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August 14, 2004 Results

Pevely, MO (August 14, 2004) Brian Wolfmeier raced to his first victory of 2004 at I-55 Raceway in the U.M.P. (United Midwestern Promoters) Late Model division. Wolfmeier started on the inside of the second row and moved past early leader Danny Haynes on lap seven. Haynes would pressure Wolfmeier for the lead throughout the event, but Wolfmeier went on to take the win. Tim Ratajczyk, Mark Oller and Bruce Unterbrink battled and swapped positions throughout the entire event as they battled for the third spot. Ratajczyk edged out Oller for the third spot, Unterbrink followed Oller across the line to take fifth. Kevin Gundaker and Kyle Steffens won the qualifying heats. The dash turned what looked to be a promising night for both drivers into a rough night for both. Gundaker was leading the dash with Steffens right on his heels when Gundaker spun in turn two on lap six. Steffens couldn't avoid the spinning Gundaker and slammed into the side of him. Jeff Johns, who was running third, also was taken out in the crash when he hit Steffens. Danny Haynes went on to win the dash. Jim Durbin recovered from mechanical problems early on to win the Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Hard Charger Award. Durbin pulled out early in his qualifying event and had to start shotgun on the field in the main event. Durbin nearly missed the start of the main event, as he pulled onto the track for the main event and then had to be pushed to the infield as his car wouldn't start. His crew worked feverishly to get his car ready and he made it out just before the green flag dropped to start the event. Durbin would work his way to a ninth place finish. Durbin earns an extra $200 for winning the Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Hard Charger Award. Bobby Bittle continued his great season at I-55 Raceway as he picked up yet another win in the U.M.P. Modified division. Bittle moved past Tom Ratajczyk on the second lap of the event and led the remaining distance to pick up the win. The real battle was for the third spot as eight different drivers tried to take the spot at one time or another. In the end, it was Eric Mabery taking third, Brian Wolfmeier fourth and Brent Mullins completing the top five. Troy Naeger took his Dodge Intrepid to victory lane in the A.A.R.A. Sportsman division. Naeger led all fifteen laps but had to hold off a late charge from Ricky Horton to get the win. Scott Stuppy took the third spot. Bob Prince charged through the field to take fourth and Paul Belken came home fifth. Dave Heinrichs won the A.A.R.A. Pro 4 Stock feature as he powered his Dodge Neon to a huge lead and an impressive win. Conrad Miner took the second spot and Pat Brewer finished third. U.M.P. Late Models - 17 Entries Heat 1: 1. 11 Kevin Gundaker 2. 95 Jeff Johns 3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 4. 28 Don Klein Heat 2: 1. 8 Kyle Steffens 2. 47 Danny Haynes 3. 67 Mark Oller 4. 14U Bruce Unterbrink Dash: 1. 47 Danny Haynes 2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 3. 441 Brian Wolfmeier 4. 14U Bruce Unterbrink Feature: 1. 441 Brian Wolfmeier (3) 2. 47 Danny Haynes (1) 3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk (2) 4. 67 Mark Oller (6) 5. 14U Bruce Unterbrink (4) 6. 95 Jeff Johns (9) 7. 28 Don Klein (5) 8. 11 Kevin Gundaker (7) 9. 3D Jim Durbin (17) 10. 8 Kyle Steffens (8) 11. 51 Steve Shive (12) 12. 13 Dewayne Kiefer (11) 13. 23 Brian Garner (15) 14. 59 Rich Whaley (14) 15. 10 Andy Pryor (10) 16. 48 Brian Parsons (16) 17. 10 Rodney Pense (13) U.M.P. Modifieds - 32 Entries Heat 1: 1. 45M Eric Mabery 2. 3R Leon Rakers 3. 21 Dennis Richards 4. 14K Loren Knox Heat 2: 1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 2. 17 Jim Shereck 3. 99 Brian Wolfmeier 4. 59 Rich Whaley Heat 3: 1. 9W Doug Wood 2. 41M Brent Mullins 3. 57 Rick Stevenson 4. 1D Dean Hoffman Heat 4: 1. C6 Ray Wagner 2. 89 Bobby Bittle 3. 18 Brent Thompson 4. 14 Rick Conoyer Dash: 1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk 2. 89 Bobby Bittle 3. C6 Ray Wagner 4. 41M Brent Mullins Semi: 1. 4J Scott Weber 2. 166 Brian Worley 3. 56 Kevin Epperson 4. 8X James Reed 5. 13D Dan Walters 6. 15 Doug Blair 7. 0 Gabe Regot 8. 10 Todd McGraw DNS. 7Z Matt Zimmerly DNS. 44 Mark Stanfill DNS. 7 Mark Miner DNS. 23 Dylan Sharp Feature: 1. 89 Bobby Bittle (2) 2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk (1) 3. 45M Eric Mabery (5) 4. 99 Brian Wolfmeier (10) 5. 41M Brent Mullins (4) 6. 17 Jim Shereck (7) 7. 9W Doug Wood (6) 8. 166 Brian Worley (22) 9. C6 Ray Wagner (3) 10. 21 Dennis Richards (9) 11. 56 Kevin Epperson (23) 12. 18 Brent Thompson (12) 13. 00Z Steve Picou (18) 14. 444 Matt Simpson (19) 15. 41 Larry Hull (20) 16. 3R Leon Rakers (8) 17. 8X James Reed (24) 18. C4 Chris Soutiea (17) 19. 14 Rick Conoyer (16) 20. 4J Scott Weber (21) 21. 14K Loren Knox (13) 22. 57 Rick Stevenson (11) 23. 59 Rich Whaley (14) 24. 1D Dean Hoffman (15) A.A.R.A. Sportsman - 23 Entries Heat 1: 1. 8 Ed Lowry 2. 36 Bob Schmidt 3. 00 Scott Stuppy 4. 18 Buddy Lowry Heat 2: 1. 46 Paul Belken 2. 166 Tony Wyatt 3. 55 Jason Keller 4. 01 Steve Borgetti Heat 3: 1. 12 Troy Naeger 2. 31 Ricky Horton 3. 3P Bob Prince 4. 24 Paul Bauman Dash: 1. 12 Troy Naeger 2. 46 Paul Belken 3. 36 Bob Schmidt 4. 31 Ricky Horton Feature: 1. 12 Troy Naeger (1) 2. 31 Ricky Horton (4) 3. 00 Scott Stuppy (6) 4. 3P Bob Prince (9) 5. 46 Paul Belken (2) 6. 36 Bob Schmidt (3) 7. 24 Paul Bauman (12) 8. 8 Ed Lowry (5) 9. 55 Jason Keller (7) 10. 30 Mike Nicholson (14) 11. 18 Buddy Lowry (10) 12. 411 Marty Heck (13) 13. 64 Jim Smith (15) 14. 01 Steve Borgetti (11) 15. 28 Sam Worley (16) 16. 86 Doug Kim (19) 17. 69 Mark Hunter (18) 18. 21 Brad McKinnon (17) 19. 97 John Goodson (20) 20. 73 Mike Henderson (22) 21. 166 Tony Wyatt (8) 22. 15 Jim Troutman (21) A.A.R.A Pro 4 Stocks - 19 Entries Heat 1: 1. 41 Roger Ernst 2. 28 Scott Geary 3. 71 Alan Conner 4. 01 Robert Denny Heat 2: 1. 21 Dave Heinrichs 2. 7 Conrad Miner 3. 10H Homer Mooney 4. 49 Nathan Portell Feature: 1. 21 Dave Heinrichs 2. 7 Conrad Miner 3. 8 Pat Brewer 4. 41 Roger Ernst 5. 71 Alan Conner 6. 28 Scott Geary 7. 10H Homer Mooney 8. 188 Gary Price 9. 777 Jason Ely 10. 77 Ron Lyons 11. 01 Robert Denny 12. 29 Dave Thompson 13. 5 Chris Fisher 14. 49 Nathan Portell 15. 33 Randy Martin DNS. 343 Butch Hartman DNS. 13 T.J. Dohack DNS. 83 Jonathon Skaggs DNS. 32 Larry Kirkpatrick

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