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I-55 Raceway
PEVELY, Mo. (April 25) - A huge field of 119 racecars filled the pit area on a warm but very windy evening at I-55 Raceway. Twenty-seven UMP Super Late Models were on hand including central Illinois drivers Brian Shirley and Billy Drake. It proved to be a great night for Brian Shirley as he swept the night's events. Shirley took the lead at the drop of the green flag and led the entire event. The main event got off to a very rocky start as outside front row starter Craig Smith got into the outside wall exiting turn two and then got sideways on the backstretch on the opening lap. The crash collected several cars and eliminated Billy Faust and Ron McQuerry from the event. On the complete restart, Shirley once again pulled out to the lead over new front row starter Jeff Johns who settled into second with Ed Dixon running third and Brent Kreke fourth. Just seven laps into the event, fifth place running Danny Haynes jumped the cushion and got into the outside wall in turn two. Dave Jumper made hard contact with him and the crash collected several others and ended the night for Haynes, Jumper and Randy Korte. During the caution, second place running Jeff Johns exited the track with mechanical issues. Brian Shirley would continue his great run after the restart and went on to victory. Ed Dixon would finish a strong second with Brian Collins taking third. Tim Manville stormed from the eighteenth starting position to finish fourth with Brent Kreke rounding out the top five.
UMP Late Models - 27 Entries
Heat 1
1. 95 Jeff Johns 2. 27S Kenny Helmick 3. 50 Ed Dixon 4. 16H Mike Hammerle 5. 20 Darren Forrest 6. *6 Billy Drake 7. 28 Don Klein 8. 23 Paul Roider 9. 22P John Paule
Heat 2
1. 3s Brian Shirley 2. 92B Billy Faust 3. 81 Craig Smith 4. 112 Tim Ratajczyk 5. 1HR Ron McQuerry 6. 1s Rick Salters 7. 7 Rich Lawson 8. 27 Jeff Beyers 9. 26 Ken Estes
Heat 3
1. 47 Danny Haynes 2. 2J Dave Jumper 3. 13 Brent Kreke 4. 11Z Bryan Collins 5. 80D Dylan Sharp 6. 33 Tim Manville 7. 00 Randy Korte 8. 8 Kyle Steffens 9. 13 Dewayne Keifer
Dash
1. 3s Brian Shirley 2. 81 Craig Smith 3. 50 Ed Dixon 4. 95 Jeff Johns 5. 92B Billy Faust 6. 47 Danny Haynes 7. 13 Brent Kreke 8. 2J Dave Jumper 9. 27s Kenny Helmick
Feature
1. (1) 3S Brian Shirley
2. (3) 50 Ed Dixon
3. (11) 11Z Bryan Collins
4. (18) 33 Tim Manville
5. (7) 13 Brent Kreke
6. (10) 112 Tim Ratajczyk
7. (2) 81 Craig Smith
8. (16) 6 Billy Drake
9. (17) 1S Rick Salter
10. (22) 8 Kyle Steffens
11. (25) 13 Dewayne Kiefer
12. (12) 16H Mike Hammerle
13. (24) 22P John Paule
14. (21) 7 Rich Lawson
15. (9) 27S Kenny Helmick
16. (13) 20 Darren Forest
17. (15) 80D Dylan Sharp
18. (23) 23 Paul Roider
19. (20) 28 Donnie Klein
20. (4) 95 Jeff Johns
21. (8) 2J Dave Jumper
22. (19) 00 Randy Korte
23. (6) 47 Danny Haynes
24. (5) 92B Billy Faust
25. (14) 1HR Ron McQuerry
DNS. 27B Jeff Beyers
DNS. 26 Ken Estes
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