P.O. Box 614
Pevely, Missouri 63070
Track Phone: (636) 479-3219
Business Phone: (573) 431-2699
Race Results July 22, 2000
Haudenschild Spins and Wins Wild Sprint Feature
Pevely, Mo. (July 22) -- Jac Haudenschild bounced off the front straightaway wall, spun completely around but kept going to take the lead and win his second Pennzoil World of Outlaws sprint car feature at I-55 Raceway. Haudenschild took the lead from Sammy Swindell with six laps remaining in the feature to bring a standing-room-only crowd, one of the largest in track history, to its feet.
Mark Kinser turned the fast lap in qualifying at 10.768 seconds. The spotlight then switched to Donny Schatz, who won his heat and the dash. Also winning sprint car heats were Danny Wood, Stevie Smith and Sammy Swindell, the all-time track record holder at I-55.
Schatz took the lead at the start of the feature, which was red-flagged on the second lap for a crash that involved Dale Blaney. Blaney, who won last weekend's $50,000 Kings Royal race at Eldora, Ohio, was knocked out of the race.
Schatz continued leading when the race was restarted but eventually gave way to Swindell, a three-time winner at I-55. But Swindell's tires appeared to give up in the late stages of the race. After Haudenschild's spin on the front straight, he took the lead and survived a late-race dual with Steve Kinser and Mark Kinser, who finished close by in second and third.
John Seets Sr. conquered a 51-car UMP Modified field, winning his heat and the feature. Seets led all 20 laps of his feature but was hounded by Bobby Bittle all the way. The battle for third place was also contested hotly. At the finish Dean Hoffman took third and Jim Shereck and Scott Weber rounded out the top five.
The large field of modifieds, the largest ever entered at the track, required six heat races which were won by Seets, Weber, Bittle, Keith Grider, Tom Ratajczyk and Casey Pearson. Rusty Griffaw and Ray Wagner won the modified semi-features.
The track posted a sign advising late-arriving fans that all seating at the track was taken. Co-promoter Ray Marler promised during the evening that additional seating will be built before the Outlaws return in 2001.
HEAT 1:
- 360 John Seets
- 71 Jay Hughes
- 4 Kevin Gundaker
- 99 Brian Wolfmeier
HEAT 2:
- 4J Scott Weber
- 1D Dean Hoffman
- 18T Brent Thompson
- 187 Duane Whiteman
HEAT 3:
- 7G Keith Grider
- 24 Darin Walker
- 68 Andy Anderson
- 16 Rusty Griffaw
HEAT 4:
- 89 Bobby Bittle
- 17 Jim Shereck
- 28K Jason Keith
- 6W Ray Wagner
HEAT 5:
- 12 Tom Ratajczyk
- 5 Jason Stewart
- 4M Brent Mullins
- 29C John Campbell
HEAT 6:
- 377 Casey Pearson
- 14 Leroy Haney
- 28W Chris Woods
- 19C Vic Catalano
SEMI #1:
- 16 Rusty Griffaw
- 99 Brian Wolfmeier
- 81 Mike Barbeau
- 444 Matt Simpson
- 45M Eric Mabery
- 187 Duane Whiteman
- T93 Clark Roach
- 29L Jeff LeBaube
- 21H Dave Henry
- 07 Paul Rice
- 6 D.J. Hickman
- 10 Rusty Meyer
- X1 Dave Sandage
- 45F Eric Franklin
- 59 Rich Whaley
- 88 Joe Puricelli
- 15 Jeffrey Masson II
SEMI #2:
- 6W Ray Wagner
- 1W Ray Walsh
- 19C Vic Catalano
- 28W Chris Woods
- 11S Kyle Steffens
- 8 Kirk Murphy
- 36 Danny Green
- 64 Jim Smith
- 7Z Matt Zimmerly
- 29C John Campbell
- 314 Jeff Masson
- 70 Ken Peters
- 34 Kevin Gegg
- 67 John Seets, Jr.
FEATURE:
- 360 John Seets
- 89 Bobby Bittle
- 1D Dean Hoffman
- 17 Jim Shereck
- 4J Scott Weber
- 377 Casey Pearson
- 14 Leroy Haney
- 7G Keith Grider
- 71 Jay Hughes
- 12 Tom Ratajczyk
- 18T Brent Thompson
- 4M Brent Mullins
- 24 Darin Walker
- 16 Rusty Griffaw
- 99 Brian Wolfmeier
- 1W Ray Walsh
- 28K Jason Keith
- 5 Jason Stewart
- 81 Mike Barbeau
- 19C Vic Catalano
- 4G Kevin Gundaker
- 6W Ray Wagner
- 68 Andy Anderson
- 18R Shawn Rayfield
Other Cars Present:
3S Dan Schlup
C4 Chris Soutiea
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