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September 16, 2000 Results

Schlieper claims Pepsi Nationals Title at I-55 (Pevely, MO - Sep 16, 2000) Day two of the 18th Annual I-55 Pepsi Nationals attracted a huge field of cars and a capacity crowd. One hundred forty six cars filled the pit area in the three divisions. The $10,000 to win UMP Late Model feature brought 43 late models into the pit area, including some of the top late model drivers from around the country. Don O'Neal and Kevin Weaver had starting spots guaranteed in the dash after finishing first and second the previous night. The other 41 late models had to qualify. The top four qualifiers were locked in the dash along with the track high point driver and the UMP National highest point driver. Randy Korte set fast time followed by Mullvain, Schlieper and Birkhofer. Ed Dixon and Mike Hammerle were added to the dash based on their point totals. This set the field for an eight-car dash with Dan Schlieper starting front row pole. The eight-lap dash had the fans on their feet as Schlieper and Weaver battling back and forth for the lead. O'Neal was running a very close third until the last lap when O'Neal tried the high side and passed both Schlieper and Weaver to take the victory. In the feature event, Schlieper was able to get the jump from his outside starting position and took the early lead. O'Neal stayed glued to the back bumper of Schlieper as the two pulled away from third place competitor Brian Birkhofer. The race was slowed four separate times for spins or debris, but each time Schlieper and O'Neal were able to pull away and keep it a two-car battle. O'Neal was able to get a nose under Schlieper several times but could never make the pass. Schlieper took the win, O'Neal was second, Birkhofer third, Mark Oller fourth and track champion Ed Dixon completed the top five. Some big names in late model racing finished sixth through tenth and they were Terry Phillips, Kevin Weaver, Billy Moyer, Bob Pierce and Gary May. Bob Pierce, Mark Oller, Billy Drake and Terry Phillips won the heat races and Steve Shive and Jeff Johns won the semi features. The UMP Modified division brought 59 cars into the pit area which required seven heat races and three semi features to determine the feature lineup. Once again, track champion Scott Weber proved he is the man to beat as he took the lead from Dean Hoffman and lap five and led the rest of the way. However, Jeff Leka moved into second place and kept the pressure on Weber for the entire event. Weber never bobbled and held on to win. Jeff Leka was second, Dean Hoffman third, Jim Shereck fourth and Brent Mullins fifth. There was a scary moment on lap 12 when a group of cars running in the middle of pack were racing three and four wide. Mark Leuck got turned sideways and hit the back straight-away wall with the driver's side of his car. Leuck was unconscious for a short period of time but was able to walk to the ambulance. Leuck was transferred to a nearby hospital for observation. No further report of his condition was available at the time of this release. Brent Mullins, Ray Wagner, Leroy Haney, Keith Grider, Jim Shereck, Chris Woods and Jeff Leka won the heat races in the UMP Modified divisioin. Mullins also won the dash. John Seets, Sr., Phil Johns and Kyle Byerline won the semi features. Darrell Hewlitt showed the way in the Sportsman division. Hewlitt held off Friday night's winner Gary Haynes to pick up the victory. Following Haynes was Scott Stuppy, Max Kirkendall and Steve Maisel. Dennis Wernle, Max Kirkendall, Doug Wood and Jim Abshier won the Sportsman heats and Gary Haynes won the dash. The semi features were won by John Hoffman and Paul Belken, Jr. UMP LATE MODELS UMP MODIFIEDS AARA SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING 00 Randy Korte - 14.298 4 Mike Mullvain - 14.342 S9 Dan Schlieper - 14.525 15 Brian Birkhofer - 14.546 77 Clay Baumann - 14.583 75 Terry Phillips - 14.605 32 Bob Pierce - 14.616 67 Mark Oller - 14.635 45 Gary May - 14.657 50 Ed Dixon - 14.670 16 John Hobson - 14.675 21 Billy Moyer - 14.707 3D Jim Durbin - 14.725 16H Mike Hammerle - 14.751 51 Steve Shive - 14.768 21 Dwayne Kiefer - 14.788 16A Mark Johnson - 14.802 11 Bobby Smith - 14.834 9 Billy Drake - 14.844 51 Mark Faust - 14.862 16 Shawn Negengard - 14.866 87 Ken Rumble - 14.915 2J Dave Jumper - 14.922 5 Brett Sievert - 14.935 112 Tim Ratajczyk - 14.945 95 Jeff Johns - 14.964 35 Will Ince - 15.010 117 Matt Taylor - 15.018 53 Hillard Miller - 15.025 6 Jim Zdroik - 15.039 0 Steve Lance, Jr. - 15.053 7 Rick Bayer - 15.062 32 Danny Maguire - 15.070 2 Darrell Hoffman - 15.127 76 Butch Kruckeberg - 15.128 28 Don Klein - 15.220 78 Chad Zobrist - 15.260 W1 Marty Kopp - 15.416 10 Rodney Pense - 15.560 78S John Stanton - 15.713 HEAT 1: 32 Bob Pierce 21 Billy Moyer 4 Mike Mullvain 16 Shawn Negengard HEAT 2: 67 Mark Oller 3D Jim Durbin 16 Mike Hammerle 95 Jeff Johns HEAT 3: 9 Billy Drake 45 Gary May 77 Clay Baumann 51 Steve Shive HEAT 4: 75 Terry Phillips 21 Dwayne Kiefer 16 John Hobson 5 Brett Sievert DASH: 71 Don O'Neal S9 Dan Schlieper B12 Kevin Weaver 15 Brian Birkhofer 50 Ed Dixon 00 Randy Korte 4 Mike Mullvain 16 Mike Hammerle SEMI #1: 51 Steve Shive 16 Shawn Negengard 76 Butch Kruckeberg 2J Dave Jumper 35 Will Ince 78 Chad Zobrist 112 Tim Ratajczyk 16A Mark Johnson 10 Rodney Pense 32 Danny Maguire 53 Hillard Miller SEMI #2 95 Jeff Johns 51 Mark Faust 5 Brett Sievert 117 Matt Taylor 2 Darrell Hoffman 11 Bobby Smith 7 Rick Bayer 87 Ken Rumble 28 Don Klein 6 Jim Zdroik 78S John Stanton W1 Marty Kopp FEATURE: S9 Dan Schlieper 71 Don O'Neal 15 Brian Birkhofer 67 Mark Oller 50 Ed Dixon 75 Terry Phillips B12 Kevin Weaver 21 Billy Moyer 32 Bob Pierce 45 Gary May 21 Dwayne Kiefer 4 Mike Mullvain 51 Steve Shive 16 Shawn Negengard 5 Brett Sievert 16H Mike Hammerle 95 Jeff Johns 77 Clay Baumann 9 Billy Drake 3D Jim Durbin 76 Butch Kruckeberg 51 Mark Faust 00 Randy Korte 16H John Hobson Other Cars Present 0 Steve Lance, Jr. 30 Tom Carson HEAT 1: 4M Brent Mullins 1W Ray Walsh 360 John Seets, Sr. 9 Wes Steidinger HEAT 2: 6 Ray Wagner 24 Darin Walker 01 Don Kiger 28 Phil Schnarr HEAT 3: 14 Leroy Haney 99 Brian Wolfmeier 3L Mark Leuck 88 Joe Puricelli HEAT 4: 7 Keith Grider B1 Steve Shive 3S Dan Schlup 45M Eric Mabery HEAT 5: 17 Jim Shereck 68 Andy Anderson 97 Phil Johns 11 Kyle Byerline HEAT 6: 28 Chris Woods 16J Danny Haynes 8 Kirk Murphy 70 Ken Peters HEAT 7: 3L Jeff Leka D1 Lance Dehm 18 Brent Thompson B4 Jason Plumer DASH: 4M Brent Mullins 1D Dean Hoffman 4J Scott Weber 6 Ray Wagner 17 Jim Shereck 3L Jeff Leka 7 Keith Grider 14 Leroy Haney 28 Chris Woods SEMI #1: 360 John Seets 18 Brent Thompson 11 Kyle Steffens 3S Dan Schlup 12 Tom Ratajczyk 29C John Campbell 81 Mike Barbeau 88 Joe Puricelli 94S John Schuerman X1 Dave Sandage 5W Ralph Wiltrout 95 Jerry Grither 70 Ken Peters 41 Dave Miller 6S Everette Stauffer SEMI #2: 97 Phil Johns 45M Eric Mabery 9 Wes Steidinger 29 Jeff LeBaube 01 Don Kiger 314 Jeff Masson 27 Bob Bizelli 93S Chris Schuerman 16 Rusty Griffaw B4 Jason Plumer $10 Lou Pritz T33 Tim O'Donnell 187 Duane Whiteman SEMI #3: 11 Kyle Byerlien 31 Mark Anderson 3L Mark Leuck 28 Phil Schnarr 59 Rich Whaley 8 Kirk Murphy 99L Kyle Logue 18R Shawn Rayfield 35 Cody Hupp 24T Tommy Myers 37 Chad Evans 11H Jake Seets C4 Chris Soutiea FEATURE: 4J Scott Weber 3L Jeff Leka 1D Dean Hoffman 17 Jim Shereck 4M Brent Mullins 14 Leroy Haney 1W Ray Walsh 6 Ray Wagner 11S Kyle Steffens 31 Mark Anderson 360 John Seets, Sr. 11B Kyle Byerline 99 Brian Wolfmeier 7 Keith Grider 97 Phil Johns 45M Eric Mabery D1 Lance Dehm B1 Steve Shive S9 Wes Steidinger 18T Brent Thompson 3S Dan Schlup 16J Danny Haynes 24 Darin Walker 68 Andy Anderson 3L Mark Leuck 28  Chris Woods Other Cars Present 00 Steve Picou 9S Tom Seets HEAT 1: 74 Dennis Wernle 24 Darrell Hewlitt 41 Steve Maisel 75 Ron Imm, Jr. HEAT 2: K9 Max Kirkendall 166 Brian Worley 118 Scott Haynes 175 Peggy Baur HEAT 3: 9 Doug Wood 127E Tory Ernst 10 Todd McGraw 12 David Thornton HEAT 4: 92 Jim Abshier 18 Jeremy Greenwalt 97 Gary McKinnon 6 Brian Noeth DASH: 87 Gary Haynes 74 Dennis Wernle 9 Doug Wood 00 Scott Stuppy SEMI #1: 51 John Hoffman 15 Jim Troutman 42 Greg Stumbaugh 18 Daryl Dodge 79 Travis Tilley 187 Jim Hardesty 35 Mark Stolle 70 Darren Samuels SEMI #2: 46 Paul Belken 43 Bobby Dees, Jr. 23 Mark Schnurbusch 500 Dan Dixon 78 Rick Barker 90 Randy Kleinheider 7 Randy Squires 111 Zac Parks FEATURE: 24 Darrell Hewlitt 87 Gary Haynes 00 Scott Stuppy K9 Max Kirkendall M41 Steve Maisel 166 Brian Worley 118 Scott Haynes 18 Jeremy Greenwalt 74 Dennis Wernle 127E Tory Ernst 10 Todd McGraw 38D Mark Blanke 92 Jim Abshier 46 Paul Belken 15 Jim Troutman 175 Peggy Baur 80 Steve Borgetti 75 Ron Imm, Jr. 9 Doug Wood 6 Brian Noeth 43 Bobby Dees, Jr. 97 Gary McKinnon 51 John Hoffman 18 Pat Chalmers 36 Bob Schmidt 12 David Thornton Other Cars Present 174 John Seets, Jr. 72 Bill Whitehead D5 Dave Jenkins F16 Frank Melton

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