By Terry Young
Don O'Neal continues to hold a stranglehold on the 2004 UMP Summer National points chase, winning again last night at the Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Illinois and topping the $70,000 earnings barrier. O'Neal rests solidly on top of the points chase with 797 points.
Second place is held by Shannon Babb with 12 top 3 finishes and 714 points.
Third place belongs to former UMP National Champion, Terry English who has shown to be a man of steel, earning a starting berth in every Summer National A-Main finale thus far without the use of a provisional. English has 11 top 5 finishes and 641 points.
Fourth finds reigning UMP National champion Rodney Melvin with 535 points and 10 top 10 finishes.
Ronding out the top 5 is Dennis Erb with 10 top 10 finishes. Erb has amassed 473 points.
The remainder of the top 20 is filled out by randy Korte, Justin Allgaier, Kevin Weaver, Greg Johnson, Chris Carlson, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Billy Faust, Mark Faust, Rohn Moon, Roger Long, Wes Steidinger, Ritchie Hedrick and Matt Taylor.
The UMP Summer Nationals will roll on to the world's fastest 1/5 mile MACON SPEEDWAY for tonights continuation of the UMP Summer Nationals and Event #18. The track can be reached by calling (217) 764-3770 or by visiting them on the web at WWW.MACONSPEEDWAY.COM.
The UMP Summer Nationals are proudly sponsored by Hoosier Tire Midwest, Hoosier Racing Tires, Intercomp Scales, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars and Bert Transmissions.
Monday June 21 - GODFREY SPEEDWAY - Shannon Babb WINNER 38 cars
Tuesday June 22 - PEORIA SPEEDWAY - Brian Shirley WINNER 50 cars
Wednesday June 23 - KAMP SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 45 cars
Thursday June 24 - HARTFORD SPEEDWAY - RAINED OUT
Friday June 25 - KANKAKEE SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 40 cars
Saturday June 26 - FAIRBURY SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 44 cars
Sunday June 27 - TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY - Rodney Melvin WINNER 37 cars
Monday June 28 - LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY - Billy Moyer WINNER 42 cars
Tuesday June 29 - CLAY CO. SPEEDWAY - Shannon Babb WINNER 27 cars
Wednesday June 30 - CLARKSVILLE SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 32cars
Thursday July 1 - MT. VERNON SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 34 cars
Friday July 2 - PADUCAH SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 32 cars
Saturday July 3 - I-55 SPEEDWAY - RAINED OUT
Sunday July 4 - VERMILION CTY. SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 37 cars
Tuesday July 6 - HIGHLAND SPEEDWAY - Shannon Babb WINNER 34 cars
Wednesday July 7 - SPOON RIVER SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 58 cars
Thursday July 8 - MACON SPEEDWAY -
Friday July 9 - FARMER CITY SPEEDWAY -
Saturday July 10 - KENTUCKY LAKE MTR. SPEEDWAY
Sunday July 11 - TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY -
Monday July 12 - OFF - TRAVEL DAY
Tuesday July 13 - FARLEY SPEEDWAY -
Wednesday July 14 - 34 RACEWAY -
Thursday July 15 - CROWN POINT SPEEDWAY -
Friday July 16 - IONIA RACEWAY PARK -
Saturday July 17 - SERIES FINALE AND CHAMPION CROWNING
RE-CAP of Top 5 at each event:
Monday, JUNE 21 GODFREY SPEEDWAY, Godfrey, Illinois $6,000.00 to Win
1. Shannon Babb 2.Don O'Neal 3.Rodney Melvin 4.Terry English 5.Matt Taylor
Tuesday, JUNE 22 PEORIA SPEEDWAY, Peoria, Illinois $6,000.00 to Win
1. Brian Shirley 2.Rodney Melvin 3.Greg Johnson 4.Terry English 5.Justin Allgaier
Wednesday, JUNE 23 KAMP MOTOR SPEEDWAY, Boswell, Indiana $6,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Shannon Babb 3.Michael Bradley 4.Terry English 5.Greg Johnson
Thursday, JUNE 24 HARTFORD, MI, RAINED OUT
Friday, JUNE 25 KANKAKEE MOTOR SPEEDWAY, Kankakee, IL $10,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Brian Birkhofer 3.Shannon Babb 4.Dennis Erb, Jr. 5.Terry English
Saturday, JUNE 26 AMERICAN LEGION SPEEDWAY, FAIRBURY,IL. $10,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2. Roger Long 3.Shannon Babb 4.Dennis Erb Jr 5.Randy Korte
Sunday, JUNE 27 TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY, HAUBSTADT, IN $6,000.00 to Win
1.Rodney Melvin 2.Don O'Neal 3.Shannon Babb 4.Terry English 5.Frankie Martin,
Monday, JUNE 28 LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY, LAWRENCEBURG, IN $6,000.00 to Win
1. Billy Moyer 2.Terry English 3.Shannon Babb 4.Dennis Erb Jr 5.Justin Allgaier
Tuesday, JUNE 29 CLAY CO. FLORA, IL. $6,000.00 to Win
1. Shannon Babb 2.Don O'Neal 3.Rodney Melvin 4.Greg Johnson 5.Billy Faust
Wednesday, JUNE 30 CLARKSVILLE, TN. $6,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Terry English 3.Rodney Melvin 4.Randle Sweeney 5.Gary Frost
Thursday, JULY 1 MT.VERNON, IL. $6,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Shannon Babb 3.Randy Korte, 4. Terry English 5.Dennis Erb Jr
Friday, JULY 2 PADUCAH, KY. $10,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Terry English 3.Shannon Babb, 4. Scott James 5.Billy Moyer
Saturday, JULY 3 I-55 RACEWAY, PEVELY, MO. RAINED OUT
Sunday, JULY 4 VERMILION COUNTY, DANVILLE, IL. $6,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Shannon Babb 3.Rodney Melvin 4.Terry English 5.Kyle Logue
Monday, JULY 5 FAYETTE COUNTY SPEEDWAY, Brownstown, Il. $6,000.00 to win RAINED OUT
Tuesday, July 6 HIGHLAND SPEEDWAY, Highland, Il. $6,000.00 to win
1. Shannon Babb, 2. Randy Korte, 3. Don O'Neal, 4. Steve Sheppard, Jr., 5. Billy Faust
Wednesday, July 7 SPOON RIVER SPEEDWAY, Canton, Il. $6,000.00 to win
1. Don O'Neal, 2. Shannon Babb, 3. Dennis Erb, Jr., 4. Randy Korte, 5. Terry English
Don O'Neal continues to hold a stranglehold on the 2004 UMP Summer National points chase, winning again last night at the Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Illinois and topping the $70,000 earnings barrier. O'Neal rests solidly on top of the points chase with 797 points.
Second place is held by Shannon Babb with 12 top 3 finishes and 714 points.
Third place belongs to former UMP National Champion, Terry English who has shown to be a man of steel, earning a starting berth in every Summer National A-Main finale thus far without the use of a provisional. English has 11 top 5 finishes and 641 points.
Fourth finds reigning UMP National champion Rodney Melvin with 535 points and 10 top 10 finishes.
Ronding out the top 5 is Dennis Erb with 10 top 10 finishes. Erb has amassed 473 points.
The remainder of the top 20 is filled out by randy Korte, Justin Allgaier, Kevin Weaver, Greg Johnson, Chris Carlson, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Billy Faust, Mark Faust, Rohn Moon, Roger Long, Wes Steidinger, Ritchie Hedrick and Matt Taylor.
The UMP Summer Nationals will roll on to the world's fastest 1/5 mile MACON SPEEDWAY for tonights continuation of the UMP Summer Nationals and Event #18. The track can be reached by calling (217) 764-3770 or by visiting them on the web at WWW.MACONSPEEDWAY.COM.
The UMP Summer Nationals are proudly sponsored by Hoosier Tire Midwest, Hoosier Racing Tires, Intercomp Scales, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars and Bert Transmissions.
Monday June 21 - GODFREY SPEEDWAY - Shannon Babb WINNER 38 cars
Tuesday June 22 - PEORIA SPEEDWAY - Brian Shirley WINNER 50 cars
Wednesday June 23 - KAMP SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 45 cars
Thursday June 24 - HARTFORD SPEEDWAY - RAINED OUT
Friday June 25 - KANKAKEE SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 40 cars
Saturday June 26 - FAIRBURY SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 44 cars
Sunday June 27 - TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY - Rodney Melvin WINNER 37 cars
Monday June 28 - LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY - Billy Moyer WINNER 42 cars
Tuesday June 29 - CLAY CO. SPEEDWAY - Shannon Babb WINNER 27 cars
Wednesday June 30 - CLARKSVILLE SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 32cars
Thursday July 1 - MT. VERNON SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 34 cars
Friday July 2 - PADUCAH SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 32 cars
Saturday July 3 - I-55 SPEEDWAY - RAINED OUT
Sunday July 4 - VERMILION CTY. SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 37 cars
Tuesday July 6 - HIGHLAND SPEEDWAY - Shannon Babb WINNER 34 cars
Wednesday July 7 - SPOON RIVER SPEEDWAY - Don O'Neal WINNER 58 cars
Thursday July 8 - MACON SPEEDWAY -
Friday July 9 - FARMER CITY SPEEDWAY -
Saturday July 10 - KENTUCKY LAKE MTR. SPEEDWAY
Sunday July 11 - TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY -
Monday July 12 - OFF - TRAVEL DAY
Tuesday July 13 - FARLEY SPEEDWAY -
Wednesday July 14 - 34 RACEWAY -
Thursday July 15 - CROWN POINT SPEEDWAY -
Friday July 16 - IONIA RACEWAY PARK -
Saturday July 17 - SERIES FINALE AND CHAMPION CROWNING
RE-CAP of Top 5 at each event:
Monday, JUNE 21 GODFREY SPEEDWAY, Godfrey, Illinois $6,000.00 to Win
1. Shannon Babb 2.Don O'Neal 3.Rodney Melvin 4.Terry English 5.Matt Taylor
Tuesday, JUNE 22 PEORIA SPEEDWAY, Peoria, Illinois $6,000.00 to Win
1. Brian Shirley 2.Rodney Melvin 3.Greg Johnson 4.Terry English 5.Justin Allgaier
Wednesday, JUNE 23 KAMP MOTOR SPEEDWAY, Boswell, Indiana $6,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Shannon Babb 3.Michael Bradley 4.Terry English 5.Greg Johnson
Thursday, JUNE 24 HARTFORD, MI, RAINED OUT
Friday, JUNE 25 KANKAKEE MOTOR SPEEDWAY, Kankakee, IL $10,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Brian Birkhofer 3.Shannon Babb 4.Dennis Erb, Jr. 5.Terry English
Saturday, JUNE 26 AMERICAN LEGION SPEEDWAY, FAIRBURY,IL. $10,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2. Roger Long 3.Shannon Babb 4.Dennis Erb Jr 5.Randy Korte
Sunday, JUNE 27 TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY, HAUBSTADT, IN $6,000.00 to Win
1.Rodney Melvin 2.Don O'Neal 3.Shannon Babb 4.Terry English 5.Frankie Martin,
Monday, JUNE 28 LAWRENCEBURG SPEEDWAY, LAWRENCEBURG, IN $6,000.00 to Win
1. Billy Moyer 2.Terry English 3.Shannon Babb 4.Dennis Erb Jr 5.Justin Allgaier
Tuesday, JUNE 29 CLAY CO. FLORA, IL. $6,000.00 to Win
1. Shannon Babb 2.Don O'Neal 3.Rodney Melvin 4.Greg Johnson 5.Billy Faust
Wednesday, JUNE 30 CLARKSVILLE, TN. $6,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Terry English 3.Rodney Melvin 4.Randle Sweeney 5.Gary Frost
Thursday, JULY 1 MT.VERNON, IL. $6,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Shannon Babb 3.Randy Korte, 4. Terry English 5.Dennis Erb Jr
Friday, JULY 2 PADUCAH, KY. $10,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Terry English 3.Shannon Babb, 4. Scott James 5.Billy Moyer
Saturday, JULY 3 I-55 RACEWAY, PEVELY, MO. RAINED OUT
Sunday, JULY 4 VERMILION COUNTY, DANVILLE, IL. $6,000.00 to Win
1. Don O'Neal 2.Shannon Babb 3.Rodney Melvin 4.Terry English 5.Kyle Logue
Monday, JULY 5 FAYETTE COUNTY SPEEDWAY, Brownstown, Il. $6,000.00 to win RAINED OUT
Tuesday, July 6 HIGHLAND SPEEDWAY, Highland, Il. $6,000.00 to win
1. Shannon Babb, 2. Randy Korte, 3. Don O'Neal, 4. Steve Sheppard, Jr., 5. Billy Faust
Wednesday, July 7 SPOON RIVER SPEEDWAY, Canton, Il. $6,000.00 to win
1. Don O'Neal, 2. Shannon Babb, 3. Dennis Erb, Jr., 4. Randy Korte, 5. Terry English
