Bobby Bittle
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Pevely, MO (August 7, 2004) Bobby Bittle increased his point lead in the U.M.P. (United Midwestern Promoters) Modified division at I-55 Raceway as he swept the night's action in that division. Eric Mabery lead the first half of the main event as he took the lead on the opening lap. Mabery fought off the challenge of Bittle and Tom Ratajczyk early on. Bittle worked his way around Mabery and went on to claim the win. Mabery took home second with Ratajczyk taking third. Brent Mullins took the fourth position and Doug Wood completed the top five.
A scary crash happened at about the half way mark of the twenty lap event when Clint Eckenrodt flipped several times in turn two. The crash happened when Eckenrodt's left front tire climb up and over the right rear of Matt Goulden's car. Dennis Richards also made hard contact with the wall as he had to make an evasive manuever to avoid the flipping car of Eckenrodt. Both drivers were uninjured.
UMP Modifieds - 29 Entries
Heat 1:
1. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
2. 9W Doug Wood
3. 22X Clint Eckenrodt
4. 41 Larry Hull
Heat 2:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 41M Brent Mullins
3. 29 Jeff LeBaube
4. 11G Matt Goulden
Heat 3:
1. 45M Eric Mabery
2. 4G Bob Gaeschel
3. 18 Jeremy Greenwalt
4. 6N Matt Naeger
Dash:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
3. 45M Eric Mabery
4. 41M Brent Mullins
Semi:
1. 7 Mark Miner
2. 166 Brian Worley
3. 10 Todd McGraw
4. 1F Mike Francis
5. 3R Leon Rakers
6. 13D Dan Walters
7. 62 Leo Kiefer
8. 31P Mitch Parmely
DNS. 1D Dean Hoffman
DNS. 444 Matt Simpson
DNS. 3L Bill LaRue
Feature:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 45M Eric Mabery
3. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
4. 41M Brent Mullins
5. 9W Doug Wood
6. 29 Jeff LeBaube
7. 166 Brian Worley
8. 3R Leon Rakers
9. 95 Jerry Grither
10. 14 Billy Smith
11. 7 Mark Miner
12. 41 Larry Hull
13. 314 Jeff Masson
14. C4 Chris Soutiea
15. 1F Mike Francis
16. 8X James Reed
17. 13D Dan Walters
18. 11G Matt Goulden
19. 4G Bob Gaeschel
20. 6N Matt Naeger
21. 22X Clint Eckenrodt
22. 21 Dennis Richards
23. 10 Todd McGraw
24. 18 Jeremy Greenwalt
