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August 12, 2000 Results

Dixon, Wagner and Belken Lead the Way at I-55 Pevely, Mo. (August 14) -- Ed Dixon led all 25 laps of a late model feature that went nearly caution-free at I-55 Raceway Saturday. He took the lead on the first lap and didn't slow down until a spin brought out a caution flag on the 23rd lap. The race was slowed for another spin on the 24th lap and ended in a bumper-car derby as the second- through fourth-place cars hit the finish line just as two lapped cars got tangled up to block the front straight. Steve Shive plowed through the jam to finish second. Ed Bauman and Mark Faust were third and fourth. Faust was a heat and dash winner. Clay Bauman and Steve Karnes won the other heats. Leroy Haney led a snarling swarm of modifieds for the first 16 laps of his feature before coasting to a stop on the back straight. That turned the lead over to Ray Wagner, who had started sixth. Wagner held off Kyle Steffens and Johns Seets Sr. for the final four laps to win his first feature at I-55. Kevin Gundaker and Scott Weber were fourth and fifth. There were 44 modifieds entered Saturday, so five heats were necessary. The winners were Dennis Richards, John Campbell, Haney, Keith Grider and Seets. Richards also won the dash. He jumped the cushion and smacked the wall while runnning second in the feature and fell back in the pack. The modified semi-features were won by Rich Whaley and Ray Walsh. Paul Belken Jr. led the last three laps of the sportsman feature to boost his points lead. Dennis Wernle was second and Brian Worley was third. Mark Blanke, who led the first nine laps of the main event, ended up fourth. Doug Wood, who started the night second in points, climbed from the 17th starting position to come home fifth. The sportsman heat winners were Troy Naeger, Worley, Blanke and Belken, who also won the dash. Daryl Dodge led the last-chance qualifiers out of the semi-feature. Troy Conway and Chase Patterson won their sixth consecutive cruiser car feature. A total of 109 race cars were entered Saturday. UMP LATE MODELS HEAT 1: 77 Clay Baumann 20 Mark Gansmann 50 Ed Dixon 3D Jim Durbin HEAT 2: 51 Mark Faust 95 Jeff Johns 87 Ken Rumble 78 Chad Zobrist HEAT 3: 11 Steve Karnes 51 Steve Shive 70 Mark McClintock F15 Ed Bauman DASH: 51 Mark Faust 50 Ed Dixon 77 Clay Baumann 51 Steve Shive FEATURE: 50 Ed Dixon 51 Steve Shive F15 Ed Bauman 51 Mark Faust 3D Jim Durbin 77 Clay Baumann 87 Ken Rumble 95 Jeff Johns 20 Mark Gansmann 33 Jason Frankel 2J Dave Jumper 11 Steve Karnes 30 Tom Carson 67 Mark Oller 9 Tom Seets 28 Don Klein 78 Chad Zobrist 2H Darrell Hoffman 7 Rick Bayer 44 Dean Motsinger 18 John Pitts B1 Bob Brown Other Cars Present 112 Tim Ratajczyk UMP MODIFIEDS HEAT 1: 21 Dennis Richards 11 Kyle Steffens 117 Kevin Gundaker 88 Joe Puricelli HEAT 2: 29C John Campbell 6 Ray Wagner 377 Casey Pearson 16 Rusty Griffaw HEAT 3: 14 Leroy Haney 18R Shawn Rayfield 1D Dean Hoffman 4J Scott Weber HEAT 4: 7 Keith Grider 17 Jim Shereck 95 Jerry Grither 81 Mike Barbeau HEAT 5: 360 John Seets 3R Leon Rockers 4M Brent Mullins 68 Andy Anderson DASH: 21 Dennis Richards 14 Leroy Haney 11 Kyle Steffens 360 John Seets SEMI #1: 59 Rich Whaley 64 Jim Smith 187 Duane Whiteman 95 Jim Beisher 8 Kirk Murphy 56K Kevin Epperson X1 Dave Sandage 314 Jeff Masson 32 Eldred Winebaugh SEMI #2: 1W Ray Walsh 12 Tom Ratajczyk 67 John Seets, Jr. 36 Danny Green 34 Kevin Gegg 21H Dave Henry C4 Chris Soutiea T93 Clark Roach 15 Jeff Masson, Jr. FEATURE: 6 Ray Wagner 11 Kyle Steffens 360 John Seets 117 Kevin Gundaker 4J Scott Weber 1W Ray Walsh 377 Casey Pearson 1D Dean Hoffman 4M Brent Mullins 95 Jerry Grither 12 Tom Ratajczyk 7 Keith Grider 3R Leon Rakers 68 Andy Anderson 29C John Campbell 81 Mike Barbeau 14 Leroy Haney 64 Jim Smith 59 Rich Whaley 88 Joe Puricelli 21R Dennis Richards 17 Jim Shereck 18R Shawn Rayfield 16 Rusty Griffaw Other Cars Present 18T Brent Thompson 37 Chad Evans 45F Eric Franklin 5W Ralph Wiltrout 70 Bart Sifford 45M Eric Mabery AARA SPORTSMAN HEAT 1: 12 Troy Naeger 74 Dennis Wernle D5 Dave Jenkins 28 Sam Worley HEAT 2: 166 Brian Worley 500 Dan Dixon 51 John Hoffman 15 Jim Troutman HEAT 3: 38D Mark Blanke 00 Scott Stuppy 8 Eddie Lowry 118 Scott Haynes HEAT 4: 46 Paul Belken 23 Mark Schnurbusch 127E Tory Ernst 10 Todd McGraw DASH: 46 Paul Belken 166 Brian Worley 12 Troy Naeger 00 Scott Stuppy SEMI #1: 18 Daryl Dodge 19 Brad Grantham 187 Jim Hardesty 50 Mike McGowen 70 Paul Aubuchox 42 Nathan Walsh 61 Mike Whitter 111 Zac Parks 35 Mark Stolle 21 Ryan Gegg FEATURE: 46 Paul Belken 74 Dennis Wernle 166 Brian Worley 38D Mark Blanke 9 Doug Wood 15 Jim Troutman 8 Eddie Lowry 118 Scott Haynes 12 Troy Naeger 10 Todd McGraw 28 Sam Worley 97 Gary McKinnon 18 Daryl Dodge 6 Brian Noeth 187 Jim Hardesty 23 Mark Schnurbusch 500 Dan Dixon 50 Mike McGowan 00 Scott Stuppy 127E Tory Ernst 51 John Hoffman D5 Dave Jenkins 3 John Hale 19 Brad Grantham Other Cars Present 105 Matt Hancock 350 Robert Dill 79 Travis Tilley 80 Steve Borgetti Cruisers Heat: 1. 44 Don Eaton/Dwight Bradley 2. 22 Billy Klein/Lynn Marshall 3. 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson Feature: 1. 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson 2. 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein 3. 22 Billy Klein/Lynn Marshall 4. 65 Matt O'Harver/Oscar Buchanon 5. 54 Rob Inman/Todd Bockhoff 6. 33 Jack Moser/Dan Moser 7. 44 Don Eatson/Dwight Bradley

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