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April 5, 2003 Results

Pevely, MO (April 5, 2003) Cold weather settled into I-55 Raceway as the temperatures dropped into the upper 30's, but a fast, smooth racetrack heated things up quickly. In the U.M.P. Late Model division, Ed Dixon started the 2003 season with a strong showing. Dixon took the lead at the start from the outside front row and never looked back. Kevin Gundaker challenged Dixon early on for the lead, but Dixon was too strong and pulled ahead to a comfortable lead. After several early cautions for single cars spins, Dixon would open up a sizeable lead. Meanwhile, Mark Oller was on the move from his sixteenth starting position and as the laps were winding down, Oller took second place from Gundaker. Oller was able to pull along side Dixon for the lead on several occasions, but Dixon pulled back ahead each time. The final caution came on lap twenty-three for a hard crash involving Steve Shive and Dewayne Kiefer. Both drivers were alright, but each of their cars suffered major damage. On the final restart, Oller tried to move past Dixon on the low side, but Dixon powered ahead using the cushion to his advantage. Dixon went on to victory with Oller second, Gundaker third, Tim Ratajczyk fourth and Dave Jumper fifth. Thirty-six U.M.P. Modifieds were on hand to do battle. Once again the modifieds kept the fans on the edge of their seats with fast side by side action. Ray Walsh and Scott Weber battled all twenty laps for the lead with Bobby Bittle occasionally mounting a challenge for the lead as well. But it was Walsh claiming the victory with Weber a close second and Bittle third. Tom Ratajczyk moved up from deep in the field to claim fourth. Brian Worley made a late race charge and picked up many positions in the final few laps to finish fifth. The AARA Sportsman division provided the closest finish of the evening. Scott Stuppy only the lead the race for the final 100 yards and won by a half car length over Ricky Horton. Horton led the first fourteen laps with Stuppy close behind the entire time. Coming into turn three on the final lap, a lapped car provided Stuppy the opportunity he needed. The three cars went into turn three side by side and the two leaders made contact with each other. They both gathered things back together and raced out of turn four side by side with Stuppy edging Horton at the line. Mark Blanke finished third, Paul Bauman fourth and David Bardin rounded out the top five. U.M.P. Late Models (20 Cars) Heat 1: 1. 50 Ed Dixon 2. 8 Kyle Steffens 3. 44 Jim Burwell 4. 13 Dewayne Kiefer Heat 2: 1. 51 Steve Shive 2. 9B Chuck Baird 3. 11 Kevin Gundaker 4. 10 Andy Pryor Dash: 1. 11 Kevin Gundaker 2. 50 Ed Dixon 3. 51 Steve Shive 4. 13 Dewayne Kiefer Feature: 1. 50 Ed Dixon 2. 67 Mark Oller 3. 11 Kevin Gundaker 4. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 5. 2J Dave Jumper 6. 8 Kyle Steffens 7. 27 Kenny Helmick 8. 82 Billy Laycock 9. 28 Don Klein 10. 9B Chuck Baird 11. 10 Andy Pryor 12. 70 Rich Lawson 13. 51 Steve Shive 14. 441 Brian Wolfmeier 15. 13 Dewayne Kiefer 16. 47 Danny Haynes 17. 46 Paul Belken, Jr. 18. 44 Jim Burwell 19. 95 Jeff Johns 20. 1D Dean Hoffman U.M.P. Modifieds (36 Cars) Heat 1: 1. 6 Ray Wagner 2. 89 Bobby Bittle 3. 18 Brent Thompson 4. 99 Brian Wolfmeier Heat 2: 1. 56 Kevin Epperson 2. X1 Dave Sandage 3. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 4. 22X Clint Eckenrodt Heat 3: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 59 Rich Whaley 3. 8 Kirk Murphy 4. 2 Todd Ferber Heat 4: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 22 Matt Mevert 3. 166 Brian Worley 4. 14K Loren Knox Dash: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 4J Scott Weber 3. 89 Bobby Bittle 4. 59 Rich Whaley Semi: 1. 10 Curt Rhodes 2. 9 Doug Wood 3. 41 Stu Springer 4. 15 Doug Blair 5. 45M Eric Mabery 6. Z34 Steve Zelch, Jr. 7. 1J Floyd Jordan 8. C4 Chris Soutiea 9. 41 Larry Hull 10. 32 Eldred Winebaugh 11. 95B Jim Beishir 12. 8X James Reed 13. 3L Bill LaRue 14. 58 Eugene Hoffman 15. 12 Jesse Snyder 16. 23 Dylan Sharp Feature: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 4J Scott Weber 3. 89 Bobby Bittle 4. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 5. 166 Brian Worley 6. 59 Rich Whaley 7. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 8. 3R Leon Rakers 9. 6 Ray Wagner 10. 41 Stu Springer 11. X1 Dave Sandage 12. 18 Brent Thompson 13. 21R Dennis Richards 14. 22M Matt Mevert 15. 14K Loren Knox 16. 8 Kirk Murphy 17. 22X Clint Eckenrodt 18. 7M Kevin Moffett 19. 17 Jim Shereck 20. 56 Kevin Epperson 21. 15 Doug Blair 22. 10 Curt Rhodes 23. 2 Todd Ferber 24. 9 Doug Wood AARA Sportsman (27 Cars) Heat 1: 1. 86 Doug Kim 2. 00 Scott Stuppy 3. 28 Tom Smallwood 4. 30 Bobby Hooker Heat 2: 1. 38D Mark Blanke 2. 24 Paul Bauman 3. D5 Dave Jenkins 4. 19 Jimmy Cummins Heat 3: 1. 4 Ricky Horton 2. 98 David Bardin 3. 01 Steve Borgetti 4. 51 John Hoffman Dash: 1. 86 Doug Kim 2. 4 Ricky Horton 3. 00 Scott Stuppy 4. 98 David Bardin Feature: 1. 00 Scott Stuppy 2. 4 Ricky Horton 3. 38D Mark Blanke 4. 24 Paul Bauman 5. 98 David Bardin 6. 86 Doug Kim 7. 01 Steve Borgetti 8. D5 Dave Jenkins 9. 19 Jimmy Cummins 10. D40 Ed DeMille 11. 44 Brian Eaves 12. 8 Ed Lowry 13. 50 Eric Rudd 14. 51 John Hoffman 15. 18 Buddy Lowry 16. 21 Brad McKinnon 17. 30 Bobby Hooker 18. 69 Mark Hunter 19. 111 Zac Parks 20. 7 Craig Wodicker 21. 35 Chris Sale 22. 27 Nathan Walsh 23. 28 Tom Smallwood 24. 66 Darren Holland Other Sportsman Present: 10 Todd McGraw 3P Bob Prince 75 Ron Imm, Jr. AARA Wannabeez (13 Cars) Heat 1: 1. 8 Pat Brewer 2. 72 Stan Cain 3. 58 Sharon Hoffman 4. 8W Ken Williams Heat 2: 1. 6 Joe Gruhala 2. 01 Robert Denny 3. 57 Don Hoffman 4. 49 Dennis Harris Feature: 1. 8 Pat Brewer 2. 01 Robert Denny 3. 2 John Honaker 4. 57 Don Hoffman 5. 49 Dennis Harris 6. 6 Joe Gruhala 7. 58 Sharon Hoffman 8. 99 Robie Hoffman 9. 8 Ken Williams 10. 188 Gary Price 11. 77 Ron Lyons DNS. 21 Dave Heinrichs DNS. 72 Stan Cain

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