Kevin Weaver takes Night 2 of UMP DIRTcar Modified Mania at Tri-City Speedway!


Kevin Weaver


Kevin Weaver & Mike Harrison battle for the win for the second straight night at Tri-City!

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Pontoon Beach, IL (September 19, 2008) Kevin Weaver came up just inches short of victory on Thursday night at the Modified Mania, but Weaver would take home the top prize during Friday night's action. Weaver started on the pole for Friday's main event after winning the dash in a photo finish over Tim Hancock by .001 seconds according to the trandsponder system. Weaver jumped out to the lead as the green flag waved and opened up several car lengths on Hancock. As the laps clicked off, it was Thursday night's winner Mike Harrison on the move, coming from the twelfth starting spot. Harrison would come all the way to take the lead on lap twenty. But Harrison would only lead two laps. As the leaders reached lapped traffic, much of the traffic was using Harrison's line around the top, while Weaver worked the low side to retake the lead.
Weaver would work the lapped traffic flawlessly as the event went the entire thirty-five laps without a caution. Weaver pulled away to a convincing win in the closing laps. Hancock would find his way past Harrison as well in the closing laps through the lapped traffic. Harrison would settle for third at the end with Matt Mevert finishing fourth. Steve Picou had an excellent run through the field to finish in the fifth spot and starting eighteenth. UMP DIRTcar Modified National point leader Jeff Leka finished sixth for the second straight night. Denny Schwartz would finish seventh with Kent Robinson, Chad Evans and Randle Sweeney completing the top ten.

Tri-City Speedway Pontoon Beach, IL
9/19/2008

STLRacing Hard Charger … Modified 0x Steve Picou started 18th finished 5th passed 13

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : A-Main 01 — 48 Cars
1 b12 KEVIN WEAVER Gibson City, IL
2 0 TIM HANCOCK Mount Olive, IL
3 24 MIKE HARRISON Highland, IL
4 22m MATT MEVERT Steeleville, IL
5 0x STEVE PICOU High Ridge, MO — STLRacing Hard Charger started 18th passed 13
6 3L JEFF LEKA Buffalo, IL
7 21DS DENNY SCHWARTZ Ashmore, IL
8 7r KENT ROBINSON Bloomington, IN
9 59e CHAD EVANS Mattoon, IL
10 182 RANDALL SWEENEY Clifty, KY
11 48 BOB MARTINTONI * Livingston, IL
12 32 DONOVAN LODGE
13 22c BRANDON LENNOX New London, MO
14 14r TIM BURDEL Du Quoin, IL
15 36 CONRAD MINER Arnold, MO
16 78 LARRY HULL
17 43A LARRY ANDERSON
18 1x CHRIS MOORE Bridgeport, IL
19 1w RAY WALSH * Saint Louis, MO
20 11 DANE GUNDAKER * BRIDGETON, MO
21 41G MATT GOULDEN Springfield, IL
22 24J SCOTT WEBER Festus, MO
23 5 JOE DRESCH * Brighton, IL

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : B-Main 01
1 78 LARRY HULL
2 41G MATT GOULDEN Springfield, IL
3 1 TOMMIE SEETS JR Brighton, IL
4 48 BOB MARTINTONI * Livingston, IL
5 9s TOM SEETS SR. Alton, IL
6 14 RICK CONOYER Saint Peters, MO
7 8 LEVI KESSINGER
8 7 KENNY MUDD Winfield, MO
9 5x STEVE ELLISON Trenton, IL
10 7z MATT ZIMMERLY De Soto, MO
11 42 STEVE LACH * Brownstown, IL
12 8X JAMES REED Saint Louis, MO
13 11S DEREK SHIPMAN Bismark, MO
14 56 BRIAN RICK DNS
15 5W RALPH WILTROUT DNS

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : B-Main 02
1 1x CHRIS MOORE Bridgeport, IL
2 32 DONOVAN LODGE
3 21D DANNY SCHWARTZ Ashmore, IL
4 1a STEVE MEYER JR South Roxana, IL
5 5 DAVID WIETHOLDER Liberty, IL
6 51s BOB STANTON Godfrey, IL
7 4uw BOBBY REGOT III* Saint Peters, MO
8 11B KYLE BYERLINE* Dawson, IL
9 7s ETHAN SCHNALL Springfield, IL
10 17m MATT VERBECK Troy, IL
11 77 KEVIN LEE Granite City, IL
12 14H LEROY HANEY Foristell, MO
13 5E ERIK EDGAR Farmington, MO
14 98 JD ROTTLER Troy, MO
15 44K JARED KNEEMILLER Saint Peters, MO

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : Heat 01
1 0 TIM HANCOCK Mount Olive, IL
2 22m MATT MEVERT Steeleville, IL
3 5 JOE DRESCH * Brighton, IL
4 41G MATT GOULDEN Springfield, IL
5 1 TOMMIE SEETS JR Brighton, IL
6 8 LEVI KESSINGER
7 7z MATT ZIMMERLY De Soto, MO
8 5x STEVE ELLISON Trenton, IL

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : Heat 02
1 b12 KEVIN WEAVER Gibson City, IL
2 22c BRANDON LENNOX New London, MO
3 11 DANE GUNDAKER * BRIDGETON, MO
4 32 DONOVAN LODGE
5 17m MATT VERBECK Troy, IL
6 1a STEVE MEYER JR South Roxana, IL
7 77 KEVIN LEE Granite City, IL
8 44K JARED KNEEMILLER Saint Peters, MO

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : Heat 03
1 1w RAY WALSH * Saint Louis, MO
2 59e CHAD EVANS Mattoon, IL
3 14r TIM BURDEL Du Quoin, IL
4 78 LARRY HULL
5 9s TOM SEETS SR. Alton, IL
6 8X JAMES REED Saint Louis, MO
7 11S DEREK SHIPMAN Bismark, MO
8 5W RALPH WILTROUT

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : Heat 04
1 43A LARRY ANDERSON
2 7r KENT ROBINSON Bloomington, IN
3 36 CONRAD MINER Arnold, MO
4 51s BOB STANTON Godfrey, IL
5 14H LEROY HANEY Foristell, MO
6 7s ETHAN SCHNALL Springfield, IL
7 98 JD ROTTLER Troy, MO
8 5E ERIK EDGAR Farmington, MO

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : Heat 05
1 3L JEFF LEKA Buffalo, IL
2 182 RANDALL SWEENEY Clifty, KY
3 21DS DENNY SCHWARTZ Ashmore, IL
4 48 BOB MARTINTONI * Livingston, IL
5 14 RICK CONOYER Saint Peters, MO
6 7 KENNY MUDD Winfield, MO
7 56 BRIAN RICK
8 42 STEVE LACH * Brownstown, IL

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : Heat 06
1 24J SCOTT WEBER Festus, MO
2 24 MIKE HARRISON Highland, IL
3 0x STEVE PICOU High Ridge, MO
4 4uw BOBBY REGOT III* Saint Peters, MO
5 1x CHRIS MOORE Bridgeport, IL
6 21D DANNY SCHWARTZ Ashmore, IL
7 11B KYLE BYERLINE* Dawson, IL
8 5 DAVID WIETHOLDER Liberty, IL

U.M.P. DIRTcar Modifieds : Qualifying Dash 01
1 b12 KEVIN WEAVER Gibson City, IL
2 0 TIM HANCOCK Mount Olive, IL
3 1w RAY WALSH * Saint Louis, MO
4 3L JEFF LEKA Buffalo, IL
5 24J SCOTT WEBER Festus, MO
6 43A LARRY ANDERSON