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Terre Haute, Ind. – July 12, 2012 -Kenny Wallace of Concord, N.C., powered to his second DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory of 2012 Thursday night at the Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Ind.
Wallace, a widely known NASCAR driver and SPEED TV analyst, drove around Tyler Nicely of Owensboro, Ky., on lap two after the duo raced side by side on the opening lap. Wallace earned $700 for the win.
“The thing was when we went single file we started second and I knew my only chance was to drive it down into turn one like Jack Hewitt,” explained Wallace. “I knew Tyler was going to go to the bottom so my only chance is to pounce on it on the outside.”
“My car was really good tonight, my crew chief Billy Smith ordered some new parts and I guess they worked because it had incredible forward bite,” Wallace said. “I’m really excited for the win because it’s at a legendary track and we earned it.”
Josh Ferguson of Covington, Ind., and Richie Lex of Morgantown, Ind., split Nicely on the following lap three restart after Devin Gilpin of Columbus, Ind., brought out the caution, spinning in turn three. Ferguson held on to finish second with Lex in third. Bradley Sterrett of Bloomington, Ind., finished fourth and Gilpin rebounded to finish fifth.
Defending Champion Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., now leads Wallace by 39 markers with two events remaining.
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The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals wraps up with a visit to Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio on Friday night for a $600-to-win race followed by the finale, a $1,000-to-win race at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio.
Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Terre Haute Action Track; Terre Haute, Ind.; July 12, 2012 A-Main (15-laps): 1. Kenny Wallace ($700), 2. Josh Ferguson, 3. Richie Lex, 4.Bradley Sterrett, 5. Devin Gilpin, 6. Terry Messenger, 7. Kenny Carmichael, 8. Gabe Menser, 9. Will Krup, 10. Wil Newlin, 11. Tyler Nicely, 12. Dennis Vandermersch, 13. Curt Rhodes, 14. Tres Mehler, 15. Tommy Sheppard Sr., 16. Chad Evans, 17. Levi Kissinger, 18. Roger Mills 19. Mike Bechelli, 20. Dave Baldwin, 21. Tommy Sheppard Jr.
2012 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
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Date |
Track |
Location |
Winner (Cars) |
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13-Jun |
Brownstown Speedway |
Brownstown, IN |
Devin Gilpin (39) |
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14-Jun |
Kankakee County Speedway |
Kankakee, IL |
Jeff Curl (27) |
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15-Jun |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, WI |
Ryan Gustin (41) |
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16-Jun |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, WI |
Rodney Sanders (41) |
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17-Jun |
Wilmot Raceway |
Wilmot, WI |
Lance Arneson (52) |
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19-Jun |
Spoon River Speedway |
Canton, IL |
David Wietholder (35) |
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20-Jun |
Highland Speedway |
Highland, IL |
Mike Harrison (26) |
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21-Jun |
Fayette Co. Speedway |
Brownstown, IL |
Larry Anderson (35) |
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22-Jun |
Tri City Speedway |
Pontoon Beach, IL |
Brent Mullins (41) |
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23-Jun |
Fairbury Speedway |
Fairbury, IL |
Lance Dehm (31) |
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24-Jun |
I-96 Speedway |
Lake Odessa, MI |
Jacob Poel (33) |
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26-Jun |
Lincoln Park Speedway |
Putnamville, IN |
Devin Gilpin (39) |
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27-Jun |
Belle Clair Speedway |
Belleville, IL |
Dean Hoffman (36) |
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28-Jun |
Clay Hill Motorsports Park |
Atwood, TN |
Matt Cooper (12) |
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29-Jun |
Paducah Int. Raceway |
Paducah, KY |
Matt Mevert (22) |
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30-Jun |
Federated Auto Parts I-55 |
Pevely, MO |
Michael Long (31) |
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1-Jul |
Lincoln Speedway |
Lincoln, IL |
Canceled (Heat) |
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2-Jul |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, IL |
Ray Bollinger (36) |
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3-Jul |
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville, IL |
Ken Schrader (37) |
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4-Jul |
Lasalle Speedway |
Lasalle, IL |
Milo Veloz Jr. (28) |
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5-Jul |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, IL |
Ray Bollinger(31) |
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6-Jul |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, IL |
Michael Long (16) |
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7-Jul |
Clarksville Speedway |
Clarksville, TN |
Clayton Miller (20) |
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8-Jul |
Tri State Speedway |
Haubstadt, IN |
Michael Fox (53) |
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10-Jul |
Florence Speedway |
Union, KY |
Kenny Wallace (43) |
|
11-Jul |
Brushcreek Motorsports |
Pebbles, OH |
Devin Gilpin (29) |
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12-Jul |
Terre Haute Action Track |
Terre Haute, IN |
Kenny Wallace (28) |
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13-Jul |
Attica Raceway Park |
Attica, OH |
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14-Jul |
Oakshade Raceway |
Wauseon, OH |
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.