Larry Callahan
09-04-2023, 05:18 PM
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What an intense finish to UMI's biggest event of the year to close out this year’s event season!
A big congratulations goes to the new King of the Mountain Sam Strano of track sponsor Strano Performance Parts (https://www.stranoparts.com/).
Sam Strano - King of the Mountain!
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Sam won the Turn One (https://turnonesteering.com/) Shootout to become KOTM 5.0.
Big thanks to Turn One for sponsoring the shootout and to AFR - Air Flow Research (https://www.airflowresearch.com/) for the title sponsorship.
There was a new lineup of class kings for the final round, minus the returning king, Shawn Krebsbach, in the super late class, sponsored by Trackspec Motorsports (https://trackspecmotorsports.com/).
Shawn Krebsbach - Super Late Class King
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The new Class Kings for this year are Jared Leisinger in the Early Class, sponsored by Summit Racing Equipment (https://www.summitracing.com/).
Jared Leisinger - Early Class King
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Chris Wheatcraft, in the Mid Class, sponsored by Smitty's Custom Automotive, Ltd (https://smittyscustomauto.com/).
Chris Wheatcraft - Mid Class King
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And finally, Sam Strano, in the Late Class, sponsored by Gordon Automotive Specialties (https://www.facebook.com/GordonAutomotiveSpecialties). (Here's another pic since he's also the KOTM!)
Sam Strano (Again!) - Late Class King
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The 2nd place class drivers were:
Nathan Johnson - Early Class 2nd
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Chris Jensen - Mid Class 2nd
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John Vitamvas - Late Class 2nd
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Eric Peachey - Super Late Class 2nd
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Congrats to all the drivers that made it to this year's exciting shootout!
And thank you to all the track sponsors that made it all possible!
Want to watch a full live stream recording? Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dsWCVVh_GE
What an intense finish to UMI's biggest event of the year to close out this year’s event season!
A big congratulations goes to the new King of the Mountain Sam Strano of track sponsor Strano Performance Parts (https://www.stranoparts.com/).
Sam Strano - King of the Mountain!
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-winner-king-of-the-mountain.jpg
Sam won the Turn One (https://turnonesteering.com/) Shootout to become KOTM 5.0.
Big thanks to Turn One for sponsoring the shootout and to AFR - Air Flow Research (https://www.airflowresearch.com/) for the title sponsorship.
There was a new lineup of class kings for the final round, minus the returning king, Shawn Krebsbach, in the super late class, sponsored by Trackspec Motorsports (https://trackspecmotorsports.com/).
Shawn Krebsbach - Super Late Class King
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-super-late-class-king.jpg
The new Class Kings for this year are Jared Leisinger in the Early Class, sponsored by Summit Racing Equipment (https://www.summitracing.com/).
Jared Leisinger - Early Class King
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-early-class-king.jpg
Chris Wheatcraft, in the Mid Class, sponsored by Smitty's Custom Automotive, Ltd (https://smittyscustomauto.com/).
Chris Wheatcraft - Mid Class King
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-mid-class-king.jpg
And finally, Sam Strano, in the Late Class, sponsored by Gordon Automotive Specialties (https://www.facebook.com/GordonAutomotiveSpecialties). (Here's another pic since he's also the KOTM!)
Sam Strano (Again!) - Late Class King
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-late-class-king-also-king.jpg
The 2nd place class drivers were:
Nathan Johnson - Early Class 2nd
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-early-2nd.jpg
Chris Jensen - Mid Class 2nd
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-mid-2nd.jpg
John Vitamvas - Late Class 2nd
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-late-2nd.jpg
Eric Peachey - Super Late Class 2nd
https://j.hmjimg.com/2023/09/05/umi-super-late-2nd.jpg
Congrats to all the drivers that made it to this year's exciting shootout!
And thank you to all the track sponsors that made it all possible!
Want to watch a full live stream recording? Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dsWCVVh_GE