July 31, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (July 31, 2005) The Wallace Brothers Homecoming was a huge success at Tri-City Speedway as thousands of fans came out to see and get autographs from Rusty, Mike and Kenny Wallace along with their father Russ Wallace and Ken Schrader. After signing autographs, Rusty Wallace had to leave to make an appearance on a national television show, but Mike and Kenny Wallace along with Ken Schrader suited up to race on the dirt. Mike and Kenny Wallace and Ken Schrader all competed in the Lucas Oil Dirt Car Series Late Model event and Kenny Wallace also [...]

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July 24, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (July 24, 2005) Craig Smith of Godfrey, IL set a torrid pace as he drove away from the field to claim his first ever UMP Late Model main event. Smith started on the outside of the second row and found a fast line around the top of the track and drove by pole sitter Michael Kloos on lap nine. Smith checked out from the rest of the field once he got the lead and went on to win the event by a full straight-away. Meanwhile, Kloos had his hands full as he edged out Mark Oller [...]

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July 17, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (July 17, 2005) Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL roared to his fourteenth win in the grueling United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) Summer Nationals Series. Babb has won all but eight of the twenty-two events that kicked off back on June 24th and winds through eight different states in the Midwest with racing almost every night at different tracks. (more…)

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July 10, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (July 10, 2005) Mark Oller earned his second straight UMP Late Model victory at the Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealer's Tri-City Speedway. Jayme Zidar took the early lead from the pole position and led the main event until Steve Sheppard slipped past him on the low side on lap five. A good three-way battle for the lead shaped up as Oller, Sheppard and Zidar battled through lapped traffic. Oller was able to find a fast line around the top side about mid-way through the event and move past Sheppard for the lead. Sheppard would cut a right front [...]

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July 3, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (July 3, 2005) Mark Oller of Highland, IL grabbed the $2,000 victory at Tri-City Speedway by winning the UMP Late Model portion of the Freedom 30s. Oller, who started on the outside of the front row, took the lead on the opening lap from pole sitter Bryan Collins. Oller's lead was short lived as Steve Sheppard moved in to challenge for the lead from his third row starting position on lap seven. Sheppard and Oller battled side by side for several laps before Sheppard took command of the race in lapped traffic. A caution with just [...]

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June 26, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (June 26, 2005) The Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers presented the Mid-Season Championships at Tri-City Speedway. A great field of cars turned out and provided an excellent and fun night of racing. Tri-City Speedway's UMP Late Model point leader Steve Sheppard showed everyone why he is the point leader as he swept the night's events by winning his qualifying heat, the dash and the main event. Sheppard led all twenty-five laps of the main event but was challenged seriously for the lead on several occassions by Mark Oller and Michael Kloos. Oller used the middle groove [...]

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June 19, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (June 19, 2005) An exciting field of thirty-two MARS and UMP Late Models turned out to compete in the MARS vs. UMP Showdown on the big 1/2 mile oval at Tri-City Speedway. Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO brought home the checkered flag to win his second straight event at Tri-City Speedway. (more…)

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June 5, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (June 5, 2005) A busy and action packed night of racing was on tap at Tri-City Speedway, with three feature events having to be made up from the previous week after rain shortened the program last Sunday. The Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealer's late afternoon racing action kicked off with the makeup UMP Modified feature which delivered a great battle for the lead over the entire twenty laps. Tim Hancock led the early laps before Bobby Bittle made the pass for the lead using the middle groove. Hancock would slip back to third as Bobby Martintoni moved into [...]

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June 1, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (June 1, 2005) Randy Korte fought off the challenges of Rodney Melvin for most of the thirty laps during the main event to capture the UMP Challenge of Champions event at Tri-City Speedway. Korte charged into the lead on the opening lap from the outside front row starting position and paced all thirty laps. Melvin stayed glued to the back of Korte for most of the event, but Korte put a little distance between himself and Melvin late in the event as they worked lapped traffic. Mark Oller continued his great season at Tri-City Speedway as [...]

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May 29, 2005 Results

Pontoon Beach, IL (May 29, 2005) Mother Nature put a damper on most of the main events as rained moved in during the UMP Late Model main event. The UMP Late Model main event was officially declared completed after just nineteen of the twenty-five laps were completed as the track became too wet. The UMP Late Model main event proved to be a barn burner however, as Rodney Melvin and Steve Sheppard battled side-by-side for the final eight laps. The two traded the lead several times and Sheppard crossed the line with a nose out front on [...]

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