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Shirley Prevails at Lincoln Following Schlenk’s Bad Break

LINCOLN, IL — It helps to be in the right place at the right time. That’s exactly where Brian Shirley was as the laps wound down in Monday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals race at Lincoln Speedway. Shirley, running second behind Rusty Schlenk of McClure, OH, was in perfect position when Schlenk

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Champions Week Preview: Looking Back at 2018

LINCOLN, IL — It has been four weeks since the teams and drivers of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals first took the green at Peoria Speedway for the first event of the 2018 tour. Since that night there have been 10 different winners in 18

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Harrison Take Tour Win 5 at Quincy

  Mike Harrison Take 2018 Tour Win 5 at Quincy Raceways    QUINCY,IL— Two nights after his win at Farmer City Speedway(IL), Mike Harrison picked up his 5th Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win of 2018 at Quincy Raceways (IL). The win aided Harrison in stretching the point race between

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Bollinger Survives Challenges to Win Highland

  Ray Bollinger Survives Challenges to Win at Highland Speedway   Highland, IL — July 7, 2018 — Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, IL survived challenges from a host of contenders to take home his second win of the 2018 Summit Modified Nationals on Friday at Highland Speedway (IL). The event

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Local Driver Chad Zobrist Takes Upset Win at Highland

HIGHLAND, IL — Chad Zobrist has run enough laps at Highland Speedway to know the place like the back of his hand. A 10-time track champion at his home oval with 20 years of experience in a Late Model, Zobrist, 40, is a master navigator at the quarter-mile bullring. But

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Shirley Wins Independence Week Finale at Quincy Raceways

QUINCY, IL — Brian Shirley survived. Again. This time is wasn’t necessarily a challenge from an opponent though. It was a challenging track. Faced with a rugged surface at Quincy Raceway, Shirley got up on the wheel and outdrove his competitors while his car outlasted them. Starting fourth, Shirley, of

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Harrison Repeats at Farmer City

  Mike Harrison Goes 2 in a Row at Farmer City   FARMER CITY, IL— Mike Harrison of Highland, IL took home his 2nd straight Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win in a row with a victory at Farmer City Speedway during night 4 of Independence Week presented by FK

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Harrison Returns to Victory Lane at Macon

    Mike Harrison Returns to Victory Lane at Macon Speedway   MACON, IL— Highland, IL driver Mike Harrison returned to Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory lane at Macon Speedway during round 3 of Independence Week presented by FK Rod Ends. Harrison scored his 3rd career victory with the

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Gundaker Takes First Career Victory at Macon

(Jim DenHamer)   Gundaker Takes First Career Summer Nationals Victory at Macon’s Herald & Review 100   MACON, IL — Gordy Gundaker spent much of the first 85 laps of Thursday’s Herald & Review 100 trying to find a way around race leader Brian Shirley. And just when it seemed

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Brian Shaw Wins Independence Day Thriller

  Brian Shaw Win Independence Day Thriller at Fayette County Speedway   BROWNSTOWN,IL— Brian Shaw of Robinson, IL took home the Independence Day victory at Fayette County Speedway for the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals after holding off charges from a variety of contenders throughout the 25 lap event. The

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Brian Shirley Takes Independence Day Win

  Shirley Wins Independence Day Event at Fayette County Speedway   BROWNSTOWN, IL — JULY 4, 2018 — One by one the challenges came. But with a fast car and a little help from Lady Luck, Brian Shirley systematically repelled them. Shirley, of Chatham, IL, won his second DIRTcar Summer

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