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Inaugural UMP DIRTcar Roundup Brings Four-Day Party To
Pevely’s I-55 Raceway This Week (Oct. 15-18)
Eight UMP DIRTcar Racing Divisions Will Battle On High-Banked Bullring
PEVELY, MO – Oct. 14, 2008 – Let the party begin. The inaugural UMP DIRTcar
Roundup By MyRaceLife.com – aka the ‘Party in Pevely’ – kicks off on
Wednesday (Oct. 15) and runs through Saturday (Oct. 18) at NASCAR veteran
Ken Schrader’s I-55 Raceway outside St. Louis.
All eight UMP DIRTcar Racing-sanctioned divisions will participate in the
blockbuster program, which blends hard-nosed competition on the high-banked,
one-third-mile oval with fun and festivities off it.
UMP DIRTcar’s marquee Super Late Model and open-wheel Modified classes
headline the Roundup, with each contesting complete shows of heat races and
last-chance events on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The Thursday and
Friday cards for each division will be topped by 20-lap preliminary A-Mains
that transfer the top-eight finishers directly to Saturday night’s Roundup
Championship features – a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win event for the Super Late
Models and a 25-lap, $2,500-to-win battle for the open-wheel Modifieds.
Also joining in on the Show-Me State bash are UMP DIRTcar’s Pro Late Model,
Sportsman, Limited Modified, Street Stock, 4-Cylinder and Factory Stock
divisions. Championship features for the 4-Cylinders and Factory Stocks are
scheduled for Friday night, while the Pro Late Models, Sportsman, Limited
Modifieds and Street Stocks will go to the post in Championship A-Mains on
Saturday night.
Nearly $120,000 in purse awards has been posted for the UMP DIRTcar Roundup
by I-55 Raceway and World Racing Group officials, who have banded together
to present an unprecedented multi-day extravaganza of grassroots dirt-track
racing.
More than 70 drivers spanning all the divisions have pre-entered the Roundup
by reserving pit stalls, and dozens upon dozens more racers from across the
Midwest and beyond are expected to descend on I-55 Raceway this week. Teams
will begin signing in when registration opens at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, and
the first cars will hit the track at 7 o’clock Wednesday evening for
rotating divisional hot laps.
Notable pre-entries include Super Late Model standouts Billy Faust of
Highland, Ill., Randy Korte of Highland, Ill., Jason Feger of Bloomington,
Ill., Michael Kloos of Trenton, Ill., Will Vaught of Crane, Mo., Bryan
Collins of Elsberry, Mo., and Denny Woodworth of Mendon, Ill., and
open-wheel Modified talents Scott Weber of Festus, Mo., Tim Hancock of Mt.
Olive, Ill., Bobby Bittle of Smithton, Ill., and Steve Arpin of Fort
Frances, Ont.
In addition, NASCAR veteran Kenny Wallace is scheduled to drive a dirt Late
Model fielded by Ed Petroff in the Roundup.
While there will be non-stop racing action on the I-55 Raceway surface,
there will also be plenty going on off the track throughout the UMP DIRTcar
Roundup. An expansive ‘Roundup Tent’ that has been erected near the main
entrance will be the focal point of activity each day of the meet.
A variety of activities will be held inside the ‘Roundup Tent,’ including
‘Movie Night’ following Wednesday’s practice sessions; breakfast from 10
a.m. to 12 noon each day; and parties featuring live music following each
night’s racing action, topped by the Champions’ Party that will officially
conclude the UMP DIRTcar Roundup on Saturday night. There will also be a
charity wienie roast on Friday, and Saturday’s schedule includes a driver
autograph session and a charity chili feed.
Fans unable to attend the UMP DIRTcar Roundup can still catch all the action
on DIRTVision.com, which will carry live internet broadcasts of the racing
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Users can purchase a ‘UMP VIP
Subscription’ for $19.99 to gain access to over 15 hours of live video
coverage of the events on DIRTVision.com.
For more information on the UMP DIRTcar Roundup By MyRaceLife.com., call the
I-55 Raceway office at 636-479-3219 or visit www.i55raceway.com,
www.umpdirtcarroundup.com or www.dirtcar.com.
UMP DIRTcar Roundup By MyRaceLife.com Schedule of Events (All times and
events subject to change)
Wed., Oct. 15:
12 Noon - Main Gate & Camping Area Opens
1 p.m. - Registration Opens
5-9 p.m. – ‘Early Bird’ Inspection (Inspection Compound)
5-9 p.m. – Manufacturer’s Row Set-up
7-9 p.m. - Rotating division hot laps
10 p.m. - Pits Close
6-11 p.m. - Movie Night (Roundup Tent)
Thurs., Oct. 16:
10 a.m. – 12 Noon – Breakfast (Roundup Tent)
12 Noon - Registration Opens
1 p.m. - Inspection Open (Inspection Compound)
5 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies
5:15 p.m. - Racing
* 4-Cylinder Heats - 6 laps
* Factory Stock Heats - 6 laps
* Street Stock Heats - 8 laps
* Limited Modified Heats - 8 laps
* Sportsman Heats - 8 laps
* Pro Late Model Heats - 10 laps
* Modified Heats - 10 laps
* Late Model Heat 1 - 10 laps
* Modified E-Main - 12 laps
* Late Model Heat 2 - 10 laps
* Modified D-Main - 12 laps
* Late Model Heat 3 - 10 laps
* Modified C-Main - 12 laps
* Late Model Heat 4 - 10 laps
* Modified B-Main - 12 laps
* Late Model C-Main - 12 laps
* Limited Mod B-Main - 12 laps
* Late Model B-Main - 12 laps
* Street Stock D-Main - 10 laps
* Sportsman C-Main - 10 laps
* Pro Late Model D-Main - 10 laps
* Modified A-Main - 20 laps (Top 8 locked in to Saturday A-Main)
* Late Model A-Main - 20 laps (Top 8 locked in to Saturday A-Main)
10 p.m. – Live Music at Roundup Tent
Fri., Oct. 17:
10 a.m. – 12 Noon – Breakfast (Roundup Tent)
12 Noon - Registration Opens
1 p.m. - Inspection Open (Inspection Compound)
3 p.m. - Charity Wienie Roast
5 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies
5:15 p.m. - Racing
* Modified Heats - 10 laps
* Late Model Heats - 10 laps
* Modified E-Main - 12 laps
* 4-Cylinder C-Main - 10 laps
* Factory Stock C-Main - 10 laps
* Street Stock C-Main - 10 laps
* Sportsman C-Main - 10 laps
* Modified D-Main - 10 laps
* Limited Modified B-Main - 10 laps
* Sportsman B-Main - 10 laps
* Late Model C-Main - 12 laps
* Pro Late Model B-Main - 10 laps
* 4-Cylinder B-Main - 10 laps
* Modified C-Main - 12 laps
* Late Model B-Main - 12 laps
* 4-Cylinder A-Main - 15 laps
* Modified B-Main - 12 laps
* Factory Stock A-Main - 15 laps
* Modified A-Main - 20 laps (Top 8 locked in to Saturday A-Main)
* Late Model A-Main - 20 laps (Top 8 locked in to Saturday A-Main)
10 p.m. - Live Music at Roundup Tent
Sat., Oct. 18:
10 a.m.- 12 Noon – Breakfast (Roundup Tent)
12 Noon - Registration Opens
1 p.m. - Inspection Open (Inspection Compound)
3 p.m. - Charity Wienie Roast
5 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
5:15 p.m. - Racing
* Modified Heats - 10 laps
* Late Model Heats - 10 laps
* Modified E-Main - 12 laps
* Street Stock Feature - 20 laps
* Modified D-Main - 12 laps
* Limited Modified Feature - 20 laps
* Modified C-Main - 12 laps
* Sportsman Feature - 20 laps
* Modified B-Main - 12 laps
* Pro Late Model Feature - 20 laps
* Late Model C-Main - 12 laps
* Late Model B-Main - 12 laps
* Modified Feature - 25 laps
* Late Model Feature - 30 laps
10 p.m. – Champions’ Party at Roundup Tent
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