Hales Corners Speedway Results - June 19, 2002

Babb Banks $5,000 At
Hales Corners Speedway
By John Shea
    Franklin, Wis., June 19-Shannon Babb of Decatur, Ill. passed Dan 
Schlieper with six laps to go and went on to victory in the 40-lap UMP Late 
Model Summernationals feature on Wednesday night at the Hales Corners 
Speedway.
    The win was Babb's first-ever at the third-mile clay oval and was worth 
$5,000.
    Schlieper settled for second in the final order, with Kevin Weaver third, 
Billy Moyer fourth and Don O'Neal fifth.
    Schlieper began the main event from the third position and shot into the 
lead on the opening lap as Moyer, Babb, Jeep Van Wormer and Gordie Seegert 
Jr. followed.  Moyer remained second until Babb took the spot at lap 12.
    Babb closed the gap on Schlieper and the two bumped several times while 
fighting for position, allowing the now-third running car of Weaver to shoot 
past both and into the lead at lap 29.  Schlieper quickly regrouped and 
worked his way back past Weaver using the inside line in turns three and four 
to begin lap 31.  Babb followed Schlieper past Weaver and the two resumed 
their battle for the top spot.
    Schlieper began to lap some of the slower cars at the back of the field 
at lap 33, and that was all Babb needed as he quickly closed in on Schlieper 
and roared past to take command using the inside line up the backstretch.  
Once in front, Babb pulled away and picked up the $5,000 top prize.
    UDTRA star Scott Bloomquist finished sixth, with Billy Drake, Bret 
Sievert, Van Wormer and Seegert Jr. rounding out the top 10.
    Racing continues Saturday night, June 22 at the Hales Corners Speedway 
with a full program of UMP late model, sportsmen, modified and Hales Whales 
racing.  Qualifying begins at 6:15 p.m. with racing to follow.  Hales Corners 
Speedway is located on Hwy. 100 in Franklin, one-half mile south of Forest 
Home Avenue, next to Hiller Ford.  For more information, call (414) 778-4700 
during regular business hours or (414) 425-4700 on race day.
SUMMARY
    40-lap Feature-1. Shannon Babb; 2. Dan Schlieper; 3. Kevin Weaver; 4. 
Billy Moyer; 5. Don O'Neal; 6. Scott Bloomquist; 7. Billy Drake; 8. Bret 
Sievert; 9. Jeep Van Wormer; 10. Gordie Seegert Jr.; 11. Pete Parker; 12. 
Bobby Smith; 13. Scott Specht; 14. Jim Zdroik; 15. George Scheffler; 16. Rick 
scheffler; 17. Chris Carlson; 18. Jayme Zidar; 19. Al Atkinson; 20. Rodney 
Melvin; 21. Mark Brunner; 22. T.J. Dolhun.
    12-lap Semi-feature-1. Bloomquist; 2. Specht; 3. Brunner; 4. Carlson; 5. 
Matt Schultz; 6. Wes Steidinger; 7. Jim Letizia; 8. Dan Sorce; 9. Turk 
Letizia; 10. Stewart Frost; 11. Jimmy Watson; 12. Ron Eiler; 13. Jason 
Widdes; 14. Bill Rezutek; 15. Mike Widdes; 16. Jon Krogstad.  (top four 
advanced to the Feature)
    10-lap Heats-First: 1. Drake; 2. Rick Scheffler; 3. Zidar; 4. Bloomquist. 
 Second: 1. Melvin; 2. George Scheffler; 3. Zdroik; 4. Specht.  Third: 1. 
Weaver; 2. Parker; 3. Smith; 4. Brunner.  Fourth: 1. Sievert; 2. Dolhun; 3. 
Atkinson; 4. Rezutek.  (top three advanced to the Feature).
    9-lap Dash-1. Moyer; 2. Babb; 3. Schlieper; 4. Seegert Jr.; 5. Van 
Wormer; 6. O'Neal; 7. Rick Scheffler; 8. Melvin; 9. Russ Scheffler.
    Fastest Qualifier-Moyer; 15.592 seconds (76.963 mph).