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Schrader, Martintoni, Nations & Harris take victories at I-55 Raceway!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM I-55 RACEWAY Pevely, MO (August 4, 2007) Mother Nature turned up the heat with a very hot and muggy night and the racers responded by turning up the action. A total of 108 race cars in the four divisions filled the pit area. A strong field of twenty-eight U.M.P. DIRTcar Super Late Models came through the gates and provided the fans with some great racing. NASCAR veteran and I-55 Raceway Co-owner Ken Schrader claimed his third late model victory (fifth win overall counting two UMP Modified wins) of the season at I-55 Raceway. Schrader, who finished twenty-fifth in last week's Brickyard 400, also raced every night of the week this past week on dirt tracks all throughout the Midwest in his modified. Schrader put on a dominate performance in his late model as he started eighth in his qualifying heat race and stormed to a second place finish which gave him a front row pole starting position in the Dash via his passing point accumulation. Schrader proceeded to win the Dash and then led all twenty-five laps of the main event. A great battle ensued for the second spot as Tim Manville, Jeff Johns, Mark Voigt and Bryan Collins battled relentlessly through lapped traffic. At the finish line it was Manville taking second with Johns third. Voigt crossed the line fourth and Collins fifth. Bobby Martintoni won his second straight and third overall U.M.P. DIRTcar Modified win of the season at I-55 Raceway. Martintoni, who started fifth in the main event, passed some of the best modified drivers in the Midwest as he powered by Ray Walsh to take over the second spot and then on lap thirteen he moved past point leader Bobby Bittle to claim the lead. Martintoni would then pull away and take the victory in the twenty lap main event. Bittle would take the second spot with Walsh third. Joe Purcelli would finish fourth and Doug Wood completed the top five. Kent Nations also claimed his third feature win of the season at I-55 Raceway in the U.M.P. DIRTcar Sportsman division. Nations led all fifteen laps but had his hands full with Troy Naeger the entire way. Naeger stay glued to Nations rear bumper and tried several pass attempts but Nations proved too strong and earned the victory. Troy Medley would take third with Jimmy Cummins fourth and Tim Hollerbach fifth. Trey Harris claimed his second U.M.P. DIRTcar Pro 4 Stock main event win. Gary Price was second and Chuck Johnson third. U.M.P. Late Models - 28 Entries Heat 1: 1. 95 Jeff Johns 2. 30 Mark Voigt 3. 47 Danny Haynes 4. 13 Brent Kreke Heat 2: 1. 33 Tim Manville 2. 8 Kyle Steffens 3. 13 Dewayne Kiefer 4. 2J Dave Jumper Heat 3: 1. 11D Brian Dively 2. 99 Ken Schrader 3. 1HR Ron McQuerry 4. 11Z Bryan Collins Dash: 1. 99 Ken Schrader 2. 33 Tim Manville 3. 95 Jeff Johns 4. 13 Dewayne Kiefer Semi: 1. 50 Ed Dixon 2. 7 Rich Lawson 3. 81 Craig Smith 4. 4E Scott Geaschel 5. 59 Rich Whaley 6. 96 Matt Koch 7. 11 Casey Schaefer 8. 68 Tom Fitzgerald 9. 66H Allen Hammond II DNS. F15 Jeremy Conaway Feature: 1. 99 Ken Schrader 2. 33 Tim Manville 3. 95 Jeff Johns 4. 30 Mark Voigt 5. 11Z Bryan Collins 6. 13 Dewayne Kiefer 7. 13 Brent Kreke 8. 11D Brian Dively 9. 2J Dave Jumper 10. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 11. 50 Ed Dixon 12. 1HR Ron McQuerry 13. 47 Danny Haynes 14. 87 Ken Rumble 15. 28 Don Klein 16. 76 Butch Kruckeberg 17. B10 Brad White 18. 8 Kyle Steffens 19. 82 Billy Laycock 20. 7 Rich Lawson 21. 4E Scott Geaschel 22. 96 Matt Koch 23. 59 Rich Whaley 24. 81 Craig Smith U.M.P. Modifieds - 35 Entries Heat 1: 1. C6 Ray Wagner 2. 48 Bobby Martintoni 3. 1W Ray Walsh 4. 31P Mitch Parmeley Heat 2: 1. 89 Bobby Bittle 2. 31H Ricky Horton 3. 44X Matt Simpson 4. 41 Larry Hull Heat 3: 1. 88 Joe Puricelli 2. 24 Paul Bauman 3. 21 Dennis Richards 4. 97 Brian Heizer Heat 4: 1. 9W Doug Wood 2. C4 Chris Soutiea 3. 8X James Reed 4. 45M Eric Mabery Dash: 1. 89 Bobby Bittle 2. 88 Joe Puricelli 3. 1W Ray Walsh 4. 9W Doug Wood Semi: 1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 2. 377 Casey Pearson 3. 7Z Matt Zimmerly 4. 21J Jeff Vernier 5. 3R Leon Rakers 6. 40 Erik Edgar 7. 72X Jason Sinn 8. 10M Todd McGraw 9. 46 Dave Wibbenmeyer 10. 11G Don Grimm 11. 89 Jim Brown 12. 5W Ralph Wiltrout 13. 72R Jeremy Roth 14. 99 Robbie Helms DNS. 11B Brett Bennett DNS. 9S Ken Schrader DNS. 10F Todd Ferber Feature: 1. 48 Bobby Martintoni 2. 89 Bobby Bittle 3. 1W Ray Walsh 4. 88 Joe Puricelli 5. 9W Doug Wood 6. 7 Mark Miner 7. 31H Ricky Horton 8. 21 Dennis Richards 9. 24 Paul Bauman 10. 45M Eric Mabery 11. 97 Brian Heizer 12. 7Z Matt Zimmerly 13. 44X Matt Simpson 14. C6 Ray Wagner 15. 21J Jeff Vernier 16. 40 Erik Edgar 17. 31P Mitch Parmeley 18. 8X James Reed 19. 377 Casey Pearson 20. 41 Larry Hull 21. 3R Leon Rakers 22. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 23. 72X Jason Sinn 24. C4 Chris Soutiea U.M.P. Sportsman - 27 Entries Heat 1: 1. 50 Kent Nations 2. 12 Troy Naeger 3. 147 Kyle Stolzer 4. 62 Troy Medley Heat 2: 1. 67 Ronnie Bader 2. 8H Scott Hensler 3. 11 Jeff Herzog 4. 23S Brad Smith Heat 3: 1. 360 Rob Stuart 2. 96 Tim Hollerbach 3. 82 Pat Chalmers 4. 19 Jimmy Cummins Dash: 1. 12 Troy Naeger 2. 50 Kent Nations 3. 96 Tim Hollerbach 4. 67 Ronnie Bader Feature: 1. 50 Kent Nations 2. 12 Troy Naeger 3. 62 Troy Medley 4. 19 Jimmy Cummins 5. 96 Tim Hollerbach 6. 105 Matt Hancock 7. 8E Steve Edgecombe 8. 811 Wade Sutter 9. 8H Scott Hensler 10. 147 Kyle Stolzer 11. 82 Pat Chalmers 12. 55 Jason Keller 13. 128 Tyson Gegg 14. 11 Jeff Herzog 15. M16 Joe Cain 16. 23M Kevin Mosier 17. 18 Daryl Dodge 18. 95N Jeremy Nash 19. 67 Ronnie Bader 20. 120 Jimmy Miller 21. 360 Rob Stuart 22. 66 Sam Lopretta 23. 95M Garrett Robinson 24. 23S Brad Smith 25. 7 Sam Worley, Jr. 26. 9 Mike McGrinnity DNS. 97 John Goodson U.M.P./A.A.R.A. Pro 4 Stocks - 18 Entries Heat 1: 1. 50 Trey Harris 2. 188 Gary Price 3. 911 Tim Hoffman 4. 10H Homer Mooney Heat 2: 1. F5 Chris Fisher 2. 22 Jerry Cover 3. 99 Chuck Johnson 4. 38 Michael Anderson Feature: 1. 50 Trey Harris 2. 188 Gary Price 3. 99 Chuck Johnson 4. F5 Chris Fisher 5. 911 Tim Hoffman 6. 22 Jerry Cover 7. 38 Michael Anderson 8. 34 Travis Pennington 9. 66 Jason Marquitz 10. 116 Matt Bowen 11. 77 Ron Lyons 12. 29 Robin Linnenbrink 13. 16 Jake Buechting 14. 4J Joel Potter 15. 17 Andrew Nausley 16. 10H Homer Mooney 17. 86 Jason Crump DNS. 186 Stephen Crump

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