Rusty Ballenger Sits Atop Current UCRA Points Standings

  • Tuesday, July 25, 2017
  • Steve Hixson

The reigning/defending United Crate Racing Alliance (UCRA) Champion Rusty Ballenger of Seymour, Tn., sits atop the current points standings after eight rounds of the 2017 season leaving Fort Payne (AL) Motor Speedway gaining five valuable points over his two closest challengers Saturday night.

Ballenger took over the points lead two weeks earlier exiting I-75 Raceway (Round # 7) as early season points dominator Jason Manley of Loudon, Tn.

retired the UCRA’s home-base feature race a dismal 15th. Kyle Courtney of Knoxville didn’t fare much better, but did manage to close in on fellow Rookie.of the Year candidate (Manley) by 5 points. All eyes being on local favorite at Fort Payne; Kasey Hall, fans kept a third eye on the new 5jmotorsports.com entry of Jesse Lowe who’s been challenging regularly the UCRA top spot. For "four" consecutive UCRA races Lowe has quietly finished in the runner-up position and is back in contention for the UCRA Championship Title despite missing two races earlier this season.

Chip Brindle, like his predecessors, failed to capture that elusive third victory in a row Saturday at Fort Payne, but did (along with Lowe) gain valuable points chasing Ballenger, Manley and Courtney. Hall’s victory Saturday jumped the Geraldine, Ala., racer to 8th in the overall points picture just behind.Hot-Rod Carroll. UCRA 2016 championship runner-up, fellow Bama-ian, Robert Gant is back in the mix also after missing a few races, just outside the Top 10 in his Pro-maxx Ford.

 

The UCRA is off a week before returning to action Saturday, Aug. 5, at Tazewell (Tn.) Speedway for Round # 9 of the season. Anthony White of Clinton, Tn. picked up the UCRA win at the “Bad-Fast-Taz” back in May and could be trouble for local hot-shoes Jason Trammell and Phillip Thompson as well as the rest of the UCRA elite.

 

For more information visit the alliance's website at www.UCRAracing.com. UCRA is a sanctioning body for Crate Late Model dirt racing and all rights and rules thereof are available to be adhered to on behalf of the United Crate Racing Alliance.











UCRA Late Models



2017



Driver Car # Rookie Total
Rusty Ballenger 29 192 PTS.
Jason Manley 32 …R… 170 PTS.
Kyle Courtney 171 …R… 159 PTS.
Jesse Lowe 5j …R… 154 PTS.
Chip Brindle 17 149 PTS.
Anthony White 2x 123 PTS.
Rod Carroll r44 …R… 114 PTS.
Kasey Hall 38 101 PTS.
Ruben Mayfield 00M …R… 97 PTS.
Jimmy Elliott J39 …R… 91 PTS.
Robert Gant 22 90 PTS.
Greg Husky 61 74 PTS.
John Ownbey J0 60 PTS.
Sam Seawright 16 52 PTS.
Jordan Horton 56 51 PTS.
Shane Tankersly T31 51 PTS.
Greg Martin 24 50 PTS.
Josh Henry B00 49 PTS.
Bobby Pruitt 6P …R… 46 PTS.
Ross White 0W 45 PTS.
Ethan Hunter 15 44 PTS.
Kyle May 55 43 PTS.
Cory Hedgecock 23 40 PTS.
Bryson Dennis 15 38 PTS.
Andy Picklesimer 1P 37 PTS.
Larry Higgins 17H …R… 37 PTS.
Bryan Pritchard 3BP 30 PTS.
Zach Shannon z1 …R… 30 PTS.
Barry Goodman 24 30 PTS.
Philip Thompson 24
28 PTS.
Forrest Trent 101 27 PTS.
Jason Welshan 2W 26 PTS.
Jason Trammell 97 26 PTS.
Chris Chandler 88 25 PTS.
Cruz Skinner 11 25 PTS.
Brandon Williams 95 25 PTS.
Perry Delaney 77 25 PTS.
Matt Henderson 17 25 PTS.
Floyd Turner 50 23 PTS.
Tommy Smith 28 23 PTS.
Ashton Winger 12 22 PTS.
Craig Burrows 23B 21 PTS.
Marty Calloway 7C 21 PTS.
Ahnna Parkhurst 23P …R… 20 PTS.
Brandon Miller 89 20 PTS.
Justin Litchford 19A 19 PTS.
Mark Sexton 7X 19 PTS.
Jed Emert 98 19 PTS.
Johnny Ridings 31 19 PTS.
Kenny Ford 61 18 PTS.
Todd Morrow 8A 18 PTS.
Bradley Lewelling 10B 18 PTS.
Troy Davenport 5C 18 PTS.
Chad Green 159 18 PTS.
Andy Standridge 156 17 PTS.
Lynn Leach 22 17 PTS.
Tom Maddox 7T 17 PTS.
Van Lester 50 16 PTS.
Dustin Harris 04 …R… 15 PTS.
Cody Smith 11 15 PTS.
Drew Kennedy K37 15 PTS.
Daniel Wilson 12 14 PTS.
Ryan Law 11 14 PTS.
Chase Walls 25 13 PTS.
Mack McCarter 71 13 PTS.
Kip Sawyer 44 13 PTS.
Deke Waters 66 13 PTS.
Beau Bice 44 …R… 12 PTS.
Justin French 18 …R… 10 PTS.
Kenny Kizzar 157 10 PTS.
Jerry Green G2 10 PTS.
Darren Goins D2 10 PTS.
Phillip Cardin 113 10 PTS.
Tanner Works T35 10 PTS.
Evan Taylor 36 10 PTS.
Richard Bailey 41 10 PTS.
John Lewelling 2L 10 PTS.
Michael Smith 15 10 PTS.
Joe Cline 4X 10 PTS.

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