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July 26, 2003 Results

Pevely, MO (July 26, 2003) Tim Ratajczyk put on a dominating performance by leading all twenty-five laps to take the victory in the U.M.P. Late Model main event. Ratajczyk started on the outside of the front row along side pole sitter Brent Kreke. Ratajczyk used high side and pulled away to a comfortable lead early on. Kevin Gundaker moved past Kreke on lap five to take second but could never get close enough to challenge Ratajczyk for the lead. Kyle Steffens moved up through the field to claim the third spot. Paul Belken had his best outing of his rookie season in the late model to finish fourth. Brian Wolfmeier completed the top five. Second place point contender Ed Dixon had problems after making contact with Kevin Gundaker in the Dash and started at the rear of the feature and nursed his car home to a fourteenth place finish. Brent Thompson won his first U.M.P. Modified feature of the season at I-55 Raceway. Thompson also started on the outside of the front row and beat pole sitter Ray Walsh to the first turn on top side. Walsh stayed glued to Thompson rear bumper early on the event until a caution flew on lap six. On the restart, Walsh attempted to make the pass on Thompson as he went low into turn one and slid to the top in front of Thompson. Walsh easily cleared Thompson but caught the outside wall in turn two allowing Thompson to pull along side but the two made contact, which resulted in a flat tire and front suspension damage on Walsh's car and ended his night. On the restart, it appeared Thompson was going to go on to an easy victory as he opened up a full straight away lead on the rest of the field. But Brian Worley worked his way into second place and proceeded to chase down Thompson as the two worked lapped traffic. Worley attempted a couple of passes for the lead using the low side, but couldn't get past Thompson for the lead and settled for second. Doug Wood had a solid run to finish third. Jim Shereck worked his way up from the thirteenth starting position to finish fourth. Jerry Grither made his first appearance of the season at I-55 Raceway and came home fifth. Scott Weber's run of bad luck continued at I-55 Raceway as he was hit in the head by a foreign object during the Dash causing him to spin into the inside wall going into turn three. The blow left a five inch crack in Weber's helmet. Weber did compete in the feature event, but suffered a flat tire and did not finish. Second place points contender Bobby Bittle blew an engine in hotlaps and did not compete in any of the racing events. Ricky Horton also broke his run of bad luck and captured his first AARA Sportsman victory of the season. Horton moved past Paul Bauman on lap three and went on claim the win. Bauman held off a late charge by Scott Stuppy to take second. Paul Belken came home fourth and Ron Imm, Jr. was fifth. Point leader Todd McGraw had to miss the action tonight as he was serving a one race suspension for an incident earlier this season. U.M.P. Late Models - 21 Entries Heat 1: 1. 51 Steve Shive 2. 50 Ed Dixon 3. 28 Don Klein 4. 2J Dave Jumper Heat 2: 1. 13 Brent Kreke 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 11 Kevin Gundaker 4. 46 Paul Belken Dash: 1. 13 Brent Kreke 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 11 Kevin Gundaker 4. 2J Dave Jumper Feature: 1. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 2. 11 Kevin Gundaker 3. 8 Kyle Steffens 4. 46 Paul Belken 5. 37 Brian Wolfmeier 6. 47 Danny Haynes 7. 82 Billy Laycock 8. 13 Brent Kreke 9. 67 Mark Oller 10. 51 Steve Shive 11. 2J Dave Jumper 12. 27 Kenny Helmick 13. 77 Clay Baumann 14. 50 Ed Dixon 15. 28 Don Klein 16. 70 Rich Lawson 17. 68 Tom Fitzgerald 18. 2F Todd Ferber 19. 70M Mark McClintock 20. 44 Dean Motsinger DNS. 66 Jim Gibson U.M.P. Modifieds - 28 Entries Heat 1: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 41 Stu Springer 3. X1 Dave Sandage 4. 99 Brian Wolfmeier Heat 2: 1. 18 Brent Thompson 2. 166 Brian Worley 3. 71 Jay Hughes 4. 3R Leon Rakers Heat 3: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 9W Doug Wood 3. 85 Todd Gailius 4. 95 Jerry Grither Dash: 1. 1W Ray Walsh 2. 18 Brent Thompson 3. 41 Stu Springer 4. 9W Doug Wood Semi: 1. C4 Chris Soutiea 2. 51 John Hoffman 3. 24 Mike Crader 4. 20 Don Zander 5. 6 Ray Wagner 6. 23 Dylan Sharp 7. 73 Chris Moyer DNS. 89 Bobby Bittle DNS. 21 Dennis Richards DNS. 56 Kevin Epperson Feature: 1. 18 Brent Thompson 2. 166 Brian Worley 3. 9W Doug Wood 4. 17 Jim Shereck 5. 95 Jerry Grither 6. 45M Eric Mabery 7. 41 Stu Springer 8. 85 Todd Gailius 9. 3R Leon Rakers 10. C4 Chris Soutiea 11. 71 Jay Hughes 12. 59 Rich Whaley 13. X1 Dave Sandage 14. 6 Ray Wagner 15. 0 Gabe Regot 16. 41 Larry Hull 17. 58 Gene Hoffman 18. 20 Don Zander 19. 1W Ray Walsh 20. 4J Scott Weber 21. 51 John Hoffman 22. 24 Mike Crader 23. 23 Dylan Sharp 24. 99 Brian Wolfmeier AARA Sportsman - 24 Entries Heat 1: 1. 24 Paul Bauman 2. 01 Steve Borgetti 3. 86 Doug Kim 4. 8 Ed Lowry Heat 2: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 75 Ron Imm, Jr. 3. 98 David Bardin 4. 19 Jimmy Cummins Heat 3: 1. 4 Ricky Horton 2. 00 Scott Stuppy 3. 50 Eric Rudd 4. 30 Mike Nicholson Dash: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 24 Paul Bauman 3. 4 Ricky Horton 4. 75 Ron Imm, Jr. Feature: 1. 4 Ricky Horton 2. 24 Paul Bauman 3. 00 Scott Stuppy 4. 46 Paul Belken 5. 75 Ron Imm, Jr. 6. 98 David Bardin 7. 01 Steve Borgetti 8. 86 Doug Kim 9. 8 Ed Lowry 10. 3P Bob Prince 11. 50 Eric Rudd 12. 30 Mike Nicholson 13. 19 Jimmy Cummins 14. 111 Zac Parks 15. 128 Lee Clardy 16. 911 Christian Doggendorf 17. 69 Mark Hunter 18. 103 Randy Dickman 19. 18 Buddy Lowry 20. 7 Craig Wodicker DNS. 73 Phil Argus DNS. 105 Matt Hancock DNS. 26 Gary Wilson DNS. 64 Lee Bowers AARA Wannabeez - 18 Entries Heat 1: 1. 6 Joe Gruhala 2. 188 George Price 3. 41 Matt Johnson 4. 2 Dan Schmidt Heat 2: 1. 10 Homer Mooney 2. 11 Chad Carter 3. 26 Rob Inman 4. 01 Robert Denny Feature: 1. 10 Homer Mooney 2. 11 Chad Carter 3. 6 Joe Gruhala 4. 41 Matt Johnson 5. 21 Dave Heinrichs 6. 26 Rob Inman 7. 8 Ken Williams 8. 99 Robbie Hoffman 9. 57 Don Hoffman 10. 188 George Price 11. 3 Geoff Kay 12. 2 Dan Schmidt 13. 8B Pat Brewer 14. 23 Chris Roark 15. 01 Robert Denny 16. 77 Ron Lyons 17. 28 Scott Geary 18. 4 Joe Potter

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