(Pevely, MO – Aug 5, 2000) One hundred twenty four racecars entered the gates of I-55 Raceway and provided an exciting night of racing. Twenty-six cars took the green flag in the UMP Late Model division. Ed Dixon jumped out front from his front row starting position and dominated the event. Jim Durbin continued his strong season with a second place finish. Clay Baumann, Tim Ratajczyk and Chad Zobrist rounded out the top five.
Scott Weber led all twenty laps of the UMP Modified feature. At times, Weber opened up a half-track lead over second place finisher Shawn Rayfield, who was celebrating his sixth wedding anniversary. Ray Wagner, Dennis Richards and Kyle Steffens finished third through fifth.
Paul Belken took over the lead on the third lap of the Sportsman division and never looked back. The race was red flagged on lap six when Nick Werner and Frank Melton got together coming out of turn four and crashed hard into the inside wall. Werner's car then made a barrel roll and came to rest right in front of the judge's stand. Everyone was all right and when racing resumed Brian Worley was second and Dave Jenkins third.
Danny Haynes won the Dwarf car feature. Mark Friday made a serious challenge for the lead but broke with two laps remaining. John Griffin was second and Tim Griffin came home third.
UMP LATE MODELS
HEAT 1:
- 50 Ed Dixon
- 3D Jim Durbin
- 78 Chad Zobrist
- 66 Jeff Semmens
HEAT 2:
- 95 Jeff Johns
- 28 Don Klein
- 2 Darrell Hoffman
- 112 Tim Ratajczyk
HEAT 3:
- 77 Clay Baumann
- 67 Mark Oller
- 30 Mark Voigt
- 2J Dave Jumper
DASH:
- 95 Jeff Johns
- 50 Ed Dixon
- 3D Jim Durbin
- 67 Mark Oller
FEATURE:
- 50 Ed Dixon
- 3D Jim Durbin
- 77 Clay Baumann
- 112 Tim Ratajczyk
- 78 Chad Zobrist
- 2 Darrell Hoffman
- 30 Mark Voigt
- 51 Steve Shive
- 87 Ken Rumble
- 99 Ken Schrader
- 16A Mark Johnson
- 28 Don Klein
- 2J Dave Jumper
- 66 Jeff Semmens
- 9S Tom Seets
- 6 John Hobson
- 7 Rick Bayer
- 21 Kerry Gaultney
- 6Q Pat Ryan
- 10 Rodney Pense
- 51K Bob Klausner
- 67 Mark Oller
- 11K Steve Karnes
- 44 Dean Motsinger
- 95 Jeff Johns
77 Rick Stevenson – DQ Light
UMP MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1:
- 377 Casey Pearson
- 21 Dennis Richards
- 360 John Seets, Sr.
- 17 Jim Shereck
HEAT 2:
- 18R Shawn Rayfield
- 12 Tom Ratajczyk
- 71 Jay Hughes
- 16 Rusty Griffaw
HEAT 3:
- 81 Mike Barbeau
- 6 Ray Wagner
- 55 Marty Smith, Jr.
- 45M Eric Mabery
HEAT 4:
- 4J Scott Weber
- 3S Dan Schlup
- 11 Kyle Steffens
- 14 Leroy Haney
*70 Robert Russell – DQ
DASH:
- 4J Scott Weber
- 18R Shawn Rayfield
- 377 Casey Pearson
- 6 Ray Wagner
SEMI #1:
- 19C Vic Catalano
- 5 Marty Smith, Sr.
- 4M Brent Mullins
- 67 John Seets, Jr.
- X1 Dave Sandage
- 7 Keith Grider
- 88 Joe Puricelli
- 8 Kirk Murphy
- 56K Kevin Epperson
- 06 Albert Perez
SEMI #2:
- 1W Ray Walsh
- 01 Brett Cygan
- 64 Jim Smith
- 34Â Kevin Gegg
- 21H Dave Henry
- 70 Ken Peters
- C4 Chris Soutiea
- 45 Eric Franklin
- T93 Clark Roach
FEATURE:
- 4J Scott Weber
- 18R Shawn Rayfield
- 6 Ray Wagner
- 21 Dennis Richards
- 11 Kyle Steffens
- 360 John Seets, Sr.
- 1D Dean Hoffman
- 377 Casey Pearson
- 12 Tom Ratajczyk
- 16 Rusty Griffaw
- 14 Leroy Haney
- 1W Ray Walsh
- 55 Marty Smith, Jr.
- 01 Brett Cygan
- 17 Jim Shereck
- 3S Dan Schlup
- 45M Eric Mabery
- 5 Marty Smith, Sr.
- 71 Jay Hughes
- 10 D.J. Cygan
- 59 Rich Whaley
- 81 Mike Barbeau
- 19C Vic Catalano
- 37 Chad Evans
Other Cars Present
70 Robert Russell
AARA SPORTSMAN
HEAT 1:
- 105 Matt Hancock
- 166 Brian Worley
- 92 Jim Abshier
- 8 Eddie Lowry
HEAT 2:
- 46 Paul Belken
- 74 Dennis Wernle
- 118 Scott Haynes
- 00 Scott Stuppy
HEAT 3:
- 18 Daryl Dodge
- 127E Tory Ernst
- 15 Jim Troutman
- 97 Gary McKinnon
HEAT 4:
- D5 Dave Jenkins
- 10 Todd McGraw
- 38D Mark Blanke
- 70Â Paul Aubuchon
DASH:
- 46 Paul Belken
- D5 Dave Jenkins
- 74 Dennis Wernle
- 166 Brian Worley
SEMI #1:
- 28 Sam Worley
- 36 Bob Schmidt
- 9 Doug Wood
- 44 Nick Werner
- 61W Mike Whitter
- 77 Randy Kueker
- 80 Steve Borgetti
- 21 Ryan Gegg
- 79 Travis Tilley
- 19 Brad Grantham
- 111 Zac Parks
- 6 Brian Noeth
- 75 Ron Imm, Jr.
- 23 Mark Schnurbusch
- 35 Mark Stolle
FEATURE:
- 46 Paul Belken
- 166 Brian Worley
- D5 Dave Jenkins
- 127E Tory Ernst
- 00 Scott Stuppy
- 38D Mark Blanke
- 15 Jim Troutman
- 18 Daryl Dodge
- 500 Dan Dixon
- 9 Doug Wood
- 28 Sam Worley
- 92 Jim Abshier
- 97 Gary McKinnon
- 77 Randy Kucker
- 36 Bob Schmidt
- 42 Greg Stumbaugh
- 74 Dennis Wernle
- 70 Paul Aubuchon
- 105 Matt Hancock
- 10 Todd McGraw
- 8 Eddie Lowry
- 16 Frank Melton
- 44 Nick Werner
- 118 Scott Haynes
Other Cars Present
51 John Hoffman
Mike Mosby
2-MAN CRUISER
Heat:
- 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson
- 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein
- 65 Matt O'Harver/Oscar Buchanon
- 21 Roy Griffard/Harry Kalb
Feature:
- 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson
- 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein
- 65 Matt O'Harver/Oscar Buchanon
- 21 Roy Griffard/Harry Kalb
- 22 Billy Klein/Phil Griffard
- 3 Brian Cox/Keith Skaggs
- 4 Matt Johnson/Lonnie Airsman
- 33 Jack Moser/Dan Moser
DWARF CARS
Heat 1:
- 41 John Griffin
- 44 Keith Wilbert
- 4 Dennis Morton
Heat 2:
- 57 Mark Friday
- M30 Danny Haynes
- 141 Tim Griffin
Feature:
- M30 Danny Haynes
- 41 John Griffin
- 141 Tim Griffin
No Official Results Provided for Dwarf cars!