“Mega in the Mountains” At Tyler County Continues UFo Summer Flight

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UFo to invade “The Bullring” this weekend (Zach Yost Photo)

(Mars, PA) The UFo Championship will continue its summer flight with one of the biggest events of 2015 in the region. Tyler County Speedway will pay out over $125,000 for the “Mega in the Mountains” weekend presented by Waters Edge Oilfield Serivces on July 9-10-11. The Renegades of Dirt E-mods will race for $16,000 possible to win while the UFo Super Late Models will race for $12,000 possible to win in one of the most exciting racing formats ever and excellent ticket pricing.

The weekend will kick off on Thursday, July 9 with open practice sessions. Quick Time Suspension will pay a $50 bonus for the Super Late Model that turns the fastest practice lap that night.

On Friday, July 10, the UFo Super Late Models will be showcased in the first half of their “Mega-88.” They will compete in a full racing program leading into a 44-lap, $5,000 to win feature race. The Renegades of Dirt E-mods will compete in dual sets of heat races, with the second set starting in reverse order of the lineup for the first set. The passing points system totaled from both heat races will determine the initial qualifiers from the heat races for the “Mega-100” E-mod feature. FASTRAK Pro-Late Models, STARS Mod-Lites, EDGE Hot Mods and FWD’s will race in their heat races as well as the EDGE Hot Mod consolation. The UFo Super Late Model starting grid for Friday is slated at 20 cars on the quarter mile track.

On Saturday, July 11, the UFo Super Late Models will compete in another 44 lap feature event paying $5,000 to the winner. The top 12 will be locked in and inverted from Friday’s feature, with the remaining positions for Saturday’s feature being determined by additional qualifying races on that night. A $2,000 ASi Racewear Alien Annihilation Awared makes it $12,000 possible to win for the UFo Super Late Models if the same driver wins both features. The UFo Super Late Model starting grid for Saturday will be determined by car count. Less than 28 cars will see 20 start, 28 to 31 cars will see 22 start and 32+ will see 24 start.

The Renegades of Dirt E-mods will race in their consolation and last chance races to determine the final starters for the $12,000 to win, $1,200 to start, 30 car, “Mega-100” feature. The leaders of laps 25 will be paid a $600 bonus from Octane Race Products with another $600 bonus paid to the leader of lap 75. The leader of lap 50 being paid a whopping $1,200 bonus sponsored by Dirt Modified Magazine. Individual lap money pushes the E-mod payoff to $16,000 possible to win. Also, an non-qualifiers Adrenaline Performance Products E-mod B-feature will be run paying $700 to win and $275 to start. All other non-qualifiers will receive $200.

The FASTRAK Pro-Late Models will race 35 laps for $3,000 to win on Saturday night. STARS Mod-Lites will race 30 laps for $1,200 to win. EDGE Hot Mods will go 25 laps for $1,200 to win and FWD’s will race 20 laps for $250 to win. Consolation races for FASTRAK Pro-Lates and STARS Mod-Lites will also be run.

UFo Super Late Model car and weight rules will apply for this event. Super Late Models at Tyler County will be required to run an American Racer 44 or harder or Hoosier 32 or harder, with a minimum 32 durometer ready. UFo twin feature procedures will be used to award circuit points, with each feature awarding half-points and heat points given for Friday’s heat races only. Super Late Model drivers can earn up to $80 extra by entering early. Early entries will receive $30 extra each night if they finishing in positions 14 or farther, and the early entry fee will be reduced from $40 to $20. Drivers are reminded that Westhold (yellow) transponders are required and may be rented for $30 at the track. RACEceiver radios are also required on all drivers. The “Mega-88” entry from can be found at http://ufochampionship.com/wp-content/uploads/mega-lm-entry-form.pdf

Advanced tickets are currently on sale for this event priced as one of the best bargains of the summer. General admission is set at just $40 dollars for the entire ‘Mega in the Mountains’ weekend. Two day pit passes are also available in advanced for just $75 which includes an all-access package for the weekend. Your pit pass allows you to get up close as race teams go to work on their machines in preparation for the evenings events. Reserved seats for the weekend are also available for just $5.00 and includes any seat throughout the venue within the top four rows of spectator seating. Pit parking stalls can also be reserved for just $50 for the whole weekend to guarantee your race team a premium spot pit side. One day tickets will be $20 for the grandstand and $35 for the pits on Friday and $25 for the grandstand and $45 for the pits on Saturday. Children 6 and under will be free in the grandstand.

To purchase advanced tickets visit www.racethemega.com/get-tickets. Tickets are instantly available for download/print. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling 304-771-5051 or 304-771-5661, tickets purchased by phone will be mailed before July 5th.

Schedule of Events for the “Mega-100” Weekend

Please Note that Due to Time Contraints, No Warm-Ups on Friday July 10 or Saturday July 11

Wednesday
All Day – Campground / Showers Open
5pm to 9pm – Pit Parking Available
7pm – ‘Weekend Kick-Off’ Cornhole Tournament
9pm – Live Entertainment

Thursday
All Day – Campground / Showers Open
8am to 11am – Breakfast
1pm – Pit Gates Open, Pit Parking Begins
4pm – Reserved Seats / Will Call Tickets Open
5pm – General Admission Tickets Open
6pm – Practice Session #1, All Divisions
7:30pm – Autograph Session, G.A. Side
8pm – Practice Session #2, All Divisions
9:30pm – Pit Party, Live Entertainment

Friday
All Day – Campground / Showers Open
8am to 11am – Breakfast
11am to 1pm – Reserved Seats Can Be Marked Off
Noon – Modified Tech Begins, MANDATORY
1:30pm – Clear Pits / G.A. For Opening
2pm – Modified Registration Opens
2pm – Pit Gates Open
3pm – General Admission Tickets Open
3pm – All Class Registration Opens
5:45pm – Drivers Meeting, All Classes
6pm – Mini-Wedge Racing
6:45pm – Opening Ceremonies
7pm – Renegade of Dirt, Heats (1-8) – 12 laps
UFo Super Late Model Heats – TBA laps
Fastrak, ModLites, Hotmods, FWD Heats – 8 laps
9pm – Renegade of Dirt, Heats (9-16) – 12 laps
UFo Super Late Model B-Mains – 12 laps
Hotmod B-Mains – 8 laps
10pm – UFo Super Late Model, $5k to win, A-Main! – 44 laps

Saturday
All Day – Campground / Showers Open
8am to 11am – Breakfast
11am – Modified Saturday Lineups Posted
11am to 1pm – Reserved Seats Can Be Marked Off
12:30pm – Clear Pits / G.A. For Opening
1pm – Pit Gates Open
2pm – General Admission Tickets Open
3pm – Modified Tech Begins, MANDATORY
3pm – Autograph Session Begins
5:45pm – Drivers Meeting, All Classes
6pm – Mini-Wedge Racing
6:30pm – Renegade of Dirt, B-Mains – 15 laps
Fastrak, ModLite, B-Mains – 10 laps
7:50pm – Open Ceremonies
8:00pm – Renegade of Dirt, Last Chance Race – 15 laps
UFo Super Late Model Qualifying Races
8:30pm – “MEGA 100” PRE-RACE!
9:00pm – Renegade of Dirt, $12k+ to win, A-Main! – 100 laps
UFo Super Late Model, $5k to win, A-Main! – 44 laps
FASTRAK Late Model, $3k to win, A-Main! – 35 laps
STARS ModLite, $1,200 to win, A-Main! – 30 laps
EDGE Hotmods, $1,200 to win, A-Main! – 25 laps
FWD 4Cylinders, $250 to win, A-Main! – 20 laps

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANYTIME BEFORE/DURING THE WEEKEND

Payoff for the “Mega-88” at Tyler County

$2,000 ASi Racewear Bonus to Any Driver Winning Both Feature

*On Saturday, July 11, 22 cars will start with 28 car count. 24 will start with 32+ car count.

UFo Super Late Models – (combined payoff-each 44 lap race will pay ½) 1st $10,000 2nd $4,000 3rd $3,000 4th $2,000 5th $1,600 6th $1,200 7th $1,100 8th $1,000 9th $900 10th $800 11th $760 12th $720 13th $680 14th $600 or $660 if pre-entered 15th $600 or $660 if pre-entered 16th $600 or $660 if pre-entered 17th $600 or $660 if pre-entered 18th $600 or $660 if pre-entered 19th $600 or $660 if pre-entered 20th $600 or $660 if pre-entered. (optional positions for Saturday)* 21st-24th $300 or $330 if pre-entered. $200 to non-qualifers for both nights. $40 entry fee.

UFo Super Late Models – (payoff for each race 1st $5,000 2nd $2,000 3rd $1,500 4th $1,000 5th $800 6th $600 7th $550 8th $500 9th $450 10th $400 11th $380 12th $360 13th $340 14th $300 or $330 if pre-entered 15th $300 or $330 if pre-entered 16th $300 or $330 if pre-entered 17th $300 or $330 if pre-entered 18th $300 or $330 if pre-entered 19th $300 or $330 if pre-entered 20th $300 or $330 if pre-entered. (optional positions for Saturday)* 21st-24th $300 or $330 if pre-entered. $100 to non-qualifers for both nights. $20 entry fee.

Complete information on the UFo Championship may be found at http://www.ufochampionship.com. Facebook members can keep up to date with the tour by going to http://www.facebook.com/ufochampionship and clicking the “LIKE” button. Fans and race teams may follow the UFo Championship on Twitter at https://twitter.com/UFoChampionship.

Hesston Speedway is a 3/8 mile short track located off of SR 26 south of Huntingdon, PA at Hesston PA at the Race Track Road turnoff. Racing action takes place at Hesston on a semi-weekly basis on Saturday nights. The track website is http://www.hesstonspeedway.com with office phone 814-285-2079. Facebook address for Hesston Speedway is http://www.facebook.com/hesstonspeedway and The twitter address is https://twitter.com/HesstonSpeedway.

Port Royal Speedway is a ½ mile superspeedway located at 308 West 8th Street in Port Royal PA. Port Royal races ever Saturday night. The track website is http://www.portroyalspeedway.com with track phone 717-527-2303. Facebook address for Port Royal Speedway is https://www.facebook.com/portroyalspeedway and the twitter address is https://twitter.com/PortRoyalSpdway.

Dog Hollow Speedway is a 4/10 mile short track located off US 422 at Strongstown, PA off PA 403. The action at Dog Hollow takes place every Friday night. The track website is http://www.doghollowspeedway.net. Track phone is 814-948-6403 and office phone is 814-502-8898. The track’s facebook address is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dog-Hollow-Speedway-By-DMS-Motorsports/216491728542729.

Tyler County Speedway is a ¼ mile short track located 3.5 miles south of Middlebourne, WV off WV 18. Tyler County races every Saturday night. The track website is http://www.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com. Track phone is 304-758-2660 and office phones are 304-771-6874 or 304-771-5051. The track can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thebullringwv and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/The_Bullring.

2015 UFo Championship Point Fund Sponsors

Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic of Finksburg MD, Sarver PA and Bedford, PA http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com

American Racer Tires of Indiana, PA http://www.americanraceronline.com

Lias Tire of Indiana, PA and Coshocton, OH http://www.liastirespeed.com

Precise Racing Products of Pittsburgh PA, Baltimore MD, Wichita KS and Omaha NE http://www.preciseracing.com

Townsend Gas & Oil/VP Fuel-Shell-Pennzoil-Quaker State Products Distributor of Homer City, PA http://www.townsendgasandoil.com

2015 UFo Championship Contingency Sponsors

Keizer Aluminum Wheels http://www.keizerwheels.com

2015 UFo Championship Points

as of “Revolution 2015”

79 Michael Altobelli Jr. 277

17 Nick Dickson 271

24 Dylan Yoder 269

66 Justin Kann 266

12 Devin Friese 262

81 Dwayne Tanneyhill 258

14 Dan Angelicchio 249

17 Keith Barbara 237

82 Andy Fries 237

5w Waylon Wagner 235

5j Jeremy Ohl 235

4 Cole Amsden 228

20 Shawn Claar 216

50r Cody Robbins 210

21d Dan Stone 198

26 Jerry Bard 195

11j Keith Jackson 194

76 Andy Haus 187

37 Brian Tavenner 184

39 Tim Smith Jr. 180

2015 UFo Tour

Sunday, May 24 / Hesston Speedway / DR Eriksen Grand Prix / 56 laps / $4,056 / Keith Jackson

Friday, June 19 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Shawn McGarvey Championship / 41 laps / $3,000 / Dylan Yoder

Thursday, July 2 / Hesston Speedway / Revolution 2015 / 51 laps / $4,000 / Mason Zeigler

Friday, July 10 / Tyler County Speedway / Mega-100 / 44 laps / $5,000

Saturday, July 11 / Tyler County Speedway / Mega-100 / 44 laps /$5,000

Plus $2,000 ASI Racewear Bonus if one driver wins both races

Saturday, July 18 / Port Royal Speedway / Tri-STAR Sizzler / 35 laps / $3,000

Sunday, July 19 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Connor Bobik Make-A-Wish Race / 41 laps / $3,000

Saturday July 25 / Hesston Speedway / Speedmonster Mach 3 / 2-30 laps / $4,000 total

Friday, August 7 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Sam Barley Memorial / 41 laps / $3,000

Saturday August 29 / Dog Hollow Speedway / Flyin’ Floyd Kline Klassic Memorial / 41 laps / $3,000

Saturday, Sept 5 / Port Royal Speedway / Butch Renninger 33 / 33 laps / $3,300 plus bonus

Sunday, Sept 6 / Hesston Speedway / Superthunder Road / 44 laps / $3,000

Thu-Fri-Sat, Sept 24-25-26 / Dog Hollow Speedway / ThunderDog Showdown of Speed / 61 laps / $6,000

Renegades of Dirt E-mod Pre-Entry List
Tentatively 95 Drivers

Anthony Kinkade
Ben Kates
Bird Wilson
Brandon Patton
Brandon Webber
Brent Trimble
Brian Douglas
Brian Shaw
Brian Skaggs
Brian Williams
Bryan Anderson
Bud Watson
Chad Smith
Chris Arnold
Chris Basich
Chris D1ckson
Chris Stotts
Codi Eaton
Cody Graham
Cody Henthorn
Cody Parker
Curt Reck
Dale Mathison
Darren Tarabori
David Stremme
Del Cunningham
Dennis Roberson
Derrick Ramey
Derrick Ramirez
DJ Cline
Dwayne Clay
Gary Long
Gerald Deitch
Greg Brown
Greg Johnson
Jacob Hawkins
Jacob Poel
Jared Hawkins
James Shafer
Jason Brookover
Jason Hughes
JE Stalder
Jeff Fornash
Jeff Johnson
Jess Hartman
Jesse Wisecarver
Jimmy Lennex
Joel Watson
Josh Harris
Justin Hart
Kenny Johnson
Kevin Dotson
Kevin Miller
Kurt Burge
Kyle Bedell
Kyle Strickler
Lance Elson
Leonard Enos
Mark D1ckson
Matt Emmerling
Matt Lux
Michael Matney
Mike Jergens
Mike McKinney
Mike McPherson
Mike Smith
Nathon Loney
Nick Corbitt
Nick Hoffman
Nick Wilson
Patrick Lyon
Rex Frohnapfel
Rich Michael
Rich Robinson Jr.
Rob Middleton
Robbie Evans
Robert Hellebust
Rodney Sanders
Shon Flanary
Steve Dixon
Steve Stover
Taylor Cook
Todd Higgins
Todd Neiheiser
Tom Sigler
Tommy Powell
Travis D1ckson
Travis Stemler
Troy Loomis
Tyler Evans
Tyler French
Tyler Nicely
Vic Vandergrift
Vigi Zuccolotto
Zack Vanderbeek

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