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HIGHLAND, IL (MARCH 24, 2013) Saturday was an awesome night of racing at Highland Speedway after a beautiful, sunny day. We won the race against Mother Nature and finished well before the storms hit. She made us nervous with the light mist that started in the Late Model Feature, however we managed to get the night completed and everyone was able to get home before the snowfall. Several people thought we were crazy for deciding to race, however those that came out and braved the chance of bad weather saw an awesome show. All of the hard work and dedication that the Madison County Fair Association put into working on improving the track paid off. The track was great, one of the best tracks that we have had at Highland Speedway.

The Late Model Feature was one of the most exciting features that we have had in some time, complete with 4 wide racing on the front straight away. The Highland Bulldog, Chad Zobrist managed to take the checkered flag with Kevin Weaver and King Kong, Randy Korte not far behind. The Cross Town Classic “Pot O Gold” money was paid out to the top 3 by points combined finishes from both shows with first place money going to Kevin Weaver, second place to Randy Korte, and third to Michael Kloos.

The Modified Feature was also one of the most exciting features that we have had in sometime. The light mist had all of us nervous, but Mother Nature held off and let us have our fun. Dean Hoffman managed to take the checkered flag with Rusty Griffaw and Mike Harrison not far behind. Dean Hoffman managed to take home the entire Cross Town Classic “Bucket O Green” money home by winning both shows at BelleClair and Highland Speedway. A huge thank you goes out to Scott Seger, Brian ‘Mooch’ Horner, and Livn4Racing for providing this bonus money.

The SportMod Feature was full of its’ own excitement, complete with Cody Johnson’s wild ride turning his car over on the front straight away. Thankfully Cody was not hurt and we were able to continue racing and finish the feature after a brief pause for track cleanup. Steve Ellison managed to take home the checkered flag, with Billy Knebel, Jr. and Jeremy Thoele not far behind.

The Street Stock Feature was full of excitement with rough driving and a controversial finish with Michael Ripperda, Jr. taking the checkered flag from Tony Walker, Jason Worley came in not far behind. All of us at Highland Speedway would like to thank you all for coming out and supporting us. We love racing and we are really excited about the new track conditions and are looking forward to an awesome season of racing.

Come out and join us on Saturday, March 30 as the Easter Bunny comes to the track. All the kids can come out early on Saturday and bring your Easter Baskets. We are going to have a meet and greet for the kids with the drivers. Drivers will be bringing candy and treats to share with the kids. Grandstands will open at 5pm so kids can meet and greet the drivers. Hot Laps start at 6:30pm and racing at 7pm with the UMP Late Models, UMP Steve Schmitt Modifieds, UMP B-Dry Solutions SportMods, UMP Hamel Coop Street Stocks, and the Daum Insurance Outlaw Micros. It will be an awesome night of racing action.

UMP DIRTcar Late Models – 25 Entries
Heat 1
Finish Car No Driver
1 B12 Kevin Weaver
2 0 Dewayne Kiefer
3 78 Chad Zobrist
4 27S Mike Schulte
5 87 Jason Zobrist
6 48 Bobby Martintoni
7 28B John Beck
8 10X Richie Standridge

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver
1 00 Randy Korte
2 6K Michael Kloos
3 27 Greg Kimmens
4 11T Tyler Reddick
5 33 Tim Manville
6 11K Shannon Kuhn
7 77M Jay Morris
8 49 Steve Leach

Heat 3
Finish Car No Driver
1 16H Mike Hammerle
2 11 Chad Sellers
3 50 Ed Dixon
4 22 Dan Jacober
5 5 Brian Dunn
6 4 Jordan Suhre
7 9T Travis Horner
8 7 Michael Jacober
9 7T Steve Thorston DNS

Dash
Finish Car No Driver
1 0 Dewayne Kiefer
2 B12 Kevin Weaver
3 00 Randy Korte
4 16H Mike Hammerle
5 6K Michael Kloos
6 11 Chad Sellers

Feature
Finish Car No Driver
1 78 Chad Zobrist
2 B12 Kevin Weaver
3 00 Randy Korte
4 11T Tyler Reddick
5 87 Jason Zobrist
6 27 Greg Kimmens
7 11K Shannon Kuhn
8 16H Mike Hammerle
9 22 Dan Jacober
10 10X Richie Standridge
11 27S Mike Schulte
12 7 Michael Jacober
13 4 Jordan Suhre
14 9T Travis Horner
15 11 Chad Sellers
16 0 Dewayne Kiefer
17 6K Michael Kloos
18 50 Ed Dixon
19 49 Steve Leach
20 28B John Beck
21 5 Brian Dunn
22 77M Jay Morris
23 33 Tim Manville
24 48 Bobby Martintoni
25 7T Steve Thorston DNS

UMP DIRTcar Modifieds – 24 Entries
Heat 1
Finish Car No Driver
1 25 Brett Korves
2 16 Rusty Griffaw
3 76 Eric Goetter
4 70 Brian Bielong
5 44W Timmy Hancock, Jr
6 38 Stephen Flannery, Jr
7 15 Chris Smith
8 17 Len Garson

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver
1 24H Mike Harrison
2 24 Robbie Eilers
3 1D Dean Hoffman
4 55V Brad Venhaus
5 26J Jeff Frohwitter
6 24J Jacob Steinkoenig
7 128 Zach Schantz
8 84 Tyler Deibert

Heat 3
Finish Car No Driver
1 13 Aaron Kleine
2 18 Jake Seets
3 19 Jimmy Cummins
4 2 Erik Bruce
5 01C Brett Cygan
6 6 Justin Ketrow
7 01 Josh James
8 7 Dennis Ponder

Dash
Finish Car No Driver
1 13 Aaron Kleine
2 16 Rusty Griffaw
3 24 Robbie Eilers
4 18 Jake Seets
5 24H Mike Harrison
6 25 Brett Korves

Feature
Finish Car No Driver
1 1D Dean Hoffman
2 16 Rusty Griffaw
3 24H Mike Harrison
4 25 Brett Korves
5 70 Brian Bielong
6 19 Jimmy Cummins
7 15 Chris Smith
8 6 Justin Ketrow
9 01 Josh James
10 24J Jacob Steinkoenig
11 01C Brett Cygan
12 44W Timmy Hancock, Jr
13 17 Len Garson
14 18 Jake Seets
15 13 Aaron Kleine
16 2 Erik Bruce
17 76 Eric Goetter
18 84 Tyler Deibert
19 24 Robbie Eilers
20 55V Brad Venhaus
21 26J Jeff Frohwitter
22 128 Zach Schantz
23 7 Dennis Ponder
24 38 Stephen Flannery, Jr DNS

UMP DIRTcar Factory Stock Results – 14 Entries
Heat 1
Finish Car No Driver
1 25 Michael Ripperda, Jr
2 19* Josh Bauer
3 9X Trevor Isaak
4 87 Dale Bohnenstiehl
5 36 Eric Harris
6 14 Gary Jones, Jr
7 11 John Wagner

Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver
1 00 Ryan Emig
2 80W Tony Walker
3 29H Cale Hartnagel
4 80M Matt Meier
5 66 Jason Worley
6 1 Robbie Bindrim
7 32F Todd Flauaus

Feature
Finish Car No Driver
1 25 Michael Ripperda, Jr
2 80W Tony Walker
3 66 Jason Worley
4 9X Trevor Isaak
5 29H Cale Hartnagel
6 80M Matt Meier
7 36 Eric Harris
8 19* Josh Bauer
9 14 Gary Jones, Jr
10 1 Robbie Bindrim
11 00 Ryan Emig
12 87 Dale Bohnenstiehl
13 32F Todd Flauaus
14 11 John Wagner

UMP DIRTcar SportMods
Feature
1. 40 Ellison
2. X
3. Thoele
4. Lee
5. Thompson