Updated 7-3-08

Brian May, Keefe Hemel, Taylor Velasquez and Richie Dewell (top to bottom)

on the Parade Lap at the Jetmore Motorplex June 13th, 2008.

Richie Dewell does a series of flips through turns three and four after contact

with Keefe Hemel at the Jetmore Motorplex at the Rebein/Bangerter "Friday the 13th Shootout." Richie was alright after the tumble, the car didn't fair as well.

Kirby Hagans takes a ride at the Rebein/Bangerter "Friday the 13th Shootout."

Also collected in the turn four melee was Nick King and Tanner Mullins.

** 2008 Schedule **
Updated 7-1-08

1^st Annual “URSS Wheatshocker Rebel Nationals” on Tap July 12^th & 13^th

July 3rd - RPM Speedway at the Ellis County Fairgrounds in Hays, Kansas will come alive July 12^th & 13^th as racers from Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah, Missouri and Kansas will converge for the “1st Annual Wheatshocker Rebel Nationals.” The United Rebel Sprint Series racers will all be vying for the $2000.00 to win on Sunday night.

The United Rebel Sprint Series features exciting and close racing with eighteen different Drivers visiting Victory Lane so far in the 2008 Season. The “Wheatshocker Rebel Nationals” promises to be one of the most competitive fields of 305 Sprint Cars assembled anywhere this Season. The URSS Traveling Series has the best of the areas seasoned Veterans along with a large and talented group of “Young Guns” who aren’t afraid to put their cars on the razors edge to go for the win.

United Rebel Sprint Series Founder Rick Salem is expecting over 50 teams to converge on the RPM Speedway to duke it out for the weekend. Salem went on to say, “With the continued growth of the URSS Series, it was a logical choice to hold this event in Hays.”

“The central location is perfect for teams from throughout the five states that the URSS drivers hail from to gather for this event.” Salem went on to say, “A big thanks goes out to the Ellis County Fair Association for their help and their willingness to host what will be the biggest 305 Sprint Car race in the nation.

Drivers expected to attend include 2007 URSS Champion Smokey Fairbank, The “Kansas Tornado” Jon Johnson, Brian Herbert, Keefe Hemel, Cody Salem, Darren Bowman, Ray Seemann, Mike Woodruff, Justin Schwien, Paul Flynn, Patrick Bourke and many more.

For more information visit the URSS Website at www.unitedrebelsprintseries.com or contact Rick Salem at 785-475-7010 or at rksalem@eaglecom.net. For ticket information you can log onto the Ellis County Fair website at www.elliscountyfair.com.

Herbert Nabs Fourth URSS Feature Win at Dodge City

June 29th - Despite Mother Nature’s best efforts with a morning rain showers the show went on at Dodge City Raceway Park as normal Saturday night as 21 teams checked in at the gate. As usual, it was an Old Fashioned Gunfight as the Drivers battled for position lap after lap but when the smoke cleared it was Dodge City’s Brian Herbert picking up his fourth URSS Feature of 2008. Read More ....

Patrick Bourke Claims Third URSS Feature Win at Hayden

June 23rd - The United Rebel Sprint Series made it debut at the Hayden Speedway, though

the field was small the action on the track was hot and the fans in the stands couldn't get

enough. When the checkers flew it was Patrick Bourke picking up his third URSS Feature

win of the 2008 Season. Read More ...

Ty Williams Takes First URSS Feature Win At Dodge City

June 22nd - The United Rebel Sprint Series went Old School Saturday night at the DCRP high banks and took the wings off for the second time this Season. It was a night of man handling the racecars around the 3/8’s mile oval and when the dust settled Liberal Kansas driver Ty Williams captured his first URSS Feature win. Read More.....

Corey Lutters Prevails to Take First URSS Win at Whiskey Lake

June 21st - The 2008 United Rebel Sprint Series season has been a Season of change and an amazing streak of sixteen different winners in the first twenty races of the year. Kansas City’s Corey Lutters season so far could have been summed up eloquently with the old adage “if it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” Read More ....

Ken Lutters Takes Convincing URSS Win At Lexington Sunday

June 16th - The United Rebel Sprint Series made the first of two stops at the Dawson County Raceway and the fans gathered on Fathers Day weren’t disappointed. In true Rebel Fashion the Series saw it sixteenth different winner in the twenty races held this Season. When the checkers flew Ransom Kansas Ken Lutters took the win in rather convincing fashion. Read More ...

Tanner Mullins Picks Up His First URSS Feature Win At DCRP

June 15th - The Young Guns of the United Rebel Sprint Series just continue to amaze the fans and drivers night after night. The A Feature went 25 caution free laps, as Fourteen Year old Tanner Mullins once again took to the high-side to work his way to the front and grab his first URSS Feature win. Mullins is the fifteenth different winner in the nineteen races held this Season with the United Rebel Sprint Series. Read More ....

Cody Salem Picks Up First URSS Feature Win At McCook Speedway

June 14th - The United Rebel Sprint Series made its 2008 appearence at the McCook Speedway Friday night and when the dust settled yet another first time winner was crowned. St. Joseph Missouri's Cody Salem emerged victorious giving the URSS Series its fourteenth different winner out of eighteen races held this Season. Salem, a third generation driver finally grabbed that elusive first win for Flying Angels Racing. Read More ...

Brian Herbert Takes Third URSS Win At The Motorplex

June 14th - The racing action was wild and crazy as the URSS Rebels hit the track for at the Rebein/Bangerter “Friday the 13th Shootout.” The action was fierce and some took tumbles but when the dust settled Dodge City’s Brian Herbert took his third URSS Feature Event win of the 2008 Season. Read More ...

Darren Berry Breaks Through With First URSS Win At Oberlin

June 8th - The United Rebel Sprint Series made its first appearance of the 2008 Season at the Decatur County Speedway Saturday night and when the checkers flew, yet another first time winner was crowned. McCook Nebraska racer Darren Berry took the hard fought win and padded his Northern Region points lead in the process as well. Read More ...

Brandon Fisher Picks Second URSS Win AT DCRP

June 8th - Ensign Kansas’s Brandon Fisher became the first Driver to double up at DCRP in the 2008 with a convincing win Saturday Night as the United Rebel Sprint Series/Dodge City Harley-Davidson division. But the night once again was a showcase for the Young Guns as several made spirited drives through the field. Read More ....

C J Johnson Picks Up URSS Feature Win At RPM Speedway

June 7th - It what could be called a tune-up for the upcoming “Wheatshocker Rebel Nationals,” thirty-two teams pulled through the gate Friday night at RPM Speedway to test the waters on the 3/8’s oval. After a first lap hiccup, fans where treated to 24 laps of green flag action, and when the checkers flew it was Quinter’s C.J. Johnson picking up his first URSS Feature win of the 2008 Season. Read More ..

Taylor Milton Grabs First URSS Feature Win at DCRP

June 1st - For the second race in a row at DCRP, the “Young Guns of the URSS” have strutted their stuff to claim their first Feature win. Sixteen year old Taylor “Tay Rocket” Milton relied on the high side and rim rode the cushion on his way to his first URSS Feature win Saturday night in Dodge City. Read More ...

Paul Flynn Grabs Win At URSS Debut At Whiskey Lake Raceway

May 31st - The United Rebel Sprint Series made its debut at the Whiskey Lake Raceway Friday night as the Eastern and Northern Divisions shared the card. With eight different winners in the first ten URSS Sanctioned Races, the field was full of hungry racers wanting to make nine of eleven. The fans in the stands weren’t disappointed, as the winner was determined with a classic drag race to the flag-stand. Read More .....

Taylor Velasquez Grabs First URSS Feature Win At “Boot Hill 1000”

May 26th - The Memorial Day weekend URSS Double Header at DCRP finished with the “Young Guns of the URSS” putting on a show as the Rebels ran a caution free 25 lap A-Feature to cap off the weekend. Mother Nature tried her best to delay the racing action, but for those fans who stuck it out Turpin, Oklahoma’s Taylor Velasquez rim rode his way to Victory Lane to score his first URSS Feature Event win. Read More ...

Keefe Hemel Captures URSS Win at the Long Branch Showdown

May 25 - The stage was set for an Old West Shootout as the United Rebel Sprint Series Southern and Northern Regions converged on the 3/8’s Mile Dodge City Raceway Park oval. Thirty-five cars checked through the gate and when the checkers fell, Dodge City’s Keefe Hemel put an end to his string of bad luck with his first win of the 2008 Season. Read More ...

Oberlin, Kansas – The United Rebel Sprint Series would like to announce their affiliation with Triple X Race Company out of Bothell, Washington for the upcoming 2008 URSS Season. Rick Salem founder of the series is extremely happy to have Triple X Race Co. associated with the URSS. “Their product line and prices fit our series like a glove and I'm positive our competitors will really appreciate their year end prizes." Cal Herdson owner of TripleX Race Co. also added, “We are happy to add United Rebel Sprint Series to our Points Fund Program this year.”

For more information TripleX Race Co. and their product line, you can visit them at www.xxxraceco.com

A Word From The Series Founder

Welcome to our United Rebel Sprint Series official web site. With the growing support of committed competitors and supporting tracks, an affordable sprint car series is now full throttle. We are now booking dates to area race tracks that will bring back affordable Sprint Car Racing to promoters and participants alike. This series bottom line is affordable open wheel racing... period. We have got to keep the costs down on this class to insure it's growth and make it a profitable opportunity for track promoters. Thus making this series a winner for everyone .... including the fans.

With our pay structure of $400 to win and $125 to start the main, it is designed to bring new competitors into the series and make it feasible to travel to the area tracks insuring full fields. We have adopted a set of rules and feel they are a great set of rules to keep the costs low and the competition close. By enforcing them we can keep it affordable to all. This series has the potential to grow like wild fire and is a great concept to keep open wheel racing alive to all competitors and racetracks. I want to thank you all for your interest and the overwhelming support most have shown for this series.

Please feel free to contact me at any time for more information.
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