Moyer Dominates I-55 Summer Nationals!
PEVELY, MO (June 30, 2001) Billy Moyer picked up his fourth UMP Summer Nationals win in 2001 by dominating the competition at I-55 Raceway. Moyer and Ed Dixon started on the front row and Dixon jumped out to the early lead. Dixon led until lap seven, and then Moyer used the high side of the track to drive past Dixon. Moyer pulled away and opened up large lead.
Bill Frye worked his way through traffic from his seventh starting position and moved into second. Frye was unable to make a serious challenge to Moyer and settled for a second place finish. The biggest battle on the racetrack was for third position. Shannon Babb, Brian Birkhofer, Ed Dixon and Don OÂ’Neal battled two and three wide through lapped traffic. Shannon Babb won the battle for third. Brian Birkhofer passed Dixon and OÂ’Neal on the final lap to claim fourth. Dixon was fifth and OÂ’Neal was sixth. The cars rounding out the top ten were all one lap down and they were Kevin Weaver in seventh, Kevin Gundaker eighth, Ken Schrader ninth and Tim Ratajczyk tenth.
In the UMP Modified division, Jim Shereck led all twenty-five laps to claim the victory. Scott Weber was able to consistently pull along side of Shereck, but could never make a pass and had to settle for second place. Ray Walsh came from his fourteenth starting position to finish third. Sixteen year old Kyle Steffens was fourth and Leroy Haney fifth.
Paul Belken held off a late race charge from Troy Naeger to claim his seventh AARA Sportsman feature win this season. Naeger came from the twenty-second starting spot but came up just inches short at the line and finished second. Nick Werner, Paul Bauman and Sam Worley rounded out the top five.
UMP LATE MODELS
HEAT 1:
1. 66 Bill Frye
2. 99 Ken Schrader
3. B12 Kevin Weaver
4. 51 Steve Shive
5. 5RC Eddie Shickel
6. 441 Jeff Leka
7. 47 Danny Haynes
8. 7 Mark Burgtorf
9. 71 John Bohn
HEAT 2:
1. 15B Brian Birkhofer
2. 11 Kevin Gundaker
3. 33 Jason Frankel
4. 28 Don Klein
5. 9B Chuck Baird
6. 10 Rodney Pense
7. B1 Bobby Brown
8. 56 Tommy Worley
9. 87 Ken Rumble
HEAT 3:
1. 27 Rodney Melvin
2. 1A Justin Allgaier
3. 16 Mike Hammerle
4. A1 Duke Whiseant
5. 67 Mark Oller
6. 95 Jeff Johns
7. 2J Dave Jumper
8. 23 Brian Garner
DASH:
1. 21 Billy Moyer
2. 50 Ed Dixon
3. 71 Don OÂ’Neal
4. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
5. 18 Shannon Babb
6. 77 Clay Bauman
7. 66 Bill Frye
8. 15B Brian Birkhofer
9. 16 Mike Hammerle
SEMI:
1. 441 Jeff Leka
2. 95 Jeff Johns
3. 2J Dave Jumper
4. 47 Danny Haynes
5. 10 Rodney Pense
6. 87 Ken Rumble
7. 7 Mark Burgtorf
8. 23 Brian Garner
9. 56 Tommy Worley
10. B1 Bob Brown
11. 71 John Bohn
DNS. 66 Brad Long
FEATURE:
1. 20 Billy Moyer
2. 66 Bill Frye
3. 18 Shannon Babb
4. 15B Brian Birkhofer
5. 50 Ed Dixon
6. 71 Don OÂ’Neal
7. B12 Kevin Weaver
8. 11 Kevin Gundaker
9. 99 Ken Schrader
10. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
11. 441 Jeff Leka
12. 67 Mark Oller
13. 27 Rodney Melvin
14. 77 Clay Bauman
15. 16 Mike Hammerle
16. 28 Don Klein
17. 33 Jason Frankel
18. 1A Justin Allgaier
19. 95 Jeff Johns
20. 2J Dave Jumper
21. 9B Chuck Baird
22. 5RC Eddie Shickel
23. 51 Steve Shive
24. A1 Duke Whiseant
UMP MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1:
1. 14 Leroy Haney
2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
3. 29 Jeff LeBaube
4. 45M Eric Mabery
HEAT 2:
1. 17 Jim Shereck
2. 89 Bobby Bittle
3. 16 Rusty Griffaw
4. 1W Ray Walsh
HEAT 3:
1. 95 Jerry Grither
2. 21 Dennis Richards
3. 292 Bobby Allen
4. 29C John Campbell
HEAT 4:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. 11 Kyle Steffens
3. 59 Rich Whaley
4. 00 Steve Picou
DASH:
1. 17 Jim Shereck
2. 4J Scott Weber
3. 89 Bobby Bittle
4. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
5. 14 Leroy Haney
6. 11 Kyle Steffens
7. 95 Jerry Grither
8. 21 Dennis Richards
SEMI:
1. 3R Leon Rakers
2. M41 Steve Maisel
3. 15 Doug Blair
4. 8 Kirk Murphy
5. 56 Kevin Epperson
6. 41 Larry Hull
7. 7 Keith Grider
8. X1 Dave Sandage
9. 62 Troy Medley
10. C4 Chris Soutiea
11. 12 Jesse Snyder
12. 70 Bobby Russell
13. 6 Ray Wagner
14. 315M Jeffrey Masson
15. 28 Chris Woods
DNS. 18T Brent Thompson
FEATURE:
1. 17 Jim Shereck
2. 4J Scott Weber
3. 1W Ray Walsh
4. 11 Kyle Steffens
5. 14 Leroy Haney
6. 59 Rich Whaley
7. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
8. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
9. 1D Dean Hoffman
10. 292 Bobby Allen
11. 16 Rusty Griffaw
12. 3R Leon Rakers
13. 18R Shawn Rayfield
14. 8 Kirk Murphy
15. 21R Dennis Richards
16. 15 Doug Blair
17. 29C John Campbell
18. 81 Mike Barbeau
19. 29 Jeff LeBaube
20. M41 Steve Maisel
21. 45M Eric Mabery
22. 00 Steve Picou
23. 89 Bobby Bittle
24. 95 Jerry Grither
AARA SPORTSMAN
HEAT 1:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 44 Nick Werner
3. 00 Scott Stuppy
4. 64 Jim Smith
HEAT 2:
1. 48 Mike Harvey
2. 166 Sam Worley
3. 18 Daryl Dodge
4. 61 Mike Whitter
HEAT 3:
1. 24 Paul Bauman
2. 75 Ron Imm
3. 74 Dennis Wernle
4. 10 Todd McGraw
HEAT 4:
1. 01 Steve Borgetti
2. 34 Ray Wohlschlaeger
3. 38D Mark Blanke
4. 4 Ricky Horton
DASH:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 24 Paul Bauman
3. 75 Ron Imm
4. 01 Steve Borgetti
SEMI:
1. 500 Dan Dixon
2. 12 Troy Naeger
3. 93 Chad Evans
4. 28 Jason Worley
5. D5 Dave Jenkins
6. 42 Greg Stumbaugh
7. 19 Brad Grantham
8. 45 Mike Seymour
9. 350 Robert Dill
10. 21 Brad McKinnon
11. 105 Matt Hancock
12. 40 Ed DeMille
13. 20 Gary McKinnon
14. 35 Mark Stolle
DNS. 218 Matt O'Harver
DNS. 9 Doug Wood
FEATURE:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 12 Troy Naeger
3. 44 Nick Werner
4. 24 Paul Bauman
5. 166 Sam Worley
6. 87 Gary Haynes
7. 18 Daryl Dodge
8. 500 Dan Dixon
9. 64 Jim Smith
10. 8 Ed Lowry
11. 93 Chad Evans
12. 75 Ron Imm
13. 01 Steve Borgetti
14. 48 Mike Harvey
15. 49 Daniel Hancock
16. 61 Mike Whitter
17. 19 Brad Grantham
18. 74 Dennis Wernle
19. 00 Scott Stuppy
20. 51 John Hoffman
21. 38D Mark Blanke
22. 4 Ricky Horton
23. 10 Todd McGraw
