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Weaver captures the checkers without caution at La Salle Speedway

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Photo submitted by: Dan Simpson, official track photographer.  "Kevin Weaver (B12) passes last week's winner Ryan Unzicker (24) in his quest to carry the field to the finish line. The UMP Late Models traveled all of their laps in the heats and feature races without caution."
Photo submitted by: Dan Simpson, official track photographer. "Kevin Weaver (B12) passes last week's winner Ryan Unzicker (24) in his quest to carry the field to the finish line. The UMP Late Models traveled all of their laps in the heats and feature races without caution."

By: Betty Glynn

La Salle, IL – Kevin Weaver led the pack to a caution free UMP Late Model twenty five lap main at La Salle Speedway Saturday night. Street Stock leaders didn’t play nearly as nice.

UMP Late Model’s:
National Dirt Late Model 2006 Hall of Fame Inductee Pete Parker posted the fastest lap time of 12.913 to top the thirty one competitors. The front row starting spots for the heat races proved to be the coveted beginning as the four heat winners started either on the pole or front row outside. Last week’s winner, Ryan Unzicker, stole the lead during the first lap of the first heat and never looked back. Rich Bell finished second over Shawn Toczek, Jay Morris, and McKay Wenger. Frank Heckanast Jr. started the second heat on the pole and pulled away to an easy win over Parker, Mike Glynn, Steve Thorsten, and Ed Williams Sr.

Weaver took command early during the third heat leaving Mike Provenzano to cross the finish line in second over Bret Sievert, Derek Chandler, and Jay Sparks. Scott Schmitt beat out Brian Shirley, Billy Drake, Aaron Ricketts, and John Rogers in heat four. McKay Wenger won the division’s consi race with Jay Sparks, Roger Rebholz, John Rogers, Jason Jaggers, Matthew McAdams, David McAdams, Jeff Small, Lake Knutti, Joe Jelinek, Ed Williams Sr., Torin Mettille, John Small and Gary Schalmo behind him.

Unzicker and Heckanast were positioned at the top of the feature’s twenty car grid. Weaver and Schmitt in row two. After the first circuit, Weaver shot around Unzicker from the second row inside and had complete command for the next twenty four laps around the bullring. Heckanast faded back in the field while Unzicker chased the leader.

During Lap 7, Weaver’s veteran style was most evident as he was already faced with side by side action at the tail of the field. He maneuvered his way into a three and four wide dance to outdistance his competition that was chasing him.

Weaver was relentless in his quest for the win as the twenty car field managed to perform heavy on the gas caution free. Unzicker claimed the runner up finishing spot ahead of Bell, Parker, Provenzano, Shirley, Drake, Toczek, Schmitt, Glynn, Sparks, Chandler, Heckanast, Rebholz, Morris, Sievert, Wenger, Ricketts, Thorsten and Rogers.

UMP Open Wheel Modified’s:
The Modified class saw a second week of thirty three racers on hand. John Rogers posted the fastest time of 14.343. Dave Porth outran his competition leaving Jeff Curl second over Justin McCoy, Frank Marshall, and Bob Silaggi at the completion of the first heat contest. Jamie Lomax claimed the victory of heat two over Rogers, Dale Lueth, Jason Pershy, and T.D. Burger. Steve Brooks won the third heat in front of Mike Porth, Matt Gremminger, Kevin Hastings and Charlie Harmon. Vince Cooper easily won the final heat in front of Jim Farris, Nathan Balensiefen, Mike Marden, and Doug Sauder.

Bob Silaggi, Charlie Harmon, Andrew Funk and Tim Hamburg transferred to the feature event from their consi race.

Dave Porth led the first two laps of the Modified feature until Jamie Lomax started his campaign to the finish line. He spent much of the twenty laps racing against lapped traffic leaving second place runner Brooks without a trace of the leader. Curl had the third place running position ahead of Jim Farris and Porth.

With only one lap left, the first yellow flag was thrown bringing the pack back together for a single file restart. The nose to tail start positioned the machines in their running order without lapped traffic in their path for a challenge at the lead. From the fourth place spot, Farris was flying topside when he lost control causing another caution to stop the pace. Before the following restart the second place Brooks left the track.

Lomax won with Curl in second ahead of Cooper, and Dave Porth. The twelfth place starter Balensiefen finished a strong fifth over McCoy, Marshall, Mike Porth, Pershy, Hastings, Harmon, Farris, Rogers, Funk, Gremminger, Marden, Silaggi, Hamburg, Brooks, and Lueth.

UMP Street Stock’s:
Matt Ramer charged to victory in the first heat contest over Nick Sell, Jake Miller, Justin Hamm, and Sam Casko. Mike McKinney continued his winning ways after sweeping last week’s division with the second heat win. Alex Clubb finished second in front of Randy Lucas, Keith Miller and Matt Henrichs.

Ramer and McKinney rolled into the first row of the feature grid line up. Right after the start, they were side by side for the lead with McKinney taking the point. During Lap 6, everything changed when Ramer was running the outside line of McKinney. He found his ride up the track at the outside retaining wall. That didn’t stop him as he again was faster on the outside and passed McKinney when the effort was ended with a spun leader out of the action. Ramer’s ride was stopped on the front stretch where as the pack continued racing. Apparently he took the act personally as he waited for the new leader and powered him up the turn three wall like Lightening McQueen. The outcome ended with two wrecked machines returning pitside on the hook.

Clubb who had been running third was now in charge and stayed the leader until the final crossing under the flagstand with Mike Hughes finishing third, Lucas fourth ahead of Jake Miller, AJ Meiferdt, Sell, Curtis Radke, Hamm, Casko, and Aaron Near.

UMP 4 Cylinder Hornet’s:
For the second week in a row Allen Provenzano beat his brother John after duking it out early for the lead in the feature race. Roy Alm took third with Jerry Legner, Josh Larson, Tom Happ, Nathan Proctor, Aaron Sutton, Brandon Mallery, Crystal Provenzano Broyles, and Don Slover.

John Provenzano won their division heat ahead of Allen Provenzano, Legner, Larson and Alm.

La Salle Speedway Results 4/21/12

UMP Late Models: 31 Cars
Qualifying: Pete Parker 12.913
Heat 1: Ryan Unzicker, Rich Bell, Shawn Toczek, Jay Morris, McKay Wenger
Heat 2: Frank Heckanast Jr., Pete Parker, Mike Glynn, Steve Thorsten, Ed Williams Sr.
Heat 3: Kevin Weaver, Mike Provenzano, Bret Sievert, Derek Chandler, Jay Sparks
Heat 4: Scott Schmitt, Brian Shirley, Billy Drake, Aaron Ricketts, John Rogers
Consi: McKay Wenger, Jay Sparks, Roger Rebholz, John Rogers, Jason Jaggers, Matthew McAdams, David McAdams, Jeff Small, Lake Knutti, Joe Jelinek, Ed Williams Sr., Torin Mettille, Jon Small, Gary Schalmo
Feature: Kevin Weaver, Ryan Unzicker, Rich Bell, Pete Parker, Mike Provenzano, Brian Shirley, Billy Drake, Shawn Toczek, Scott Schmitt, Mike Glynn, Jay Sparks, Derek Chandler, Frank Heckanast Jr., Roger Rebholz, Jay Morris, Bret Sievert, McKay Wenger, Aaron Ricketts, Steve Thorsten, John Rogers

UMP Modifieds: 33 Cars
Qualifying: John Rogers 14.343
Heat 1: Dave Porth, Jeff Curl, Justin McCoy, Frank Marshall, Bob Silaggi
Heat 2: Jamie Lomax, John Rogers, Dale Lueth, Jason Pershy, T.D. Burger
Heat 3: Steve Brooks, Mike Porth, Matt Gremminger, Kevin Hastings, Charlie Harmon
Heat 4: Vince Cooper, Jim Farris, Nathan Balensiefen, Mike Marden, Doug Sarden
Consi: Bob Silaggi, Charlie Harmon, Andrew Funk, Tim Hamburg, Tim Sorn, T.D. Burger, Chris Morefield, Geno Hewitt, Jamie Balensiefen, Richie Dawson, Kevin Hughes, Tom Knippenberg, Doug Sauder
Feature: Jamie Lomax, Jeff Curl, Vince Cooper, Dave Porth, Nathan Balensiefen, Justin McCoy, Frank Marshall, Mike Porth, Jason Pershy, Kevin Hastings, Charlie Harmon, Jim Farris, John Rogers, Andrew Funk, Matt Gremminger, Mike Marden, Bob Silaggi, Tim Hamburg, Steve Brooks, Dale Lueth

UMP Street Stocks: 17 Cars
Heat 1: Matt Ramer, Nick Sell, Jake Miller, Justin Hamm, Sam Casko
Heat 2: Mike McKinney, Alex Clubb, Randy Lucas, Keith Miller, Matt Henrichs
Feature: Alex Clubb, Mike Hughes, Randy Lucas, Jake Miller, AJ Meiferdt, Nick Sell, Curtis Radke, Justin Hamm, Sam Casko, Aaron Near, Tim Provenzano, Mike McKinney, Matt Ramer, #01, Keith Miller

UMP 4 Cylinder Hornets: 11 Cars
Heat 1: Jon Provenzano, Allen Provenzano, Jerry Legner, Josh Larson, Roy Alm
Feature: Allen Provenzano, Jon Provenzano, Roy Alm, Jerry Legner, Josh Larson, Tom Happ, Nathan Proctor, Aaron Sutton, Brandon Mallery, Crystal Provenzano Broyles, Don Slover

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