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TIGHT
MODIFIED & STOCK CAR RACE ENDS AT BALTES CLASSIC
ROSSBURG,
OH (August 27) – Already a night of celebration with
the tribute to Earl and Berneice Baltes and the distribution
of thousands of dollars in prizes for the race fans, Sunday,
September 5 will be a jubilant night for at least two drivers.
The hotly contested points chase in the UMP (United Midwestern
Promoters) Modified and Eldora Stock Car divisions comes
to a close and the champions will be determined.
It is the Modified class that has the most heat going into
the final points chase.
In only his second full season of competition at Eldora
Speedway, Brian Post goes into the night with a slim one
point margin, over seasoned veteran Jon Henry, who is seeking
is first-ever Eldora title. Neither Post nor Henry have
carried the checkered flag of victory this season, but both
have used consistency as their method of rising to the top.
Henry had entered the most recent chase as the points leader,
but a horrific multiple-car crash not only eliminated him
from the race that night, but destroyed his mount as well.
The Ada, Ohio driver is thrashing to piece together another
car in an effort to regain the points lead and title.
Behind those two, the most recent feature winner, and multiple-time
champion, Scott Orr is lurking. With only 12 markers separating
him from the lead, Orr has a chance at yet another title,
while Shaun Smith rests only one point behind Orr, and remains
in the hunt as well.
Three-time Stock Car champion Mike Dirksen sits a little
more comfortable going into the final night of points chasing.
He enters the evening with an eleven point margin over Rob
Trent, who, in turn, sits a mere six points ahead of Doug
Tiemann.
Joining the UMP Modifieds and Eldora Stock Cars in the Baltes
Classic tripleheader will be the Sunoco sponsored American
Late Model Series (ALMS). That Late Model race will be a
3-for-1 points chase, with tallies going towards the ongoing
ALMS, UMP Late Model and Eldora Late Model championship
trail.
Jeep VanWormer is gunning for his second Eldora Late Model
title, and heads into the night with a hefty 17 point margin
over another former champion, Matt Miller.
The Late Model chase will also serve as the final tune-up
for the famed World 100, which will take place on the one-half
mile clay oval one weekend later, September 10 & 11.
UMP Modifieds
Eldora Stocks UMP
Late Models
1. Brian Post 216 1.
Mike Dirksen 245 1.
Jeep VanWormer 105
2. Jon Henry 215
2. Rob Trent 234 2.
Matt Miller 88
3. Scott Orr 204 3.
Doug Tiemann 228 3.
Brian Ruhlman 85
4. Shaun Smith 203 4. Jason Kinney
221 4. Rusty Schlenk
77
5. Rob Williams 193 5. John
Phlipot, Jr. 216 5. Jerry Bowersock
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