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July 19th, 2014: Randy Korte, Mark Miner, Trey Harris & Travis Bittle take exciting victories at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55!

Randy Korte

Mark Miner

Trey Harris

Travis Bittle

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Pevely, MO (July 19th, 2014) Fans in attendance at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 got their money's worth as they witnessed some great racing action in all four divisions.

Randy Korte of Highland, Illinois brought home the victory in the UMP DIRTcar Late Model division. Korte and Bobby Pierce had a great battle going for the lead until lap thirteen when Pierce suffered a right rear flat tire. It appeared Korte would run away with the feature after the restart while Michael Kloos and Tim Manville battled side by side for the second spot. However, Kloos would finally break free from Manville and proceeded to reel in Korte in lapped traffic. Kloos would get within a couple of car lengths at the end but Korte would hang on for the win. Meanwhile, Pierce got the fans excited as he charged through the field after changing his flat tire. Pierce used the high side and picked off car after car each lap and worked his way all the way back to a third place finish as he edged Manville by a nose at the line. Manville would finish fourth with Jeff Herzog taking fifth.

In the UMP DIRTcar Modified division, the wiley old veteran Mark Miner brought home his first victory of 2014. Miner kept his car out front all twenty laps, but had Ray Walsh and Jim Black challenging him the entire way. Meanwhile, Rusty Griffaw had the fans on their feet as he charged all the way from the eighteenth starting spot to battle with the leaders. Griffaw, who broke a water pump on his engine in his heat race, went back to his house and got his other car and started at the rear of the field and was passing cars high and low as he charged towards the front of the field. It would be Ray Walsh that would finish second to Miner, then Griffaw would edge Black for the third spot with Cody Conner finishing fifth behind Black.

Troy Medley led fourteen and a half laps of the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman feature event. Unfortunately for him, Trey Harris led the final half lap and took the win. Medley paced the field using the bottom of the track and Harris decided with two laps to go to move up and use the big cushion on the high side and it paid off as he zipped past Medley down the back stretch on the final lap. Chris Soutiea battled with Mark Todd for much of the race for the third spot and was able to come away with a third place finish with Todd taking fourth. Matt Brucato rounded out the top five.

Travis Bittle held off Rickey Carriker and Robert Price to take the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stock feature win.

LATE MODEL - FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 0    Randy Korte     -
2 5 6K    Michael Kloos     -
3 1 32    Bobby Pierce     -
4 3 33M    Tim Manville     -
5 8 11    Jeff Herzog     -
6 16 87    Ken Rumble     -
7 11 30    Mark Voigt     -
8 9 17V    Mike Vanderiet Jr     -
9 14 2J    David Jumper     -
10 4 11G    Gordy Gundaker     -
11 7 23    Paul Roider     -
12 15 5A    Paul Schrempf Jr     -
13 19 T4    Adam Tischhauser     -
14 18 42    Steve Lach     -
15 10 14    Reid Millard     -
16 13 16H    Mike Hammerle     -
17 17 3C    Charles Laplant     -
18 12 92W    Scott Weber     -
19 20 37    Scott Bourland     -
20 6 0    Dewayne Kiefer     -

LATE MODEL - DASH
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 4 32    Bobby Pierce     -
2 6 0    Randy Korte     -
3 1 33M    Tim Manville     -
4 3 11G    Gordy Gundaker     -
5 5 6K    Michael Kloos     -
6 2 0    Dewayne Kiefer     - DNS

LATE MODEL - HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 0    Dewayne Kiefer     -
2 3 32    Bobby Pierce     -
3 5 6K    Michael Kloos     -
4 8 0    Randy Korte     -
5 1 30    Mark Voigt     -
6 6 92W    Scott Weber     -
7 7 2J    David Jumper     -
8 4 87    Ken Rumble     -
9 9 42    Steve Lach     -
10 10 37    Scott Bourland     - DNS

LATE MODEL - HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 33M    Tim Manville     -
2 5 11G    Gordy Gundaker     -
3 3 23    Paul Roider     -
4 6 17V    Mike Vanderiet Jr     -
5 10 11    Jeff Herzog     -
6 9 14    Reid Millard     -
7 8 16H    Mike Hammerle     -
8 4 5A    Paul Schrempf Jr     -
9 1 3C    Charles Laplant     -
10 7 T4    Adam Tischhauser     -

MODIFIED - FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 7M    Mark Miner     -
2 4 1W    Ray Walsh     -
3 24 16G    Rusty Griffaw     -
4 2 10X    Jim Black     -
5 3 3C    Cody Conner     -
6 8 17T    Brad Thurston     -
7 10 12R    Tyler Ratajczyk     -
8 7 36E    Dan Ems     -
9 12 18T    Brent Thompson     -
10 14 88    Joe Puricelli     -
11 9 6    Justin Reando     -
12 13 47    Brad Paquet     -
13 11 8B    Brendan Bittle     -
14 15 70    Josh Russell     -
15 23 36A    Austen Arnold     -
16 17 717    Tim Nash     -
17 19 117E    Mark Enk     -
18 16 18D    Matt Dickerman     -
19 6 52K    Billy Knebel, Jr     -
20 20 55    John Pitts     -
21 5 45M    Eric Maberry     -
22 21 01W    Derrick Black     -
23 22 1D    Dean Hoffman     -
24 18 87Z    Zeb Moake     -
25 25 13 Mike Savage DNS
26 26 5W Ralph Wiltrout DNS

MODIFIED - DASH
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 7M    Mark Miner     -
2 4 10X    Jim Black     -
3 5 3C    Cody Conner     -
4 1 1W    Ray Walsh     -
5 6 45M    Eric Maberry     -
6 3 52K    Billy Knebel, Jr     -

MODIFIED - HEAT 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 6 1W    Ray Walsh     -
2 8 7M    Mark Miner     -
3 1 12R    Tyler Ratajczyk     -
4 3 88    Joe Puricelli     -
5 5 70    Josh Russell     -
6 4 87Z    Zeb Moake     -
7 2 55    John Pitts     -
8 7 36A    Austen Arnold     -

MODIFIED - HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 45M    Eric Maberry     -
2 6 3C    Cody Conner     -
3 3 6    Justin Reando     -
4 4 47    Brad Paquet     -
5 8 18T    Brent Thompson     -
6 7 18D    Matt Dickerman     -
7 9 16G    Rusty Griffaw     -
8 5 1D    Dean Hoffman     -
9 2 5W    Ralph Wiltrout     - DNS

MODIFIED - HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 3 52K    Billy Knebel, Jr     -
2 6 10X    Jim Black     -
3 5 17T    Brad Thurston     -
4 9 36E    Dan Ems     -
5 8 8B    Brendan Bittle     -
6 4 717    Tim Nash     -
7 7 117E    Mark Enk     -
8 1 01W    Derrick Black     -
9 2 13    Mike Savage     -

SPORTSMAN - FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 4 57    Trey Harris     -
2 1 62    Troy Medley     -
3 3 C4    Chris Soutiea     -
4 2 31    Mark Todd     -
5 6 15B    Matt Brucato     -
6 13 3    Craig Bessinger     -
7 5 77    Patrick Hawkins     -
8 12 27    Scott Leverich     -
9 11 316    David Miller     -
10 15 18B    Terry Brown     -
11 17 2M    Allen Meyer     -
12 16 18    Buddy Lowery     -
13 9 0    Steve Gosney Jr     -
14 14 3S    Jared Schales     -
15 8 14    Stu Springer     -
16 10 80    Jacob Miller     -
17 7 19S    Nathan Schmitt     -
18 18 269 Josh Ramer DNS
19 19 53 Kipp Schaefer DNS
20 20 105 Daniel Hancock DNS
21 21 192 Mark Spraul DNS

SPORTSMAN - HEAT 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 5 31    Mark Todd     -
2 3 77    Patrick Hawkins     -
3 1 0    Steve Gosney Jr     -
4 4 105    Daniel Hancock     -
5 2 3S    Jared Schales     -
6 7 53    Kipp Schaefer     -
7 6 269    Josh Ramer     -

SPORTSMAN - HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 5 62    Troy Medley     -
2 2 15B    Matt Brucato     -
3 1 14    Stu Springer     -
4 3 316    David Miller     -
5 6 3    Craig Bessinger     -
6 7 18B    Terry Brown     -
7 4 2M    Allen Meyer     -

SPORTSMAN - HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 C4    Chris Soutiea     -
2 3 57    Trey Harris     -
3 1 19S    Nathan Schmitt     -
4 5 80    Jacob Miller     -
5 7 27    Scott Leverich     -
6 6 18    Buddy Lowery     -
7 4 192    Mark Spraul     - DNS

PRO 4 - FEATURE
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 89T    Travis Bittle     -
2 2 35R    Rickey Carriker     -
3 3 81P    Robert Price     -
4 5 61    Steven Cousins     -
5 7 82Q    Cole Queathem     -
6 9 65    Alex Range     -
7 6 33    David Laws     -
8 13 7J    J.c. Clack     -
9 10 74    Joe Laws     -
10 11 28    William Kidman     -
11 12 1    Dale Mosier     -
12 4 15    Bryan Fisher     -
13 8 81    Ben Gregory     -
14 14 11 Kevin Morgan DNS
15 15 88 Sam Apponey DNS

PRO 4 - HEAT 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 3 35R    Rickey Carriker     -
2 1 15    Bryan Fisher     -
3 2 33    David Laws     -
4 7 81    Ben Gregory     -
5 4 74    Joe Laws     -
6 6 1    Dale Mosier     -
7 5 11    Kevin Morgan     -

PRO 4 - HEAT 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 89T    Travis Bittle     -
2 4 81P    Robert Price     -
3 6 61    Steven Cousins     -
4 3 82Q    Cole Queathem     -
5 8 65    Alex Range     -
6 2 28    William Kidman     -
7 5 7J    J.c. Clack     -
8 7 88    Sam Apponey     - DNS

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