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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 76

 

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