Dehm Outdistances Field for Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals
Fairbury, Ill. — June 23, 2012 — Lance Dehm of Chatsworth, Ill., bested 31 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds in the 30-lap, $1,200-to-win main event Saturday night at Fairbury American Legion Speedway.
Dehm, who was runner-up in last year’s rescheduled event, started second and got the jump polesitter Dave Porth of Gardner, Ill., and held off a charging Gary Cook Jr., of Deer Creek, Ill., en route to the win. Cook Jr. settled for second after battling from his tenth-place starting spot. Fellow Illinois driver T.D. Burger followed Cook Jr. through the field working his way from eleventh to third in the final rundown. Indian duo Jake Ruefer of Roanoke and John Demoss of Bloomington rounded out the top five.
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The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals returns to action Sunday night at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich., where Jacob Poel of Sprint Lake, Mich., drove to the race win in 2011.
Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Fairbury American Legion Speedway; Fairbury, Ill.; June 23, 2012 A-Main (30-laps): 1. Lance Dehm($1,200), 2. Gary Cook Jr, 3. T.D Burger, 4. Jake Ruefer, 5. John DeMoss, 6. Gabe Menser, 7. Jim Farris, 8. Denny Schwartz, 9. Levi Kissinger, 10. Brad Crosby, 11. Matt Bachman, 12. Phil Line, 13. Justin Delong, 14. Jeb Friedman, 15. Jeff Leka, 16. Aaron Draege, 17. Jay Ledford, 18. Steven Brooks, 19. Mike Harrison, 20. Dave Porth, 21. Jeff Curl.
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 |
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26-Jun |
Lincoln Park Speedway |
Putnamville, IN |
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27-Jun |
Belle Clair Speedway |
Belleville, IL |
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28-Jun |
Clay Hill Motorsports Park |
Atwood, TN |
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29-Jun |
Paducah Int. Raceway |
Paducah, KY |
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30-Jun |
Federated Auto Parts I-55 |
Pevely, MO |
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1-Jul |
Lincoln Speedway |
Lincoln, IL |
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2-Jul |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, IL |
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3-Jul |
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville, IL |
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4-Jul |
Lasalle Speedway |
Lasalle, IL |
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5-Jul |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, IL |
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6-Jul |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, IL |
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7-Jul |
Clarksville Speedway |
Clarksville, TN |
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8-Jul |
Tri State Speedway |
Haubstadt, IN |
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10-Jul |
Florence Speedway |
Union, KY |
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11-Jul |
Brushcreek Motorsports |
Pebbles, OH |
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12-Jul |
Terre Haute Action Track |
Terre Haute, IN |
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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.
