Jumper leaps into victory lane!
Scott Weber rockets into the modified winner circle!
PEVELY, MO (May 26, 2001) Dave Jumper started on the front row pole and jumped out front and led all 25 laps to grab the victory in the UMP Late Model feature. It was Jumper's first ever win in a late model and he became the fourth different winner this season in the UMP Late Model division at I-55 Raceway. Mark Oller worked his way up through traffic early and battled briefly with Jumper but had to settle for second. Tim Ratajczyk was third and Jason Frankel was first to the line in a four-car battle for fourth. Matt Taylor completed the top five.
Scott Weber rocketed his way around the top of the track and claimed his second straight UMP Modified feature win. Weber held off an early challenge from Rich Whaley but pulled away in the closing laps. Whaley had his best showing of the season and finished second. Seven cars battled three and four wide on the last lap for third, with Ray Wagner edging out Jerry Grither for spot and Tom Ratajczyk rounded out the top five.
Paul Belken was shooting for his sixth feature win of the season in the Sportsman division, but Troy Naeger decided enough was enough. Naeger and Belken started side by side on the front row with Naeger jumping out to the early lead. On lap five, Belken moved past Naeger on the high side to take the lead. As each lap went by, Belken would pull ahead down the straight-aways, but Naeger would pull along side him in the turns. Finally, on the final lap, Naeger was able to move back past Belken and picked up the victory. Mark Blanke, Brian Worley and Chris Sale completed the top five.
UMP LATE MODELS
HEAT 1:
1. 51 Steve Shive
2. 9B Chuck Baird
3. 117 Matt Taylor
4. 12 Mark Schaefer
HEAT 2:
1. 2J Dave Jumper
2. 33 Jason Frankel
3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
4. 71 John Bohn
HEAT 3:
1. 47 Danny Haynes
2. 87 Ken Rumble
3. 67 Mark Oller
4. 21 Dwayne Kiefer
DASH:
1. 2J Dave Jumper
2. 51 Steve Shive
3. 47 Danny Haynes
4. 9B Chuck Baird
FEATURE:
1. 2J Dave Jumper
2. 67 Mark Oller
3. 112 Tim Ratajczyk
4. 33 Jason Frankel
5. 117 Matt Taylor
6. 9B Chuck Baird
7. 47 Danny Haynes
8. 51 Steve Shive
9. 87 Ken Rumble
10. 71 John Bohn
11. 16 Mike Hammerle
12. 7 Rick Bayer
13. 1A Justin Allgeier
14. 28 Don Klein
15. B1 Bob Brown
16. 10 Rodney Pense
17. 84 Brian Stephens
18. 12 Mark Schaefer
19. 11 Don Wilson
20. 44 Dean Motsinger
21. 21 Dewayne Kiefer
22. 78 Ron Jarrell
DNS. 32 Danny Maguire
UMP MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. D1 Lance Dehm
3. 7 Keith Grider
4. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
HEAT 2:
1. 1D Dean Hoffman
2. 59 Rich Whaley
3. 6 Ray Wagner
4. 11S Kyle Steffens
HEAT 3:
1. 95 Jerry Grither
2. 14 Leroy Haney
3. 29 Jeff LeBaube
4. 18R Shawn Rayfield
DASH:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. 95 Jerry Grither
3. D1 Lance Dehm
4. 59 Rich Whaley
SEMI:
1. 11Z Brian Collins
2. 1W Ray Walsh
3. 16 Rusty Griffaw
4. 377 Casey Pearson
5. 81 Mike Barbeau
6. 45 Eric Franklin
7. 56 Kevin Epperson
8. X1 Dave Sandage
9. 9D Dean Harris
10. 46 Dale Ray
FEATURE:
1. 4J Scott Weber
2. 59 Rich Whaley
3. 6 Ray Wagner
4. 95 Jerry Grither
5. 12 Tom Ratajczyk
6. 7 Keith Grider
7. 14 Leroy Haney
8. 4M Brent Mullins
9. 11S Kyle Steffens
10. 29 Jeff LeBaube
11. 3S Dan Schlup
12. 11Z Brian Collins
13. 1W Ray Walsh
14. 18R Shawn Rayfield
15. 16 Rusty Griffaw
16. 29C John Campbell
17. 8 Kirk Murphy
18. 19C Vic Catalano
19. 81 Mike Barbeau
20. 45 Eric Franklin
21. 56 Kevin Epperson
22. 1D Dean Hoffman
23. D1 Lance Dehm
24. 51 Tim Hill
AARA SPORTSMAN
HEAT 1:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. D5 Dave Jenkins
3. 00 Scott Stuppy
4. 20 Gary McKinnon
HEAT 2:
1. 46 Paul Belken
2. 38D Mark Blanke
3. 81 Billy Ames
4. 01 Steve Borgetti
HEAT 3:
1. 49 Daniel Hancock
2. 35S Chris Sale
3. 218 Matt OÂ’Harver
4. 93 Jeff Honea
DASH:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 46 Paul Belken
3. 00 Scott Stuppy
4. 35S Chris Sale
FEATURE:
1. 12 Troy Naeger
2. 46 Paul Belken
3. 38D Mark Blanke
4. 166 Brian Worley
5. 35 Chris Sale
6. 44 Nick Werner
7. 9 Doug Wood
8. 81 Billy Ames
9. 20 Gary McKinnon
10. 00 Scott Stuppy
11. D5 Dave Jenkins
12. 64 Jim Smith
13. 61 Mike Whitter
14. 75 Ron Imm
15. 105 Matt Hancock
16. 18 Daryl Dodge
17. 01 Steve Borgetti
18. 25 Denny Tribout, Jr.
19. 45 Mike Seymour
20. 19 Brad Grantham
21. 93 Jeff Honea
22. 22 David Seger
23. 218 Matt O'Harver
DNS. 60 Randy Squires
DNS. 21 Brad McKinnon
DNS. 24 Paul Bauman