9th Annual Connor Bobik Memorial to be Held at Thunder Mountain Tomorrow

BROOKVILLE, Pa. – The 9th annual Connor Bobik Memorial will be held on Friday, August 2, at Thunder Mountain Speedway in Brookville.

The event honors the memory of Connor Bobik, the brave son of series photographer Derek Bobik and his wife Diane.

The Bobik family lost Connor on February 2, 2011, to brain cancer. Every year since that date, Derek and Diane have memorialized their son with a Super Late Model race.

Each year, the Bobiks hold several fundraisers including drawings for autographed photos, door panels and donations from various tracks, businesses, and event sponsors. All proceeds are given to the “Make-A-Wish” foundation.

The Zimmer Service Center ULMS Late Models series will compete in the event and the winner will go home with $3000. Track point leader Chris Hackett will lead the Dog Hollow contingent against the ULMS faithful and other top regional stars.

Joining Hackett will be Kyle Knapp, Bob Dorman, Gale Huey, Matt Lux, Chad McClellan, Charles Powell Jr, John Weaver, will all be ready to defend their home turf from the Close Racing Supply ULMS Elite teams of Max Blair, Mike Wonderling Jr., Jason Dobson and Mike Pegher Jr.

Kyle Hardy won the event last year.

Joining the Zimmer Service United Late Model Series will be the ULMS Super 6 Late Models along with Thunder Mountain Speedway’s Semi Late division, pure stock, and front-wheel drive class.

ULMS Racing Series procedures will be in place, which includes hot laps, time trials, minimum 8 lap qualifying heat events, consolation events (if needed) and 30 lap main event. Time trials per ULMS rules will be the following: 3 heats will be straight up; 4 heats will result in A&B group qualifying. If there are 4 heats or less, the top 2 heat finishers will redraw for their feature starting positions, otherwise, heat winner only will redraw (5 or 6 heats).

Pits will open at 5:00 p.m. with Grandstands opening at 5:30 p.m. ULMS registration is open at 5:00 p.m. and ULMS pre-race tech is open at 5:30 p.m. and closes at 6:50 p.m. ULMS driver meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. at the ULMS command center, which will also be closing of ULMS registration. ULMS hot laps by ULMS pill draw order will be at 7:10 p.m. with Integra Shocks Qualifying being held after opening ceremonies.


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