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August 31, 2002 Results

Ratajczyk, Walsh, Horton & Hoffman win at I-55 Raceway! Pevely, MO (August 31, 2002) Tim Ratajczyk led all twenty-five laps to earn the victory in the UMP Late Model division. The win also secured the 2002 UMP Late Model Track Championship for Ratajczyk. Ratajczyk took the lead from his outside front row starting spot and pulled away for the win. Jim Durbin and Mark Oller battled much of the race side-by-side for second, but after a late race caution, Durbin found himself trapped behind lapped traffic and lost several positions. Oller went on to finish second. Ed Dixon came out with a brand new paint scheme, but suffered mechanical problems in hotlaps and then borrowed the car of Andy Pryor to compete in. Dixon drove Pryor's car from the thirteenth starting spot to finish third. Dave Jumper took fourth and Jim Durbin held on for fifth. The action was simply fast and furious in the UMP Modified division. Leroy Haney led the first fifteen laps but Ray Walsh found his way past Haney on a restart after the lap fifteen caution. Walsh went on to claim his first victory of the season at I-55 Raceway and Haney took second. The battle for third raged on for the entire twenty laps as Rusty Griffaw, Scott Weber and Rich Whaley fought lap after lap. Weber edged out Griffaw for third and secured the 2002 UMP Modified Track Championship at I-55 Raceway. Whaley followed Griffaw across the line to finish fifth. Ricky Horton held off Paul Belken for the entire fifteen laps to claim the AARA Sportsman feature. Belken got inside of Horton in almost every turn, only to have Horton power ahead down each straight away. Ray Wagner, in a sportsman car for the first time this season, came home a strong third. Dave Jenkins took fourth and Rich Whaley fifth. Belken has also secured the 2002 AARA Sportsman Championship at I-55 Raceway. Eugene Hoffman picked up his first ever feature win in the AARA Wannabee division. Carl Springer II finished a close second and Stan Cain was third. UMP Modifieds Heat 1: 1. 89 Bobby Bittle 2. 16 Rusty Griffaw 3. 4J Scott Weber 4. 6 Ray Wagner Heat 2: 1. 14 Leroy Haney 2. 1W Ray Walsh 3. 59 Rich Whaley 4. 1D Dean Hoffman Heat 3: 1. 70 Josh Russell 2. 18 Brent Thompson 3. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 4. 56 Kevin Epperson Dash: 1. 16 Rusty Griffaw 2. 14 Leroy Haney 3. 1W Ray Walsh 4. 89 Bobby Bittle Feature: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 14 Leroy Haney 3. 4J Scott Weber 4. 16 Rusty Griffaw 5. 59 Rich Whaley 6. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 7. 11D Darrell Hoffman 8. 22G Steve Grotz 9. 70 Josh Russell 10. 51 John Hoffman 11. 18 Brent Thompson 12. 56 Kevin Epperson 13. 3R Leon Rakers 14. 41 Larry Hull 15. X1 Dave Sandage 16. 8 Kirk Murphy 17. 9W Doug Wood 18. 1D Dean Hoffman 19. 14K Loren Knox 20. 6 Ray Wagner 21. 166 Brian Worley 22. 89 Bobby Bittle DNS. 12S Jesse Snyder UMP Late Models Heat 1: 1. 3D Jim Durbin 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 67 Mark Oller 4. 9B Chuck Baird Heat 2: 1. 2J Dave Jumper 2. 87 Ken Rumble 3. 47 Danny Haynes 4. Brian Wolfmeier Dash: 1. 3D Jim Durbin 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 2J Dave Jumper 4. 87 Ken Rumble Feature: 1. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 2. 67 Mark Oller 3. 10 Ed Dixon 4. 2J Dave Jumper 5. 3D Jim Durbin 6. 87 Ken Rumble 7. 37 Brian Wolfmeier 8. 47 Danny Haynes 9. 28 Don Klein 10. 9B Chuck Baird 11. 12 Mark Schaefer 12. 82 Billy Laycock 13. 70 Rich Lawson DNS. 10 Andy Pryor DNS. 6 Kevin Seago AARA Sportsman Heat 1: 1. 01 Steve Borgetti 2. 59 Rich Whaley 3. 500 Dan Dixon 4. 49 Matt Hancock Heat 2: 1. 4 Ricky Horton 2. 00 Scott Stuppy 3. D5 Dave Jenkins 4. 27 Nathan Walsh Heat 3: 1. 7 Ray Wagner 2. 46 Paul Belken 3. 98 David Bardin 4. 117 Mike Jones Dash: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 4 Ricky Horton 3. 59 Rich Whaley 4. 7 Ray Wagner Feature: 1. 4 Ricky Horton 2. 46 Paul Belken 3. 7 Ray Wagner 4. D5 Dave Jenkins 5. 59 Rich Whaley 6. 00 Scott Stuppy 7. 01 Steve Borgetti 8. 98 David Bardin 9. D40 Ed DeMille 10. 17 Dave Heimos 11. 24 Paul Bauman 12. 49 Matt Hancock 13. 497 Frank Melton 14. 75 Ron Imm 15. 38D Mark Blanke 16. 117 Mike Jones 17. 27 Nathan Walsh 18. 10 Todd McGraw 19. 500 Dan Dixon 20. 146 Douglas Kim 21. 3P Scott Weber DNS. 166 Rusty Griffaw DNS. 26 Gary Wilson DNS. 93 Mark Hunter AARA Wannabees Heat 1: 1. 58 Eugene Hoffman 2. 57 Don Hoffman 3. 41 Carl Springer II 4. 21 Dave Heinrichs Heat 2: 1. 72 Stan Cain 2. 01 Robert Denny 3. 18 Dave Birmingham 4. 2 Dan Schmidt Feature: 1. 58 Eugene Hoffman 2. 41 Carl Springer, II 3. 72 Stan Cain 4. 01 Robert Denny 5. 8 Pat Brewer 6. 2 Dan Schmidt 7. 3 Mike Robinson 8. 51 Darrell Crismon 9. 49 John Sundstrom 10. 57 Don Hoffman 11. 21 Dave Heinrichs 12. DNS. 77 Ron Lyons 13. DNS. 56 John Hoffman 14. DNS. 18 Dave Birmingham

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