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Brennan Poole in a UMP Modified at Houston Raceway Park in 2008.. United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) is a short track motor racing sanctioning body in the United States that sanctions short track racing on dirt race tracks from 1/5 mile (0.3 km) in length to 1-mile (1.6 km) in length.
Modified stock car racing, also known as modified racing and modified, is a type of auto racing that involves purpose-built cars simultaneously racing against each other on oval tracks. First established in the United States after World War II , this type of racing was early-on characterized by its participants' modification of passenger cars ...
In 2007 Lincoln Speedway hosted events for World of Outlaws Late Model Series and UMP Summernationals as well as their local racing series'. 2008 will see more of the same from both sanctioning bodies, as well as full-time sanctioning from United Midwestern Promoters.
Dirt track racing is a form of motorsport held on clay or dirt surfaced banked oval racetracks. Dirt track racing started in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 1930s using both automobiles and motorcycles, spreading throughout Japan and often running on horse racing tracks.
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Lernerville runs a weekly program under UMP sanctioning, which includes a tire rule with Hoosier for the Super Late Model division. Most divisions that run at track are UMP sanctioned: 410 Sprints, Super Late Models, Big Block Modifieds, UMP Modifieds, 4 Cylinders.
Bobby Pierce (born November 24, 1996) is an American professional dirt late model and stock car racing driver. [1] A competitor in late models, he last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 63 Chevrolet Silverado for MB Motorsports.
On September 26, 1998, Jack won the USAC Sprint, USAC Midget, USAC Silver Crown, and UMP Modified features at Eldora Speedway. By doing so he became the first and only driver to win all four divisions of racing at the 4-Crown Nationals held at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. [2] Jack Hewitt also made several trips to Australia during his career.