Pevely, Mo. (August 14) — Ed Dixon led all 25 laps of a late model feature that went nearly caution-free at I-55 Raceway Saturday. He took the lead on the first lap and didn't slow down until a spin brought out a caution flag on the 23rd lap.
The race was slowed for another spin on the 24th lap and ended in a bumper-car derby as the second- through fourth-place cars hit the finish line just as two lapped cars got tangled up to block the front straight. Steve Shive plowed through the jam to finish second. Ed Bauman and Mark Faust were third and fourth.
Faust was a heat and dash winner. Clay Bauman and Steve Karnes won the other heats.
Leroy Haney led a snarling swarm of modifieds for the first 16 laps of his feature before coasting to a stop on the back straight. That turned the lead over to Ray Wagner, who had started sixth. Wagner held off Kyle Steffens and Johns Seets Sr. for the final four laps to win his first feature at I-55. Kevin Gundaker and Scott Weber were fourth and fifth.
There were 44 modifieds entered Saturday, so five heats were necessary. The winners were Dennis Richards, John Campbell, Haney, Keith Grider and Seets. Richards also won the dash. He jumped the cushion and smacked the wall while runnning second in the feature and fell back in the pack.
The modified semi-features were won by Rich Whaley and Ray Walsh.
Paul Belken Jr. led the last three laps of the sportsman feature to boost his points lead. Dennis Wernle was second and Brian Worley was third. Mark Blanke, who led the first nine laps of the main event, ended up fourth. Doug Wood, who started the night second in points, climbed from the 17th starting position to come home fifth.
The sportsman heat winners were Troy Naeger, Worley, Blanke and Belken, who also won the dash. Daryl Dodge led the last-chance qualifiers out of the semi-feature.
Troy Conway and Chase Patterson won their sixth consecutive cruiser car feature.
A total of 109 race cars were entered Saturday.
UMP LATE MODELS
HEAT 1:
- 77 Clay Baumann
- 20 Mark Gansmann
- 50 Ed Dixon
- 3D Jim Durbin
HEAT 2:
- 51 Mark Faust
- 95 Jeff Johns
- 87 Ken Rumble
- 78 Chad Zobrist
HEAT 3:
- 11 Steve Karnes
- 51 Steve Shive
- 70 Mark McClintock
- F15 Ed Bauman
DASH:
- 51 Mark Faust
- 50 Ed Dixon
- 77 Clay Baumann
- 51 Steve Shive
FEATURE:
- 50 Ed Dixon
- 51 Steve Shive
- F15 Ed Bauman
- 51 Mark Faust
- 3D Jim Durbin
- 77 Clay Baumann
- 87 Ken Rumble
- 95 Jeff Johns
- 20 Mark Gansmann
- 33 Jason Frankel
- 2J Dave Jumper
- 11 Steve Karnes
- 30 Tom Carson
- 67 Mark Oller
- 9 Tom Seets
- 28 Don Klein
- 78 Chad Zobrist
- 2H Darrell Hoffman
- 7 Rick Bayer
- 44 Dean Motsinger
- 18 John Pitts
- B1 Bob Brown
Other Cars Present
112 Tim Ratajczyk
UMP MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1:
- 21 Dennis Richards
- 11 Kyle Steffens
- 117 Kevin Gundaker
- 88 Joe Puricelli
HEAT 2:
- 29C John Campbell
- 6 Ray Wagner
- 377 Casey Pearson
- 16 Rusty Griffaw
HEAT 3:
- 14 Leroy Haney
- 18R Shawn Rayfield
- 1D Dean Hoffman
- 4J Scott Weber
HEAT 4:
- 7 Keith Grider
- 17 Jim Shereck
- 95 Jerry Grither
- 81 Mike Barbeau
HEAT 5:
- 360 John Seets
- 3R Leon Rockers
- 4M Brent Mullins
- 68 Andy Anderson
DASH:
- 21 Dennis Richards
- 14 Leroy Haney
- 11 Kyle Steffens
- 360 John Seets
SEMI #1:
- 59 Rich Whaley
- 64 Jim Smith
- 187 Duane Whiteman
- 95 Jim Beisher
- 8 Kirk Murphy
- 56K Kevin Epperson
- X1 Dave Sandage
- 314 Jeff Masson
- 32 Eldred Winebaugh
SEMI #2:
- 1W Ray Walsh
- 12 Tom Ratajczyk
- 67 John Seets, Jr.
- 36 Danny Green
- 34 Kevin Gegg
- 21H Dave Henry
- C4 Chris Soutiea
- T93 Clark Roach
- 15 Jeff Masson, Jr.
FEATURE:
- 6 Ray Wagner
- 11 Kyle Steffens
- 360 John Seets
- 117 Kevin Gundaker
- 4J Scott Weber
- 1W Ray Walsh
- 377 Casey Pearson
- 1D Dean Hoffman
- 4M Brent Mullins
- 95 Jerry Grither
- 12 Tom Ratajczyk
- 7 Keith Grider
- 3R Leon Rakers
- 68 Andy Anderson
- 29C John Campbell
- 81 Mike Barbeau
- 14 Leroy Haney
- 64 Jim Smith
- 59 Rich Whaley
- 88 Joe Puricelli
- 21R Dennis Richards
- 17 Jim Shereck
- 18R Shawn Rayfield
- 16 Rusty Griffaw
Other Cars Present
18T Brent Thompson
37 Chad Evans
45F Eric Franklin
5W Ralph Wiltrout
70 Bart Sifford
45M Eric Mabery
AARA SPORTSMAN
HEAT 1:
- 12 Troy Naeger
- 74 Dennis Wernle
- D5 Dave Jenkins
- 28 Sam Worley
HEAT 2:
- 166 Brian Worley
- 500 Dan Dixon
- 51 John Hoffman
- 15 Jim Troutman
HEAT 3:
- 38D Mark Blanke
- 00 Scott Stuppy
- 8 Eddie Lowry
- 118 Scott Haynes
HEAT 4:
- 46 Paul Belken
- 23 Mark Schnurbusch
- 127E Tory Ernst
- 10 Todd McGraw
DASH:
- 46 Paul Belken
- 166 Brian Worley
- 12 Troy Naeger
- 00 Scott Stuppy
SEMI #1:
- 18 Daryl Dodge
- 19 Brad Grantham
- 187 Jim Hardesty
- 50 Mike McGowen
- 70 Paul Aubuchox
- 42 Nathan Walsh
- 61 Mike Whitter
- 111 Zac Parks
- 35 Mark Stolle
- 21 Ryan Gegg
FEATURE:
- 46 Paul Belken
- 74 Dennis Wernle
- 166 Brian Worley
- 38D Mark Blanke
- 9 Doug Wood
- 15 Jim Troutman
- 8 Eddie Lowry
- 118 Scott Haynes
- 12 Troy Naeger
- 10 Todd McGraw
- 28 Sam Worley
- 97 Gary McKinnon
- 18 Daryl Dodge
- 6 Brian Noeth
- 187 Jim Hardesty
- 23 Mark Schnurbusch
- 500 Dan Dixon
- 50 Mike McGowan
- 00 Scott Stuppy
- 127E Tory Ernst
- 51 John Hoffman
- D5 Dave Jenkins
- 3 John Hale
- 19 Brad Grantham
Other Cars Present
105 Matt Hancock
350 Robert Dill
79 Travis Tilley
80 Steve Borgetti
Cruisers
Heat:
1. 44 Don Eaton/Dwight Bradley
2. 22 Billy Klein/Lynn Marshall
3. 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson
Feature:
1. 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson
2. 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein
3. 22 Billy Klein/Lynn Marshall
4. 65 Matt O'Harver/Oscar Buchanon
5. 54 Rob Inman/Todd Bockhoff
6. 33 Jack Moser/Dan Moser
7. 44 Don Eatson/Dwight Bradley
