Races sponsored by UPIR Volunteers & Delta Commerce Center . 1/5 mile clay track. All proceeds go to Track Development Fund. Grandstand admission $5, Concessions $2, Pit Pass $10, Race Registration $10. Register with Delta Commerce Center at 907-786-2192. Rules posted under UPIR Logo, www.upirracing.blogspot.com and Facebook under Upper Peninsula International Raceway. Race questions: email upinternationalraceway@gmail.com.
January 20th 7:00 PM EST - Public meeting at America’s Best Value Inn Conference Room, 2301 No. Lincoln Rd., Escanaba
March 5th 9 to 5 EST - Motorsports Trade Show/Swap Meet, Butler Building, Escanaba Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. No., Escanaba
June 18th - 6 PM EST -Racing with 4/6 Cylinder Cars, Micro Sprints, Tuff Trucks TBA, Special Event TBA
July 16th - 6 PM EST - Racing with 4/6 Cylinder Cars, Micro Sprints, Tuff Trucks TBA, Special Event TBA
July 30th - 6 PM EST - Racing with 4/6 Cylinder Cars, Micro Sprints, Tuff Trucks TBA, Special Event TBA
Aug. 16th time TBA - Demo Derby (fair week)
Aug 20th - 6 PM EST - Racing with 4/6 Cylinder Cars, Micro Sprints, Tuff Trucks TBA, Special Event TBA
Sept. 16-18 time TBA - 2nd Annual UPIR (Yooper) Fall Classic, Events TBA
Campground available on fairgrounds, except during fair week Aug. 13 thru Aug 21. Register for camping at www.deltami.org or call Delta Commerce Center at 906-786-2192
Friday, January 14, 2011
Upper Peninsula International Raceway Announces Motorsports Trade Show and Swap Meet
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Vickie Micheau 906-786-2192, vmicheau@up.net
The Delta County Commerce Center and Upper Peninsula International Raceway Volunteers are sponsoring a Motorsports Trade Show and Swap Meet in the Ruth Butler Building at the U.P. State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N., Escanaba on March 5th from 9 AM to 5 PM EST with Bench Racing until 8 PM EST. Any motorsport affiliated business is welcome. The event will feature accessories, parts and machines from all areas of motorsports: snowmobiles, go-karts, micro-sprints, cars, motorcycles, ATV, water sports, off-road trucks, and tuff trucks. They will also have graphics & apparel, vinyl lettering, safety equipment, and engine builders & repair. A car corral will be set up if needed. Booths are $25 for 10x10 spaces which includes table, chairs and two $5 admissions, $40 for 10x20 spaces which includes the same. There is a $5 discount if registered by February 15. Admission is $5 and children 12 and under are admitted free.
Additionally, there will be concessions, kids’ activities, door prizes, hourly 50/50 raffles, auction and racing on a big screen TV. An area will be set up for racing clubs and tracks to showcase their venues.
Vendors will be able to access their space for set-up on Friday, March 4th from 3 to 8 PM EST or Saturday, March 5th at 8:00 AM EST. Vendors and exhibitors should note that there will be no heat in the building on Friday night. Trailers and haulers can be parked at the fairgrounds overnight at your own risk. Items must be removed March 5th by 8 PM EST.
Online registration will be available shortly and will be posted. To register by phone call the Delta Commerce Center at 906-786-2192. Call Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112 or Kathy Rose 906-241-9873 or email upinternationalraceway@gmail.com with trade show/swap meet questions. Ask about hotel discounts for the show. Lodging information is available at www.deltami.org. All proceeds go to the U.P.I.R. Track Development Fund.
Contact: Vickie Micheau 906-786-2192, vmicheau@up.net
The Delta County Commerce Center and Upper Peninsula International Raceway Volunteers are sponsoring a Motorsports Trade Show and Swap Meet in the Ruth Butler Building at the U.P. State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave. N., Escanaba on March 5th from 9 AM to 5 PM EST with Bench Racing until 8 PM EST. Any motorsport affiliated business is welcome. The event will feature accessories, parts and machines from all areas of motorsports: snowmobiles, go-karts, micro-sprints, cars, motorcycles, ATV, water sports, off-road trucks, and tuff trucks. They will also have graphics & apparel, vinyl lettering, safety equipment, and engine builders & repair. A car corral will be set up if needed. Booths are $25 for 10x10 spaces which includes table, chairs and two $5 admissions, $40 for 10x20 spaces which includes the same. There is a $5 discount if registered by February 15. Admission is $5 and children 12 and under are admitted free.
Additionally, there will be concessions, kids’ activities, door prizes, hourly 50/50 raffles, auction and racing on a big screen TV. An area will be set up for racing clubs and tracks to showcase their venues.
Vendors will be able to access their space for set-up on Friday, March 4th from 3 to 8 PM EST or Saturday, March 5th at 8:00 AM EST. Vendors and exhibitors should note that there will be no heat in the building on Friday night. Trailers and haulers can be parked at the fairgrounds overnight at your own risk. Items must be removed March 5th by 8 PM EST.
Online registration will be available shortly and will be posted. To register by phone call the Delta Commerce Center at 906-786-2192. Call Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112 or Kathy Rose 906-241-9873 or email upinternationalraceway@gmail.com with trade show/swap meet questions. Ask about hotel discounts for the show. Lodging information is available at www.deltami.org. All proceeds go to the U.P.I.R. Track Development Fund.
Monday, September 20, 2010
WINLING REBOUNDS AFTER AERIAL DISPLAY IN UPIR FALL FINALE
Racing to Return in 2011
Full Results: www.motorstats.com/TrackResults.php?trackId=251
ESCANABA, Mich. (September 18, 2010) - Racing can be a roller coaster of emotions. It can be a physical roller coaster too. Tyler Winling experienced both in Saturday’s Upper Peninsuala International Raceway Fall Finale Small Car feature.
Winling charged to the front of the field from mid-pack, flew over a jump in the infield losing several spots and stormed to the front again. “I wanted to put on a show, and I think I did,” Winling said in victory lane.
Randy Degrave and Justin Sprins led the field to the start of the 18-lap main event. Degrave secured an early lead, pacing the first five circuits with Erik Marenger riding in the second spot. While Marenger attempted to wear down Degrave, Bret Widdis ascended into the top three by lap four.
After a lap-five restart Marenger overtook Degrave for the lead. Widdis started alongside Winling in the second row, and the duo traded spots on laps seven and eight. As Widdis went to the outside Winling inadvertently slid to the infield. With the Tough Truck/Car jumps just five feet away Wiling had a choice, slow down or storm over the jump. Winling mashed the gas and flew over the jump, keeping him in contention.
Another caution for a stalled Curt Knauf placed Widdis and Winling in second and third. On the lap-eight restart Winling stormed around Widdis and Marenger into the lead. Winling maintained the lead through another restart on lap ten and flexed his muscle over the final eight circuits. John Bordeau finished second after transferring through the last chance race, Alex Constantino was third, Matt Adams was fourth and Marenger rounded out the top five.
The Small Car division had a branch off class with the six cylinder and dual overhead cam four cylinder cars competing in a race. Rick Martin started on the front row of the 12-lap feature. Martin broke away early but was reeled in by Triple Crown Round Three winner Dan Carne. Carne challenged Martin over the final three circuits. Multiple challenges by Carne where thwarted by Martin who picked up his first victory of the season.
Steve Ives dominated the ten-lap 650 division Micro Sprint Feature event. Ives started on the front row and dashed away from Cole Possi at the drop of the green. John Mathias made a late pass on Possi to finish second.
When the 600 division Micro Sprints hit the track, Ives was looking for a repeat. He came up one spot shy, however, as Scott Degnan captured the 15-lap event. Degnan and Triple Crown champion Nick Pinar started on the front row with Pinar grabbing an early lead.
The two broke away from the pack as Degnan continued to challenge Pinar. Degnan made his pass on Pinar on lap ten. A yellow on lap three for a stalled Mike Richer bunched the field up and set up a last chance for Pinar to overtake Degnan. On the restart Degnan broke away and Pinar experienced mechanical issues. Degnan cruised to a comfortable win. Ives and Jake Relf rounded out the top three.
Crowd-pleasing Jesse James Liss won his first feature of the season in the Kids Micro Sprints. Liss passed Trent Peppin at the line on lap one of the eight-lap race and cruised to victory.
Bill Quarfoot topped the Tough Truck/Car division with a time of 12.41 seconds.
Donna Sundstrom, Sarah Johnson, and Leanne Vaughn won powder puff races. Tom Bordeau, Dan LaMarche, John Johnson, Darren Winling, Wayne Peppin and Nick Pinar Jr. were victorious in the mechanics races.
UPIR officials announced that racing will be held again in 2011 at the U.P. State Fairgrounds. Funding has yet to be completely secured for the reconstruction of UPIR into a multiple-use motorsports facility, but the possibility still exists.
All money raised in the four races in 2010 will be used to build a track. If funding is not secured UPIR’s eighth-mile will remain in action. More details will be available through the off-season at the UPIR Web site and at www.deltami.org
UPIR is an abbreviated eighth-mile multi-surfaced course carved out of the existing course at the Delta Co. Fairgrounds. A Triple Crown in 2010 was used to gage the interest of race fans in the area and to fund the efforts of reopening the facility in 2011 on a full-time basis as a multi-purpose motorsport facility featuring a 3/8-mile asphalt oval.
For more information visit upirracing.blogspot.com or www.deltami.org.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
PLENTY OF FESTIVITIES INCLUDED IN UPIR FALL FINALE THIS SATURDAY
ESCANABA, Mich. (September 13, 2010) – Upper Peninsula International Raceway’s Fall Finale, beginning this Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. (EST), will be much more than just a race. Fans will get the same racing excitement from the UPIR Triple Crown, with a few extra twists.
The racing program will be shaken up with a new division. UPIR officials have split the small car class into two different divisions. The class had permitted both four cylinder and six cylinder cars to compete, but will split the two into separate divisions to encourage more competition.
“We’re going to add a six cylinder and dual overhead cam class for a couple reasons,” Boyd Widdis, volunteer coordinator said. “Those cars are a little faster and it will give us a chance to put on a few more races.”
Revised rules for the division are available at upirracing.blogspot.com or by calling Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112.
Fans will also be treated to a return of the Tough Truck/Car division. Three divisions of Micro Sprints will join in the festivities, as well.
UPIR officials have also added mechanics races and powder puff races. Mechanics races allow the crew members who work on the cars to get some time behind the wheel. Wives, girlfriends, sisters, etc. jump behind the wheel for the powder puff races.
When the racing action ends, the fun will continue at UPIR. Once the final checkered flag has fallen an awards ceremony will crown the champions and top finishers in the 2010 UPIR Triple Crown. A DJ will be on hand to play after the races from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. under the grandstand.
Other special events include a kids’ nickel drop and a food drive. The food drive is sponsored by Radio Results network and Drivers & Volunteers. Boxed, canned food items or monetary donations will be accepted. Any monetary donations will be used to purchase food items. Donors can register for prizes.
Contact Jim Baldwin with questions or for donation pick up at 906-789-1900 or 906-553-1042. Collection points will be under the grandstands and in the pit area.
The pit area opens this Saturday at 10 a.m. The grandstand opens at 1 p.m. with racing slated to begin sharply at 2 p.m. Grandstand admission is $5.
UPIR is an abbreviated 1/8-mile multi-surfaced course carved out of the existing course at the Delta Co. Fairgrounds. A Triple Crown in 2010 was used to gage the interest of race fans in the area and to fund the efforts of reopening the facility in 2011 on a full-time basis as a multi-purpose motorsport facility featuring a 3/8-mile asphalt oval.
Rules and registration are available by contacting Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112. For more information visit upirracing.blogspot.com or www.deltami.org.
The racing program will be shaken up with a new division. UPIR officials have split the small car class into two different divisions. The class had permitted both four cylinder and six cylinder cars to compete, but will split the two into separate divisions to encourage more competition.
“We’re going to add a six cylinder and dual overhead cam class for a couple reasons,” Boyd Widdis, volunteer coordinator said. “Those cars are a little faster and it will give us a chance to put on a few more races.”
Revised rules for the division are available at upirracing.blogspot.com or by calling Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112.
Fans will also be treated to a return of the Tough Truck/Car division. Three divisions of Micro Sprints will join in the festivities, as well.
UPIR officials have also added mechanics races and powder puff races. Mechanics races allow the crew members who work on the cars to get some time behind the wheel. Wives, girlfriends, sisters, etc. jump behind the wheel for the powder puff races.
When the racing action ends, the fun will continue at UPIR. Once the final checkered flag has fallen an awards ceremony will crown the champions and top finishers in the 2010 UPIR Triple Crown. A DJ will be on hand to play after the races from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. under the grandstand.
Other special events include a kids’ nickel drop and a food drive. The food drive is sponsored by Radio Results network and Drivers & Volunteers. Boxed, canned food items or monetary donations will be accepted. Any monetary donations will be used to purchase food items. Donors can register for prizes.
Contact Jim Baldwin with questions or for donation pick up at 906-789-1900 or 906-553-1042. Collection points will be under the grandstands and in the pit area.
The pit area opens this Saturday at 10 a.m. The grandstand opens at 1 p.m. with racing slated to begin sharply at 2 p.m. Grandstand admission is $5.
UPIR is an abbreviated 1/8-mile multi-surfaced course carved out of the existing course at the Delta Co. Fairgrounds. A Triple Crown in 2010 was used to gage the interest of race fans in the area and to fund the efforts of reopening the facility in 2011 on a full-time basis as a multi-purpose motorsport facility featuring a 3/8-mile asphalt oval.
Rules and registration are available by contacting Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112. For more information visit upirracing.blogspot.com or www.deltami.org.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
RULE UPDATES FOR 9/18/10
TIRES AND WHEELS
Passenger car tires only, must be '?' rated or metic equivalent No "LP'. 60,65,74,75, or 80 series tires only are allowed. No shavingo grinding, buffrng grooving siping, or profiling. Both front wheels must use stock length studs. Maximum tires size is 205x15 by 60 through 80. Magnetic steel, stocktype wheels only, no aluminum, after market or alloy wheels. Stock offset wheels only. Racing wheels may be used but must have stock offset. No studded tires or chains, no mini donut or space saver spare tires allowed. Tire sizes may be mixed but tires must be either 13",14",or 15" rim size. Additionally,rim sizes of 13", 14",and 15"cannot be mixed. No snow tires. To help deplete current tire inventories, snow tires may be used on rear of car only.
None on front. Tech inspectors will determine what constitute snow tire. Their decision will be final.
STEERING AND SUSPENSION
Stock as delivered from manufacturer. No modifrcations or after market performance parts. No tie downs or suspension limiting devices. Car must maintain stock ride attitude. 1/2" camber max. Cars should be prepared to run in either direction.
POST RACE INSPECTION
At the conclusion of a scheduled event, top 5 finishing cars will report for technical inspection. At the time necessary checks will be made to determine that cars conform to the rules. Offrcials reserve the right to interpret and enforce the rules and procedures as they see fit and that the intent of the rule is being applied. The decision of the officials shall be final, offtcial, binding and not appealable.
NEW CLASS
DOHC (Double Over Head Cam) 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder cars will be in one class. 4-cylinder Non-DOHC will be one class.
Passenger car tires only, must be '?' rated or metic equivalent No "LP'. 60,65,74,75, or 80 series tires only are allowed. No shavingo grinding, buffrng grooving siping, or profiling. Both front wheels must use stock length studs. Maximum tires size is 205x15 by 60 through 80. Magnetic steel, stocktype wheels only, no aluminum, after market or alloy wheels. Stock offset wheels only. Racing wheels may be used but must have stock offset. No studded tires or chains, no mini donut or space saver spare tires allowed. Tire sizes may be mixed but tires must be either 13",14",or 15" rim size. Additionally,rim sizes of 13", 14",and 15"cannot be mixed. No snow tires. To help deplete current tire inventories, snow tires may be used on rear of car only.
None on front. Tech inspectors will determine what constitute snow tire. Their decision will be final.
STEERING AND SUSPENSION
Stock as delivered from manufacturer. No modifrcations or after market performance parts. No tie downs or suspension limiting devices. Car must maintain stock ride attitude. 1/2" camber max. Cars should be prepared to run in either direction.
POST RACE INSPECTION
At the conclusion of a scheduled event, top 5 finishing cars will report for technical inspection. At the time necessary checks will be made to determine that cars conform to the rules. Offrcials reserve the right to interpret and enforce the rules and procedures as they see fit and that the intent of the rule is being applied. The decision of the officials shall be final, offtcial, binding and not appealable.
NEW CLASS
DOHC (Double Over Head Cam) 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder cars will be in one class. 4-cylinder Non-DOHC will be one class.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
CARNE SUPER IN UPIR TRIPLE CROWN FINALE
Full results and final points available at UPIR’s Motor Stats page: http://www.motorstats.com/TrackHome.php?trackId=251
ESCANABA, Mich. (August 21, 2010) – Even kryptonite wouldn’t have been able to stop Dan Carne Saturday afternoon. With a Super Man statue attached to his roof, Carne proved to be faster than a speeding bullet in the Small Car feature at Upper Peninsula International Raceway.
UPIR also determined four champions on the evening. Steve Labre was crowned the Triple Crown champion in the Small Cars. Nick Pinar, Paul Hosking and Brooke Mathias topped their respective divisions of Micro Sprints
Carne, who also won his heat race, started 12th in the Small Car feature field and patiently picked his way through traffic. While Carne began his ascent Robbie Iverson paced the field from his pole-position starting spot. Iverson broke away from second-place Rick Martin, who tangled with Bobby Rose on the second lap. Both Rose and Martin suffered damage and retired.
As Iverson started to put real estate between him and the rest of the 18-car pack, Jim Beauchamp slid to the inside of Chris Dupuis on the third lap. Beauchamp began the task of reeling in Iverson and caught the leader on lap nine. One lap later Beauchamp muscled his way past Iverson into the lead.
A caution on lap 11 erased Beauchamp’s lead over Iverson and the remaining field. Luke Sanville had worked his way to the third spot bringing Bret Widdis and Carne along into the top five.
On the restart Beauchamp, Sanville and Carne started on the inside line of a double-file format. After the green Sanville rocketed to the inside of Beauchamp, causing a three-wide situation with Iverson stuck on the high side. Sanville made contact with Beauchamp sending him out of the lead spot. Track officials penalized Sanville for rough driving.
Carne was able to capitalize on the penalty as he had followed Sanville into the second spot after the restart. Over the final seven laps Carne held off several challenges from Beauchamp, who was forced to settle for second. Ron Sanville and Matt Adams finished third and fourth after transferring from the last chance race and Iverson rounded out the top five.
Labre led Fran Berube by 13 points entering the event. Berube secured a sixth-place finish, but didn’t provide himself enough of a cushion with Labre’s eighth-place finish.
In the Micro Sprints both Nick Pinar and Paul Hosking were denied third consecutive feature wins.
Pinar did register a second place finish to wrap up the title in the 600 Micro Sprints, but couldn’t challenge Scott Degnan in the final laps.
The 600 Micro Sprint feature got off to a rocky start with a wild accident exiting turn two. Entering the first turn on lap one Ben Ives swung to the inside to make a three-wide pass. Ives could not hold his momentum and spun in the second turn. Mike Dolezal clipped the left front of Ives’ machine and flipped twice down the back stretch. He was unharmed. Neither car was able to continue.
Robbie Resch led the field off the restart, which was short-lived due to a stalled machine on lap three. Another caution fell on lap four when Mike Richer spun exiting turn two and collected Jay Baumler Jr.
With the 14-car field down to seven machines, Resch led Pinar and Degnan back to green. Degnan and Pinar swapped the second spot several times over the next three laps until Degnan secured the spot and set his sights on Resch.
Degnan did not need to provide Resch with a challenge to capture the lead. Resch spun exiting turn four on lap six, handing the lead to Degnan. Pinar came close to challenging, but was unable to close up on Degnan in the final laps. Steve Ives finished third, Jason Kressin fourth and Jordan Ives rounded out the top five.
A potential Triple Crown sweep was also in place for the 650 Micro Sprints. However, Paul Hosking, who was looking to complete the task, struggled early in the day with an ill-running machine in the heat race. Hosking was able to start the feature event on the outside of Karen Degnan.
Degnan secured the lead at the drop of the green with John Mathias swiping second from Hosking on the second lap. Mathias jumped away from the battle from second, leaving Degnan and Hosking locked in battle. The two exchanged the runner-up spot several times early in the race, but Degnan broke away in the latter stages.
Mathias was second in standings entering the afternoon, but Hosking’s third-place finish proved to be enough to wrap up the title.
Tanner Resch won his second consecutive Kids Micro Sprint feature. Crowd-favorite Jesse James Liss finished second. Brooke Mathias secured the championship.
Due to the success of the three-race Triple Crown, UPIR has added a fourth date to the 2010 schedule. The UPIR Fall Finale will take place on Saturday, Sept. 18. The Tough Trucks/Cars are scheduled to rejoin the Small Cars and Micro Sprints. A fourth division may be added, as well. More information about the event, including starting times, will be available shortly through the UPIR Web site.
UPIR is an abbreviated 1/8-mile multi-surfaced course carved out of the existing course at the Delta Co. Fairgrounds. A Triple Crown in 2010 was used to gage the interest of race fans in the area and to fund the efforts of reopening the facility in 2011 on a full-time basis as a multi-purpose motorsport facility featuring a 3/8-mile asphalt oval.
Rules and registration are available by contacting Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112. For more information visit upirracing.blogspot.com or www.deltami.org.
ESCANABA, Mich. (August 21, 2010) – Even kryptonite wouldn’t have been able to stop Dan Carne Saturday afternoon. With a Super Man statue attached to his roof, Carne proved to be faster than a speeding bullet in the Small Car feature at Upper Peninsula International Raceway.
UPIR also determined four champions on the evening. Steve Labre was crowned the Triple Crown champion in the Small Cars. Nick Pinar, Paul Hosking and Brooke Mathias topped their respective divisions of Micro Sprints
Carne, who also won his heat race, started 12th in the Small Car feature field and patiently picked his way through traffic. While Carne began his ascent Robbie Iverson paced the field from his pole-position starting spot. Iverson broke away from second-place Rick Martin, who tangled with Bobby Rose on the second lap. Both Rose and Martin suffered damage and retired.
As Iverson started to put real estate between him and the rest of the 18-car pack, Jim Beauchamp slid to the inside of Chris Dupuis on the third lap. Beauchamp began the task of reeling in Iverson and caught the leader on lap nine. One lap later Beauchamp muscled his way past Iverson into the lead.
A caution on lap 11 erased Beauchamp’s lead over Iverson and the remaining field. Luke Sanville had worked his way to the third spot bringing Bret Widdis and Carne along into the top five.
On the restart Beauchamp, Sanville and Carne started on the inside line of a double-file format. After the green Sanville rocketed to the inside of Beauchamp, causing a three-wide situation with Iverson stuck on the high side. Sanville made contact with Beauchamp sending him out of the lead spot. Track officials penalized Sanville for rough driving.
Carne was able to capitalize on the penalty as he had followed Sanville into the second spot after the restart. Over the final seven laps Carne held off several challenges from Beauchamp, who was forced to settle for second. Ron Sanville and Matt Adams finished third and fourth after transferring from the last chance race and Iverson rounded out the top five.
Labre led Fran Berube by 13 points entering the event. Berube secured a sixth-place finish, but didn’t provide himself enough of a cushion with Labre’s eighth-place finish.
In the Micro Sprints both Nick Pinar and Paul Hosking were denied third consecutive feature wins.
Pinar did register a second place finish to wrap up the title in the 600 Micro Sprints, but couldn’t challenge Scott Degnan in the final laps.
The 600 Micro Sprint feature got off to a rocky start with a wild accident exiting turn two. Entering the first turn on lap one Ben Ives swung to the inside to make a three-wide pass. Ives could not hold his momentum and spun in the second turn. Mike Dolezal clipped the left front of Ives’ machine and flipped twice down the back stretch. He was unharmed. Neither car was able to continue.
Robbie Resch led the field off the restart, which was short-lived due to a stalled machine on lap three. Another caution fell on lap four when Mike Richer spun exiting turn two and collected Jay Baumler Jr.
With the 14-car field down to seven machines, Resch led Pinar and Degnan back to green. Degnan and Pinar swapped the second spot several times over the next three laps until Degnan secured the spot and set his sights on Resch.
Degnan did not need to provide Resch with a challenge to capture the lead. Resch spun exiting turn four on lap six, handing the lead to Degnan. Pinar came close to challenging, but was unable to close up on Degnan in the final laps. Steve Ives finished third, Jason Kressin fourth and Jordan Ives rounded out the top five.
A potential Triple Crown sweep was also in place for the 650 Micro Sprints. However, Paul Hosking, who was looking to complete the task, struggled early in the day with an ill-running machine in the heat race. Hosking was able to start the feature event on the outside of Karen Degnan.
Degnan secured the lead at the drop of the green with John Mathias swiping second from Hosking on the second lap. Mathias jumped away from the battle from second, leaving Degnan and Hosking locked in battle. The two exchanged the runner-up spot several times early in the race, but Degnan broke away in the latter stages.
Mathias was second in standings entering the afternoon, but Hosking’s third-place finish proved to be enough to wrap up the title.
Tanner Resch won his second consecutive Kids Micro Sprint feature. Crowd-favorite Jesse James Liss finished second. Brooke Mathias secured the championship.
Due to the success of the three-race Triple Crown, UPIR has added a fourth date to the 2010 schedule. The UPIR Fall Finale will take place on Saturday, Sept. 18. The Tough Trucks/Cars are scheduled to rejoin the Small Cars and Micro Sprints. A fourth division may be added, as well. More information about the event, including starting times, will be available shortly through the UPIR Web site.
UPIR is an abbreviated 1/8-mile multi-surfaced course carved out of the existing course at the Delta Co. Fairgrounds. A Triple Crown in 2010 was used to gage the interest of race fans in the area and to fund the efforts of reopening the facility in 2011 on a full-time basis as a multi-purpose motorsport facility featuring a 3/8-mile asphalt oval.
Rules and registration are available by contacting Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112. For more information visit upirracing.blogspot.com or www.deltami.org.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
UPIR TRIPLE CROWN FINAL ROUND SATURDAY, FOURTH DATE ADDED
ESCANABA, Mich. (August 17, 2010) – Fans will have more than one chance to keep filling the grandstand at Upper Peninsula International Raceway this season. With the final round of the Triple Crown scheduled for this week, officials have added a fourth date at UPIR for Saturday, Sept. 18.
This Saturday, Aug. 21’s race will round out the points championship in the three-race Triple Crown. The Small Cars and all three Micro Sprint divisions will battle to have the honor of being the first group of UPIR champions. Racing begins at 1 p.m. (EST).
Steve Labre leads the Small Car standings heading into the final round. He holds a 13-point advantage over Fran Berube and a 21-point advantage over Triple Crown round one winner Adam Johnson. Round two winner Tyler Winling sits fourth 25 points behind Labre.
With wins in round one and round two, Nick Pinar leads Scott Degnan by 20 markers in the 600 division Micro Sprints. Paul Hosking, who has won both features in the 650 Micro Sprints, leads standings in that division by 26 over John Mathias. Jordan Ives leads Brooke Mathias by 18 points and Holly Mathias by 19 points in the kids division.
One championship will have already been decided before Saturday. Due to a closed-off demolition derby arena being built in the infield, the Tough Trucks/Cars will not compete. Dan Arts won both events in the division and will be the 2010 UPIR Triple Crown Tough Trucks/Cars champion.
The Tough Trucks/Cars will rejoin the Small Cars and Micro Sprints, however, as part of the fourth event on Sept. 18. A fourth division may be included in the program. Officials are also working to hold an awards ceremony for the Triple Crown after the event. More details will be available at this Saturday’s race and on the UPIR Web site.
UPIR is an abbreviated 1/8-mile multi-surfaced course carved out of the existing course at the Delta Co. Fairgrounds. A Triple Crown in 2010 will be used to gage the interest of race fans in the area and to fund the efforts of reopening the facility in 2011 on a full-time basis as a multi-purpose motorsport facility featuring a 3/8-mile asphalt oval.
Rules and registration are available by contacting Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112. For more information visit upirracing.blogspot.com or www.deltami.org.
This Saturday, Aug. 21’s race will round out the points championship in the three-race Triple Crown. The Small Cars and all three Micro Sprint divisions will battle to have the honor of being the first group of UPIR champions. Racing begins at 1 p.m. (EST).
Steve Labre leads the Small Car standings heading into the final round. He holds a 13-point advantage over Fran Berube and a 21-point advantage over Triple Crown round one winner Adam Johnson. Round two winner Tyler Winling sits fourth 25 points behind Labre.
With wins in round one and round two, Nick Pinar leads Scott Degnan by 20 markers in the 600 division Micro Sprints. Paul Hosking, who has won both features in the 650 Micro Sprints, leads standings in that division by 26 over John Mathias. Jordan Ives leads Brooke Mathias by 18 points and Holly Mathias by 19 points in the kids division.
One championship will have already been decided before Saturday. Due to a closed-off demolition derby arena being built in the infield, the Tough Trucks/Cars will not compete. Dan Arts won both events in the division and will be the 2010 UPIR Triple Crown Tough Trucks/Cars champion.
The Tough Trucks/Cars will rejoin the Small Cars and Micro Sprints, however, as part of the fourth event on Sept. 18. A fourth division may be included in the program. Officials are also working to hold an awards ceremony for the Triple Crown after the event. More details will be available at this Saturday’s race and on the UPIR Web site.
UPIR is an abbreviated 1/8-mile multi-surfaced course carved out of the existing course at the Delta Co. Fairgrounds. A Triple Crown in 2010 will be used to gage the interest of race fans in the area and to fund the efforts of reopening the facility in 2011 on a full-time basis as a multi-purpose motorsport facility featuring a 3/8-mile asphalt oval.
Rules and registration are available by contacting Boyd Widdis at 906-450-5112. For more information visit upirracing.blogspot.com or www.deltami.org.
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