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We are near the end of the 2015 Ultra4 racing season, and what better way to end it all then with a return to Reno’s Wild West Motorsports Park. The 4 Wheel Parts Nitto National Championship is the ultimate spectator & racer experience. With exception to those far east cost racers (*cough* Erik Miller) it’s logistically BY FAR the best venue of the year. Drama is already mounting, Erik Miller is returning to the scene, Shannon Campbell has himself a new Ultra4 racer (yes, it’s called The Dragon Slayer), and the series points is too close to call. The grand prize, National Champion, is a points combination of your top three regional races + KOH + this Nationals race, or so I believe. Loren Healy won all three western series races this year (another repeat for the king), but his KOH score was less than ideal. This means the National Champion is up for grabs, it’s going to be a close series finish!

All leading into my main point – if you were thinking about attending an Ultra4 race this year, DO NOT SKIP THE ULTRA4 NATIONALS, it’s the best of the best.

With that, we have a full schedule of events courtesy of Ultra4Racing.com, and it goes as follows:

Thursday, October 15th
11 – 4 On site Track Move in and Driver Registration
6 – 9 Driver Registration @ Atlantis Casino for drivers arriving after 4

Friday, October 16th
7:15 Drivers Meeting for Practice
8:00 – 10:30 4400 Practice/pre-running
10:30 – 12:00 Stock/Mod/Spec/Legends practice – pre-running
12:00 – 12:30 UTV Practice/pre-running
12:30 – 1:30 Track Maintenance
1:45 Drivers Meeting for Qualifying
2:00 – 6:00 Qualifying for all Classes – Short Course Only

Saturday, October 17th
7:00 Limited Class Drivers Meeting – UTV, 4500-4800
7:30 – 8:00 UTV Prelim
8:15 – 8:45 Stock Prelim/Mod Prelim
9:00 – 9:30 Legends/Spec Prelim
9:30 – 10:00 Track Maintenance
9:40 Unlimited Drivers Meeting – 4400
10:00 – 10:30 Prelim 1 – 4400 – 10 cars advance to final
10:45 – 11:15 Prelim 2 – 4400 – 10 cars advance to final
11:30 – 12:00 UTV Main
12:00 – 12:30 Track Maintenance/lunch
12:45 – 1:15 4400 B Main – 4 cars advance to final
1:30 – 2:00 Stock/Mod Main
2:15 – 2:45 Legends/Spec Main
3:00 – 3:30 Introduction of Drivers/Track Maintenance
3:30 – 4:15 4400 Main Event – 25 Cars
7:00 Doors Open @ Atlantis Ballroom for ULTRA4 Nitto Banquet
8:00 Banquet Dinner and Awards Ceremony Begins @ Atlantis Casino
Banquet Dinner Tickets for sale until October 12th!

And don’t forget that drivers list, the best of the best will be there:

[Class First Last]
4400 Cody Addington
4400 Greg Adler
4400 Joe Arrowsmith
4400 Jason Blanton
4400 Mike Bou
4400 Billy Briney
4400 Eric Brinker
4400 Andy Brown
4400 Jon Cagliero
4400 Bailey Campbell
4400 Shannon Campbell
4400 Wayland Campbell
4400 Brian Caprara
4400 Mike Colville
4400 Mark Danzo
4400 Gary Ferravanti, Sr.
4400 Garry Ferrivanti, Jr.
4400 Scott Foley
4400 Justin Foxworthy
4400 Clay Gilstrap
4400 David Gomez
4400 Marcos Gomez
4400 Alex Hardaway
4400 Jimmy Haughy
4400 Loren Healy
4400 Darren Henke
4400 Michael Heston
4400 Paul Horschel
4400 Chris Hoyt
4400 Rod Kaven
4400 Rob Kirby
4400 Mike Klensin
4400 Todd McCullen
4400 Andrew McLaughlin
4400 Erik Miller
4400 Eric Miramon
4400 Matthew Nieman
4400 Jason Oneal
4400 Dustin Sexton
4400 Levi Shirley
4400 Troy Stone
4400 Brendon Thompson
4400 Joseph Varga
4400 Alex Wacker
4400 Jason Waits
4400 Tom Wayes
4400 Derek West
4400 Brian Wood
4400 Dan Wyrick
4400 Keith Xavier
4400 Kevin Yoder
4500 Mike Bedwell
4500 Morgan DeRodeff
4500 Peter Fierro
4500 Duane Garretson
4500 Justin Hall
4500 Alan Johnson
4500 Mike Ladd
4500 Cody McBride
4500 Josh Niebuhr
4500 Shawn Rants
4500 Jordan Townsend
4500 Keith Ulinger
4500 Mel Wade III
4500 Jason Wilkins
4600 Kevin Adler
4600 Brian Behrend
4600 Brian Hays
4600 Sean Macnamara
4600 Matthew Peterson
4600 Ben Varozza
4800 Justin Day
4800 Richard Fenton
4800 Ernie Hardaway
4800 Kurtis Harryman
4800 Matthew Kile
4800 Dennis Lapp
4800 Sean Leonardini
4800 Mike Ortega
4800 Keith Ratzburg
4800 Dave Schneider
4800 Tylor Trammel
4800 Rick Waterbury
4800 Jade Wickham
UTV Pro Billy Briney
UTV Pro Buzz Bronsema
UTV Pro John Duckworthy
UTV Pro Luke Horschel
UTV Sportsman Brian Hogue
UTV Sportsman Mel Wade IV

We’ll be on-sight Friday noon’ish, and can’t wait to see what’s in-store for this year’s Nationals. Look forward to seeing all of you out there!