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April 9, 2005 Results

Pevely, MO (April 9, 2005) A beautiful Spring evening provided a great backdrop for an excellent night of racing at I-55 Raceway. The nice weather brought out a large crowd for the first regular night of racing. The U.M.P. Late Model division hit the track for the first time in 2005. Billy Faust started on the outside of the front row of the main event and led all twenty-five laps enroute to victory. Faust held off the early challenges of Clay Baumann but was able to distance himself from Baumann late in the race as they work lapped traffic. Baumann found himself battling to hang on to the second position as Matt Taylor and Rodney Melvin applied the pressure for most of the event. Baumann was able to fend off the challenges and finish second with Taylor third and Melvin fourth. Mark Voigt claimed the fifth position as he crossed the line in Melvin's shadow. Kevin Epperson won the Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Hard Charger Award. This was Epperson's first event in a U.M.P. Late Model as he moved up from the modified ranks. The U.M.P. Modified main event was a classic as there were battles for just about every position almost every lap. Mark Miner battled side-by-side and nose-to-tail with Brian Wolfmeier lap after lap with Dennis Richards occassionally sticking his nose into the action. As Miner and Wolfmeier would battle for the lead, Richards and Bobby Bittle would battle for third and Scott Weber, Doug Wood and Tom Ratajczyk were battling for fifth. It was Miner taking the win, with Wolfmeier second, Richards third, Bittle fourth and Weber fifth. Paul Bauman started the 2005 season off in the A.A.R.A. Sportsman division the same way he ended the 2004 season, winning. Bauman led all fifteen laps of the main event, but had to fend off the challenges of Paul Belken lap after lap. Belken tried every possible line late in the race, but couldn't find a way past Bauman and he settled for second. Mike Nicholson worked his way up from the tenth starting spot to claim third and Scott Stuppy followed him from his eleventh starting spot to take fourth. Troy Medley rounded out the top five. Bauman also won the G&M Steel Dash for Cash. Bauman pocketed an extra $100 for his effort. Conrad Miner claimed the A.A.R.A. Pro 4 Stock main event after the original winner, Dave Heinrichs, was disqualified when he refused a post race "claim". Pat Brewer was second, Homer Mooney third, Chris Fisher fourth and Jason Ely fifth. U.M.P. Late Models - 26 Entries Heat 1: 1. 26 Billy Faust 2. 441 Brian Wolfmeier 3. 30 Mark Voigt 4. 95 Jeff Johns Heat 2: 1. 27 Rodney Melvin 2. 45DW Denny Woodworth 3. 13 Dewayne Kiefer 4. 17W Todd Rehg Heat 3: 1. 3L Matt Taylor 2. 77 Clay Baumann 3. 67 Mark Oller 4. 14U Bruce Unterbrink Dash: 1. 77 Clay Baumann 2. 26 Billy Faust 3. 3L Matt Taylor 4. 27 Rodney Melvin Feature: 1. 26 Billy Faust 2. 77 Clay Baumann 3. 3L Matt Taylor 4. 27 Rodney Melvin 5. 30 Mark Voigt 6. 441 Brian Wolfmeier 7. 67 Mark Oller 8. 8 Kyle Steffens 9. 95 Jeff Johns 10. 7 Jim Shereck 11. 81 Craig Smith 12. 14U Bruce Unterbrink 13. 56 Kevin Epperson 14. 28 Don Klein 15. 10 Andy Pryor 16. 7 Rich Lawson 17. 55 John Pitts (DQ Light) 18. 45DW Denny Woodworth 19. 13 Dewayne Kiefer 20. 17W Todd Rehg 21. 13 Brent Kreke 22. 85 Jim Morrison 23. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 24. 76 Butch Kruckeberg 25. 50 Ed Dixon DNS. 10 Rodney Pense U.M.P. Modifieds - 25 Entries Heat 1: 1. 89 Bobby Bittle 2. 9W Doug Wood 3. 11G Matt Goulden 4. 8X James Reed Heat 2: 1. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 2. 7 Mark Miner 3. 23 Dylan Sharp 4. C6 Ray Wagner Heat 3: 1. 3R Leon Rakers 2. 21 Dennis Richards 3. 88 Joe Puricelli 4. 4J Scott Weber Dash: 1. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 2. 7 Mark Miner 3. 89 Bobby Bittle 4. 21 Dennis Richards Feature: 1. 7 Mark Miner 2. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 3. 21 Dennis Richards 4. 89 Bobby Bittle 5. 4J Scott Weber 6. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 7. 9W Doug Wood 8. 3R Leon Rakers 9. 11G Matt Goulden 10. 88 Joe Puricelli 11. 44$ Mark Stanfill 12. C6 Ray Wagner 13. 22X Clint Eckenrodt 14. C4 Chris Soutiea 15. 41 Larry Hull 16. 21A Karl Adams 17. 23 Dylan Sharp 18. 15 Jerry Grither 19. 8X James Reed 20. 31P Mitch Parmeley 21. 59 Rich Whaley 22. 18 Brent Thompson 23. 10M Todd McGraw DNS. P0 Tim Hancock DNS. P9 Tom Seets A.A.R.A. Sportsman - 31 Entries Heat 1: 1. 8 Ed Lowry 2. 55 Chris Smith 3. 18 Buddy Lowry 4. 64 Jim Smith Heat 2: 1. 24 Paul Bauman 2. 28 Sam Worley 3. 30 Mike Nichols 4. 01 Steve Borgetti Heat 3: 1. 62 Troy Medley 2. 87 Gary Haynes 3. 00 Scott Stuppy 4. 32 Jerry Fleming Heat 4: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 3P Bobby Prince 3. 4 Mark Schnurbusch 4. 811 Ray Sutter Dash: 1. 24 Paul Bauman 2. 8 Ed Lowry 3. 62 Troy Medley 4. 46 Paul Belken Semi: 1. 105 Matt Hancock 2. 55 Jason Keller (DQ Light) 3. 17 Dave Heimos 4. 42 Greg Stumbaugh 5. 59 Rick Whaley, Sr. 6. 53 Dwight Scott 7. 92 Jim Abshier 8. 96 Chuck Crossland DNS. 12 Troy Naeger DNS. 73 Mike Henderson DNS. 97 John Goodson Feature: 1. 24 Paul Bauman 2. 46 Paul Belken 3. 30 Mike Nicholson 4. 00 Scott Stuppy 5. 62 Troy Medley 6. 2 Chuck Adams 7. 4 Mark Schnurbusch 8. 01 Steve Borgetti 9. 28 Sam Worley 10. 67 Ronnie Bader 11. 105 Matt Hancock 12. 8 Ed Lowry 13. 55 Jason Keller 14. 17H Dave Heimos 15. 411 Marty Heck 16. 64 Jim Smith 17. 811 Wade Sutter 18. 50 Kent Nations 19. 3P Bobby Prince 20. 42 Greg Stumbaugh 21. 55 Chris Smith 22. 87 Gary Haynes 23. 18 Buddy Lowry DNS. 32 Jason Fleming A.A.R.A. Pro 4 Stocks - 21 Entries Heat 1: 1. 21 Dave Heinrichs 2. 8 Pat Brewer 3. 5 Chris Fisher 4. 28 Scott Geary Heat 2: 1. 7 Conrad Miner 2. 01 Robert Denny 3. 87 Butch Graham 4. 777 Jason Ely Feature: 1. 7 Conrad Miner 2. 8 Pat Brewer 3. 10H Homer Mooney 4. 5 Chris Fisher 5. 777 Jason Ely 6. 15 Mike McMullin 7. 87 Butch Graham 8. 86 Jason Crump 9. 28 Scott Geary 10. 33 Randy Martin 11. 50 Troy Harris 12. 77 Ron Lyons 13. 01 Robert Denny 14. 4J Joel Potter 15. 22 Don Ernst 16. 343 Butch Hartman 17. 17 Andrew Nausley ** 21 Dave Heinrichs (Winner but DQ - Refused Claim) DNS. 88 Jeff Price DNS. 188 Gary Price DNS. 69 Bennie Linn

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