The season
ended on a very positive note for many drivers within
the UARA-Stars series. THE UARA-STARS hosted 115
different late model stock drivers in 2006 and a
staggering 236 support division drivers came on board to
make our shows the success that they were. Along with
all the fans that accompany these many drivers, the
UARA-STARS traveled throughout five different states in
2006.
2006 series
Champion Brandon Ward completed 2184 laps throughout
the season out of a possible 2288. That is a completion
rate of over 95%. As with many a sport, consistency is
a major plus when competing. Ward is followed by Alex
Yontz 2138, Jamie Yelton 2135, Kyle Grissom 2105 and
Justin Hill 2076 total laps run. With numbers like
these, the experience these young drivers received is
priceless. They have all gained a wealth of knowledge
about running at various speedways, with different
weather conditions and track sizes.
Jamie Yelton
of Spindale won the Sonic Award for most laps lead well
ahead of runner up Alex Yontz. Jamie led a mind
boggling 711 laps with Yontz leading 313 for the year.
That gave Jamie a 33% average of leading any given
race. Quite an impressive number in any standards.
Melling
Select Rookie of the Year Barry Andrews also showed how
impressive he can be by gaining 150 positions during the
year netting him the honor of also being the Holley
Performer of the Year.
Third place
Melling Select Rookie contender Lucas Ransone won the
Competition Cams Award for Most Improved Driver of the
Year. Lucas started the year off having one problem
after another but once he shook that monkey off his back
he made some very strong runs including a second place
finish at Coastal Plains. Ransone’s second place finish
made him the highest finisher of all the rookies for the
year. The efforts of Ransone and the never give up
attitude that he and his team have landed him 8th
overall in points.
The staff of
the UARA-STARS are working steadily on the 2007 racing
schedule. We have been on the road working with
speedway promoters and getting contracts signed. We
hope to have our schedule near completion before the PRI
show in Orlando mid December.
We are also
working on getting our contingency sponsorships lined up
for 2007. Many of our previous sponsors will be on
board again in 2007 and we look forward to adding some
new ones as well. These sponsors are a major part of
our growth and the growth of our racers.
The
UARA-STARS take this time to thank our sponsors and to
congratulate our drivers on a job well done. We wish
each and every one of them continued success.
Below is a
list of Award winners throughout the season:
|
Comp Cam Winner |
|
Sunoco Pole |
|
Holley Performer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
R.A. Brown |
|
Jamey Caudill |
|
Jamey Caudill |
|
Ross Furr |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Joey Miller |
|
Mike Giessen |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Jerame Donley |
|
Jason York |
|
Marty Ward |
|
Brandon
McCarson |
|
Scooter Hillis |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Mark Setzer |
|
RA Brown |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Scooter Hillis |
|
Chad Mullis |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Chad Mullis |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
B.J. Mackey |
|
Roger Lee
Newton |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Wayne Hale |
|
Clay Greenfield |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Jeff Myers |
|
Kevin Leicht |
|
Mark Setzer |
|
Lee Tissot |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Matt McCall |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Matt McCall |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
Melling Rookie |
|
Bell Helmet |
ARP Hard Luck |
|
|
|
|
|
|
K.C.Cunningham |
|
Junior Franks |
Jamie Yelton |
|
K.C.Cunningham |
|
K.C.Cunningham |
Matt Lassiter |
|
Scooter Hillis |
|
Alex Yontz
|
Mark King |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
Alex Yontz |
Roger Lee
Newton |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Alex Yontz |
Brandon Ward |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Alex Yontz |
Clay Jones |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Alex Yontz |
Blair Addis |
|
Scooter Hillis |
|
Alex Yontz |
Barry Andrews |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Chad Mullis |
Ross Furr |
|
Clay Jones |
|
Alex Yontz |
Gary Weeks |
|
Justin Hill |
|
StephenGahagan |
Lucas Ransone |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
StephenGahagan |
Jamie Yelton |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
Mark Setzer |
Alex Yontz |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
Alex Yontz |
Kyle Grissom |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Alex Yontz |
Mark
King |
|
Hightower
Trans. 1st |
|
Bassett Wheel
2nd |
Laser Square
3rd |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Roger Lee
Newton |
|
Jamey Caudill |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Ross Furr |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Jason York |
|
Mark Setzer |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Ross Furr |
|
Mark Setzer |
|
Marty Ward |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
BrandonMcCarson |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Ryan Gray |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Mark Setzer |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Scooter Hillis |
|
Chad Mullis |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Roger Lee
Newton |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
B.J. Mackey |
|
John Staton |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Andy Johnson |
|
Stephen Gahagan |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Stephen Gahagan |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Kevin Leicht |
|
Danny O'Quinn |
|
Lee Tissot |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
R.A. Brown |
|
Matt McCall |
|
Jamie Yelton |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Roger Lee
Newton |
|
CV Products
4th |
|
Sonic 5th |
|
DRP 5th |
|
|
Junior Franks |
|
RA Brown |
|
RA Brown |
|
|
Tony Grady |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
|
Rick Smith |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
|
R.A. Brown |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
|
Kevin Leicht |
|
Ross Furr |
|
Ross Furr |
|
|
R.A. Brown |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
|
Jake Crum |
|
Joey Miller |
|
Joey Miller |
|
|
R.A. Brown |
|
Justin Hill |
|
Justin Hill |
|
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Roger Lee
Newton |
|
Roger Lee
Newton |
|
|
Dennis Queen |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Alex Yontz |
|
|
Dennis Queen |
|
Jeff Myers |
|
Jeff Myers |
|
|
Ross Furr |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
|
Alex Yontz |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
|
Jimmy Doyle |
|
Andy Loden |
|
Andy Loden |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sonic 10th |
|
DRP 10th |
CV Products
11th |
|
|
Ross Furr |
|
Ross Furr |
Ryan Gray |
|
|
Randy Pearce |
|
Randy Pearce |
Danny O'Quinn |
|
|
R.A. Brown |
|
R.A. Brown |
Matt Lassiter |
|
|
Mark King |
|
Mark King |
R.A. Brown |
|
|
K.C.Cunningham |
|
K.C.Cunningham |
Jamie Yelton |
|
|
Justin Hill |
|
Justin Hill |
Barry Andrews |
|
|
Ross Furr |
|
Ross Furr |
K.C. Cunningham |
|
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Brandon Ward |
K.C. Cunningham |
|
|
Brandon Ward |
|
Brandon Ward |
K.C. Cunningham |
|
|
Mark King |
|
Mark King |
Scooter Hillis |
|
|
Mike Giessen |
|
Mike Giessen |
Jeff Myers |
|
|
Mike Giessen |
|
Mike Giessen |
Justin Hill |
|
|
Daniel Pope |
|
Daniel Pope |
R.A. Brown |
|
|
Andy Petree |
|
Andy Petree |
Jake Crum |
|
|
Jake Crum |
|
Jake Crum |
Kyle Grissom |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Joe Gibbs
Oil 6 |
|
K.C.Cunningham |
|
Deac McCaskill |
|
Mike Giessen |
|
Jason York |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Mark Setzer |
|
Kyle Grissom |
|
Lucas Ransone |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
Clay Jones |
|
Justin Hill |
|
Barry Andrews |
|
Brandon
McCarson |
|
Matt Leicht |
|
Brandon Ward |
|
RH 2Way |
|
Blair Addis |
|
Thomas Burbage |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
Wayne Webb |
|
N/A |
|
Zeke Shell |
|
Tony Grady |
|
N/A |
For more info
visit
www.uara-stars.com or call
828-692-3833
Press Release by: Wink
Bodenhamer
