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BOLLINGER CAPTURES 2^ND STRAIGHT “SUPER MOD 100” AT PEORIA SPEEDWAY

PEORIA, IL (September 17, 2011) - Ray Bollinger capitalized on a fading Gary Cook, Jr. and won his 2^nd straight UMP “Illinois State Championship Super Mod 100” and the $3,000 first prize Saturday night at Peoria Speedway.

   The 40 car field featured 4 former UMP National Champions and the front row was comprised of 2 former champs in Jeff Leka and current National points leader Mike Harrison, who is seeking his 3^rd title. Leka and Harrison ran side-by-side over the first 2 laps until Leka took control on lap 3. Harrison jumped to the top in an effort to catch Leka as the action was fast and furious over the first 7 laps until a caution bunched the field.

  Bollinger, who started 7^th, drove past 3^rd place Brent Mullins and Harrison down the back stretch on lap 15 using the middle of the track and began pursuit of Leka. Harrison’s night ended on lap 17 when he stalled in turn 3 with motor problems and brought out the second caution. Bollinger then drove by Leka on lap 18 in turn one for the lead.

  13^th-starting Gary Cook, Jr., who came from the B main, had charged into 4^th by lap 20 and began an entertaining 3 way battle with Mullins and Leka for 2^nd on lap 27. Mullins finally took 2^nd as he pulled away from Leka and then Cook drove past Leka on the bottom on lap 36. The race was flagged at the half way mark as drivers were allowed a red flag stop to make adjustments to their cars.

  On the lap 50 re-start, Bollinger drove away but the battle raged between Mullins and Cook, Jr. for 2^nd, with Cook finally making it stick on lap 54. Cook Jr closed on Bollinger and Bollinger nearly spun out on lap 73 as Cook tried to dive under him, forcing both drivers to the infield. Remarkably, both drivers retained their positions down the backstretch and ran side-by-side over the next 2 laps until Cook took control on the backstretch on lap 75.

  Cook looked like the car to beat, stretching his lead after a lap 77 caution as Mullins challenged Bollinger for 2^nd. A final caution on lap 87 bunched the field up but Cook looked like the class of the field. 2 laps later, Cook’s car began to fade as a faulty battery caused the car to miss badly. Cook managed to stay out front until lap 94, when Bollinger took the lead for good. Mullins ended up 2^nd, with Kevin Weaver, Butch Weisser and Donovan Lodge completing the top 5. Cook ended up salvaging an 8^th place finish.

  “I could see Gary’s panhard bar had broken so I knew it was just a matter of time”, said Bollinger in victory lane. “He surprised me there when he showed me his nose and I gassed it and nearly took us both out. I feel terrible about driving us both through the infield, but I’m glad we both were able to continue. To win our 2^nd straight 100 lapper here is huge.”

  Donny Walden tuned up for next weekends’ 100 lap UMP Late Model State Championship race with a flag-to-flag win, followed by Charley Hess, Darren Friedman, Mike Mullvain and Brandon Thirlby.

“We kinda consider this our home track, so its great to get a win here and I think we will have something for them next weekend”, said Walden.

  Steve Shannon won the “Illinois State Championship” for Limited Late Models, surviving 6 caution flags for the $500 win. Brad Willis, Jr finished 2^nd, with Jim Carmody, Scott Schoener, and Jack Siegel rounding out the top 5. “I just kept protecting the bottom there and it seemed like a marathon with all the cautions”, said Shannon.

  Austin Archdale survived a late-race charge by Billy Brickley as he got hung up by lapped traffic to take the Illinois Lightning Sprint feature. Brickely, Brent Burrows, Mark Billings and Brad Funk completed the top 5.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

PEORIA SPEEDWAY

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

UMP MODIFIEDS (40 cars)

1.      77-Ray Bollinger, Kewanee

2.      41M-Brent Mullins, Litchfield

3.      128-Kevin Weaver, Gibson City

4.      25-Butch Weisser, Bartonville

5.      32-Donovan Lodge, Moline

6.      2-Erik Bruce, Norwood

7.      72-Brian Lynn, Mason City

8.      64-Gary Cook, Jr., Deer Creek

9.      D3-Matt Dillon, West Peoria

10.   83-Austin Charron, Peoria

11.  10-Curt Rhodes, Taylorville

12.  32d-Tommy Duncan, Peoria

13.  1JR-Floyd Jordan, Jr., Pekin

14.  3L-Jeff Leka, Buffalo

15.  99-Bill Gray, Metamora

16.  C4-Chris Morefield, Edwards

17.  292-Bobby Allen, Canton

18.  40JR-Mike Chasteen, Jr., East Peoria

19.  24H-Mike Harrison, Highland

20.  89-Noah Faw, Hanna City

21.  41G-Matt Goulden, Springfield (DQ)

FAST TIME: Mullins 13.402

HEAT WINNERS: Weisser, Lodge, Allen, Mullins

DASH: Leka

SEMI WINNERS: Cook, Jr., Lynn

UMP LATE MODELS (18 cars)

1.      1w-Donny Walden, Towanda

2.      40-Charley Hess, Bartonville

3.      89-Darren Friedman, Forrest

4.      4-Mike Mullvain, Bartonville

5.      M14-Brandon Thirlby, Traverse City, MI

6.      32J-Jason Jaggers, Wyanet

7.      0-Richie Hedrick, Urbana

8.      T2-Todd Bennett, Peoria

9.      74-Russ Adams, Princeville

10.  3L-Shane Garrison, Dawson

11.  48-John Gardner, Jr., Germantown Hills

12.  65-Gerry Reeder, Jr., Peoria

13.  4G-Bob Gardner, Creve Coeur

14.  51-Cameron Guidi, Hanna City

15.  95-Frank Shickel, Sr., Bloomington

16.  25-Steve Lance, Jr., Cuba

17.  50-Tim Falkenberry, Mapleton

18.  75-Billy Drake, Bloomington

FAST TIME: Lance, Jr. 12.245

HEAT WINNERS: Walden, Friedman

LIMITED LATE MODELS

1.      15-Steve Shannon, Bartonville

2.      6W-Brad Willis, Jr., Morton

3.      83-Jim Carmody, Dunlap

4.      73S-Scott Schoener, Flanagan

5.      A2-Jack Siegel, Pekin

6.      22c-Bob Cowell, Sr., Peoria

7.      F4-Carl Feger, Marquette Heights

8.      30-Rob Bauman, Sr., Fairview

9.      18J-Joe Markle, Peoria

10.  No7-Bryon Ray, Peoria

11.  39-Mark Hasler, Peoria

12.  5-John Traver, Peoria

13.  10-Shawn O’Neill, Bellevue

14.  99-Brian Crebo, Hanna City

15.  28M-Matt Mills, East Peoria

16.  00-Jason Weyeneth, Peoria

17.  65T-Mike Reeder, Peoria

18.  93-Amanda Ellis, Washington

19.  9w-Brad Willis, Sr., Morton

20.  1-Brad Carrington, Wyanet

21.  38C-Chris Feger, Marquette Heights

HEAT WINNERS: Shannon, Carmody, Willis, Sr.

ILLIINOIS LIGHTNING SPRINTS (11 CARS)

1.      2-Austin Archdale, Brimfield

2.      00-Billy Brickley, Wataga

3.      51-Brent Burrows, Lewistown

4.      93-Mark Billings, Columbia, MO

5.      4-Brad Funk, Morton

6.      57-Doug Kraft, Princeville

7.      6-TJ Bolen, Peoria

8.      20x-Brennan Gregory, Pekin

9.      m15-Shane Morgan, Creve Couer

10.   7-Jake Sollenberger, Canton