Billy Moyer
Matt Mevert
Jeff Herzog
Rob Shaw
<a href="http://www.i55photos.com/2010-Racing-Season/MARSUMP-Challenge-8-28-10" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM I-55 RACEWAY!</a>
Pevely, MO (August 28th, 2010) Billy Moyer has visited I-55 Raceway three times during the 2010 racing season and has won all three times he has been there. With forty cars on hand for the MARS/UMP DIRTcar Challenge and Moyer drawing a high pill number and having to start near the back of his qualifying heat race, it wasn't an easy task to claim his third win at I-55 Raceway this season. Moyer would start the main event in the outside of row three with Dennis Erb, Jr. and Jeremy Payne on the front row. Payne would get the lead at the drop of the green flag from his front row outside starting spot. Erb would move into the second spot and constantly badger Payne for the lead in the early laps. Shannon Babb would get into the third spot and make it a three-way race for the lead. As the laps began to click off, Moyer was on the move toward the front. It didn't take long for the leaders to get into lapped traffic and that would cause the battle for the lead to intensify. Moyer would drive around Babb for the third spot on lap ten, then he would move past Erb for the second spot just two laps later. Just before the half way marker, Moyer flew past race leader Payne. Moyer would proceed to pull away from the field and checked out to win by nearly a half-track margin. It took Moyer less than twelve minutes to finish the entire forty lap feature event that went caution free. Another amazing note, all twenty-four cars that started the main event, took the checkered flag. Shannon Babb would work his way past Erb and Payne to finish in the second position. Payne would hold on for a third place finish with Erb taking fourth. Brian Shirley would round out the top five.
Matt Mevert from Steeleville, Illinois would claim his second UMP DIRTcar Modified feature event of 2010 at I-55 Raceway. Mevert started on the pole and held off an early challenge from Rusty Griffaw to earn the win. A great battled ensued for most of the twenty lap feature event between Tim Hancock, Bobby Bittle and Jim Black for the third spot. Those three drivers swapped the positions back and fourth throughout the main event. Bittle would get the third spot late in the race and then almost ran down second place finisher Griffaw but came up short at the line and settled for third. Hancock would take fourth with Black finishing fifth.
Jeff Herzog led all fifteen laps of the UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman main event en-route to the victory. Troy Naeger stayed on the rear bumper of Herzog for the entire distance, but could never mount a challenge to get along side Herzog for the lead and settled for the second spot. Brad Paquet would move past Trey Harris late in the race and take the third spot with Harris finishing fourth. Steve Edgecombe completed the top five.
The UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stocks had yet another amazing battle for the lead that would see six cars battling for the top spot for most of the event. Jeff Turner led the early laps with Rob Shaw, Justin McCallister, Aron Faulkner, Philip Stuart and Gerald Buechting all battling for the lead. As the cars rubbed fenders and traded paint, Rob Shaw would move into the lead in the closing laps and hang on for the win. Justin McCallister would get the second position with Jeff Turner taking third. Aron Faulkner would get fourth while Philip Stuart rounded out the top five.
MARS/UMP DIRTcar Late Models - 40 Entries
Heat 1
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 13 Dewayne Keifer
3. 33 Ricky Frankel
4. 75 Terry Phillips
5. 27 Jeff Beyers
6. 28j Leroy Johnson
7. 2 Dustin Mooneyham
8. 6 Tommy Krankel DNS
Heat 2
1. 87 Ken Rumble
2. 21 Billy Moyer
3. 30 Mark Voigt
4. 99t Eric Turner
5. 20 Darrell Mooneyham
6. 45 Mike Jessup
7. 33 Tim Manville
8. 1hr Ron McQuerry
Heat 3
1. 74 Jeremy Payne
2. 88x Gary Christian
3. 9 Ken Schrader
4. 96 Terry English
5. 95 Jeff Johns
6. 00 Scott Weber
7. f5 Chris Fisher
8. 81 Craig Smith
Heat 4
1. 80 Bryan Collins
2. 3s Brian Shirley
3. 1 Jack Sullivan
4. 77 Jason McBride
5. 88 Wendall Wallace
6. 23 Paul Roider
7. 66 Jim Gibson
8. 66h Chris Hall
Heat 5
1. 6k Michael Kloos
2. 28 Dennis Erb
3. 25 Jason Feger
4. 96t Tanner English
5. 32x Nick Lyons
6. 7 Rich Lawson
7. 1v Will Vaught
8. 13 Brent Kreke
Semi 1 Top 2 advance
1. 75 Terry Phillips
2. 00 Scott Weber
3. 95 Jeff Johns
4. 96 Terry English
5. 32x Nick Lyons
6. 20 Darrell Mooneyham
7. f5 Chris Fisher
8. 23 Paul Roider
9. 1v Will Vaught DNS
10. 13 Brent Kreke DNS
11. 2 Dustin Mooneyham DNS
12. 81 Craig Smith DNS
Semi 2 Top 2 advance
1. 88 Wendall Wallace
2. 99t Eric Turner
3. 96 Tanner English
4. 27 Jeff Beyers
5. 1hr Ron McQuerry
6. 33 Tim Manville
7. 7 Rich Lawson
8. 45 Mike Jessup
9. 28 Leroy Johnson
10. 66h Chris Hall
11. 66 Jim Gibson DNS
Feature
1. [6] 21 Billy Moyer
2. [3] 18 Shannon Babb
3. [2] 74 Jeremy Payne
4. [1] 28 Dennis Erb
5. [9] 3s Brian Shirley
6. [5] 6k Michael Kloos
7. [7] 80 Bryan Collins
8. [11] 1 Jack Sullivan
9. [8] 25 Jason Feger
10. [16] 9 Ken Schrader
11. [10] 30 Mark Voigt
12. [4] 87 Ken Rumble
13. [14] 33f Rickey Frankel
14. [19] 00 Scott Weber
15. [18] 88 Wendell Wallace
16. [17] 75 Terry Phillips
17. [15] 77 Jason McBride
18. [24] 96 Terry English
19. [20] 99t Eric Turner
20. [12] 13 Dewayne Kiefer
21. [13] 88x Gary Christian
22. [22] 95 Jeff Johns
23. [21] 20 Darrell Mooneyham
24. [23] 28j Leroy Johnson
UMP DIRTcar Modifieds - 19 Entries
Heat 1
1. 16 Rusty Griffaw
2. 1s Tim Hancock
3. 22 Matt Mevert
4. 14 Rick Conoyer
5. b10 Brad White
6. 62k Leo Keifer
7. 4w Rick Weekly
8. 3c Cody Conner
9. 72x Jason Sinn
10. 7z Matt Zimmerly
Heat 2
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 31 Ricky Horton
3. 29 Jeff Lebaube
4. 10x Jim Black
5. 14 Leroy Haney
6. 000 Scott White
7. 5w Ralph Wiltrout
8. 24 Paul Bauman
9. 1 Tommie Seets
Feature
1. [1] 22 Matt Mevert
2. [3] 16 Rusty Griffaw
3. [4] 89 Bobby Bittle
4. [5] 1s Tim Hancock
5. [2] 10x Jim Black
6. [16] 1 Tommie Seets
7. [6] 31 Ricky Horton
8. [9] 14 Rick Conoyer
9. [12] 4w Rick Weekley
10. [8] 14 Leroy Haney
11. [11] b10 Brad White
12. [10] 000 Scott White
13. [13] 62k Leo Keifer
14. [15] 3c Cody Conner
15. [18] 7z Matt Zimmerly
16. [14] 5w Ralph Wiltrout
17. [7] 29 Jeff LeBaube
18. [17] 72x Jason Sinn
DNS. 24 Paul Bauman
UMP DIRTcar/AARA Sportsman - 28 Entries
Heat 1
1. 57 Trey Harris
2. 12 Troy Naeger
3. 16 Jacob Buechting
4. 10 Daryn Klein
5. 15b Matt Brucato
6. 17 Mike Jones
7. 55 Jason Keller
8. 23w Dennis Wernle
9. 20x Robin Fee
10. 411 Marty Heck DNS
Heat 2
1. 8 Steve Edgecombe
2. 11 Jeff Herzog
3. 192 Mark Spraul
4. 3 Scott Henseler
5. 36 Danny Ems
6. 21 Eric Hogenmiller
7. 5h Scott Hammack
8. 168 Mike Armstrong
9. 17h Matt Hancock
Heat 3
1. 49 Brad Paquet
2. 110 Todd McGraw
3. e7 Sam Worley
4. 6 Rick Ruch
5. 69 Derek Bryant
6. 5m Mike McMullen
7. 23m Kevin Mosier
8. 64 Jim Smith
9. 31 Brian Shuberg
Feature
1. [1] 11 Jeff Herzog
2. [4] 12 Troy Naeger
3. [6] 49 Brad Paquet
4. [3] 57 Trey Harris
5. [5] 8e Steve Edgecombe
6. [8] 3 Scott Henseler
7. [2] 110 Todd McGraw
8. [7] 10 Daryn Klein
9. [11] 192 Mark Spraul
10. [12] e7 Sam Worley
11. [18] 21 Eric Hogenmiller
12. [19] 23 Kevin Mosier
13. [20] 5h Scott Hammack
14. [9] 6 Rick Ruch
15. [15] 5m Mike McMullen
16. [22] 168 Mike Armstrong
17. [17] 17 Mike Jones
18. [23] 31 Brian Shubirg
19. [14] 69 Derek Bryant
20. [16] 15b Matt Brucato
21. [10] 16b Jacob Buechting
22. [21] 23w Dennis Wernle
23. [13] 36 Danny Ems
DNS. 55k Jason Keller
DNS. 17h Matt Hancock
DNS. 20x Robin Fee
DNS. 64 Jim Smith
DNS. 411 Marty Heck
UMP DIRTcar/AARA Pro 4 Stocks - 24 Entries
Heat 1
1. 18r Rob Shaw
2. 18 Aron Faulkner
3. 2s Philip Stuart
4. 22 Scott Wickliffe
5. 2 Kevin Wilde
6. 77 Ron Lyons
7. 1 Joe Merritt
8. 42 Charlie David
Heat 2
1. 57e Earl Pryor
2. 11 Jeff Turner
3. 16 John Eldridge
4. 01 Billy Lapaglia
5. 667 Jackie Buechting
6. 25 Joe Perrigo
7. 50 David Parker
8. 105 Josh Meese
Heat 3
1. 49 Justin McCallister
2. 19 Gerald Buechting
3. 7j Blake Jost
4. 4 Tom Rorabacher
5. 14 Rodney George
6. 96 Andrew Wibbenmeyer
7. 51 Ben Cochran
8. 46 Brian Reither
Feature
1. [3] 18r Rob Shaw
2. [5] 49 Justin McCallister
3. [1] 11 Jeff Turner
4. [6] 18 Aron Faulkner
5. [7] 2s Philip Stuart
6. [2] 19 Gerald Buechting
7. [13] 2 Kevin Wilde
8. [8] 16 John Eldridge
9. [14] 667 Jackie Buechting
10. [12] 4 Tom Rorabacher
11. [10] 22 Scott Wickliffe
12. [11] 01 Billy Lapaglia
13. [9] 7j Blake Jost
14. [16] 77 Ron Lyons
15. [19] 1 Joe Merritt
16. [17] 25 Joe Perrigo
17. [22] 42 Charles David
18. [23] 105 Josh Meese
19. [15] 14 Rodney George
20. [20] 50 David Parker
21. [18] 96 Andrew Wibbenmeyer
22. [4] 57e Earl Pryor
23. [21] 51 Ben Cochran
24. [24] 46 Brian Reither