Michael Kloos
Michael Long
Jeff LeBaube
Trey Harris
Eldon Hemken
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By Jimmy Dearing — Pevely, MO (April 11th, 2015) – Another outstanding field of drivers were on hand for Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55’s second weekend of racing action of 2015.
Although Michael Kloos has won many races at many different tracks and is considered one of the best late model drivers in Illinois, he had never one a feature event at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 throughout the years that he has been racing there. That streak came to an end with his hard earned victory tonight at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in the UMP DIRTcar Late Model division. Tim Manville jumped out to the early lead when the green flag waved, Manville would have his hands full with Scott Weber and Kloos as the three battled for the top spot for the first twelve laps even going three wide for the lead at times. Kloos would finally clear Manville and Weber for the lead and he would open up about a eight to ten car length lead over Manville as they ran down to the closing laps. Kloos appeared to be on his way to a relatively comfortable win when disaster nearly struck with just two laps remaining. As he worked lapped traffic, contact from Paul Roider in turn three would send Kloos’ machine way up the track and almost into the outside retaining wall before he could recover. Kloos avoided the outside wall but lost much of his momentum which allowed Manville to move right up onto his rear quarter panel and the two would fight it out to the finish with Kloos prevailing for the win. Scott Weber would finish third behind Manville. Billy Laycock with charge from the eleventh starting spot to finish fourth with Kolby Vandenbergh rounding out the top five.
Michael Long made the two plus hour trip down from Fowler, Illinois and would take the UMP DIRTcar Modified victory. Long came from the eighth starting spot to battle Josh Russell, Rusty Griffaw, Dean Hoffman and Mark Miner for the top spot. Long would take control of the lead about half way through the event and would go on to a convincing victory. Meanwhile, there was a spectacular show behind Long for the rest of the top ten positions. Lots of side by side and fender rubbing action as many drivers swapped the positions around throughout the entire event. Josh Russell would come home in the second spot at the end with Rusty Griffaw finishing third. Dean Hoffman and Mark Miner would round out the top five.
Jeff LeBaube would claim the UMP DIRTcar Pro Modified main event. LeBaube would lead all fifteen laps in taking the win. Fred Sparks, Jr., Stephen Fohne and CJ Springer swapped the second position around lap after lap but Sparks found a fast line around the middle and would claim the second position over Fohne. Springer would take fourth with Kyle Wilde finishing fifth.
Trey Harris would hold off Troy Medley and Joe McCain to claim the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman main event. Medley and McCain had a great side by side battle for second for most of the closing laps with Medley taking second. Matt Brucato would get the fourth spot and Kent Nations fifth.
The UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stocks had another epic battle. There was plenty of paint being traded between the top contenders as there were as many as five or six cars running in a pack for the top spot. Eldon Hemken would take the top spot from Rickey Carriker at the end with Dallas Lugge taking a close third. Robert Price would finish fourth and Cole Queathem fifth.
Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
4/11/15
B MODS – FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver
1 2 29 Â Â Â Jeff Lebaube
2 5 11B Â Â Â Fred Sparks Jr
3 6 29F Â Â Â Stephen Fohne
4 1 41 Â Â Â Cj Springer
5 4 39 Â Â Â Kyle Wilde
6 10 66 Â Â Â Jason Worley
7 7 4T Â Â Â Jacob Trebilcock
8 11 22W Â Â Â Scott Wickliffe
9 8 89T Â Â Â Travis Bittle
10 3 85G Â Â Â Joe Giesler
11 9 18 Â Â Â Jerry Thompson
12 12 28 Â Â Â Kevin Worley
DNS 13 21F Dustin Fallert
B MODS – HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver
1 5 41 Â Â Â Cj Springer
2 2 39 Â Â Â Kyle Wilde
3 3 29F Â Â Â Stephen Fohne
4 4 89T Â Â Â Travis Bittle
5 6 18 Â Â Â Jerry Thompson
6 1 28 Â Â Â Kevin Worley
B MODS – HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver
1 2 85G Â Â Â Joe Giesler
2 7 29 Â Â Â Jeff Lebaube
3 1 11B Â Â Â Fred Sparks Jr
4 6 4T Â Â Â Jacob Trebilcock
5 5 66 Â Â Â Jason Worley
6 4 22W Â Â Â Scott Wickliffe
7 3 21F Â Â Â Dustin Fallert
LATE MODEL – FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver
1 3 6K Â Â Â Michael Kloos
2 1 33M Â Â Â Tim Manville
3 2 92W Â Â Â Scott Weber
4 11 82 Â Â Â Billy Laycock
5 7 15 Â Â Â Kolby Vandenbergh
6 9 33B Â Â Â Mark Burgtorf
7 6 7 Â Â Â Ken Rumble
8 12 11 Â Â Â Jeff Herzog
9 5 10 Â Â Â Daryn Klein
10 14 20 Â Â Â Alan Westling
11 15 11D Â Â Â Brian Diveley
12 18 1 Â Â Â Jim Moon
13 16 95 Â Â Â Andrew Johns
14 17 32 Â Â Â Claude Walker
15 8 22 Â Â Â Darrel Moser
16 13 23 Â Â Â Paul Roider
17 10 24HR Â Â Â Ron Mcquerry
18 4 0 Â Â Â Dewayne Kiefer
19 19 124 Â Â Â John Hahler
DNS 20 74H Tim Hancock
LATE MODEL – DASH
Finish Start Car Driver
1 2 33M Â Â Â Tim Manville
2 1 92W Â Â Â Scott Weber
3 3 6K Â Â Â Michael Kloos
4 4 0 Â Â Â Dewayne Kiefer
5 6 10 Â Â Â Daryn Klein
6 5 7 Â Â Â Ken Rumble
LATE MODEL – HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver
1 3 92W Â Â Â Scott Weber
2 1 10 Â Â Â Daryn Klein
3 10 33M Â Â Â Tim Manville
4 6 15 Â Â Â Kolby Vandenbergh
5 8 33B Â Â Â Mark Burgtorf
6 9 82 Â Â Â Billy Laycock
7 4 20 Â Â Â Alan Westling
8 5 95 Â Â Â Andrew Johns
9 7 1 Â Â Â Jim Moon
10 2 74H Â Â Â Tim Hancock
LATE MODEL – HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver
1 2 6K Â Â Â Michael Kloos
2 4 0 Â Â Â Dewayne Kiefer
3 6 7 Â Â Â Ken Rumble
4 1 24HR Â Â Â Ron Mcquerry
5 9 22 Â Â Â Darrel Moser
6 3 23 Â Â Â Paul Roider
7 10 11 Â Â Â Jeff Herzog
8 7 11D Â Â Â Brian Diveley
9 5 32 Â Â Â Claude Walker
10 8 124 Â Â Â John Hahler
MODIFIED – FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver
1 8 18L Â Â Â Michael Long
2 2 70 Â Â Â Josh Russell
3 4 16 Â Â Â Rusty Griffaw
4 14 1D Â Â Â Dean Hoffman
5 3 7M Â Â Â Mark Miner
6 10 18 Â Â Â Jake Seets
7 5 12R Â Â Â Tyler Ratajczyk
8 13 14C Â Â Â Rick Conoyer
9 11 87Z Â Â Â Zeb Moake
10 1 36E Â Â Â Dan Ems
11 16 10X Â Â Â Jim Black
12 20 9S Â Â Â Tom Seets
13 6 6 Â Â Â Justin Reando
14 22 8B Â Â Â Brendan Bittle
15 7 1Z Â Â Â Zach Hoffman
16 17 A1 Â Â Â Gary Bentley
17 18 34 Â Â Â Dave Armstrong
18 9 01W Â Â Â Derrick Black
19 19 23 Â Â Â Darron Forrest
20 21 99 Â Â Â Kenny Cole
21 15 196 Â Â Â Jon Ripperda
22 12 16S Â Â Â Steve Stotler
DNS 23 45M Eric Mabery
DNS 24 36 Conrad Miner
MODIFIED – DASH
Finish Start Car Driver
1 1 36E Â Â Â Dan Ems
2 2 70 Â Â Â Josh Russell
3 4 7M Â Â Â Mark Miner
4 3 16 Â Â Â Rusty Griffaw
5 6 12R Â Â Â Tyler Ratajczyk
6 5 6 Â Â Â Justin Reando
MODIFIED – HEAT 3
Finish Start Car Driver
1 2 6 Â Â Â Justin Reando
2 1 12R Â Â Â Tyler Ratajczyk
3 4 01W Â Â Â Derrick Black
4 5 87Z Â Â Â Zeb Moake
5 7 196 Â Â Â Jon Ripperda
6 6 A1 Â Â Â Gary Bentley
7 3 9S Â Â Â Tom Seets
8 8 8B Â Â Â Brendan Bittle
MODIFIED – HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver
1 3 16 Â Â Â Rusty Griffaw
2 6 7M Â Â Â Mark Miner
3 5 18L Â Â Â Michael Long
4 4 1D Â Â Â Dean Hoffman
5 8 14C Â Â Â Rick Conoyer
6 7 10X Â Â Â Jim Black
7 2 23 Â Â Â Darron Forrest
8 1 99 Â Â Â Kenny Cole
MODIFIED – HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver
1 3 70 Â Â Â Josh Russell
2 7 36E Â Â Â Dan Ems
3 5 1Z Â Â Â Zach Hoffman
4 6 18 Â Â Â Jake Seets
5 8 16S Â Â Â Steve Stotler
6 2 36 Â Â Â Conrad Miner
7 1 34 Â Â Â Dave Armstrong
8 4 45M Â Â Â Eric Maberry
SPORTSMAN – FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver
1 2 57 Â Â Â Trey Harris
2 1 62 Â Â Â Troy Medley
3 4 16 Â Â Â Joe Mccain
4 5 15B Â Â Â Matt Brucato
5 10 50 Â Â Â Kent Nations
6 6 269 Â Â Â Josh Ramer
7 8 192 Â Â Â Mark Spraul
8 9 71 Â Â Â Daniel Hancock
9 7 77 Â Â Â Patrick Hawkins
10 3 C4 Â Â Â Chris Soutiea
11 12 27 Â Â Â Scott Leverich
12 11 60 Â Â Â Jerry Raedeckar
SPORTSMAN – HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver
1 1 57 Â Â Â Trey Harris
2 2 16 Â Â Â Joe Mccain
3 4 269 Â Â Â Josh Ramer
4 5 77 Â Â Â Patrick Hawkins
5 6 71 Â Â Â Daniel Hancock
6 3 27 Â Â Â Scott Leverich
SPORTSMAN – HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver
1 3 62 Â Â Â Troy Medley
2 1 C4 Â Â Â Chris Soutiea
3 4 15B Â Â Â Matt Brucato
4 2 192 Â Â Â Mark Spraul
5 5 50 Â Â Â Kent Nations
6 6 60 Â Â Â Jerry Raedeckar
PRO 4 – FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver
1 6 W2 Â Â Â Eldon Hemken
2 1 35R Â Â Â Rickey Carriker
3 3 74 Â Â Â Dallas Lugge
4 4 81P Â Â Â Robert Price
5 2 82Q Â Â Â Cole Queathem
6 8 74L Â Â Â Joe Laws
7 5 75 Â Â Â Anthony Sunshine
8 12 442 Â Â Â Sean Mccarty
9 7 3C Â Â Â Justin Chilton
10 13 1 Â Â Â Dale Mosier
11 9 C4 Â Â Â Cody Stacy
12 15 2 Â Â Â Jeff Pasqualone
13 14 46 Â Â Â Brian Patton
14 16 65 Â Â Â Gary Range
15 11 25 Â Â Â John Massey
16 10 33 Â Â Â David Laws
DNS 17 24 Steve Cousins
DNS 18 0 Wes Kite
PRO 4 – HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver
1 1 82Q Â Â Â Cole Queathem
2 6 81P Â Â Â Robert Price
3 3 W2 Â Â Â Eldon Hemken
4 9 74L Â Â Â Joe Laws
5 5 33 Â Â Â David Laws
6 8 442 Â Â Â Sean Mccarty
7 4 46 Â Â Â Brian Patton
8 2 2 Â Â Â Jeff Pasqualone
9 7 65 Â Â Â Gary Range
PRO 4 – HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver
1 4 35R Â Â Â Rickey Carriker
2 8 74 Â Â Â Dallas Lugge
3 3 75 Â Â Â Anthony Sunshine
4 2 3C Â Â Â Justin Chilton
5 7 C4 Â Â Â Cody Stacy
6 5 25 Â Â Â John Massey
7 6 1 Â Â Â Dale Mosier
8 1 24 Â Â Â Steven Cousins
9 9 0 Â Â Â Wes Kite
