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September 15, 2000 Results

O'Neal Red Hot on opening night of the I-55 Nationals (Pevely, MO - 15 Sep 00) Don O'Neal came out smoking on the first night of the I-55 Raceway Pepsi Nationals. O'Neal started the night by qualify 5th fastest which gave him a front row starting spot in the dash. O'Neal jumped out front in the dash and led the entire event and earned a front row starting position in the 25 laps feature. O'Neal jumped out in front of Billy Moyer on the first lap of the feature and never looked back. O'Neal led all 25 laps en route to the victory. Meanwhile, Moyer began to fade and Kevin Weaver moved into the runner up position. Randy Korte moved up through the field and finished third. I-55 track champion Ed Dixon came home fourth, Mike Mullvain finished fifth and Billy Moyer came home sixth. Gary May provided the big scare of the night in the dash as he climbed the turn two wall and flipped over. Ed Dixon clipped May's car as he was flipping. Both drivers were okay, but it ended May's night. Kevin Weaver set fast time and the heat winners were Matt Taylor, Jim Durbin, Randy Korte and Bob Pierce. In the UMP Modified division, track champion Scott Weber put on another dominating performance. Weber swept through all his events by winning his heat, dash and feature event. Dean Hoffman ran a comfortable second. Jim Shereck and Brian Collins crossed the line in a dead heat for third with Shereck just edging Collins out. Eric Mabery rounded out the top five. Brian Collins, Eric Mabery, Leroy Haney and Brian Wolfmeier won the other heat races. The Sportsman division found a brand new winner in the winner's circle as Gary Haynes held off some hard chargers to pick up the victory. An incident on the front stretch as they came down to take the checkered flag shook up the finishing order for the rest of the field. Mark Blanke was running second but lost the left rear axle coming down to take the checkered. Cars scattered to miss the debris causing fourth place runner Dan Dixon to get spun on the front stretch. Scott Stuppy found his way through and finished second. Mark Blanke limped across the line and finished third. Track champion Paul Belken finished fourth and Tory Ernst came home fifth. Heat winners were Ernst, Scott Haynes, Gary Haynes and Mark Blanke. Scott Haynes also won the dash. UMP LATE MODELS UMP MODIFIEDS AARA SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING B12 Kevin Weaver ? 13.805 21 Billy Moyer ? 13.845 21 Dwayne Kiefer ? 13.848 45 Gary May ? 13.896 71 Don O?Neal ? 13.909 4 Mike Mulvain ? 13.931 00 Randy Korte ? 13.941 50 Ed Dixon ? 14.043 32 Bob Pierce ? 14.049 16A Mark Johnson ? 14.055 3D Jim Durbin ? 14.095 16 Shawn Negengard ? 14.102 75 Terry Phillips ? 14.143 2J Dave Jumper ? 14.260 16H Mike Hammerle ? 14.267 5 Brett Sievert ? 14.280 67 Mark Oller ? 14.300 51 Mark Faust ? 14.315 117 Matt Taylor ? 14.347 30 Tom Carson ? 14.360 77 Clay Baumann ? 14.375 2 Darrell Hoffman ? 14.394 33 Jason Frankel ? 14.396 112 Tim Ratajczyk ? 14.433 51 Steve Shive ? 14.482 7 Rick Bayer ? 14.486 W1 Marty Kopp ? 14.498 14U Bruce Unterbrink ? 14.507 78 Chad Zobrist ? 14.555 95 Jeff Johns ? 14.565 28 Don Klein ? 14.566 B1 Bob Brown ? 14.740 76 Butch Kruckeberg ? 14.745 4R Todd Rehg ? 14.808 32 Danny Maguire ? 15.016 78 John Stanton ? 15.144 6Q Pat Ryan ? 15.153 35 Will Ince ? 15.170 6 Jim Zdroik ? 15.323 25 Lenny Garson ? 15.550 51K Kenny Haynes ? 16.161 HEAT 1: 117 Matt Taylor 16A Mark Johnson 32 Danny Maguire 2J Dave Jumper HEAT 2: 3D Jim Durbin 30 Tom Carson 5 Brett Sievert 112 Tim Ratajczyk HEAT 3: 00 Randy Korte 67 Mark Oller 16 Shawn Negengard 78 Chad Zobrist HEAT 4: 32 Bob Pierce 75 Terry Phillips 51 Mark Faust 4R Todd Rehg DASH: 71 Don O'Neal 21 Billy Moyer B12 Kevin Weaver 4 Mike Mullvain 16 Mike Hammerle 50 Ed Dixon 21 Dwayne Kiefer 45 Gary May SEMI #1: 21 Dwayne Kiefer 51 Steve Shive 77 Clay Baumann 78 Chad Zobrist 6Z Jim Zdroik 6Q Pat Ryan 28 Don Klein W1 Marty Kopp 51K Kenny Haynes 76 Butch Kruckeberg SEMI #2: 112 Tim Ratajczyk 4R Todd Rehg 2 Darrell Hoffman 7 Rick Bayer 78S John Stanton 14U Bruce Unterbrink 25 Lenny Garson B1 Bob Brown 95 Jeff Johns 35 Will Ince FEATURE: 71 Don O'Neal B12 Kevin Weaver 00 Randy Korte 50 Ed Dixon 4 Mike Mullvain 21 Billy Moyer 32 Bob Pierce 117 Matt Taylor 3D Jim Durbin 67 Mark Oller 75 Terry Phillips 51 Mark Faust 16H Mike Hammerle 16A Mark Johnson 5 Brett Sievert 32 Danny Maguire 30 Tom Carson 112 Tim Ratajczyk 77 Clay Baumann 16 Shawn Negengard 51 Steve Shive 4 Todd Rehg 2 Darrell Hoffman 21 Dwayne Kiefer Other Cars Present 33 Jason Frankel 45 Gary May 87 Ken Rumble 20 Mark Gansmann HEAT 1: 11Z Brian Collinz 16 Rusty Griffaw 11S Kyle Steffens 7 Keith Grider HEAT 2: 45M Eric Mabery 24 Darin Walker 97 Phil Johns 67 John Seets, Jr. HEAT 3: 14 Leroy Haney 1D Dean Hoffman 81 Mike Barbeau 95 Jerry Grither HEAT 4: 4J Scott Weber 60 Jesse Carson 29 Jeff LeBaube 00 Steve Picou HEAT 5: 99 Brian Wolfmeier 17 Jim Shereck 16 Danny Haynes 9 Wes Steidinger DASH: 4J Scott Weber 11Z Brian Collinz 1D Dean Hoffman 45M Eric Mabery SEMI #1: 6 Ray Wagner 3S Dan Schlup 18 Brent Thompson 55 Marty Smith, Jr. B4 Jason Plumer 12R Tom Ratajczyk 99L Kyle Logue 11S Jake Seets 94S John Schuerman 28S Phil Schnarr 93S Chris Schuerman 21H Dave Henry X1 Dave Sandage 87 Wes O'Dell C4 Chris Soutiea SEMI #2: 360 John Seets, Sr. 3L Jeff Leka 1W Ray Walsh  99M Chad Middleton 68 Andy Anderson 18R Shawn Rayfield 28W Chris Woods 59 Rich Whaley 187 Duane Whiteman 24T Tommy Myers 8 Kirk Murphy 37 Chad Evans 64 Jim Smith 70 Ken Peters FEATURE: 4J Scott Weber 1D Dean Hoffman 17 Jim Shereck 11Z Brian Collinz 45M Eric Mabery 14 Leroy Haney 16 Rusty Griffaw 97 Phil Johns 24W Darin Walker 360 John Seets, Sr. 99W Brian Wolfmeier 11S Kyle Steffens 3L Jeff Leka 29 Jeff LeBaube 60 Jesse Carson 9 Wes Steidinger 16J Danny Haynes 3S Dan Schlup 00 Steve Picou 67 John Seets, Jr. 81 Mike Barbeau 6 Ray Wagner 95 Jerry Grither 7 Keith Grider Other Cars Present 31 Mark Anderson HEAT 1: 127E Tory Ernst K9 Max Kirkendall 9 Doug Wood M41 Steve Maisel HEAT 2: 118 Scott Haynes 18 Daryl Dodge 24 Darrell Hewlitt 12 Dave Thornton HEAT 3: 87 Gary Haynes 500 Dan Dixon 36 Bob Schmidt 166 Brian Worley HEAT 4: 38D Mark Blanke 00 Scott Stuppy 46 Paul Belken 175 Peggy Baur DASH: 118 Scott Haynes 127E Tory Ernst 87 Gary Haynes 38D Mark Blanke SEMI #1: 10 Todd McGraw 92 Jim Abshier 15 Jim Troutman F16 Frank Melton 80 Steve Borgetti 7Q Jason Quirin 28 Jason Worley SEMI #2: 43 Bobby Dees, Jr. 23 Mark Schnurbusch 27 Dan Walsh 45 Mike Seymour 97 Gary McKinnon 18 Pat Chalmers 42 Nathan Walsh 35 Chris Sale 19 Thomas Pflueger FEATURE: 87 Gary Haynes 00 Scott Stuppy 38D Mark Blanke 46 Paul Belken 127E Tory Ernst 118 Scott Haynes 12 David Thornton K9 Max Kirkendall M41 Steve Maisel 9 Doug Wood 24 Darrell Hewlitt 166 Brian Worley 18 Daryl Dodge 74 Dennis Wernle D5 Dave Jenkins 36 Bob Schmidt 43 Bobby Dees, Jr. 92 Jim Abshier 79 Travis Tilley 37 John Imm 500 Dan Dixon 175 Peggy Baur 23 Mark Schnurbusch 10 Todd McGraw Other Cars Present 51 John Hoffman 128 Tom Smallwood 35 Mark Stolle 18G Jeremy Greenwalt

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