Pevely, MO (August 2, 2006) The 4th Annual M&M's NASCAR Night of Stars at I-55 Raceway treated fans to a great night of racing and allowed the fans to get autographs from ten different NASCAR stars. Then, as a special treat to the fans, the eight of the ten NASCAR stars suited up and went head to head in UMP Modifieds in two separate ten lap heat races. David Reutimann set the pace in the first race, he grabbed the lead early on and then looked like a seasoned dirt veteran as he checked out on the field. Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace battled in out for the second spot as they swapped the position several times in the final few laps. Steven Wallace found tough luck in the first heat as he twisted a driveshaft into after making contact with spinning Brendan Gaughan.
In the second heat race for the NASCAR stars, the lead was swapped on several occassions as Rick Crawford and Matt Kensath battled for the top spot early on. Then, the dirt veterans moved into contention. Those of course being Kenny Wallace and Ken Schrader. Wallace finally got past Crawford when his car jumped the big dirt cushion in turns three and four. Schrader soon moved by as well and tried to run Wallace down, but Wallace proved too strong and earned the win in the second heat.
The were two divisions there to compete in regular dirt action. The UMP Late Model division provided a big battle up front for the entire twenty-five lap main event. Clay Baumann lead the opening lap of the main event after winning his qualifying heat and the dash, but found trouble on the back stretch on lap two after several of the leaders made contact. Baumann's night ended after contact with the back stretch wall. The rest of the twenty-four laps that remained saw Matt Taylor and Brian Shirley put on a true dog fight for the lead. There were slide-jobs and slight contact between the two on several occassions, but they continued to battle the entire way as they swapped the lead on several occassions. In the end, Matt Taylor found the checkered flag first as he used the high side to hold off Shirley. Chad Zobrist took the third spot. Billy Faust claimed fourth and Danny Haynes rounded out the top five. NASCAR star and track co-owner Ken Schrader took the sixth position, even after finding some trouble himself in turns one and two as he climbed the wall with the right side of his car around the half way point.
Brandon Wimmer took the Sprint Car victory after the lead was swapped several times by different drivers during the twenty-five lap caution free event. Wimmer needed just under 7 minutes to complete all twenty-five laps around the fast 1/3 mile oval. Joey Montgomery took the second spot, Tommy Worley was third, Steve Short fourth and Tim Montgomery fifth.
Nascar Stars Race
Heat 1
1. C6 David Reutimann
2. 7 Ken Schrader
3. 36 Kenny Wallace
4. 1W Matt Kenseth
5. 66 Rick Crawford
6. 87 Brendon Gaughan
7. 31 Martin Truex
8. 10 Steven Wallace Broke Driveshaft
Heat 2
1. 36 Kenny Wallace
2. 7 Ken Schrader
3. 66 Rick Crawford
4. 1W Matt Kenseth
5. C6 David Reutimann
6. 14 Steven Wallace
7. 31 Martin Truex
8. 87 Brenden Gaughan
UMP Late Models – 27 Entries
Heat 1
1. 77 Clay Baumann
2. 67 Mark Oller
3. 1 Ron McQuerry
4. 99 Ken Schrader
5. 60 Ed Dixon
6. 90 Kenny Wallace
7. 78 Paul Belken
8. 4E Scott Gaeschel
9. 45 Scott Bell
Heat 2
1. 3L Matt Taylor
2. R52 Rylan Dagg
3. 16 Rusty Griffaw
4. 33 Tim Manville
5. 8 Kyle Steffens
6. 11Z Brian Collins
7. 1A Justin Allgaier
8. 66H Alan Hammond
9. 25 Lenny Garson
Heat 3
1. 47 Danny Haynes
2. 78 Chad Zobrist
3. 3S Brian Shirley
4. 26 Billy Faust
5. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
6. 87 Ken Runble
7. 2J Dave Jumper
8. 7 Rich Lawson
9. 38L Ryan Little
Dash
1. 3L Matt Taylor
2. 77 Clay Baumann
3. 47 Danny Haynes
4. 3S Brian Shirley
5. 67 Mark Oller
6. 78 Chad Zobrist
7. R52 Rylan Dagg
8. 1 Ron McQuerry
9. 16 Rusty Griffaw
Feature
1. 3L Matt Taylor
2. 3S Brian Shirley
3. 78 Chad Zobrist
4. 26 Billy Faust
5. 47 Danny Haynes
6. 99 Ken Schrader
7. 67 Mark Oller
8. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
9. 8 Kyle Steffens
10. 87 Ken Rumble
11. 11Z Brian Collins
12. 16 Rusty Griffaw – DQ Light
13. 90 Kenny Wallace
14. 2J Dave Jumper
15. 60 Ed Dixon
16. 78 Paul Belken
17. 45 Scott Bell
18. 7 Rich Lawson
19. 66H Alan Hammond
20. 4E Scott Gaeschel
21. 1HR Ron McQuerry
22. R52 Rylan Dagg
23. 25 Lenny Garson
24. 77 Clay Baumann
25. 33 Tim Manville
DNS. 1A Justin Allgaier
DNS. 38L Ryan Little
Sprint Cars – 19 Entries
Heat 1
1. 4 Dustin Adams
2. 21C Joey Montgomery
3. 97 Tommy Worley
4. 72 Mike Deavers
5. 88 Jason Evans
6. 24 Keith Burch
7. A12 Billy Smith
8. 50 Daniel Adler
9. D12 Doc Sloan
10. 44 A.J. Bruns
Heat 2
1. 32 Tim Montgomery
2. 7TW Brandon Wimmer
3. 8 Steve Short
4. 5 Tiffany Wyzard
5. 17 Ricky Logan
6. 21S Bob Hawks
7. 57D Tom Dickerman
8. 1* Kent Buckley
9. 98 Brian Matthews
Dash
1. 7TW Brandon Wimmer
2. 21C Joey Montgomery
3. 97 Tommy Worley
4. 8 Steve Short
5. 4 Dustin Adams
6. 32 Tim Montgomery
Feature
1. 7TW Brandon Wimmer
2. 21C Joey Montgomery
3. 97 Tommy Worley
4. 8 Steve Short
5. 32 Tim Montgomery
6. 50 Daniel Adler
7. 88 Jason Evans
8. 17 Ricky Logan
9. 5 Tiffany Wyzard
10. 24 Keith Burch
11. 1* Kent Buckley
12. 57D Tom Dickerman
13. 72 Mike Deavers
14. 4 Dustin Adams
15. 21S Bob Hawks
16. A12 Billy Smith
17. 44 A.J. Bruns
18. D12 Doc Sloan
19. 98 Brian Matthews
