Post by robbiandcoysayles on Jul 8, 2009 12:01:54 GMT -5
UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Race 16: Van Wormer Dominates Highland
Highland, IL — July 1, 2009 – A night after playing runner up, Jeep Van Wormer said no more as he cruised to the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals win at Highland (Ill.) Speedway Wednesday night.
The Pinconning, Mich., driver used his pole position starting spot for the 40-lap race to jump to an early lead over local competitors Mark Faust and Mark Voigt.
“We had a good car even in our heat race,” explained Van Wormer who swept all three parts of the evening's program in which he was involved. “It was a tough call on tires tonight so we were jumping back and forth; we finally found the right combination.”
The win was Van Wormer's third on the 2009 “Hell Tour”, all three of which have come on tracks a quarter-mile in size. “The car was perfect, honestly it was just amazing,” Van Wormer said. “It's really good just to go out there and concentrate on winning races.”
Track regular Mark Faust held off a multiple attempts by the likes of Rodney Melvin and Mark Voigt to capture second place during his only UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals appearance to date.
“We were happy with starting in front because it would have been really tough if we would have had to come from any further back,” Faust said. “There aren't any slouches in a UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals field that's for sure.”
Mark Voigt claimed the third spot, his best “Hell Tour” finish of 2009. “Once things started going we were alright because the car was really good, it just took it awhile to get going,” said Voigt. “We'll take it, I'm not complaining.”
Rodney Melvin of Logan, Ill., was fourth and defending “Hell Tour” champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., finished fifth.
Heat 1:
1. Mark Voigt
2. Rodney Melvin
3. Brandon Sheppard
4. Donny Walden
5. Duane Chamberlain
6. Matt Weidner
7. Rick Salter
8. John Beck
9. Kerry Gaultney
10. Scott Schmitt
Heat 2:
1. Mark Faust
2. Rusty Schlenk
3. Tim Manville
4. Rick Standridge
5. Paul Bailey
6. Mike Hammerle
7. Brent Kreke
8. Mike Jacober
9. Brent Helmkamp
DNS. Randy Korte
Heat 3:
1. Shannon Babb
2. Ryan Unzicker
3. Kevin Weaver
4. Frank Heckenast Jr.
5. Jason Feger
6. Kevin Cole
7. Mike Schulte
8. Brian Beilong
9. Clay Baumann
10. Lenny Garson
Heat 4:
1. Jeep Van Wormer
2. Dennis Erb Jr.
3. Chad Zobrist
4. Steve Leach
5. Randy Bingham
6. Michael Kloos
7. Steve Sheppard Jr.
8. Bryant Dickinson
DNS. Derek Chandler
C Main:
1. Rick Salter
2. Clay Baumann
3. Mike Jacober
4. Scott Schmitt
5. Kerry Gaultney
6. Lenny Garson
7. Brent Helmkamp
8. Randy Korte
B Main:
1. Duane Chamberlain
2. Jason Feger
3. Mike Hammerle
4. Paul Bailey
5. Kevin Cole
6. John Beck
7. Randy Bingham
8. Brent Kreke
9. Clay Baumann
10. Mike Schulte
11. Matt Weidner
12. Rick Salter
13. Scott Schmitt
14. Mike Jacober
15. Bryant Dickinson
Feature:
1. Jeep Van Wormer
2. Mark Faust
3. Mark Voigt
4. Rodney Melvin
5. Dennis Erb Jr.
6. Randy Korte
7. Shannon Babb
8. Ryan Unzicker
9. Kevin Weaver
10. Rusty Schlenk
11. Chad Zobrist
12. Jason Feger
13. Duane Chamberlain
14. Frank Heckenast Jr.
15. Brandon Sheppard
16. Paul Bailey
17. Donny Walden
18. Rick Standridge
19. Michael Kloos
20. Tim Manville
21. Steve Leach
Highland, IL — July 1, 2009 – A night after playing runner up, Jeep Van Wormer said no more as he cruised to the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals win at Highland (Ill.) Speedway Wednesday night.
The Pinconning, Mich., driver used his pole position starting spot for the 40-lap race to jump to an early lead over local competitors Mark Faust and Mark Voigt.
“We had a good car even in our heat race,” explained Van Wormer who swept all three parts of the evening's program in which he was involved. “It was a tough call on tires tonight so we were jumping back and forth; we finally found the right combination.”
The win was Van Wormer's third on the 2009 “Hell Tour”, all three of which have come on tracks a quarter-mile in size. “The car was perfect, honestly it was just amazing,” Van Wormer said. “It's really good just to go out there and concentrate on winning races.”
Track regular Mark Faust held off a multiple attempts by the likes of Rodney Melvin and Mark Voigt to capture second place during his only UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals appearance to date.
“We were happy with starting in front because it would have been really tough if we would have had to come from any further back,” Faust said. “There aren't any slouches in a UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals field that's for sure.”
Mark Voigt claimed the third spot, his best “Hell Tour” finish of 2009. “Once things started going we were alright because the car was really good, it just took it awhile to get going,” said Voigt. “We'll take it, I'm not complaining.”
Rodney Melvin of Logan, Ill., was fourth and defending “Hell Tour” champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., finished fifth.
Heat 1:
1. Mark Voigt
2. Rodney Melvin
3. Brandon Sheppard
4. Donny Walden
5. Duane Chamberlain
6. Matt Weidner
7. Rick Salter
8. John Beck
9. Kerry Gaultney
10. Scott Schmitt
Heat 2:
1. Mark Faust
2. Rusty Schlenk
3. Tim Manville
4. Rick Standridge
5. Paul Bailey
6. Mike Hammerle
7. Brent Kreke
8. Mike Jacober
9. Brent Helmkamp
DNS. Randy Korte
Heat 3:
1. Shannon Babb
2. Ryan Unzicker
3. Kevin Weaver
4. Frank Heckenast Jr.
5. Jason Feger
6. Kevin Cole
7. Mike Schulte
8. Brian Beilong
9. Clay Baumann
10. Lenny Garson
Heat 4:
1. Jeep Van Wormer
2. Dennis Erb Jr.
3. Chad Zobrist
4. Steve Leach
5. Randy Bingham
6. Michael Kloos
7. Steve Sheppard Jr.
8. Bryant Dickinson
DNS. Derek Chandler
C Main:
1. Rick Salter
2. Clay Baumann
3. Mike Jacober
4. Scott Schmitt
5. Kerry Gaultney
6. Lenny Garson
7. Brent Helmkamp
8. Randy Korte
B Main:
1. Duane Chamberlain
2. Jason Feger
3. Mike Hammerle
4. Paul Bailey
5. Kevin Cole
6. John Beck
7. Randy Bingham
8. Brent Kreke
9. Clay Baumann
10. Mike Schulte
11. Matt Weidner
12. Rick Salter
13. Scott Schmitt
14. Mike Jacober
15. Bryant Dickinson
Feature:
1. Jeep Van Wormer
2. Mark Faust
3. Mark Voigt
4. Rodney Melvin
5. Dennis Erb Jr.
6. Randy Korte
7. Shannon Babb
8. Ryan Unzicker
9. Kevin Weaver
10. Rusty Schlenk
11. Chad Zobrist
12. Jason Feger
13. Duane Chamberlain
14. Frank Heckenast Jr.
15. Brandon Sheppard
16. Paul Bailey
17. Donny Walden
18. Rick Standridge
19. Michael Kloos
20. Tim Manville
21. Steve Leach
