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August 26, 2000 Results

Oller wins 'Nationals' sneak preview at I-55 by Richard Stoff PEVELY, MO. (August 26, 2000) ? Mark Oller pulled alongside Donnie Tudor as the two raced under the white flag and edged ahead to win Saturday's UMP Late Model feature in a sneak preview of the upcoming I-55 Pepsi Nationals. With rainouts at nearby Highland and Mt. Vernon speedways in Illinois, I-55 ended up with a number of drivers who normally race at those tracks. As a result, the 125-car field at Pevely included 11 of the top 20 drivers in the national UMP Late Model points standings. The 18th annual I-55 Pepsi Nationals, which annually attracts many of the top drivers in the Midwest, will be held Sept. 15-16. Oller was the fifth leader in the 25-lap late model final. Jeff Johns led the first three laps of the feature but coasted to a stop after his car dropped its drive shaft. That turned the lead over to Ed Dixon, who was leading when the yellow came out again on lap 12 when Mark Schaefer barrel-rolled down the back straight. In the traffic jam that ensued as the field slowed, Dixon collided with another car and suffered damage to his car's front suspension and left the track behind a wrecker. On the restart, Mark Gansmann led one lap, then Donnie Tudor blew by on the outside to become the fourth race leader. As the laps wound down, Mark Oller moved into second place and began reeling in the leader. He passed Tudor coming out of the second turn on the final lap to take the win. Tudor was second and Jim Burwell was third. Oller, Gansmann, Johns and Billy Faust won heat races, and Faust also was the dash winner. Dave Jumper won the semi-feature. Ray Walsh and Scott Weber held a side-by-side duel for the first 10 laps of the 20-lap UMP Modified feature. After Weber finally made a pass on lap 11, he cruised the rest of the way to win the race and extend his points lead in the chase for the track championship. Walsh finished second and Rusty Griffaw was third in a feature that was completed without a caution flag. The 46-car modified field required five heat races, which were won by Weber, Chris Woods, Brian Collins, Leroy Haney and Rich Whaley. Woods was the dash winner, and the semi-features went to Jim Shereck and Dean Hoffman. Dennis Wernle passed Paul Belken Jr. halfway through the 15-lap sportsman feature and finished the night as a winner. Belken was second and Doug Wood was third. The sportsman heat winners were Belken, Mark Blanke, Mike McGowan and Jason Quirin. Belken also won the dash. Jason Worley finished first in the semi-feature. Troy Conway and Chase Patterson won the cruiser car heat. The feature was won by Don Eaton and Dwight Bradley. UMP LATE MODELS HEAT 1: 19 Billy Faust 83 Joe Morris 51 Mark Faust 28 Don Klein HEAT 2: 67 Mark Oller 50 Ed Dixon R1 Jimmy Burwell 30 Mark Voigt HEAT 3: 20 Mark Gansmann 27 Donnie Tudor 112 Tim Ratajczyk 77 Clay Baumann HEAT 4: 95 Jeff Johns 12 Mark Schaefer 7 Rick Bayer 16 Mike Hammerle DASH: 19 Billy Faust 20 Mark Gansmann 95 Jeff Johns 50 Ed Dixon SEMI: 2J Dave Jumper 33 Jason Frankel B1 Bob Brown 10 Rodney Pense 178 John Stanton 1S Steve Sheppard 16H John Hobson 51K Bob Klausner 2 Darrell Hoffman 32M Danny Maguire FEATURE: 67 Mark Oller 27 Donnie Tudor R1 Jimmy Burwell 112 Tim Ratajczyk 51 Mark Faust 83 Joe Morris 77 Clay Baumann 16 Mike Hammerle 20 Mark Gansmann 28 Don Klein 2J Dave Jumper 51 Steve Shive 33 Jason Frankel 36 Ron Sensel 44 Dean Motsinger 19 Billy Faust B1 Bob Brown 30 Mark Voigt 11 Steve Karnes 50 Ed Dixon 12 Mark Schaefer 7 Rick Bayer 10 Rodney Pense 95 Jeff Johns Other Cars Present 78 Chad Zobrist 87 Ken Rumble 6Q Pat Ryan 14U Bruce Unterbrink 37 Brian Wolfmeier 23 Leroy Haney 84 Tony Boyles UMP MODIFIEDS HEAT 1: 28 Chris Woods 16 Rusty Griffaw 71 Jay Hughes 45M Eric Mabery HEAT 2: 11 Brian Collinz 360 John Seets 68 Andy Anderson 66 Joe Valdez HEAT 3: 14 Leroy Haney 11 Kyle Steffens 01 Brett Cygan 95 Jerry Grither HEAT 4: 59 Rich Whaley 377 Casey Pearson 67 John Seets, Jr. 21 Dennis Richards HEAT 5: 4J Scott Weber 1W Ray Walsh 89 Bobby Bittle 18R Shawn Rayfield DASH: 28 Chris Woods 14 Leroy Haney 4J Scott Weber 16 Rusty Griffaw SEMI #1: 17 Jim Shereck 4M Brent Mullins 10 D.J. Cygan 55 Marty Smith, Jr. 7 Keith Grider 23 Marty Kiser 29C John Campbell 36 Danny Green 21H Dave Henry 16C Bob Cory 34 Kevin Gegg 5 Ralph Wiltrout 56 Kevin Epperson SEMI #2 1D Dean Hoffman 18 Brent Thompson 6 Ray Wagner 64 Jim Smith 69 Scott Sugg 81 Mike Barbeau X1 Dave Sandage 15 Terry Bolin 8 Kirk Murphy 117 Kevin Gundaker FEATURE: 4J Scott Weber 1W Ray Walsh 16 Rusty Griffaw 11 Kyle Steffens 89 Bobby Bittle 360 John Seets, Sr. 59 Rich Whaley 17 Jim Shereck 11 Brian Collinz 01 Brett Cygan 1D Dean Hoffman 28 Chris Woods 377 Casey Pearson 71 Jay Hughes 45M Eric Mabery 95 Jerry Grither 4M Brent Mullins 18R Shawn Rayfield 18 Brent Thompson 68 Andy Anderson 66 Joe Valdez 21 Dennis Richards 67 John Seets, Jr. 14 Leroy Haney Other Cars Present C4 Chris Soutiea 88 Joe Puricelli 3S Mark Voigt 314 Jeff Masson 70 Ken Peters AARA SPORTSMAN HEAT 1: 38D Mark Blanke 42 Greg Stumbaugh 28 Sam Worley 21 Ryan Gegg HEAT 2: 46 Paul Belken 00 Scott Stuppy 127E Tory Ernst 166 Brian Worley HEAT 3: 50 Mike McGowan 74 Dennis Wernle 9 Doug Wood 80 Steve Borgetti HEAT 4: 7J Jason Quirin 10 Todd McGraw 15 Jim Troutman 118 Scott Haynes DASH: 46 Paul Belken 38D Mark Blanke 00 Scott Stuppy 50 Mike McGowan SEMI: 128 Jason Worley 105 Matt Hancock 18 Daryl Dodge 51 John Hoffman 61 Mike Whitter 79 Travis Tilley 35 Mark Stolle 187 Jim Hardesty 92 Jim Abshier 19 Brad Grantham 350 Robert Dill FEATURE: 74 Dennis Wernle 46 Paul Belken 9 Doug Wood 00 Scott Stuppy 38D Mark Blanke 10 Todd McGraw 15 Jim Troutman 7J Jason Quirin 50 Mike McGowan 23 Mark Schnurbusch 21 Ryan Gegg 8 Eddie Lowry 105 Matt Hancock 128 Jason Worley 18 Daryl Dodge 6 Brian Noeth 42 Greg Stumbaugh 51 John Hoffman 94 Ed Lenhardt 118 Scott Haynes 28 Sam Worley 80 Steve Borgetti 127E Tory Ernst 166 Brian Worley Other Cars Present 97  Gary McKinnon 42 Nathan Walsh 111 Zac Parks 05 Dave Jenkins Cruisers HEAT: 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson 54 Rob Inman/Todd Bockhoff 22 Billy Klein/Phil Grifford FEATURE: 44 Don Eaton/Dwight Bradley 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson 22 Billy Klein/Phil Grifford 33 Jack Moser/Dan Moser 4 Matt Johnson/Lonnie Airsman 54 Rob Inman/Todd Bockhoff

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