The late, great Jake Dickman once said, “To be the best you have to beat the best.”

Drivers from the Sunoco American Late Model Series will be at the Mt. Pleasant Speedway, 4658 E. River Rd., on Friday, May 24.

Among the ALMS drivers expected are No. M14 Brandon Thirlby, who is currently leading in national points, No. 55 Jeep Van Wormer, and 2012 ALMS Champion No. 49 Brian Ruhlman.

Friday also brings a full show of racing in Chuck’s Discount Foods UMP Modifieds, Brad Penn Performance Racing Oil Street Stocks, Mt. Pleasant/Clare Automotive Stock 4’s and Mac Tools Bombers. Taco Boy will be sponsoring a Stock 4 special as well.

Leading Mt. Pleasant Speedway in points for the Stock 4′s is #84 Richard Lieb with 43 points over #01 Chris Stahl with 42 and #D7 Tasha Decker with 38.

For the UMP Late Models it’s #27 Eric Spangler with 42 points over #M14 Brandon Thirlby with 41 followed by #6M Dona Marcoullier and #23 Ryan Vanderveen both with 39.

Leading the Street Stocks is #93 Willis McKenzie with 40 points over #32 Tom Hodges Jr. with 39 and #44 Josh Fry with 37.

For the UMP Modifieds it’s #43 Kevin Miller with 41 points over #2S Travis Stemler and #2K Aaron Morey both with 40 followed by #87 David Mielke with 39.

Gates open at 5 pm and racing starts at 7:45.

(Pictured above:  No. M14 Brandon Thirlby and #27 Eric Spangler, 2013 Mt. Pleasant Speedway. Photos by Debbie Dickman)

Time: 3 pm until dark

$20 per car which includes admission for 2 people

Each additional person is $5

Spectators are $5

Due to rain in the area and in the forecast, Mt. Pleasant Speedway has cancelled its show for May 17.

Please join us next Friday, May 24 for the Sunoco ALMS and Taco Boy Stock 4 Special. We will be running UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, Stock 4′s, And Bombers.

Thank you!

Stock 4′s

1. #84 Richard Lieb – 43

2. #01 Chris Stahl – 42

3. #D7 Tasha Decker – 38

4. #77 Johnathon Williams – 35

5. #71 Taco Bob – 33

6. #63 Steve Keeler – 33

7. #43 George Iafrate – 32

8. #13 Kyle Galgoci – 31

9. #95 Brendan Powell – 30

10. #62 Bob Smyth – 30

11. #52 Richard Shuler – 28

12. #10 Tony Campbell – 10

13. #37 Ed Kruger – 10

14. #42 Shelbie Shank – 10

UMP Late Models

1. #27 Eric Spangler – 42

2. #14 Brandon Thirlby – 41

3. #6M Dona Marcoullier – 39

4. #23 Ryan Vanderveen – 39

5. #87 Rich Neiser – 36

6. #13 Andy Galgoci – 32

7. #87 Josh Knoll – 32

8. #X1 Justin Robinson – 31

9. #38 James Neff – 27

10. #45 Brad Buskirk – 26

11. #610 Blaine Hendrick – 25

12. #18 Don Rohn – 10

Pro Stocks

1. #18 Donnie Rohn – 43

2. #52 Ryan Lee – 39

3. #94 Chad Raby – 38

4. #15 Jay McClain – 32

5. #10 Corey Phelps – 31

6. #61W Tom Wemigwans – 31

7. #16 Mike Ossana – 30

8. #4 Playter – 28

9. #11 Josh Loomis – 10

10. #19 Cortland Skoot – 10

Street Stocks

1. #93 Willis McKenzie – 40

2. #32 Tom Hodges Jr. – 39

3. #44 Josh Fry – 37

4. #1 Chris Schoenborn – 35

5. #11 Jeff Loomis – 35

6. #35 Dan Dykman – 34

7. #614 Andrew Weber – 32

8. #711 Chris Wiggins Jr. – 30

9. #78 Dean Wilkerson – 30

10. #00 Marty French – 29

11. #75 Russell Richards – 27

12. #87 Mike Champlin – 25

13. #5 Ray Whitcomb – 24

14. #28 Paula Wright – 10

15. #97 Alan Jones – 10

UMP Modifieds

1. #43 Kevin Miller – 41

2. #2S Travis Stemler – 40

3. #2K Aaron Morey – 40

4. #87 David Mielke – 39

5. #82 Jacob Poel – 38

6. #43 Mark Anderson – 33

7. #79 Nick Kurtz – 30

8. #19 Cody Bauer – 29

9. #39 Chad Spencer – 29

10. #14 Tyler Norton – 27

11. #04 Aaron Raby – 26

12. #47 Collin Thirlby – 26

13. #63 Donnie Roberts – 26

14. #75 Roy Harvey – 25

15. #91 Adam Thrush – 25

16. #61 Scott Reynolds – 24

17. #15 Rich Robinson Jr. – 22

18.  #12 Andy Belanger – 20

19. #09 Jim Nickerson – 20

20. #25H Ray Hutson Jr. – 20

21. #4 Andrew Terrill – 15

22. #19W Shaun Warner – 15

23. #68 Trever Fedewa – 15

24. #747 Jimmy Hale Jr. – 15

**These standings came straight from Betty Crook**

Mt. Pleasant Speedway has cancelled its show for May 10 due to rain.

Come out Friday, May 17 for Little Jay’s Daycare $750 to win for UMP Modifieds and Team Y4 $750 to win for Pro Stocks and Pro Trucks. JNR Engraving will also be sponsoring Best Looking Car. Make sure to bring the kids too because it’s kids night! There will be a bike giveaway and some drivers will be available for photos and autographs.

Chuck’s Discount Food UMP Modifieds

Heat 1: #2S Travis Stemler, Heat 2: #43 Kevin Miller, Heat 3: #82 Jacob Poel

Semi Feature: #61 Scott Reynolds

Feature Winner: #87 David Mielke, 2. #2K Aaron Morey, 3. #43 Kevin Miller, 4. #2S Travis Stemler, 5. #43 Mark Anderson, 6. #82 Jacob Poel, 7. #39 Chad Spencer, 8. #79 Nick Kurtz, 9. #14 Tyler Norton, 10. #63 Donnie Roberts, 11. #91 Adam Thrush, 12. #61 Scott Reynolds, 13. #19 Cody Bauer, 14. #47 Collin Thirlby, 15. #75 Roy Harvey, 16. #04 Aaron Raby, 17. #25H Ray Hutson, 18. #12 Andy Belanger, 19. #15 Rich Robinson Jr., 20. #09 Jim Nickerson.

Wilson Steel Fab & Machine, Inc./Burnrite Stoves UMP Late Models

Heat 1: #23 Ryan Vanderveen, Heat 2: #27 Eric Spangler

Feature Winner: #14 Brandon Thirlby, 2. #27 Eric Spangler, 3. #6M Dona Marcoullier, 4. #87 Rich Neiser, 5. #23 Ryan Vanderveen, 6. #13 Andy Galgoci, 7. #X1 Justin Robinson, 8. #87 Josh Knoll, 9. #38 James Neff, 10. #45 Brad Buskirk, 11. #610 Blaine Hendrick.

Brad Penn Performance Racing Oil Street Stocks

Heat 1: #44 Josh Fry, Heat 2: #35 Dan Dykman

Feature Winner: #32 Tom Hodges Jr., 2. #93 Willis McKenzie, 3. #1 Chris Schoenborn, 4. #614 Andrew Weber, 5. #11 Jeff Loomis, 6. #78 Dean Wilkerson, 7. #44 Josh Fry, 8. #711 Chris Wiggins Jr., 9. #75 Russell Richards, 10. #35 Dan Dykman, 11. #87 Mike Champlin, 12. #5 Ray Whitcomb, 13. #00 Marty French.

Howe Racing Pro Stocks

Heat 1: #18 Donnie Rohn

Feature Winner: #18 Donnie Rohn, 2. #94 Chad Raby, 3. #52 Ryan Lee, 4. #15 Jay McClain, 5. #10 Corey Phelps, 6. #16 Mike Ossana, 7. #61W Tom Wemigwans, 8. #4 Playter.

Mt. Pleasant/Clare Automotive Stock 4’s

Heat 1: #01 Chris Stahl, Heat 2: #84 Richard Lieb

Feature Winner: #84 Richard Lieb, 2. #01 Chris Stahl, 3. #71 Taco Bob, 4. #D7 Tasha Decker, 5. #63 Steve Keeler, 6. #62 Bob Smyth, 7. #77 Johnathon Williams, 8. #52 Richard Shuler, 9. #13 Kyle Galgoci, 10. #95 Brendan Powell, 11. #43 George Iafrate.

Mt. Pleasant Speedway would like to thank its 2013 sponsors!

Class Sponsors

UMP Late Models - Wilson Steel Fab & Machine, Inc./Burnrite Stoves

UMP Modifieds - Chuck’s Discount Foods

Bombers – Mac Tools

Pro Stocks/Pro Trucks – Howe Racing Enterprises

Stock 4′s – Mt. Pleasant/Clare Automotive

Street Stocks – Brad Penn Performance Racing Oil

Track Sponsors

104.3 Radio

Advanced Detailing

American Legion

Beehr’s Towing (Midland)

Bonham Insurance (Harrison)

Imagine Design Now

Burger King

Chippewa Cab

Chippewa Lanes

Chuck’s Discount Foods

Crankers

Curt’s Service Center

C.W. Gordon Sales & Service (Coleman)

Elm Creek Lawn & Landscaping

Engine Pro

Fabiano Brothers - Budweiser Season Championship

Freddie’s Tavern – Gathering place to watch NASCAR

Galgoci Oil

Gilboe’s Lock & Safe

Howe Racing Enterprises

Jim’s Body Shop (Clare)

JNR Engraving

Lawn Care & Odor Control

M C Graphics (Clare)

Mac Tools (Clayton McCreight)

Mt. Pleasant/Clare Automotive

Mt. Pleasant Tire

Miller Lite & B&B Distributing of Grand Rapids

Nevill Supply (Clare)

Papa Johns Pizza

Pickard Street Car Wash

Pit Stop Quick Lube & Pro Pit Stop Auto Repair

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort

Taco Boy (Mt. Pleasant)

Tommie Bauer Excavating (Farwell)

Valet Auto Care (Mt. Pleasant)

Victory Lane Performance

Waste Management

Wilson Industries & rentthetrack.com

W.W. Wing Auto Parts (Mt. Pleasant)

Y4 Motorsports

Mt. Pleasant Speedway was forced to cancel its first two weeks of racing due to weather. Opening night has moved to Friday, May 3 with a full show featuring the Robert Whitman Memorial Ump Modified $750 to win. On tap for the night will be UMP Late Models, UMP Modifieds, Pro Stocks/Pro Trucks, Street Stocks, Stock 4′s, And Bombers.

Additions/changes to the schedule:

Friday, May 17:  Team Y4 Pro Stocks and Pro Trucks $750 to win

Friday, July 12: Michigan Dirt Cup Late Model Tour Presented By Allstar Performance: Make up from April 26.

Thank you!