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Pevely, MO (May 13, 2006) Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, MI made his first ever visit to I-55 Raceway and earned a hard fought victory in the UMP Late Model division. Schlenk, who stated he had raced I-55 Raceway a thousand times on a computer video game, battled the entire twenty-five laps of the main event with Danny Haynes. Haynes took the early lead at the drop of the green flag, but Schlenk worked his way past Haynes on lap four. Haynes proceeded to stay glued to the bumper of Schlenk for the rest of the event but was unable to find his way back around Schlenk for the lead. Brian Shirley moved up quickly to the third spot and looked like he would challenge for the lead, but Schlenk and Haynes proved too tough and Shirley settled into the third position till the drop of the checkered flag. Mark Oller came home in the fourth position with Tim Ratajczyk completing the top five.
Ray Walsh brought his broom with him as swept the night's action in the UMP Modified division by winning his qualifying heat, the dash and the main event. Jerry Grither challenged Walsh on just about every lap of the main event but could not find his way around Walsh. Grither also had his hands full with the cars behind him. Eric Mabery, Doug Wood and Ray Wagner each took their turn trying to get past Grither for the second spot. Those three swapped positions on just about every lap with Mabery claiming the third position at the line. Wood crossed the line in fourth and Wagner took the fifth spot.
The UMP Sportsman division ran two main events as they had to make up one from three weeks ago when the rain came and shortened that event. Their first feature event got the night's racing action underway. Troy Naeger dominated the event as he pulled away to sizeable lead. Mike Nicholson also had a strong run as he pulled away from the rest of the field in the second position. The battle for positions was back at the third position where Paul Bauman, Tom Smallwood, Ronnie Bader and Troy Medley were fighting it out. In the end, Naeger crossed the finish line first with Nicholson coming across in second. However, once the cars came off the track to the scales for post-race inspection, the winner Troy Naeger was disqualified as he came up a few pounds under the required minimum weight. That handed the win to Mike Nicholson and then second place went to Paul Bauman with Tom Smallwood third. Ronnie Bader was given the fourth position and Troy Medley fifth.
The second main event once again saw Troy Naeger lead all fifteen laps but he had Ronnie Bader and Troy Medley staying close and looking for a way past. But Naeger proved too strong and went on to victory. This time, Naeger had added plenty of extra weight and kept the win. Medley claimed the second position with Bader third. Mike Nicholson's good night continued as he came home fourth and Paul Bauman completed the top five.
Conrad Miner is now two for two in the AARA Pro 4 Stock division. He claimed his second win in as many weeks and he held off Chris Fisher for the win. Jason Crump took the third spot with Brad Smith fourth and Homer Mooney fifth.
UMP Late Models – 31 Entries
Heat 1
1. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
2. 91 Rusty Schlenk
3. 1S Rick Salters
4. 28 Don Klein
5. 32M Danny Maguire
6. B10 Brad White
7. 1 Ron McQuerry
8. F15 Jeremy Conaway
Heat 2
1. 95 Jeff Johns
2. 47 Danny Haynes
3. 45 Denny Woodworth
4. 441 Brian Wolfmeier
5. 7 Rich Lawson
6. 56 Kevin Epperson
7. 27 Jeff Beyers
8. 23 Mike Crader
Heat 3
1. 11D Brian Diveley
2. 3S Brian Shirley
3. 3L Matt Taylor
4. 60 Ed Dixon
5. 82 Billy Laycock
6. 18 Shawn Rayfield
7. 78 Paul Belken
8. 80 Jacob Miller
Heat 4
1. 67 Mark Oller
2. 2J Dave Jumper
3. 81 Craig Smith
4. 11Z Brian Collins
5. 87 Ken Rumble
6. 10 Dallas Bennett
7. 88 Terry Babb
Dash
1. 91 Rusty Schlenk
2. 47 Danny Haynes
3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
4. 3S Brian Shirley
5. 67 Mark Oller
6. 2J Dave Jumper
7. 11D Brian Diveley
8. 3L Matt Taylor
9. 95 Jeff Johns
Semi
1. 82 Billy Laycock
2. 7 Rich Lawson
3. 56 Kevin Epperson
4. 27 Jeff Beyers
5. 78 Paul Belken
6. 18 Shawn Rayfield
7. 10 Dallas Bennett
8. B10 Brad White
9. 1 Ron McQuerry
10. 23 Mike Crader
11. F15 Jeremy Conaway
12. 88 Terry Babb
13. 80 Jacob Miller
Feature
1. 91 Rusty Schlenk
2. 47 Danny Haynes
3. 3S Brian Shirley
4. 67 Mark Oller
5. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
6. 2J Dave Jumper
7. 82 Billy Laycock
8. 3L Matt Taylor
9. 95 Jeff Johns
10. 11D Brian Diveley
11. 11Z Bryan Collins
12. 28 Don Klein
13. 81 Craig Smith
14. 45DW Denny Woodworth
15. 78 Paul Belken
16. 87 Ken Rumble
17. 56 Kevin Epperson
18. 60 Ed Dixon
19. 27 Jeff Beyers
20. 18R Shawn Rayfield
21. 441 Brian Wolfmeier
22. 32M Danny Maguire
23. 1S Rick Salter
24. 7 Rich Lawson
UMP Modifieds – 29 Entries
Heat 1
1. 15 Jerry Grither
2. 28 Michael Bolyard
3. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
4. 59 Rich Whaley
5. 21 Adam Parmeley
6. 88 Joe Puricelli
7. 11 Kelly Duvall
8. 20 Matt Accord
9. 25 Brent Keyes
DNS. 31 Ricky Horton
Heat 2
1. 9W Doug Wood
2. 66 Brian Worley
3. 7 Mark Miner
4. 3R Leon Rakers
5. C4 Chris Soutiea
6. 78 Allen Conner
7. 444 Matt Simpson
8. 17 Brad Thurston
9. 20m Brad McKinnon
10. 8 Jim Fisher
Heat 3
1. 1W Ray Walsh
2. C6 Ray Wagner
3. 45M Eric Mabery
4. 89 Bobby Bittle
5. 99 Robby Helms
6. 31 Mitch Parmeley
7. 3D Lou Dreimeier
8. 89B Jim Brown
9. 7Z Matt Zimmerly
Dash
1. 1W Ray Walsh
2. 15 Jerry Grither
3. 9W Doug Wood
4. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
5. 66 Brian Worley
6. 45M Eric Mabery
7. 89 Bobby Bittle
8. C6 Ray Wagner
9. 28 Michael Bolyard
Semi
1. 11 Kelly Duvall
2. 17 Brad Thurston
3. 20 Brad McKinnon
4. 7Z Matt Zimmerly
5. 3D Lou Dreimeier
6. 20 Matt Accord
7. 89B Jim Brown
8. 78C Alan Conner
9. 8 Jim Fischer
10. 25 Brent Keyes
DNS. 31 Ricky Horton
Feature
1. 1W Ray Walsh
2. 15 Jerry Grither
3. 45M Eric Mabery
4. 9W Doug Wood
5. C6 Ray Wagner
6. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
7. 59 Rich Whaley
8. C4 Chris Soutiea
9. 89 Bobby Bittle
10. 88 Joe Puricelli
11. 17 Brad Thurston
12. 99R Robby Helms
13. 7Z Matt Zimmerly
14. 28 Michael Bolyard
15. 20M Brad McKinnon
16. 20A Matt Acord
17. 11D Kelly Devall
18. 31P Mitch Parmeley
19. 7M Mark Miner
20. 21P Adam Parmeley
21. 444 Matt Simpson
22. 3D Lou Driemeier
23. 3R Leon Rakers
24. 66 Brian Worley
UMP/AARA Sportsman – 30 Entries
Make-up Feature from 4/22/06
1. 12 Troy Naeger DQ – light
2. 30 Mike Nicholson
3. 24 Paul Bauman
4. 28 Tom Smallwood
5. 67 Ronnie Bader
6. 62 Troy Medley
7. D5 Dave Jenkins
8. 147 Kyle Stolzer
9. 811 Wade Sutter
10. 97 John Goodson
11. 55 Jason Keller
12. 105 Matt Hancock
13. 86 Jake Robbins
14. 82 Jim Clark
15. 50 Kent Nations
16. 53 Lawrence Schaefer
17. 71 Dan Pitti
18. 7 Scott Honer
19. 109 Jeff Robbins
20. M41 Steve Maisel
21. 99 Chuck Adams
22. 32 Jerry Fleming
23. 128 Tyson Gegg
DNS. 66 Sam Lopretta
DNS. 411 Marty Heck
DNS. 9 Mike McGinnity
Heat 1
1. 24 Paul Bauman
2. 12 Troy Naeger
3. 97 John Goodson
4. 96 Tim Hollerbach
5. 99 Chuck Adams
6. 811 Wade Sutter
7. 17 Dave Heimos
8. 53 Lawrence Schaefer
9. M41 Steve Maisel DNS
10. 128 Tyson Gegg DNS
Heat 2
1. 55 Jason Keller
2. 67 Ronnie Bader
3. 30 Mike Nicholson
4. 9 Shane Walters
5. 147 Kyle Stolzer
6. 105 Matt Hancock
7. 7 Scott Honer
8. 09 Jeff Robbins
9. 50 Kent Nations
10. 94 Dan Friedrich
Heat 3
1. 62 Troy Medley
2. D5 Dave Jenkins
3. 36 Bob Schmidt
4. 86 Jake Robbins
5. 112 Jason Davinroy
6. 32 Jerry Fleming
7. 28 Tom Smallwood
8. 64 Lou Dreimeier
9. 82 Jim Clark
10. 71 Dan Pitti DNS
Dash
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 55 Jason Keller
3. 24 Paul Bauman
4. 67 Ronnie Bader
5. 30 Mike Nicholson
6. 62 Troy Medley
7. 36 Bob Schmidt
8. 97 John Goodson
9. D5 Dave Jenkins
Feature
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 62 Troy Medley
3. 67 Ronnie Bader
4. 30 Mike Nicholson
5. 24 Paul Bauman
6. 36 Bob Schmidt
7. 97 John Goodson
8. D5 Dave Jenkins
9. 50 Kent Nations
10. 112 Jason Davinroy
11. 28 Tom Smallwood
12. 96 Tim Hollerbach
13. 811 Wade Sutter
14. 147 Kyle Stolzer
15. 105 Matt Hancock
16. 86 Jake Robbins
17. 7 Scott Honer
18. 32 Jerry Fleming
19. 64 Lou Driemeier
20. 91 Shane Walters
21. 109 Jeff Robbins
22. 94 Dan Freiderich
23. 155 Jason Keller
24. 99 Chuck Adams
25. 53 Lawrence Schaefer
DNS. 71 Dan Pitti
DNS. M41 Steve Maisel
DNS. 128 Jason Gegg
DNS. 82 Jim Clark
DNS. 17 Dave Heimos
AARA Pro 4 Stock -17 Entries
Heat 1
1. 5 Chris Fisher
2. 15 Mike McMullin
3. 9 Brad Almond
4. 186 Stephen Crump
5. 10 Homer Mooney
6. 33 Randy Martin
7. 50 Trey Harris
8. 87 Heather Johnston
9. 86 Jason Crump
Heat 2
1. 7 Conrad Miner
2. 14 Brad Smith
3. 49 Nathan Portell
4. 77 Ron Lyons
5. 64 Tom Riley
6. 66 Jason Marquitz
7. 911 Tim Hoffman
8. 74 Brandon Hedgecoth
Feature
1. 7 Conrad Miner
2. 5 Chris Fisher
3. 86 Jason Crump
4. 14 Brad Smith
5. 10 Homer Mooney
6. 49 Nathan Portell
7. 15 Mike McMullin
8. 33 Randy Martin
9. 66 Jason Marquitz
10. 911 Tim Hoffman
11. 64 Tom Riley
12. 74 Brandon Hedgecoth
13. 87 Heather Johnston
14. 77 Ron Lyons
15. 186 Stephen Crump
16. 9 Brad Almond
17. 50 Trey Harris DNS