United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) is a short track motor racing sanctioning body in the United States that sanctions short track racing on dirt race tracks from 1/5 mile (0.3 km) in length to 1-mile (1.6 km) in length. UMP currently sanctions eight different racing divisions on over 100 tracks in 19 states and one province in Canada.
UMP was created in 1984 by Bob Memmer. In late 2002, the organization was bought by Ken Schrader, Bob Sargent, Robert Lawton and Howard Commander. In late 2004, UMP merged with Doug Bland's Xtreme DirtCar Series and was bought by Boundless, later rebranded World Racing Group.
Classes
UMP began by sanctioning UMP Late Model and UMP Modified cars. UMP Modified cars are quite similar in appearance to IMCA Modified cars.
UMP reorganized their class system in 2007 by sanctioning one new class. The revised class system included: UMP Super Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP Pro(Crate) Late Models, UMP Limited Modifieds, UMP Sportsman, and UMP Street Stocks, UMP Factory Stocks,& UMP 4 Cylinders. UMP announced in late November 2007 that the sanctioning body will add one more class: UMP Pro (Crate) Late Model.[1]
UMP Weekly Racing Divisions
UMP Late Models
UMP Modifieds
UMP Pro (Crate) Late Models
UMP Limited Modifieds
UMP Sportsman
UMP Street Stocks
UMP Factory Stocks
UMP 4 Cylinders Pure Stocks
UMP DIRTcar Sanctioned Touring Series
UMP DIRTcar currently sanctions different touring series.
UMP DIRTcar Northern All-Stars Late Model Series (CoC/NALMS)
UMP DIRTcar American Late Model Series (ALMS)
UMP DIRTcar Mid-American Racing Series (MARS)
UMP DIRTcar Southwest Dirt Racing Association (SWDRA)
UMP DIRTcar Western All-Stars Super Late Model Series (WAS)
UMP DIRTcar AllState Dirt Late-Model Racing Association (DLRA)
UMP DIRTcar Ontario(Canada)Dirt Late Model Series (ODLMS)
UMP DIRTcar Modified Wolfpack Series
Points System
UMP has a base points system for all its sanctioned tracks and is the same for each of its seven classes.[3]
If a track has 20 or fewer cars they will receive the base points. Every car over 20 increases the bonus points awarded. The bonus points are one extra point for every car in that division over 20. So if an event has 20 entries, then the winner gets 75 points. With 32 entries, the winner gets 75 + 12 bonus points for a total of 87 points. Every car in the feature that night receives 12 extra points. Any car that does not make the feature will receive 10 points regardless of how many cars are there.
Replacement races are based on where drivers finish, not on how many cars there are. There is a cap on points. The most points a feature winner can get is 90 points.
Bonus Points= 1 point for every car in the pits over 20 in their division in the pits that night.
UMP Racing Points Breakdown for all eight UMP racing divisions.
1st-75, 2nd-70, 3rd-65, 4th-60, 5th-58, 6th-56, 7th-54, 8th-52, 9th-50 10th-48, 11th-46, 12th-44, 13th-42, 14th-40, 15th 38, 16th-36, 17th-34, 18th-32, 19th-30, 20th-28, 21st-26, 22nd-24, 23rd-22, 24th-20.
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