Curl Dominates at Kankakee County for Summit Modified Nationals Win
Kankakee, Ill. – June 14, 2012 –Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., captured the second night of the 2012 edition of the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Ill., Thursday night worth a nice $1,000.
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Curl, who was the 2011 Summit Modified Nationals runner-up, earned his first win of 2012 with the victory by holding off second starter Jason Hastings of hometown Kankakee. Kankakee County Speedway DIRTcar UMP Modified track point leader Jamie Lomax of Lake Village, Ind., would finish third after he climbed from an eighth-place starting spot. Kevin Hastings, also of Kankakee and 2011 DIRTcar Stock Car National Champion Nate Zimmer of Mattoon, Ill., would round out the top five.
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The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will make its next stop Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., where driver Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa won last year’s event.
Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Kankakee County Speedway; Kankakee, Ill.; June 14, 2012 A-Main (30-laps): 1. 12 Jeff Curl ($1,000)(1), 2. 35 Jason Hastings, 3. 36L Jamie Lomax, 4. 36 Kevin Hastings, 5. 32Z Nate Zimmer, 6. 69 Jim Farris, 7. 05 Steven Brooks, 8. 32 Donovan Lodge, 9. 130 Chad Osterhoff, 10. 21A Nick Allen, 11. 25P Dave Porth, 12. 62 Randy Shuman, 13. V17 Darrin Kohler, 14. N59 Chad Evans, 15. 10 Shawn Scripter, 16. G1 Gabe Menser , 17. 48 Adam Pockrus DNF, 18. 5J Jeremie Johnson DNF, 19. 79D John DeMoss DNF, 20. D1 Lance Dehm DNF , 21. 1G Devin Gilpin DNF,
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 |
|
16-Jun |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, WI |
|
17-Jun |
Wilmot Raceway |
Wilmot, WI |
|
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.