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July 15, 2000 Results

Schrader Visits His Track, Sweeps Up PEVELY, MO. (July 15) -- Ken Schrader visited his race track in Missouri and swept the field in the UMP Late Models, winning his heat, the dash and the feature. Schrader started second in his heat race and survived a side-by-side dual with Tim Ratajczyk to take the checkered flag. Schrader also started second in the dash, and won after racing side-by-side with Ed Dixon, who broke on the last lap. Schrader started on the pole in the feature and again raced beside Ratajczyk most of the way. Schrader managed to build a small lead over the last eight laps of the main event. Ratajczyk finished second, edging Jeff Johns by inches at the finish line. The victory paid Schrader $1,200. Dixon and Dave Jumper also won heat races. Dixon, the track's late model points leader, spun and broke his car on lap 16 of the feature while going three-wide for second place. Johnny Benson, Schrader's fellow Winston Cup driver and talk-show host, also raced a late model, driving in only his second dirt race in 16 years. Benson started and finished seventh in the heat that Schrader won. In the feature, Benson started 20th and finished 13th. Jim Shereck was the feature winner in a highly competitive night of UMP Modified racing. The class attracted 40 entries and seven different drivers won in the eight modified races. Rusty Griffaw was the only repeat winner in the modifieds, finishing first in his heat and the dash. Matt Simpson, Brent Mullins and Casey Pearson also won heats, and the semi-features were won by the top two drivers in track points, Scott Weber and Dean Hoffman. Mullins and John Seets Sr. were second and third in the feature. Weber bumped the wall and broke a tie-rod, forcing him out of the feature. Doug Wood, leading the sportsman class points for the first time in his career, held off Paul Belken Jr. to win his third feature of 2000. Scott Haynes was third. The sportsman heat winners were Wood, Belken, Tory Ernst and Bob Schmidt. Belken won the dash and Dave Blanc was the semi winner. Troy Conway and Chase Patterson won the heat and feature for the cruiser cars. Dirt is Nearly-New Experience for Johnny Benson Benson and Schrader are two of the co-hosts on "Inside Winston Cup Racing," a weekly television program shown on the Speedvision and Fox Sports networks. "I've been trying to come out for a year and a half to see this place. This is a neat little race track," Benson said. "It's been 16 years since I drove on dirt, and it wasn't in a car like this." Lindsay Peterson, a 16-year-old from Union, Mo., was the winner of a ride in Schrader's new two-seat sprint car. The five-lap ride was awarded through a raffle that raised $1,023 for the Children's Miracle Network of Greater St. Louis. The car carries a late model-style engine, transmission and starter. UMP LATE MODELS HEAT 1: 50 Ed Dixon F15 Ed Bauman 51K Bob Klausner 7 Rick Bayer 28 Don Klein HEAT 2: 99 Ken Schrader 112 Tim Ratajczyk 00 Randy Korte 67 Mark Oller 3D Jim Durbin HEAT 3: 2J Dave Jumper 2 Darrell Hoffman 95 Jeff Johns B1 Bob Brown 10 Rodney Pense DASH: 99 Ken Schrader 112 Tim Ratajczyk 2J Dave Jumper F15 Ed Bauman FEATURE: 99 Ken Schrader 112 Tim Ratajczyk 95 Jeff Johns 3D Jim Durbin 2J Dave Jumper 67 Mark Oller F15 Ed Bauman 7 Rick Bayer 2 Darrell Hoffman 87 Ken Rumble 28 Don Klein B1 Bob Brown 35 Johnny Benson 51K Bob Klausner 44 Dean Motsinger 18 John Pitts 50 Ed Dixon 00 Randy Korte 10 Rodney Pense Other Cars Present: 51 Steve Shive 37 Brian Wolfmeier UMP MODIFIEDS HEAT 1: 16 Rusty Griffaw 17 Jim Shereck 360 John Seets 11 Brian Collinz 18R Shawn Rayfield HEAT 2: 444 Matt Simpson 41 Tim Hancock 6 Ray Wagner 1W Ray Walsh 70W Gary Watson HEAT 3: 4M Brent Mullins 12 Tom Ratajczyk 68 Andy Anderson 64 Jim Smith HEAT 4: 377 Casey Pearson 45M Eric Mabery 16J Danny Haynes 14 Leroy Haney 28W Chris Woods DASH: 16 Rusty Griffaw 17 Jim Shereck 377 Casey Pearson 4M Brent Mullins 444 Matt Simpson 41 Tim Hancock 12 Tom Ratajczyk 45M Eric Mabery SEMI #1: 1D Dean Hoffman 9S Tom Seets C4 Chris Soutiea 81 Mike Barbeau 7Z Matt Zimmerly 45 Eric Franklin 70 Bart Sifford 8 Kirk Murphy 314 Jeff Masson 67 John Seets, Jr. SEMI #2: 4J Scott Weber 99 Brian Wolfmeier 11 Kyle Steffens 21H Dave Henry 36 Danny Green 34 Kevin Gegg 07 Paul Rice FEATURE: 17 Jim Shereck 4M Brent Mullins 360 John Seets 377 Casey Pearson 12 Tom Ratajczyk 1W Ray Walsh 6 Ray Wagner 45M Eric Mabery 18R Shawn Rayfield 99 Brian Wolfmeier 16 Rusty Griffaw 1D Dean Hoffman 11Z Brian Collinz 16J Danny Haynes 9S Tom Seets 68 Andy Anderson 28W Chris Woods 67 John Seets, Jr. 70W Gary Watson 14 Leroy Haney 64 Jim Smith 4J Scott Weber 444 Matt Simpson 41 Tim Hancock 88 Joe Puricelli Other Cars Present: 37 Chad Evans 21R Dennis Richards 7G Keith Grider AARA SPORTSMAN HEAT 1: 127E Tory Ernst 92 Jim Abshier 23 Mark Schnurbusch 61W Mike Whitter HEAT 2: 46 Paul Belken 74 Dennis Wernle 166 Brian Worley 42 Greg Stumbaugh HEAT 3: 9 Doug Wood 15 Jim Troutman 12 Troy Naeger 10 Todd McGraw HEAT 4: 36 Bob Schmidt 118 Scott Haynes D5 Dave Jenkins 00 Scott Stuppy DASH: 46 Paul Belken 36 Bob Schmidt 9 Doug Wood 74 Dennis Wernle SEMI: 91 Dave Blanc 18 Daryl Dodge 38D Mark Blanke 44 Nick Werner 500 Dan Dixon 42W Nathan Walsh 51 John Hoffman 75 Rob Imm, Jr. 19 Brad Grantham 35K Paul King 79 Travis Tilley 111 Zac Parks 97 Gary McKinnon 21 Ryan Gegg FEATURE: 9 Doug Wood 46 Paul Belken 118 Scott Haynes 166 Brian Worley 15 Jim Troutman 74 Dennis Wernle 36 Bob Schmidt 23 Mark Schnurbusch 00 Scott Stuppy 10 Todd McGraw 38D Mark Blanke 92 Jim Abshier 28 Sam Worley 44 Nick Werner 91 Dave Blanc 80 Steve Borgetti 18 Daryl Dodge 8 Buddy Lowry D5 Dave Jenkins 42 Greg Stumbaugh 105 Matt Hancock 127E Tory Ernst 12 Troy Naeger 61W Mike Whitter Other Cars Present 60 Kraig Rigdon 84 Jim Ott Cruisers Heat: 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson 65 Oscar Buchanan/Matt O'Harver 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein 44 Don Eaton/Dwight Bradley 22 Billy Klein/Wayne Moll 4 Matt Johnson/Lonnie Airsman 3 Brian Cox/Keith Skaggs Feature: 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein 44 Don Eaton/Dwight Bradley 65 Oscar Buchanan/Matt O'Harver 22 Billy Klein/Wayne Moll 3 Brian Cox/Keith Skaggs 4 Matt Johnson/Lonnie Airsman

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