I-55 Raceway results 2004-04-03

Pevely, MO (April 3, 2004) The 2004 racing season got off to a great start at the I-55 Raceway. Randy Korte of Highland, IL put on a dominating performance in the U.M.P. Late Model division. Korte brought out the broom and swept the night's events.

Korte moved underneath Kevin Gundaker and took the lead on lap two and went on to victory. Justin Allgaier recovered from a bad showing in his qualifying heat and worked his way up from starting deep in the field to finish second. Mark Voigt battled all twenty-five laps with Kevin Gundaker and Ed Dixon as they traded positions in the top five throughout the entire event. All three drivers were running different lines around the track for most of the event. Dixon was on the top, bouncing off the outside wall almost every lap while Voigt used the middle line and Gundaker paced around the bottom. Voigt came out ahead and took the third spot while Gundaker claimed fourth. Danny Haynes moved into the battle and took fifth from Dixon, Dixon settled for sixth.

Wisconsin native Brett Sievert looked to be a threat as he finished third in the dash, but the something broke in the right front suspension before the feature race began and he missed the start of the event as his crew attempted to make the necessary repairs. Mark Oller spun on the opening lap of the main event and collected Clay Baumann. Baumann's car suffered significant damage and wasn't able to continue. Oller was able to restart the event, but his nighted ended a few laps later as the damage from the crash apparantly caused problems.

Brian Wolfmeier picked up the opening night victory in the U.M.P. Modified division. Wolfmeier moved past early leader Bobby Bittle and then held off Bittle's challenges and took the win. Bittle took second. Jim Shereck had a strong showing and took the third position. Ray Walsh raced through the field as he moved up from the twenty-first starting position to claim fourth. Dean Hoffman rounded out the top five.

Troy Naeger won a very exciting AARA Sportsman feature. Naeger battled all fifteen laps with Paul Bauman and Paul Belken. All three drivers swapped the lead several times before Naeger finally took the win. Bauman claimed second and Belken was third. Bob Schmidt took home fourth and Mike Nicholson completed the top five.

Dave Heinrichs dominated the AARA Pro 4 Stock class. He swept the night's events and won the feature handily over second place finisher Homer Mooney. Pat Brewer was third.

UMP Late Models -- 22 Entries

Heat 1:
1. 11 Kevin Gundaker
2. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
3. 67 Mark Oller
4. 28 Don Klein

Heat 2:
1. 5 Brett Sievert
2. 8 Kyle Steffens
3. 30 Mark Voigt
4. 51 Steve Shive

Heat 3:
1. 00 Randy Korte
2. 50 Ed Dixon
3. 42 John Lansford
4. 2J Dave Jumper

Dash:
1. 00 Randy Korte
2. 11 Kevin Gundaker
3. 5 Brett Sievert
4. 67 Mark Oller

Feature:
1. 00 Randy Korte
2. 1A Justin Allgaier
3. 30 Mark Voigt
4. 11 Kevin Gundaker
5. 47 Danny Haynes
6. 50 Ed Dixon
7. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
8. 3D Jim Durbin
9. 28 Don Klein
10. 42 John Lansford
11. 51 Steve Shive
12. 2J Dave Jumper
13. 8 Ron McQuerry
14. 68 Tom Fitzgerald
15. 67 Mark Oller
16. 8 Kyle Steffens
17. 82 Roger Brickler
18. 5 Brett Sievert
19. 59 Rich Whaley
20. 77 Clay Baumann
DNS. 82 Billy Laycock
DNS. 7 Rich Lawson

UMP Modifieds -- 31 Entries

Heat 1:
1. 166 Brian Worley
2. C4 Chris Soutiea
3. 14K Loren Knox
4. 10 Todd McGraw

Heat 2:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 57 Rick Stevenson
3. 87 Gary Haynes
4. 12 Tom Ratajczyk

Heat 3:
1. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
2. 17 Jim Shereck
3. 45M Eric Mabery
4. 95 Jerry Grither

Heat 4:
1. 1D Dean Hoffman
2. X1 Dave Sandage
3. 21 Dennis Richards
4. 44 Mark Stanfill

Dash:
1. 89 Bobby Bittle
2. 1D Dean Hoffman
3. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
4. 166 Brian Worley

Semi:
1. 1W Ray Walsh
2. 23 Dylan Sharp
3. 41 Larry Hull
4. 22X Clint Eckenrodt
5. 7Z Matt Zimmerly
6. 46 David Wibbenmeyer
7. 3L Bill LaRue
8. 4W Rich Whaley
DNS. 51 John Hoffman
DNS. 4J Scott Weber
DNS. 59 Rich Whaley
DNS. 90 Nick Todtenhaupt
DNS. 41Q Brad Quinn

Feature:
1. 99 Brian Wolfmeier
2. 89 Bobby Bittle
3. 17 Jim Shereck
4. 1W Ray Walsh
5. 1D Dean Hoffman
6. 9W Doug Wood
7. 57 Rick Stevenson
8. 45M Eric Mabery
9. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
10. 87 Gary Haynes
11. X1 Dave Sandage
12. 10 Todd McGraw
13. 23 Dylan Sharp
14. 41 Larry Hull
15. 8X James Reed
16. 21 Dennis Richards
17. 46 David Wibbenmeyer
18. 22X Clint Eckenrodt
19. 44 Mark Stanfill
20. 166 Brian Worley
21. 14K Loren Knox
22. 95 Jerry Grither
23. 2 Todd Ferber

AARA Sportsman -- 26 Entries

Heat 1:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 28 Sam Worley
3. 27 Nathan Walsh
4. 66 Darren Holland

Heat 2:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 24 Paul Bauman
3. 36 Bob Schmidt
4. 8 Ed Lowry

Heat 3:
1. 11 Tim Meara
2. 3P Bob Prince
3. 30 Mike Nicholson
4. 21 Brad McKinnon

Dash:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 12 Troy Naeger
3. 28 Sam Worley
4. 24 Paul Bauman

Feature:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 24 Paul Bauman
3. 46 Paul Belken
4. 36 Bob Schmidt
5. 30 Mike Nicholson
6. 3P Bob Prince
7. 28 Sam Worley
8. 01 Steve Borgetti
9. 31 Rick Horton
10. 66 Darren Holland
11. 22 Eric Rudd
12. 71 David Bardin
13. 21 Brad McKinnon
14. 69 Mark Hunter
15. 27 Nathan Walsh
16. 99 Robbie Hoffman
17. 53 Dwight Scott
18. 97 John Goodman
19. 64 Lee Bowers
20. 128 Lee Clardy
21. 8 Ed Lowry
22. 105 Matt Hancock
23. 11 Tim Meara
DNS. 55 Jason Keller
DNS. 00 Scott Stuppy
DNS. 18 Buddy Lowry

AARA Pro 4 Stocks -- 18 Entries

Heat 1:
1. 21 Dave Heinrichs
2. 18 Bob Price
3. 8 Pat Brewer
4. 411 Rodger Ernst

Heat 2:
1. 10H Homer Mooney
2. 188 Gary Price
3. 01 Robert Denny
4. 31 Jim McCummiskey

Feature:
1. 21 Dave Heinrichs
2. 10H Homer Mooney
3. 8 Pat Brewer
4. 31 Jim McCummiskey
5. 18 Bob Price
6. 01 Robert Denny
7. 58 Steve Ide
8. 77 Ron Lyons
9. 188 Gary Price
10. 29 Dave Thompson
11. 57 Don Hoffman
12. 99 Mike Boylan
13. 48 Clarence Davis
14. 343 Butch Hartman
15. 88 Scott Price
16. 28 Scott Geary
17. 411 Rodger Ernst
DNS. 4 Joel Potter

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