By Jonathon Masters – TERRE HAUTE, IN. — After two weeks of top 5’s and near misses Imperial, Missouri driver Kenny Wallace scored his first Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win of 2018 Thursday night at Terre Haute Action Track (IN). Wallace took the lead with 3 to go after a side by side duel with Ray Bollinger ended with the 77 car of Bollinger spinning in turn one while making an attempt to retake the lead from the 36 of Wallace.
“ I’m excited man! This is what it’s all about. We battled so hard and I drove so hard. I’m telling you when we hit down there in turn 1 I thought I was done. I was sideways and managed to save it last minute. Ray came over afterward and brought me a beer. I hate it for him, but two guys racing for the win is what it’s all about,” Wallace remarked while meeting with fans following his victory.
“Two guys ready to take each other out for the win. That’s what its all about man.”
Bollinger ended up 15th after restarting in the tail following his run in with Kenny Wallace in turn 1.
“ The track was smooth fast and fun. We would have liked to race till the last lap. We were running side by side and it was so much of fun. I tried to get in under him going into 1 and got into him and popped a tire. Didn’t mean to but it was one of those things. It was no fault of anyones. It was just racing,” commented a disappointed Bollinger.
“ I just want to look forward to tomorrow and forget about tonight.”
Richie Lex would go on to run 2nd to Kenny Wallace followed by Brian Shaw. Matt Cooper or Mckenzie, TN ran 4th with Rusty Griffaw rounding out the top 5.
Modifieds Heat 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
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| 1. | 1. | Ray Bollinger (77) Kewanee, Il. |
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| 2. | 3. | Tyler Weiss (50) Allendale, Il. |
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| 3. | 2. | Phil Dixon (A1X) Crosby, Tx. |
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| 4. | 4. | Kenny Carmichael (5L) Terre Haute, In. |
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| 5. | 6. | Brent Hudson (2B) Terre Haute, In. |
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| 6. | 7. | Rick Parley (CJ16) Sumner, Il. |
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| 7. | 5. | Rj Pruitt (40) Terre Haute, In. |
Modifieds Heat 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. | Kenny Wallace (36) Imperial, Mo. |
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| 2. | 2. | Richie Lex (7lex) Morgantown, In. |
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| 3. | 3. | Brian Shaw (1s) Robinson, Il. |
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| 4. | 4. | Dave Baldwin (6B) Perrysville, In. |
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| 5. | 7. | Josh McDaniel (11M) Terre Haute, In. |
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| 6. | 6. | Tres Mehler (3m) Oblong, Il. |
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| 7. | 5. | Nate Zimmer (32Z) Mattoon, Il. |
Modifieds Heat 3
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. | Matt Cooper (18c) Mckenzie, Tn. |
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| 2. | 5. | Rusty Griffaw (25) Festus, Mo. |
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| 3. | 3. | Dustin Johnson (18J) Hampshire, Il. |
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| 4. | 2. | Steve Stevenson (1) St Jacob, Il. |
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| 5. | 6. | Daren Krockenberger (12K) Terre Haute, In. |
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| 6. | 4. | Steve Meyer Jr. (1A) Staunton, Il. |
Modifieds A-Feature
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3. | Kenny Wallace (36) Imperial, Mo. |
75 |
| 2. | 5. | Richie Lex (7lex) Morgantown, In. |
70 |
| 3. | 8. | Brian Shaw (1s) Robinson, Il. |
65 |
| 4. | 2. | Matt Cooper (18c) Mckenzie, Tn. |
60 |
| 5. | 6. | Rusty Griffaw (25) Festus, Mo. |
55 |
| 6. | 4. | Tyler Weiss (50) Allendale, Il. |
50 |
| 7. | 7. | Phil Dixon (A1X) Crosby, Tx. |
48 |
| 8. | 9. | Dustin Johnson (18J) Hampshire, Il. |
46 |
| 9. | 18. | Steve Meyer Jr. (1A) Staunton, Il. |
44 |
| 10. | 12. | Steve Stevenson (1) St Jacob, Il. |
42 |
| 11. | 10. | Kenny Carmichael (5L) Terre Haute, In. |
40 |
| 12. | 13. | Brent Hudson (2B) Terre Haute, In. |
39 |
| 13. | 14. | Josh McDaniel (11M) Terre Haute, In. |
38 |
| 14. | 15. | Daren Krockenberger (12K) Terre Haute, In. |
37 |
| 15. | 1. | Ray Bollinger (77) Kewanee, Il. |
36 |
| 16. | 11. | Dave Baldwin (6B) Perrysville, In. |
35 |
| 17. | 16. | Rick Parley (CJ16) Sumner, Il. |
34 |
| 18. | 20. | Nate Zimmer (32Z) Mattoon, Il. |
33 |
| 19. | 17. | Tres Mehler (3m) Oblong, Il. |
32 |
| 20. | 19. | Rj Pruitt (40) Terre Haute, In. |
10 |