Pevely, MO (August 21, 2004) Ed Dixon put on a stunning performance in the United Midwestern Promoter (U.M.P.) Late Model division. The feature started off bad for Dixon on the first lap when pole sitter Matt Taylor broke coming out of turn two. Taylor and Dixon made some contact which resulted in a left rear flat tire on Dixon's car. Dixon would get the flat changed during the caution period and restart at the rear of the field.
Kyle Steffens jumped out to the early lead on the second restart. Steffens would lead the early laps until Billy Faust moved past him on lap six. Steffens suffered mechanical problems soon after and pulled out of the event. Faust appeared to be cruising to victory as Dixon was passing car after car while working his way to the front. Dixon caught a break on lap seventeen when the caution flew for Jim Durbin who slowed with a flat tire. Dixon had worked his way to third place at this point, only having Faust and Danny Haynes ahead of him. On the restart, Dixon quickly disposed of Haynes and took the second spot. Faust had built up a ten car lengths lead but Dixon quickly closed down that gap and moved ahead of Faust as they took the white flag. But Faust fought back through turns one and two and the two drivers raced side-by-side down the backstretch. Dixon found the better line through turns three and four and took the win. Faust was second, Haynes took third and Denny Woodworth and Rodney Pense rounded out the top five.
Scott Weber found his way back to victory lane in the U.M.P. Modified division. Brian Wolfmeier took the lead on the opening lap of the main event and maintained the lead until lap fifteen, that's when he suffered a right rear flat. Wolfmeier had been holding off Weber's challenges lap after lap. Weber took the lead on the restart and had to fend off Bobby Bittle and Brent Mullins for the win. Mullins took second just a half car length behind Weber. Bittle was third, Mark Miner took fourth and Eric Mabery fifth.
Rich Whaley won the Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealer's Hard Charger Award. Whaley started eighteenth in the main event and finished seventh. Doug Blair also improved his finishing spot eleven positions from where he started. But Whaley finished higher in the overall finishing order and wins the $200 bonus.
Ricky Horton lead all fifteen laps of the A.A.R.A. Sportsman feature. Horton's win moved him back into first place in the very tight points race. Ed Lowry came home second, Bob Prince third, Bob Schmidt fourth and Paul Bauman fifth. Troy Naeger claimed the G&M Steel Dash for Cash. Naeger's car went across the finish line with flames under the hood in the Dash and was unable to start the feature event.
Homer Mooney and Pat Brewer took the feature wins in the A.A.R.A. Pro 4 Stock division.
John Leahy took the win in the Southern Missouri Dwarf Car Association main event. The race got off to a rough start when a crash on the backstretch of the opening lap eliminated nine of the twenty-six cars in the main event. None of the drivers were seriously injured, but several cars appeared to be severly damaged. Tommy Worley, Sr. came from deep in the field to finish second and Troy Jacobs was third.
U.M.P. Late Models – 20 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 3L Matt Taylor
2. 28 Don Klein
3. 50 Ed Dixon
4. 95 Jeff Johns
Heat 2:
1. 26 Billy Faust
2. 47 Danny Haynes
3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
4. 8 Kyle Steffens
Dash:
1. 3L Matt Taylor
2. 8 Kyle Steffens
3. 50 Ed Dixon
4. 26 Billy Faust
Feature:
1. 50 Ed Dixon
2. 26 Billy Faust
3. 47 Danny Haynes
4. 45DW Denny Woodworth
5. 10 Rodney Pense
6. 67 Mark Oller
7. 75 Bert Cheatham
8. 11 Kevin Gundaker
9. 441 Brian Wolfmeier
10. 77 Clay Baumann
11. 51 Steve Shive
12. 28 Don Klein
13. 3D Jim Durbin
14. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
15. 8 Kyle Steffens
16. 95 Jeff Johns
17. 13 Dewayne Kiefer
18. 3L Matt Taylor
DNS. 14U Bruce Unterbrink
DNS. 10 Andy Pryor
U.M.P. Modifieds – 28 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 95 Jerry Grither
2. 56 Kevin Epperson
3. 89 Bobby Bittle
4. 41M Brent Mullins
Heat 2:
1. 7 Mark Miner
2. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
3. 4J Scott Weber
4. C6 Ray Wagner
Heat 3:
1. 166 Brian Worley
2. 45M Eric Mabery
3. 17 Jim Shereck
4. 8X James Reed
Dash:
1. 7 Mark Miner (DQ Light)
2. 4J Scott Weber
3. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
4. 166 Brian Worley
Semi:
1. 3R Leon Rakers
2. C4 Chris Soutiea
3. 44 Mark Stanfill
4. 41 Larry Hull
5. 9W Doug Wood
6. 15 Doug Blair
7. 44H Ken Huber
DNS. 0 Gabe Regot
DNS. 13D Dan Walters
DNS. 23 Dylan Sharp
Feature:
1. 4J Scott Weber (1)
2. 41M Brent Mullins (10)
3. 89 Bobby Bittle (6)
4. 7 Mark Miner (9)
5. 45M Eric Mabery (4)
6. 10 Todd McGraw (14)
7. 59 Rich Whaley (18)
8. 12 Tom Ratajczyk (15)
9. 3R Leon Rakers (19)
10. C6 Ray Wagner (11)
11. 56 Kevin Epperson (5)
12. 95 Jerry Grither (8)
13. 15 Doug Blair (24)
14. 41 Larry Hull (22)
15. 44 Mark Stanfill (21)
16. 99 Brian Wolfmeier (2)
17. 166 Brian Worley (3)
18. 8X James Reed (12)
19. C4 Chris Soutiea (20)
20. 31 Mitch Parmeley (16)
21. 44H Ken Huber (Alternate)
22. 21 Dennis Richards (13)
23. 14K Loren Knox (17)
24. 9W Doug Wood (23)
DNS. 17 Jim Shereck (7)
A.A.R.A. Sportsman – 25 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 36 Bob Schmidt
3. 24 Paul Bauman
4. 62 Troy Medley
Heat 2:
1. 8 Ed Lowry
2. 30 Mike Nicholson
3. 27 Nathan Walsh
4. 59 Jerry Flemming
Heat 3:
1. 3P Bob Prince
2. 31 Ricky Horton
3. 87 Gary Haynes
4. 00 Scott Stuppy
Dash:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 8 Ed Lowry
3. 31 Ricky Horton
4. 3P Bob Prince
Feature:
1. 31 Ricky Horton
2. 8 Ed Lowry
3. 3P Bob Prince
4. 36 Bob Schmidt
5. 24 Paul Bauman
6. 30 Mike Nicholson
7. 00 Scott Stuppy
8. 62 Troy Medley
9. 46 Paul Belken
10. 87 Gary Haynes
11. 166 Tony Wyatt
12. 18 Buddy Lowry
13. 28 Sam Worley
14. 59 Jerry Flemming
15. 86 Doug Kim
16. D40 Ed DeMille
17. 64 Jim Smith
18. 27 Nathan Walsh
19. 411 Marty Heck
20. 69 Mark Hunter
21. 73 Mike Henderson
DNS. 105 Matt Hancock
DNS. 55 Chris Smith
DNS. 12 Troy Naeger
A.A.R.A. Pro 4 Stocks – 23 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 8 Pat Brewer
2. 49 Nathan Portell
3. 28 Scott Geary
4. 41 Roger Ernst
Heat 2:
1. 7 Conrad Miner
2. 71 Alan Conner
3. 22 Don Ernst
4. 77 Ron Lyons
Heat 3:
1. 57 Don Hoffman
2. 01 Robert Denny
3. 188 Gary Price
4. 18 Bob Price
Feature 1:
1. 8 Pat Brewer
2. 7 Conrad Miner
3. 49 Nathan Portell
4. 01 Robert Denny
5. 71 Alan Conner
6. 22 Don Ernst
7. 41 Roger Ernst
8. 18 Bob Price
9. 77 Ron Lyons
10. 57 Don Hoffman
11. 28 Scott Geary
DNS. 188 Gary Price
Feature 2:
1. 10H Homer Mooney
2. 23 Larry Kirkpatrick
3. 15 Mike McMullin
4. 21 Dave Heinrichs
5. 5F Chris Fisher
6. 29 Dave Thompson
7. 13 Ryan Conner
8. 83 Jonathan Skaggs
9. 76 Earl Loeffel
10. 0 Tray Harris
11. 343 Butch Hartman
Southern Missouri Dwarf Cars – 27 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 56 Danny Haynes
2. 40 Vince Conway
3. 40X Benny Burnett
4. 8A Jeff Asher
Heat 2:
1. 02 Dom Wadlow
2. 98 Charley Savage
3. 54 Jim Black
4. 41 John Griffen
Heat 3:
1. 8 John Leahy
2. 28 Troy Jacobs
3. 33 Mike Zaricor
4. 14 Glen Province
Feature:
1. 8 John Leahy
2. 98L Tommy Worley, Sr.
3. 28 Troy Jacobs
4. 14 Glen Province
5. 98 Charley Savage
6. 411 Robert Griffin
7. 31 Jeff Morgan
8. 40 Vince Conway
9. 24 Steve Black
10. 20 Dustin Wadlow
11. 56 Danny Haynes
12. 21 Neal Hoffis
13. 48C Chris Hayes
14. 7 *Driver Unknown*
15. 02 Dom Wadlow
16. J4 Joey Schmitt
17. 40X Benny Burnett
18. 54 Jim Black
19. 33 Mike Zaricor
20. 8A Jeff Asher
21. 41 John Griffin
22. 32 David Huffman
23. 3 Billy Craig
24. 46 Caleb Chapman
25. 11 Bob Black
26. 51 Bob Klauser
DNS. 36 *Driver Unknown*
