By Terry Young
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Shannon Babb
Shannon Babb, the Moweaqua Missile, lived up to his moniker this evening by outclassing the field and making a clean sweep by recording fast time, winning the dash and lapping up to seventh place on the lightning fast, meticulously prepared TRI-CITY Speedway.
Babb dedicated the win to UMP founder Bob Memmer who passed away this week, citing Bob's lifelong dedication to the sport and his endless contributions to help the sport.
Babb, driving the CAR CITY, WATTERS Autoland, Outlawd Motorsports, J&J Steel, Wick Racing Supply, Sunoco Fuels C.J. Rayburn Chassis with traction from Hoosier by Smash and power from Jay Dickens was definitely the class of the field this evening, pocketing the $10,000.00 winners share for his efforts.
The 34 car field took the track in qualifying with Babb touring the speed plant with a time of 20.510.
The dash was topped by Babb over Earl Pearson, Don O'Neal, Jimmy Mars, Brian Birkhofer, Terry English, Rodney Melvin, Greg Johnson and Darren Miller.
The first heat was won by Terry Phillips over Rodney Melvin, Ed Dixon, Billy Faust, John Seets, Joe Ross, Jr., Kevin Gundaker, Craig Smith, Billy Laycock and Len Garson.
Second heat action seen Greg Johnson top the field followed by Duke Whiseant, Dwight Falcon, Dennis Erb, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Chris Carlson, Chris Winters and Billy Moyer.
Third heat honors went to Randy Korte over Darren Miller, Mark Voigt, Joe Cooksey, Steve Shive, Jay Johnson, Roger Brickler and Johnny Johnson.
The consi was topped by a hard charging Billy Moyer who performed flawlessly from a rear pack starting berth to make the transfer finsihing sedcond behind John Seets from the pople starting berth. Following the duo at the stripe were Jay Johnson, Sheppard, Jr., Ross, Jr., Shive, Carlson, Craig Smith, Laycock, Roger Brickler, Winters and Len Garson.
Feature action would see Shannon Babb jump to an early lead and never be headed, leading all 40 laps like he was on a rail. Only early race action seen him with any challenge at all, that coming at the hand of Don O'Neal and Earl Pearson. Following Babb to the checkered flag were 9 cars with a high rate of attrition in the main beginning in the opening laps all the way to lap 33. At the finish it was Babb, Pearson, O'Neal, Birkhofer, Miller, Phillips and Korte, the only cars on the lead lap. Terry English and Dennis Erb were both minus one lap with Justin Allgaier rounding out the top 10 two laps down to the leader. Allgaier was in a borrowed car, after qualifying a Don O'Neal backup and then missing the heat and consi, jumping into an unfamiliar borrowed car from Kevin Gundaker who didn't make the show, and making the most of his provisional, ended the evening with a top 10 finish.
Tomorrow, the UMP Summer Nationals takes a much needed breather, with a day off for travel as the group heads North to the Farley Speedway on Tuesday for Event #22 of 26, winding down to the crowning of the champion the following Saturday. Farley Speedway is located in Farley, Iowa. The track can be reached for race information by calling (319) 378-1385 or (563) 7440-3620 or you can visit them on the world wide web at WWW.SIMMONSPROMOTIONSINC.COM
The UMP Summer Nationals are proudly sponsored by Hoosier Tire Midwest, Hoosier Racing Tire, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Intercomp Scales and Bert Transmissions.
UMP Late Models - 34 Entries
Qualifying:
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 1 Earl Pearson
3. 19 Greg Johnson
4. 15B Brian Birkhofer
5. 28 Jimmy Mars
6. 71 Don O'Neal
Dash:
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 1 Earl Pearson
3. 71 Don O'Neal
4. 28 Jimmy Mars
5. 15B Brian Birkhofer
6. 96 Terry English
7. 27 Rodney Melvin
8. 19 Greg Johnson
9. 32 Darren Miller
Heat 1:
1. 75 Terry Phillips
2. 27 Rodney Melvin
3. 50 Ed Dixon
4. 26 Billy Faust
5. 360 John Seets
6. 15 Joe Ross, Jr.
7. 11 Kevin Gundaker
8. 81 Craig Smith
9. 82 Billy Laycock
10. 25 Lenny Garson
Heat 2:
1. 19 Greg Johnson
2. A1 Duke Whiseant
3. D65 Dwight Falcon
4. 28 Dennis Erb
5. 5S Steve Sheppard
6. C12 Chris Carlson
7. 21 Billy Moyer
8. X Chris Winters
9. 71A Justin Allgaier (DNS)
Heat 3:
1. 00 Randy Korte
2. 32 Darren Miller
3. 30 Mark Voigt
4. 51X Joe Cooksey
5. 51 Steve Shive
6. 5 Jay Johnson
7. 82 Roger Brickler
8. 99 Johnny Johnson
Semi:
1. 360 John Seets
2. 21 Billy Moyer
3. 5 Jay Johnson
4. 5S Steve Sheppard
5. 15 Joe Ross, Jr.
6. 51 Steve Shive
7. C12 Chris Carlson
8. 81 Craig Smith
9. 82 Billy Laycock
10. 82 Roger Brickler
11. X Chris Winters
12. 11 Kevin Gundaker
13. 25 Lenny Garson
Feature:
1. 18 Shannon Babb (1)
2. 1 Earl Pearson (2)
3. 71 Don O'Neal (3)
4. 15B Brian Birkhofer (5)
5. 32 Darren Miller (12)
6. 75 Terry Phillips (7)
7. 00 Randy Korte (9)
8. 96 Terry English (6)
9. 28 Dennis Erb (17)
10. 11 Justin Allgaier (21)
11. 19 Greg Johnson (8)
12. 21 Billy Moyer (20)
13. A1 Duke Whiseant (11)
14. 27 Rodney Melvin (10)
15. 26 Billy Faust (16)
16. 360 John Seets (19)
17. 30 Mark Voigt (15)
18. 50 Ed Dixon (13)
19. 51X Joe Cooksey (18)
20. 28 Jimmy Mars (4)
21. 5S Steve Sheppard (22)
22. D65 Dwight Falcon (14)
UMP Modifieds - 32 Entries
Jim Shereck
Heat 1:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 94 Ed Lenhardt
3. 16 Rusty Griffaw
4. 16 Tommie Seets, Jr.
Heat 2:
1. 1D Dean Hoffman
2. 3M Mark Leuck
3. 96T Nick Thery
4. 22 Matt Mevert
Heat 3:
1. 17 Jim Shereck
2. 56 Jim Lafferty
3. 18R Shawn Rayfield
4. 13 Corey Nelson
Heat 4:
1. D7 Dean Vickers
2. 29 Jeff LeBaube
3. 25 Denny Tribout, Jr.
4. 17M Matt Verbeck
Semi:
1. 11 John Stanton
2. 67 B.J. Seets
3. 20N Bob Newberry
4. 55 Marty Smith, Jr.
5. 44 Tim Hancock
6. 15B Terry Bolin
7. 6
8. 3
9. 2 Todd Ferber
10. 13D Dan Walters
11. 21 Dennis Richards
12. 01
13. 83 Scott Barrios
14. 20A Matt Acord
Feature:
1. 17 Jim Shereck (2)
2. 1D Dean Hoffman (3)
3. 67 B.J. Seets (18)
4. 89 Bobby Bittle (5)
5. 16 Rusty Griffaw (9)
6. 29 Jeff LeBaube (8)
7. 11 John Stanton (17)
8. 55 Marty Smith, Jr. (20)
9. 25 Denny Tribout, Jr. (12)
10. 16 Tommie Seets, Jr. (13)
11. 94 Ed Lenhardt (6)
12. D7 Dean Vickers (7)
13. 20N Bob Newberry (19)
14. 3M Mark Leuck (1)
15. 56 Jim Lafferty (4)
16. 17M Matt Verbeck (16)
17. 13 Corey Nelson (15)
18. 18R Shawn Rayfield (11)
19. 96T Nick Thery (10)
20. 22 Matt Mevert (14)
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Shannon Babb
Shannon Babb, the Moweaqua Missile, lived up to his moniker this evening by outclassing the field and making a clean sweep by recording fast time, winning the dash and lapping up to seventh place on the lightning fast, meticulously prepared TRI-CITY Speedway.
Babb dedicated the win to UMP founder Bob Memmer who passed away this week, citing Bob's lifelong dedication to the sport and his endless contributions to help the sport.
Babb, driving the CAR CITY, WATTERS Autoland, Outlawd Motorsports, J&J Steel, Wick Racing Supply, Sunoco Fuels C.J. Rayburn Chassis with traction from Hoosier by Smash and power from Jay Dickens was definitely the class of the field this evening, pocketing the $10,000.00 winners share for his efforts.
The 34 car field took the track in qualifying with Babb touring the speed plant with a time of 20.510.
The dash was topped by Babb over Earl Pearson, Don O'Neal, Jimmy Mars, Brian Birkhofer, Terry English, Rodney Melvin, Greg Johnson and Darren Miller.
The first heat was won by Terry Phillips over Rodney Melvin, Ed Dixon, Billy Faust, John Seets, Joe Ross, Jr., Kevin Gundaker, Craig Smith, Billy Laycock and Len Garson.
Second heat action seen Greg Johnson top the field followed by Duke Whiseant, Dwight Falcon, Dennis Erb, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Chris Carlson, Chris Winters and Billy Moyer.
Third heat honors went to Randy Korte over Darren Miller, Mark Voigt, Joe Cooksey, Steve Shive, Jay Johnson, Roger Brickler and Johnny Johnson.
The consi was topped by a hard charging Billy Moyer who performed flawlessly from a rear pack starting berth to make the transfer finsihing sedcond behind John Seets from the pople starting berth. Following the duo at the stripe were Jay Johnson, Sheppard, Jr., Ross, Jr., Shive, Carlson, Craig Smith, Laycock, Roger Brickler, Winters and Len Garson.
Feature action would see Shannon Babb jump to an early lead and never be headed, leading all 40 laps like he was on a rail. Only early race action seen him with any challenge at all, that coming at the hand of Don O'Neal and Earl Pearson. Following Babb to the checkered flag were 9 cars with a high rate of attrition in the main beginning in the opening laps all the way to lap 33. At the finish it was Babb, Pearson, O'Neal, Birkhofer, Miller, Phillips and Korte, the only cars on the lead lap. Terry English and Dennis Erb were both minus one lap with Justin Allgaier rounding out the top 10 two laps down to the leader. Allgaier was in a borrowed car, after qualifying a Don O'Neal backup and then missing the heat and consi, jumping into an unfamiliar borrowed car from Kevin Gundaker who didn't make the show, and making the most of his provisional, ended the evening with a top 10 finish.
Tomorrow, the UMP Summer Nationals takes a much needed breather, with a day off for travel as the group heads North to the Farley Speedway on Tuesday for Event #22 of 26, winding down to the crowning of the champion the following Saturday. Farley Speedway is located in Farley, Iowa. The track can be reached for race information by calling (319) 378-1385 or (563) 7440-3620 or you can visit them on the world wide web at WWW.SIMMONSPROMOTIONSINC.COM
The UMP Summer Nationals are proudly sponsored by Hoosier Tire Midwest, Hoosier Racing Tire, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Intercomp Scales and Bert Transmissions.
UMP Late Models - 34 Entries
Qualifying:
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 1 Earl Pearson
3. 19 Greg Johnson
4. 15B Brian Birkhofer
5. 28 Jimmy Mars
6. 71 Don O'Neal
Dash:
1. 18 Shannon Babb
2. 1 Earl Pearson
3. 71 Don O'Neal
4. 28 Jimmy Mars
5. 15B Brian Birkhofer
6. 96 Terry English
7. 27 Rodney Melvin
8. 19 Greg Johnson
9. 32 Darren Miller
Heat 1:
1. 75 Terry Phillips
2. 27 Rodney Melvin
3. 50 Ed Dixon
4. 26 Billy Faust
5. 360 John Seets
6. 15 Joe Ross, Jr.
7. 11 Kevin Gundaker
8. 81 Craig Smith
9. 82 Billy Laycock
10. 25 Lenny Garson
Heat 2:
1. 19 Greg Johnson
2. A1 Duke Whiseant
3. D65 Dwight Falcon
4. 28 Dennis Erb
5. 5S Steve Sheppard
6. C12 Chris Carlson
7. 21 Billy Moyer
8. X Chris Winters
9. 71A Justin Allgaier (DNS)
Heat 3:
1. 00 Randy Korte
2. 32 Darren Miller
3. 30 Mark Voigt
4. 51X Joe Cooksey
5. 51 Steve Shive
6. 5 Jay Johnson
7. 82 Roger Brickler
8. 99 Johnny Johnson
Semi:
1. 360 John Seets
2. 21 Billy Moyer
3. 5 Jay Johnson
4. 5S Steve Sheppard
5. 15 Joe Ross, Jr.
6. 51 Steve Shive
7. C12 Chris Carlson
8. 81 Craig Smith
9. 82 Billy Laycock
10. 82 Roger Brickler
11. X Chris Winters
12. 11 Kevin Gundaker
13. 25 Lenny Garson
Feature:
1. 18 Shannon Babb (1)
2. 1 Earl Pearson (2)
3. 71 Don O'Neal (3)
4. 15B Brian Birkhofer (5)
5. 32 Darren Miller (12)
6. 75 Terry Phillips (7)
7. 00 Randy Korte (9)
8. 96 Terry English (6)
9. 28 Dennis Erb (17)
10. 11 Justin Allgaier (21)
11. 19 Greg Johnson (8)
12. 21 Billy Moyer (20)
13. A1 Duke Whiseant (11)
14. 27 Rodney Melvin (10)
15. 26 Billy Faust (16)
16. 360 John Seets (19)
17. 30 Mark Voigt (15)
18. 50 Ed Dixon (13)
19. 51X Joe Cooksey (18)
20. 28 Jimmy Mars (4)
21. 5S Steve Sheppard (22)
22. D65 Dwight Falcon (14)
UMP Modifieds - 32 Entries
Jim Shereck
Heat 1:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 94 Ed Lenhardt
3. 16 Rusty Griffaw
4. 16 Tommie Seets, Jr.
Heat 2:
1. 1D Dean Hoffman
2. 3M Mark Leuck
3. 96T Nick Thery
4. 22 Matt Mevert
Heat 3:
1. 17 Jim Shereck
2. 56 Jim Lafferty
3. 18R Shawn Rayfield
4. 13 Corey Nelson
Heat 4:
1. D7 Dean Vickers
2. 29 Jeff LeBaube
3. 25 Denny Tribout, Jr.
4. 17M Matt Verbeck
Semi:
1. 11 John Stanton
2. 67 B.J. Seets
3. 20N Bob Newberry
4. 55 Marty Smith, Jr.
5. 44 Tim Hancock
6. 15B Terry Bolin
7. 6
8. 3
9. 2 Todd Ferber
10. 13D Dan Walters
11. 21 Dennis Richards
12. 01
13. 83 Scott Barrios
14. 20A Matt Acord
Feature:
1. 17 Jim Shereck (2)
2. 1D Dean Hoffman (3)
3. 67 B.J. Seets (18)
4. 89 Bobby Bittle (5)
5. 16 Rusty Griffaw (9)
6. 29 Jeff LeBaube (8)
7. 11 John Stanton (17)
8. 55 Marty Smith, Jr. (20)
9. 25 Denny Tribout, Jr. (12)
10. 16 Tommie Seets, Jr. (13)
11. 94 Ed Lenhardt (6)
12. D7 Dean Vickers (7)
13. 20N Bob Newberry (19)
14. 3M Mark Leuck (1)
15. 56 Jim Lafferty (4)
16. 17M Matt Verbeck (16)
17. 13 Corey Nelson (15)
18. 18R Shawn Rayfield (11)
19. 96T Nick Thery (10)
20. 22 Matt Mevert (14)
