Northern Tier Inc. ULMS Late Models OPENER 30 DAYS AWAY!

The Northern Tier Inc. United Late Model Series opens the 2008 season in thirty days at McKean County Raceway in East Smethport, PA. The opening event will be the annual Jim Duffy Memorial. The 30-lap event will pay a minimum of $2000 plus lap money. The winner will also be a guaranteed starter for the May 16th IRS sanctioned Dave Lundgren Memorial.

"I am real excited about returning to MCR," stated ULMS Director, Chris Zuver. "Our series is at home when we are at MCR. In the thirty-four sanctioned events in the series history, thirteen have been at MCR and there have been eight different ULMS winners at MCR," stated Zuver. McKean County Raceway, promoter, Ken Leet added these comments, "I am just as excited, this event could become huge!"

ULMS will be collecting lap sponsor money for the Jim Duffy Memorial from fans and businesses. In 2006 almost approximately seven hundred dollars was collected in lap sponsor money for the Duffy Memorial. "I am hopeful the fans and what I call the friends of MCR will step up and help make this event a little more special as the late Jim Duffy was a very vital part of rebuilding MCR back in the early 1980s." commented Zuver. Lap sponsorship will be $20 per lap and payments can be mailed to ULMS Racing Series, PO Box 113, Friendship, NY 14739.

Fans can expect to see the Northern Tier Inc. ULMS late models pull in from all across the state of Pennsylvania, New York and Canada. Defending two-time series champion, "The Razor", Bob Close will be on hand and looking to be the first three-peat ULMS champion. David Scott who finished two points behind Close will be on hand as well in his familiar "Slowride" number 3 machine. Todd Andrews has won the Jim Duffy Memorial the past two years and he will be looking to three-peat as well. Other drivers that should be on hand are: Boom Briggs, Kirk Bradley, Al Brewer, Ron Davies, Greg Oakes, Luke Hoffner, Chris Farrell, Dennis Lunger, Dave Hess Jr., Jason Dupont, Doug Ricotta, John Lobb, Dick Barton, Peter Mantha, and many more will be coming for the automatic qualifying spot for the May 16 IRS sanctioned Dave Lundgren Memorial.

Fans again will see the fan friendly, ULMS format, where the race teams will pull pills to determine their starting positions in the qualifying events and the top twelve teams will redraw for the main event. Racing starts at 7pm, Saturday, April 26 at McKean County Raceway. For more information, please check the ULMS website out at www.unitedlatemodelseries.com

United Late Model Series sponsors are: Northern Tier Inc., Bernheisel Race Cars Inc., Hoosier Tire of Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire, American Racer, R&M Home and Auto / AMSOIL, Close Racing Supply, GRT Race Cars, Big Shot Performance, The Shock SAVER, WZKZ Radio, Cousins Designs, Bills Dirt Late Models.com, Genesis Shocks, Raceway Magazine.com and Justified by Grace Web Services.