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Korte, Hancock, Medley and McGinnitey take wins at I-55 Raceway!

Randy KorteTim HancockTroy MedleyMike McGinnityCLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM I-55 RACEWAY!Pevely, MO (August 15th, 2009) A large field of 114 racecars filled the pit area in the four divisions for the 2nd Annual Jim Woodrum Memorial presented by Michael Woodrum RE/MAX Realty. Randy Korte of Highland, Illinois was in a class of his own in the UMP DIRTcar Super Late Model division. The twenty-five lap main event went the entire distance caution-free and Korte finished the event with well over a half-track lead over second place and had all except the second through fifth place finishers at least one lap down. Korte exited turn four to take the checkered flag as the second through fifth place competitors were entering turn one after taking the white flag. However, the battle for second place was outstanding as Dylan Sharp had his best outing ever in his young career. Sharp and Jeff Beyers had an insane battle for the second spot as they swapped the position on many occassions throughout the event. That battle was essentially a four car battle as Tim Ratajczyk and Ed Dixon got into the mix during the latter half of the race and the four had a great race between themselves as they manuevered through lapped traffic. Sharp would get the second spot with Beyers third, Ratajczyk fourth and Dixon fifth. Tim Hancock of Mt. Olive, Illinois claimed his second straight UMP DIRTcar Modified main event. Hancock fended off the early challenges of pole sitter Ray Walsh and pulled away to a comfortable lead, leaving another great battle for the second spot. Rusty Griffaw, Mark Miner and Ray Walsh had a great battle brewing for second while two serious contenders were making there way to the front after starting deep in the field. Randy Korte and Ricky Horton were dicing through traffic as they raced toward the front. As the laps began to wind down, Korte and Horton were challenging Griffaw, Miner and Walsh for the positions in the top five. With just three laps remaining, Korte tried to go in the middle of Miner and Walsh entering turn one and Korte's right front just got into the left rear of Walsh's machine sending Korte's car spinning into turn one. A caution would reset the field and Korte's night was done with flat right front. On the restart, Hancock once again pulled away while Griffaw and Miner battle for the second and Walsh and Horton battled for the fourth spot. As the took the checkered flag, it was Hancock, Griffaw, Miner, Walsh and Horton making up the top five positions. Ken Rumble had a stellar run through the field as well, taking the sixth spot after starting ninteenth.Troy Medley made a return to I-55 Raceway in the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman division and topped a field of forty-one cars as he claimed the main event. Medley, who has numerous feature wins over the years at I-55 Raceway in the Sportsman division, had only made a couple of appearances in the 2009 racing season. But Medley was on top of his game as he used the high side to over take early leader Jason Keller and proceeded to power his way to a convincing victory. Keller had another strong run and took the second spot. Dave Armstrong had another great run as he came home in the third position. Ronnie Bader took the fourth spot with Brad Paquet completing the top five. The feature event went all fifteen laps caution free and only two of the twenty four cars failed to finish.Mike McGinnitey took over the ride normally piloted by Chris Fisher in the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stock division and posted a victory in his first ever attempt in the Pro 4 Stock division. McGinnity, who started seventh, quickly worked his way to the front and stormed away to the win. Trey Harris took the second spot with Jason Crump roaring through the field to finish third after start dead last. Jacob Buechting took the fourth spot with his sister Jessica Buechting finishing fifth. Their mom and dad, Jackie and Gerald Buechting finished sixth and seventh.UMP DIRTcar Late Models - 21 EntriesHeat 11. 27 Jeff Beyers2. 00 Randy Korte3. 95 Jeff Johns4. 20 Darren Forrest5. 7 Rich Lawson6. 87 Ken Rumble7. 8 Kyle SteffensHeat 21. 80d Dylan Sharp2. 50 Ed Dixon3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk4. 28x Jason Keith5. 82 Billy Laycock6. 47 Danny Haynes7. 14u Bruce UnterbrinkHeat 31. 11z Bryan Collins2. 1hr Ron McQuerry3. 13 Dewayne Keifer4. 7 Matt Weidner5. 78 Mark Miner6. 23 Paul Roider7. 66 Dave JumperDash1. 00 Randy Korte2. 11z Bryan Collins3. 80d Dylan Sharp4. 27 Jeff Beyers5. 1hr Ron McQuerry6. 112 Tim Ratajczyk7. 50 Ed Dixon8. 13 Dewayne Keifer9. 95 Jeff JohnsFeature1. 00 Randy Korte (1)2. 80d Dylan Sharp (3)3. 27 Jeff Beyers (4)4. 112 Tim Ratajczyk (6)5. 50 Ed Dixon (7)6. 13 Dewayne Keifer (8)7. 1HR Ron McQuerry (5)8. 82 Billy Laycock (14)9. 7 Matt Weidner (10)10. 95 Jeff Johns (9)11. 8 Kyle Steffens (19)12. 78 Mark Miner (15)13. 47 Danny Haynes (17)14. 7L Rich Lawson (13)15. 66 Dave Jumper (20)16. 20 Darren Forrest (11)17. 14U Bruce Unterbrink (18)18. 23 Paul Roider (16)19. 28X Jason Keith (12)20. 11Z Bryan Collins (2)DNS. 87 Ken RumbleUMP DIRTcar Modifieds - 30 EntriesHeat 11. 9w Doug Wood2. 7 Mark Miner3. 16 Rusty Griffaw4. 00 Randy Korte5. 45m Eric Mabery6. 46 Dave Wibbenmeyer7. 7z Matt Zimmerly8. X49 Josh Russell9. 61 Eric Franklin10. 12s Mike StuckeyHeat 21. 1w Ray Walsh2. 24 Paul Bauman3. 0 Tim Hancock4. 36 Conrad Miner5. 2 Robbie Helms6. 95 Rick Stevenson7. 21j Jeff Vernier8. 10 Ken Rumble9. C4 Chris Soutiea10. 11b Brett BennettHeat 31. M41 Steve Maisel2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk3. 51 Timmy Hill4. 98 JD Rottler5. 31 Ricky Horton6. 88 Joe Puricelli7. 7j Kevin Epperson8. 69 Mark Hunter9. 21a Karl Adams10. 5w Ralph WiltroutDash1. 1w Ray Walsh2. 0 Tim Hancock3. 16 Rusty Griffaw4. 9w Doug Wood5. 7 Mark Miner6. 12 Tom Ratajczyk7. 2 Robbie Helms8. 24 Paul Bauman9. M41 Steve MaiselSemi 1. 10 Ken Rumble2. 7z Matt Zimmerly3. X49 Josh Russell4. 7j Kevin Epperson5. 12s Mike Stuckey6. 21j Jeff Vernier7. C4 Chris Soutiea8. 69 Mark Hunter9. 5w Ralph Wiltrout10. 61 Eric Franklin11. 11b Brett Bennett12. 21a Karl AdamsFeature1. 0 Tim Hancock (2)2. 16 Rusty Griffaw (3)3. 7 Mark Miner (5)4. 1w Ray Walsh (1)5. 31 Ricky Horton (13)6. 10 Ken Rumble (19)7. 45m Eric Mabery (12)8. 9w Doug Wood (4)9. 21j Jeff Vernier (22)10. 24 Paul Bauman (8)11. 7z Matt Zimmerly (18)12. X49 Josh Russell (21)13. 7j Kevin Epperson (20)14. 46 Dave Wibbenmeyer (17)15. M41 Steve Maisel (9)16. 98 JD Rottler (15)17. 51 Timmy Hill (10)18. 95 Rick Stevenson (16)19. 00 Randy Korte (11)20. 36 Conrad Miner (14)21. 12 Tom Ratajczyk (6)22. 12s Mike Stuckey (23)23. 2 Robbie Helms (7)24. 88 Joe Puricelli DNSUMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman - 41 EntriesHeat 11. 55 Jason Keller2. 64 Jim Smith3. 67 Ronnie Bader4. 49 Brad Paquet5. 65 Gary Range6. 59 Ryan Gegg7. 19 Jimmy Cummins8. M16 Joe McCain9. 8 Eddie Lowry10. 71c Lee Clardy11. 88 Fred Mathias DNSHeat 21. 34 Dave Armstrong2. 10 Daryn Klein3. 5 Mike McMullin4. 105 Matt Hancock5. 3 Scott Henseler6. 192 Mark Spraul7. 444 Marc Roberson8. 7t John Tosti9. 18 Buddy Lowry10. 5 Grant EvansHeat 31. 23m Kevin Mosier2. 62 Troy Medley3. 21 Eric Hogenmiller4. 69 Derek Bryant5. 86 Jake Robbins6. 15 Matt Brucato7. 68 Scott Bourland8. 5h Scott Hammack9. 20 Robin Fee10. 23 Brad SmithHeat 41. 8 Steve Edgecombe2. 36 Danny Ems3. 12 Troy Naeger4. 11 Jeff Herzog5. 57 Trey Harris6. 29 Nick Todtenhaupt7. 92 Jim Abshire8. 128 Tyson Gegg9. 13 Josh Ray10. 71j John WingeterDash1. 62 Troy Medley2. 55 Jason Keller3. 67 Ronnie Bader4. 23 Kevin Mosier5. 10 Daryn Klein6. 34 Dave Armstrong7. 8 Steve Edgecombe8. 21h Eric Hogenmiller9. 36 Danny EmsSemi 11. 444 Marc Roberson2. 192 Mark Spraul3. 59 Ryan Gegg4. 128 Tyson Gegg5. 7t John Tosti6. 86 Jake Robbins7. 23s Brad Smith8. 20 Robin Fee9. 68 Scott Bourland DNS10. 8 Eddie Lowry DNS11. 71c Lee Clardy DNS12. 88 Fred Mathias DNSSemi 21. 57 Trey Harris2. 18 Buddy Lowry3. 29 Nick Todtenhaupt4. 92 Jim Abshire5. 5h Scott Hammack6. 13 Josh Ray7. 15 Matt Brucato8. 5 Grant Evans9. 71j John Wingeter DNS10. M16 Joe McCain DNS11. 19 Jimmy Cummins DNSFeature1. 62 Troy Medley (1)2. 55 Jason Keller (2)3. 34 Dave Armstrong (6)4. 67 Ronnie Bader (3)5. 49 Brad Paquet (15)6. 36 Danny Ems (9)7. 12 Troy Naeger (13)8. 10 Daryn Klein (5)9. 11 Jeff Herzog (11)10. 64 Jim Smith (10)11. 57 Trey Harris (20)12. 23 Kevin Mosier (4)13. 8 Steve Edgecombe (7)14. 3 Scott Henseler (18)15. 69 Derek Bryant (16)16. 18 Buddy Lowry (22)17. 444 Marc Roberson (19)18. 192 Mark Spraul (21)19. 29 Nick Todtenhaupt (24)20. 59 Ryan Gegg (23)21. 65 Gary Range (17)22. 5 Mike McMullen (12)23. 105 Matt Hancock (14)24. 21 Eric Hogenmiller (8)UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stocks - 22 EntriesHeat 11. 50 Trey Harris2. 49 Justin McCallister3. 23 Mike McGinnitey4. 667 Jackie Buechting5. 61 David Dunn6. 1 Joe Chick7. 42 Charles David8. 78 Rick BarkerHeat 21. 7 Blake Jost2. 31 Johnny Francis3. 93 Billy Lapaglia4. 186 Tom Rorabacher5. 8 Aron Faulkner6. 83 Pat Brewer DNS7. 65 Josh Range DNSHeat 31. 16 Jacob Buechting2. 19 Jessica Buechting3. 74 Brandon Hedgecoth4. 54 Gerald Buechting5. 51 Ben Cochran6. 85 Jason Crump7. 36 Trey LawrenceFeature1. 23 Mike McGinnitey (7)2. 50 Trey Harris (1)3. 186 Jason Crump (19)4. 16 Jacob Buechting (3)5. 19 Jessica Buechting (6)6. 667 Jackie Buechting (10)7. 54 Gerald Buechting (12)8. 93 Billy Lapaglia (8)9. 42 Charles David (18)10. 61 David Dunn (11)11. 1 Joe Chick (16)12. 78 Rick Barker (15)13. 65 Josh Range (17)14. 7j Blake Jost (2)15. 8 Aron Faulkner (14)16. 49 Justin McCallister (4)17. 31 Johnny Francis (5)18. 74 Brandon Hedgecoth (9)19. 51 Ben Cochran (13)20. 36 Trey Lawrence DNS21. 83 Pat Brewer DNS22. 86 Tom Rorabacher DNS

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