FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 31, 2015
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Ashley Newman Makes History with Inaugural UCRA Victory

by Ben Shelton
RIPLEY, Tennessee (March 31) –  Overcoming a stellar field of 63 entries, Ashley Newman powered the Greg’s Sawmill #73 Upton Motorsports/Bob Pierce Race Car to the $2,500 win in the inaugural event for the United Crate Racing Alliance (UCRA) on Saturday night.

The newly-formed, United Crate Racing Alliance (UCRA) invaded the 1/4-mile oval as a stout field of sixty-three Crate Late Models registered for the event.

The top six qualifiers were locked into the $2,500-to-win event, and Newman posted the fastest lap in his respective group to earn the pole position for the finale.

When the race went green, Newman took control and led flag-to-flag for the victory over Matt Henderson, Ethan Hunter, Jerry Coffman, and Jake Teague.

“First time I’ve really had the opportunity to race at Duck River and what an awesome track it is,” said Newman. “To win any race is big, but to win a show over a field like this is something special.”

Full results from the event are available at www.UCRARacing.com .

The team is tentatively planning to travel to Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) this weekend, April 3rd-4th for a pair of NeSmith Late Model events. For more information, please visit www.MagnoliaDirt.com .

Upton Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors including Greg's Sawmill, 45 Race Shop, Best One Tire & Service, Gary Beard Trucking, Bob Pierce Race Cars, Schoenfeld Headers, Real Racing Wheels, Ace Sign Company, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Ashley Newman and Upton Motorsports, please visit www.AshleyNewman.com and www.UptonMotorsports.com .