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Fairbury, Illinois, August 30th, 2003. Prairie Dirt Classic
Thanks to Ryan Offermann for these results....
Thanks to Shawn Crose for the picture below
Don "The Real Deal" O'Neal set fast time among the 46 late model drivers in attendance with a 13.51.

Dash- 10 laps
1. 28 Dennis Erb Jr
2. 36 Roger Long
3. 9 Eric Smith
4. 44t Matt Taylor
5. s9 Wes Steidinger
6. 4 Mike Mullvain
7. 45 Don Hammer
8. 71 Don Oneal

Heat 1 - 10 laps- Top 4 Advance
Finish Driver (Starting Spot)
1. 71 Don Oneal(1)
2. 55 Jeep Van Wormer(3)
3. 4 Mike Mullvain(2)
4. S10 Junior Shickel(4)
5. B12 Kevin Weaver(6)
6. 7 Jim Curry(8)
7. 1 Dave Lilja(11)
8. 1w Donny Walden(12)
9. 8 Tom Peltonen(9)
10. 88 Ron Baumann(10)
11. 3 Minnis??(7)
12. 5 Eddie Shickel(5)

Heat 2 - 10 laps- Top 4 Advance
Finish Driver (Starting Spot)
1. 36 Roger Long(2)
2. s9 Wes Steidinger(1)
3. 45 Gary May(3)
4. 00 Randy Korte(6)
5. 47 Steve Hillard(7)
6. Z Joe Harlan(9)
7. 19 Garrett Slager(4)
8. V77 Guy Volk(11)
9. 7B ?? (8)
10. 18c Jerry Cremeens(10)
11. 10 Pete Parker(5)

Heat 3 - 10 laps- Top 4 Advance
Finish Driver (Starting Spot)
1. 18 Shannon Babb(3)
2. 28 Dennis Erb Jr(2)
3. 7 John Provenzano(6)
4. 45 Don Hammer(1)
5. 35 Cody Hupp(4)
6. 17 Corey Turner(5)
7. 32 Bob Pierce(8)
8. 00 Snooky Dehm(7)
9. 28 Brian Patterson(10)
10. 27 RJ Gall(9)

Heat 4 - 10 laps- Top 4 Advance
Finish Driver (Starting Spot)
1. 9 Eric Smith(1)
2. 32D Darren Miller(3)
3. 44T Matt Taylor(2)
4. 9 Billy Drake(9)
5. 21 Billy Moyer(4)
6. 0 Richie Hedrick(6)
7. 3s Brian Shirley(5)
8. 28 Ron Donaldson(8)
9. 45J John Mehn(11)
10. 39 Wayde Logue(10)
11. 32 Tom Thoennes(7)

Consi 1 - 12 Laps Top 2 Advance
Finish Driver (Starting Spot)
1. 7 Jim Curry(3)
2. B12 Kevin Weaver(1)
3. 32 Bob Pierce(6)
4. 17 Corey Turner(4)
5. 1w Donny Walden(7)
6. 8 Tom Peltonen(9)
7. 35 Cody Hupp(2)
8. 1 Dave Lilja(5)
9. 00 Snooky Dehm(8)
10. 3 Minnis??(11)
11. 5 Eddie Shickel(13)
12. 88 Ron Baumann(12)
13. 28 Brian Patterson(10)

Consi 2 - 12 laps Top 2 Advance
Finish Driver (Starting Spot)
1. 21 Billy Moyer(2)
2. 0 Richie Hedrick(4)
3. 47 Steve Hillard(1)
4. Z Joe Harlan(3)
5. 3s Brian Shirley(6)
6. 45J John Mehn(10)
7. 32 Tom Thoennes(14)
8. 19 Garrett Slager(5)
9. 7B ?? (9)
10. v77 Guy Volk(7)
11. 27 Mike Provenzano(13)
12. 39 Wayde Logue(12)
13. 18c Jerry Cremeens(11)
14. 28 Ron Donaldson(8)

Feature - 75 lap Prairie Dirt Classic
Finish Driver (Starting Spot)
1. 71 Don Oneal(1)
2. 18 Shannon Babb(3)
3. 28 Dennis Erb Jr(7)
4. 9 Eric Smith(4)
5. 00 Randy Korte(14)
6. s9 Wes Steidinger(6) -1 lap
7. 32D Darren Miller(8) -1 lap
8. 55 Jeep Van Wormer(5) -1 lap
9. 7 John Provenzano(11) -2 laps
10. 44T Matt Taylor(12) -2 laps
11. S10 Junior Shickel(13) -2 laps
12. 4 Mike Mullvain(9) DNF
13. 45 Don Hammer(15) DNF
14. 45 Gary May(10) DNF
15. 36 Roger Long(2) DNF
16. 9 Billy Drake(16) DNF
17. B12 Kevin Weaver(19) DNF
18. 0 Richie Hedrick(20) DNF
19. 21 Billy Moyer(18) DNF
20. 7 Jim Curry(17) DNF

Hard Charger of the race: 00 Randy Korte picked up 9 spots in the feature.
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August 9, 2003....Late Models....#Z Joe Harlan

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August 2, 2003
$2,000 to win UMP Challenge of Champions....#B12 Kevin Weaver

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Thanks to Ryan Offermann for these results:
and to Jeffrey Bayless for the story that follows!