Here is the announcement from the UMP Website

DIRTcar Racing Adding 410 Sprint Cars In 2009; Announces Contest To Develop Regional, National Point System
Posted Thursday, Aug 07, 2008

Concord,NC — DIRTcar Racing will add 410 Sprint Cars to its regional and national points lineup in 2009, awarding points in three regions and nationally.

Plus, in a unique contest judged by DIRTcar Racing officials, the fan who can develop the best regional and national points system based on existing points structures at tracks around the country will be rewarded with a trip to the 2008 Vault World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., to unveil the system.

“At our Sprint Car summit last month, it was clear the time was right for DIRTcar Racing to sanction 410 Sprint Cars around the country,” World Racing Group President Tom Deery said. “Promoters and track operators are unified. By awarding points through our Western, Northeastern and UMP DIRTcar regions, we will strengthen and raise the profile of 410 Sprint Car racing.”

If you’ve always believed you had an idea for a Sprint Car points system, now is the time to unveil it. For contest information and parameters, e-mail contest@dirtcar.com.

About World Racing Group, Inc.
World Racing Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WRGI), a sports entertainment company, is a world leader in the sanctioning and promotion of dirt track auto racing. WRGI, based in Concord, N.C., owns and operates the three highest profile national touring series for dirt track racing in the United States:
• The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws® Sprint Car Series
• The World of Outlaws Late Model Series(SM)
• The Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series™
World Racing Group sanctions more than 4,900 local and regional dirt track racing events in the United States and Canada at 126 tracks each year under the DIRTcar™ Racing brand. In addition, World Racing Group owns and/or operates seven premier dirt track speedways. WRG races can be heard online at DIRTVision.com®.

To learn more about World Racing Group, visit worldracinggroup.com.

I can see it now if the purse is good enough, and the Indiana tracks jump on

2009 UMP National Champion- Jon Stanbrough

Just what we need - another sprint car sanctioning body.:kookoo This is pretty vague. Is it wings or no wings? Is this not competition for their own WoO sprints?

What are the particulars?

Just a guess mind you!!...Its Non-Wing 410's........Brucer'

UMP doesnt sanction any series besides the UMP Summernationals. All the local tracks would do is just call their Sprint Cars the UMP Non Winged Sprints, and then they would be racing for National Points. Its not a tour. The UMP Late Model National Champion recieves $30,000 at the end of the year.

So why do the LM drivers scream at the UMP sanction? Our driver swore them off when they started dictating cutting body parts and kicking in side panels yet they are good enough for World One Hundred or about any other national big race.

This also doesn't clarify traditional or winged. I think we have a pretty good one but that group is reluctant to raise purses, expecially thru the pack.

Why not improved upon the two midwest series we have? The UMP deal has always been confusing anf seems to favor one track over another in number of points a driver can get.

Chuck

Ok I am just asking a question am I the only one worried about the tracks here not working together as well if this happens. I am not saying it will just wondering out loud is all. Here in Indiana we have it really good all the the tracks working with one another to give us the fans the best racing around JMO. I am not trying to start a fight here this UMP thing just has me thinking out loud is all.

Thanks

not another wing series.

so many people have been talking about things similar to this on here, are you really surprised ump stepped up? This might help the odd tracks get a few more cars. Like the ucs deal. the sprints were just raceing for money, but if could have been a ump points race. might help to drawl 1 or 2 more cars.

to bad your boy can't put a wing on for anderson saturday! he is always fast without it, it would be neet to see him with 1

oops