ZARIN WINS ULMS RON SCHMUCKER MEMORIAL; ROZAK TAKES FINLAY MEMORIAL

LATROBE, PA (July 23, 2023) Saturday’s ULMS Super Late Model Ron Schmucker race produced twenty-two of the best regional Super Late Model drivers anywhere. Logan Zarin from Moon Twp. was determined the winner after Colten Flinner failed ULMS post-race inspection.

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On Saturday, the Jay’s Automotive ULMS Late Model Series made its first-ever visit to Latrobe Speedway for the Ron Schmuker Memorial, paying $5000 to win.

Colton Flinner and Matt Lux paced the 22-car field. Flinner would outrace Lux into turn one at the start, with Ryan Montgomery taking second as lap one was completed. With five laps in the event, it was Flinner by several car lengths over Montgomery in the Suppa 4s, followed by Logan Zarin, Dan Angelicchio, and Lux. Caution on lap 10 tightened the field back up and gave Montgomery a chance to latch on the rear bumper of Flinner., but it was Alex Ferree taking the lead over Flinner and Montgomery. In the #1Cochran Automotive, Ferree would start to open his lead over Flinner and Montgomery with Andrew Yoder in fourth In the Larry Baer #0 Rocket chassis and series point leader Tyler Emory in fifth. The next caution came out on lap 22 for the leader, Ferree, who stopped on the front stretch and ended his bid for five grand. The top six was Flinner back to the point with Montgomery, Andrew Yoder, Tyler Emory, Michael Norris, and Logan Zarin. Flinner would charge to the lead on the restart, with Montgomery and Yoder, and Zarin quickly to fourth and then third. The yellow lights would come back on with Flinner ahead of Michael Norris, Zarin, Montgomery, and Andrew Yoder. Under the caution, Norris would go to pits relinquishing the runner-up spot to Zarin. The restart with two laps remaining saw Flinner Zarin, Montgomery, Yoder, and Angelicchio as your top six, with Dylan Cecce in sixth. Flinner would lead the final two laps beating Zarin at the line by two car lengths and Yoder edging Montgomery for third.

In post-race inspection, Flinner failed the droop check due to a part failure, resulting in Logan Zarin taking home the win for his first-ever Jay’s Automotive ULMS Late Model Series win.

Ron Schmucker Memorial Summary:

Logan Zarin, Andrew Yoder, Ryan Montgomery, Dan Angelicchio, Dylan Cecce, Tyler Emory, Jon Lee, Matt Lux, Tyler Hershey, Dylan Yoder, Clinton Hersh, Corey Lawler, Andrew Wylie, Dave Stamm, Brandon Little, Michael Norris, Chad Julius, Alex Ferree, Shaun Jones, Braedon Dillinger, Jacob Piper, Colton Flinner

In the Bill Finlay Memorial for the Joe’s Auto Body & Towing Pure Stocks, EJ Rozak took home the $1,500 first-place prize.

Rozak started on the outside pole alongside Tyler Blystone. Rozak got the lead on the high side of Turns 1 and 2. Blystone shadowed Rozak the entire race, with Bill Schramm finishing third. Fourth was Justin Ruff, and fifth was Corey Faris. Jim Zufall started twenty-first and went to sixth, capturing the Hard Charger Award.

The Finlay family asked Joe Kelly, the veteran racer from Mt. Pleasant, to drive the late Bill Finlay’s racecar, the No. 06F Pure Stock. Kelly started in the fifteenth spot and finished seventh.

Zufall, Faris, and Joey Koteles were the heat race winners.

In the K2 Engineering Crate Late Models, it was the No. 55 of Marino Angelicchio and the 11S of Troy Shields on the front row. The 28H, driven by Braeden Dillinger and owned by Bill Holzer of Latrobe, started third and moved into second on lap 1. Dillinger then took the lead on lap 6 with Angelicchio in second, Shields in third, Mike Duritsky fourth, and the K2 of John Over in fifth. On a lap 16 restart, John Over got into Duritsky because Duritsky suffered a mechanical issue and retired from the race. Ryan Frazee, who started fourth and fell back as far as seventh, shot around Over and Shields to grab the second position on lap 17.

Dillinger ran his fastest lap of the race, 20.920 seconds on lap 18. The driver from Dawson then cruised to victory over Frazee, Shields, Over, and Angelicchio.

Angelicchio and Dillinger won heat races.

Paul Koffler dominated the Special T Metals LLC Modified 4 Cylinders feature in the 48, leading all 12 laps. Dale Grubbs Jr started and finished in second place, Brandon Myers finished third, Jeremy Grubbs was fourth, and Colton McNaney was fifth.

Tiffani McElhose was running in the fourth spot on lap 3 when a wheel hub broke, launching the right rear wheel and tire from the racecar and away from the racing surface.

Grubbs Jr and Brandon Myers won the heat races.

On Wild Card Friday, the makeup event for a previous rainout, Colton McNaney led the first three laps before Paul Koffler III made the pass for the lead, which would seal the deal to the end of the 12-lap feature.

Tiffani McElhose was third, Brandon Myers fourth, and Chris Myers was fifth.

In the Marilungo Disposal LLC Strictly Stock 4 Cylinders, Justin Connors ran away with the feature with CJ Parrill in second, followed by Brian Noel, Bob Lawver, and Mark Shaffer.

On Wild Card Friday, Jeremy Deglau, the former Mod 4 campaigner now competing in the Strictly Stock 4’s after losing an engine, led the first five laps before Seth Nedrow stole the lead and the race. Deglau finished second, and Bob Lawver was third, Ed Leonard fourth, and Brian Noel fifth.

Also, on Wild Card Friday, the 358 Late Models from Marion Center Speedway made their first appearance, with Rich Wicker taking the win, followed by Dylan Burkett and Nick Botteicher.

RON SCMUCKER MEMORIAL NIGHT SUMMARY:

BILL FINLAY MEMORIAL JOE’S AUTO BODY AND TOWING PURE STOCKS (20) $1,500 to WIN 12 LAP FEATURE:

EJ ROZAK, Tyler Blystone, Bill Schramm, Justin Ruff, Corey Faris. Jim Zufall, Joe Kelly, Anthony Monteparte, David Heining, Shawn Hollis, Joey Koteles, John Greenawalt, Bob Vandivner, Matt Weltz, Greg Blystone, Michael Luce, John Cain, DNS; Kevin Kolisinsky, Mikey Peters, Steven Hazlett

K2 ENGINEERING CRATE LATE MODELS (10) 20 LAP FEATURE:

BRAEDEN DILLINGER, Ryan Frazee, Troy Shields, John Over, Marino Angelicchio, Jeff Ferguson, Jay McCracken, Michael Duritsky, Joe Zulisky,

Vince Masi Jr.

SPECIAL T METALS LLC. MODIFIED 4 CYLINDERS (12) 12 LAP FEATURE:

PAUL KOFFLER III, Dale Grubbs Jr, Brandon Myers, Jeremy Grubbs, Colton McNaney, Chris Myers, Mike Pavlak, Brian Spangler, Shawn Ghrist, Josh Zvara, Andrew Jones, Tifani McElhouse

JULY 21, 2023 WILD CARD FRIDAY:

SPECIAL T METALS LLC. MODIFIED 4 CYLINDERS (12) 12 LAP FEATURE:

PAUL KOFFLER III, Colton McNaney, Tiffani McElhouse, Brandon Myers, Chris Myers, Brian Spangler, Cory Jones, DNS; Shawn Ghrist, Joe, Jacobs, Andrew Jones, Dale Grubbs, Dayton Hazlett

MARILUNGO DISPOSAL LLC. STRICTLY STOCK 4 CYLINDERS (9) 12 LAP FEATURE FRIDAY:

SETH NEDROW, Jeremy Deglau, Bob Lawver, Ed Leonard, Brian Noel, Mark Shaffer, Jimmy Love, DNS; Sadie Lancashire, Kaitlynn Spangler

358 LATE MODELS (3) 10-LAP FEATURE FRIDAY:

RICH WICKER, Dylan Burkett, Nick, Botteicher

UP NEXT: SATURDAY, JULY 29, NOSTALGIA NIGHT & NEW DATE FOR FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT!

Schedule to appear are the Vintage Modifieds, the K2 Engineering Crate Late Models, Joe’s Auto Body & Towing Pure Stocks, the Special T Metals LLC Modified 4 Cylinders, and the Dean Pollock Hobby Stocks.

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