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October 4, 2003 Results

Pevely, MO (October 4, 2003) A strong field of U.M.P. Late Models turned out for the U.M.P. Challenge of Champions Extravaganza, which the winner would take home $15,000. The event provided a unique format in which there were 20 qualifying races throughout the summer at various tracks where a driver could lock himself into the main event. Thirteen different drivers had locked themselves into the main event, but it was Billy Faust taking home the big prize. Faust, who had run 16 of the 20 Challenge of Champions qualifiers, had still not guaranteed himself a starting spot in the main event. Faust was able to get himself into the main event by finishing third in the Dash, which consisted of the top U.M.P. Challenge of Champions point contenders that were not already locked in. The feature event provided the fans with hair-raising, edge of your seat action. Randy Korte took the early lead from the outside of the front row, as pole sitter Don O'Neal provided the pressure to Korte. O'Neal and Korte raced side by side until O'Neal finally cleared Korte and took the lead on lap 18. Justin Allgaier had worked his way up from the tenth starting position to take third place and was now battling with the two leaders. But on lap twenty-one, Korte and Allgaier made contact on the front straight, sending both cars spinning at the end of the front stretch. Terry English couldn't avoid the spinning car of Allgaier and made hard contact with the right rear of his machine. The incident ended Korte's night and Allgaier had to change a flat tire and restart at the rear. The damage to Allgaier and English's car would send them both to disappointing finishes in the back half of the field. On the restart, it was another youngster, Billy Faust quickly moved into the second spot past English to challenge of O'Neal. Faust, who was running just inches off the inside retaining wall quickly reeled in O'Neal. The final caution on lap 25 for debris set up the final duel for the victory. Faust just need two laps to move past O'Neal and then he pulled away to win the 40 lap event by ten car lengths over O'Neal. Shannon Babb, who had a consistant run, but never challenged for the win finished third. Dennis Erb took home fourth and Kevin Weaver took home a solid fifth place finish. Scott Weber gave another dominating performance as he topped the 41 U.M.P. Modified entries. Weber led all twenty laps and let the rest of the field fight it out for second place. Brent Mullins held off a hard charging Ray Walsh for second. Dean Hoffman followed Walsh across the line in fourth. Tom Ratajczyk rounded out the top five. Qualifying 96 Terry English 13.045 00 Randy Korte 13.14 99 Johnny Johnson 13.243 71 Don O'Neal 13.289 51 Mark Faust 13.304 18 Shannon Babb 13.342 1A Justin Allgaier 13.376 50 Ed Dixon 13.393 27 Rodney Melvin 13.438 28 Dennis Erb 13.46 B12 Kevin Weaver 13.476 26 Billy Faust 13.477 78 Chad Zobrist 13.482 11 Kevin Gundaker 13.486 100 Scott Weber 13.572 117 Steve Sheppard, Jr. 13.588 45 Don Hammer 13.643 9 Eric Smith 13.667 14U Bruce Unterbrink 13.68 36 Roger Long 13.682 6 Michael Kloos 13.686 3S Brian Shirley 13.719 1S Rick Salter 13.767 44T Matt Taylor 13.775 77 Clay Baumann 13.864 10 Andy Pryor 13.973 R52 Rylan Dagg 14.005 2J Dave Jumper 14.018 67 Mark Oller 14.038 28 Don Klein 14.06 47 Danny Haynes 14.117 82 Roger Brickler 14.234 7 Rich Lawson 14.465 68 Tom Fitzgerald 14.618 25 Joe Garson 15.332 25X Lenny Garson 15.486 32 Vince Grondzki 15.542 DASH: - Top 7 in Challenge Points that are not locked in. Top 4 Transfer to A Heats. 1. 9 Eric Smith 2. 50 Ed Dixon 3. 26 Billy Faust 4. 78 Chad Zobrist 5. R52 Rylan Dagg 6. 117 Steve Sheppard, Jr. 7. 45 Don Hammer B-Heat 1 - Top 2 Transfer to A Heats. 1. 99 Johnny Johnson 2. R52 Rylan Dagg 3. 44T Matt Taylor 4. 47 Danny Haynes 5. 2J Dave Jumper 6. 14U Bruce Unterbrink 7. 68 Tom Fitzgerald B-Heat 2 1. 11 Kevin Gundaker 2. 117 Steve Sheppard, Jr. 3. 77 Clay Baumann 4. 67 Mark Oller 5. 6 Michael Kloos 6. 25 Joe Garson 7. 82 Roger Brickler B-Heat 3 1. 100 Scott Weber 2. 1S Rick Salter 3. 45 Don Hammer 4. 28 Don Klein 5. 10 Andy Pryor 6. 7 Rich Lawson 7. 25X Lenny Garson Semi #1 - Winner Transfers & Starts 22nd in Main Event 1. 47 Danny Haynes 2. 44T Matt Taylor 3. 28 Don Klein 4. 14U Bruce Unterbrink 5. 7 Rich Lawson 6. 6 Michael Kloos 7. 82 Roger Brickler Semi #2 - Winner Transfers & Starts 23rd in Main Event 1. 67 Mark Oller 2. 77 Clay Baumann 3. 10 Andy Pryor 4. 2J Dave Jumper 5. 68 Tom Fitzgerald 6. 25X Lenny Garson 7. 25 Joe Garson A Heat #1 1. 71 Don O'Neal 2. 96 Terry English 3. 28 Dennis Erb 4. 1A Justin Allgaier 5. 3S Brian Shirley 6. 117 Steve Sheppard, Jr. 7. 78 Chad Zobrist A Heat #2 1. 00 Randy Korte 2. B12 Kevin Weaver 3. 51 Mark Faust 4. 9 Eric Smith 5. 1S Rick Salter 6. 50 Ed Dixon 7. 11 Kevin Gundaker A Heat #3 1. 18 Shannon Babb 2. 26 Billy Faust 3. 36 Roger Long 4. 27 Rodney Melvin 5. 99 Johnny Johnson 6. 100 Scott Weber 7. R52 Rylan Dagg Feature 1. 26 Billy Faust 2. 71 Don O'Neal 3. 18 Shannon Babb 4. 28 Dennis Erb 5. B12 Kevin Weaver 6. 9 Eric Smith 7. 3S Brian Shirley 8. 51 Mark Faust 9. 100 Scott Weber 10. 1S Rick Salter 11. 99 Johnny Johnson 12. 78 Chad Zobrist 13. 27 Rodney Melvin 14. 50 Ed Dixon 15. 96 Terry English 16. 117 Steve Sheppard, Jr. 17. 1A Justin Allgaier 18. 45 Don Hammer (Provisional) 19. 00 Randy Korte 20. 67 Mark Oller 21. R52 Rylan Dagg 22. 11 Kevin Gundaker 23. 47 Danny Haynes 24. 36 Roger Long U.M.P. Modifieds - 41 Entries Heat 1: 1. 95 Jeff Beasley 2. 56 Kevin Epperson 3. C4 Chris Soutiea 4. 17 Jim Shereck Heat 2: 1. 1D Dean Hoffman 2. 4M Brent Mullins 3. 3R Leon Rakers 4. 4 Ricky Weekly Heat 3: 1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 2. 7 Mark Miner 3. 104 Chris England 4. 1W Ray Walsh Heat 4: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 59 Rich Whaley 3. 55 Marty Smith, Jr. 4. 48 Bobby Martintoni Dash: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 1D Dean Hoffman 3. 4M Brent Mullins 4. 12 Tom Ratajczyk Semi #1: 1. WF0 Kyle Logue 2. 45M Eric Mabery 3. 22 Matt Mevert 4. 56 Dave Thornton 5. 62K Leo Kiefer 6. 87 Gary Haynes 7. 314 Jeff Masson 8. 31P Mitch Parmeley 9. 13B Matt Verbeck DNS. 15 Doug Blair DNS. 94 Mark Clary Semi #2 1. 21 Dennis Richards 2. 88 Joe Puricelli 3. 20 Dan Zander 4. 23 Dylan Sharp 5. 14K Loren Knox 6. 28K Chris Sloan 7. 41 Larry Hull 8. 13L Bill LaRue 9. 55K Jason Keller DNS. 8X James Reed DNS. 51 John Hoffman Feature: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 4M Brent Mullins 3. 1W Ray Walsh 4. 1D Dean Hoffman 5. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 6. 17 Jim Shereck 7. 48 Bobby Martintoni 8. 7 Mark Miner 9. WF0 Kyle Logue 10. 22 Matt Mevert 11. 3L Matt Taylor 12. 3R Leon Rakers 13. 21 Dennis Richards 14. 104 Chris England 15. 55 Marty Smith, Jr. 16. 45M Eric Mabery 17. 19 Chris Simmerman 18. C4 Chris Soutiea 19. 4 Ricky Weekly 20. 88 Joe Puricelli 21. 95 Jeff Beasley 22. 56 Kevin Epperson 23. 59 Rich Whaley 24. 11F Mark Ford Following photos are from John Barr!!

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