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May 4, 2002 Results

?King Kong? Korte Sweeps Up at I-55! PEVELY, MO (May 4, 2002) Randy ?King Kong? Korte took advantage of an off night on the UDTRA circuit to come back to his old stomping ground and sweep the UMP Late Model division. Korte started the feature from the pole after winning his heat and the dash and took advantage by jumping out to the early lead. Chuck Baird was the big mover early on as he moved up from his seventh place starting spot to take over second place just three laps into the race. Baird was unable to post a serious challenge to Korte for the lead and then Billy Faust was able to move past Baird into second. Faust was able to get a nose under Korte a few times for the lead, but it was the teenage sensation Justin Allgaier that made a late race charge to the front that got the fans on their feet. Allgaier, who started twelfth, took over second place with six laps remaining and pulled even with Korte for the lead lap after lap. At the finish line it was Korte edging out Allgaier for the victory by less than a car-length. Faust came home third, with Danny Haynes fourth and Baird fifth. Clay Baumann and Faust won the other two heats. Scott Weber continues to show his muscle in the UMP Modified division. Weber brought his broom as well and went on to sweep the modified division. Another teenage marvel, Kyle Steffens, kept the pressure on Weber but just didn?t have enough to get past Weber and had to settle for second. Ray Wagner made it a three-way race for the lead late in the race and settled for third. Jerry Grither and Brent Mullins rounded out the top five. A twelve-car crash on the opening lap eliminated four competitors and damaged several others. Paul Belken wouldn?t be left out as he also completed the sweep in the AARA Sportsman division. The smooth tacky track allowed Belken to power his way to a commanding victory. Ricky Horton outlasted the challenges of Mark Blanke to finish second. Point leader Scott Stuppy was fourth and Dan Dixon fifth. AARA Sportsman Heat 1: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 500 Dan Dixon 3. 45 Mike Seymour 4. 66 Darren Holland Heat 2: 1. 4 Ricky Horton 2. 00 Scott Stuppy 3. 6 Brian Noeth 4. 19 Brad Grantham Heat 3: 1. 105 Matt Hancock 2. 146 Douglas Kim 3. 15 Jim Troutman 4. 35s Chris Sale Heat 4: 1. 38D Mark Blanke 2. 74 Dennis Wernle 3. 10 Todd McGraw 4. 61 Mike Whitter Dash: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 4 Ricky Horton 3. 38D Mark Blanke 4. 500 Dan Dixon Semi: 1. 411 Marty Heck 2. 01 Steve Borgetti 3. 98 David Bardin 4. 59 Jeff Whaley 5. 8 Buddy Lowery 6. 27 Nathan Walsh 7. 93 Jeff Honea 8. 19M Mike McGinnity 9. 111 Zac Parks 10. 75 Ron Imm, Jr. DNS. D5 Dave Jenkins DNS. 20 Gary McKinnon DNS. 21 Brad McKinnon DNS. 11 Darrell Crismon DNS. 24 Paul Bauman DNS. 90 Wally Hovis Feature: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 4 Ricky Horton 3. 38D Mark Blanke 4. 00 Scott Stuppy 5. 500 Dan Dixon 6. 10 Todd McGraw 7. 74 Dennis Wernle 8. 105 Matt Hancock 9. 146 Douglas Kim 10. 15 Jim Troutman 11. 61 Mike Whitter 12. 126 Gary Wilson 13. 35 Chris Sale 14. 66 Darren Holland 15. 19 Brad Grantham 16. 51 John Hoffman 17. 6 Brian Noeth 18. 187 Gary Haynes 19. 8 Buddy Lowry 20. 27 Nathan Walsh 21. 98 David Bardin 22. 45 Mike Seymour 23. 01 Steve Borgetti 24. 59 Jeff Whaley UMP Late Models Heat 1: 1. 77 Clay Baumann 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 12 Mark Schaefer 4. 22 Darrell Moser Heat 2: 1. 26 Billy Faust 2. 51 Steve Shive 3. 82 Billy Laycock 4. 4 Wayne Downing Heat 3: 1. 00 Randy Korte 2. 9B Chuck Baird 3. 67 Mark Oller 4. 1A Justin Allgaier Dash: 1. 00 Randy Korte 2. 26 Billy Faust 3. 77 Clay Baumann 4. 112 Tim Ratajczyk Feature: 1. 00 Randy Korte 2. 1A Justin Allgaier 3. 26 Billy Faust 4. 47 Danny Haynes 5. 9B Chuck Baird 6. 71 John Bohn 7. 67 Mark Oller 8. 87 Ken Rumble 9. 2J Dave Jumper 10. 41 Steve Maisel 11. 4 Wayne Downing 12. 82 Billy Laycock 13. 10 Rodney Pense 14. B1 Bob Brown 15. 23 Brian Garner 16. 77 Clay Baumann 17. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 18. 20 Darren Forrest 19. 22 Darrell Moser 20. 55 John Pitts 21. 12 Mark Schaefer 22. 51 Steve Shive DNS. 33 Jason Frankel UMP Modifieds Heat 1: 1. 21 Dennis Richards 2. 6 Ray Wagner 3. 444 Matt Simpson 4. C4 Chris Soutiea Heat 2: 1. 14 Leroy Haney 2. 8 Kyle Steffens 3. 41M Brent Mullins 4. 90 Tim Meara Heat 3: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 3. 59 Rich Whaley 4. 8 Kirk Murphy Dash: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 21 Dennis Richards 3. 14 Leroy Haney 4. 8 Kyle Steffens Feature: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 8 Kyle Steffens 3. 6 Ray Wagner 4. 95 Jerry Grither 5. 41M Brent Mullins 6. 59 Rich Whaley 7. 90 Tim Meara 8. 16 Rusty Griffaw 9. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 10. 444 Matt Simpson 11. 70 Ken Peters 12. 8 Kirk Murphy 13. 70 Josh Russell 14. 21 Dennis Richards 15. 14 Leroy Haney 16. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 17. 166 Brian Worley 18. C4 Chris Soutiea 19. 41 Larry Hull 20. 56 Kevin Epperson 21. X1 Dave Sandage DQ. 51 John Hoffman (Light) DNS. 1D Dean Hoffman DNS. 4B Neil Wade DNS. 9 Doug Wood DNS. 10 Todd Ferber AARA Wanna Beez Heat: 1. 26 Gary Klein 2. 01 Robert Denny 3. 2 Danny Schmidt 4. 51 Eugene Hoffman Feature: 1. 26 Gary Klein 2. 2 Danny Schmidt 3. 01 Robert Denny 4. 51 Eugene Hoffman

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