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July 7, 2001 Results

Ed Dixon wins #499 at I-55! PEVELY, MO (July 7, 2001) Ed Dixon of Washington, MO claimed his 499th career feature win at I-55 Raceway. Dixon got the jump on the start of the race from the outside front row, and never looked back, leading all 25 Laps. He was able to hold off early challenges from Steve Shive and a late race challenge from points leader Mark Oller. It was Dixon?s third UMP Late Model feature win this season at I-55 Raceway. Oller came from his eleventh place starting spot to finish second. Shive was third and Jason Frankel and Tim Ratajczyk rounded out the top five. Ray Walsh picked up his first win of the season at I-55 Raceway in the UMP Modified division. Walsh dominated the event by leading all twenty laps. Six different drivers battled for second place. On lap 14 they battled five-wide for the position. Dean Hoffman eventually took the spot and finished second. Rusty Griffaw was third, points leader Scott Weber fourth and Brent Mullins came home fifth. Paul Belken and Troy Naeger battled side-by-side the final five laps of the feature in the AARA Sportsman division. For the second straight week, Belken beat Naeger across the line by about two feet. Mark Blanke, Brian Worley and Scott Stuppy completed the top five. UMP LATE MODELS (26 Cars) HEAT 1: 1. 87 Ken Rumble 2. 28 Don Klein 3. 47 Danny Haynes 4. 10 Rodney Pense HEAT 2: 1. 33 Jason Frankel 2. 51 Steve Shive 3. 77 Clay Bauman 4. 67 Mark Oller HEAT 3: 1. 50 Ed Dixon 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 56 Tommy Worley 4. 23 Brian Garner DASH: 1. 33 Jason Frankel 2. 50 Ed Dixon 3. 28 Don Klein 4. 51 Steve Shive SEMI: 1. 16 Mike Hammerle 2. 2J Dave Jumper 3. 7 Rick Bayer 4. 44 Dean Motsinger 5. 83 Bill Masters 6. 76 Butch Kruckeberg 7. 78 Ron Jarrell 8. 36 David Green FEATURE: 1. 50 Ed Dixon 2. 67 Mark Oller 3. 51 Steve Shive 4. 33 Jason Frankel 5. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 6. 11 Kevin Gundaker 7. 77 Clay Bauman 8. 26 Billy Faust 9. 16 Mike Hammerle 10. 87 Ken Rumble 11. 28 Don Klein 12. 37 Brian Wolfmeier 13. 71 John Bohn 14. 76 Butch Kruckeberg 15. 47 Danny Haynes 16. 2J Dave Jumper 17. 7 Rick Bayer 18. 56 Tommy Worley 19. 44 Dean Motsinger 20. 66 Brad Long 21. 23 Brian Garner 22. B1 Bob Brown 23. 83 Bill Masters 24. 10 Rodney Pense UMP MODIFIEDS (26 Cars) HEAT 1: 1. 1D Dean Hoffman 2. 1W Ray Walsh 3. 28 Chris Woods 4. 7 Keith Grider HEAT 2: 1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 2. 59 Rich Whaley 3. 29 Jeff LeBaube 4. 11Z Brian Collins HEAT 3: 1. 4M Brent Mullins 2. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 3. 4J Scott Weber 4. 95 Jerry Grither DASH: 1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 2. 1W Ray Walsh 3. 1D Dean Hoffman 4. 4M Brent Mullins SEMI: 1. C4 Chris Soutiea 2. 8 Kirk Murphy 3. 29C John Campbell 4. 56 Kevin Epperson 5. 41 Larry Hull 6. X1 Dave Sandage 7. 51 Timmy Hill DNS. 15M Jeffery Masson FEATURE: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 1D Dean Hoffman 3. 16 Rusty Griffaw 4. 4J Scott Weber 5. 4M Brent Mullins 6. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 7. 7 Keith Grider 8. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 9. 6 Ray Wagner 10. 14 Leroy Haney 11. 29 Jeff LeBaube 12. 18R Shawn Rayfield 13. 45M Eric Mabery 14. 29C John Campbell 15. 56 Kevin Epperson 16. 8 Kirk Murphy 17. 15 Doug Blair 18. X1 Dave Sandage 19. 41 Larry Hull 20. C4 Chris Soutiea 21. 28 Chris Woods 22. 11Z Brian Collins 23. 59 Rich Whaley 24. 95 Jerry Grither AARA SPORTSMAN (41 Cars) HEAT 1: 1. 42 Nathan Walsh 2. 01 Steve Borgetti 3. 48 Mike Harvey 4. 9 Doug Wood HEAT 2: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 10 Todd McGraw 3. 44 Nick Werner 4. 18 Daryl Dodge HEAT 3: 1. 24 Paul Bauman 2. 61 Mike Whitter 3. 00 Scott Stuppy 4. F16 Frank Melton HEAT 4: 1. 12 Troy Naeger 2. 4 Ricky Horton 3. 74 Dennis Wernle 4. D5 Dave Jenkins DASH: 1. 166 Brian Worley 2. 12 Troy Naeger 3. 46 Paul Belken 4. 38D Mark Blanke SEMI #1: 1. 48 Mike Harvey 2. 15 Jim Troutman 3. 8 Ed Lowry 4. 51 John Hoffman 5. 23 Mark Schnurbusch 6. F16 Frank Melton 7. D40 Ed DeMille 8. 49 Daniel Hancock 9. 911 Christian Doggendrof 10. 42 Nathan Walsh 11. 6 Brian Noeth SEMI #2: 1. 24 Paul Bauman 2. 10 Todd McGraw 3. 74 Dennis Wernle 4. 711 Bob Ader 5. 4 Ricky Horton 6. 19 Brad Grantham 7. 34 Ray Wohlschlaeger 8. 22 Paul Tenbrink 9. 218 Matt O'Harver 10. 21 Brad McKinnon 11. 35 Mark Stolle DNS. 42 Greg Stumbaugh B-FEATURE: 1. 4 Ricky Horton 2. 23 Mark Schnurbusch 3. F16 Frank Melton 4. 42 Nathan Walsh 5. 22 Paul Tenbrink 6. 34 Ray Wohlschlaeger 7. D40 Ed DeMille 8. 19 Brad Grantham 9. 35 Mark Stolle 10. 21 Brad McKinnon 11. 911 Christian Doggendrof 12. 711 Bob Ader 13. 49 Daniel Hancock A-FEATURE: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 12 Troy Naeger 3. 38D Mark Blanke 4. 166 Brian Worley 5. 00 Scott Stuppy 6. 87 Gary Haynes 7. 500 Dan Dixon 8. 01 Steve Borgetti 9. 24 Paul Bauman 10. 44 Nick Werner 11. 15 Jim Troutman 12. 74 Dennis Wernle 13. D5 Dave Jenkins 14. 48 Mike Harvey 15. 51 John Hoffman 16. 8 Ed Lowry 17. 75 Ron Imm 18. 18 Daryl Dodge 19. 61 Mike Whitter 20. 10 Todd McGraw 21. 93 Jeff Honea 22. 20 Gary McKinnon 23. 105 Matt Hancock 24. 45 Mike Seymour

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