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April 15, 2000 Results

Oller Streaks From 19th to Edge Dixon By Inches Story by Rick Stoff Pevely, Mo. (April 15) -- Defending champion Ed Dixon took the lead of Saturday's UMP Late Model feature from Steve Shive on lap four at I-55 Raceway. Dixon cruised comfortably at the front of the field for the next 20 laps. Mark Oller, meanwhile, was fighting through the field from his 19th starting position. Oller pulled alongside Dixon with two laps to go, but Dixon held him off until the white flag lap. On the last circuit Dixon went to the cushion at the top of the track while Oller searched for traction in the moist dirt at the bottom of the turns. Oller put a slide job on Dixon going into the last turn, bringing the crowd to its feet. As Oller slid in front of Dixon, Ed cranked the steering wheel left and pulled to the inside of Oller. The two cars took the checkered flag inches apart. Both drivers stopped on the front straight to wait for the checkered flag, which the scorers determined should go to Oller. Dixon backed up to give a wave to the winner before leaving the track. Oller is now two for two on the season at I-55. Jason Frankel won his heat and the late model dash before finishing third in the feature. Shive ended up fourth. Darrell Hoffman also won a late model heat but suffered a flat tire in the feature. The UMP Modified feature was equally exciting, with the outcome undecided until the lead pack of four cars hit the final straight. John Seets led most of the race, briefly yielding the lead to Jeff LeBaube. Seets, LeBaube, Scott Weber and Dean Hoffman diced throughout the race, sometimes running three wide in the turn. With two laps to go, Weber once dove from second to first then fell to third within one turn. Seets ended up winning by less than a car length with Weber, Hoffman and LeBaube following. Seets, Hoffman, Matt Mevert and Ray Walsh won the modified heats. Walsh won the dash and Paul Belken Jr. won the semi. Scott Stuppy, the track's 1999 sportsman champion, took the lead at the start of his feature. He was passed by 1998 champ Belken five laps into the race, but Belken's car broke on the same lap and turned the lead back over the Stuppy. A few laps later Doug Wood took the lead and held on for the victory. Bob Schmidt was second and Tory Ernst was third. Mark Schurbusch, Dennis Wernle and Danny Dixon won heat races. Stuppy won the other heat and the dash. 105 Total Cars UMP Late Models 21 Late Models Heat 1: 1. 33 Jason Frankel 2. 29 Al Atkison 3. 24 Matt Taylor 4. 5 Brent Sievert Heat 2: 1. 2 Darrell Hoffman 2. 50 Ed Dixon 3. 51 Steve Shive 4. 95 Jeff Johns Dash: 1. 33 Jason Frankel 2. 50 Ed Dixon 3. 2 Darrell Hoffman 4. 51 Steve Shive Feature: 1. 67 Mark Oller 2. 50 Ed Dixon 3. 33 Jason Frankel 4. 51 Steve Shive 5. 5 Brent Sievert 6. 78 Chad Zobrist 7. 6 Jim Zdroik 8. 95 Jeff Johns 9. Z Joe Harlan 10. 87 Ken Rumble 11. 37 Brian Wolfmeier 12. 125 Scott Ford 13. 2J Dave Jumper 14. 6Q Pat Ryan 15. 29 Al Atkison 16. 28 Don Klein 17. 01 T.J. Dolhun 18. 2H Darrell Hoffman 19. 24 Matt Taylor 20. 6 John Hobson 21. 3D Jim Durbin UMP Modifieds 37 Modifieds Heat 1: 1. 22 Matt Mevert 2. 29 Jeff LeBaube 3. 16 Rust Griffaw 4. 11 Kyle Steffens Heat 2: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 28K Jason Keith 3. 68 Andy Anderson 4. 21 Dennis Richards Heat 3: 1. 360 John Seets 2. 4J Scott Weber 3. 89 Bob Bittle 4. 95 Jerry Grither Heat 4: 1. 1D Dean Hoffman 2. 82 Brad Haas 3. 18R Shawn Rayfield 4. 9S Tom Seets Dash: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 360 John Seets 3. 1D Dean Hoffman 4. 29 Jeff LeBaube Semi-feature: 1. 46 Paul Belken Jr. 2. 47 Danny Haynes 3. 4M Brent Mullins 4. 99 Rich Steyh 5. 59 Rich Whaley 6. 88 Joe Puricelli 7. 29C John Campbell 8. 7Z Matt Zimmerly 9. 23 Denny Cagle 10. 21H David Henry 11. 8 Kirk Murphy 12. 36 Danny Green 13. 37 Chad Evans Feature: 1. 360 John Seets 2. 4J Scott Weber 3. 1D Dean Hoffman 4. 29 Jeff LeBaube 5. 89 Bobby Bittle 6. 1W Ray Walsh 7. 14 Leroy Haney 8. 22 Matt Mevert 9. 18R Shawn Rayfield 10. 16 Rusty Griffaw 11. 21 Dennis Richards 12. 47 Danny Haynes 13. 9 Tom Seets 14. 4M Brent Mullins 15. 67 B.J. Seets 16. 82 Brad Haas 17. 11S Kyle Steffens 18. 11D Brian Diveley 19. 64 Jim Smith 20. 68 Andy Anderson 21. 46 Paul Belkin, Jr. 22. 99 Rich Steyh 23. 95 Jerry Grither 24. 28K Jason Keith Other Modifieds in Attendance: 45M Eric Mabery C7 Chuck Rice 6 Ray Wagner C4 Chris Soutiea Sportsmen 40 Sportsmen Heat 1: 1. 23 Mark Schnurbusch 2. 28 Sam Worley 3. 50 Mike McGowan 4. 92 Jim Abshier Heat 2: 1. 74 Dennis Wernle 2. 81 Billy Ames 3. 175 Peggy Baur 4. 87 Gary Haynes ** 10 Todd McGraw was 2nd but car didn't meet minimum weight! Heat 3: 1. 00 Scott Stuppy 2. 46 Paul Belkin, Jr. 3. 36 Bob Schmidt 4. 44 Nick Werner Heat 4: 1. 500 Danny Dixon 2. 9 Doug Wood 3. 127E Tory Ernst 4. 166 Brian Worley Dash: 1. 00 Scott Stuppy 2. 46 Paul Belkin, Jr. 3. 23 Mark Schnurbusch 4. 74 Dennis Wernle Semi-Feature 1: 1. 38D Mark Blanke 2. 75 Rob Imm, Jr. 3. 96 Stan Cernik 4. 58 Jeff Barker 5. 53 John Dunshee 6. 10 Todd McGraw Semi-Feature 2: 1. 13 Brent Kreke 2. 80 Steve Borgetti 3. 84 Jim Ott 4. 79 Travis Tilley 5. 26 Rob Inman ** 350 Robert Dill was 4th but car didn't meet minimum weight! Feature: 1. 9 Doug Wood 2. 36 Bob Schmidt 3. 127E Tory Ernst 4. 166 Brian Worley 5. 00 Scott Stuppy 6. 38D Mark Blanke 7. 81 Billy Ames 8. 87 Gary Haynes 9. 44 Nick Werner 10. 92 Jim Abshier 11. 15 Jim Troutman 12. 13 Brent Kreke 13. 18 Daryl Dodge 14. 75 Rob Inman 15. 105 Matt Hancock 16. 500 Danny Dixon 17. 80 Steve Borgetti 18. 175 Peggy Baur 19. 46 Paul Belkin, Jr. 20. 74 Dennis Wernle 21. 23 Mark Schnurbusch **50 Mike McGowan, 28 Sam Worley and 17H Dave Heimos cars didn't meet minimum weight! Other Sportsmen in Attendance: 30 Rick Hackett 76 Brian Roberts 97 Chris Moyer 111 Zac Parks 19 Brad Grantham 2% Tim Streisel 12 Troy Naeger 61 Mike Whittier Cruisers 7 Cruisers Heat: Gary Klein/Phil Bauman Feature: Billy Klein/Lynn Marshall

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