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June 28, 2003 Results

Pevely, MO (June 28, 2003) A huge crowd came out for Fan Appreciation Night at I-55 Raceway to see Tony Stewart and Ken Schrader battle with the weekend warriors in the U.M.P. Late Model division. But it was the young driver from Riverton, IL, Justin Allgaier that stole the show. Allgaier took the lead on the opening lap from his pole starting position as he beat outside front row starter Ed Dixon into the first turn. Allgaier moved up to the top of the track and kept a fast pace up on the cushion. Dixon moved to the bottom and moved past Allgaier for the lead on lap nine. Dixon would only lead for three laps before he suffered a flat left rear tire and brought out the caution. That allowed Mark Gansmann and Tony Stewart to move up and challenge Allgaier for the lead. Gansmann applied the most pressure as pulled along side Allgaier lap after lap as they went through the corners, but Allgaier pulled ahead down each straight away. Tony Stewart brought out the events final caution as he spun on the final lap coming out of turn four as he battled with Allgaier and Gansmann for the lead. That set up a one lap shootout for the win. Allgaier held off Gansmann and picked up the win. Brian Wolfmeier was third, Dean Hoffman fourth and Kevin Gundaker rounded out the top five. Ken Schrader was involved in a crash in his qualifying heat race and was unable to make repairs for the feature. Dairy Queen, who is a new track sponsor at I-55 Raceway had a special promotion for Fan Appreciation Night. Before the late model feature, all the drivers names were put into a hat and one name was drawn. If that driver wins the feature that night, everyone in attendance gets a coupon for a free Sundae at Dairy Queen. Justin Allgaier's name was the one drawn before the start of the feature. With his win, I-55 Raceway handed out 5,000 coupons for a free Sundae. In the U.M.P. Modified division, it was the current track point leader Ray Walsh who dominated as he swept the night's events. Jim Shereck had his best run of the season at I-55 Raceway as he came home second. Brian Wolfmeier was third, Bobby Bittle fourth and Brian Worley fifth. Paul Belken picked up the win in the AARA Sportsman division. Belken led all fifteen laps as he held of Paul Bauman who was second. David Bardin came home third, Ed Lowry fourth and Steve Borgetti was fifth. AARA Sportsman - 34 Entries Heat 1: 1. 8 Ed Lowry 2. 46 Paul Belken 3. 66 Darren Holland 4. 36 Bob Schmidt Heat 2: 1. 111 Zac Parks 2. 98 David Bardin 3. 11 Tim Meara 4. 75 Ron Imm, Jr. Heat 3: 1. 24 Paul Bauman 2. 50 Eric Rudd 3. 3P Bob Prince 4. 7 Craig Wodicker Heat 4: 1. 01 Steve Borgetti 2. 19 Jimmy Cummins 3. 21 Gary McKinnon 4. 30 Mike Nicholson Dash: 1. 8 Ed Lowry 2. 46 Paul Belken 3. 24 Paul Bauman 4. 98 David Bardin Semi: 1. 86 Doug Kim 2. 23 Mark Schnurbusch 3. 411 Marty Heck 4. 103 Randy Dickman 5. 54 Jim Wisenewski 6. 64 Lee Bowers 7. 27 Nathan Walsh 8. 91 Dave Blanc 9. 10 Todd McGraw 10. 78 Rick Barker 11. 128 Lee Clardy DNS. 87 Gary Haynes DNS. 69 Mark Hunter DNS. 4 Ricky Horton Feature: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 24 Paul Bauman 3. 98 David Bardin 4. 8 Ed Lowry 5. 01 Steve Borgetti 6. 3P Bob Prince 7. 50 Eric Rudd 8. 00 Scott Stuppy 9. 23 Mark Schnurbusch 10. 42 Greg Stumbaugh 11. 66 Darren Holland 12. 86 Doug Kim 13. 75 Ron Imm, Jr. 14. 21 Brad McKinnon 15. 51 John Hoffman 16. 54 Jim Wisenewski 17. 411 Marty Heck 18. 103 Randy Dickman 19. 36 Bob Schmidt 20. 111 Zac Parks 21. 19 Jimmy Cummins 22. 30 Mike Nicholson 23. 7 Craig Wodicker 24. 77 Randy Kueker U.M.P. Modifieds - 28 Entries Heat 1: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 71 Jay Hughes 3. 89 Bobby Bittle 4. 9W Doug Wood Heat 2: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 3. 166 Brian Worley 4. 56 Kevin Epperson Heat 3: 1. 3R Leon Rakers 2. 17 Jim Shereck 3. 8X James Reed 4. 70 Josh Russell Dash: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 3. 17 Jim Shereck 4. 89 Bobby Bittle Semi: 1. 23 Dylan Sharp 2. 88 Joe Puricelli 3. 21 Dennis Richards 4. X1 Dave Sandage 5. 95B Jim Bieshir 6. 58 Eugene Hoffman 7. 159 Kevin Gegg 8. 35 Mark Stolle DNS. 73 Chris Moyer DNS. 12 Tom Ratajczyk DNS. 51 John Hoffman DNS. 22X Clint Eckenrodt Feature: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 17 Jim Shereck 3. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 4. 89 Bobby Bittle 5. 166 Brian Worley 6. 59 Rich Whaley 7. 3R Leon Rakers 8. 56 Kevin Epperson 9. 88 Joe Puricelli 10. 21 Dennis Richards 11. 41 Larry Hull 12. X1 Dave Sandage 13. 8X James Reed 14. Z34 Steve Zelch, Jr. 15. C4 Chris Soutiea 16. 9W Doug Wood 17. 159 Kevin Gegg 18. 58 Eugene Hoffman 19. 70 Josh Russell 20. 71 Jay Hughes 21. 23 Dylan Sharp DQ. 51 John Hoffman - LIGHT DQ. 22X Clint Eckenrodt - LIGHT DQ. 95B Jim Beishir - LIGHT U.M.P. Late Models - 28 Entries Heat 1: 1. 20 Mark Gansmann 2. 1A Justin Allgaier 3. 11Z Brian Collins 4. 2J Dave Jumper Heat 2: 1. 50 Ed Dixon 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 11 Kevin Gundaker 4. 1D Dean Hoffman Heat 3: 1. 441 Brian Wolfmeier 2. 47 Danny Haynes 3. 98 Tony Stewart 4. 28 Don Klein Dash: 1. 1A Justin Allgaier 2. 50 Ed Dixon 3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 4. 441 Brian Wolfmeier Feature: 1. 1A Justin Allgaier 2. 20 Mark Gansmann 3. 441 Brian Wolfmeier 4. 1D Dean Hoffman 5. 11 Kevin Gundaker 6. 77 Clay Baumann 7. 8 Kyle Steffens 8. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 9. 67 Mark Oller 10. 50 Ed Dixon 11. 46 Paul Belken 12. 28 Don Klein 13. 2J Dave Jumper 14. 13 Brent Kreke 15. 11A Mike Abney 16. 66 Jim Gibson 17. 23 Brian Garner 18. 98 Tony Stewart 19. 13S Charlie Savage 20. 82 Billy Laycock 21. 68 Tom Fitzgerald 22. 47 Danny Haynes 23. 78 Tommy Worley, Sr. 24. 44 Dean Motsinger 25. 11Z Brian Collins DNS. 99 Ken Schrader DNS. 9B Chuck Baird DNS. 70 Rich Lawson AARA Wannabeez - 15 Entries Heat 1: 1. 99 Robbie Hoffman 2. 26 Rob Inman 3. 8B Pat Brewer 4. 6 Joe Gruhala Heat 2: 1. 11 Chad Carter 2. 3 Steve LaRocque 3. 21 Dave Heinrichs 4. 8 Ken Williams Feature: 1. 01 Robert Denny 2. 11 Chad Carter 3. 21 Dave Heinrichs 4. 8B Pat Brewer 5. 188 Gary Price 6. 57 Don Hoffman 7. 99 Robbie Hoffman 8. 77 Ron Lyons 9. 58 Sharon Hoffman 10. 2 Glenn Roland 11. 8W Ken Williams 12. 6 Joe Gruhala 13. 3 Steve LaRocque 14. 26 Rob Inman DNS. 10H Homer Mooney

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