PHOTOS FROM TRI-CITY SPEEDWAY

Pontoon Beach, IL (May 28, 2006) Bill Frye of Greenbrier, AR put on a strong performance as he held off all challengers and led the entire fifty laps of the FED-EX 50 at Tri-City Speedway. Frye got the evening started by setting fast time with a lap of 22.489 seconds around the large half mile oval. Frye also went on to win his qualifying heat and ran second in the dash.

Scott Bloomquist sat on the pole for the main event after his amazing run in the dash. Bloomquist went to the top and rode the cushion to come from the eighth starting position in the dash and moved past Frye on the final lap to earn the win.

But in the main event, it was Frye that used the high side from his front row outside starting position at the drop of the green flag to take the lead. Bloomquist dropped in behind Frye and gave chase as the race went the first twenty-eight laps caution free. At this point, Chub Frank and Earl Pearson, Jr. had moved into the third and fourth positions, but the car on the move was Shannon Babb as he climbed from his twelvth place starting spot all the way to the fifth position.

The Deleware double file restarts moved Frank onto the outside position of Bloomquist as the green flag dropped and Frank took over second and began to try and reel in Frye. The caution would fly again just one lap later. On the ensueing restart, the fifth and sixth place cars of Babb and Steve Francis would get together in turn two causing both cars to spin and they also collected the lapped cars of Jayme Zidar and Mark Voigt. That ended the night for Babb and Voigt and Francis would only make a couple of additional laps before he would also drop out of the event. Scott Bloomquist also dropped out of the event in the closing laps.

In the closing laps, Bill Frye would prove too strong and pulled away to a comfortable victory over Chub Frank. Earl Pearson, Jr. would cross the line in third with Darren Miller making a late race charge to claim fourth. Rick Eckert would complete the top five.

UMP LATE MODEL
Order of Qualifying Car # Name 1st Lap 2nd Lap Better Lap
16 66 BILL FRYE 22.489 22.554 22.489
8 24X RICK ECKERT 22.551 22.502 22.502
19 1 EARL PEARSON JR 22.634 23.016 22.634
14 15F STEVE FRANCIS 22.752 23.212 22.752
18 71 DONNIE O'NEAL 22.921 23.122 22.921
26 1* CHUB FRANK 23.101 23.025 23.025
7 15B BRIAN BIRKHOFER 23.101 23.320 23.101
31 18X SHANNON BABB 23.731 23.129 23.129
10 32D DARREN MILLER 23.215 23.284 23.215
3 18H RONNIE LEE HOLLINGSWORTH 23.237 23.557 23.237
28 0 SCOTT BLOOMQUIST 23.382 23.250 23.250
17 28 DENNIS ERB 23.470 23.457 23.457
20 5J ERIC JACOBSEN 23.613 23.478 23.478
4 01 JEFF TAYLOR 23.524 23.549 23.524
11 11Z BRYAN COLLINS 23.650 23.608 23.608
27 3S BRIAN SHIRLEY 23.874 23.665 23.665
34 157 MIKE MARLAR 23.669 24.229 23.669
2 20 JIMMY OWENS 24.668 23.700 23.700
32 00 RANDY KORTE 24.229 23.802 23.802
30 83 SCOTT JAMES 23.956 24.642 23.956
6 24 DICK TAYLOR 24.069 23.961 23.961
13 76 BUTCH KRUCKEBERG 24.911 24.205 24.205
24 9Z JAYME ZIDAR 24.826 24.208 24.208
22 I4 DAMON ELLER 24.632 24.210 24.210
33 99JR FRANK HECKENAST JR 24.328 24.840 24.328
1 30 MARK VOIGT 26.530 24.457 24.457
15 81 CRAIG SMITH 24.733 24.708 24.708
9 13 DEWAYNE KIEFER 25.281 24.833 24.833
25 82 BILLY LAYCOCK 24.934 25.089 24.934
29 DC3 DON CISCO III 76.646 25.126 25.126
23 12M MIKE HAMMERLE 25.187 25.425 25.187
21 32M DANNY MAGUIRE 26.104 26.406 26.104
5 00X RICK RHOADES 26.839 28.115 26.839
12 5S STEVE SHEPPARD 0.000 0.000 0.000

HEAT 1
1 66 BILL FRYE
2 71 DON O'NEAL
3 32 DARREN MILLER
4 157 MIKE MARLAR
5 5 ERIC JACOBSEN
6 99JR FRANK HECKENAST
7 82 BILLY LAYCOCK
8 24 DICK TAYLOR
9 00X RICK RHOADES

HEAT 2
1 24 RICK ECKERT
2 1 CHUB FRANK
3 1 JEFF TAYLOR
4 18 RONNIE LEE HOLLINGSWORTH
5 30 MARK VOIGT
6 20 JIMMY OWENS
7 5S STEVE SHEPPARD
8 76 BUTCH KRUCKEBERG
9 3 DON CISCO

HEAT 3
1 0 SCOTT BLOOMQUIST
2 1 EARL PEARSON
3 00K RANDY KORTE
4 15 BRIAN BIRKHOFER
5 9 JAMYE ZIDAR
6 12 MIKE HAMMERLE
7 11Z BRYAN COLLINS
8 81 CRAIG SMITH

HEAT 4
1 15 STEVE FRANCIS
2 28 DENNIS ERB
3 18 SHANNON BABB
4 3 BRIAN SHIRLEY
5 83 SCOTT JAMES
6 4 DAMON ELLER
7 13 DEWAYNE KIEFER
8 32 DANNY MAGUIRE

DASH
1 0 SCOTT BLOOMQUIST
2 66 BILL FRYE
3 15 STEVE FRANCIS
4 1 CHUB FRANK
5 28 DENNIS ERB
6 1P EARL PEARSON
7 24 RICK ECKERT
8 71 DON O'NEAL

SEMI 1
1 5J ERIC JACOBSON
2 9Z JAYME ZIDAR
3 11Z BRIAN COLLINS
4 82 BILLY LAYCOCK
5 99JR FRANK HECKENAST
6 81 CRAIG SMITH
7 12M MIKE HAMMERLE
8 24 DICK TAYLOR

SEMI 2
1 83 SCOTT JAMES
2 30 MARK VOIGT
3 20 JIMMY OWENS
4 I4 DAMON ELLER
5 32M DARREN MILLER
6 00X RICK RHOADES
7 DC3 DON CISCO
8 13 DEWAYNE KIEFER
9 76 BUTCH KRUCKEBERG
10 5S STEVE SHEPPARD

FEATURE
1 66 BILL FRYE
2 1* CHUB FRANK
3 1 EARL PEARSON JR
4 32M DARREN MILLER
5 24 RICK ECKERT
6 28 DENNIS ERB
7 00 RANDY KORTE
8 83 SCOTT JAMES
9 01 JEFF TAYLOR
10 9Z JAYME ZIDAR
11 82 BILLY LAYCOCK
12 0 SCOTT BLOOMQUIST
13 15F STEVE FRANCIS
14 18X SHANNON BABB
15 71 DONNIE O'NEAL
16 5J ERIC JACOBSEN
17 15B BRIAN BIRKHOFER
18 30 MARK VOIGT
19 18H RONNIE HOLLINGSWORTH
20 11Z BRIAN COLLINS
21 I4 DAMON ELLER
22 20 JIMMY OWENS
23 157 MIKE MARLER
24 5S STEVE SHEPPARD
25 3S BRIAN SHIRLEY

UMP MODIFIEDS
HEAT 1
1 7 MARK MINER
2 67 BJ SEETS
3 1A STEVE MEYER JR
4 11H JOHN STANTON
5 21S KENNY SHAW
6 00JR DAVE MEYERS
7 00E STEVE ELLISONH
8 9B LARRY BROWN

HEAT 2
1 360 JOHN SEETS
2 94 ED LENHARDT
3 48 BOBBY MARTINTONI
4 56 DAVE THORNTON
5 0 JEFF ELY
6 87 LYLE MONROE
7 76 ERIC GOETTER
8 75 TERRY WAGNER-DNF

HEAT 3
1 9S TOM SEETS SR
2 21S STEVE MYERS
3 13 JESSE CARSON
4 4J SCOTT WEBER
5 70 BRIAN BIELONG
6 47 TOM VOGT
7 96 NICK THERY
8 444 MATT SIMPSON

HEAT 4
1 20 BRAD MCKINNON
2 24 MIKE HARRISON
3 1W RAY WALSH
4 16 TOMMIE SEETS JR
5 19 JIMMY CUMMINS
6 19P MARK PHLUEGER
7 20 MATT ACORD

DASH
1 67 BJ SEETS
2 360 JOHN SEETS
3 7 MARK MINER
4 24 MIKE HARRISON
5 21M STEVE MYERS
6 9S TOM SEETS SR
7 94 ED LENHARDT
8 20 BRAD MCKINNON

SEMI 1
1 70 BRIAN BIELONG
2 00E STEVE ELLISON
3 21S KENNY SHAW
4 96T NICK THERY
5 47 TOM VOGT
6 444 MATT SIMPSON
7 9B LARRY BROWN
8 00JR DNS

SEMI 2
1 0 JEFF ELY
2 19 JIMMY CUMMINS
3 76 ERIC GOETTER
4 19P MARK PHLUEGER
5 75 TERRY WAGNER
6 87 LYLE MONROE

FEATURE
1 24 MIKE HARRISON
2 7 MARK MINER
3 9 TOM SEETS SR
4 1W RAY WALSH
5 11H JOHN STANTON
6 00 STEVE ELLISON
7 16 TOMMIE SEETS JR
8 76 ERIC GOERTTER
9 19C JIMMY CUMMINS
10 1A STEVE MEYERS JR
11 4J SCOTT WEBER
12 20M BRAD MCKINNON
13 0 JEFF ELY
14 70 BRIAN BIELONG
15 21M STEVE MYERS
16 360 JOHN SEETS
17 56 DAVE THORTON
18 94 ED LENHARDT
19 21S KENNY SHAW
20 13 JESSE CARSON
21 48 BOBBY MARTINTONI
22 67 BJ SEETS

UMP SPORTSMAN
HEAT 1
1 45 TRISTA STEVENSON
2 147 KYLE STOLZER
3 155 JASON KELLER
4 21 ANDY BEAVERS
5 47 KYLE ROBERTS
6 0 KEVIN LEE
7 28 RYAN GEGG
8 2D AARON KLEINE
9 29 JEFF LABAUBE

HEAT 2
1 M41 STEVE MAISEL
2 77 BRANDON HOGENSON
3 57P BOBBY SILKWOOD
4 41P RON PETTY
5 62 TROY MEDELEY
6 93 PAUL NASH
7 95 JEREMY NASH
8 83 SCOTT BARRIOS
9 23B MARK BOHNENSTIEHL

HEAT 3
1 98 GARY WALKER
2 27 ADAM HAAS
3 12 TROY NAEGER
4 9 SHANE WALTERS
5 58 LARRY MARTIN
6 70 TONY HUNTER
7 3 TODD LODDEKE
8 55 DON PATTON

HEAT 4
1 99K DUSTIN KNERRER
2 441 AARON MELTON
3 18C PAT CHALMERS
4 23W DENNIS WERNLE
5 25 CHRIS MCMILLIN
6 316 GARRETT RUSSELL
7 33 NATE BOWMAN
8 5 KALEB CHESTER

SEMI 1
1 62 TROY MEDELEY
2 55 DON PATTON
3 47 KYLE ROBERTS
4 316 GARRETT RUSSELL
5 70 TONY HUNTER
6 23B MARK BOHENSTIEHL
7 0 KEVIN LEE
8 58 LARRY MARTIN
9 93 PAUL NASH
10 25 CHRIS MCMILLIAN

FEATURE

1 45T TRISTA STEVENSON
2 23 DENNIS WERNEL
3 147 KYLE STOLZER
4 23B MARK BOHNENSTIEHL
5 55 DON PATTON
6 77 BRANDON HOGENSON
7 9 SHANE WALTERS
8 62 TROY MEDLEY
9 57 BOBBY SILKWOOD
10 316 GARRETT RUSSELL
11 M41 STEVE MAISEL
12 12 TROY NAEGER
13 27 ADAM HAAS
14 21 ANDY BEAVERS
15 155 JASON KELLER
16 70 TONY HUNTER
17 441 AARON MELTON
18 98 GARY WALKER
19 41P RON PETTY
20 18C PAT CHALMERS
21 0 KEVIN LEE
22 47 KYLE ROBERTS

STREET STOCKS
HEAT 1
1 69 SAM KIZER
2 8 SCOTT PONDER
3 18 MATT WORKMAN
4 1 RICKY HUEBNER
5 18B ROCKY BERLIEU
6 00K TONY KING
7 5 JOSH JACKSON
8 2 GREG JONES
9 7 STEVE STONECIPHER
10 88 KYLE WATSON

HEAT 2
1 69 ROBBY BENSON
2 64 BRIAN CRAWFORD
3 74 ERIC RENSING
4 2 LARRY MARSALA
5 18M JIMMY MILLER
6 12 BOBBY HINSON
7 88 MATT KOCH
8 24 JEFF NASH
9 8 MATT HANCOCK

HEAT 3
1 22 TOMMY GEGG
2 63G RICHIE GABRIEL
3 1B STEVE MEYER
4 15P TERRY BOLIN
5 18D BEN DAVIS
6 7 SCOTT CLAREY
7 31 DAVID PARKER
8 28 JUSTIN DURBIN
9 4J CHRIS ALLEN

SEMI 1
1 5J JOSH JACKSON
2 88 MATT KOCH
3 24 JEFF NASH
4 31 DAVID PARKER
5 2J GREG JAMES
6 4J CHRIS ALLEN
7 07 STEVE STONECIPHER
8 28 JUSTIN DURBIN
9 8H MATT HANCOCK
10 88K KYLE WATSON

FEATURE

1 69 ROBBY BENSON
2 WILD1 RICKY HUEBNER
3 63 RICHIE GABRIEL
4 5J JOSH JACKSON
5 64 BRIAN CRAWFORD
6 00 TONY KING
7 2 LARRY MARSALA
8 22 TOMMY GEGG
9 31 DAVID PARKER
10 7 SCOTT CLAREY
11 1B STEVE MEYER
12 12 BOBBY HINSON
13 18W MATT WORKMAN
14 24 JEFF NASH
15 74 ERIC RENSING
16 18M JIMMY MILLER
17 18B ROCKY BERLIEU
18 69K SAM KIZER
19 18D BEN DAVIS
20 8 SCOTT PONDER
21 4 CHRIS ALLEN
22 88 MATT KOCH