April 9, 2005 Results

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Pevely, MO (April 9, 2005) A beautiful Spring evening provided a great backdrop for an excellent night of racing at I-55 Raceway. The nice weather brought out a large crowd for the first regular night of racing.

The U.M.P. Late Model division hit the track for the first time in 2005. Billy Faust started on the outside of the front row of the main event and led all twenty-five laps enroute to victory. Faust held off the early challenges of Clay Baumann but was able to distance himself from Baumann late in the race as they work lapped traffic. Baumann found himself battling to hang on to the second position as Matt Taylor and Rodney Melvin applied the pressure for most of the event. Baumann was able to fend off the challenges and finish second with Taylor third and Melvin fourth. Mark Voigt claimed the fifth position as he crossed the line in Melvin's shadow.

Kevin Epperson won the Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Hard Charger Award. This was Epperson's first event in a U.M.P. Late Model as he moved up from the modified ranks.

The U.M.P. Modified main event was a classic as there were battles for just about every position almost every lap. Mark Miner battled side-by-side and nose-to-tail with Brian Wolfmeier lap after lap with Dennis Richards occassionally sticking his nose into the action. As Miner and Wolfmeier would battle for the lead, Richards and Bobby Bittle would battle for third and Scott Weber, Doug Wood and Tom Ratajczyk were battling for fifth. It was Miner taking the win, with Wolfmeier second, Richards third, Bittle fourth and Weber fifth.

Paul Bauman started the 2005 season off in the A.A.R.A. Sportsman division the same way he ended the 2004 season, winning. Bauman led all fifteen laps of the main event, but had to fend off the challenges of Paul Belken lap after lap. Belken tried every possible line late in the race, but couldn't find a way past Bauman and he settled for second. Mike Nicholson worked his way up from the tenth starting spot to claim third and Scott Stuppy followed him from his eleventh starting spot to take fourth. Troy Medley rounded out the top five.

Bauman also won the G&M Steel Dash for Cash. Bauman pocketed an extra $100 for his effort.

Conrad Miner claimed the A.A.R.A. Pro 4 Stock main event after the original winner, Dave Heinrichs, was disqualified when he refused a post race "claim". Pat Brewer was second, Homer Mooney third, Chris Fisher fourth and Jason Ely fifth.

U.M.P. Late Models – 26 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 26 Billy Faust
2. 441 Brian Wolfmeier
3. 30 Mark Voigt
4. 95 Jeff Johns

Heat 2:
1. 27 Rodney Melvin
2. 45DW Denny Woodworth
3. 13 Dewayne Kiefer
4. 17W Todd Rehg

Heat 3:
1. 3L Matt Taylor
2. 77 Clay Baumann
3. 67 Mark Oller
4. 14U Bruce Unterbrink

Dash:
1. 77 Clay Baumann
2. 26 Billy Faust
3. 3L Matt Taylor
4. 27 Rodney Melvin

Feature:
1. 26 Billy Faust
2. 77 Clay Baumann
3. 3L Matt Taylor
4. 27 Rodney Melvin
5. 30 Mark Voigt
6. 441 Brian Wolfmeier
7. 67 Mark Oller
8. 8 Kyle Steffens
9. 95 Jeff Johns
10. 7 Jim Shereck
11. 81 Craig Smith
12. 14U Bruce Unterbrink
13. 56 Kevin Epperson
14. 28 Don Klein
15. 10 Andy Pryor
16. 7 Rich Lawson
17. 55 John Pitts (DQ Light)
18. 45DW Denny Woodworth
19. 13 Dewayne Kiefer
20. 17W Todd Rehg
21. 13 Brent Kreke
22. 85 Jim Morrison
23. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
24. 76 Butch Kruckeberg
25. 50 Ed Dixon
DNS. 10 Rodney Pense

U.M.P. Modifieds – 25 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 9W Doug Wood
3. 11G Matt Goulden
4. 8X James Reed

Heat 2:
1. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
2. 7 Mark Miner
3. 23 Dylan Sharp
4. C6 Ray Wagner

Heat 3:
1. 3R Leon Rakers
2. 21 Dennis Richards
3. 88 Joe Puricelli
4. 4J Scott Weber

Dash:
1. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
2. 7 Mark Miner
3. 89 Bobby Bittle
4. 21 Dennis Richards

Feature:
1. 7 Mark Miner
2. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
3. 21 Dennis Richards
4. 89 Bobby Bittle
5. 4J Scott Weber
6. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
7. 9W Doug Wood
8. 3R Leon Rakers
9. 11G Matt Goulden
10. 88 Joe Puricelli
11. 44$ Mark Stanfill
12. C6 Ray Wagner
13. 22X Clint Eckenrodt
14. C4 Chris Soutiea
15. 41 Larry Hull
16. 21A Karl Adams
17. 23 Dylan Sharp
18. 15 Jerry Grither
19. 8X James Reed
20. 31P Mitch Parmeley
21. 59 Rich Whaley
22. 18 Brent Thompson
23. 10M Todd McGraw
DNS. P0 Tim Hancock
DNS. P9 Tom Seets

A.A.R.A. Sportsman – 31 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 8 Ed Lowry
2. 55 Chris Smith
3. 18 Buddy Lowry
4. 64 Jim Smith

Heat 2:
1. 24 Paul Bauman
2. 28 Sam Worley
3. 30 Mike Nichols
4. 01 Steve Borgetti

Heat 3:
1. 62 Troy Medley
2. 87 Gary Haynes
3. 00 Scott Stuppy
4. 32 Jerry Fleming

Heat 4:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 3P Bobby Prince
3. 4 Mark Schnurbusch
4. 811 Ray Sutter

Dash:
1. 24 Paul Bauman
2. 8 Ed Lowry
3. 62 Troy Medley
4. 46 Paul Belken

Semi:
1. 105 Matt Hancock
2. 55 Jason Keller (DQ Light)
3. 17 Dave Heimos
4. 42 Greg Stumbaugh
5. 59 Rick Whaley, Sr.
6. 53 Dwight Scott
7. 92 Jim Abshier
8. 96 Chuck Crossland
DNS. 12 Troy Naeger
DNS. 73 Mike Henderson
DNS. 97 John Goodson

Feature:
1. 24 Paul Bauman
2. 46 Paul Belken
3. 30 Mike Nicholson
4. 00 Scott Stuppy
5. 62 Troy Medley
6. 2 Chuck Adams
7. 4 Mark Schnurbusch
8. 01 Steve Borgetti
9. 28 Sam Worley
10. 67 Ronnie Bader
11. 105 Matt Hancock
12. 8 Ed Lowry
13. 55 Jason Keller
14. 17H Dave Heimos
15. 411 Marty Heck
16. 64 Jim Smith
17. 811 Wade Sutter
18. 50 Kent Nations
19. 3P Bobby Prince
20. 42 Greg Stumbaugh
21. 55 Chris Smith
22. 87 Gary Haynes
23. 18 Buddy Lowry
DNS. 32 Jason Fleming

A.A.R.A. Pro 4 Stocks – 21 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 21 Dave Heinrichs
2. 8 Pat Brewer
3. 5 Chris Fisher
4. 28 Scott Geary

Heat 2:
1. 7 Conrad Miner
2. 01 Robert Denny
3. 87 Butch Graham
4. 777 Jason Ely

Feature:
1. 7 Conrad Miner
2. 8 Pat Brewer
3. 10H Homer Mooney
4. 5 Chris Fisher
5. 777 Jason Ely
6. 15 Mike McMullin
7. 87 Butch Graham
8. 86 Jason Crump
9. 28 Scott Geary
10. 33 Randy Martin
11. 50 Troy Harris
12. 77 Ron Lyons
13. 01 Robert Denny
14. 4J Joel Potter
15. 22 Don Ernst
16. 343 Butch Hartman
17. 17 Andrew Nausley
** 21 Dave Heinrichs (Winner but DQ – Refused Claim)

DNS. 88 Jeff Price
DNS. 188 Gary Price
DNS. 69 Bennie Linn

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