URC NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---THANK YOU

NEWS FROM: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456

RISLONE URC SPRINT SERIES

TIM KELLY ENTERS RISLONE URC SPRINT SERIES SEASON OPENER IN PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS EVENT AT BIG DIAMOND SPEEDWAY APRIL 26

All the way from Rock Stream, NY, sprint car driver Tim Kelly is an early entry to take part in the Rislone URC Sprint Series season opener sponsored by Pioneer Pole Buildings at the Big Diamond Speedway on Friday night, April 26. Kelly, a veteran in sprint car racing for twenty-one years, will again carry the familiar #12 on his Avenger sprint car. His high powered 360 sprint car will be powered by a Finger Lakes Auto Machine-Doug Holmes prepared engine. “We really want to run the entire season with URC, but our family business (Vi-Kell Enterprises) often dictates our schedule. Never-the-less, we plan to be at most, if not all the URC shows”, said Kelly.

With twenty-one years of driving experience to his credit, Kelly truly enjoys having fun when he is at the track and he finds URC as an organization and its’ competitors fun to race with. “Racing is all about going fast so I like the big tracks, especially Williams Grove and Selinsgrove Speedway”, said Kelly. Both tracks are well place with dates on the 2013 Rislone URC Sprint Series Schedule.

When Kelly hits the road to go URC sprint car racing his Crew Chief Eddie Vickio will lead the call on set-up and look after every fine detail prior to going onto the track. Also on the crew is Cliff Miller and Tim’s son, Tyler Kelly. Sponsorship support will include VFL Energy Technologies, BR Motorsports and Vi-Kell Enterprises, the Kelly’s family auto repair business.

2013 will mark the second season for the double-file restart format in URC. The decision to go with the double-file restarts had mixed views by the URC competitors at the start of the 2012 season. By the end of the year, it pretty much became standard practice. “I have no problem with the double-file restarts through the races I was part of, I didn’t see it as a major deal,” added Tim Kelly.

The opener for URC will take place at the Big Diamond Speedway located at 392 Forest Lane, Pottsville, PA 17901 (GPS Address). This is the first time in URC history that their opener will take place at Big Diamond and the Pioneer Pole Buildings banner will wave proudly when the racing program begins at 8:15 PM on Friday night, April 26.

Join Tim Kelly in URC opening night roster will be defending Rislone URC Champion Robbie Stillwaggon driving the Fred Kennedy owned #89. Also on the line-up grid will be Ed Aikin of Lincoln University, PA, an eight time URC feature winner and always a likely candidate to capture the championship title. JJ Grasso of Pedricktown, NJ owns twenty-one career wins and was URC’s champion in 2009 and will also be in the field at the Big Diamond URC opener. Other entries include Kramer Williamson, Chad Trout, Josh Weller, Billy Pauch, Jr., Scott Lutz, Dan Mazy, Keith Prutzman, Troy Betts, Randy West and Art Liedl, just to name a few.

For additional information on URC, please visit our website at www.urcsprints.com and plan now to be at the URC Pioneer Pole Buildings opening day on Friday night, April 26 at the Big Diamond Speedway.

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.

END