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April 1, 2000 Results

Oller Does Opening Ceremonies in I-55 Late Models Pevely, Mo. (April 1) -- Mark Oller knocked off defending track champion Ed Dixon to win the first UMP Late Model feature of 2000 at I-55 Raceway Saturday night. Tim Ratajczyk followed Dixon across the line to finish third.         Jason Frankel was hot in the late model preliminaries, winning his heat and the dash. Ratajczyk and Steve Shive also won heat races.         Scott Weber opened the UMP Modified season with a feature victory over Leroy Haney and Tom Seets. The track's 1999 modified champ, Dean Hoffman, finished fourth.         Weber also won his heat and dash, giving him the first sweep of the season at I-55 Raceway.         Tom Ratajczyk, Matt Mevert and Darrell Hoffman also started their seasons with heat race wins. The 40-car modified field required two semi-features, which were won by Ray Walsh and Chris Soutiea.         Mark Blanke was the sportsman stock car winner. Last year's champion, Scott Stuppy, was second and Jim Troutman was third. The heat races were claimed by Stuppy, Paul Belken Jr. and Troy Naeger. Belken also won the dash.         The next generation of Dixons to enter racing, Ed's son Danny, qualified for the sportsman feature by winning the semi then advanced to fifth in his first career feature.         More than 100 race cars entered to celebrate the start of the season. UMP Late Models Heat 1: Jason Frankel Heat 2: Tim Ratajczyk Heat 3: Steve Shive Dash: Frankel Feature: Mark Oller, Ed Dixon, Ratajczyk UMP Modifieds Heat 1: Tom Ratajczyk Heat 2: Scott Weber Heat 3: Matt Mevert Heat 4: Dean Hoffman Dash: Weber Semi-feature 1: Ray Walsh Semi-feature 2: Chris Soutiea Feature: Weber, Leroy Haney, Tom Seets Sportsmen Heat 1: Paul Belken Jr. Heat 2: Scott Stuppy Heat 3: Troy Naeger Dash: Belken Semi-Feature: Danny Dixon Feature: Mark Blanke, Stuppy, Jim Troutman

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