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May 19, 2001 Results

PEVELY, MO (May 19, 2001) Kevin Gundaker of St. Charles, MO used the bottom of the racetrack to move up from his fifth starting spot to take over second place on the first lap. Just four laps later he moved past early leader Billy Faust to take the lead. Then on lap nine, while running second, Billy Faust jumped the cushion in turn three and hit the wall. The third and fourth place cars of Ed Dixon and Steve Shive couldn?t avoid Faust, severely damaging all three cars. All three drivers were uninjured but were done for the night. The event was marred by five more cautions before Kevin Gundaker finally took the checkered flag to pick up his fourth win of the season at I-55 Raceway and was able to retake the lead in the points in the UMP Late Model class. Tim Ratajczyk got his best finish of the season by coming home second. Danny Haynes came all the way from his 25th starting spot to finish third. John Hobson and Mark Oller rounded out the top five. Scott Weber picked up his second UMP Modified feature win of the season. Weber started on the front row and led all 20 laps. Brent Mullins moved up to challenge Weber for the lead late in the race, but had to settle for second. Tom Ratajczyk passed five cars on the final three laps to take third. Rich Whaley was fourth and Brian Wolfmeier fifth. Paul Belken, Jr. continues to dominate the AARA Sportsman division. Belken?s victory gives him five wins in only six races this season. Troy Naeger had another strong run and finish second. Mark Blanke was third, Matt Hancock fourth and Doug Wood completed the top five. Wednesday, June 6th promises to be spectacular at I-55 Raceway, NASCAR stars Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Ken Schrader and Kenny Wallace will all be on hand signing autographs. UMP Late Models and Winged Sprint Cars will each be racing for $2000 to win. UMP LATE MODELS HEAT 1: 1. 19 Billy Faust 2. 36 Ron Sensel 3. 11 Kevin Gundaker 4. 71 John Bohn HEAT 2: 1. 51 Steve Shive 2. 9B Chuck Baird 3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 4. 36 Darrell Hoffman HEAT 3: 1. 16 Mike Hammerle 2. 33 Jason Frankel 3. 50 Ed Dixon 4. 1A Justin Allgaier DASH: 1. 51 Steve Shive 2. 19 Billy Faust 3. 36 Ron Sensel 4. 16 Mike Hammerle FEATURE: 1. 11 Kevin Gundaker 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 47 Danny Haynes 4. 16 John Hobson 5. 67 Mark Oller 6. 33 Jason Frankel 7. 37 Brian Wolfmeier 8. 87 Ken Rumble 9. 16 Mike Hammerle 10. 36 Darrell Hoffman 11. 71 John Bohn 12. 28 Don Klein 13. 1A Justin Allgaier 14. 2J Dave Jumper 15. 76 Butch Kruckeberg 16. 10 Rodney Pense 17. 84 Brian Stephens 18. 36 Ron Sensel 19. 69 George Kamer 20. 19 Billy Faust 21. 50 Ed Dixon 22. 51 Steve Shive 23. 9B Chuck Baird 24. 69 John Scott 25. 44 Dean Motsinger DQ. 7 Rick Bayer (Light) UMP MODIFIEDS HEAT 1: 1. 59 Rich Whaley 2. 377 Casey Pearson 3. 29 Jeff LeBaube 4. 95 Jerry Grither HEAT 2: 1. 16 Rusty Griffaw 2. 4M Brent Mullins 3. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 4. 314 Jeff Masson HEAT 3: 1. 17 Jim Shereck 2. 4J Scott Weber 3. 1D Dean Hoffman 4. 7 Keith Grider DASH: 1. 16 Rusty Griffaw 2. 4J Scott Weber 3. 59 Rich Whaley 4. 1D Dean Hoffman FEATURE: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 4M Brent Mullins 3. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 4. 59 Rich Whaley 5. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 6. 7 Keith Grider 7. 6 Ray Wagner 8. 29 Jeff LeBaube 9. 51 Tim Hill 10. 18R Shawn Rayfield 11. 19C Vic Catalano 12. 16 Rusty Griffaw 13. 56 Kevin Epperson 14. 8 Kirk Murphy 15. 81 Mike Barbeau 16. X1 Dave Sandage 17. 314 Jeff Masson 18. 41 Larry Hull 19. 15 Jeffrey Masson 20. 95 Jerry Grither 21. 1D Dean Hoffman 22. 17 Jim Shereck 23. 29C John Campbell 24. 377 Casey Pearson 25. C4 Chris Soutiea DQ. 11 Brian Collins (Light) AARA SPORTSMAN HEAT 1: 1. 166 Brian Worley 2. 500 Dan Dixon 3. 75 Ron Imm 4. 24 Paul Bauman HEAT 2: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 18 Daryl Dodge 3. 12 Troy Naeger 4. D5 Dave Jenkins HEAT 3: 1. 64 Jody Smith 2. 60 Randy Squires 3. 00 Scott Stuppy 4. 81 Billy Ames HEAT 4: 1. 105 Matt Hancock 2. 38D Mark Blanke 3. 61 Mike Whitter 4. 01 Steve Borgetti DASH: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 166 Brian Worley 3. 38D Mark Blanke 4. 105 Matt Hancock SEMI #1: 1. 9 Doug Wood 2. 34 Ray Wohlschlaeger 3. 45 Mike Seymour 4. 19 Brad Grantham 5. 187 Jim Hardesty 6. 21 Brad McKinnon 7. 111 Zac Parks 8. 93 Travis Tilley SEMI #2: 1. 87 Gary Haynes 2. 20 Gary McKinnon 3. 44 Nick Werner 4. D40 Ed DeMille 5. 49 Daniel Hancock 6. 96 Mark Sweazea 7. 10 Todd McGraw DNS. 128 Tom Smallwood DNS. 42 Greg Stumbaugh FEATURE: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 12 Troy Naeger 3. 38D Mark Blanke 4. 105 Matt Hancock 5. 9 Doug Wood 6. 18 Daryl Dodge 7. 24 Paul Bauman 8. 75 Ron Imm 9. 81 Billy Ames 10. 20 Gary McKinnon 11. 61 Mike Whitter 12. 166 Brian Worley 13. D5 Dave Jenkins 14. 48 Mike Harvey 15. 500 Dan Dixon 16. 64 Jody Smith 17. 28 Jason Worley 18. 60 Randy Squires 19. 51 John Hoffman 20. 34 Ray Wohlschlaeger 21. 00 Scott Stuppy 22. 01 Steve Borgetti 23. 92 Jim Abshier 24. 87 Gary Haynes  

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