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September 9, 2000 Results

Dixon Runs His Doors Off -- Literally Shereck and Weber Win Modified and Sportsman Features PEVELY, MO. (September 9) -- Ed Dixon needed to run the doors off his late model to hold off Mark Oller and Joe Ross Jr. for a feature victory Saturday night. After the race, the newly-crowned 2000 track champion cut the doors off his car and gave them to fans who submitted the highest bids -- $200 per side -- in a charity memorabilia auction. Oller and Ross hounded Dixon throughout the feature. Coming out of the second turn on lap 19, the three briefly ran side-by-side, but Dixon managed to lead all 25 laps from his front-row starting position. Dixon earlier won his heat and the dash. Darrell Hoffman and Dave Jumper won the other late model heats. Jim Shereck edged new modified track champion Scott Weber to win their feature, depriving Weber of a clean sweep. Weber also had won his heat and dash. Tom Ratajczyk, Ray Walsh and Rusty Griffaw also won modified heats. With 40 modifieds signed in Saturday, two semi-features were needed to set the field for the main event, and those were won by Dennis Richards and Jerry Grither. Paul Belken Jr., who clinched the sportsman season championship last week, finished first in his heat, dash and feature. Doug Wood and Scott Haynes rounded out the top three in the main event. Matt Hancock, Dave Jenkins and Dave Blanc scored heat race victories and Jim Abshier led the transferees from the semi. A memorabilia auction and raffle at I-55 Raceway raised nearly $1,000 for the Children's Miracle Network of Greater St. Louis. The proceeds support St. Louis Children's Hospital and Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. At the beginning of the evening, six legends from the early days of stock car racing in the St. Louis area signed a commemorative autograph card at the track. Willie Johnston, Harold McLaughlin, Marv Pruett, Kenny Shrum, Jerry Sifford and Don Workman greeted a steady stream of their old fans for two hours. There were 101 race cars on the grounds Saturday night, but the 23-race program that started at 7 p.m. was nonetheless wrapped up by 10:25 p.m. Next up are the 18th annual I-55 Pepsi Nationals on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16. UMP LATE MODELS HEAT 1: 2J Dave Jumper 3D Jim Durbin 4 Mike Mullvain 95 Jeff Johns HEAT 2: 2 Darrell Hoffman 112 Tim Ratajczyk 7 Rick Bayer 20 Mark Gansmann HEAT 3: 50 Ed Dixon 25 Joe Ross, Jr. 67 Mark Oller 51 Steve Shive DASH: 50 Ed Dixon 25 Joe Ross, Jr. 2 Darrell Hoffman 67 Mark Oller FEATURE: 50 Ed Dixon 67 Mark Oller 25 Joe Ross, Jr. 2J Dave Jumper 20 Mark Gansmann 4 Mike Mullvain 3D Jim Durbin 95 Jeff Johns 51 Steve Shive 2 Darrell Hoffman 7 Rick Bayer 76 Butch Kruckeberg 28 Don Klein 47 Danny Haynes 32M Danny Maguire 37 Ken Rumble 112 Tim Ratajczyk 30V Jeff Meier 10 Rodney Pense B1 Bob Brown 1 Nick Bauman 33 Jason Frankel UMP MODIFIEDS HEAT 1: 4J Scott Weber 6 Ray Wagner 45M Eric Mabery 18 Brent Mullins HEAT 2: 12 Tom Ratajczyk 88 Joe Puricelli 81 Mike Barbeau 00 Steve Picou HEAT 3: 1W Ray Walsh 14 Leroy Haney 1D Dean Hoffman 60 Jesse Carson HEAT 4: 16 Rusty Griffaw 17 Jim Shereck 377 Casey Pearson 3L Jeff Leka DASH: 4J Scott Weber 12 Tom Ratajczyk 14 Leroy Haney 1W Ray Walsh SEMI #1: 21 Dennis Richards 67 John Seets, Jr. 7 Keith Grider 117 Mark Ford 64 Jim Smith 37 Chad Evans 56K Kevin Epperson 36 David Green 5 Ralph Wiltrout 70 Ken Peters SEMI #2: 95 Jerry Grither 59 Rich Whaley 16 Danny Haynes 68 Andy Anderson $10 Lou Pritz C4 Chris Soutiea 70 Robert Russell 21H David Henry 8 Kirk Murphy 16C Bob Corey FEATURE: 17 Jim Shereck 4J Scott Weber 6 Ray Wagner 1W Ray Walsh 3L Jeff Leka 14 Leroy Haney 12 Tom Ratajczyk 16 Rusty Griffaw 18R Shawn Rayfield 1D Dean Hoffman 45M Eric Mabery 18T Brent Thompson 95 Jerry Grither 00 Steve Picou 67 John Seets, Jr. 88 Joe Puricelli 81 Mike Barbeau 60 Jesse Carson 29C John Campbell X1 Dave Sandage 59 Rich Whaley 377 Casey Pearson 99 Brian Wolfmeier 21 Dennis Richards AARA SPORTSMAN HEAT 1: 105 Matt Hancock 10 Todd McGraw 9 Doug Wood 166 Brian Worley HEAT 2: D5 Dave Jenkins 28 Sam Worley 51 John Hoffman 17H Dave Heimos HEAT 3: 91 Dave Blanc 00 Scott Stuppy 118 Scott Haynes 87 Gary Haynes HEAT 4: 46 Paul Belken 23 Mark Schnurbusch 75 Ron Imm, Jr. 15 Jim Troutman DASH: 46 Paul Belken D5 Dave Jenkins 91 Dave Blanc 10 Todd McGraw SEMI #1: 92 Jim Abshier 80 Steve Borgetti 7J Jason Quirin F16 Frank Melton 70 Paul Aubuchon 61 Mike Whitter 12 Troy Naeger 8 Eddie Lowry 111 Zac Parks FEATURE: 46 Paul Belken 9 Doug Wood 118 Scott Haynes 166 Brian Worley 15 Jim Troutman 38D Mark Blanke 10 Todd McGraw 92 Jim Abshier 105 Matt Hancock 23 Mark Schnurbusch 7J Jason Quirin 75 Ron Imm, Jr. 18 Daryl Dodge 28 Sam Worley 80 Steve Borgetti F16 Frank Melton 91 Dave Blanc D5 Dave Jenkins 87 Gary Haynes 175 Peggy Baur 70 Paul Aubuchon 27 Dan Walsh 51 John Hoffman 17H Dave Heimos Other Cars Present 79 Travis Tilley 43 Bobby Dees, Jr. 42 Nathan Walsh 97 Gary McKinnon Cruisers Heat 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein 44 Don Eaton/Dwight Bradley 33 Jack Moser/Dan Moser Feature 26 Paul Bauman/Gary Klein 77 Troy Conway/Chase Patterson 33 Jack Moser/Dan Moser 54 Rob Inman/Todd Bockoff 21 David Heinricks/Terry Walters 07 Eric Straight/Todd Carlock 65 Jerry Titezel/Oscar Buchanon 44 Don Eaton/Dwight Bradley

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