9/1/2016
Big Weekend For UMSS With Tabor & Richert Memorial Events
The Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series will close out their point season for all divisions with two big races on the second weekend in September. The UMSS winged sprints, Traditional sprints and Micro sprints will race on Friday night September 9 at the Princeton Speedway for the running of the 5th Annual Davey Tabor Memorial. The IMCA Racesaver 305 sprints will also be on the program. The following night, the UMSS winged sprints and Traditional sprints will once again be a part of the 16th Annual Jerry Richert Sr. Memorial at the Cedar Lake Speedway which also features the IRA & NSL 410 Outlaw Sprints. For sprint car racers and fans, these two Memorial events present a great opportunity to join with the sprint car racing community as we honor and celebrate the lives of sprint car fan, mechanic and car owner Davey Tabor along with one of the greatest Minnesota sprint car drivers ever, Jerry Richert, Sr. of Forest Lake. These two premier events will prove to be a fantastic weekend to not only watch the thrills of sprint car racing but also to follow the season-long UMSS point battles in order to determine the GRP Motorsports High Five Championship Bonus in the UMSS winged and Traditional sprints along with the Midwest Power Series champion in the UMSS winged sprints.
Margaret Tabor has added $3,000 into the purse for the Friday night September 9 program at the Princeton Speedway while Midwest Power Equipment will add $1,500 and GRP Motorsports will add another $1,150 in purse money for the 5th Annual Davey Tabor Memorial. For the Traditional sprints, Margaret Tabor has added an extra $34 to every finishing position (1-20) in their "A" Feature in honor and memory of their car #34TW. All pay positions (1-20) in the UMSS winged sprint car feature race will end with the number 34 as well. The UMSS winged sprints will run their usual double-round of qualifying races that evening with drivers earning passing and finishing points in both the Ultimate Sprint Heats and Challenge Races. Each Challenge Race will pay the winner $34 courtesy of the Tabor family while heat race winners will also earn $34 from GRP Motorsports. The feature winner in the UMSS winged sprints will earn $2,334 with second place paying $1,234. GRP Motorsports will also add money in the Traditional sprint car feature making it $534 to win.
The Richert Memorial is always one of the biggest sprint car racing events in the upper Midwest each season, and the 2016 edition will certainly provide racers and fans with another tremendous evening of sprint car racing action at the Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday night September 10. The Richert family has raised an additional $2,100 to add to the UMSS winged sprint car purse in positions 3-20 along with another $1,500 from Midwest Power Equipment and over $1,000 from GRP Motorsports. The winner of the UMSS winged sprint car feature will earn $2,000 with second place paying $1,000. Additional money has been added to all positions in the feature. GRP Motorsports will also add money in the Traditional sprint car feature making it $563 to win.
Come out and join the racing community on Friday night September 9 at the Princeton Speedway and Saturday night September 10 at the Cedar Lake Speedway on what will prove to be a great evening filled with wonderful memories of Davey Tabor and Jerry Richert, Sr. Previous UMSS winners of the Davey Tabor Memorial include Brooke Tatnell, Scotty Thiel, Jerry Richert Jr. and Thomas Kennedy. Previous UMSS winners of the Jerry Richert Sr. Memorial include Rob Kubli, Brooke Tatnell (twice), Kaley Gharst, Chris Graf, Ryan Bowers and Justin Henderson.
5th Annual Davey Tabor Memorial 25 lap UMSS feature payout: (1) $2,334, (2) $1,234, (3) $734, (4) $634, (5) $534, (6) $434, (7-15) $334, and (16-20) $234.
16th Annual Jerry Richert, Sr. Memorial 25 lap UMSS feature payout: (1) $2,000, (2) $1,000, (3) $750, (4) $600, (5) $500, (6) $475, (7) $400, (8) $375, (9-10) $350, (11) $300, (12-13) $275, (14-15) $250, (16-20) $225.
Article Credit: Greg Parent, UMSS Media Director
