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13th ANNUAL SPRINT CHALLENGE AT THE WHEELS SET FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
The Rolling Wheels Raceway in Elbridge, NY will host the 13th Annual
Sprint Challenge at the Wheels co-sanctioned by the URC and ESS Sprints
on Saturday night, October 6. This event is open to all 360 Sprints and
is expected to again draw a large field of competitors. As many as six
heat races and three "B" Main events are expected to determine the
starting field for the twenty-five lap $3,000 to win Sprint Challenge at
the Wheels feature event. Pit gates will open at 2 PM with racing set
to begin at 7 PM.
This event is rich in history, starting way back in 1994 when ESS driver
Craig Keel won the inaugural event. Keel returned the following year to
claim back-to-back victories. In 1996 and 1997, URC ace Kramer
Williamson scored both wins as ESS driver Dan Kaszubinski won in 1998.
Williamson returned to victory lane in the Sprint Challenge event in
1999 as Becca Anderson became the first female racer to win this annual
prestigious event in 2000.
Rick Wilson claimed the victory on behalf of ESS in 2001 and we can't
help but remember that drive by Kyle Drum in 2002. Drum, representing
ESS, started deep in the pack after running the "B" Main and charged to
the front to claim the Challenge victory in 2002. In 2003, URC's Pete
Green was the winner as Trevor Lewis took top honors in 2004 for URC.
In 2005, rain forced the event to be cancelled and in 2006, a unique
combination saw Chuck Heibing of the Patriot Sprints take the win,
driving the sprint car owned by Guy Howie of URC.
EXPECTED TOP EXTRIES INCLUDE:
URC- - Kramer Williamson, Brian Seidel, Michael Carber, Curt Michael,
Davey Sammons, Becca Anderson, Trevor Lewis, Dave Ely, Ed Aikin, Robbie
Stillwaggon, Chris Coyle, Mark Bitner.
ESS- -Steve Poirier, Jeff VanDusen, Lancy Yonge, Jeff Cook, Alain
Bergeron, Michael Parent, Tommy Wickham, Buddy Kerrick, Mike Stelter,
Justin Barger, Cory Sparks, Jessica Zemken.
PSG- -Chuck Hebing, Jared Zimbardi, Don Adamczyk, Ray Preston, Scott
Kreutter, Blake Breen, Bobby Breen, Geoff Quackenbush, Bryan Howland,
Gary Troutman, Jason Barney, Tim Kelly.
Sprint Challenge at the Wheels Payoff- - $3,000, $1,600, $1,100, $800,
$700, $600, $500, $475, $450, $400, $375, $350, $325, $315, $290,
$285, $280. $275. $265, $260, 22-24 $250.
Walt's Hobby 4 Lap Cash Dash Paying $100, $75, $50, $25, $25, $25
sponsored by Walt's Hobby, Syracuse, NY
2007 marks the 60th Anniversary season for the United Racing Company.
The Challenge at the Wheels is a full point race (fifty point minimum)
for the URC BAR'S Leaks Sprint Series and this event will mark their
twenty-fifth event of the 2007 season. A total of eighteen different
drivers have visited the URC victory lane this season. In the 60 year
history of URC, some 1,393 sanctioned events were presented. URC is our
Nation's oldest traveling sprint car organization.
For more information on the Sprint Challenge at the Wheels, please visit
www.urcsprints.com and go to the Competitors Page for all the detail,
qualifying procedures, payoff and car specifications and rules.
SPRINT CHALLENGE AT THE WHEELS PAST WINNERS
Sept. 24, 1994 Craig Keel (ESS)
Sept. 25, 1995 Craig Keel (ESS)
Oct. 12, 1996 Kramer Williamson (URC)
Oct. 11, 1997 Kramer Williamson (URC)
Oct. 10, 1998 Dan Kaszubinski (ESS)
Oct. 9, 1999 Kramer Williamson (URC)
Oct. 7, 2000 Becca Anderson (URC)
Oct. 6, 2001 Rick Wilson (ESS)
Oct. 12, 2002 Kyle Drum (ESS)
Oct. 11, 2003 Pete Green (URC)
Oct. 9, 2004 Trevor Lewis (URC)
October 2005 Rain Out
Oct. 7, 2006 Chuck Hebing (PSG)
October 6, 2007 ? ?
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