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MIDDLEBOURNE, W.V. (August 3) - The Unified Force Race Championship Super Late Model Tour presented by Comcast visited the Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, WV on Sunday night for the running of the 21st Annual Earl Hill Memorial Championship. At the end of the 51-lap main event, it was Tim Dohm from Cross Lanes, WV picking up the $4,000 victory.
With a field of 49 cars on hand, six exciting qualifying heat races were lined up by the luck of the draw. From the tail of the nine-car field, Paul Baker charged forward to win Heat 1. Tim Dohm took Heat 2 after starting fourth. Steve Baker captured Heat 3, after starting fourth on the grid. Also starting fourth, UFo Series point leader Jared Miley took Heat 4. Heat 5 went to third starting Alex Ferree over Mike Balzano, as Balzano ran the entire heat with a flat left front tire. Steve Shaver won the final heat after starting second.
In the redraw for the top 12 starting positions, Ferree, the fifth driver to draw, drew the outside pole position. The coveted pole position fell all the way to the eleventh car to draw, as Balzano happily accepted the top position. Ironically, they would get to resume their heat race battle. Two B-Mains set the field, which were won by Steve Wilmoth and Jared Hawkins, and the 26-car feature field was set.
With Balzano and Ferree leading the 21st Annual Earl Hill Memorial Championship to the green flag, Ferree used the outside to take the early lead over Balzano, Bobby Hill, Tim Dohm, and Jared Miley. Ferree was using the high line around the Tyler track that is affectionately known as "The Bullring." His competition fanned out in the lower grooves, trying to find the momentum to advance on the leader.
The first caution appeared with two laps complete, as Keith Barbara got squeezed hard into the turn two wall. A red flag was required as repairs to the guardrail were required. When repairs were completed, the slow pace of the race continued, with multiple caution periods marring the early laps of the race. After a restart on lap 5, racing finally settled in with Ferree leading Balzano, Dohm, Doug Horton, and Butch McGill. With the leaders catching the tail of the field by lap 14, Dohm used a good move in race traffic to sneak into the race lead on lap 15. When a lap 17 caution waved, it would be the final one of the event.
Dohm continued to show the way on the restart, with Ferree, Horton, Shaver, and Balzano in pursuit. Joe Loudin moved down to the extreme inside lane, and picked off Balzano for fifth on lap 19 Loudin moved in to battle Horton for fourth, as Ferree had his hands full with Shaver for second. Loudin took fourth from Horton on lap 23, and Shaver finally cleared Ferree for second at the halfway mark.
Dohm continued to show the way, but Shaver quickly gained ground on the leader. Horton passed Loudin back for fourth on lap 27. With Shaver within car lengths of Dohm, his race came to an end on lap 33 as he exited to the pits. Dohm now had a big lead over Ferree, Horton, Balzano, and Loudin. Horton passed Ferree on lap 36, as Loudin and Balzano continued their war for fourth. The final laps clicked off with seventh starting Dohm taking the win over 11th starting Horton. Ferree was third and regains the point lead by a single point over Jared Miley. After exchanging fourth several times, Balzano nosed 16th starting Loudin for the spot at the line. Jared Hawkins was sixth from 20th, as Butch McGill, Miley, Shawn McGarvey, and Clate Copeman filled the top ten.
UFo Contingency Connection winners of this event included Pass-Maximum Award winner Shawn McGarvey. He advanced 15 positions from 24th to ninth. Jim Lepro and Matt Dobnak earned a UFo Contingency Connection Award. Each winner will receive product certificate awards depending on the number of products for which a driver is registered and eligible out of the 75+ product sponsors. A driver eligible for 20 products will receive $500 in awards.
The next event in the UFo Race Championship Tour presented by Comcast will be on Saturday, September 6, at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, PA for the running of their annual "King of the Knob" event. The winner of the 51-lap main event will earn $5,500.
The UFo Race Championship presented by Comcast has over $400,000 of prize payoffs and contingencies for Super Late Model teams over the 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 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 $500 of product certificates. 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 & 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.
Unified Force Championship Tour presented by Comcast Super Late Model results for Tyler County Speedway for Sunday, August 3, 2008.
Car count - 49.
Feature - with finish, start, car, driver, and hometown
1, 7, 6T, Tim Dohm, Cross Lanes, WV
2, 11, 46, Doug Horton, Bruceton Mills, WV
3, 2, 4, Alex Ferree, Saxonburg, PA
4, 1, E1, Mike Balzano, Parkersburg, WV
5, 16, 5, Joe Loudin, Buckhannon, WV
6, 20, 37, Jared Hawkins, Fairmont, WV
7, 6, 1MC, Butch McGill, West Union, WV
8, 3, H1, Jared Miley, South Park, PA
9, 24, 8H, Shawn McGarvey, Coalport, PA
10, 17, 28C, Clate Copeman, Greensburg, PA
11, 23, 22, Gregg Satterlee, Rochester Mills, PA
12, 8, 2J, Mike Johnson, Imperial, PA
13, 13, 81M, Darrin Miller, Hookstown, PA
14, 26, 84, Rodney Sweitzer, Stoystown, PA
15, 10, 30, Steve Shaver, Vienna, WV
16, 4, 5H, Bobby Hill, Greenwood, WV
17, 14, B1, Paul Wilmoth, Clarksburg, WV
18, 25, 15, Donnie Dotson, West Union, WV
19, 18, 75, Steve Weigle, Middlebourne, WV
20, 21, 21, Matt Lux, Franklin, PA
21, 5, 8X, Paul Baker, Middlebourne, WV
22, 9, 0, Steve Baker, Fairmont, WV
23, 19, 13, Steve Wilmoth, Clarksburg, WV
24, 15, 12, Ricky Williams, Beckley, WV
DQ, 22, 62, Andy Bond, Coolville, OH
DQ, 12, 17, Keith Barbara, South Park, PA
Feature Lead Changes - 1.
Ferree 1-14.
Dohm 15-51.
Heat 1 - 1, Paul Baker. 2, Mike Johnson. 3, Darrin Miller. 4, Marshall Wiblin. 5, Rick Witt. 6, Richard Frazier. 7, Danny Mitchell. 8, Tyler Carpenter. Did not start, Matt Dobnak.
Heat 2 - 1, Tim Dohm. 2, Doug Horton. 3, Paul Wilmoth. 4, Mike Benedum. 5, Chuck Maloney. 6, Rodney Sweitzer. 7, Steve Banal. 8, Chris Carpenter.
Heat 3 - 1, Steve Baker. 2, Bobby Hill. 3, Ricky Williams. 4, Steve Wilmoth. 5, Matt Lux. 6, Freddie Carpenter. 7, Dave Gorrell. Did not start, Gregg Satterlee.
Heat 4 - 1, Jared Miley. 2, Keith Barbara. 3, Joe Loudin. 4, Jared Hawkins. 5, Jim Lepro. 6, Robby Thomas. 7, Ron Clevenger. 8, Chad Todd.
Heat 5 - 1, Alex Ferree. 2, Mike Balzano. 3, Clate Copeman. 4, Shawn McGarvey. 5, Dusty Hamrick. 6, Brandon McGrady. 7, Nick Corbitt. 8, Matt Flescher.
Heat 6 - 1, Steve Shaver. 2, Butch McGill. 3, Steve Weigle. 4, Andy Bond. 5, Donnie Dotson. 6, Dusty Campbell. 7, Kris Southern. 8, Scott Irvin.
B-Main 1 - 1, Steve Wilmoth. 2, Matt Lux. 3, Gregg Satterlee. 4, Rodney Sweitzer. 5, Mike Benedum. 6, Matt Dobnak. 7, Danny Mitchell. 8, Steve Banal. 9, Richard Frazier. 10, Tyler Carpenter. 11, Freddie Carpenter. 12, Rick Witt. 13, Chris Carpenter. 14, Chuck Maloney. 15, Dave Gorrell. 16, Marshall Wiblin.
B-Main 2 - 1, Jared Hawkins. 2, Andy Bond. 3, Shawn McGarvey. 4, Donnie Dotson. 5, Kris Southern. 6, Jim Lepro. 7, Robby Thomas. 8, Dusty Campbell. 9, Chad Todd. 10, Matt Flescher. 11, Ron Clevenger. 12, Nick Corbitt. 13, Brandon McGrady. 14, Scott Irvin. Did not start, Dusty Hamrick
Did not qualify - 0F, Richard Frazier, Mount Clair, WV. K2, Kris Southern, Good Hope, WV. 2P, Ron Clevenger, Clarksburg, WV. 2W, Rick Witt, Red House, WV. 3, Scott Irvin, Jacksonburg, WV. 6, Jim Lepro, Midway, PA. 7, Robby Thomas, Alma, WV. T8, Steve Banal, Mooresville, NC. 13M, Brandon McGrady, Pennsboro, WV. 13T, Chad Todd, Dayton, OH. 18D, Danny Mitchell, Clarksburg, WV. 25, Mike Benedum, Bristol, WV. 28, Tyler Carpenter, Parkersburg, WV. 31, Dave Gorrell, St. Marys, WV. D42, Matt Dobnak, West Mifflin, PA. 45, Nick Corbitt, Waverly, WV. 55, Dusty Hamrick, Parkersburg, WV. 57, Chris Carpenter, Parkersburg, WV. 64, Marshall Wiblin, Sissonville, WV. 72, Matt Flescher, Mingo Junction, OH. 83A, Dusty Campbell, McConnellsville, OH. 88, Chuck Maloney, Belmont, OH. 111, Freddie Carpenter, Parkersburg, WV.
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 - won by Robbie Blair
May 25 / Central PA Speedway / The Grizzly / 51 laps / $5,000 - won by John Flinner
June 1* / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / F-2 Shockwave / 2 x 30 laps / $5,100 Total winners were Steve Baker and Al Atallah
July 3 / Central PA Speedway / Yankee Doodle / 51 laps / $7,000 - won by Keith Barbara
July 13 / Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway / Red Miley 53 / 53 laps / $5,300 + $2,809 lap money - won by Steve Baker
Aug 3 / Tyler County / Earl Hill Championship / 51 laps / $4,000 - won by Tim Dohm
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 / 33 laps/ $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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