- Jeff Johns
- Matt Mevert
- Trey Harris
- Danny Ems
- Jacob Rexing
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Pevely, MO (April 21st, 2012) – A big field of 130 racecars filled the pit area to compete on the high banks of Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on what would turn out to be a very chilly evening. Competitors and fans were also able to keep up with the action on the new scoreboard that was just installed at the track as it let everyone know the lap count and the top five running order.
The UMP DIRTcar Late Model division provided some of the most exciting racing of the evening and saw Jeff Johns earn his first feature win in 13 years. Johns, who has been a staple at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 for many years, has finished in the runner-up spot on countless occasions over that timeframe. Johns even won the track championship last year without winning a feature event. Johns jumped out to the lead at the drop of the green flag from his front row outside starting spot and paced the field for all twenty-five laps. Johns used the very middle of the track through the corners to power his way to a comfortable lead. Meanwhile, Brandon Sheppard worked his way up into the second spot as the laps were winding down. A caution with just three laps remaining wasn’t what Johns wanted to see as it setup a restart with Sheppard right on his rear bumper. Johns would get a good restart and open up a small lead on Sheppard, however the caution would fly again with just two laps remaining. On this restart, Sheppard would mount a serious challenge for the lead. Sheppard would pull along side Johns as they took the white flag. Johns would get through turns one and two cleanly and get a small lead down the back stretch. Sheppard would again pull along side JOhns through turns three and four on the low side, but his car wouldn’t hold it’s line under Johns and as it pushed he would have to get out the throttle to avoid running into the side of Johns. This allowed Johns to power down the front stretch to victory. Sheppard would settle for a very close second. Craig Smith would finish in the third spot with Scott Weber getting fourth. Bobby Pierce rounded out the top five.
Matt Mevert made his first visit in 2012 in the UMP DIRTcar Modified division and put on a dominating performance to earn the win. Mevert led all twenty laps and for the most part went un-challenged for the win. Tim Hancock moved up to second from his sixth starting spot and tried to track down Mevert in heavy lapped traffic, but Mevert worked the lapped cars flawlessly enroute to the win. Hancock would settle for second. Timmy Hill, also making his first start of 2012, had a great run as well and would finish in the third spot. Rusty Griffaw, who had won both main events this season, would bring home a fourth place finish while Paul Bauman rounded out the top five.
Trey Harris picked up his first UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman feature win of 2012 in a photo finish over Chris Soutiea. Harris had battled with Danny Ems and Troy Medley for the lead for most of the event, but Soutiea would work his way past Ems and Medley in the closing laps and put serious pressure on Harris at the end. Soutiea pulled along side Harris coming out of turn four for the checkered flag and came up a fender short at the finish line. Medley would beat Ems across the line to finish third. Jon Ripperda would finish fifth behind Ems.
Danny Ems would dominate the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pure Stock main event. Fred Sparks would come home second with David Armstrong finishing third. Dustin McClintock would finish in the fourth spot while Stephen Fohne rounded out the top five.
Jacob Rexing continued his domination in the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stock division. Rexing, who started sixth, brought home his third straight win in the division. Jeremy Wellborn took home second while Andrew Wibbenmeyer took third. Philip Stuart was fourth and Mark Crady completed the top five.
UMP DIRTcar Late Models – 26 Entries
Heat 1:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 5b | Brandon Sheppard | 8 | 15.223 | 14.748 | 3 |
| 2 | 2x | Nick Lyons | 8 | 15.495 | 14.84 | 3 |
| 3 | 78 | MARK MINER | 8 | 15.469 | 15.211 | 1 |
| 4 | 95a | ANDREW JOHNS | 8 | 15.405 | 15.274 | 3 |
| 5 | 33f | RICKY FRANKEL | 8 | 15.557 | 15.318 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | DEWAYNE KIEFER | 8 | 15.756 | 15.182 | 3 |
| 7 | 23 | PAUL ROIDER | 8 | 15.869 | 15.492 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | Rich Lawson | 5 | 16.945 | 16.221 | 4 |
| DNS | 33 | Tim Manville | 0 |
Heat 2:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 8 | CRAIG SMITH | 8 | 15.343 | 15.343 | 8 |
| 2 | 95 | JEFF JOHNS | 8 | 15.531 | 15.27 | 4 |
| 3 | 11 | JEFF HERZOG | 8 | 15.686 | 15.275 | 3 |
| 4 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 8 | 15.691 | 15.332 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | DAVE JUMPER | 8 | 15.684 | 15.594 | 4 |
| 6 | 96t | RC Whitwell | 8 | 15.99 | 15.719 | 3 |
| 7 | 23 | DYLAN SHARP | 8 | 15.884 | 15.499 | 1 |
| 8 | 33 | Keith Pratt | 8 | 16.028 | 10.026 | 1 |
| 9 | 7z | MATT ZIMMERLY | 8 | 16.208 | 15.937 | 6 |
Heat 3:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 77 | JASON MCBRIDE | 8 | 15.498 | 15.153 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | SCOTT WEBER | 8 | 15.792 | 15.441 | 6 |
| 3 | 82 | BILLY LAYCOCK | 8 | 15.806 | 15.567 | 7 |
| 4 | 92k | Brant Kehrer | 8 | 15.704 | 15.704 | 8 |
| 5 | 89 | BOBBY BITTLE | 8 | 15.723 | 15.663 | 7 |
| 6 | 7L | Jerry Lierly | 8 | 16.189 | 15.872 | 7 |
| 7 | 1hr | RON MCQUERRY | 8 | 16.121 | 15.764 | 3 |
| 8 | 26 | Randy Estes | 5 | 03:16.7 | 16.508 | 1 |
Feature:
| Place | Start | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 2 | 95 | JEFF JOHNS | 25 | 15.027 | 14.726 | 18 |
| 2 | 6 | 5b | Brandon Sheppard | 25 | 15.165 | 14.875 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | 8 | CRAIG SMITH | 25 | 15.246 | 15.111 | 22 |
| 4 | 7 | 0 | SCOTT WEBER | 25 | 15.272 | 14.995 | 21 |
| 5 | 8 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 25 | 15.041 | 14.742 | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | 77 | JASON MCBRIDE | 25 | 15.053 | 14.573 | 22 |
| 7 | 4 | 2x | Nick Lyons | 25 | 15.531 | 14.974 | 20 |
| 8 | 10 | 82 | BILLY LAYCOCK | 25 | 15.668 | 14.658 | 22 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | JEFF HERZOG | 25 | 15.694 | 14.994 | 22 |
| 10 | 14 | 0 | DEWAYNE KIEFER | 25 | 15.733 | 15.174 | 22 |
| 11 | 13 | 33f | RICKY FRANKEL | 25 | 15.828 | 15.432 | 19 |
| 12 | 18 | 96t | RC Whitwell | 25 | 15.54 | 15.358 | 19 |
| 13 | 9 | 78 | MARK MINER | 25 | 15.574 | 15.434 | 19 |
| 14 | 21 | 1hr | RON MCQUERRY | 25 | 15.68 | 14.985 | 21 |
| 15 | 22 | 33 | Keith Pratt | 25 | 15.713 | 15.286 | 21 |
| 16 | 23 | 7 | Rich Lawson | 24 | 15.44 | 15.44 | 24 |
| 17 | 19 | 23R | PAUL ROIDER | 24 | 15.843 | 15.302 | 16 |
| 18 | 16 | 89 | BOBBY BITTLE | 23 | 17.622 | 15.378 | 22 |
| 19 | 25 | 7z | MATT ZIMMERLY | 23 | 15.542 | 15.542 | 23 |
| 20 | 20 | 23 | DYLAN SHARP | 22 | 01:38.0 | 15.144 | 20 |
| 21 | 17 | 7L | Jerry Lierly | 22 | 05:24.4 | 14.874 | 20 |
| 22 | 15 | 2 | DAVE JUMPER | 15 | 04:49.3 | 16.023 | 5 |
| 23 | 12 | 92k | Brant Kehrer | 7 | 02:10.3 | 16.336 | 2 |
| 24 | 11 | 95a | ANDREW JOHNS | 3 | 16.966 | 16.066 | 2 |
| 25 | 24 | 26 | Randy Estes | 3 | 16:13.2 | 19.502 | 2 |
| DNS | 26 | 33 | Tim Manville | 0 |
UMP DIRTcar Modifieds – 38 Entries
Heat 1:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 22 | Matt Mevert | 8 | 15.476 | 14.794 | 1 |
| 2 | 0n | PAUL BAUMAN | 8 | 15.693 | 15.284 | 1 |
| 3 | 56 | Jake Draege | 8 | 15.795 | 15.285 | 2 |
| 4 | 14 | RICK CONOYER | 8 | 15.451 | 15.451 | 7 |
| 5 | 22x | DARRELL MOSER | 8 | 15.978 | 15.568 | 5 |
| 6 | 31 | RICKY HORTON | 8 | 15.73 | 15.73 | 7 |
| 7 | 18d | MATT DICKERMAN | 8 | 15.962 | 15.914 | 5 |
| 8 | 11 | Derek Shipman | 8 | 16.093 | 15.789 | 6 |
| DNS | 713 | Steve Gorka, Jr. | 0 | |||
| DNS | 1A | Dillon Hamm | 0 |
Heat 2:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 16 | RUSTY GRIFFAW | 8 | 15.231 | 14.954 | 5 |
| 2 | 51 | Timmy Hill | 8 | 15.668 | 15.289 | 7 |
| 3 | 29 | Chris Spalding | 8 | 15.731 | 15.731 | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | BRAD THURSTON | 8 | 15.89 | 15.676 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 wild | Ricky Hueber | 8 | 16.319 | 16.034 | 1 |
| 6 | 17v | Mike Vanderiet Jr. | 8 | 16.347 | 16.071 | 5 |
| 7 | 3s | DAN SCHLUP JR. | 8 | 16.343 | 15.868 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | James Reed | 8 | 16.489 | 16.191 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | Craig Roden | 8 | 16.228 | 16.18 | 7 |
| 10 | 87z | Zeb Moake | 6 | 17.994 | 16.404 | 2 |
Heat 3:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 1 | TIM HANCOCK | 8 | 15.846 | 15.183 | 6 |
| 2 | 1ad | Aaron Draege | 8 | 15.914 | 15.627 | 1 |
| 3 | 62k | LEO KIEFER | 8 | 16.11 | 15.698 | 4 |
| 4 | 21d | DENNIS RICHARDS | 8 | 16.167 | 16.001 | 2 |
| 5 | 44 | Timmy Hancock Jr. | 8 | 16.614 | 16.292 | 7 |
| 6 | 21 | TOM RORABACHER | 8 | 16.487 | 16.095 | 7 |
| 7 | 19 | Joe Martin | 5 | 19.337 | 17.039 | 4 |
| 8 | 66 | DARRON FORREST | 4 | 19.4 | 16.482 | 2 |
| DNS | 10jyd | Jim Black | 0 |
Heat 4:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 7 | MARK MINER | 8 | 15.588 | 15.507 | 6 |
| 2 | 70 | JOSH RUSSELL | 8 | 15.951 | 15.692 | 2 |
| 3 | 36 | CONRAD MINER | 8 | 16.062 | 15.884 | 3 |
| 4 | 12r | TYLER RATAJCZYK | 8 | 16.519 | 15.822 | 3 |
| 5 | 69x | Dave Chilton | 8 | 16.673 | 16.164 | 7 |
| 6 | 76 | ERIC GOETTER | 8 | 16.615 | 16.277 | 3 |
| 7 | 27 | Bobby DeSpain | 8 | 17.156 | 16.647 | 6 |
| 8 | 28k | DAVE KATHERINER | 8 | 18.244 | 17.166 | 3 |
| 9 | 12s | MIKE STUCKEY | 3 | 20.018 | 20.018 | 3 |
Semi #1:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 31 | RICKY HORTON | 8 | 16.511 | 16.027 | 2 |
| 2 | 21 | TOM RORABACHER | 8 | 16.592 | 16.309 | 3 |
| 3 | 44 | Timmy Hancock Jr. | 8 | 17.501 | 16.614 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | James Reed | 8 | 17.687 | 16.58 | 4 |
| 5 | 87z | Zeb Moake | 8 | 17.919 | 16.753 | 5 |
| 6 | 18d | MATT DICKERMAN | 8 | 17.615 | 16.806 | 6 |
| 7 | 1a | Dillon Hamm | 8 | 17.952 | 17.341 | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Joe Martin | 8 | 19.431 | 17.655 | 5 |
| 9 | 12s | MIKE STUCKEY | 8 | 45.148 | 16.432 | 7 |
| 10 | 66 | DARRON FORREST | 3 | 01:00.3 | 16.812 | 1 |
Semi #2:
| Place | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 17v | Mike Vanderiet Jr. | 8 | 16.663 | 16.432 | 5 |
| 2 | 3s | DAN SCHLUP JR. | 8 | 16.773 | 16.433 | 4 |
| 3 | 76 | ERIC GOETTER | 8 | 16.923 | 16.66 | 1 |
| 4 | 10jyd | JIM BLACK | 8 | 16.614 | 16.568 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 wild | Ricky Huebner | 8 | 17.129 | 16.563 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | Craig Roden | 8 | 17.129 | 16.816 | 3 |
| 7 | 27 | Bobby DeSpain | 8 | 17.211 | 17.138 | 5 |
| 8 | 28k | DAVE KATHERINER | 8 | 18.954 | 17.133 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Derek Shipman | 7 | 16.899 | 16.634 | 1 |
| DNS | 713 | Steve Gorka, Jr. | 0 |
Feature:
| Place | Start | No. | Name | Laps | Last Time | Fast Time | Fast Lap |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Matt Mevert | 20 | 16.252 | 14.935 | 13 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | TIM HANCOCK | 20 | 15.425 | 14.996 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 51 | Timmy Hill | 20 | 15.436 | 15.223 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | RUSTY GRIFFAW | 20 | 15.463 | 15.117 | 18 |
| 5 | 8 | 0n | PAUL BAUMAN | 20 | 14.594 | 14.594 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | MARK MINER | 20 | 15.095 | 14.87 | 19 |
| 7 | 7 | 36 | CONRAD MINER | 20 | 14.893 | 14.883 | 19 |
| 8 | 9 | 1ad | Aaron Draege | 20 | 15.192 | 15.192 | 20 |
| 9 | 14 | 22x | DARRELL MOSER | 20 | 15.401 | 15.295 | 19 |
| 10 | 15 | 21d | DENNIS RICHARDS | 20 | 15.333 | 15.241 | 18 |
| 11 | 19 | 31 | RICKY HORTON | 20 | 15.075 | 14.938 | 18 |
| 12 | 17 | 17 | BRAD THURSTON | 20 | 16.175 | 15.592 | 19 |
| 13 | 13 | 62k | LEO KIEFER | 20 | 16.534 | 15.575 | 19 |
| 14 | 4 | 29 | Chris Spalding | 20 | 16.334 | 15.952 | 16 |
| 15 | 20 | 17v | Mike Vanderiet Jr. | 20 | 16.503 | 15.554 | 19 |
| 16 | 12 | 56 | Jake Draege | 19 | 15.305 | 15.305 | 19 |
| 17 | 24 | 76 | ERIC GOETTER | 18 | 17.75 | 16.775 | 4 |
| 18 | 25 | 10jyd | JIM BLACK | 12 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 8 |
| 19 | 10 | 70 | JOSH RUSSELL | 10 | 16.477 | 16.408 | 5 |
| 20 | 23 | 44 | Timmy Hancock Jr. | 6 | 17.119 | 17.11 | 5 |
| 21 | 11 | 14 | RICK CONOYER | 4 | 17.004 | 17.004 | 4 |
| 22 | 22 | 3s | DAN SCHLUP JR. | 3 | 17.887 | 17.641 | 1 |
| 23 | 18 | 12r | TYLER RATAJCZYK | 3 | 01:50.7 | 17.827 | 2 |
| 24 | 21 | 21 | TOM RORABACHER | 1 | 17.372 | 17.372 | 1 |
| DNS | 16 | 69X | David Chilton | 0 |
UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman – 26 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 62 Troy Medley
2. 47 Brad Paquet
3. 6 Rick Ruch
4. M16 Joe McCain
5. 15B Matt Brucato
6. 29S Jerry Radeacker
7. C16 Cory Brown
8. 23 Kevin Mosier
9. 80 Jacob Miller
Heat 2:
1. 36 Danny Ems
2. 99 Chuck Adams
3. 57 Trey Harris
4. 29 Jeff LeBaube
5. 12 Troy Naeger
6. 105 Daniel Hancock
7. 3 Scott Henseler
8. 27 Grant Evans
9. 18B Terry Brown
Heat 3:
1. 196 Jon Ripperda
2. C4 Chris Soutiea
3. 21 Eric Hogenmiller
4. 60 Joe Laws
5. 55K Jason Keller
6. 77 Patrick Hawkins
7. 192 Mark Spraul
8. 269 Josh Ramer
Feature:
1. (1) 57 Trey Harris
2. (7) C4 Chris Soutiea
3. (2) 62 Troy Medley
4. (3) 36 Danny Ems
5. (5) 196 Jon Ripperda
6. (15) 12 Troy Naeger
7. (6) 47 Brad Paquet
8. (12) 29 Jeff LeBaube
9. (4) 21 Eric Hogenmiller
10. (20) 3 Scott Henseler
11. (9) M16 Joe McCain
12. (14) 15B Matt Brucato
13. (25) 18B Terry Brown
14. (17) 29S Jerry Radeacker
15. (22) 23 Kevin Mosier
16. (11) 55K Jason Keller
17. (8) 99 Chuck Adams
18. (10) 6 Rick Ruch
19. (26) 80 Jacob Miller
20. (16) 105 Daniel Hancock
21. (13) 60 Joe Laws
22. (21) 192 Mark Spraul
DNS. (18) 77 Patrick Hawkins
DNS. (24) 269 Josh Ramer
DNS. (19) C16 Cory Brown
DNS. (23) 27E Grant Evans
UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pure Stocks – 18 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 36 Danny Ems
2. 17L Buddy Love
3. 11B Fred Sparks
4. 17C A.J. Cline
5. 2J Greg Jones
6. 262 Nick Collette
7. 37 Dave Monterusso
8. 32W Ronnie Womack
9. 70 Marc McClintock
Heat 2:
1. 34 David Armstrong
2. 72 Dustin McClintock
3. 29 Stephen Fohne
4. 19 Erik Sedlack
5. 81 Michael Hurst
6. 5J Josh Jackson
7. 82 Morris Booth
8. 93 Todd Erickson
9. 3 Wade Glover
Feature:
1. (1) 36 Danny Ems
2. (2) 11B Fred Sparks
3. (5) 34 David Armstrong
4. (6) 72 Dustin McClintock
5. (7) 29 Stephen Fohne
6. (4) 17C A.J. Cline
7. (3) 17L Buddy Love
8. (8) 19 Erik Sedlack
9. (11) 5J Josh Jackson
10. (9) 2J Greg Jones
11. (18) 3 Wade Glover
12. (12) 262 Nick Collette
13. (10) 81 Michael Hurst
14. (16) 93 Todd Erickson
15. (14) 82 Morris Booth
16. (15) 32W Ronnie Womack
17. (13) 37 Dave Monterusso
DNS. (17) 70 Marc McClintock
UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stocks – 22 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 21P Josh Peppers
2. 27W Jeremy Wellborn
3. 99 Chuck Johnson
4. 71 Joe Merritt
5. 81P Robert Price
6. 423 Bryan Gegg
7. 98 David Stuart
8. 51 Ben Cochran
Heat 2:
1. 17R Jacob Rexing
2. 22W Scott Wickliffe
3. 01 Billy Lapaglia
4. 7X Joe Ramer
5. 35R Rickey Carriker
6. 42 Charles David
7. 83 Pat Brewer
Heat 3:
1. 89T Travis Bittle
2. 2S Philip Stuart
3. 99A Jack Adams
4. 96 Andrew Wibbenmeyer
5. 67J Adam Johnson
6. 70 Mark Crady
7. 7 Jordy Schmidt
Feature:
1. (6) 17R Jacob Rexing
2. (2) 27W Jeremy Wellborn
3. (12) 96 Andrew Wibbenmeyer
4. (4) 2 Philip Stuart
5. (18) 70 Mark Crady
6. (10) 71 Joe Merritt
7. (9) 99A Jack Adams
8. (13) 81P Robert Price
9. (8) 01 Billy Lapaglia
10. (21) 7 Jordy Schmidt
11. (15) 67 Adam Johnson
12. (11) 7x Joe Ramer
13. (20) 83 Pat Brewer
14. (16) 423 Bryan Gegg
15. (17) 42 Charlie David
16. (19) 98 David Stuart
17. (1) 89T Travis Bittle
18. (7) 99 Chuck Johnson
19. (3) 22W Scott Wickliffe
20. (5) 21P Josh Peppers
21. (14) 35R Ricky Carriker
DNS. (22) 51 Ben Cochran
