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Challenger Raceway
INDIANA, Penn. (July 7) - The UFo Race Championship Tour presented by Comcast will return to Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway for the 2nd time in 2008 for the "Red Miley 53" on Sunday, July 13. $5,300 will await the winner of the 53-lap championship race. Additionally, the leader of each lap will be paid $53 making a total of $8,109 possible to win.
The championship feature will again see a 32-car starting grid including 2 UFo and 2 track provisionals. This event will offer a double program for late model fans as the Semi-Lates will compete for $600 to win in their championship event. The B-Cadets will also be on the program paying $400 to the winner. The Semi-Lates & B-Cadets will use the combined special rules package that allows virtually all area cars in those classes to be legal with weight and spoiler variances for different motor types. An open tire rule will be in effect for all three classes.
The first appearance of the UFo Super Late Models at PPMS saw nine lead changes in the twin 30-lap features with Steve Baker from Fairmont, WV winning the first race after re-taking the lead on the final lap, and Al Atallah of Bridgeville, PA winning the 2nd race from his 12th place starting position. This event was filmed by Viewpoint Productions for the Comcast cable network and Comcast subscribers can still view the amazing 3 and 4 wide action by using their Comcast On Demand service, and going to the Your Town folder.
Payout for the UFo Super Late Models for the "Red Miley 53" is 1st-$5,300 2nd-$2,000 3rd-$1,400 4th-$1,200 5th-$1,000 6th-$800 7th-$700 8th-$650 9th-$600 10th-$550 11th-$500 12th-$475 13th-$450 14th-$425 15th-$400 16th-$400 17th-$400 18th-$400 19th-$400 20th-$375 21st-$375 22nd-$375 23rd-$375 24th-$375 25th to 32nd-$200. $100 tow money for any car that races and does not qualify for the feature. Super Late Model entry fee is $50, with no membership fees or tour license fees required.
Pit gates at PPMS will open for the "Red Miley 53" 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 rain date for the Red Miley 53 is Sunday, July 20.
The driver-and-fan friendly format of the UFo Race Championship Tour presented by Comcast produced outstanding action in the first four features. The average feature winner's starting position is 10th. 19 lead changes have taken place in the 5 features with an average of 4 lead changes for each feature race. Average Super Late Model car count is 40.
Information on the UFo Race Championship presented by Comcast may be found at http://uforacechampionship.com. UFo Race Championship 2008 Sponsors include Comcast, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Lias Tire & American Racer, Comcast, Bryan De-Signs & Decals and the Contingency Connection. Information on these sponsors may be found at http://comcast.com, http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com, http://liastire.com, http://bryandecals.com and http://contingencyconnection.com.
Updated UFo Series point standings -
1, 347.5, Jared Miley.
2, 344.5, Alex Ferree
3, 336.5, Keith Barbara
4, 324.5, Gregg Satterlee
5, 324, Shawn McGarvey
6, 310, Mike Johnson
7, 308, Rodney Sweitzer
8, 288, Matt Dobnak
9, 287, Herman Bertolini
10, 285, Mel Minnick, Jr.
11, 239, Matt Gaston
12, 227, Chris Farrell
13, 225, Bobby Stokes
14, 189, John Flinner
15, 184, Mike Blose
16, 173.5, Steve Baker
17, 169, Jason Witherite
18, 167, Lynn Geisler
19, 164 , Dwayne Brooks and Bob Dunn.
2008 UFo Race Championship presented by Comcast Schedule
Date / Track / Event / Laps / To Win
April 13 / Challenger Raceway / PA State Short Track Championships / 51 laps / $5,000 Robbie Blair
May 25 / Central PA Speedway / The Grizzly / 51 laps / $5,000 John Flinner
June 1* / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2 x 30 laps / $5,100 Total Steve Baker and Al Atallah
July 3 / Central PA Speedway / Yankee Doodle / 51 laps / $7,000 Keith Barbara
July 13 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley 53 / 53 laps / $5,300
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 / Challenger Raceway / Mega-Blitz 2008 / $3,000
Oct 10-11 / Challenger Raceway / The Ultimate / 91 laps / $22,000
*To be televised on CN8, the Comcast Network
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