Arneson Wins at Wilmot

Arneson Wheels to Wilmot Raceway Summit Modified Nationals Triumph


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.

 

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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

Date

Track

Location

Winner (Cars)

13-Jun

Brownstown Speedway

Brownstown, IN

Devin Gilpin (39)

14-Jun

Kankakee County Speedway

Kankakee, IL

Jeff Curl (27)

15-Jun

Cedar Lake Speedway

Somerset, WI

Ryan Gustin (41)

16-Jun

Cedar Lake Speedway

Somerset, WI

Rodney Sanders (41)

17-Jun

Wilmot Raceway

Wilmot, WI

Lance Arneson (52)

19-Jun

Spoon River Speedway

Canton, IL

20-Jun

Highland Speedway

Highland, IL

21-Jun

Fayette Co. Speedway

Brownstown, IL

22-Jun

Tri City Speedway

Pontoon Beach, IL

23-Jun

Fairbury Speedway

Fairbury, IL

24-Jun

I-96 Speedway

Lake Odessa, MI

26-Jun

Lincoln Park Speedway

Putnamville, IN

27-Jun

Belle Clair Speedway

Belleville, IL

28-Jun

Clay Hill Motorsports Park

Atwood, TN

29-Jun

Paducah Int. Raceway

Paducah, KY

30-Jun

Federated Auto Parts I-55

Pevely, MO

1-Jul

Lincoln Speedway

Lincoln, IL

2-Jul

Peoria Speedway

Peoria, IL

3-Jul

Jacksonville Speedway

Jacksonville, IL

4-Jul

Lasalle Speedway

Lasalle, IL

5-Jul

Macon Speedway

Macon, IL

6-Jul

Quincy Raceways

Quincy, IL

7-Jul

Clarksville Speedway

Clarksville, TN

8-Jul

Tri State Speedway

Haubstadt, IN

10-Jul

Florence Speedway

Union, KY

11-Jul

Brushcreek Motorsports

Pebbles, OH

12-Jul

Terre Haute Action Track

Terre Haute, IN

13-Jul

Attica Raceway Park

Attica, OH

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.