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Pontoon Beach, IL (July 20, 2007) Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR picked up the $10,000 victory at Tri-City Speedway's Lucas Oils Series Miller Lite 50. Don O'Neal took the lead at the drop of the green flag from his front row pole starting position and led the first fifteen circuits. Moyer, who started third, slipped back to fifth in the first stages of the event but found the fast line around the 3/8 mile oval after about ten laps and started moving back toward the front. Once Moyer got to the lead, he held off all challenges and led the last half of the event to earn the win.

Shannon Babb, who started on the outside of the front row, battled early on with O'Neal for the lead, then slipped back to fifth before coming on in the later laps and earning a third place finish behind O'Neal.

Terry English, who had to use a provisional to earn a starting spot in the main event, charged through the field and picked up a fourth place finish.

Earl Pearson, Jr. finally got things going in the closing laps and passed several cars near the end to earn the fifth position.

Bryan Collins, the defending track point champion at Tri-City Speedway had a stellar run as he started in the twentieth position and charged all the way up to the third position in the first twelve laps. However, some suspension damage to his car late in the race would cost him several spots as he ended up eighth at the checkered flag.

A stellar field of thirty-eight UMP DIRTcar Modifieds were on hand at Tri-City Speedway for the $1,000 to win special event. Fans were treated to a spectacular race Jeff Leka took the early lead from pole sitter Chad Kinder. Leka led the first fought off the challenges off Kinder and then Mike Harrison as he led the first eleven circuits of the twenty-five lap main event. Harrison would finally make a successful bid for the lead on lap twelve after several previous attempts failed. Harrison of Highland, IL then pulled away to a comfortable lead but left eight other cars running in a pack for the second spot. In the final two laps, those eight cars swapped positions around more times than anyone could count. Leka would get a second place finish in the event and Scott Weber rallied back to a third place finish after running as far back as eighth with just five laps remaining. Marty Smith, Jr. made a spectacular save down the back-stretch on the final lap as he got turned into the outside wall causing his car to climb the wall. The fans in the grandstands could only see the roof of his car as it almost got upside down on the wall, but it seemed he never got out of the gas and brought the car back down off the wall and held off the field for a fourth place finish. Kinder would complete the top five.

Ron Sensel picked up his first career crate late model feature win with a sensational last lap pass on Nick Lyons. Sensel used the high side and drove the car in very deep into the turns on the final lap and just edged Lyons at the start/finish line for the victory. Lyons would finish second with Ray Emling, Jr. taking third. Darin Walker and Garrett Britton would compete the top five. Britton earned the STLRacing.com Hard Charger Award as he passed the most cars in the feature event with his fifth place finish after starting fifteenth.

Results–Tri-City Speedway, Pontoon Beach, IL – 7/20/2007

C.A.R.S. Late Models : A-Main 01–20 Cars
1 36 RONALD SENSEL (*C)
2 2x NICK LYONS (*C)
3 6 RAY EMLING JR (*C)
4 24 DARIN WALKER
5 16 GARRETT BRITTON
6 1X CHRIS WINTERS
7 62 TOMMIE SEETS JR
8 1 CASEY MONTAGUE (*C)
9 45T TRISTA STEVENSON
10 41 STEVE MAISEL
11 72 BRAD YOTTER
12 0 DARRIN EVERS
13 316 GARRETT RUSSELL
14 30J JOE GREEN
15 59 JOSH CARROLL (*C)
16 92s MATT SANTEL
17 18 BOBBY DAUDERMAN
18 r52 RYLAN DAGG (*C)
19 85 TIM BURDEL
20 84 TYLER DEIBERT (*C)

C.A.R.S. Late Models : Heat 01
1 2x NICK LYONS (*C)
2 45T TRISTA STEVENSON
3 24 DARIN WALKER
4 85 TIM BURDEL
5 62 TOMMIE SEETS JR
6 41 STEVE MAISEL
7 72 BRAD YOTTER
8 16 GARRETT BRITTON
9 30J JOE GREEN
10 r52 RYLAN DAGG (*C)

C.A.R.S. Late Models : Heat 02
1 36 RONALD SENSEL (*C)
2 6 RAY EMLING JR (*C)
3 59 JOSH CARROLL (*C)
4 1X CHRIS WINTERS
5 0 DARRIN EVERS
6 1 CASEY MONTAGUE (*C)
7 18 BOBBY DAUDERMAN
8 316 GARRETT RUSSELL
9 84 TYLER DEIBERT (*C)
10 92s MATT SANTEL

UMP Modifieds : A-Main 01–38 Cars
1 24 MIKE HARRISON (*M)
2 3L JEFF LEKA
3 4j SCOTT WEBER
4 55 MARTY SMITH JR (*M)
5 3P CHAD KINDER
6 21S DENNY SCHWARTZ
7 41m BRENT MULLINS (*M)
8 48 BOB MARTINTONI (*M)
9 21D DANNY SCHWARTZ
10 7M MARK MINER
11 11x KYLE BYERLINE (*M)
12 0x STEVE PICOU
13 11k KELLY DEVALL (*M)
14 36 KENNY WALLACE
15 8X JAMES REED
16 G1 GABE MENSER
17 43a EVERETT BRADHAM
18 94 ED LENHARDT
19 g0 GABE REGOT
20 11 DON GRIMM (*M)
21 1w RAY WALSH (*M)
22 42 STEVE LACH (*M)
23 1a STEVE MEYER JR (*M)

UMP Modifieds : B-Main 01
1 11x KYLE BYERLINE (*M)
2 1a STEVE MEYER JR (*M)
3 42 STEVE LACH (*M)
4 22c BRANDON LENNOX
5 37 MICHAEL MONROE (*M)
6 17X MATT VERBECK
7 99W JOHN WATSON
8 21J JON VERNIER
9 2H CODY HOOD
10 7C TOMMIE SEETS JR
11 6g RUSTY GRIFFAW (*L) DNS

UMP Modifieds : B-Main 02
1 48 BOB MARTINTONI (*M)
2 7M MARK MINER
3 21D DANNY SCHWARTZ
4 36 KENNY WALLACE
5 26 TERRY COX
6 45 DEAN VICKERS
7 29L J.D. LASTER
8 68 JEFF DRAFFIN
9 t0 TIM HANCOCK (*M)
10 7 PARKER WILLIAMS
11 1 ANTHONY LACH (*M)

UMP Modifieds : Heat 01
1 3P CHAD KINDER
2 0x STEVE PICOU
3 11 DON GRIMM (*M)
4 G1 GABE MENSER
5 37 MICHAEL MONROE (*M)
6 11x KYLE BYERLINE (*M)
7 99W JOHN WATSON
8 22c BRANDON LENNOX
9 42 STEVE LACH (*M)
10 2H CODY HOOD

UMP Modifieds : Heat 02
1 3L JEFF LEKA
2 4j SCOTT WEBER
3 41m BRENT MULLINS (*M)
4 55 MARTY SMITH JR (*M)
5 48 BOB MARTINTONI (*M)
6 7M MARK MINER
7 21D DANNY SCHWARTZ
8 45 DEAN VICKERS
9 68 JEFF DRAFFIN
10 t0 TIM HANCOCK (*M)

UMP Modifieds : Heat 03
1 24 MIKE HARRISON (*M)
2 1w RAY WALSH (*M)
3 43a EVERETT BRADHAM
4 11k KELLY DEVALL (*M)
5 7C TOMMIE SEETS JR
6 21J JON VERNIER
7 1a STEVE MEYER JR (*M)
8 17X MATT VERBECK
9 6g RUSTY GRIFFAW (*L)

UMP Modifieds : Heat 04
1 21S DENNY SCHWARTZ
2 94 ED LENHARDT
3 g0 GABE REGOT
4 8X JAMES REED
5 1 ANTHONY LACH (*M)
6 26 TERRY COX
7 7 PARKER WILLIAMS
8 29L J.D. LASTER
9 36 KENNY WALLACE DNS

Lucas Oil Late Models : A-Main 01– 32 Cars
1 21 BILLY MOYER (3)
2 71 DON O'NEAL (1)
3 18 SHANNON BABB (2)
4 96 TERRY ENGLISH (23)(provisional)
5 44 EARL PEARSON JR. (9)
6 99 DONNIE MORAN (11)
7 19 STEVE CASEBOLT (15)
8 11z BRYAN COLLINS (20)(*L)
9 30 MARK VOIGT (25)(*L) (provisional)
10 83 SCOTT JAMES (13)
11 67 MARK OLLER (22)(*C)
12 00s CHRIS SMYSER (18)
13 13 DEWAYNE KIEFER (5)
14 i4 DAMON ELLER (14)
15 21m STEVE MYERS (16)(*L)
16 00 FREDDY SMITH (24)(provisional)
17 14 MIKE WALLACE (26)(provisional)
18 92b BILLY FAUST (6)(*L)
19 16 JUSTIN RATTLIFF (8)
20 33 TIM MANVILLE (17)
21 45DW DENNY WOODWORTH (21)
22 9 BILLY DRAKE (12)
23 s9 DAN SCHLIEPER (7)
24 92m MARK FAUST (19)(*L)
25 00k RANDY KORTE (10)
26 28M JIMMY MARS (4)

Lucas Oil Late Models : B-Main 01
1 92m MARK FAUST (*L)
2 11z BRYAN COLLINS (*L)
3 45DW DENNY WOODWORTH
4 67 MARK OLLER (*C)
5 30 MARK VOIGT (*L)
6 72 JOHN MASON
7 00X RICK RHOADES (*L)
8 9s TOM SEETS SR.
9 41 BRAD NEAT
10 96 TERRY ENGLISH
11 00 FREDDY SMITH
12 0 SCOTT BLOOMQUIST DNS
13 6K MICHAEL KLOOS (*L) DNS
14 14 MIKE WALLACE DNS

Lucas Oil Late Models : Heat 01
1 18 SHANNON BABB
2 28M JIMMY MARS
3 s9 DAN SCHLIEPER
4 00k RANDY KORTE
5 83 SCOTT JAMES
6 21m STEVE MYERS (*L)
7 45DW DENNY WOODWORTH
8 92m MARK FAUST (*L)
9 30 MARK VOIGT (*L)
10 9s TOM SEETS SR.
11 14 MIKE WALLACE DNS

Lucas Oil Late Models : Heat 02
1 71 DON O'NEAL
2 13 DEWAYNE KIEFER
3 16 JUSTIN RATTLIFF
4 99 DONNIE MORAN
5 i4 DAMON ELLER
6 33 TIM MANVILLE
7 0 SCOTT BLOOMQUIST
8 00X RICK RHOADES (*L)
9 72 JOHN MASON
10 6K MICHAEL KLOOS (*L)

Lucas Oil Late Models : Heat 03
1 21 BILLY MOYER
2 92b BILLY FAUST (*L)
3 44 EARL PEARSON JR.
4 9 BILLY DRAKE
5 19 STEVE CASEBOLT
6 00s CHRIS SMYSER
7 11z BRYAN COLLINS (*L)
8 67 MARK OLLER (*C)
9 96 TERRY ENGLISH
10 41 BRAD NEAT
11 00 FREDDY SMITH

Lucas Oil Late Models : Time Trial Lap 1 Lap 2 Fast Time
1 s9 DAN SCHLIEPER 14.774 14.885 14.774
2 16 JUSTIN RATTLIFF 14.778 14.984 14.778
3 92b BILLY FAUST (*L) 15.003 14.826 14.826
4 28M JIMMY MARS 14.896 14.940 14.896
5 71 DON O'NEAL 14.906 15.034 14.906
6 96 TERRY ENGLISH 15.032 14.927 14.927
7 18 SHANNON BABB 14.943 15.122 14.943
8 13 DEWAYNE KIEFER 15.410 15.053 15.053
9 21 BILLY MOYER 15.290 15.064 15.064
10 83 SCOTT JAMES 15.106 15.232 15.106
11 99 DONNIE MORAN 15.116 15.137 15.116
12 9 BILLY DRAKE 15.549 15.158 15.158
13 00k RANDY KORTE 15.222 15.770 15.222
14 0 SCOTT BLOOMQUIST 15.260 15.245 15.245
15 92m MARK FAUST (*L) 15.390 15.349 15.349
16 44 EARL PEARSON JR. 15.349 15.556 15.349
17 i4 DAMON ELLER 15.462 15.416 15.416
18 19 STEVE CASEBOLT 15.582 15.442 15.442
19 30 MARK VOIGT (*L) 15.771 15.581 15.581
20 6K MICHAEL KLOOS (*L) 15.843 15.582 15.582
21 67 MARK OLLER (*C) 16.093 15.588 15.588
22 45DW DENNY WOODWORTH 15.614 16.195 15.614
23 33 TIM MANVILLE 15.786 15.658 15.658
24 00s CHRIS SMYSER 15.698 15.843 15.698
25 21m STEVE MYERS (*L) 16.852 15.766 15.766
26 72 JOHN MASON 15.870 19.627 15.870
27 41 BRAD NEAT 15.903 16.124 15.903
28 9s TOM SEETS SR. 16.702 16.815 16.702
29 00X RICK RHOADES (*L) 17.635 17.844 17.635
30 11z BRYAN COLLINS (*L) 22.954 NT 22.954
31 00 FREDDY SMITH NT NT NT
32 14 MIKE WALLACE NT NT NT