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May 12, 2001 Results

PEVELY, MO (May 12, 2001) A packed house was on hand to watch Ken Schrader compete in the UMP Late Model division. They had to wait a while as Schrader was racing his NASCAR Craftsman Truck at Darlington, SC and while running third, that race was rain delayed. Schrader was able to finish the truck race in second place, then jump on a flight and get to I-55 Raceway in time for the feature event. Schrader had to start 24th in the UMP Late Model feature and battled his way through traffic to a seventh place finish. Meanwhile, there was a five-car battle up front and it appeared the race was going to be between Mark Oller and Billy Faust. Then Kevin Gundaker made it three-wide as he went under Oller into turn one on the final lap. Gundaker moved past Oller and Faust down the backstretch and held on for the win. Oller came across second, Ed Dixon then moved past Faust for third. Faust was fourth and Don Klein came home fifth. Gundaker, Ken Rumble and Oller won the heats and Gundaker also won the dash. Jeff Leka, who has been out of racing for two months recovering from a broken leg, showed everyone that he hasn't lost a step. Leka held off reigning track champion Scott Weber for the victory in the UMP Modified division. Ray Wagner finished third while Dean Hoffman and Rusty Griffaw completed the top five. Leka, Wagner, Hoffman and Weber won the heats and Weber won the dash. Paul Belken, Jr. continued his hot streak in the AARA Sportsman class. Belken picked up his fourth victory in five tries. Troy Naeger, the only other driver with a victory in 2001 finished second. Scott Stuppy was third, Mark Blanke fourth and Brian Worley fifth. Belken, Kenny Kennedy, Doug Wood, and Stuppy won the heats. Belken also won the dash. UMP LATE MODELS HEAT 1: 1. 11 Kevin Gundaker 2. 2J Dave Jumper 3. 50 Ed Dixon 4. 28 Don Klein HEAT 2: 1. 87 Ken Rumble 2. 51 Steve Shive 3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 4. 16 Mike Hammerle HEAT 3: 1. 67 Mark Oller 2. 9B Chuck Baird 3. 19 Billy Faust 4. 441 Jeff Leka DASH: 1. 11 Kevin Gundaker 2. 67 Mark Oller 3. 87 Ken Rumble 4. 2J Dave Jumper FEATURE: 1. 11 Kevin Gundaker 2. 67 Mark Oller 3. 50 Ed Dixon 4. 19 Billy Faust 5. 28 Don Klein 6. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 7. 99 Kenny Schrader 8. 36 Ron Sensel 9. 441 Jeff Leka 10. 1A Justin Allgaier 11. 47 Danny Haynes 12. 16 Mike Hammerle 13. 7 Rick Bayer 14. 51 Steve Shive 15. 20 Mark Gansmann 16. 87 Ken Rumble 17. 2J Dave Jumper 18. 44 Dean Motsinger 19. 4Q Scott Geaschel 20. 10 Rodney Pense 21. 9B Chuck Baird 22. 77 Clay Baumann 23. 76 Butch Kruckeberg DNS. 33 Jason Frankel UMP MODIFIEDS HEAT 1: 1. 3L Jeff Leka 2. 11 Brian Collins 3. 17 Jim Shereck 4. 18R Shawn Rayfield HEAT 2: 1. 6 Ray Wagner 2. 59 Rich Whaley 3. 19C Vic Catalano 4. 29C John Campbell HEAT 3: 1. 1D Dean Hoffman 2. 16 Rusty Griffaw 3. 29 Jeff LeBaube 4. 12 Tom Ratajczyk HEAT 4: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 3. 7 Keith Grider 4. 5W Ralph Wiltrout DASH: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 3L Jeff Leka 3. 59 Rich Whaley 4. 11 Brian Collins SEMI: 1. 4M Brent Mullins 2. 8 Kirk Murphy 3. 1W Ray Walsh 4. 14 Leroy Haney 5. 56 Kevin Epperson 6. 88 Joe Puricelli 7. 314 Jeff Masson 8. 41 Larry Hull 9. 15 Jeffrey Masson 10. X1 Dave Sandage 11. 46 Dale Ray DNS. C4 Chris Soutiea FEATURE: 1. 3L Jeff Leka 2. 4J Scott Weber 3. 6 Ray Wagner 4. 1D Dean Hoffman 5. 16 Rusty Griffaw 6. 59 Rich Whaley 7. 17 Jim Shereck 8. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 9. 4M Brent Mullins 10. 29 Jeff LeBaube 11. 7 Keith Grider 12. 1W Ray Walsh 13. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 14. 18R Shawn Rayfield 15. 29C John Campbell 16. 8 Kirk Murphy 17. 19C Vic Catalano 18. 51 Timmy Hill 19. 90 Tim Meara 20. 81 Mike Barbeau 21. 11Z Brian Collins 22. 14 Leroy Haney 23. 95 Jim Beishir 24. 5W Ralph Wiltrout AARA SPORTSMAN HEAT 1: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 38D Mark Blanke 3. 24 Paul Bauman 4. 64 Jody Smith HEAT 2: 1. 6 Kenny Kennedy 2. 75 Ron Imm 3. 45 Mike Seymour 4. 10 Todd McGraw HEAT 3: 1. 9 Doug Wood 2. 12 Troy Naeger 3. 92 Jim Abshier 4. 61 Mike Whitter HEAT 4: 1. 00 Scott Stuppy 2. 18 Daryl Dodge 3. 81 Billy Ames 4. 20 Gary McKinnon DASH: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 00 Scott Stuppy 3. 9 Doug Wood 4. 12 Troy Naeger SEMI #1: 1. 166 Brian Worley 2. 111 Zac Parks 3. 93 Jeff Honea 4. 26 Rob Inman 5. 128 Tom Smallwood 6. 21 Brad McKinnon SEMI #2: 1. 50 Dan Dixon 2. 87 Gary Haynes 3. 105 Matt Hancock 4. 16 Frank Melton 5. 19 Brad Grantham 6. 218 Matt O'Harver 7. 35 Mike Stolle FEATURE: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 12 Troy Naeger 3. 00 Scott Stuppy 4. 38D Mark Blanke 5. 166 Brian Worley 6. 81 Billy Ames 7. 20 Gary McKinnon 8. 50 Dan Dixon 9. 18 Daryl Dodge 10. 87 Gary Haynes 11. 9 Doug Wood 12. 28 Jason Worley 13. 45 Mike Seymour 14. 48 Mike Harvey 15. 51 John Hoffman 16. 40 Ed DeMille 17. 111 Zac Parks 18. 10 Todd McGraw 19. 6 Kenny Kennedy 20. 24 Paul Bauman 21. 92 Jim Abshier 22. 64 Jody Smith 23. 61 Mike Whitter DQ. 75 Ron Imm (Light)  

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