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Voigt, Bittle, Herzog & Reando take victories at I-55 Raceway!

Mark Voigt Bobby Bittle Jeff Herzog Justin Reando CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM I-55 RACEWAY! Pevely, MO (May 28th, 2011) The I-55 Raceway track crew provided another excellent racing surface and the drivers provided another spectacular evening of racing. Mother Nature kept the rain to the north of the track and high river levels had the water right up to the edge of pit road, but nothing prevented another great night of action.   Twenty-seven UMP DIRTcar Late Models checked in the gate to try and tame the 1/3 mile high banked dirt oval. They didn’t disappoint any of the fans in attendance as the feature event had four different leaders and seven lead changes in the twenty-five showdown. John Beck jumped to the early lead from his front row outside starting spot and paced the field for a few laps before pole sitter Tim Manville moved past on the low side. Brian Shirley would slip past Beck for the second spot and proceed to race side-by-side with Manville for several laps for the lead. Meanwhile, Mark Voigt, Randy Korte, Matt Weidner, Jason Feger and Rickey Frankel were charging to the front while battling with each other and swapping positions lap after lap. As Manville and Shirley battled for the lead around the half way point, Voigt, who had been searching all over the track, finally found a fast line around the track and he began flying toward the front. He drove past Shirley and Manville and took the lead as they worked lapped traffic in the closing laps. Manville would battle back and use the lapped traffic to his advantage with two laps remaining to regain the lead. However, lapped traffic would bite him back on the final lap as Voigt found the fast line through the traffic and beat Manville out of turn four and to the checkered flag to take the win. Manville would finish second with Shirley taking third. Korte would finish a close fourth with Feger coming from the twentieth starting spot to finish fifth. The UMP DIRTcar Modifieds didn’t disappoint in their feature event either. Bobby Bittle and Scott Weber battled side by side for the lead for many laps before Bittle finally got a couple of car length lead and paced the field. Meanwhile, Weber, Ray Walsh, Rusty Griffaw and Ken Schrader put on a classic battle for the second through fifth spots. They raced two and three wide as they battled for position in the closing laps. Schrader would get to fourth with five laps remaining and then he tried to find a line past Weber and Walsh who were battling side by side for second. With three laps to go, Schrader finally cleared Walsh and then got Weber with two to go. Schrader would reel in Bittle and pull along side him down the back stretch on the final lap. As Bittle worked the top side, Schrader used the low side through turns three and four and the two raced out of turn four side by side to the checkered flag. Bittle had the momentum and would edge Schrader at the line by no more than five feet. Weber would hang on for the third spot with Walsh taking fourth. Tim Hancock would round out the top five. Jeff Herzog led all fifteen laps enroute to victory in the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman main event. Troy Naeger could stay close to Herzog for the lead, but could never mount a serious challenge to take over the top spot. The real battle was back for the third, fourth and fifth spots as Brad Paquet, Kevin Mosier and Trey Harris had a fierce fight for those positions. Paquet would claim the third spot in the end with Mosier holding off Harris for fourth. Justin Reando used everything he had to hold off the challenges of Jacob Rexing. Reando led the entire main event, but Rexing kept the pressure on by pulling along side Reando on several occassions. However, Reando would hold on and claim the victory. Rexing would finish second with Aron Faulkner taking third. Earl Pryor would finish fourth and Blake Jost rounded out the top five. UMP DIRTcar Late Models – 27 EntriesHeat 11. 28B John Beck2. 30 Mark Voigt3. 77 Jason McBride4. 23 Paul Roider5. 32 Bobby Pierce6. 95 Jeff Johns7. 66 Chris Hall8. 0 Dewayne Kiefer9. 95 Jeremy Nash DNS Heat 21. 3s Brian Shirley2. 33 Tim Manville3. 56 Jeff Walston4. r1 Matt Weidner5. 16g Rusty Griffaw6. 16s Chris Shelton7. 25 Jason Feger8. 26 Randy Estes9. 2j Dave Jumper Heat 31. 33f Jason Frankel2. 27 Jeff Beyers3. 00 Randy Korte4. 78 Mark Miner5. 7z Matt Zimmerly6. 92k Brant Kehrer7. 86 Jason Crump8. 95 Andrew Johns9. 13w Tracy Wampler DNS Feature1. [4] 30 Mark Voigt2. [1] 33 Tim Manville3. [3] 3s Brian Shirley4. [8] 00 Randy Korte5. [20] 25 Jason Feger6. [5] 33f Ricky Frankel7. [11] r1 Matt Weidner8. [15] 32 Bobby Pierce9. [9] 78 Mark Miner10. [22] 0 Dewayne Kiefer11. [6] 27 Jeff Beyers12. [7] 77 Jason McBride13. [2] 28b John Beck14. [17] 16s Chris Shelton15. [21] 86 Jason Crump16. [19] 66 Chris Hall17. [18] 92k Brant Kehrer18. [24] 95a Andrew Johns19. [13] 23 Paul Roider20. [10] 56 Jeff Walston21. [25] 95n Jeremy Nash22. [16] 95 Jeff Johns23. [12] 16g Rusty Griffaw24. [14] 7z Matt Zimmerly25. [23] 26 Randy Estes26. 2j Dave Jumper DNS27. 13w Tracy Wampler DNS UMP DIRTcar Modifieds – 26 EntriesHeat 11. 24 Mike Harrison2. 9w Doug Wood3. 16 Rusty Griffaw4. 45m Eric Mabery5. 62k Leo Kiefer6. 17 Brad Thurston7. 77 Cody Conner8. 48 Dan Zander9. 10x Jim Black Heat 21. 1w Ray Walsh2. 4j Scott Weber3. 9 Ken Schrader4. 31 Ricky Horton5. 41 Larry Hull6. 24 Paul Bauman7. 27 Gene Crain8. 70 Josh Russell9. 78c Alan Conner Heat 31. 89 Bobby Bittle2. 1 Tim Hancock3. 14 Leroy Haney4. 21 Dennis Richards5. 12s Mike Stuckey6. 11 Derek Shipman7. 117 Mark Enk8. 21t Tom Rorabacher Feature1. [2] 89 Bobby Bittle2. [9] 9 Ken Schrader3. [1] 4j Scott Weber4. [4] 1w Ray Walsh5. [7] 1 Tim Hancock6. [3] 24 Mike Harrison7. [13] 31 Ricky Horton8. [5] 16 Rusty Griffaw9. [8] 21 Dennis Richards10. [10] 14 Leroy Haney11. [15] 24 Paul Bauman12. [12] 45m Eric Mabery13. [19] 77 Cody Conner14. [24] 10x Jim Black15. [18] 11 Derek Shipman16. [16] 62k Leo Kiefer17. [14] 17 Brad Thurston18. [20] 27 Gene Crain19. [21] 117 Mark Enk20. [11] 12S Mike Stuckey21. [6] 9w Doug Wood22. [23] 70 Josh Russell23. [22] 21t Tom Rorabacher24. [17] 41 Larry Hull25. 48 Dan Zander DNS26. 78c Alan Conner DNS UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman – 27 EntriesHeat 11. 57 Trey Harris2. 8 Steve Edgecombe3. 99 Chuck Adams4. 192 Mark Spraul5. 64 Jim Smith6. 21 Eric Hogenmiller7. 29 Jeff Lebaube8. 15b Matt Brucato9. 34w Matt Wooldridge DNS Heat 21. 3e Robbie Eilers2. 49 Brad Paquet3. 12 Troy Naeger4. 04 Chris Soutiea5. 168 Mike Armstrong6. 13 Craig Bessinger7. 44 Marc Roberson8. 32 Jerry Fleming9. 101 Danny Basham Heat 31. 23 Kevin Mosier2. 11 Jeff Herzog3. 3 Scott Henseler4. 16 Jacob Buechting5. 77 Patrick Hawkins6. 33 Jacob Duke7. 55k Jason Keller8. 70 Tony Hunter9. 87k Kevin Pontious DNS Feature1. [3] 11 Jeff Herzog2. [1] 12 Troy Naeger3. [8] 49 Brad Paquet4. [2] 23 Kevin Mosier5. [5] 57 Trey Harris6. [12] 3 Scott Henseler7. [7] 8 Steve Edgecombe8. [13] 64 Jim Smith9. [20] 29 Jeff LeBaube10. [21] 55K Jason Keller11. [17] 13 Craig Bessinger12. [14] 77 Patrick Hawkins13. [11] 16 Jacob Buechting14. [15] 168 Mike Armstrong15. [19] 444 Marc Roberson16. [16] 21 Eric Hogenmiller17. [9] 192 Mark Spraul18. [25] 101 Danny Basham19. [10] 04 Chris Soutiea20. [22] 15b Matt Brucato21. [4] 3e Robbie Eilers22. [18] 33 Jacob Duke23. [23] 32 Jerry Fleming24. [6] 99 Chuck Adams25. [24] 70 Tony Hunter26. 34w Matt Wooldridge DNS27. 87k Kevin Pontious DNS UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stocks – 23 EntriesHeat 11. 6 Justin Reando2. 71 Joe Merritt3. 96 Andrew Wibbenmeyer4. 57 Earl Pryor5. r6 Dave Racer6. 22L Joe Laws7. 93 Brian Spalding8. 65 Alex Range Heat 21. 19 Jessica Buechting2. 50 Gary Otte3. 81P Robert Price4. 14g Rodney George5. 01 Billy Lapaglia6. 75 Shawn Belt7. 33 David Laws8. 71A Brad Almond DNS Heat 31. 17r Jacob Rexing2. 18 Aaron Faulkner3. 70 Mark Crady4. 7j Blake Jost5. 23 Adam Johnson6. j316 Frank Hinkle7. 48 Justin Franks DNS Feature1. [2] 6 Justin Reando2. [4] 17r Jacob Rexing3. [1] 18 Aaron Faulkner4. [10] 57 Earl Pryor5. [12] 7j Blake Jost6. [5] 71 Joe Merritt7. [3] 19 Jessica Buechting8. [11] 14g Rodney George9. [8] 81p Robert Price10. [9] 70 Mark Crady11. [6] 50 Gary Otte12. [14] 01 Billy Lapaglia13. [19] 93 Brian Spalding14. [13] r6 Dave Racer15. [15] 23 Adam Johnson16. [20] 48 Justin Franks17. [16] 22L Joe Laws18. [7] 96 Andrew Wibbenmeyer19. [21] 65 Alex Range20. [18] j316 Frank Hinkle21. [17] 75 Shawn Belt22. 33 David Laws DNS23. 71a Brad Almond DNS

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