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RISLONE URC SPRINT SERIES
RISLONE URC SPRINT TOUR EYES SEASON OPENER. . . . ..
BILL PAUCH JR ANNOUNCES PLANS TO COMPETE ON RISLONE URC
SPRINT SERIES TOUR OF 2013
Twenty-five year old Billy Pauch Jr of Frenchtown, NJ
officially registered today to compete on the Rislone URC Sprint Series Tour of
2013.
Pauch has signed on to drive the Brian Thomas and Bruce
Engler owned 360 sprint car with plans to race the entire URC schedule. The
URC sprints are the oldest traveling sprint car organization in the country and
will launch their sixty-sixth season at the Big Diamond Raceway on Friday night,
April 26. Pauch will be in the field at Big Diamond, a track where he
enjoyed much success racing a modified.
A Financial Analyst by profession, Billy Pauch Jr also has
one of the most recognized names in racing. His father, Billy Pauch remains one
of the winningest drivers in modified history and along the way, was a six time
winner in URC as well. In 2003, Pauch Jr. started his driving career and
since that time has competed in various divisions to include the dirt modifieds,
ARDC Midgets, 410 and 358 sprint cars, ARCA and the NASCAR Modifieds. Very few
drivers at the young age of twenty-five have enjoyed gaining experience in such
as vast variety of racing and earning wins in both the dirt modifieds and ARDC
Midgets. In fact, Pauch Jr has thirteen wins to his credit.
The Thomas & Engler sprinter will carry their familiar
#36 with sponsorship support from Wood Naturally, W&B Mechanical, GME
Steering, Awesome Racewear, Atlantic Sprinkler and Penske Racing
Shocks.
“URC is pleased to have Billy join our roster and we welcome
back car owners Brian Thomas and Bruce Engler”, commented Bob Miller, who is an
owner of URC along with John and Cher Zimmerman. “The level of competition
continues to rise and Pauch will fit right into the mix to include defending
champion Robbie Stillwaggon, Davey Franek, Chad Trout, Keith Prutzman, Dave
Ely, Joey Biasi, JJ Grasso, Randy West, Art Liedl, Kevin Darling, Jonathan
Swanson and Scott Lutz just to name a few. Let's not overlook the master,
Kramer Williamson of Palmyra, PA who will also be returning to run the entire
Rislone URC Sprint Series Tour”.
So why choose URC? “I like the ability to race at different
tracks”, Pauch continued to say, “ URC also attracts a long list of
sponsors, they get a lot of exposure from the media and I like the mix of
special events and regular shows on the schedule”. The special events that
Pauch is referencing is some of the Challenge events on the schedule. “I think
the challenge races are a great idea. I ran 358 sprints at Lincoln last year
and earned the Rookie of the Year Award so I’m definitely looking forward to
competing against those guys again”, said Pauch.
In 2012, URC transitioned to a double-file restart in their
feature events. The decision was met with some opposition, but as the season
went on, it was viewed as a positive move. Billy has a view as well stating,
“To me, it will make the racing more interesting. I have a lot of experience
doing the double-file restarts in modifieds, but have never done it with a
sprint car, never-the-less, I am looking forward to it”.
“There will again be some tough competition with URC this
year but I look forward to racing with everyone, the harder the competition the
better driver it will make you”, stated Pauch. For 2013, Pauch has measured
the competition of URC and said, “We have a good team assembled and I think we
have a shot at being in the top five in points at the end of the year. Brian
and I worked together at the end of 2012 for a couple of races and we really
seemed to click, so I think with that being said, we should be able to continue
that success into URC”.
The Rislone URC Sprint Series will open at the Big Diamond
Raceway on Friday night, April 26. The weekend of May 10 and May 11, URC will
have their first two race weekend, visiting the Bedford Speedway on Friday
night, then heading to the Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night for the $3,500
to win Jack Gunn Memorial.
2013 RISONE URC SPRINT SERIES SCHEDULE OF
EVENTS
|
APRIL
|
26
|
Big
Diamond
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
MAY
|
10
|
Bedford
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
MAY
|
11
|
Selinsgrove
Jack Gunn
|
$3,500
To Win
|
|
MAY
|
18
|
Delaware
International
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
JUNE
|
1
|
New
Egypt
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
JUNE
|
7
|
Williams
Grove
|
$2,200
To Win
|
|
JUNE
|
15
|
Grandview
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
JUNE
|
22
|
Winchester,
VA
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
JULY
|
6
|
New
Egypt
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
JULY
|
26
|
Potomac
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
AUG
|
2
|
Williams
Grove--Rislone
|
$4,000
To Win
|
|
AUG
|
3
|
Lincoln
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
AUG
|
9
|
Black
Rock
|
$4,000
To Win
|
|
AUG
|
10
|
Selinsgrove
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
AUG
|
23
|
Williams
Grove
|
$2,200
To Win
|
|
AUG
|
24
|
Port
Royal
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
AUG
|
31
|
Delaware
International
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
SEPT
|
7
|
Utica
Rome--non-points
|
$7,000
To Win
|
|
SEPT
|
14
|
New
Egypt
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
SEPT
|
28
|
Selinsgrove
40 Laps
|
$8,000
To Win
|
|
OCT
|
4
|
Gastonia,
NC
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
OCT
|
5
|
Cherokee
SC
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
OCT
|
19
|
Grandview
|
$2,000
To Win
|
|
|
Indicates
Friday Night
|
| |
|
|
(T)
Tentative
|
URC
FACTS: (Statistics maintained by Steve Barrick)
65 URC Seasons beginning in 1948 – 2012
Presented 1,500 Feature events
Visited 137 Different Speedway
Delivered 257 Different Feature Winners
Single season with the most different feature winners: 2007 (20 different winners)
Driver with the most URC feature wins: Glenn Fitzcharles (81)
Track Hosting the Most URC events: Delaware International (176), Bridgeport (145), Flemington (113) Grandview (87), Middletown (68)
Driver with the most consecutive URC feature wins: Hank Rogers (9) 1961-1962
There have been 4 Photo Finishes: 7-3-54 Hatfield, PA Bert Brooks/Tony Romit (T)
9-12-59 Selinsgrove, PA Al Chamberlain/Dave Humphrey (T)
7-29-61 Owego, NY Jim Maguire/Don Gillette (T)
9-1-69 Flemington, NJ Dick Tobias/Earl Halaquist (T)
Longest Running Tour Sponsor: Bar’s Leaks 18 years
For more information on the RISLONE URC Sprint Series, please visit our website at www.urcsprints.con, Also, look for URC to be present at numerous pre-season racing activities.
65 URC Seasons beginning in 1948 – 2012
Presented 1,500 Feature events
Visited 137 Different Speedway
Delivered 257 Different Feature Winners
Single season with the most different feature winners: 2007 (20 different winners)
Driver with the most URC feature wins: Glenn Fitzcharles (81)
Track Hosting the Most URC events: Delaware International (176), Bridgeport (145), Flemington (113) Grandview (87), Middletown (68)
Driver with the most consecutive URC feature wins: Hank Rogers (9) 1961-1962
There have been 4 Photo Finishes: 7-3-54 Hatfield, PA Bert Brooks/Tony Romit (T)
9-12-59 Selinsgrove, PA Al Chamberlain/Dave Humphrey (T)
7-29-61 Owego, NY Jim Maguire/Don Gillette (T)
9-1-69 Flemington, NJ Dick Tobias/Earl Halaquist (T)
Longest Running Tour Sponsor: Bar’s Leaks 18 years
For more information on the RISLONE URC Sprint Series, please visit our website at www.urcsprints.con, Also, look for URC to be present at numerous pre-season racing activities.
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