Gustin Grabs Cedar Lake Opener

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Gustin Grabs Cedar Lake Summit Modified Nationals Opener


New Richmond, Wis. – June 15, 2012 –Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa, won the opening round of the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway for the second consecutive year on Friday night leading all 35 laps en route to a $2,000 payday.

 

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Gustin fended off multiple attempts to lead from second place finisher Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas, and a late race charge by local Dave Cain of Corcoran, Wis., to take the win.  Joey Jensen of Forest Lake, Minn. Finished fourth and Dereck Ramirez rounded out the top five.

 

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The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will compete once again Saturday at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., for another $2,000-to-win show.

 

Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wis.; June 15, 2012 A-Main (35-laps): 1. 19r Ryan Gustin ($2000),  2. 20 Rodney Sanders,  3. 2c Dave Cain, 4. V2 Joey Jensen, 5. 4r Dereck Ramirez, 6. 14 Jon Tesch, 7. 20r Bryan Rowland, 8. 2m Dave Mass, 9. 92 Scott Duval, 10. 90 Steve Wetzstein, 11. IOU1 Brent Larson, 12. 1st Johnny Scott, 13. 12 Jason Gross, 14. 72 Doug Hillson, 15. 22d Daniel Hilsabeck, 16. 52 Jason Thoennes, 17. 2s Stormy Scott, 18. 2 Scott Splittstoesser, 19. 14w Clayton Wagamon, 20. 96 Doug Herrick, 21. 36 Jeff Larson, 22. 12m Jason Miller, 23. 10 Mike Steensma, 24. 555 Ryan Ruter, 25. 45c Adam Hensel,  26. 7k Jason Krohn, 27. 31 Corey Dripps, 28. 33z Zack VanderBeek.

 

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

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.