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July 1, 2000 Results

Dixon Holds off Moyer to Win $10,000 Bud SummerNationals Pevely, Mo. (July 1) -- Ed Dixon, the reigning track and national champion, held off the best of the touring late model drivers in the midwest to win the $10,000 first prize in the Bud UMP SummerNationals at I-55 Raceway. Dixon led 29 laps of the 40-lap feature, holding off Billy Moyer, who had won both 1999 Nationals races at the track. Kevin Weaver led the first six laps of the feature, then was passed by Dixon. Weaver was running second when he pulled off the track on lap nine with a broken A-frame. Dixon led until lap 11, when his car slipped after hitting a rut in turn two, turning the lead over to Moyer. On the fifteenth lap, Moyer was crossed up by the same rut, and Dixon retook the lead. After a restart on the 25th lap, Moyer got underneath Dixon and the two crossed the stripe in a dead heat. By the next lap, Dixon had edged back in front of Moyer. The two cars made contact coming out of the fourth turn on lap 28, causing body damage to both. The race was red-flagged on the 29th lap, when Mark Gansmann rolled over in the first turn. His car landed on its wheels and he walked away. His car was the third to roll over Saturday. Dixon was leading on the 37th lap, when the caution waved for a spin in turn four, but he held off Moyer on the restart and for the final three laps. Brian Birkhofer, Don O'Neal and Bob Pierce rounded out the top five. In the late model time trials, three local drivers -- Dixon, Tim Ratajczyk and Jeff Johns -- turned faster laps than Moyer. Dixon turned the fastest lap at 13.235 seconds. Moyer started on the front row of the dash and held off Ratajczyk to win it. O'Neal, Clay Bauman and Rob Toland won the late model heats. Mark Faust, Johnny Johnson and Darrell Hoffman were the top three finishers in the semi-feature. Scott Weber was leading the modified feature by a straightaway when his car broke on the 15th of 20 laps. That turned a three-car battle for second into a battle for the lead. Bobby Bittle won, and Dennis Richards bounced off the third-turn wall while making a last-lap run at the lead, dropping him to third behind Leroy Haney. Richards won his heat and the dash. Haney and Weber also won heats and Brent Mullins won the semi. In the sportsman class, Doug Wood took the lead in the last turn to win the feature. Eddie Lowery was second and Mark Schnurbusch was third. Troy Naeger won his heat and the dash. The other heats were won by Kenny Kennedy, Lowery and Scott Stuppy. Two sportsman cars took tumbles down the back straight Saturday night. Frank Melton tumbled down the back straight in his sportsman heat race but crawled from his car as the paramedics arrived. He was bumped into the back straight wall on the first lap of the race, knocking his car into the air and breaking the rear end loose. As the car landed it began tumbling and rolled at least twice, and was struck by one or two other cars before it came to rest against the wall inside turn three. Paul Belken Jr., the track's sportsman points leader, got upside down during the dash. His car came to rest on its driver's side, and he climbed out unhurt. Troy Conway and Chase Patterson won the two-man cruiser car feature. An electrical transformer serving the track blew as Melton's crash was being cleaned up, delaying the program for about one hour. The transformer may have been shorted out by a squirrel, which was found on the ground next to its pole. UMP Late Models QUALIFYING: 50 Ed Dixon 13.235 112 Tim Ratajczyk 13.258 95 Jeff Johns 13.264 21 Billy Moyer 13.312 15 Brian Birkhofer 13.340 B12 Kevin Weaver 13.405 71 Don O'Neal 13.410 20 Mark Gansmann 13.425 67 Mark Oller 13.470 77 Clay Baumann 13.526 1st Rob Toland 13.550 00 Randy Korte 13.608 2 Darrell Hoffman 13.630 F15 Ed Bauman 13.635 16 Shawn Negangard 13.660 9 Billy Drake 13.684 1S Steve Shephard 13.685 51 Billy Faust 13.694 33 Jason Frankel 13.699 37 Brian Wolfmeier 13.705 3D Jim Durbin 13.716 2J Dave Jumper 13.755 99 Johnny Johnson 13.772 117 Matt Taylor 13.813 51 Steve Shive 13.905 78 Chad Zobrist 13.940 87 Ken Rumble 13.975 7 Rick Bayer 13.993 11 Steve Karnes 14.110 32 Bob Pierce 14.112 78 John Stanton 14.412 10 Rodney Pense DASH: 21 Billy Moyer 112 Tim Ratajczyk B12 Kevin Weaver 50 Ed Dixon 15 Brian Birkhofer 67 Mark Oller 71 Don O'Neal 95 Jeff Johns 51 Steve Shive HEAT 1: 71 Don O'Neal 00 Randy Korte 20 Mark Gansmann 16 Shawn Negangard 51 Mark Faust 117 Matt Taylor HEAT 2: 77 Clay Baumann 95 Jeff Johns 2J Dave Jumper 37 Brian Wolfmeier 78 Chad Zobrist 11 Steve Karnes HEAT 3: 1ST Rob Toland 51 Steve Shive 32 Bob Pierce F15 Ed Bauman 99 Johnny Johnson 87 Ken Rumble SEMI: 51 Mark Faust 99 Johnny Johnson 2 Darrell Hoffman 117 Matt Taylor 3D Jim Durbin 9 Billy Drake 87 Ken Rumble 78 Chad Zobrist 11 Steve Karnes 7 Rick Bayer 78 John Stanton 10 Rodney Pense 33 Jason Frankel FEATURE: 50 Ed Dixon 21 Billy Moyer 15 Brian Birkhofer 71 Don O'Neal 32 Bob Pierce 9 Billy Drake 37 Brian Wolfmeier 112 Tim Ratajczyk 1ST Rob Toland 51 Steve Shive 117 Matt Taylor 77 Clay Baumann 2 Darrell Hoffman 20 Mark Gansmann 16 Shawn Negangard 95 Jeff Johns 3D Jim Durbin B12 Kevin Weaver 67 Mark Oller 00 Randy Korte F15 Ed Bauman 99 Johnny Johnson 51 Mark Faust 2J Dave Jumper UMP Modifieds HEAT 1: 21 Dennis Richards 68 Andy Anderson 377 Casey Pearson 1W Ray Walsh HEAT 2: 14 Leroy Haney 45M Eric Mabery 6 Ray Wagner 12 Tom Ratajczyk HEAT 3: 4J Scott Weber 89 Bobby Bittle 18R Shawn Rayfield 28 Pat Lawson DASH: 21 Dennis Richards 4J Scott Weber 89 Bobby Bittle 14 Leroy Haney 45M Eric Mabery 68 Andy Anderson SEMI: 4M Brent Mullins 35 Cody Huff 93 Clark Roach 64 Jim Smith 70 Bart Sefford 37 Chad Evans 07 Paul Rice 59 Rich Whaley 34 Kevin Gegg 15 Troy Page 95 Jerry Grither 81 Mike Barbeau 28W Chris Woods 90 Tim Meara 7Z Matt Zimmerly C4 Chris Soutiea FEATURE: 89 Bobby Bittle 14 Leroy Haney 21 Dennis Richards 6 Ray Wagner 1W Ray Walsh 18R Shawn Rayfield 68 Andy Anderson 12 Tom Ratajczyk 45M Eric Mabery 4M Brent Mullins 67 John Seets, Jr. 35 Cody Huff 64 Jim Smith 8 Kirk Murphy 88 Joe Puricelli 21H David Henry 70 Bart Sefford 37 Chad Evans 07 Paul Rice 4J Scott Weber 22 Matt Mevert 377 Casey Pearson 16 Rusty Griffaw 93 Clark Roach AARA Sportsman HEAT 1: 6 Kenny Kennedy 51 John Hoffman 28 Sam Worley 18 Daryl Dodge HEAT 2: 12 Troy Naeger 46 Paul Belken 48 Mike Harvey 38D Mark Blanke HEAT 3: 8 Eddie Lowery 105 Matt Hancock 350 Robert Dill 80 Steve Borgetti HEAT 4: 00 Scott Stuppy 9 Doug Wood 23 Mark Schnurbusch 87 Gary Haynes DASH: 12 Troy Naeger 00 Scott Stuppy 6 Kenny Kennedy 9 Doug Wood SEMI #1: 166 Brian Worley 92 Jim Abshier 21 Ryan Gegg 60 Kraig Rigdon 58 Jeff Barker 111 Zac Parks SEMI #2: 10 Todd McGraw 17H Dave Heimos 61W Mike Witter 19 Brad Grantham FEATURE: 9 Doug Wood 8 Eddie Lowery 23 Mark Schnurbusch D5 Dave Jenkins 28 Sam Worley 74 Dennis Wernle 87 Gary Haynes 48 Mike Harvey 127E Tory Ernst 10 Todd McGraw 6 Kenny Kennedy 18 Daryl Dodge 166 Brian Worley 51 John Hoffman 92 Jim Abshier 80 Steve Borgetti 17H Dave Heimos 12 Troy Naeger 00 Scott Stuppy 46 Paul Belken 38D Mark Blanke 76 Brian Roberts 105 Matt Hancock 350 Robert Dill Other Cars Present 37 John Imm 16 Frank Melton 3 John Mark Hale 42 Greg Stumbaugh 97 Gary McKinnon 6 Brian Noeth 50 Mike McGowen 44 Nick Werner 15 Jim Troutman 75 Ron Imm, Jr. Cruiser Results 1. 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson 2. 54 Rob Inman/Todd Bockhoff 3. 22 Billy Klein/Wayne Moll 4. 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein

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