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Wendell Wallace
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Mt. Vernon, IL (July 7, 2003) Wendell Wallace only lead the feature for about 500 feet during the UMP Summer Nationals event at Mt. Vernon Raceway, but it was the final 500 feet to the checkered flag. Wallace started on the inside of the second row in the 40 lap main event. Pole sitter Don O'Neal jumped out front and led the first 39 3/4 laps with Wallace right on his bumper for the final 35 laps. The track had taken rubber and the fast line was right on the bottom, so just about every car in the feature was running around the bottom. At the end, the two leaders were stacked up behind heavy lapped traffic and were unable to move past. Going into the turn three on the final lap, O'Neal left a small opening and Wallace drove in deep under O'Neal with the two cars bumping, Wallace accelerated off the bottom and beat O'Neal back to the line to pick up the win.
Billy Drake continued his consistancy during the Summer Nationals with a third place finish. Shannon Babb moved up from his eighth place starting position to finish fourth. Randy Korte rounded out the top five.
The fireworks came after the race in the pit area as the teams of O'Neal and Wallace had some heated discussions over the last lap pass.
Complete results from Jack Pugh
<B>UMP Late Models - 42 cars</b>
Time trails
1. 00 Randy Korte - 15.131
2. 18 Shannon Babb - 15.162
3. 71 Don O'Neal - 15.180
4. 21 Billy Moyer - 15.423
5. 9 Billy Drake - 15.513
6. 36 Ron Sensel - 15.533
Dash
1. 71 Don O'Neal
2. 00 Randy Korte
3. 88Wendell Wallace
4. 36 Ron Sensel
5. 9 Billy Drake
6. 96 Terry English
7. 83 Joe Morris
8. 18 Shannon Babb
9. 9 Billy Moyer
Heat 1:
1. 83 Joe Morris
2. 3S Brian Shirley
3. 26 Billy Faust
4. 9 Eric Smith
5. 78 Kyle Monroe
6. 55 Jeep Van Wormer
7. 13 Dewayne Kiefer
8. 5xi Brian McCabe
9. 58 Garrett Durrett
Heat 2:
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 28 Kevin Claycomb
3. 28 Dennis Erb
4. 12 Billy Millikan
5. 19M Jeff Matejke
6. 4 Jeff Sloan
7. 33 Todd Rehg
8. 78 Chad Zobrist
9. 32 Vince Grondzki
Heat 3:
1. 21 Billy Moyer
2. B12 Kevin Weaver
3. 25 Frankie Martin
4. 13 Brent Kreke
5. 84 Tony Boyles
6. 24 Jermey Sneed
7. 24 Mike Beasley
8. 45 Dan Hammer
9. 24 Clint Bex
Heat 4:
1. 27B Bobby Melvin
2. 27 Rodney Melvin
3. 47 Steve Hillard
4. A1 Duke Whiseant
5. 1D Dean Hoffman
6. 44 Jimmy Burwell
7. 35 Cody Hupp
8. R52 Rylan Dagg
Semi 1:
1. 9 Eric Smith
2. 78 Kyle Monroe
3. 12 Bill Millikan
4. 19M Jeff Matejke
5. 78 Chad Zorbist
6. 13 Dwayne Kiefer
7. 58 Garrett Durrett
8. 4 Jeff Sloan
9. 32 Vince Grondzki
10. 33 Todd Rehg(DNF)
11. 5xi Brian McCabe(DNF)
12. 55 Jeep Van Wormer(DNF)
Semi 2:
1. A1 Duke Whiseant
2. 13 Brent Kreke
3. 1D Dean Hoffman
4. 45 Don Hammer
5. 44 Jimmy Burwell
6. 24 Jeremy Sneed
7. 24 Clint Bex
8. 35 Cody Hupp
9. 24 Mike Beasley
Feature
1. 88 Wendell Wallace
2. 71 Don O'Neal
3. 9 Billy Drake
4. 18 Shannon Babb
5. 00 Randy Korte
6. 96 Terry English
7. 27 Rodney Melvin
8. 28 Kevin Claycomb
9. 21 Billy Moyer
10. 3S Brian Shirley
11. 28 Dennis Erb
12. B12 Kevin Weaver
13. A1 Duke Whiseant
14. 9 Eric Smith
15. 47 Steve Hillard(DNF)
16. 26 Billy Faust(DNF)
17. 25 Frankie Martin(DNF)
18. 36 Ron Sensel(DNF)
19. 83 Joe Morris(DNF)
20. 27B Bobby Melvin(DNF)
Wendell Wallace
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Mt. Vernon, IL (July 7, 2003) Wendell Wallace only lead the feature for about 500 feet during the UMP Summer Nationals event at Mt. Vernon Raceway, but it was the final 500 feet to the checkered flag. Wallace started on the inside of the second row in the 40 lap main event. Pole sitter Don O'Neal jumped out front and led the first 39 3/4 laps with Wallace right on his bumper for the final 35 laps. The track had taken rubber and the fast line was right on the bottom, so just about every car in the feature was running around the bottom. At the end, the two leaders were stacked up behind heavy lapped traffic and were unable to move past. Going into the turn three on the final lap, O'Neal left a small opening and Wallace drove in deep under O'Neal with the two cars bumping, Wallace accelerated off the bottom and beat O'Neal back to the line to pick up the win.
Billy Drake continued his consistancy during the Summer Nationals with a third place finish. Shannon Babb moved up from his eighth place starting position to finish fourth. Randy Korte rounded out the top five.
The fireworks came after the race in the pit area as the teams of O'Neal and Wallace had some heated discussions over the last lap pass.
Complete results from Jack Pugh
<B>UMP Late Models - 42 cars</b>
Time trails
1. 00 Randy Korte - 15.131
2. 18 Shannon Babb - 15.162
3. 71 Don O'Neal - 15.180
4. 21 Billy Moyer - 15.423
5. 9 Billy Drake - 15.513
6. 36 Ron Sensel - 15.533
Dash
1. 71 Don O'Neal
2. 00 Randy Korte
3. 88Wendell Wallace
4. 36 Ron Sensel
5. 9 Billy Drake
6. 96 Terry English
7. 83 Joe Morris
8. 18 Shannon Babb
9. 9 Billy Moyer
Heat 1:
1. 83 Joe Morris
2. 3S Brian Shirley
3. 26 Billy Faust
4. 9 Eric Smith
5. 78 Kyle Monroe
6. 55 Jeep Van Wormer
7. 13 Dewayne Kiefer
8. 5xi Brian McCabe
9. 58 Garrett Durrett
Heat 2:
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 28 Kevin Claycomb
3. 28 Dennis Erb
4. 12 Billy Millikan
5. 19M Jeff Matejke
6. 4 Jeff Sloan
7. 33 Todd Rehg
8. 78 Chad Zobrist
9. 32 Vince Grondzki
Heat 3:
1. 21 Billy Moyer
2. B12 Kevin Weaver
3. 25 Frankie Martin
4. 13 Brent Kreke
5. 84 Tony Boyles
6. 24 Jermey Sneed
7. 24 Mike Beasley
8. 45 Dan Hammer
9. 24 Clint Bex
Heat 4:
1. 27B Bobby Melvin
2. 27 Rodney Melvin
3. 47 Steve Hillard
4. A1 Duke Whiseant
5. 1D Dean Hoffman
6. 44 Jimmy Burwell
7. 35 Cody Hupp
8. R52 Rylan Dagg
Semi 1:
1. 9 Eric Smith
2. 78 Kyle Monroe
3. 12 Bill Millikan
4. 19M Jeff Matejke
5. 78 Chad Zorbist
6. 13 Dwayne Kiefer
7. 58 Garrett Durrett
8. 4 Jeff Sloan
9. 32 Vince Grondzki
10. 33 Todd Rehg(DNF)
11. 5xi Brian McCabe(DNF)
12. 55 Jeep Van Wormer(DNF)
Semi 2:
1. A1 Duke Whiseant
2. 13 Brent Kreke
3. 1D Dean Hoffman
4. 45 Don Hammer
5. 44 Jimmy Burwell
6. 24 Jeremy Sneed
7. 24 Clint Bex
8. 35 Cody Hupp
9. 24 Mike Beasley
Feature
1. 88 Wendell Wallace
2. 71 Don O'Neal
3. 9 Billy Drake
4. 18 Shannon Babb
5. 00 Randy Korte
6. 96 Terry English
7. 27 Rodney Melvin
8. 28 Kevin Claycomb
9. 21 Billy Moyer
10. 3S Brian Shirley
11. 28 Dennis Erb
12. B12 Kevin Weaver
13. A1 Duke Whiseant
14. 9 Eric Smith
15. 47 Steve Hillard(DNF)
16. 26 Billy Faust(DNF)
17. 25 Frankie Martin(DNF)
18. 36 Ron Sensel(DNF)
19. 83 Joe Morris(DNF)
20. 27B Bobby Melvin(DNF)
