EIGHT TIME URC CHAMPION CURT MICHAEL PLANS RETURN WITH STOP AT DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT

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By Bob Miller

The third race of the 2013 Rislone URC Sprint Series will take place at the Delaware International Speedway on Saturday night, May 18 with race time set for 7 PM.
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Robbie Stillwaggon and JJ Grasso were the victors at the at Big Diamond and Selinsgrove Speedway  and both will be gunning for the win at Delaware International Speedway this Saturday night.    Making his return to URC is eight time champion Curt Michael of Ocean View, DE.  Along with his eight titles, Michael also owns forty-six URC career feature wins and he’ll be returning Saturday night, driving the  Bill Gallagher owned Valley Forge INC 5G.

The familiar 5G will again be green and white but carry a different design scheme.  Mark Madonna has rejoined the team of the 5G.  He was a crew member when the Michael/Gallagher Team won the URC Championship in 2010 and 2011.  The team will also include Chad Long, Larry and Jan Gilbert and Curt’s father, Al Michael.    The 5G sprinter will be a Triple X Chassis with a Rider Motor.  Sponsors include GEI Enterprises, Valley Forge INC, Lealands.com, Heffner Racing Enterprises, Kruger Trailers, Triple X, K&N Air Filters, Keizer Wheels and Harley Davidson of Seaford, DE.

Following the Delaware International Speedway event, the Rislone URC Sprint Series will head to the New Egypt Speedway on Saturday night, June 1 followed by a visit at the Williams Grove Speedway on Friday night, June 7.

Davie Franek of Wantage, NJ is URC’s current point leader holding a fifteen point advantage over 2012 URC Champion Robbie Stillwaggon of Burlington, NJ.    Brian Carber, Josh Weller and JJ Grasso make up the top five in the point chase.  Pennsylvania driver Ryan Wilson is also expected to be in action at Delaware International Speedway.

2013 RILSONE URC SPRINT SERIES SCHEDULE

APRIL

26

Big Diamond

Robbie Stillwaggon

MAY

11

Selinsgrove Jack Gunn

JJ Grasso

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

21

Bedford

$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

Carolina   Gastonia, NC

$2,000 To Win

OCT

5

Cherokee,  Gafney, SC

$2,000 To Win

OCT

19

Grandview

$2,000 To Win

Indicates Friday Night

 

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