exit. More information on the track may be found at http://www.ppms.com or by calling 724-729-7223 weekdays. The Central PA Speedway is located west of Clearfield, PA off U.S. 322 at the Mt. Zion exit. Complete track information may be found at http://www.centralpaspeedway.com or http://thebigtrack.com. Complete information on the UFo Race Championship presented by Comcast including payoffs and rules can be found at http://uforacechampionship.com.
UFo Race Championship 2008 Sponsors include Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Lias Tire & American Racer, Comcast, Bryan De-Signs & De-cals and the Contingency Connection.
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2008 Unified Force Race Championship Tour presented by Comcast
April 27 / Challenger Raceway / PA State Short Track Championships / 51 laps / $5,000 – winner Rob Blair
May 18* / Pittsburgh\’s PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2 x 30 laps / $5,100 Total
May 25 / Central PA Speedway / The Grizzly / 51 laps / $5,000
June 1 / Challenger Raceway / Mega-Blitz 2008 / 51 laps / $5,000
July 3 / Central PA Speedway / Yankee Doodle / 51 laps / $7,000
July 13 / Pittsburgh\’s PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley 53 / 53 laps / $5,300
July 20 / Challenger Raceway / Tri-Star Superthunder / 2 x 30 laps / $5,000 Total
Aug 3 / Tyler County / Earl Hill Championship / 51 laps / $4,000
Aug 17 / Pittsburgh\’s PA Motor Speedway / PENNational / 51 laps / $5,000
Sep 6 / Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex / King of the Knob / 51 laps / $5,500
Sep 18-19-20 / Pittsburgh\’s PA Motor Speedway / Pittsburgher 100 / 100 laps / $20,100
Oct 9-10-11* / Challenger Raceway / The Ultimate / 91 laps / $25,000
*Televised on Comcast CN-8 at a later date