UMP Nationals

Click each thumbnail for photos from a soggy Eldora Speedway, where rain has forced the postponement of the Friday portion of the UMP DIRTcar National Championships.  The entire event will be run on Saturday, October 6th.

Click each thumbnail for photos from a soggy Eldora Speedway, where rain has forced the postponement of the Friday portion of the UMP DIRTcar National Championships.  The entire event will be run on Saturday, October 6th.

Teams continue to line up in pit staging Friday evening...
This group is at Eldora to support Kasey Schrock and the Schwartz boys of Denny and Danny
A chilly night night means time around the bonfire!
Dean Hoffman has a proud group of supporters in the Eldora campgrounds on Friday night
Waiting out the rainy Friday...
Two fans brave the elements and get their pit passes purchased on Friday afternoon
Jennifer Halcomb draws a qualifying pill for Halcomb Racing driver Jeff Babock
Race teams line up in pit staging on a soggy Friday afternoon
Pit staging - Friday afternoon
Pit staging - Friday
Despite the weather, several drivers took advantage of the early registration period on Friday afternoon
Despite the weather, several drivers took advantage of the early registration period on Friday afternoon
Despite the weather, several drivers took advantage of the early registration period on Friday afternoon
UMP DIRTcar Modified driver Scott Ricketts draws for his qualifying position
Despite the weather, several drivers took advantage of the early registration period on Friday afternoon
Teams continue arriving on the Eldora grounds Friday afternoon.
The Eldora pit area will sit quite one more day... UMP Nationals moved to Saturday
As part of registration, drivers are given transponders that allow for electronic timing and scoring of the event
Two team members brave the elements to purchase their pit passes on Friday
Not a sight anyone wanted to see... rain on a race car
Teams line up in pit staging on Friday afternoon.