Pevely, MO (September 17, 2005) Mark Miner topped a stellar field of sixty-four UMP Modifieds as he claimed the I-55 Raceway Pepsi Nationals modified main event. Miner led all twenty laps of the main event as he held off Tom Ratajczyk throughout the event.
A frightening accident on lap six of the main event brought out the red flag when Jerry Grither's car flipped in turn two and James Reed was unable to avoid the car as it flipped and the two made hard contact. Both drivers were uninjured and James was able to drive his car back to the pit area but both cars were eliminated from the main event.
Ray Wagner powered his machine to a third place finish as he chased Miner and Ratajczyk across the line. Brian Worley brought his machine home with a fourth place finish. Bobby Bittle roared through the field as he came from the twenty-third starting position in the main event to finish fifth.
Paul Bauman continued his great year in the AARA Sportsman division as he took the lead on lap thirteen and held off Brian Worley the final two laps to take the victory. Ronnie Bader led the first twelve laps before his car apparently broke a suspension part which caused his car to take a hard right turn as he came out of turn two sending him head-on into the outside retaining wall. Bader was not injured but his night was done.
Shane Walters climbed the outside retaining wall in turn two on lap seven causing his car to flip back onto the race track. The car rolled over two times before coming to rest back on it's wheels. Walters also was uninjured in the incident.
Paul Belken crossed the finish line in the third spot, with Troy Naeger taking the fourth position and Troy Medley rounded out the top five.
WoO/UMP Late Models - 39 Entries
Fast Time: Randy Korte
Heat 1:
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 00 Randy Korte
3. 9 Dan Schlieper
4. 32D Darren Miller
Heat 2:
1. 29 Darrell Lanigan
2. 39 Tim McCreadie
3. 15 Steve Francis
4. 3L Matt Taylor
Heat 3:
1. 1* Chub Frank
2. 44 Clint Smith
3. 21 Billy Moyer
4. 23 John Blankenship
Heat 4:
1. 3S Brian Shirley
2. 5WP Eric Jacobsen
3. 17M Dale McDowell
4. 24 Rick Eckert
Dash:
1. 29 Darrell Lanigan
2. 3S Brian Shirley
3. 18 Shannon Babb
4. 1* Chub Frank
Semi #1:
1. 0 Scott Bloomquist
2. 28 Jimmy Mars
3. 1 Josh Richards
4. 5JR Billy James
5. 60 Ed Dixon
6. 25 Shane Clanton
7. 77 Clay Baumann
8. 48 Tim Lance
9. 2J Dave Jumper
10. B1 Randy Bingham
11. 72 Ron McQuerry
12. 20 Mark Gansmann
Semi #2:
1. 15B Brian Birkhofer
2. 2B Brady Smith
3. 67 Mark Oller
4. 26 Billy Faust
5. 27 Mike Schulte
6. 78 Chad Zobrist
7. 51 Steve Shive
8. 30 Tom Carson
9. 69 Mark Hunter
10. 11 Steve Karnes
DNS. 21T Patrick Tretter
Feature:
1. 21 Billy Moyer
2. 29 Darrell Lanigan
3. 3S Brian Shirley
4. 24 Rick Eckert
5. 18 Shannon Babb
6. 9 Dan Schlieper
7. 15B Brian Birkhofer
8. 28 Jimmy Mars
9. 15 Steve Francis
10. 0 Scott Bloomquist
11. 1* Chub Frank
12. 39 Tim McCreadie
13. 5WP Eric Jacobsen
14. 1 Josh Richards
15. 25 Shane Clanton
16. 44 Clint Smith
17. 2B Brady Smith
18. 00 Randy Korte
19. 67 Mark Oller
20. 32D Darren Miller
21. 23 John Blankenship
22. 17M Dale McDowell
23. 60 Ed Dixon
24. 3L Matt Taylor
25. 26 Billy Faust
UMP Modifieds - 64 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 11B Kyle Byerline
2. 1W Ray Walsh
3. 41M Brent Mullins
4. 94 Ed Lenhardt
Heat 2:
1. 7M Mark Miner
2. 59 Rich Whaley
3. 166 Brian Worley
4. 00K Randy Korte
Heat 3:
1. C6 Ray Wagner
2. 13 Timmy Hill
3. 3$ Dan Schlup
4. 14C Rick Conoyer
Heat 4:
1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
2. 56 Jim Lafferty
3. 00E Steve Ellison
4. 9W Doug Wood
Heat 5:
1. 8X James Reed
2. E55 Chad Sellers
3. 74 Chad Frauenfelder
4. 3R Leon Rakers
Heat 6:
1. 15G Jerry Grither
2. 41G Matt Goulden
3. 41H Larry Hull
4. 1J Floyd Jordan
Heat 7:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. 16 Rusty Griffaw
3. 88 Joe Puricelli
4. 14W Rick Weekly
Dash:
1. 7M Mark Miner
2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
3. 11B Kyle Byerline
4. C6 Ray Wagner
Semi #1:
1. 94 Ed Lenhardt
2. 9W Doug Wood
3. 44 Tommie Seets, Jr.
4. 14W Rick Weekly
5. N2 Mike Null, Jr.
6. 33 Tim Manville
7. 66 Chris Hall
8. 21M Emmett Groves
9. 97 Dave McDougal
10. 31P Mitch Parmeley
11. 17M Mark Lund
12. P0 Tim Hancock
DNS. 20 Brad McKinnon
DNS. 77R Jeff Ray
DNS. 11G Brian Shirley
Semi #2:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 3R Leon Rakers
3. 17$ Jim Shereck
4. 00K Randy Korte
5. 69 Scott Sugg
6. C4 Chris Soutiea
7. 31$ Kent Schoeck
8. 22W Bob Waterhouse
9. 20Z Dan Zander
10. W1 Ricky Huebner
11. 15P Jason Pritz
12. 77S Rick Stevenson
DNS. 90 Nick Todtenhaupt
DNS. 67 B.J. Seets
Semi #3:
1. 14C Rick Conoyer
2. 1J Floyd Jordan
3. 31H Ricky Horton
4. 71 Jay Hughes
5. 21R Dennis Richards
6. 75 Doug Blair
7. 21A Karl Adams
8. 21P Adam Parmeley
9. 78 Paul Belken
10. 4W Dave Shepard
11. 7Z Matt Zimmerly
12. 87 Gary Haynes
DNS. 3D Lou Driemeier
DNS. 45M Eric Mabery
Feature:
1. 7M Mark Miner
2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
3. C6 Ray Wagner
4. 166 Brian Worley
5. 89 Bobby Bittle
6. 13 Timmy Hill
7. 59 Rich Whaley
8. 16 Rusty Griffaw
9. 00E Steve Ellison
10. E55 Chad Sellers
11. 14C Rick Conoyer
12. 94 Ed Lenhardt
13. 56 Jim Lafferty
14. 88 Joe Puricelli
15. 3$ Dan Schlup
16. 41H Larry Hull
17. 11B Kyle Byerline
18. 41M Brent Mullins
19. 4J Scott Weber
20. 1W Ray Walsh
21. 9W Doug Wood
22. 74 Chad Frauenfelder
23. 15G Jerry Grither
24. 8X James Reed
AARA Sportsman - 34 Entries
Heat 1:
1. D5 Dave Jenkins
2. 46 Paul Belken
3. 19 Jimmy Cummins
4. 26 Kasey Nations
Heat 2:
1. 67 Ronnie Bader
2. 32 Jerry Fleming
3. 50 Kent Nations
4. 91 Shane Walters
Heat 3:
1. 2 Chuck Adams
2. 29 Jeff LeBaube
3. 12 Troy Naeger
4. 155 Jason Keller
Heat 4:
1. 28 Brian Worley
2. 24 Paul Bauman
3. 8 Steve Edgecombe
4. 77 Brandon Hogenson
Dash:
1. 67 Ronnie Bader
2. 2 Chuck Adams
3. D5 Dave Jenkins
4. 28 Brian Worley
Semi:
1. 62 Troy Medley
2. 4 Mark Schnurbusch
3. 186 Jake Robbins
4. 87 Jim Hardesty
5. 147 Kyle Stolzer
6. 6 Brian Noeth
7. 36 Bob Schmidt
8. 92 Jim Abshier
9. 53 Rob Stuart
10. 105 Steve Borgetti
11. 59 Rich Whaley, Sr.
DNS. 14 Mike Kurtz, Jr.
DNS. 36 Danny Haynes
DNS. 00 Scott Stuppy
DNS. 55 Chris Smith
Feature:
1. 24 Paul Bauman
2. 28 Brian Worley
3. 46 Paul Belken
4. 12 Troy Naeger
5. 62 Troy Medley
6. 2 Chuck Adams
7. 19 Jimmy Cummins
8. 31 Brian Shubirg
9. 32 Jerry Fleming
10. 26 Kasey Nations
11. 8 Steve Edgecombe
12. 96 Tim Hollerbach
13. 4 Mark Schnurbusch
14. 87 Jim Hardesty
15. 186 Jake Robbins
16. 147 Kyle Stolzer
17. D5 Dave Jenkins
18. 67 Ronnie Bader
19. 100 Mark Schaefer
20. 77 Brandon Hogenson
21. 155 Jason Keller
22. 50 Kent Nations
23. 29 Jeff LeBaube
24. 91 Shane Walters
A frightening accident on lap six of the main event brought out the red flag when Jerry Grither's car flipped in turn two and James Reed was unable to avoid the car as it flipped and the two made hard contact. Both drivers were uninjured and James was able to drive his car back to the pit area but both cars were eliminated from the main event.
Ray Wagner powered his machine to a third place finish as he chased Miner and Ratajczyk across the line. Brian Worley brought his machine home with a fourth place finish. Bobby Bittle roared through the field as he came from the twenty-third starting position in the main event to finish fifth.
Paul Bauman continued his great year in the AARA Sportsman division as he took the lead on lap thirteen and held off Brian Worley the final two laps to take the victory. Ronnie Bader led the first twelve laps before his car apparently broke a suspension part which caused his car to take a hard right turn as he came out of turn two sending him head-on into the outside retaining wall. Bader was not injured but his night was done.
Shane Walters climbed the outside retaining wall in turn two on lap seven causing his car to flip back onto the race track. The car rolled over two times before coming to rest back on it's wheels. Walters also was uninjured in the incident.
Paul Belken crossed the finish line in the third spot, with Troy Naeger taking the fourth position and Troy Medley rounded out the top five.
WoO/UMP Late Models - 39 Entries
Fast Time: Randy Korte
Heat 1:
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 00 Randy Korte
3. 9 Dan Schlieper
4. 32D Darren Miller
Heat 2:
1. 29 Darrell Lanigan
2. 39 Tim McCreadie
3. 15 Steve Francis
4. 3L Matt Taylor
Heat 3:
1. 1* Chub Frank
2. 44 Clint Smith
3. 21 Billy Moyer
4. 23 John Blankenship
Heat 4:
1. 3S Brian Shirley
2. 5WP Eric Jacobsen
3. 17M Dale McDowell
4. 24 Rick Eckert
Dash:
1. 29 Darrell Lanigan
2. 3S Brian Shirley
3. 18 Shannon Babb
4. 1* Chub Frank
Semi #1:
1. 0 Scott Bloomquist
2. 28 Jimmy Mars
3. 1 Josh Richards
4. 5JR Billy James
5. 60 Ed Dixon
6. 25 Shane Clanton
7. 77 Clay Baumann
8. 48 Tim Lance
9. 2J Dave Jumper
10. B1 Randy Bingham
11. 72 Ron McQuerry
12. 20 Mark Gansmann
Semi #2:
1. 15B Brian Birkhofer
2. 2B Brady Smith
3. 67 Mark Oller
4. 26 Billy Faust
5. 27 Mike Schulte
6. 78 Chad Zobrist
7. 51 Steve Shive
8. 30 Tom Carson
9. 69 Mark Hunter
10. 11 Steve Karnes
DNS. 21T Patrick Tretter
Feature:
1. 21 Billy Moyer
2. 29 Darrell Lanigan
3. 3S Brian Shirley
4. 24 Rick Eckert
5. 18 Shannon Babb
6. 9 Dan Schlieper
7. 15B Brian Birkhofer
8. 28 Jimmy Mars
9. 15 Steve Francis
10. 0 Scott Bloomquist
11. 1* Chub Frank
12. 39 Tim McCreadie
13. 5WP Eric Jacobsen
14. 1 Josh Richards
15. 25 Shane Clanton
16. 44 Clint Smith
17. 2B Brady Smith
18. 00 Randy Korte
19. 67 Mark Oller
20. 32D Darren Miller
21. 23 John Blankenship
22. 17M Dale McDowell
23. 60 Ed Dixon
24. 3L Matt Taylor
25. 26 Billy Faust
UMP Modifieds - 64 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 11B Kyle Byerline
2. 1W Ray Walsh
3. 41M Brent Mullins
4. 94 Ed Lenhardt
Heat 2:
1. 7M Mark Miner
2. 59 Rich Whaley
3. 166 Brian Worley
4. 00K Randy Korte
Heat 3:
1. C6 Ray Wagner
2. 13 Timmy Hill
3. 3$ Dan Schlup
4. 14C Rick Conoyer
Heat 4:
1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
2. 56 Jim Lafferty
3. 00E Steve Ellison
4. 9W Doug Wood
Heat 5:
1. 8X James Reed
2. E55 Chad Sellers
3. 74 Chad Frauenfelder
4. 3R Leon Rakers
Heat 6:
1. 15G Jerry Grither
2. 41G Matt Goulden
3. 41H Larry Hull
4. 1J Floyd Jordan
Heat 7:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. 16 Rusty Griffaw
3. 88 Joe Puricelli
4. 14W Rick Weekly
Dash:
1. 7M Mark Miner
2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
3. 11B Kyle Byerline
4. C6 Ray Wagner
Semi #1:
1. 94 Ed Lenhardt
2. 9W Doug Wood
3. 44 Tommie Seets, Jr.
4. 14W Rick Weekly
5. N2 Mike Null, Jr.
6. 33 Tim Manville
7. 66 Chris Hall
8. 21M Emmett Groves
9. 97 Dave McDougal
10. 31P Mitch Parmeley
11. 17M Mark Lund
12. P0 Tim Hancock
DNS. 20 Brad McKinnon
DNS. 77R Jeff Ray
DNS. 11G Brian Shirley
Semi #2:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 3R Leon Rakers
3. 17$ Jim Shereck
4. 00K Randy Korte
5. 69 Scott Sugg
6. C4 Chris Soutiea
7. 31$ Kent Schoeck
8. 22W Bob Waterhouse
9. 20Z Dan Zander
10. W1 Ricky Huebner
11. 15P Jason Pritz
12. 77S Rick Stevenson
DNS. 90 Nick Todtenhaupt
DNS. 67 B.J. Seets
Semi #3:
1. 14C Rick Conoyer
2. 1J Floyd Jordan
3. 31H Ricky Horton
4. 71 Jay Hughes
5. 21R Dennis Richards
6. 75 Doug Blair
7. 21A Karl Adams
8. 21P Adam Parmeley
9. 78 Paul Belken
10. 4W Dave Shepard
11. 7Z Matt Zimmerly
12. 87 Gary Haynes
DNS. 3D Lou Driemeier
DNS. 45M Eric Mabery
Feature:
1. 7M Mark Miner
2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
3. C6 Ray Wagner
4. 166 Brian Worley
5. 89 Bobby Bittle
6. 13 Timmy Hill
7. 59 Rich Whaley
8. 16 Rusty Griffaw
9. 00E Steve Ellison
10. E55 Chad Sellers
11. 14C Rick Conoyer
12. 94 Ed Lenhardt
13. 56 Jim Lafferty
14. 88 Joe Puricelli
15. 3$ Dan Schlup
16. 41H Larry Hull
17. 11B Kyle Byerline
18. 41M Brent Mullins
19. 4J Scott Weber
20. 1W Ray Walsh
21. 9W Doug Wood
22. 74 Chad Frauenfelder
23. 15G Jerry Grither
24. 8X James Reed
AARA Sportsman - 34 Entries
Heat 1:
1. D5 Dave Jenkins
2. 46 Paul Belken
3. 19 Jimmy Cummins
4. 26 Kasey Nations
Heat 2:
1. 67 Ronnie Bader
2. 32 Jerry Fleming
3. 50 Kent Nations
4. 91 Shane Walters
Heat 3:
1. 2 Chuck Adams
2. 29 Jeff LeBaube
3. 12 Troy Naeger
4. 155 Jason Keller
Heat 4:
1. 28 Brian Worley
2. 24 Paul Bauman
3. 8 Steve Edgecombe
4. 77 Brandon Hogenson
Dash:
1. 67 Ronnie Bader
2. 2 Chuck Adams
3. D5 Dave Jenkins
4. 28 Brian Worley
Semi:
1. 62 Troy Medley
2. 4 Mark Schnurbusch
3. 186 Jake Robbins
4. 87 Jim Hardesty
5. 147 Kyle Stolzer
6. 6 Brian Noeth
7. 36 Bob Schmidt
8. 92 Jim Abshier
9. 53 Rob Stuart
10. 105 Steve Borgetti
11. 59 Rich Whaley, Sr.
DNS. 14 Mike Kurtz, Jr.
DNS. 36 Danny Haynes
DNS. 00 Scott Stuppy
DNS. 55 Chris Smith
Feature:
1. 24 Paul Bauman
2. 28 Brian Worley
3. 46 Paul Belken
4. 12 Troy Naeger
5. 62 Troy Medley
6. 2 Chuck Adams
7. 19 Jimmy Cummins
8. 31 Brian Shubirg
9. 32 Jerry Fleming
10. 26 Kasey Nations
11. 8 Steve Edgecombe
12. 96 Tim Hollerbach
13. 4 Mark Schnurbusch
14. 87 Jim Hardesty
15. 186 Jake Robbins
16. 147 Kyle Stolzer
17. D5 Dave Jenkins
18. 67 Ronnie Bader
19. 100 Mark Schaefer
20. 77 Brandon Hogenson
21. 155 Jason Keller
22. 50 Kent Nations
23. 29 Jeff LeBaube
24. 91 Shane Walters
