Eldora
Speedway…
Title
Chase dates Confirmed
ROSSBURG,
OH (Sept. 17) – Eldora
Speedway officials have confirmed the concluding dates for the Eldora
Stock
Car, UMP DIRTcar Modifieds and UMP DIRTcar Late Model division
cumulative point
chases on the historic .500-mile clay oval.
For
the Modifieds and Late Models,
the UMP National Championship weekend (October 5 & 6) will
serve as their
final point opportunity, while the Stock Cars will see their title
chase end
October 13, as part of the annual
UNOH
(University of Northwestern Ohio) Sprintacular event.
Going
into the final stretch of the
season, the pursuit towards the coveted Eldora championship is as
intense as
ever; particularly amongst the Modified contenders.
With this weekend’s Friday night date
(September 21) within the Four Crown Nationals joining the UMP
Nationals; two
opportunities remain to shape the divisional rundown.
Only five points separate the top four
drivers.
Joey
Kramer goes into Friday’s UMP
DIRTcar Modified competition with a two point margin over Rob Williams;
who in
turn has a two point edge over third-place Matt Westfall. Only one point behind
Westfall is Ryan
Sutter. Interestingly
enough, none of
the four have an Eldora championship title on their resume.
In
the Late Model battle, former
champions Matt Miller (2008, 2010) and Jeep VanWormer (2007) hold down
the top
two spots, while upstart Canadian driver Andrew Reaume has quietly
moved into
third position, only 14 markers out of the lead.
While his focus is on the championship,
Reaume is also keenly aware of Jeff Babcock and Jon Henry, who are only
four
and seven points behind him, respectively.
One
week after those two point
races are concluded, the Stock Cars enter the scene with their equally
concentrated
campaign. The
30-point spread among the
top five drivers includes three former champions in the mix. Three-time title
holder Barney Craig (1992,
1993, 1999) holds a slim six-point margin over the 2006 champion Shawn
Phillippi. Earnie
Woodard, in search of
his first-ever crown, lays 11-points behind Phillippi, while Rob Trent
(1998,
2011) trails Woodard by another 12-points.
Only one point behind Trent, in fifth,
is Dean Pitts, as he seeks his
first-ever Eldora honor.
Complete
information for
this weekend’s Four Crown Nationals, the UMP Nationals and the UNOH
Sprintacular may be found on the track’s newly redesigned website
www.EldoraSpeedway.com, where tickets may be purchased 24 hours a day. The speedway
office may be reached at (937)
338-3815 during normal business hours. |