Pontoon Beach, IL – (September 11, 2005) Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL crowned their 2005 season champions in all five divisions. Steve Sheppard of New Berlin, IL took the UMP Late Model Championship as he led all twenty-five laps of the main event and picked up the victory which allowed him to maintain his lead in the points race and earn the championship. Randy Korte started deep in the field as he came from the eleventh starting position to claim the second spot. Michael Kloos, Mark Oller and Billy Laycock completed the top five.
The final Championship standings in the UMP Late Model division ended with Steve Sheppard as the Champion, Michael Kloos was the runner-up, Mark Oller finished the season in the third position. Billy Laycock and Jayme Zidar rounded out the top five in the standings.
Ray Walsh of St. Louis, MO secured the UMP Modified Championship as he also won his main event allowing him to keep his lead in the final point standings. Walsh out-gunned Bobby Martintoni who rolled across the line in the second position and also finished the season in second place in the point standings. Tom Seets, Sr., Jim Lafferty and John Stanton rounded out the top five in the main event. NASCAR's Kenny Wallace brought the St. Louis Cardinals colors home in the sixth position.
The top five in the UMP Modified final point standings finished up with Ray Walsh in first, Bobby Martintoni in second, Jim Lafferty third, John Stanton fourth and Steve Meyer, Jr. in the fifth spot.
Jimmy Cummins of Waterloo, IL was also able to earn the main event victory as well as claim the Championship in the Sportsman division. Cummins had to hold off the hard charging young female-phenon Trista Stevenson who worked her way through traffic and was glued to the rear bumper of Cummins' car for the final five laps of the main event. Bryan Slover, Brandon Hogenson and Jr. Benton completed the top five.
The final point standings in the Sportsman division shook out with Cummins on top followed by Brandon Hogenson in the second spot, Bryan Slover third, Dennis Wernle fourth and Don Grimm in the fifth position. Wernle elected not to become a registered member at the start of the season and is not eligible for any post-season awards.
The Street Stock division provided another exciting main event as three cars battled for the lead right down to the wire. The points Champion Sam Kizer and Robby Benson battled side-by-side for the lead lap after lap but as they got into lapped traffic, Josh Jackson used the high side to slip by both Kizer and Benson with just two laps remaining and took the win. Kizer crossed the line in second with Benson in third. Jason Stanton and Brad Yotter completed the top five.
The final point standings in the Street Stock division ended with Sam Kizer on top, Brad Yotter in the second position, Robby Benson earned the third spot and Jason Stanton and Josh Jackson completed the top five.
In the Factory Stock class, it was Ralph Bradford earning the main event win. Keith Rose crossed the line in second followed by Ryan Rose, Aaron Wood and Ken Bell.
Aaron Wood was crowned as the Factory Stock Champion, Bradford was the runner-up with Ken Bell, Ryan Kress and David Pulley, Jr. rounding out the top five.
UMP Late Models
Heat 1
1 00 Randy Korte
2 67 Mark Oller
3 82 Billy Laycock
4 1 Lenny Garson
5 17s Brad Sullivan
6 20 Mark Gansmann
7 5 Dnf / Joe Dresch
Heat 2
1 81 Craig Smith
2 9z Jayme Zidar
3 11d Brian Diveley
4 87 Ken Rumble
5 89h Matt Hartnett
6 77 Kevin Lee
7 2b Tim Brown
Heat 3
1 5s Steve Sheppard
2 24 Dick Taylor
3 6k Michael Kloos
4 F15 Jerome Conway
5 6 Pat Ryan
6 16h Dnf / Mike Hammerle
7 8 Dnf / Bob Geaschel
Dash
1 00 Randy Korte
2 24 Dick Taylor
3 5s Steve Sheppard
4 67 Mark Oller
5 9z Jayme Zidar
6 81 Craig Smith
Feature
1 5s Steve Sheppard
2 00 Randy Korte
3 6k Michael Kloos
4 67 Mark Oller
5 82 Billy Laycock
6 9z Jayme Zidar
7 11 Brian Diveley
8 20 Mark Gansman
9 16h Mike Hammerle
10 6 Pat Ryan
11 81 Craig Smith
12 5d Joe Dresch
13 F15 Jerome Conaway
14 24 Dick Taylor
15 87 Ken Rumble
16 77 Kevin Lee
17 8 Bob Geaschel
18 89 Matt Hartnett
19 2b Tim Brown
20 17s Brad Sullivan
21 1 Lenny Garson
UMP Modifieds
Heat 1
1 56l Jim Lafferty
2 P9 Tom Seets Jr
3 48 Bob Martintoni
4 11h John Stanton
5 37 Mike Monroe
6 1a Steve Meyers Jr
7 68 Dane Gundaker
8 56t Dave Thorton
Heat 2
1 14 Billy Smith
2 1w Ray Walsh
3 74 Chad Frauenfelder
4 51 Bob Stanton
5 28b Shawn Burns
6 87 Lyle Monroe
7 09 Larry Brown
8 83 John Seets
Heat 3
1 W1 Ricky Huebner
2 36 Kenny Wallace
3 0 Jeff Ely
4 17m Mark Lund
5 7 Tommie Seets Jr
6 11s Scott Riepshoff
7 33 Tim Manville
Dash
1 14 Billy Smith
2 1w Ray Walsh
3 56 Jim Lafferty
4 P9 Tom Seets Sr
5 W1 Ricky Huebner
6 36 Kenny Wallace
Feature
1 1w Ray Walsh
2 48 Bobby Martintoni
3 P9 Tom Seets Jr
4 56l Jim Lafferty
5 11h John Stanton
6 36 Kenny Wallace
7 1a Steve Meyer Jr
8 56t Dave Thorton
9 51 Bob Stanton
10 68 Dane Gundaker
11 14 Billy Smith
12 74 Chad Fraundfelder
13 83 John Seets
14 87 Lyle Monroe
15 09 Larry Brown
16 W1 Ricky Huebner
17 17m Mark Lund
18 11s Scott Riepshoff
19 37 Mike Monroe
20 33 Tim Manville
21 28 Shawn Burns
22 0 Jeff Ely
23 7 Tommie Seets Jr
Sportsman
Heat 1
1 51 Rick Jones
2 7 Bryan Slover
3 18 Pat Chalmers
4 S32 David Walker
5 45t Trista Stevenson
6 5 Kaleb Chester
7 90 Mike Hartnett Jr
8 77 Brandon Hogenson
9 88 Mike Hartnett
Heat 2
1 19 Jimmy Cummins
2 2 Pete Cory
3 27p Keith Petty
4 32jr Jr Benton
5 33 Don Grimm
6 41 Ron Petty
7 86 Jake Robbins
8 70 Tony Hunter
Dash
1 19 Jimmy Cummins
2 2 Pete Cory
3 18 Pat Chalmers
4 27 Keith Petty
5 7 Bryan Slover
6 51 Rick Jones
Feature
1 19 Jimmy Cummins
2 45t Trista Steveson
3 7 Bryan Slover
4 77 Brandon Hogenson
5 32jr Jr Benton
6 41 Ron Petty
7 18 Pat Chalmers
8 2 Pete Cory
9 5 Kaleb Chester
10 27p Keith Petty
11 86 Jake Robbins
12 90 Mike Hartnett Jr
13 S32 David Walker
14 33 Don Grimm
15 88 Mike Hartnett
16 51 Dns / Rick Jones
17 70 Dns / Tony Hunter
Street Stocks
Heat 1
1 72 Brad Yotter
2 5j Josh Jackson
3 74 Eric Rensing
4 12 Bobby Hinson
5 87 Gary Wyman
6 191 Leo Kiefer
7 69k Dns / Sam Kizer
8 69b Dns / Robby Benson
Heat 2
1 5x Matt Workman
2 51 Jason Stanton
3 64 Brian Crawford
4 2j Greg Jones
5 14 Kyle Watson
6 44 Pat Harper
7 8h Matt Hancock
8 76 Dns / Rick Jones
Heat 3
1 2 Larry Marsala
2 93 Todd Erickson
3 00 Tony King
4 71 Eric Skinner
5 5 Todd Niemann
6 07 Steve Stonecipher
7 9 Mark Herr
8 25 Don Mcdowell
Feature
1 5j Josh Jackson
2 69 Sam Kizer
3 69b Robby Benson
4 51 Jason Stanton
5 72 Brad Yotter
6 64 Brian Crawford
7 74 Eric Rensing
8 2m Larry Marsala
9 71 Ricky Huebner
10 12 Bobby Hinson
11 2j Greg Jones
12 00 Tony King
13 93 Todd Erickson
14 07 Steve Stonecipher
15 191 Leo Keifer
16 87 Gary Wyman
17 5 Todd Niemann
18 9 Mark Herr
19 25 Don Mcdowell
20 14 Kyle Watson
21 8 Matt Hancock
22 44 Pat Harper
23 5 Matt Workman
24 76 Dns / Rick Jones
Factory Stocks
Heat 1
1 79 Keith Rose
2 36 Ralph Bradford
3 111 Rodney Bailey
4 17 Jeff Sims
5 12 Lance Ervin
6 11l Rob Lee
7 6 Ashley Ryan
8 03 Jonathan Schulte
9 5 Dnf / David Pulley Jr
Heat 2
1 83 Ken Bell
2 41 Nancy Petty Smith
3 211 Jeff Ferguson
4 X66 Ryan Kress
5 96r Ted Romine
6 2x Aaron Wood
7 66 Joe Swip
8 12p Scott Parker
Feature
1 36 Ralph Bradford
2 19 Keith Rose
3 X66 Ryan Rose
4 2x Aaron Wood
5 83 Ken Bell
6 111 Rod Bailey
7 41 Nancy Petty Smith
8 96 Ted Romine
9 211 Jeff Ferguson
10 12 Lance Ervine
11 66 Joe Swip
12 6 Ashley Ryan
13 03 Jonathan Schilte
14 11l Rob Lee
15 12p Scott Parker
16 17 Jeff Sims
17 5 David Pulley Jr