Babb Takes Third Win in a Row in Quincy Raceways UMP Summer Nationals
by: Jack Walbring

QUINCY, Il (July 10) - Mother Nature tried to put a damper on the UMP Summer Nationals at Quincy Raceways on Tuesday, July 10 but the Quincy Raceways new owners, track crew and former owners were not about to let that happen. The efforts they put forth were well worth the delay as when the track was ready for racing, it was lightning quick and really very racy with a least three lines being used through all the events of the night..

Shannon Babb was the man to beat as he served notice by setting the fast lap of qualifying with a lap of 13.381 to pace the thirty car field. Babb made the price of admission irrelevant as his fourth lap pass of Don O’neal in the first heat race was incredible. Babb showed his nose to O’Neal on the low side going down the back stretch into turn four, then hit the brakes and blasted to the top side going into four and powering by O’neal coming off turn four to the cheers of the hearty crowd. Steve Sheppard Jr. got by Jeep VanWormer on the seventh lap to grab heat two with Mike Marlar taking the win in the third heat with a last lap pass of Brady Smith. Mark Burgtorf dominated the B-Main by leading the entire distance. Brian Kenning was slightly injured in a nasty turn one crash that saw Kenning back into the retaining fence and flip heavily.

The Fastenal 40 Feature event saw Babb drawing the pole position and setting the pace throughout the entire event, but Don O’neal kept it close through the opening laps through cautions periods on the seventh and ninth laps. Dennis Erb worked his way from his fifth row starting spot to challenge Babb for the lead on the fourteenth lap. Erb kept in touch with Babb over the next few laps and when the caution flag waved four times on the nineteenth circuit, Erb made a valiant attempt to get by for the lead but had settle for the second spot at the checkered flag. O’neal fell out of the battle during one of the caution periods on lap nineteen as he retired to the pits. Brady Smith then got on a roll over the final fifteen laps to get to the third position followed by Steve Sheppard Jr. in fourth and Eddie Kirchoff in fifth. Wes Steidinger, Mark Burgtorf, AJ Diemel, Kevin Weaver and Jeep VanWormer rounded out the top ten spots.

Dean Vickers took the win in the twenty lap Miller Modified feature event by leading all twenty times around the quarter mile oval at Quincy. Brandon Lennox settled for second followed by Justin Reed in third, Chris Spaulding in fourth and Tony Dunker in fifth. Vickers and Todd Cummings were the heat race winners.

Steve Carlin made a shambles of the Hobby Stock field by winning by almost a half a lap over Eddie Dieker in second, Travis Booher in third, Mike Wiley in fourth and Aaron Brocksieck in fifth. Dieker and Carlin grabbed the Hobby Stock heat wins.


UMP Summer Nationals Late Models

Fastenal 40 A-Main 01 -- 1. Shannon Babb, Moweaqua; 2. Dennis Erb, Carpentersville; 3. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, Wis; 4. Steve Sheppard Jr, New Berlin; 5. Eddie Kirchoff, Gillette, ; 6. Wes Steidinger, Fairbury; 7. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 8. AJ Diemel, Bonduel, Wis; 9. Kevin Weaver, Gibson City; 10. Jeep VanWormer, Pinconning, Mich.; 11. Ed Dixon, Washington, Mo.; 12. Jason Feger, Bloomington; 13. Jason McBride;; 14. Rusty Griffaw, Festus, Mo.; 15. Bryan Collins, Elsberry, Mo.; 16. Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tenn.; 17. Don Oneal, Martinsville, Ind.; 18. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin; 19. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 20. Rickey Frankel, Quincy; 21. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo..

B-Main 1 -- 1. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 2. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 3. Jason Feger, Bloomington; 4. Jason McBride;; 5. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin; 6. Russ Schoonover, Bolten, ; 7. Brian Kenning, Quincy; 8. Fred Remley, Blue Grass, Iowa; 9. Russ Adams, Princeville; 10. Scott Dedwylder, Vossburg, Miss.; 11. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo.; 12. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo.; 13. Rob Toland, Bettendorf, Iowa; 14. Chris Smyser, Lancaster, Mo.; 15. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il..

Heat 1 -- 1. Shannon Babb, Moweaqua; 2. Don Oneal, Martinsville, Ind.; 3. Kevin Weaver, Gibson City; 4. Wes Steidinger, Fairbury; 5. Rusty Griffaw, Festus, Mo.; 6. Terry Gallaher, New London, Mo.; 7. Keith Pratt, Mendon; 8. Fred Remley, Blue Grass, Iowa; 9. Kevin Tomlinson, New London, Mo.; 10. Chris Smyser, Lancaster, Mo..

Heat 2 -- 1. Steve Sheppard Jr, New Berlin; 2. Jeep VanWormer, Pinconning, Mich.; 3. Eddie Kirchoff, Gillette, ; 4. AJ Diemel, Bonduel, Wis; 5. Bryan Collins, Elsberry, Mo.; 6. Mark Burgtorf, Quincy; 7. Jason Feger, Bloomington; 8. Jason McBride;; 9. Rob Toland, Bettendorf, Iowa; 10. Scott Dedwylder, Vossburg, Miss..

Heat 3 -- 1. Mike Marlar, Winfield, Tenn.; 2. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, Wis; 3. Dennis Erb, Carpentersville; 4. Ed Dixon, Washington, Mo.; 5. Rickey Frankel, Quincy; 6. Brian Kenning, Quincy; 7. Brandon Sheppard, New Berlin; 8. Russ Adams, Princeville; 9. Russ Schoonover, Bolten, England ; 10. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il..

Miller Lite Modifieds

A-Main 1 -- 1. Dean Vickers, Winfield, Mo.; 2. Brandon Lennox, New London, Mo.; 3. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il.; 4. Chris Spalding, Wellsville, Mo.; 5. Tony Dunker, Quincy; 6. Todd Cummings, Chapin; 7. Kendall Groves, Mexico, Mo.; 8. Terry Cox, Troy, Mo.; 9. Michael Bliven, Quincy; 10. Jim Powell, Hannibal, Mo.; 11. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 12. Michael Long, Quincy; 13. David Wietholder, Liberty; 14. Cliff Powell, Hannibal, Mo.; 15. Bryant Dickinson, Ionia, Mich..

Heat 1 -- 1. Dean Vickers, Winfield, Mo.; 2. Terry Cox, Troy, Mo.; 3. Justin Reed, Quincy, Il.; 4. Kendall Groves, Mexico, Mo.; 5. Brandon Lennox, New London, Mo.; 6. Tony Dunker, Quincy; 7. Shawn Deering, Quincy; 8. Cliff Powell, Hannibal, Mo..

Heat 2 -- 1. Todd Cummings, Chapin; 2. Michael Long, Quincy; 3. Chris Spalding, Wellsville, Mo.; 4. David Wietholder, Liberty; 5. Michael Bliven, Quincy; 6. Bryant Dickinson, Ionia, Mich.; 7. Jim Powell, Hannibal, Mo..

Hobby Stocks

A-Main -- 1. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 2. Eddie Dieker, Plainville; 3. Travis Booher, Quincy; 4. Mike Wiley, Hannibal, Mo.; 5. Aaron Brocksieck, Camp Point; 6. Bruce Hatfield, Quincy; 7. Andrew Griffin, Golden; 8. Bobby Anders, Hull; 9. Corrie Eifert, Camp Point; 10. James Leffew, Quincy.

Heat 01 -- 1. Eddie Dieker, Plainville; 2. Bruce Hatfield, Quincy; 3. Mike Wiley, Hannibal, Mo.; 4. Aaron Brocksieck, Camp Point; 5. Travis Booher, Quincy.

Heat 2 -- 1. Steve Carlin, Hannibal, Mo.; 2. Andrew Griffin, Golden; 3. Corrie Eifert, Camp Point; 4. Bobby Anders, Hull; 5. James Leffew, Quincy.