From URSS
The 2016 URSS/IMCA Racesaver Sprint Series will invade Colorado Motorsports Park Saturday night for the Inaugural Colorado Motorsports Park Ernie DiCroce Memorial. Join us in honoring one of Colorado’s most iconic racing legends.
Ernie was the founder and former owner of AAI Speed Equipment and Machine Shop, along being a former Sprint Car owner for several drivers, Leland McSpadden, Jan Opperman, Doug Wolfgang, Joe McCarthy and Keith Rauch just naming a few. Ernie and his daughters Gina and Christy ran AAI Speed Equipment in Arvada for over 20 years. Just back in 2001, Ernie was voted in as a Life Member of the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association (RMMRA) for his support. Many racers would gather at AAI to work on their racecars, buy parts or fuel as well as bench racing.
This will be the only Myers Racing Engines URSS National Championship URSS IMCA/Racesaver 305 Sprint car point’s race in Colorado. Gates open at 5pm with a concert by School Of Rock!! Races kick off at 7PM. The 2016 Myers Racing Chase has run five events so far this season. Luke Cranston picked up the Boothill Showdown/ Steve King Memorial preliminary event win at Dodge City Raceway Park July 1st. Jason Martin took the $2,000 Boothill Showdown/Steve King Memorial Feature July 2nd. Zach Blurton picked up the win at Lincoln County Speedway in North Platte Nebraska on July 9th.
The latest installment of the Myers National Championship was July 16th & 17th at the “Eight Annual Wheatshocker Nationals” at RPM Speedway in Hays Kansas. Dodge City’s “Flyin’ Brian Herbert” took both nights of the event to pocket a cool $2,500 in total purse money and the coveted Customized Pit Boss pellet grill that was awarded by S&W Supply/Federated Auto Parts to the top point’s earner for the weekend. It was one of the races on Brian Herbert’s Bucket List to win. A stellar field of drivers from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma will be ready to hit the clay once again as they all shoot it out for the top prize.
The top five in National Points are Luke Cranston, Zach Blurton, Darren Berry, Brian Herbert and Jed Werner. The Colorado Points top five are Austin Mclean, Zach Blurton, Justin Medlock, Brian Hardman and Clint Shubert.’
Gates open at 5:00 pm with the racing action starting at 7:00 pm. Joining the URSS/IMCA Sprint Cars will be the Sport Modifieds, Colorado 1200 Outlaws. For more information you can visit the CMSP website at http://www.coloradomotorsportsparkllc.com/ . Colorado Motorsports Park is located 44 miles east of Denver, I-70 exit #316.
The United Rebel Sprint Series would like to pass along its condolences as mourns the passing of Dave Gwin from ADI photography. Dave and his wife were just recently in North Platte taking pictures for us and always took pictures when we were in Colorado. You will be greatly missed.
If you can’t make it to the track you can listen to the racing action live on www.RacinBoys.com Just click the URSS link on the RacinBoys website with Kyler Fetters bringing you all of the racing action. For all of your informational needs visit the United Rebel Sprint Series on Facebook or check out the Official URSS website at www.unitedrebelsprintseries.com for schedule updates, rules, race recaps, driver info and much more.