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Korte, Bittle, Medley & Fisher take I-55 Raceway victories!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM I-55 RACEWAY Pevely, MO (August 11, 2007) Hot temperatures led to some hot racing action at I-55 Raceway. Randy Korte of Highland, IL scorched the field in the UMP DIRTcar Late Model division. Korte led all twenty-five laps of the main event that was marred by a tremendous four car crash on lap two right in front of the flag stand on the front straight away. Don Klein, Darren Forrest, Brad White and Matt Santel were involved in the crash. Brad White and Matt Santel both escaped uninjured but Don Klein and Darren Forrest were taken out of the track by ambulance. Klein walked to the ambulance and Forrest was alert but was put on a backboard. After the race was restarted Korte took command and held off several brief challenges from Danny Haynes before the race was slowed again when Michael Kloos experienced a hard crash as he went head on into the turn three wall. Kloos was not injured but the same couldn't be said for his car. On the restart, Haynes once again challenged Korte for the top spot but Korte would separate himself from Haynes and pulled away to take the victory. Haynes finished second with Billy Faust taking third. Jeff Johns took the fourth spot with Kyle Steffens rounding out the top five.   The UMP DIRTcar Modifieds provided the fans with an incredible race with four cars battling for the led over the final seven laps. Mark Miner led most of the event. Miner was challenged early by Dennis Richards before a host of other drivers moved in to battle for the top spot. Bobby Bittle and Doug Wood moved in to fight for the top spot and then soon, Scott Weber, who started twenty-fifth, moved into the top five. As the laps began to wind down, Miner, Bittle, Wood and Weber were the top four cars and they put on a super race to the finish. Bittle got under Miner and took the top spot with only two laps remaining, but Weber was riding the rim around the top making it nearly three wide for the lead. Bittle would cross the line first with Miner squeaking by in the second spot and Weber settled for third. Wood would finish in the fourth spot with Ricky Horton completing the top five. The UMP DIRTcar Sportsman division main event ended in spectacular fashion as Troy Medley passed the first and second place cars coming out of turn four on the final lap to take the victory. Ronnie Bader led the first fourteen laps but had a classic battle with Troy Naeger for the lead as the two battled side-by-side lap after lap. Medley moved to the high side as Bader and Naeger fought for the lead on the low side. Medley found a fast line up top and stormed passed Bader and Naeger out of turn four to take the checkered flag. Bader held on to second with Naeger third. Kent Nations took fourth with Jeff Herzog fifth. Chris Fisher took the win in the UMP/AARA Pro 4 Stock division. Gary Price led the first seven laps before Fisher found his way past for the lead. Tim Hoffman would take third as he crossed the line behind Price. Travis Pennington was fourth with Adam Shields completing the top five. UMP Late Models - 27 Entries Heat 1 1. 8 Kyle Steffens 2. 47 Danny Haynes 3. 51 Steve Shive 4. 22 Steve Grotz 5. 1 Ron McQuerry 6. 30 Mark Voigt 7. 11Z Bryan Collins 8. 92S Matt Santel 9. 27S Kenny Helmick Heat 2 1. 13 Dewayne Kiefer 2. 92B Billy Faust 3. 50 Ed Dixon 4. 28 Don Klein 5. 95 Jeff Johns 6. 2J Dave Jumper 7. 20 Darren Forrest 8. B10 Brad White 9. 68 Tom Fitzgerald Heat 3 1. 00 Randy Korte 2. 11D Brian Diveley 3. 6K Michael Kloos 4. 87 Ken Rumble 5. 7 Rich Lawson 6. 59 Rich Whaley 7. 27 Jeff Beyers 8. 33 Tim Manville 9. 4E Scott Geaschel Dash 1. 47 Danny Haynes 2. 00 Randy Korte 3. 8 Kyle Steffens 4. 13 Dewayne Kiefer 5. 6K Michael Kloos 6. 50 Ed Dixon 7. 92B Billy Faust 8. 11D Brian Diveley 9. 22 Steve Grotz Feature 1. 00 Randy Korte 2. 47 Danny Haynes 3. 92B Billy Faust 4. 95 Jeff Johns 5. 8 Kyle Steffens 6. 11Z Bryan Collins 7. 11D Brian Diveley 8. 22 Steve Grotz 9. 30 Mark Voigt 10. 51 Steve Shive 11. 27 Jeff Beyers 12. 1 Ron McQuerry 13. 50 Ed Dixon 14. 7 Rich Lawson 15. 87 Ken Rumble 16. 13 Dewayne Kiefer 17. 68 Tom Fitzgerald 18. 6K Michael Kloos 19. 59 Rich Whaley 20. 20 Darren Forrest 21. 92S Matt Santel 22. B10 Brad White 23. 4E Scott Geaschel 24. 28 Don Klein 25. 2J Dave Jumper DNS. 33 Tim Manville DNS. 27S Kenny Helmick UMP Modifieds - 28 Entries Heat 1 1. 21 Dennis Richards 2. 9W Doug Wood 3. 21J Jeff Vernier 4. C6 Ray Wagner 5. 7Z Matt Zimmerly 6. 67 Dylan Sharp 7. 11H John Stanton 8. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 9. 31P Mitch Parmeley 10. 72R Jeremy Roth Heat 2 1. 2 Ray Walsh 2. 99 Robbie Helms 3. 4W David Shepard 4. 377 Casey Pearson 5. 11B Brett Bennett 6. 24 Paul Bauman 7. 10M Todd McGraw 8. 3D Lou Driemeier DNS. 2F Todd Ferber Heat 3 1. 89 Bobby Bittle 2. T0 Tim Hancock 3. 7M Mark Miner 4. 31 Ricky Horton 5. 88 Joe Puricelli 6. C4 Chris Soutia 7. 1A Steve Meyer Jr. 8. 63 Doug Brewster 9. 4J Scott Weber Dash 1. 21 Dennis Richards 2. 7M Mark Miner 3. 4W David Shepard 4. 9W Doug Wood 5. T0 Tim Hancock 6. 99 Robbie Helms 7. 2 Ray Walsh 8. 89 Bobby Bittle 9. C6 Ray Wagner Feature 1. 89 Bobby Bittle 2. 7M Mark Miner 3. 4J Scott Weber 4. 9W Doug Wood 5. 31 Ricky Horton 6. 7Z Matt Zimmerly 7. 2 Ray Walsh 8. 24 Paul Bauman 9. 21J Jeff Vernier 10. 21 Dennis Richards 11. T0 Tim Hancock 12. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 13. 11H John Stanton 14. 31P Mitch Parmeley 15. 99 Robbie Helms 16. 11B Brett Bennett 17. 63 Doug Brewster 18. 1A Steve Meyer Jr. 19. 67 Dylan Sharp 20. 88 Joe Puricelli 21. 4W David Shepard 22. 72 Jeremy Roth 23. 10M Todd McGraw 24. 3D Lou Driemeier 25. 377 Casey Pearson DNS. C6 Ray Wagner DNS. 10F Todd Ferber DNS. C4 Chris Soutiea UMP/AARA Sportsman - 20 Entries Heat 1 1. 67 Ronnie Bader 2. 16 Joe McCain 3. 23 Kevin Mosier 4. 11 Jeff Herzog 5. 147 Kyle Stolzer 6. 19 Jimmy Cummins 7. 97 John Goodson 8. 82 Pat Chalmers 9. 811 Wade Sutter DNS. 96 Tim Hollerbach Heat 2 1. 50 Kent Nations 2. 12 Troy Naeger 3. 55 Jason Keller 4. 8E Steve Edgecomb 5. 62 Troy Medley 6. 105 Matt Hancock 7. 128 Tyson Gegg 8. 444 Marc Roberson 9. 18 Daryl Dodge 10. 8H Scott Hensler Dash 1. 12 Troy Naeger 2. 67 Ronnie Bader 3. 62 Troy Medley 4. 50 Kent Nations 5. 16 Joe McCain 6. 23 Kevin Mosier 7. 55 Jason Keller 8. 11 Jeff Herzog 9. 8E Steve Edgecomb Feature 1. 62 Troy Medley 2. 67 Ronnie Bader 3. 12 Troy Naeger 4. 50 Kent Nations 5. 11 Jeff Herzog 6. 55 Jason Keller 7. 16 Joe McCain 8. 19 Jimmy Cummins 9. 105 Matt Hancock 10. 147 Kyle Stolzer 11. 18 Daryl Dodge 12. 128 Tyson Gegg 13. 97 John Goodson 14. 811 Wade Sutter 15. 23 Kevin Mosier 16. 444 Marc Roberson 17. 82 Pat Chalmers 18. 8H Scott Hensler 19. 8E Steve Edgecomb DNS. 96 Tim Hollerbach UMP/AARA Pro 4 Stocks - 20 Entries Heat 1 1. 38 Michael Anderson 2. 65 Josh Range 3. 48 Patrick Duke 4. 22X Adam Shields 5. 17 Andrew Nausley 6. 7 Conrad Miner 7. 241 Steve Parker 8. 34 Travis Pennington 9. 22C Jerry Cover 10. 29 Robin Linnenbrink Heat 2 1. 188 Gary Price 2. 5 Chris Fisher 3. 911 Tim Hoffman 4. 74 Brandon Hedgecoth 5. 10H Homer Mooney 6. 50 Trey Harris 7. 66 Jason Marquitz 8. 77 Ton Lyons 9. 16 Jessica Buechting DNS. 97 Mike Dearing Feature 1. 5 Chris Fisher 2. 188 Gary Price 3. 911 Tim Hoffman 4. 34 Travis Pennington 5. 22X Adam Shields 6. 38 Michael Anderson 7. 66 Jason Marquitz 8. 10H Homer Mooney 9. 48 Patrick Duke 10. 16 Jessica Buechting 11. 17 Andrew Nausley 12. 74 Brandon Hedgecoth 13. 65 Josh Range 14. 77 Ron Lyons 15. 50 Trey Harris DNS. 7 Conrad Miner DNS. 22C Jerry Cover DNS. 241 Steve Parker DNS. 29 Robin Linnenbrink DNS. 97 Mike Dearing

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