2005 URC News

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DECEMBER 17, 2005
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 215-860-5631

URC TO LAUNCH A NEW BEGINNING IN 2006. . . .
CURT MICHAEL & KATHY PALLADINO CROWNED 2005 URC CHAMPIONS. .
$51,000 IN CASH DISTRIBUTED AT GALA URC BANQUET SATURDAY

DOVER, DE. . . . . .URC does a lot of things right and Saturday night at the Hotel Sheraton in Dover, DE, they demonstrated just how to throw a first class awards banquet. I doubt if any champion in short track racing is honored with the class and dignity that was bestowed upon 2005 Champion Driver Curt Michael and Champion Owner Kathy Palladino. A total CASH payout of more then $41,000 was divided among the top drivers and owner who competed on the BAR's Leaks Sprint Series presented by Advance Auto Parts. An additional $15,000 is contingency awards were presented along with the $10,000 cash BAR's Leaks Team Sponsorship. Other big news includes the popular continuation of sponsorship support from BAR's Leaks and Advance Auto Parts.

Curt Michael, the popular driver from Ocean View, DE captured the 2005 URC title on the strength of three feature wins and a season of consistent finishes that pushed the Michael/Palladino championship team to a one-hundred and sixty-two point advantage over runner-up Dave Ely. Michael ended the season with a URC career total of twenty-six feature wins and this years marks the third trip to the championship podium for Michael. Curt is the defending champion and previously won the URC title in 1998. Along with the "cash" , the hardware was plentiful as well as Curt Michael, Kathy Palladino and Team 99 collected the Championship Trophy, Championship Rings, the Bill Bauer Perpetual Championship Cup and picture plaques and jackets provided by American Racer.

The crowning of the URC Champion is always the spotlight celebration of the night, but at this awards banquet, there was excitement and high points all night long. At the outset of the banquet, there was exciting news of the plans for 2006 as the newly formed United Racing Company moves forward to enhance the nation's oldest (58 years) traveling sprint car series. A solid schedule for 2006 is close to final and will include several increased payoff special events. Another highlight for 2006 will find the champion earning a $10,000 slice of the point fund. The good news continues as each URC 25 lap feature event will pay a hefty $2,000 to the winner.

A big part of tonight's excitement also included awarding the $10,000 BAR's Leaks Team Sponsorship Award. There was a lot of excitement about this sponsorship program that saw as many as seventeen race teams prepare proposals for the program. Jimmy Martin of Felton, DE was awarded the 2006 sponsorship with the presentation being made by Bob Mermuys, President of BAR's Leaks from Holly, Michigan.

There were numerous special awards presented during the night that were accompanied by a dual screen video clip, a favorite part of the ceremony that is greatly enjoyed by those who attend the banquet.

Special Awards and award winners include:

Season Long Hard Charger Award- - - Curt Michael
Sheraton Hotel Heat Race Chase Award- - - Dave Ely/Kevin Welsh - - both drivers won five heat race events in 2005 and each driver will earn a bonus of $250.

BAR's Leaks Comeback of the Year Owner & Driver- - - Driver Ed Aikin for advancing 17 spots from the prior year. Owner Gene Franckowiak for advancing 13 spots.

Valley Forge INC. Pennsylvania State Sprint Series Champion- - Driver Curt Michael, Owner Kathy Palladino
Fred's Trailer Repair NJ State Sprint Series Champion- - Driver Trevor Lewis, Owner Bill Turpin
Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series Champion- - Driver/Owner Kramer Williamson
BAR's Leaks/Advance Trailer Decal $500 Drawing- - -Scott Pursell
Best Appearing Car & Crew- - Team 19 & 19A Johnny Zimmerman & Team
Crew Member of the Year Award- -Larry Good, Team 99
Bill Bauer Dedication Award- -Jimmy Martin
LikeWise Construction $1,000 Award- - Jimmy Martin
Jim Shaw Memorial Award- -Car Owner Bill Gallagher
Harry Johnson Founders Award- - Bob Mermuys of BAR's Leaks
Delores Bauer Women of the Year Award- - Kim Weller of Team 63
Nipper Snyder Mechanic of the Year Award- - Steve Suchy of Team 99
Joe Fiore Determination Award- - Scott Pursell
Willwood Tough Brake Award- - Scott Pursell
Most Improved Driver of the Year- - Ed Aikin Team 19A
Hank Gentzler Rookie of the Year Award- - Mark Bitner/Trenton, NJ who received $600 in cash from Hank's Performance and a $300 Certificate from J&H Welding.

BAR's Leaks/Advance Driver Uniform Patch $500 Cash Award- - Chris Coyle
Manufacturer's Drawing for $2,000 in Contingencies- - Scott Pursell

The future remains bright for URC as the 2006 season quickly approaches. A strong schedule supported by a healthy car count awaits opening day in mid-April. Along with paying $2,000 to win, the $10,000 BAR's Leaks sponsorship program, the $10,000 champions award and some special events with increased payoffs, the United Racing Company is predicting another successful season.

URC Top 15 Drivers in Points- - Curt Michael; Dave Ely, Trevor Lewis, Ed Aikin, Kramer Williamson, Jason Clauss, Kevin Welsh, Brian Seidel, Bill Brian Jr., Chris Coyle, Dave McGough, Mark Bitner, Tim Hogue, Jon Eldreth, Josh Weller.

URC Top 15 Owners in Points- - Kathy Palladino, Gene Franckowiak, Bill Turpin/Fred Kennedy, Johnny Zimmerman, Kramer Williamson, Sharon Clauss, Pete Welsh, Mike Bostic, Elmer Stoltzfus, Lou Eckrich, Bill Gallagher, Mark Bitner, Hogue Enterprises, Ken Eldreth, Rick Weller.

The 2005 URC Year Book is now on sale. Purchase your book which includes color and black & white photos, stories and statistics for just $10, postage included. Please mail your check made payable to URC, 2109 South Dupont Highway Dover, DE 19901. Be sure to include your return address and we'll mail your URC Year Book immediately.

URC will be an active participant at the VP Racing Fuels Motorsports Show, January 13-15 at the Fort Washington, PA Convention Center. URC will also display at the Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show in Reading, PA in late February. For additional information, including license applications, please visit us at www.urcsprints.com.

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DECEMBER 11, 2005

EXHIBIT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR READING RACING REUNION & CAR SHOW FEBRUARY 26 TO MARCH 4, 2006

The 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show will return to the Fairgrounds Square Mall in Reading, PA and opening day is set for Sunday, February 26, 2006. The show will continue through Saturday, March 4. This week long auto racing activity will showcase race cars of today along with a great blend of antique and restored racing equipment. Activities will take place each night of the show but the highlight is always the Friday night (March 3rd) Legend's of Racing Reunion. Some of the most popular racing legends come out each year for this popular reunion.

Race teams, speedway's and organizations are encouraged to register early for this show as space is always at a premium. To register your race car or display, please call Donna Miller at 215-860-5631. Please provide your name, display information, phone number and e-mail address. Pre-entry is required since space is limited.

The Fairgrounds Square Mall, which sits on the very property that once was home of the Reading Fairgrounds Speedway, will again be jammed packed with race cars from all divisions of local auto racing. Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Midgets, Late Models and even go-karts line the Mall walkway and attract huge crowds each night of the show. Of course, this event is free to the public and offers racing teams an opportunity to show off their new car designs and introduce their sponsors to the thousands of race fans that walk the Fairgrounds Square Mall during this event.

One of the biggest attractions of this show is the display by the Reading Historical Society, it's a "must see" outing of racing memorabilia. Be sure to stop by and join this outstanding organization as they work to keep alive, the history of the Reading Fairgrounds.

The Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show was created by racing publicist Bob Miller and begin in 1986. The goal of the show was to preserve the great memories of the old Reading Fairgrounds Speedway. "It was sad that after the closing of the Reading Fairgrounds, that no one made any effort to bring together all the folks who spent so many Friday nights at the Fairgrounds and now, this show does exactly that", commented event organizer Bob Miller. It was at the Reading Fairgrounds where Miller began his racing interests as a fan and later worked as an official and on the editorial staff of the race night Program Book. "I'm so glad that I had an opportunity to witness Reading in the heydays and sad to say that I saw its' sliding demise in the final years", added Miller.

Since 1986, many racing greats were honored at this show including the legendary Tommy Hinnershitz, Al Tasnady, Gerald Chamberlain, Bobby Gerhart, Larry Dickson, Gary Bettenhausen, Buzzie Reutimann, Jimmy Keppley, Lynn Paxton, the family of Dick Tobias, Warren Ruffner, the late Lindy Vicari and yes, even Mario Andretti made a visit to this event. This list of honored greats is endless.

Following the Legends of Racing Reunion on Friday night, March 3 is the BASH Racing Movie Party sponsored by NAPA/BERKS Auto Parts and will take place at the Temple Fire Company from 8:30 PM to 1 AM. Racing Movies, Music for Dancing and lots of fun is always in store for those who attend. Tickets are just $10 and are available by calling 215-860-5631.

More details will be available shortly, but for now, mark down the dates of February 26 to March 4, 2006 and plan to visit the 21st Annual Reading Racing Reunion & Car Show at the Fairgrounds Square Mall on the 5th Street Highway in Reading, PA.

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ORDER YOUR URC YEARBOOK NOW

Orders are now being accepted for the 2005 URC YearBook. This popular publication is loaded with photos, stories and statistics covering the 2005 URC Sprint Series season.

You can purchase your URC YearBook for $10. Please make your payment payable to URC and mail to 2109 South DuPont Highway Dover, DE 19901. Be sure to include your return mailing address. We'll make every effort to get the book to you before Christmas.

Order now to be sure that you receive your URC YearBook in time for the holiday's.

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DECEMBER 4, 2005

SEIDEL LANDS GEI RIDE FOR 2006, CURT MICHAEL RANKED THIRD IN HALL OF FAME POLL

Brian Seidel of Allentown, PA will be the driver of the Bill Gallagher owned GEI Enterprises 5G when the URC Sprint Car season opens in April. Seidel, the 2000 URC Champion and winner of nineteen career victories plans to be a serious contender in the chase for the URC season long championship. Just one of many competitors that Seidel will have to battle if he plans on winning the title is Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE. Michael, was just recently voted the third ranked 360 Sprint Car Driver of the year by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. And to add to that, Curt also drives the Kathy Palladino BK Leasing #99, a nominee for the 360 Sprint Car Team of the Year.

Seidel is a long time favorite in the URC wars and he'll carry the following list of sponsors to include Valley Forge INC, Montgomery Brothers Auto Body, K+N Engineering, Sanders Engineering, B+B Oval Track Products, Outlaw Brakes and Pro-Shocks. All under the leadership of Car Owner Bill Gallagher and Team Manager Todd Rittenhouse, the powerful 5G is serious about being a title contender.

Brian Seidel and Curt Michael will still have to deal with the talents of Dave Ely, Kevin Welsh, Bill Brian Jr, Ed Aikin, Scott Pursell and Kramer Williamson just to name a few

With this level of competition, URC will continue their growth beyond being the oldest traveling sprint car organization in the country to being the best traveling sprint car show. New and exciting plans will be announced in the first quarter of the new year, with URC drivers and owners getting a peak of what's in store at the Annual URC Awards Banquet on Saturday night, December 17 at the Hotel Sheraton in Dover, DE.

For more information, visit www.urcsprints.com

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NOVEMBER 29, 2005
CONTACT: BOB MILLER TOTHILL98@aol.com

MIKE HAGGENBOTTOM RETURNS TO URC. . .
KATHY PALLADINO TEAM 99 NOMINATED FOR 360 SPRINT TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD

Popular Levittown, PA sprint car driver Mike Haggenbottom will be returning to the weekly battles on the URC Advance Auto Parts Sprint Series tour in 2006. Haggenbottom, the 2001 URC Driver Champion will complete on the entire URC schedule, joining forces with long time car owner Lou Eckrich of Wilmington, DE. Some other big news includes a recent announcement that the Kathy Palladino #99 Team is one of three teams nominated for the 2005 360 Sprint Car Team of the Year Award. Each year, this award is presented on behalf of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa.

Along with being a former champion, Haggenbottom owns eight career wins under the URC banner. In the coming season, the Haggenbottom/Eckrich Team will compete in a Maxim Chassis on VRP shocks with a CP Racing Engine as the power plant. Other sponsors that will be displayed on the familiar #54 include WDB Landscaping, Richboro Lawn and Garden, Johnson Chiropractic, Atlantic Speed Center and FatSams.net.

Before the drop of the checker flag, the Kathy Palladino #99 Team is chasing down one more victory. Each year, the popular National Sprint Car Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding performers in various categories of our sport. Kathy along with her husband Pat, driver Curt Michael and the entire 99 Team are awaiting the announcement of who will be, the 360 Sprint Car Team of the Year.

The Palladino 99 Team rallied to three URC victories this season and won the title with class and style. The track and pit performance of this team is unmatched by anyone. The car and team always appears neat and clean and the performance of the track will range from a threat to win any feature to consistency at the completion of every feature event. Final ballots by a panel from the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame will determine the 360 Sprint Car Team of the year, expected to be announced by the end of the week. The Palladino Team 99 is certainly a front runner for this award.

The URC Awards Banquet is set for Saturday night, December 17 at the Hotel Sheraton- -Dover, DE. A point fund to exceed $40,000 will be distributed with Champion Driver Curt Michael and Champion Owner Kathy Palladino collecting the top honors.

For more information on URC, please visit our website at: www.urcsprints.com

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2005

CONTACT: BOB MILLER 215-860-5631

MEMBERSHIP VOTES OVERWHELMINGLY. . .URC WILL TRANSITION FROM A CLUB TO A CORPORATION
In the fifty-eight year history of the United Racing Club, the vote taken on Sunday afternoon, November 6 could very well be the most important vote ever cast by the membership of our Nation's oldest traveling sprint car series. Since the beginning, which dates back to 1948, the initials of URC represented the United Racing Club, an organization founded by Harry Johnson to represent the weekly Saturday night sprint car racer. Effective Monday, November 7, URC will now stand for the United Racing Company, a limited liability company based in Delaware. URC, as it will continue to be known, will be operated by Managing Members John and Cheryl Zimmerman and Bob and Donna Miller.

The most comforting statement of the day came from URC President John Zimmerman, confirming that the long and successful history of URC will not only be remembered, but it will grow for years to come.

For several years, there has been interest within URC of going in this direction and there were many reasons sited. First, the competitive nature of this business requires the ability to have flexibility in the rapid changing environment of decision-making, something that is often slowed down in a club environment. Another motivation for this change is opening new doors with potential sponsors who would much rather negotiate with a registered corporation then a club.

Perception is another compelling reason for this change. While URC has enjoyed a long existence, being a club has branded the name of URC as something other then a full fledge-serious entity in the world of sprint car racing. With a point fund in excess of $40,000, the best negotiated tire deal for sprint cars in the country and a minimum earnings of $200 just to start a feature event, clearly puts URC in the game and they could very well be the leader of 360 sprint car racing today. Transponders for scoring and in car radios are mandatory, showing URC's commitment to providing the promoters and spectators an efficiently run show.

Looking ahead to 2006, there is a fairly well defined road map of where URC is heading. "From the view point of the fans, promoters, drivers and owners, expect to see the same well run (no delay) racing program", commented Bob Miller. "What we have going with URC is the continuation of "work in progress" so there is no need for us to re-create the wheel". Miller added, "We're where we are today because of the efforts of John, Cher and I. . . . It's just time to take URC to the next level of professionalism with a touch of corporate image.

Surprising, the membership vote for this change was overwhelming 21 to 1. The current Board of Directors is made-up of car owners who really have enough to do, fielding a competitive car for the grinding URC Advance Auto Parts Sprint Series. When it comes to mid-week preparation, their car needs the attention, not operating the day-to-day tasks of URC, and the same can be said for their sponsorship efforts. Race teams today have to work hard to secure their own sponsors and they can't be expected to go out and land sponsors for URC. That work must lie in the hands of URC's Managing Members. The same can be said for dealing with track promoters, publicity and promotions, cars shows and the media.

It was communicated that drastic changes will not occur. For example, the American Racer tire agreement will continue, URC's point fund for next year is expected to exceed the 2005 payout and the schedule is already well into the planning stages with a similar series as we saw this year.

URC is in good hands. John and Cher Zimmerman has been committed to the success of URC for many years, with John working in the capacity of URC President as Cher handled the secretary-treasurer position. On race night, both John and Cher are actively working to deliver the highest quality show for the fans and Promoters and they listen closely to the comments always offered by the competitors each night at the completion of the race.

Also in the partnership as URC Managing Members are Bob and Donna Miller. Bob has been working with URC since 1986 when he joined URC in the position of Publicity. Bob secured URC's first ever series title sponsorship, that being Kendall Motor Oil. Outside of URC, the Miller's also co-promote the successful Thunder on the Hill Racing Series and are involved in several other short track racing activities.

The working relationship between the Zimmerman's and the Miller's is not only unique, but also successful, as the two teams seem to compliment the total effort. An effort that has seen great benefits for URC. Both Zimmerman and Miller are not sprint car drivers or sprint car owners, and that in itself is unique with URC. Throughout the long and rich history of URC, the President and senior ranking officers have been competing car owners and drivers, which on occasions has created conflict within the ranks.

"I feel we can be more objective in the business decisions of URC as well as the race night managing of officials and race calls". Zimmerman continued to say, "Our competitors are important to us, but so are the track operators who are faced with new challenges each year, we need to work in the best interest of both parties". John added, "That's where Bob helps out so much since he can see what we're doing through the eyes of a Promoter.

There is no need to be sad, this is not the end of URC as we know it, but the rejuvenation of a traveling sprint car series that is fifty-eight years rich in history. From the days of leather helmets, no roll cages and drivers racing in t-shirts, to the prestigious URC Banquet that will distribute a whopping $40,000 point fund in short track racing's most dignified awards dinner; it's time to celebrate the continuation of growth within URC.

The URC Awards Banquet is set for Saturday night, December 17 at the Hotel Sheraton in Dover, DE. Along with the distribution of the point fund monies and special awards, expect major announcements of renewed sponsorships, new and exciting sponsorship offers, special events and new purse incentives. Catch sprint car racing's New Deal, URC in 2006.

For additional information, visit the URC web site at: www.urcsprints.com
Questions of Interest:
Q. How will URC operate through this transition period?
A. There will be no noticeable change. Business will go on as usual with the Banquet, planning for
Motorsports, Scheduling of events and participation at EMPA.
Q. What happens to URC, a non-profit organization?
A. The United Racing Club will cease operations on December 31, 2005. The United Racing Company LLC
will begin operation on or before November 7, 2005.
Q. What will happen to the money in the United Racing Club account?
A. All monies generated and going into the United Racing Club will be 100% paid out at the 2005 Banquet.
The United Racing Club Board of Directors will oversee the finances and payment of the point fund.
Q. Will the URC engine rules change in 2006 and how will car specifications be decided?
A. No engine rule changes are planned for 2006. URC's Managing Members will create a Tech Committee to
assist in the decision making of on-going car specifications and changes.
Q. Is there a bigger plan in mind for you to sell URC?
A. The competitive nature of URC's Managing Members will not allow them selling URC. In fact, operating
under the current "club" environment, could make URC more vulnerable for a take over by someone or a
group that would not have the best interests of URC in mind.
Q. Will there still me a URC membership?
A. Yes, and the price will remain the same. The membership fees over the years have been used to offset
administrative costs such as phone calls, stationary, mailings, web site operations, etc.
Q. Will sanction fees be increased to the track Promoters?
A. No sanction fees will go unchanged for the fifth year in a row.
Q. What is the protest policy for URC competitors?
A. The protest policy will remain the same as prior years.
Q. Will the nightly payoff to the drivers decrease in any positions?
A. No, the purse will not decrease, and be aware that additional bonus money may be added.
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OCTOBER 24, 2005

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR URC AWARDS BANQUET SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17

The 58th Annual United Racing Club Awards Banquet is set for Saturday night, December 17 at the Hotel Sheraton in Dover, DE. Champion driver Curt Michael and Champion Owner Kathy Palladino will steal the show as they collect the largest share of the $40,000 point fund and collect the prestigious URC Championship rings. Tickets for this gala affair are now available by contacting Pat Miller at 609-835-2278. The price of the tickets are $55 if purchased on or before Sunday, November 6. After that date, tickets will be $75. Cocktails will be available at 6 PM with a buffet dinner to be served at 6:30 PM.

Following dinner, URC Officers will present special awards and distribute the point fund money. Exciting plans for the 2006 season will be announced as well. Music for dancing will follow the awards and a cash bar will be available.

The championship winning sprint car owned by Kathy Palladino and driven by Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE, is expected to be on display in the Sheraton Lobby.

Be sure to purchase your tickets early and benefit from the discount. Banquet tickets will also be available for purchase at the URC General Membership Meeting, set for Sunday, November 6 at the Holiday Inn Select, Bridgeport, NJ. The Meeting will begin at 1 PM.

For more information on the General Membership Meeting or the 58th Annual Awards Banquet, please visit our website at www.urcsprints.com

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OCTOBER 23, 2005

URC FALL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP SET FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Drivers and Owners who compete with the United Racing Club are strongly urged to attend the URC Fall General Membership Meeting set for Sunday, November 6 at the Holiday Inn Select in Bridgeport, NJ (exit 10 off I-295). The meeting will begin promptly at 1 PM.

The agenda for the meeting will include a recap of the 2005 season and the voting on proposals that will shape the future of URC in 2006 and going forward.

The URC Banquet is set for Saturday night ,December 17 at the Hotel Sheraton, Dover, DE. Tickets for the URC Banquet will be available at the General Membership Meeting.

For additional information on the General Membership Meeting or to purchase URC Banquet tickets, please call the URC Office, 302-422-1508, or email us at: urcsecretary@aol.com. Please visit our website: www.urcsprints.com

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OCTOBER 15, 2005

BILL BRIAN JR DELIVERS BIG URC WIN SATURDAY NIGHT IN THUNDER FINALE AT GRANDVIEW

Bill Brian Jr. of Ephrata, PA likes the Grandview Speedway. In fact, he was a former Thunder on the Hill Sprint Series Champion. Saturday night, in URC's season finale, Bill Brian Jr, driving the Elmer and Rose Stoltzfus sprint car, scored his first URC win of the season and his eleventh career victory under the URC banner. URC was part of the Grandview THUNDER features only program at Grandview Speedway.

In the twenty-five lap URC Advance Auto Parts Sprint Series feature, rookie driver Mark Bitner set the early pace followed by Bill Brian Jr and Dave McGough. At the halfway point of the race, Bitner had a big lead and the battle was taking place for the top five spots between Brian, McGough, Kramer Williamson and Dave Ely.

At this point, the race was still non-stop and Bitner was now approaching lapped traffic. Dave Ely passed Williamson and moved into fourth and one lap later, he was racing in third. At the front of the pack, Brian was chasing down Bitner as third place runner Dave Ely was closing the gap between himself and Brian.

The top five was definitely coming together for an all out battle to the checker, then the first yellow flag was displayed on lap nineteen when Ed Aikin hit the third turn wall.

On the restart, Bill Brian Jr. made a powerful move to pass Bitner for the lead. Ely now caught Bitner and the two drivers swapped the runner-up spot at least three times, before Ely took second for good on lap twenty-three.

With just two laps remaining, Ely now went to work on Brian for the lead. After two challenges for the lead, the yellow flag was displayed on lap twenty-four when Will Urkuski stopped in turn three.

It was now a one lap shootout to the checker flag. On the restart, Bill Brian Jr covered the low groove as Dave Ely looked for an outside line. Entering turn three, Brian and Ely were within a car length. As the leaders exited turn four and with the checker flag waiving, Bill Brian Jr had a strong run off of turn four to earn the win. Ely finished second with Dave McGough third, Mark Bitner fourth and Kramer Williamson fifth.

Also on the program was the Valley Forge Inc/Fred's Trailer Center URC Non-Winners Race. Each year, this event is presented to offer all URC non-winners an opportunity to visit victory lane. Brooke Bowman of Chestertown, MD led the entire twelve lap distance to score his first ever URC victory, beating out Mark Bitner, Josh Weller, Johnny Zimmerman, Will Urkuski and Jamie Bodo.

This concludes the URC 2005 racing season. The next event is the annual URC Awards Banquet to take place on Saturday, December 17 at the Sheraton-Dover, DE.

FEATURE FINISH: Bill Brian Jr., Dave Ely, Dave McGough, Mark Bitner, Kramer Williamson, Curt Michael, Trevor Lewis, Jason Clauss, Chris Coyle, Josh Weller, Tim Hogue, Gary Gollub, Scott Pursell, Pete Green, Dave Betts, Johnny Zimmerman, Will Urkuski, Ed Aikin, Kyle Purks, Brooke Bowman, DNS--Kevin Welsh.

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OCTOBER 8, 2005

RAIN STOPS 360 SPRINT CHALLENGE AT ROLLING WHEELS SATURDAY

The 10th Annual 360 Sprint Challenge set for the Rolling Wheels Raceway on Saturday night was cancelled due to rain. This event staged the sprint cars of URC, PSG and ESS in a season end shoot-out that offered $3,000 to the winner of the 25 lap main event. Sixty-five sprint cars were expected to take part in the program. Due to the lateness of the season, the show will not be re-scheduled.

For the URC sprints, they will be in action next Saturday night, October 15 at the Grandview Speedway. URC will be part of this features only event with their main event being sponsored by Erb & Henry of New Berlinville, PA. URC will compete in a 25 lap feature along with the Fred's Trailer Parts/Valley Forge Inc URC Non-Winners feature. This 12 lap feature is open to any driver that has competed with URC this season and has never won a URC main event.

Grandview Speedway will open their grandstand gates at 3:30 PM with the pit gate opening at 2:30 PM. The first of five features will take the green flag at 6 PM. For more information on this event, please visit: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com

Erb & Henry URC Sprint Feature Line-up
15 Mark Bitner
5g Dave McGough
00 Bill Brian Jr
54 Chris Coyle
2w Kevin Welsh
6 Brian Seidel
73 Kramer Williamson
08 Jason Clauss
3 Dave Ely
19a Ed Aikin
56 Trevor Lewis
99 Curt Michael
39 Tim Hogue
63 Josh Weller
1 Scott Pursell
36 Gary Gollub
64k Kyle Purks
11Pete Green 2bBrooke Bowman 22 Dave Betts

Fred's Trailer Center/Valley Forge INC
URC NON-Winners 12 laps
(Eligible Drivers Include)
(line-up determined by draw on race night)
15 Mark Bitner 50 Joe Zuczek 2b Brooke Bowman
63 Josh Weller
22 Dave Betts
14 Will Urkuski
21 Scott McClaren
19 Johnny Zimmerman
40 Mike Kostic
76x Jamie Bodo
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SEPTEMBER 24, 2005

Curt Michael Claims third URC Championship. . . . .
KYLE PURKS PULLS OFF UPSET FOR FIRST EVER URC CAREER WIN SATURDAY

DELMAR, DE . . . . Nineteen year old Kyle Purks of Langhorne, PA pulled off a dramatic last lap move to score his first ever URC sprint car victory on Saturday night at the Delaware International Speedway. Purks started tenth in the twenty-four car field and at one point of the race dropped back to thirteenth. As the race went on, Purks charged to the front, racing in fourth on lap twenty. In the final two laps, Purks put the pressure on race leader Dave Ely. With the white flag waiving, Purks took the low groove and the lead going into turn one. Purks drifted to the high side of the speedway as Ely made a run to regain the top spot. Purks was up to the challenge and held the top spot going into turn three. The win for Purks was a crowd pleaser on Taylor & Messick Lawn and Farm Equipment Night at the Delaware International Speedway.

In another story, Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE clinched the 2005 Advance Auto Parts URC Sprint Series championship. Driving the Palladino owned BK Leasing sprint car, Michael finished a solid seventh in the feature event, to secure his third ever URC Championship. Michael previous won the URC championship in 1998 and in 2004. Title contender Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy, PA was involved in an early race mishap that forced him to retired to the pits.

Three heat race qualifying events were presented with victories going to Kyle Purks, Tim Hogue and Midge Miller as Trevor Lewis won the "B" Main event. Jason Clauss a two time feature winner this season and ranked in the top five points, was unable to start the feature event after qualifying due to mechanical problems.

In the twenty-five lap Advance Auto Parts URC feature, Tim Hogue of Medford, NJ was the early race leader, holding off several threatening challenges from runner-up Midge Miller. Dave Ely and Kramer Williamson were on a charge racing in third and fourth as Mark Bitner made-up the top five. A yellow flag on lap nine brought the field together once again, offering Miller another run at challenging Hogue for the lead. Hogue remained the race leader although Miller offered several bids for the top spot.

At the halfway point of the race, Hogue was on top followed by Midge Miller, Dave Ely, Kramer Williamson and a hard charging Bill Brian Jr. On lap sixteen, Ely made the move and passed Miller for second. Ely then went to work on reeling in the race leader.

With just five laps remaining, everyone was passing. Dave Ely took the lead from Hogue as Bill Brian Jr dashed into third with Kyle Purks fourth and Kramer Williamson fifth.

The yellow flag was displayed on lap twenty-two when Junior Martin and Mares Stellfox made contact going down the backstretch. Martin tapped the wall then took a violent flip entering turn three. Martin walked away uninjured.

The restart saw Ely, Purks and Bill Brian Jr set-up for a three lap dash to the checker. Ely had a quick start but just one circuit later, Purks staged a major challenge for the top spot. One lap later and with the white flag waiving, Purks put his foot to the floor and took the lead going into turn one. Once on top, Purks refused to offer Ely a chance to reclaim the lead. Purks took the victory and collected the $1,600 first place prize. Dave Ely finished second followed by Bill Brian Jr., Kramer Williamson and pole sitter Tim Hogue.

Although the night ended on a good note for Kyle Purks, there were a few moments of tension. Just prior to the start of the feature event, the pit crew discovered a fuel leak and the decision was made not to start the feature event. Fellow competitor, Eldreth Construction Racing loaned the Purks team their fuel cell. The change was made just in time for Purks to start the feature. "I was concerned the final laps since the fuel cell we were using was smaller then what was on my car". Kyle Purks continued say, "After the checker flag, the car rolled to a stop, dry and out of fuel".

FEATURE FINISH: Kyle Purks, Dave Ely, Bill Brian Jr., Kramer Williamson, Tim Hogue, Chris Coyle, Curt Michael, Midge Miller, Mark Bitner, Dave McGough, Scott Pursell, Jon Eldreth, Ed Aikin, Gary Gollub, Kevin Welsh, Ashley Parlett, Mares Stellfox, Jimmy Martin, Brian Seidel, Pete Green, Josh Weller, Mike Kostic, Johnny Zimmerman, Trevor Lewis. DNQ -- Jason Clauss, Dave Betts.

NEXT EVENT:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 Rolling Wheels Raceway 360 Sprint Shoot Out. $3,000 to win 7 PM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Grandview Speedway 5-25's Features Only 6 PM
Plus: Valley Forge Inc/Fred's Trailer Parts URC NON-WINNERS RACE

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URC TO INVADE DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY NIGHT

The Taylor & Messick Delaware State URC Sprint Series will return to the Delaware International Speedway on Saturday night, September 24. This event will mark the fifth visit of 2005 for the Advance Auto Parts Sprints. Kramer Williamson (May 14), Kevin Welsh (June 4), Brian Seidel (June 25) and Jason Clauss (July 9) were all previous URC feature winners at Delaware International this season.

In the Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series, Kevin Welsh is the point leader holding just a two point edge over Kramer Williamson. Jason Clauss, Curt Michael and Jon Eldreth make-up the top five in the Delaware point chase.

Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE and driver of the Palladino/BK Leasing #99 is looking to win his second consecutive URC title as he leads all drivers into the final events of the season. Michael is two time former URC series champion, winning the title in 1998 and again in 2004. Trevor Lewis, Ed Aikin, Dave Ely and Jason Clauss round out the top five in the URC Series chase.

Following the URC show at the Delaware International Raceway, URC will compete in the 360 Sprint Challenge at the Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, NY on Saturday night, October 8. The following weekend, Saturday, October 15th, URC will be at the Grandview Speedway taking part in the GRANDVIEW THUNDER 5-25's features only program.

Also on the Grandview race card will be the Valley Forge Inc/Fred's Trailer Parts URC NON-WINNER'S RACE. This event is open to any URC driver that competed in 2005 but never won a feature event. Bill Gallagher of Valley Forge INC and Fred Kennedy of Fred's Trailer Parts jointly announced their sponsorship support of this event as a way to further develop and reward the outstanding drivers of URC.

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Fred's Trailer Parts New Series Invades Black Rock........
TREVOR LEWIS DEFENDS BULLY HILL TITLE, POCKETS $4,000 FOR THE VICTORY SATURDAY NIGHT

DUNDEE, NY . . . . . For the second consecutive year, Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy, PA was the star of the show in the 7th Annual Bully Hill Vineyards Sprint Car Nationals at the Black Rock Speedway in Dundee, NY. Lewis, a regular with the United Racing Club, drove his Bill Turpin/Fred Kennedy owned sprint car to a convincing victory, taking the lead on lap fourteen and running uncontested to the $4,000 victory in the 35 lap main event. This event earned points for the URC competitors for the season long point chase as well as the Fred's Trailers Parts New Series. Lewis along with the Turpin/Kennedy Race Team have established themselves as the "top dog" in last years high dollar events and Saturday was no different.

A field of sixty-five sprint cars took part in the Bully Hill Nationals with URC Rookie Driver Brooke Bowman of Chestertown, MD setting fast time. Five heat race events were presented with victories going to Rich Swarthout, Bill Brian Jr., Chuck Hebing, George Suprick and Ray Preston. The "C" Main saw Tim Kelly take the win as Bryan Howland won the "B" Main. A 12 lap Non-Qualifiers event was on the program as well with Bubby Kerrick taking the win. In the six car ALL STAR Dash, Rick Wilson was the winner and collected $500 for the victory.

Twenty-five sprint cars made-up the starting field in the Bully Hill Nationals with Dave McGough taking the early lead over Trevor Lewis. Brooke Bowman who set fast time of the night and started fourth in the main event, spun in turn one on the second circuit, displaying the yellow flag. On lap three, Ed Aikin spun in turn four and the caution was waiving once again. When green flag racing resumed, McGough remained the leader with Trevor Lewis second and Curt Michael third. Also on the move was Kevin Welsh who was now racing in fourth.

At the front of the pack, McGough continued to set the pace with Lewis now about to challenge for the lead. By lap twelve, Lewis was looking for some racing room and darted to the outside groove to make the pass for the lead. Kevin Welsh also found a burst of energy, passing Curt Michael on lap fourteen for the third position. By lap eighteen, Welsh was in second with Lewis still setting a blistering pace. At the halfway point, Lewis remained the pace setter over Kevin Welsh, Dave McGough, Curt Michael and Dan Kaszubinski.

The race ran caution free to the checker flag with the top five runners unchanged, that is until the late stages of the race when Dan Kaszubinski was on a charge. Kaszubinski was fifth on lap thirty and advanced to third with just two laps remaining. On the run to checker flag, Kaszubinski challenged Welsh and took the runner-up position by inches at the wire. Welsh finished third followed by Dave McGough and URC point leader Curt Michael was fifth.

At the checker flag, Trevor Lewis was all alone to score his third win of the season and eleventh career win under the URC banner. Lewis, thrilled with his victory waived the checkered flag to the crowd while standing on his top win.

FEATURE FINISH: Trevor Lewis (URC), Dan Kaszubinski (ESS), Kevin Welsh (URC), Dave McGough (URC), Curt Michael (URC), Don Adamczyk (PSG), Lance Yonge (ESS), Jeff VanDusen (ESS), Mike Lutz (ESS), Jason Clauss (URC), Rich Swarthout (PSG), Alain Bergeron (ESS), John Karklin Jr. (ESS), Scott Bonnell (MRP), Kyle Drum (PSG), George Suprick (PSG), Mike Brecht (NRA), Doug Emery (ESS), Ed Aikin (URC), Bill Brian Jr (URC), Ray Preston (PSG), Bryan Howland (PSG), Rick Wilson (PSG), Kramer Williamson (URC), Brooke Bowman (URC). DNQ- -John Smith, Mick Fratto, Scott Pursell, Dave Ely, Craig Lane, Bobby Podolak, Midge Miller, Blake Breen, Bobby Breen, Jeff Cook, Chris Muhleisen, Kenny Jacobs, Pete Green, Tim Kelly, Billy Coffey, Matt Norrie, Mark Bitner, Kyle Wilson, Johnny Zimmerman, Luke Eriksen, Nick Bashford, Howard Singer, Bill Bailey, Don Sharp Jr., Jessica Zemken, Jared Zimbardi, Mike Stelter, Brad Knab, Tim Hogue, Gary Troutman, Bubby Kerrick, Josh Weller, Russ Bennett, Billy White, Tommy Wickham, Kyle Moffit, Dave Wickham, Tim Zimbardi, Doug Norrie.

(URC United Racing Club), (ESS Empire Super Sprints), (MRP Mercer Raceway Park), (NRA National Racing Alliance), (PSG Patriot Sprint Group), (SOS Sprints on Dirt).

Black Rock Promoter Dean Hoag was seen throughout the night greeting fans and competitors alike and talk was already buzzing about plans for the return of the Bully Hill Nationals in 2006. URC, ESS and the PSG were all complimentary of the working relationship that produced a large field of cars and an overall, very well run event.

NEXT URC DATES:
Saturday, September 24 Delaware International Speedway
Saturday, October 8 Rolling Wheels Raceway
Saturday, October 15 Grandview Speedway

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WELSH WINS URC FEATURE SATURDAY AT NEW EGYPT, DONATES $1,000 OF WINNINGS TO HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF FUND

NEW EGYPT, NJ . . . . . The Fred's Trailer Parts NJ Sprint Series continued on Saturday night at the New Egypt Speedway with Far Hills, NJ driver Kevin Welsh winning the twenty-five lap Advance Auto Parts sprint feature. For Welsh, it was his third URC win of the season and eleventh career win. The $1,600 to win event produced a joyous victory lane with winning car owners Pete Welsh and Frank Davix, donating $1,000 of there winnings to the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

Twenty-nine URC sprint cars took part in three qualifying heat race events with Bill Brian Jr., Will Urkuski and Kevin Welsh taking the victories. In the 12 lap "B" Main, Jason Clauss off Boyertown, PA took the win.

A field of twenty-five URC sprint cars took part in the feature event with Bill Brian Jr. leading the first lap. Before the second lap was completed, the yellow was displayed when Junior Martin tagged the first turn wall and came to a stop.

Green flag racing resumed with Brian at the front of the pack followed by Kevin Welsh and Brian Seidel. On lap three, the yellow was displayed when Chris Coyle stopped on the homestretch.

The restart saw Brain get a quick start over Welsh who now had to contend with a hard charging Seidel. Also on the move was Ed Aikin who moved into fourth on lap five. Brian and Welsh were now in a run for the lead with Welsh using the outside lane. On lap nine, Welsh took the lead with Brian now in the chase.

At the halfway point, Welsh was on top with Bill Brian Jr. now trying to hold off Brian Seidel as Ed Aikin and Josh Weller rounded out the top five. Current point leader Curt Michael, driving the BK Leasing Palladino sprint car was now running sixth.

On lap sixteen, Adam Gorden who was just lapped by the leader spun in turn two. Third place runner Brian Seidel made contact with Adam but kept moving, only losing two positions as a result of the accident.

The restart saw Welsh establish a commanding lead with Brian in second, Ed Aikin third, Brian Seidel fourth and Trevor Lewis fifth.. With just five laps remaining, Tim Hogue spun in turn one and the caution was displayed once again.

On the restart, Welsh was the man to beat as Aikin followed in second. Bill Brian was now racing in third and in a heated battle with Brian Seidel. As the leaders crossed the line on lap twenty-two, both Brian Seidel and Bill Brian were a torrid battle. At the flag stand, both cars tangled with Seidel flipping down the homestretch. Seidel did walk away uninjured.

On the restart, Welsh was again the quickest with Aikin racing in second. With the checker flag waiving, Welsh took the victory over Aikin with Trevor Lewis making a late race run for third as Curt Michael finished fourth and Bill Brian Jr. fifth.

The LikeWise Fast Time of the night was Bill Brian Jr and the Hard Charger of the feature event was Trevor Lewis.

FEATURE FINISH: Kevin Welsh, Ed Aikin, Trevor Lewis, Curtis Michael, Bill Brian Jr., Josh Weller, Pete Green, Dave McGough, Jon Eldreth, Jason Clauss, Kramer Williamson, Mark Bitner, Brooke Bowman, Kyle Purks, Tim Hogue, Joe Zuczek, Jamie Bodo, Will Urkuski, Johnny Zimmerman, Brian Seidel, Scott Pursell, Adam Gorden, Dave Ely, Chris Coyle, Junior Martin. DNQ- -Mares Stellfox, Mike Kostic, Justin Collett, Scott McClaren.

NEXT EVENT:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 BLACK ROCK SPEEDWAY/Dundee, NY --- 35 Laps $4,000 to Win

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RAIN STOPS URC AT DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL, URC TO STORM NEW EGYPT NEXT SATURDAY

Rain throughout the state of Delaware forced the cancellation of the Saturday night, United Racing Club sprint series event schedule to take place at the Delaware International Raceway. The powerful winged sprint cars of URC will return to Delaware International on Saturday night, September 24. In the meantime, get ready as URC plans to invade the popular New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, NJ on Saturday night, September.

Following the New Egypt event, URC will again participate in the Bully Hill Sprint Car Nationals at the Black Rock Speedway on Saturday, September 10. The winners' share is worth $4,000 and as many as 65 cars are expected to take part in the event.

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS URC SPRINT SERIES POINTS- - After 14 events.
Curt Michael 1,712, Dave Ely 1,588, Trevor Lewis 1,585, Ed Aikin 1,530, Jason Clauss 1,522, Brian Seidel 1,478, Kramer Williamson 1,456, Chris Coyle 1,387, Kevin Welsh 1,345, Dave McGough 1,284

TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SPRINT POINTS
Kevin Welsh 466, Kramer Williamson 464, Jason Clauss 424, Curt Michael 405, Jon Eldreth 389

FRED'S TRAILER PARTS NEW POINT SERIES
Dave Ely 568, Trevor Lewis 558, Ed Aikin 528, Chris Coyle 501, 477 Curt Michael.

VALLEY FORGE INC PA STATE POINTS
Curt Michael 696, Dave Ely 584, Trevor Lewis 578, Kramer Williamson 575, Brian Seidel 558

COMING EVENTS:

Saturday, September 3 New Egypt Speedway New Egypt, NJ
Saturday, September 10 Black Rock Speedway Dundee, NY
Saturday, September 24 Delaware International Speedway Delmar, DE

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Valley Forge INC Pennsylvania Sprint Series Invades Williams Grove. . . .
CURT MICHAEL TOPS TREVOR LEWIS IN LATE RACE BATTLE FOR TWENTY-SIXTH CAREER WIN

MECHANICSBURG, PA . . . . . Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE showed everyone what a champion is made of by winning the twenty-five lap URC Advance Auto Parts URC Sprint Series feature event Friday night at the Williams Grove Speedway. Michael, threaded his way through traffic, then focused on chasing down the sprint car of Trevor Lewis to take the lead on lap eighteen. Even with a late race caution on lap twenty-four, Michael, driving the BK Leasing Palladino owned sprint car, held off the challenges of Lewis to score his third URC win of the season and twenty-sixth career win under the URC banner.

A field of thirty-one URC sprint cars took part in the Valley Forge INC Pennsylvania Sprint Series event at Williams Grove with heat race victories going to Joe Zuczek, Jon Eldreth and Pete Green as Jason Clauss won the "B" main event.

The twenty-five lap URC sprint feature got off to a rough start with several caution flags delaying the completion of lap one. Once the race officially got underway, Jon Eldreth set the pace for the first lap with Trevor Lewis taking the top spot on lap two. On the move was Brian Seidel who moved into second by lap five followed by Eldreth, Ed Aikin and Midge Miller.

On lap eight, the caution was displayed, this time for Joe Zuczek who spun in turn two. One lap later, Brooke Bowman spun in turn one bringing out the caution once again.

At the front of the pack, Trevor Lewis continued to set the pace in the Turpin/Kennedy owned sprint car with Seidel in the runner-up spot. Eldreth followed in third with defending point champion and current point leader Curt Michael now racing in fourth and "B" Main winner Jason Clauss in fifth.

The top five remained unchanged as the field passed the starters stand at the halfway mark. On lap fifteen, the caution was again displayed, this time for Mares Stellfox and Dave McGough who tangled in turn four. At the same time, Chris Coyle driving the Lou Eckrich owned sprinter made hard contact with the non-forgiving Williams Grove guardrail and wildly flipped outside the raceway. Coyle was not injured in this spectacular crash.

On the restart, Lewis remained in control with Seidel and Michael now in a better position to challenge for the lead. The battle for the lead was once again delayed as Junior Martin came to a stop on the speedway on lap seventeen.

This time the restart saw Curt Michael make the winning move that advanced him into the top spot with Lewis now thrashing to find the quick lane to retake the lead. With five laps remaining, Michael and Lewis remained in a battle for the lead. The final caution of the race came out on lap twenty-four for Brooke Bowman who spun on the speedway.

Setting up for the one lap dash to the cash, Curt Michael had a quick start and easily beat Lewis into turn one, avoiding any challenge for the lead. For the balance of the final lap, Michael ran uncontested to the checker flag, using this win to pad in current point lead in the season long title chase. Lewis finished second followed by Jason Clauss, Brian Seidel and Ed Aikin.

Kramer Williamson deserves special recognition for his efforts Friday night. A blown motor during the heat race event appeared to sideline this former champion for the night. A quick run back to the Palmyra, PA shop and the team returned to the speedway with a back-up motor. Following the motor change out and without warm-ups, Williamson started the feature as a provisional in the twenty-fifth spot. At the completion of the twenty-five laps, Williamson earned a solid seventh place finish.

FEATURE FINISH: Curt Michael, Trevor Lewis, Jason Clauss, Brian Seidel, Ed Aikin, Jon Eldreth, Kramer Williamson, Justin Collett, Mark Bitner, Dave Ely, Kevin Welsh, Kyle Purks, Midge Miller, Josh Weller, Scott Pursell, Mares Stellfox, Brooke Bowman, Junior Martin, Chris Coyle, Dave McGough, Pete Green, Joe Zuczek, Bill Brian Jr., Dave Betts, Will Urkuski. DNQ- -Tim Hogue, Johnny Zimmerman, Gary Gollub, Jamie Bodo, Scott McClaren, Adam Gorden.

LikeWise Fast time of the night- - -Jon Eldreth
Hard Charge of the night- - Kramer Williamson, started 25th (provisional) to finish 7th.

NEXT EVENT: Saturday, August 27th Delaware International Speedway 7 PM Race Time.

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BLAINE HEIMBACH TO CHALLENGE URC FRIDAY AT THE GROVE

Hot off a big victory Saturday night at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Blaine Heimbach of Selinsgrove, PA announced today that he plans to compete with the United Racing Club Sprint Cars on Friday night when the Nation's oldest traveling sprint car organization invades the historic Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA. Heimbach will be driving the familiar Jeff Creasey #12 loaded with all the necessary gear to take on the best of URC. Let it be known that Creasey is coming to race and Heimbach will be racing to win.

Just last Saturday night, Heimbach was the big winner of the $4,000 to win 358 Sprint National Open at Selinsgrove. Heimbach would like nothing more then to enter his name into the URC feature winners history page. Winning the 25 lap URC Advance Auto Parts Sprint feature at Williams Grove will be no easy task as he'll feel the challenges from point leader Curtis Michael of Ocean View, DE, Dave Ely of West Lawn, PA and Kevin Welsh of Far Hills, NJ. Also in the hunt for the win will be Ed Aikin who is enjoying an outstanding season. Aikin is quick to offer that his success is coming with a low budget race team as he's proud of it! Bill Brian Jr recent winner of the Race of States in Michigan will be in the field along with the Pink Panther Kramer Williamson.

The URC Advance Auto Parts Sprint Series will be in action on two nights this coming weekend, making their annual Friday night visit to Williams Grove Speedway on August 26. This event will offer points for season long Championship title as well as the Valley Forge INC Pennsylvania Sprint Series. On Saturday night, August 27, URC invades the Delaware International Speedway for still another Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series event.

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URC SCORES TWO TOP TEN FINISHES IN 360 FULL THROTTLE NATIONALS

Saturday, July 20, 2005. . . . . . . Saturday night at the I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan, two of URC's finest, Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy, PA and Bill Brian Jr. of Ephrata, PA earned top ten finishes in the 360 Sprint Full Throttle Nationals. Lewis finished a solid fifth as Bill Brian Jr. collected tenth place money after starting twenty-second. The 30 lap main event paid $5,000 to win and New York racer Brian Howland of the Patriot Sprint Group took top honors.

BILL BRIAN JR WINS RACE OF STATES AT I-96

Friday, July 19, 2005 . . . .Bill Brian Jr. of Ephrata, PA invaded the I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan on Friday night, and won the 10 lap Race of States. Brian took the lead from Larry Ball of Knoxville, IA. Brian held the top spot, fighting off a late race challenge from Brian Howland of the Patriot Sprint Group. Third place was Tim Allison of NRA.

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CURT MICHAEL LEADS URC POINT CHASE, DELIVERS FOURTH PLACE FINISH IN 360 NATIONALS

Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE remains on top in the highly contested URC Advance Auto Parts season long point chase. Michael has a seventy-six point advantage over runner-up Dave Ely. Both Michael and Ely are previous champions, with Michael being the defending 2004 champion. Michael won his first URC Championship in 1998. Dave Ely won his first URC title in 2003. Not too far out of the chase for the championship is Trevor Lewis, who is ranked third with 1,458 points followed by Mr. Consistency Ed Aikin.

Just last weekend, URC planned an open weekend to allow competitors to take part in the prestigious Tournament of Champions and the 360 Nationals held at the Knoxville, Iowa Raceway. Michael, driving the Palladino owned BK Leasing sprint car delivered a solid fourth place finish in the 20 lap 360 Nationals. More then one-hundred and fifteen 360 sprint cars took part in the event. Trevor Lewis, Dave Ely, Kevin Welsh and Jon Eldreth were URC regulars who also made the trip to the 360 Nationals.

Some facts about the 2005 URC Season.
40 drivers have competed with URC so far this season.
15 point races were completed Year-to-Date
16 drivers made every event in 2005.
13 of the top 15 drivers in points made every event in 2005.
Mark Bitner, rookie URC driver in 2005 has made all fifteen point races and is ranked 13th in points with 1,109 points earned at this time.

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS URC SPRINT SERIES POINTS- - After 14 events.
Curt Michael 1,578, Dave Ely 1,502, Trevor Lewis 1,458, Ed Aikin 1,418, Jason Clauss 1,415, Kramer Williamson 1,379, Brian Seidel 1,367, Chris Coyle 1,334, Kevin Welsh 1,265, Bill Brian Jr. 1,227.

TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SPRINT POINTS
Kevin Welsh 466, Kramer Williamson 464, Jason Clauss 424, Curt Michael 405, Jon Eldreth 389

FRED'S TRAILER PARTS NEW POINT SERIES
Dave Ely 568, Trevor Lewis 558, Brian Seidel 548, Ed Aikin 528, Chris Coyle 501.

VALLEY FORGE INC PA STATE POINTS
Curt Michael 696, Dave Ely 584, Trevor Lewis 578, Kramer Williamson 575, Brian Seidel 558

COMING EVENTS:

August 19-20   I-96 Speedway Michigan
August 26           Williams Grove Speedway
August 27           Delaware International Speedway

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Fred's Trailer Parts NEW Series Continues. . . . . .
BRIAN SEIDEL CHARGES FROM 12TH TO WIN URC FEATURE SATURDAY NIGHT AT NEW EGYPT

NEW EGYPT, NJ . . . . . Brian Seidel of Allentown, PA was the star of the show Saturday night at the New Egypt Speedway as the Advance Auto Parts URC Sprint Series presented their nineteenth event of the season. Seidel, who started twelfth in the Fred's Trailer Parts NEW Series feature event sliced and diced his way through traffic and caught race leader Mares Stellfox on lap twenty-three to take the lead. Stellfox battled back in the final two laps but with each challenge, Seidel mastered the high groove and went on to score his second win of the season and nineteenth career victory under the URC banner.

A field of twenty-nine URC sprint cars took part in the program with heat race victories going to Mares Stellfox, Pete Green and Dave Betts as Brooke Bowman rallied home the winner of the twelve lap "B" Main.

In the twenty-five lap URC feature event, Mares Stellfox of Prospect Park, PA was the early race leader, beating out Pete Green on the run to turn one at the drop of the green. Stellfox, who was URC's first female feature winner, quickly ran to hide from the rest of the field. Pete Green, Kyle Purks and Bill Brian Jr followed in the chase.

The first caution of the race was on lap eight when Kyle Purks spun in turn four while running in a solid top five position. On the restart, Stellfox was the quickest once again but the field came to a caution on lap ten, this time for a Brooke Bowman spin. The field ran one more green flag lap before another caution was thrown on lap twelve when Chris Coyle made hard contact with the first turn one.

With the green flag waiving, Stellfox was again the pace setter followed b Jason Clauss, Brian Seidel, Bill Brian Jr. and Pete Green. Now on a charge was Ed Aikin who advanced into the top five.

At the front of the pack, Seidel passed Clauss for the runner-up spot and set his sights on the Mares Stellfox. A tangle on lap eighteen left Gary Gollub facing traffic on the homestretch and the yellow flag slowed the field one more time. On the restart, Clauss passed Seidel for second and once again, Stellfox ran to hide from the rest of the field.

With just five laps remaining, Stellfox set the pace followed by Clauss, Seidel, Bill Brian Jr. and Ed Aikin. Just one lap later, Seidel made the pass to move into second and now had to chase down Stellfox. With just two laps remaining, Seidel passed Stellfox for the lead, but Stellfox fought back, looking to regain the top spot. Racing sixth through tenth in the final two laps was Dave Ely, Curt Michael, Trevor Lewis, Kevin Welsh and Tim Hogue. These drivers were not only racing for position, but the valuable points that go towards winning the URC Advance Auto Parts Championship Title.

In the closing laps, Stellfox made three attempts to regain the top spot but with the checker flag waiving, Brian Seidel driving the Mike Bostic sprint car took the victory. To the delight of the race fans, Stellfox delivered an outstanding second place finish with Jason Clauss third, Bill Brian Jr. fourth and Ed Aikin fifth.

The hard charger of the night award went to Brian Seidel as Trevor Lewis earned the LikeWise Construction fast time of the night award.

FEATURE FINISH: Brian Seidel, Mares Stellfox, Jason Clauss, Bill Brian Jr., Ed Aikin, Dave Ely, Curtis Michael, Trevor Lewis, Kevin Welsh, Tim Hogue, Mark Bitner, Dave McGough, Pete Green, Kramer Williamson, Junior Martin, Brooke Bowman, Scott Pursell, Josh Weller, Dave Betts, Joe Zuczek, Gary Gollub, Kyle Purks, Will Urkuski, Chris Coyle. DNQ- - Midge Miller, Jamie Bodo, Adam Gorden, Johnny Zimmerman, Jon Eldreth.

NEXT EVENT:
Friday, August 19       I-96 Speedway/Michigan
Saturday, August 20     I-96 Speedway/Michigan
Friday, August 26       Williams Grove Speedway/Valley Forge INC Pennsylvania Sprint Series
Saturday, August 27     Delaware International Speedway/Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series

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URC SPRINTS RETURN TO NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT

The Advance Auto Parts URC Sprint Series will return to the New Egypt Speedway on Saturday night, August 13. Kevin Welsh of Far Hills, NJ won the previous visit to New Egypt as Trevor Lewis leads the Fred's Trailer Parts New Point Series. New Egypt is always a favorite stop on the URC schedule, always providing an action packed night of racing excitement.

Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE is the current point leader of the season long Advance Auto Parts point series sponsored by BAR's Leaks. The 2005 point chase is one of the most highly contested in URC history, with just 187 points separating the point leader and the eighth place driver in points. Keep in mind, that on any given night, the maximum number of points to be earned is 140. The point standings could easily shuffle on any given night.

The Valley Forge INC Pennsylvania Sprint Series makes a welcome return to the Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, August 26. Curt Michael leads the PA Series over Dave Ely and Trevor Lewis.

Kevin Welsh is the point leader of the Taylor & Messick Delaware State Sprint Series and he'll have an opportunity to pad his point lead with URC returns to the Delaware International Speedway on Saturday night, August 27.

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS URC SPRINT SERIES POINTS- - After 14 events.
Curt Michael 1,480, Dave Ely 1,397, Trevor Lewis 1,367, Ed Aikin 1,312, Kramer Williamson 1,311, Jason Clauss 1,293, Chris Coyle 1,293, Brian Seidel 1,233, Kevin Welsh 1,181, Dave McGough 1,157.

TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SPRINT POINTS
Kevin Welsh 466, Kramer Williamson 464, Jason Clauss 424, Curt Michael 405, Jon Eldreth 389

FRED'S TRAILER PARTS NEW POINT SERIES
Trevor Lewis 467, Dave Ely 463, Chris Coyle 460, Ed Aikin 422, 379 Curt Michael.

VALLEY FORGE INC PA STATE POINTS
Curt Michael 696, Dave Ely 584, Trevor Lewis 578, Kramer Williamson 575, Brian Seidel 558

COMING EVENTS:

August 13       New Egypt Speedway
August 19-20   I-96 Speedway Michigan
August 26           Williams Grove Speedway
August 27           Delaware International Speedway

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JULY 31, 2005
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TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SPRINT POINTS
Kevin Welsh 466, Kramer Williamson 464, Jason Clauss 424, Curt Michael 405, Jon Eldreth 389

FRED'S TRAILER PARTS NEW POINT SERIES
Trevor Lewis 467, Dave Ely 463, Chris Coyle 460, Ed Aikin 422, Brian Seidel 414.

VALLEY FORGE INC PA STATE POINTS
Curt Michael 696, Dave Ely 584, Trevor Lewis 578, Kramer Williamson 575, Brian Seidel 558

COMING EVENTS:

August 4-7 Knoxville, Iowa
Saturday, August 13 New Egypt Speedway
August 19-20 I-96 Speedway Michigan

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TREVOR LEWIS TOPS ACTION PACKED URC SHOW SATURDAY NIGHT AT BRIDGEPORT SPEEDWAY

BRIDGEPORT, NJ . . . . . The Advance Auto Parts URC Sprint Series made their one and only stop this year at the Bridgeport Speedway on Saturday night and a big crowd was rewarded with a typical URC sprint car thriller. Thirty sprint cars took part in the fourteenth event of 2005 for URC and the fifth race of the season for the Fred's Trailer Parts URC "New" Series. Trevor Lewis of Upper Black Eddy, PA ran in the top five from the drop of the green, but put the pressure on in the closing laps, taking the lead on lap nineteen. Lewis wrestled the top spot from Chris Coyle then went on score his second win of the season and tenth career victory under the URC banner.

Three heat race events determined the starting field for the feature event with victories going to Dave Ely, Jason Clauss and Chris Coyle. The 12 lap "B" Main saw Tim Hogue take the win over Daryl Smith.

At the start of the twenty-five lap URC feature, a four car mix-up in turn two brought out the red flag. Jon Eldreth, Joe Zuczek, Ed Aikin and Bill Brian Jr. tangled with Zuczek taking a slow roll. Zuczek was not injured in the accident. On the restart, Jason Clauss took immediate command of the lead spot as Chris Coyle and Trevor Lewis followed. On the move was Dave Ely and Curt Michael who were racing in the top five by lap five.

The caution was displayed on lap eight when Kyle Purks spun in turn two. Purks was racing in sixth at the time of the spin. Clauss once again was in control when green flag resumed. At the halfway mark, Clauss, Coyle, Lewis, Curt Michael and Dave Ely made-up the top five with Mark Bitner now racing in sixth after starting fifteenth.

The leader, Jason Clauss began to slow his pace and both Coyle and Lewis quickly reeled in the leader. On lap eighteen, Chris Coyle took the lead driving the Lou Eckrich owned sprint car. Coyle held the top spot for just one lap as Trevor Lewis wheeled the Kennedy/Turpin #56 to the head of the pack on lap nineteen.

Dave Ely was on a charge and moved into third with five laps remaining. Mark Bitner was on a charge of his own, now running fourth on lap twenty-one. With just two laps remaining, Ely caught Coyle and made the pass for second. Point leader Curt Michael caught a fading Jason Clauss and moved into the top five on the white flag lap.

Ely was fast but ran short of time to challenge Lewis for the win. With the checker flag waiving, Trevor Lewis took the win over Dave Ely, Chris Coyle, Mark Bitner and Curt Michael.

Josh Weller drove the Mike Bostic owned #6 as weekly driver Brian Seidel was on vacation. Mechanical problems sidelined the Bostic sprinter during the running of the consolation. Mark Bitner of Trenton, NJ was the Hard Charger of the Night, starting fifteenth in the feature event and finishing a strong fourth. The LikeWise Fast Lap of the Night went to Jason Clauss of Boyertown, PA. During the running of the feature event, Clauss turned the Bridgeport Speedway in a time of 19.539, which averaged in excess of 115 mph. Rookie Driver Brooke Bowman turned in another impressive run finishing seventh. Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE and driver of the Palladino #99, continues to lead the URC points. Michael delivered a strong fifth place finish in the feature event. Jason Clauss finished sixth in the feature event after leading the first seventeen laps. It was reported that a bleeder valve was leaking in the final laps.

FEATURE FINISH: Trevor Lewis, Dave Ely, Chris Coyle, Mark Bitner, Curt Michael, Jason Clauss, Brooke Bowman, Kramer Williamson, Dave McGough, Dave Betts, Ed Aikin, Jon Eldreth, Will Urkuski, Mares Stellfox, Kyle Purks, Pete Green, Midge Miller, Junior Martin, Daryl Smith, Scott Pursell, Tim Hogue, Scott McClaren, Joe Zuczek, Bill Brian Jr., DNQ- - Kevin Welsh, Johnny Zimmerman, Jamie Bodo, Josh Weller, Gary Gollub, Adam Gorden.

NEXT EVENT: URC will again be part of the Tournament of Champions at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. The first of four events at Knoxville will open on Thursday, August 4.

Thursday, August 4 Knoxville Raceway
Friday, August 5 Knoxville Raceway
Saturday, August 6 Knoxville Raceway
Sunday, August 7 Knoxville Raceway
Saturday, August 13 New Egypt Speedway
Friday, August 19 I-96 Raceway Michigan
Saturday, August 20 I-96 Raceway Michigan

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URC to invade Bridgeport Speedway Saturday night, July 30. . . .
CURT MICHAEL LEADS ALL IN HIGHLY CONTESTED URC POINT CHASE

Thirteen races into the 2005 Advance Auto Parts URC Sprint Series and defending champion Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE leads all URC competitors in his attempt for a third title. Michael owns two URC wins this season and has a URC career total of twenty-five victories. With the change in the URC handicapping system in 2005, the point chase is tighter then ever, but Michael and his Palladino owned URC race team, it's business as usual. The point spread between the point leader and the fifth ranked driver in points is just one-hundred and thirty-nine points. It's just that close with nine point race events still remaining on the schedule.

Nine drivers have shared the thirteen victories with Curt Michael, Kevin Welsh, Jason Clauss and Kramer Williamson each scoring two feature wins so far this season. Drivers with single victories include Trevor Lewis, Dave McGough, Ed Aikin, Brian Seidel and most recently, Dave Ely who won the feature event on Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.

The URC Advance Auto Parts Sprint Series will invade the five-eighth mile Bridgeport Speedway this Saturday night, July 30. Race time is 6:30 PM. Bridgeport Speedway is always a favorite stop for URC as this track delivers some of the highest speeds of any track that URC visits. For more information and directions to Bridgeport Speedway (Bridgeport, NJ) please visit their website: www.bridgeportspeedway.net

Rookie drivers Brooke Bowman of Chestertown, MD and Mark Bitner of Trenton, NJ both enjoyed great rides this past Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway. Bowman finished second after leading twenty-two of the twenty-five lap feature. Mark Bitner also delivered a strong performance with a fourth place finish in the main event. Bowman and Bitner are two of eight registered rookie drivers with URC in 2005.

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS URC SPRINT SERIES POINTS- - After 13 events.
Curt Michael 1,368, Dave Ely 1,267, Brian Seidel 1,233, Trevor Lewis 1,230, Ed Aikin 1,229, Kramer Williamson 1,214, Jason Clauss 1,182, Chris Coyle 1,168, Kevin Welsh 1,149, Bill Brian Jr 1,078.

TAYLOR & MESSICK DELAWARE STATE SPRINT POINTS
Kevin Welsh 466, Kramer Williamson 464, Jason Clauss 424, Curt Michael 405, Jon Eldreth 389

FRED'S TRAILER PARTS NEW POINT SERIES
Ed Aikin 339, Chris Coyle 335, Dave Ely 333, Trevor Lewis 330, Tim Hogue 316.

VALLEY FORGE INC PA STATE POINTS
Curt Michael 696, Dave Ely 584, Trevor Lewis 578, Kramer Williamson 575, Brian Seidel 558

COMING EVENTS:

Saturday, July 30 Bridgeport Speedway
August 4-7 Knoxville, Iowa
Saturday, August 13 New Egypt Speedway
August 19-20 I-96 Speedway Michigan

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VALLEY FORGE PA SPRINT SERIES EVENT FALLS TO URC'S DAVE ELY AT SELINSGROVE

SELINSGROVE, PA . . . . .Dave Ely of West Lawn, PA played the waiting game and it all payed off as he won the twenty-five lap URC sprint car feature event Saturday night at the Selinsgrove Speedway. Ely started on the pole, but the surprise of the night was rookie driver Brooke Bowman of Chestertown, MD who out-gunned Ely to take the lead at the start of the main event. Even with three caution flags, Bowman could not be challenged. That is until lap twenty-two when Ely reeled in the leader to take the top spot just four laps from the checker flag.

Bowman, who was looking for his first career win was equally happy with his runner-up spot. "I really like running on these big and fast race tracks", commented Bowman as his car was going through post race teching.

The annual Advance Auto Parts URC sprint series visit to the Selinsgrove Speedway attracted twenty-seven sprint cars with heat race victories going to Dave Ely, Brooke Bowman and rookie sprint driver Mark Bitner. Jason Clauss won the URC "B" that was cut short after Tim Hogue flipped in turn one during a heated battle for lead.

The field was called to the post for the feature event and at the drop of the green flag, Brooke Bowman immediately set a blistering pace followed by Dave Ely and Mark Bitner. On lap five, the first yellow flag was displayed for Scott Pursell who stopped on the speedway.

On the restart, Bowman was again the class of the field as Ed Aikin was now making a run to the front of the pack, racing in fourth. As the field crossed the line on lap eleven, the second yellow of the event was displayed, this time for Dave Betts who stopped on the backstretch.

With the green flag waiving to restart the feature, Bowman remained the pace setter at the halfway point of the race followed by Ely, Bitner