Gundaker, Weber & Naeger win at I-55!
PEVELY, MO (September 1, 2001) Kevin Gundaker held off the challenges of Jason Frankel and Ed Dixon to pick up his second consecutive UMP Late Model victory at I-55 Raceway. Gundaker, who started on the pole, led all twenty-five laps to claim the win. Frankel pressured Gundaker the entire race but couldnÂ’t make the pass and settled for second. Dixon ran down the leaders late in the race but he ran out of time and finished third. Steve Shive came home fourth and Jim Durbin moved up to finish fifth from his fourteenth starting spot.
In the UMP Modified division, Scott Weber continued to march toward his second straight season championship at I-55 Raceway. Rich Whaley was able to pull along side of Weber with two laps to go but had to settle for second. Brent Mullins was third, Dan Schlup fourth and Rusty Griffaw rounded out the top five.
Troy Naeger took the lead from Paul Belken just before the halfway mark and went on to win the AARA Sportsman feature. Brian Worley was third, Paul Bauman fourth and Bob Schmidt fifth.
September 8th is Season Championship night at I-55 Raceway. The 19th Annual I-55 Pepsi Nationals will follow that on September 15th. The UMP Late Model feature will pay $10,000 to win and is also part of the UMP All Star Series. The UMP Modified feature will pay $1200 to win and is part of the UMP Thunder and Lightning Series.
UMP Modifieds (26 Cars)
Heat 1:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. 16 Rusty Griffaw
3. 14 Leroy Haney
4. 3S Dan Schlup
Heat 2:
1. 59 Rich Whaley
2. 71 Jay Hughes
3. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
4. 28 Chris Woods
Heat 3:
1. 21 Dennis Richards
2. 4M Brent Mullins
3. 45 Eric Mabery
4. 14K Loren Knox
Dash:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. 59 Rich Whaley
3. 16 Rusty Griffaw
4. 14 Leroy Haney
Semi:
1. 15 Doug Blair
2. X1 Dave Sandage
3. 8 Kirk Murphy
4. 70 Ken Peters
5. 23 Dylan Sharp
6. 68 Jerry Kaiser
7. 95 Jim Beishir
DNS. C4 Chris Soutiea
Feature:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. 59 Rich Whaley
3. 4M Brent Mullins
4. 3S Dan Schlup
5. 16 Rusty Griffaw
6. 6 Ray Wagner
7. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
8. 28 Chris Woods
9. 45M Eric Mabery
10. 14K Loren Knox
11. 14 Leroy Haney
12. 18R Shawn Rayfield
13. 8 Kirk Murphy
14. 71 Jay Hughes
15. 56 Kevin Epperson
16. 68 Jerry Kaiser
17. 15 Doug Blair
18. 90 Tim Meara
19. X1 Dave Sandage
20. 41H Larry Hull
21. 21R Dennis Richards
22. 23 Dylan Sharp
23. 70 Ken Peters
24. M41 Steve Maisel
UMP Late Models (21 Cars)
Heat 1:
1. 33 Jason Frankel
2. 32M Danny Maguire
3. 44 Dean Motsinger
4. 12 Wayne Downing
Heat 2:
1. 51 Steve Shive
2. 11 Kevin Gundaker
3. 47 Danny Haynes
4. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
Heat 3:
1. 67 Mark Oller
2. 50 Ed Dixon
3. 26 Billy Faust
4. 71 John Bohn
Dash:
1. 11 Kevin Gundaker
2. 33 Jason Frankel
3. 67 Mark Oller
4. 51 Steve Shive
Feature:
1. 11 Kevin Gundaker
2. 33 Jason Frankel
3. 50 Ed Dixon
4. 51 Steve Shive
5. 3D Jim Durbin
6. 26 Billy Faust
7. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
8. 2J Dave Jumper
9. 67 Mark Oller
10. 12 Wayne Downing
11. 32M Danny Maguire
12. 9B Chuck Baird
13. 47 Danny Haynes
14. 71 John Bohn
15. 44 Dean Motsinger
16. 28 Don Klein
17. 1A Justin Allgaier
18. 4Q Scott Gaeschel
19. 23 Brian Garner
20. 56 Tommy Worley
21. 69 George Kamer
AARA Sportsman (42 Cars)
Heat 1:
1. 24 Paul Bauman
2. 500 Dan Dixon
3. 60 P.J. Passiglia
4. 10 Todd McGraw
Heat 2:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 36 Bob Schmidt
3. 38D Mark Blanke
4. 61 Mike Whitter
Heat 3:
1. 166 Brian Worley
2. 42 Nathan Walsh
3. 21 Brad McKinnon
4. 301 Tom Fitzgerald
Heat 4:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 87 Gary Haynes
3. 00 Scott Stuppy
4. 20 Gary McKinnon
Heat 5:
1. 44 Nick Werner
2. 4 Ricky Horton
3. F16 Frank Melton
4. 126 Gary Wilson
Dash:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 12 Troy Naeger
3. 24 Paul Bauman
4. 166 Brian Worley
Semi #1:
1. 17H Dave Heimos
2. 18 Daryl Dodge
3. 92 Jim Abshier
4. 51 John Hoffman
5. 59 Jeff Whaley
6. 78B Chuck Crostic
7. 218 Matt OÂ’Harver
8. 49 Daniel Hancock
9. 19 Brad Grantham
DNS. 74 Dennis Wernle
DNS. 105 Matt Hancock
Semi #2
1. 411 Marty Heck
2. 75 Ron Imm
3. D40 Ed DeMille
4. 64 Lee Bowers
5. 111 Zac Parks
6. 01 Steve Borgetti
7. 11 Darrell Crismon
8. 9 Dale Carroll
9. 98 David Bardin
10. 50 Mike McGowan
B Feature:
1. 51 John Hoffman
2. D40 Ed DeMille
3. 9 Dale Carroll
4. 78B Chuck Costic
5. 98 David Bardin
6. 93 Jeff Honea
7. 111 Zac Parks
8. 64 Lee Bowers
9. 218 Matt OÂ’Harver
10. 59 Jeff Whaley
11. 19 Brad Grantham
A Feature:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 46 Paul Belken
3. 166 Brian Worley
4. 24 Paul Bauman
5. 36 Bob Schmidt
6. 4 Ricky Horton
7. 44 Nick Werner
8. 87 Gary Haynes
9. 00 Scott Stuppy
10. 38D Mark Blanke
11. 10 Todd McGraw
12. F16 Frank Melton
13. 411 Marty Heck
14. 18 Daryl Dodge
15. 92 Jim Abshier
16. 500 Dan Dixon
17. 301 Tom Fitzgerald
18. 17H Dave Heimos
19. 75 Ron Imm
20. 61 Mike Whitter
21. 42 Nathan Walsh
22. 21 Brad McKinnon
23. 20 Gary McKinnon
24. 60 P.J. Passiglia
