{"id":5598,"date":"2023-11-14T16:56:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/uncategorized\/what-to-watch-for-10th-reutimann-memorial-to-host-past-winners-late-model-talent-in-marquee-ump-modified-event-at-volusia\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T11:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:45:29","slug":"what-to-watch-for-10th-reutimann-memorial-to-host-past-winners-late-model-talent-in-marquee-ump-modified-event-at-volusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/what-to-watch-for-10th-reutimann-memorial-to-host-past-winners-late-model-talent-in-marquee-ump-modified-event-at-volusia\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO WATCH FOR: 10th Reutimann Memorial to Host Past Winners, Late Model Talent in Marquee UMP Modified Event at Volusia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every November, the Reutimann family and its historic motorsports legacy are honored in one of the most prestigious DIRTcar UMP Modified events of the year. The 10th edition of the Emil & Dale Reutimann Memorial<\/em> writes another chapter this Friday-Saturday, Nov. 17-18, at Volusia Speedway Park.<\/p>\n A $10,000 grand prize and the signature toy tractor trophy awaits the winner of the 50-lap main event Saturday night \u2013 held in memory of Emil Reutimann Jr, Dale Reutimann and family friend Gordon Stone, who were victims of a drunk driving crash while traveling to a race in September 1973.<\/p>\n With the recent cancelation of Thursday\u2019s practice session<\/a>, the UMP Modified program will now begin Friday, Nov. 17, with Hot Lap\/Qualifying and $500-to-win Showdown Features alongside a complete show for local 602 Late Models, Street Stocks and Thunder Stocks. UMP Modified redraw, Last Chance Showdowns and the 50-lap Feature are on-tap for Saturday, while DIRTcar Pro (604) Late Models and 3\/4-Modifieds support the show.<\/p>\n Tickets for Friday and Saturday will be on sale at the gate or in advance at VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com<\/a>. If you can\u2019t be at the track, stream every lap live on DIRTVision<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are the drivers to watch and storylines to follow this weekend:<\/em><\/p>\n GUESS WHO\u2019S BACK<\/strong> \u2013 For the first time in over a year, 2021 Reutimann Memorial winner Nick Hoffman will return to the seat of a UMP Modified this weekend in pursuit of the $10,000 grand prize and his second career tractor trophy.<\/p>\n Hoffman, the three-time DIRTcar national points champion from Mooresville, NC, is set to pilot the Federated Auto Parts, Elite Chassis #7 \u2013\u00a0owned by longtime customer and NASCAR Xfinity Series veteran Justin Allgaier. Hoffman has made several starts in Allgaier\u2019s Modified in the past, piloting the car for an entire summer en route to the 2020 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals championship in which he won 12 of the 27 contested races.<\/p>\n