Wilmot, Wis. – June 17, 2012 – Lance Arneson of Oconto Falls, Wis., fought off multiple challenges Sunday night at Wilmot Speedway to claim the fifth race of the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Wilmot Raceway worth a cool $1,000.
Arneson, runner up Mitch McGrath of Neosho, Wis., and Russ Reinwald of Juneau, Wis., swapped the lead multiple times over the final 10 circuits, ending with Arneson in Victory Lane for the first Modified Nationals win of his career. McGrath finished second ahead of Reinwald. Father and son duo Brian and Mike Mullen both of Seymour, Wis., rounded out the top five.
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The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals takes Monday off and returns to action Tuesday night at Spoon River Speedway in Banner, Ill.
Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Wilmot Raceway; Wilmot, Wis.; June 17, 2012 A-Main (30-laps): 1. Lance Arneson ($1,000), 2. Mitch McGrath , 3. Russ Reinwald , 4. Brian Mullen , 5. Mike Mullen , 6. Matt Rechek , 7. Eddie Lemay Jr. , 8. Tom Schaal , 9. Craig Priewe , 10. Joe McGrath , 11. Scott Kuxhouse , 12. Jason Briese , 13. Kyle Kudick , 14. Jeremy Christians , 15. Chris Carlson , 16. Kyle Frederick , 17. Benji LaCrosse , 18. Randy Markwardt Jr. , 19. Noah Schepp , 20. Jared Siefert , 21. Jason Zdroik , 22. Josh Chambers , 23. Tim Lemirande.
2012 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
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Date
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Track
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Location
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Winner (Cars)
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13-Jun
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Brownstown Speedway
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Brownstown, IN
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Devin Gilpin (39)
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14-Jun
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Kankakee County Speedway
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Kankakee, IL
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Jeff Curl (27)
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15-Jun
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Cedar Lake Speedway
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Somerset, WI
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Ryan Gustin (41)
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16-Jun
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Cedar Lake Speedway
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Somerset, WI
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Rodney Sanders (41)
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17-Jun
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Wilmot Raceway
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Wilmot, WI
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Lance Arneson (52)
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19-Jun
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Spoon River Speedway
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Canton, IL
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20-Jun
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Highland Speedway
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Highland, IL
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21-Jun
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Fayette Co. Speedway
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Brownstown, IL
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22-Jun
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Tri City Speedway
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Pontoon Beach, IL
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23-Jun
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Fairbury Speedway
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Fairbury, IL
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24-Jun
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I-96 Speedway
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Lake Odessa, MI
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26-Jun
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Lincoln Park Speedway
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Putnamville, IN
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27-Jun
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Belle Clair Speedway
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Belleville, IL
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28-Jun
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Clay Hill Motorsports Park
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Atwood, TN
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29-Jun
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Paducah Int. Raceway
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Paducah, KY
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30-Jun
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Federated Auto Parts I-55
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Pevely, MO
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1-Jul
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Lincoln Speedway
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Lincoln, IL
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2-Jul
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Peoria Speedway
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Peoria, IL
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3-Jul
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Jacksonville Speedway
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Jacksonville, IL
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4-Jul
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Lasalle Speedway
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Lasalle, IL
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5-Jul
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Macon Speedway
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Macon, IL
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6-Jul
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Quincy Raceways
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Quincy, IL
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7-Jul
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Clarksville Speedway
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Clarksville, TN
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8-Jul
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Tri State Speedway
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Haubstadt, IN
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10-Jul
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Florence Speedway
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Union, KY
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11-Jul
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Brushcreek Motorsports
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Pebbles, OH
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12-Jul
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Terre Haute Action Track
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Terre Haute, IN
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13-Jul
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Attica Raceway Park
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Attica, OH
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14-Jul
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Oakshade Raceway
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Wauseon, OH
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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Summit Racing Equipment (Title Sponsor), Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Racing Electronics (Official Communications), Vicci (Official Uniform), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors: Auto Meter, Bell Helmets, Beyea Headers, Bilstein Shocks, Chevy Performance Parts, Shafer Enterprises’ Cool Shirts, Dominator Race Products, Eibach Springs, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, Fragola Performance Systems, Impact Race Products, Intercomp, KSE Racing Products, Landrum Springs, MSD Ignitions, QA1 Motorsports, Quartermaster, Schoenfeld Headers, UNOH (University of Northwestern Ohio), and XS Power Racing Batteries.