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PEORIA, IL (May 21, 2011) - Mike Mullvain can build a mean race engine, but he also proved at Peoria Speedway Saturday night he can wheel a dirt late model. Mullvain, who builds race engines for a living, utilized one of his own power plants to dominate the UMP Late Model feature, leading flag-to-flag for his first win of the season after starting on the pole. Mullvain jumped to the start over Jeff Maher, and Todd Bennett instantly began to pressure Maher for 2nd. Maher and Bennett ran side by-side through 4 laps and 2 caution periods until Bennett made it stick on lap 5. Steve Lance, Jr., who started 18th, became the first driver to run the top of the track on lap 5, and began passing cars at will in an entertaining charge to the front. Schmitt jumped to the top also, and passed Bennett for 2nd on lap 7. By lap 8, the rim-riding Lance had passed 12 cars and had charged into 6th. A lap 19 re-start saw Bennett try the high side, as Mullvain and Schmitt ran the bottom. Lance passed Bennett for 3rd on lap 23, but could never track down the lead duo as the high side began to fade. Mullvain survived 7 caution flags and held off Schmitt for his first win of the season. Lance, Bennett and Charley Hess completed the top 5. “It looked like the bottom was the place to be, so I just wanted to get a good start and try to hold these guys off”, said Mullvain in victory lane. “I just want to thank everybody- my wife, kids, crew, the track, the fans. I even want to thank Mother Nature for allowing us to race. It feels good to get our first win this year.” Billy Tuckwell and Ray Bollinger made up the front row of the UMP Modified feature and stayed side-by-side over the first 2 laps until a four car pileup in turn 4 slowed the action. On the ensuing restart, Tommy Duncan joined the battle and made it 3 wide on laps 3 and 4. Tuckwell took command on the low side on lap 6 as Bollinger and Duncan battled for 2nd. Bollinger cleared Duncan and was challenging for the lead again on lap 10, utilizing the middle of the track. Tuckwell and Bollinger would run dead-even for 2 laps until Bollinger made the pass down the backstretch on lap 13. Bollinger would survive 3 more cautions for the win. Tuckwell and Duncan ended up in 2nd and 3rd. Mike Chasteen, Jr., who skipped his high school graduation to race, ended up 4th. Mark Johnson, Eric Bruce, Chris Morefield, Floyd Jordan, Jr., Gary Scharp, and Derrick Doerr completed the top 10. “I just kept looking around the track until my tires warmed up, and then we made our move. I knew Billy would race me clean“, said Bollinger on the winning pass. An emotional Bollinger dedicated the win in victory lane to his father-in-law, who had recently passed away. Jack Siegel held off a race-long challenge by Jason Weyeneth for his 2nd win of the year in a flag-to-flag performance . “We really had the car set up well tonight”, said Siegel. “I want to thank my wife, who bought me 2 new tires this week” Paula Harrison used her pole position to take the lead over John Farris in the Pro Street feature at the start. After a lap 2 restart, Farris challenged going into turn 1 and made the pass stick down the back stretch. Farris stopped the 2 race win streak by Chuck Barnes, Jr., who ended up 2nd, for the win. “We had to make a groove there to get by Paula”, Farris said in victory lane. “A huge thanks to my crew, who worked until 6:15 this morning getting this car back together after last night in Lincoln.” Jeremy Kingsley won his second Hornet feature in a row, fighting Kenny Butterfield over the first 3 laps until making a pass down the back stretch on lap 3. Butterfield, who leads the UMP Northern States points standings, finished 2nd. “We really didn’t have the car set up right, we thought it would be a lot slicker than it was, but we are happy for the win”, Kingsley told the Peoria Speedway crowd. Action resumes next Saturday night at Peoria Speedway with a full UMP racing program. Next Sunday, May 29 will be the “Spring Fling”, featuring $2,000 to-win UMP Late Models, $2,000 to-win UMP Modifieds, $1,000 to-win Crate Late Models, and $300 to-win Hornets. A concert by the band 2mass denial will be held after the racing program concludes.
OFFICIAL RESULTS, PEORIA SPEEDWAY, May 21, 2011 UMP LATE MODELS (21 cars) 1. 4-Mike Mullvain, Bartonville 2. 10x-Scott Schmitt, Tonica 3. 25-Steve Lance, Jr., Cuba 4. T2-Todd Bennett, Peoria 5. 40-Charley Hess, Bartonville 6. 7t-Steve Thorsten, Woodworth 7. 32J-Jason Jaggers, Wyanet 8. 83-Jim Carmody, Dunlap 9. 7-Jay Sparks, Metamora 10. 22-Jeff Maher, Brimfield 11. 38C- John Gardner, Peoria 12. 74-Russ Adams, Princeville 13. 4g-Bob Gardner, Peoria 14. 50-Tim Faulkenberry, Mapleton 15. 25K-Bill Kettering, Jr., Pekin 16. 16b-Bo Brockway, Peoria 17. 44g-Shane Garrison, Mechanicsburg 18. 65-Gerry Reeder, Jr., Bartonville 19. 93-Kevin Paul, Colchester 20. J1-Tim Lance, Brimfield (DNS) 21. 95-Frank Shickel, Bloomington (DNS)
FAST TIME: Schmitt HEAT 1: 1. Sparks 2. Maher 3. Adams 4. Hess 5. Garrison 6. Faulkenberry 7. Thorsten HEAT 2: 1. Schmitt 2. Mullvain 3. B. Gardner 4. Reeder 5. Paul 6. Kettering 7. Shickel HEAT 3: 1. Bennett 2. Carmody 3. J. Gardner 4. Jaggers 5. Lance, Jr. 6. T. Lance
UMP MODIFIEDS (27 cars) 1. 77-Ray Bollinger, Kewanee 2. 23T-Billy Tuckwell, Metamora 3. 32D-Tommy Duncan, Peoria 4. 40-Mike Chasteen, Jr., East Peoria 5. 26J-Mark Johnson, Glasford 6. 2-Eric Bruce, Norwood 7. C4-Chris Morefield, Edwards 8. 1Jr-Floyd Jordan, Jr., Pekin 9. 8-Gary Scharp, Peoria 10. 26d-Derrick Doerr, Peoria 11. 38-Steve Turner, Princeville 12. 59-Johnny Parlier, Peoria 13. 18-Billy Puckett, Metamora 14. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt, Hanna City 15. M1-Dale Munson, Fairview 16. 7K-Kenny Egan, Peoria 17. 555- Chad Goff, East Galesburg 18. 89-Noah Faw, Hanna City 19. T2-Mark Tullis, Taylorville 20. 32-Donovan Lodge, Moline
HEAT 1: 1. Tuckwell 2. Bollinger 3. Doerr 4. 5. Jordan, Jr. 6 Morefield 7. Bruce 8. Zane Oedewaldt (Hanna City) 9. Bill Gray (Metamora) 10. Muson HEAT 2: 1. Johnson 2. Tullis 3. Chasteen, Jr. 4. Faw 5. John Winters (Peoria) 6. Dan Turner (Princeville) 7. Zac Oedewaldt 8. Doug Sauder (Princeville) 9. Donovan Lodge (Moline) HEAT 3: 1. Duncan 2. Egan 3. Turner 4. Goff 5. Scharp 6. Puckett 7. Parlier 9. Cody Spirling (Peoria) 9. Jim Picardi (Mapleton) SEMI 1: 1. Morefield 2. Scharp 3. Parlier 4. Munson 5. Sauder 6. Zane Oedewaldt 7. Picardi SEMI 2: 1. Bruce 2. Puckett 3. Zac Oedewaldt 4. Lodge 5. Gray 6. Winters 7. Spirling (DNS)
LIMITED LATE MODELS (16 cars) 1. A2-Jack Siegel, Pekin 2. 00-Jason Weyeneth, Peoria 3. 0-Zac Kuhel, Pekin 4. 30- Rob Bauman Sr., Fairview 5. 30Jr-Robbie Bauman Jr., Fairview 6. 73s-Scott Schoener, Flanagan 7. 22c-Bobby Cowell, Sr., East Peoria 8. F4-Chris Feger, Marquette Heights 9. 01-Jim Sellner, Peoria Heights 10. 45-Dwayne Walters, Metamora 11. 5-John Traver, Peoria 12. 55-C J VanBeveran, East Galesburg 13. 93-Amanda Ellis, Washington 14. 28M-Matt Mills, East Peoria 15. 99-Brian Crebo, Hanna City 16. 7-Rick Erwin, Peoria (DNS)
HEAT 1: 1. Weyeneth 2. Schoener. 3. Bauman Jr. 4. Traver. 5. Mills 6. Sellner 7.Cowell 8. Feger HEAT 2: 1. Crebo 2. Siegel 3. Kuhel 4. Bauman, Sr. 5. VanBeveran 6. Walters 7. Erwin 8. Ellis
PRO STREET (10 cars) 1. 90-John Farris, Peoria 2. B22-Chuck Barnes, Jr., Peoria 3. 63p-Greg Sauder, Peoria 4. 68-Wally Zander, Groveland 5. 49-Sreve Brandt, Jr., Bartonville 6. 20-Bob Simpson, Peoria 7. 6s-Sequoia Rivers, Peoria 8. 22x-Bob Cowell, Jr., East Peoria 9. 4h-Paula Harrison, Germantown Hills (DQ) 10. 75M-Darrell Matthews, Jr, Roanoke (DNS)
HEAT: 1. Farris 2. Harrison 3. Zander 4. Sauder 5. Simpson HEAT 2: 1. Barnes, Jr. 2. Brandt, Jr. 3. Cowell 4. Rivers 5. Matthews
UMP HORNETS (17 cars) 1. K2-Jeremy Kingsley, Peoria 2. 24-Kenny Butterfield, Kingston Mines 3. 77-Zac Bollinger, Kewanee 4. 136-Rodney Kerfoot, Creve Couer 5. WFO- Tyler Etherton, Bartonville 6. 18-Tommy Wisher, Peoria 7. C7-Mike Cusack, Jr., Edwards 8. 39-Brent Terry, Peoria 9. B5-Tyler Benson, Creve Coeur 10. 88B-Billy Snider, Elmwood 11. 52-Todd Breithbarth, Washington 12. 57-Fred Lodgson, Bellevue 13. 13-Matt Musgrave, Peoria 14. V8-Jeff Massey, Peoria 15. 18z- Zach Nimrick, Pekin 16. 65B-Don Britton, Creve Coeur 17. 1-Hugh Jordan, Pekin (DQ)
HEAT 1: Butterfield 2. Benson 3. Bollinger 4. Terry 5. Wisher 6. Massey 7.Jordan 8.Nimrick HEAT 2: 1. Kingsley 2. Kerfoot 3. Cusack 4. Etherton 5.Breithbarth 6. Lodgson 7. Britton
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