7th Annual Mike Farr Memorial Next Up at Eriez Speedway

ourth of July weekend always means the annual trip to Eriez Speedway for the Mike Farr Memorial. This year’s edition for the Jays Auto Wrecking ULMS Late Model Series will be held Sunday, July 2 with a
Monday July 3rd makeup date.

The 7th annual Mike Farr Memorial will be paying the normal $4100 to win in the 41 lap event that currently has over $2600 in lap and position money. The series is still accepting all sponsorship donations for the Mike Farr Memorial.

The 41 lap event is in memory of the owner of Genesis Shocks and former Erie, PA resident who turn laps around the Eriez Speedway oval before getting into the shock business nearly 30 years ago. Mike Farr has helped NASCAR teams to local and regional drivers throughout the country but never forgot the racers of western Pennsylvania.

Max Blair is a three time winner and defending champion of the prestigious event that many northwestern Pennsylvania racers try win each 4th of July weekend. Chub Frank picked up the very popular win 2020. Other past winners were Greg Oakes in 2019, in 2018 it was Max Blair with Jared Miley in 2017. Former two time series ULMS champion and defending track champion Dave Hess has been dominant at Eriez the past two years will be looking for his first Mike Farr Memorial. Other weekly stars include former mutli ULMS champion and current track point leader Mike Knight, Steve Kania, Bump Hedman, Oakes, Khole Wanzer, Wyatt Scott, Darrell Bossard and others will all be looking to stop the Jays Auto Wrecking ULMS Elite teams led by series point leader Tyler Emory of King George, Virginia and the remaining Elite teams, Ryan Montgomery of Fairmont, West Virginia, Dylan Cecce, Braeden Dillinger, Daryl Charlier, Dave Stamm, Logan Zarin, Jon Lee, RJ Dallape and Del Rougeux. Those ULMS stars and other outsiders such as Mike Norris in the Joe Corrado #10, Alex Ferree, Matt Lux, Boom Briggs, and Max Blair along with many others.

ULMS Racing Series procedures will be in place for both events, which include Lindemuth Laser Etching Hot Lap Qualifying, 8 lap minimum qualifying heat events, consolation events and 41 lap main event. Time Trials per ULMS rules will be the following: 3 heats will be straight up; 4 heats will result in A&B group qualifying. ULMS will redraw for the feature with the top 2 heat finishers redrawing after their heats. The ULMS Late Model Series tire rule is Left Front – Open RF / LR / RR Hoosier NLMT 2, 3 or 4 LM 20 30 or 40. American Racer 44 / 48 Pro2 53/56 Siping and grooving is allowed.

Also new for 2023 is after the 3rd caution the restarts will be single file and all cautions with less than 5 laps in the feature will be single file. ULMS will still utilize the Delaware restart procedures leading up to the fourth caution to initial the single fire restarts. Also beginning this year when the second place car chooses his lane under the Delaware restart, all other positions will follow as suit (2nd place chooses outside 3rd in 4th out, 5th in and so on).

All late model teams that have not competed with ULMS in 2023 must present their cars along with safety equipment (helmet and Hans device) at pre-race safety and car inspection. Once your car has been inspected you will not need to present your safety equipment again, unless you enter a different car during the weekend. Eriez uses the MYLAPS and Westhold transponders for scoring and timing. Raceivers are mandatory and frequency will be 454.000. ULMS will be using the universal body rule for 2023 including the droop rule where the droop will be check once the Left Rear tire leaves the ground. This is the same as World of Outlaws and Lucas Oil series.

Entry Fee for the event is $75. Pits open at 3:30PM with grandstands opening at 4:30 pm for the Mike Farr Memorial. Racing starts at 6:30PM.

The 2023 United Late Model Series is proudly supported by Jay’s Automotive, Close Racing Supply, Lindemuth Laser Etching, Chew on this Jerky, Jay’s Auto Wrecking, The Cushion, Precise Racing, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, Lias Tire, American Racer Tire, , Insinger Performance, VP Race Fuels, Carpy’s Custom Screen Printing, DirtDefender, Neff Landscaping, Keizer Wheels, Genesis Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, Cousins Designs, Garage Crawl, Mary Norgrove Notary Public, Hot Shoe RaceWear, and MACH Auto.