Miller Wins at Clarksville

Miller Races to Clarksville Speedway Summit Modified Nationals Victory

 

Clarksville, Tenn. — July 7, 2012 — Clayton Miller of Elkton, Ky., earned his first ever DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win Saturday night at Clarksville Speedway earning $650 for the victory.

 

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Miller outdistanced defending Summit Modified Nationals champion Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., in the 25-lap main event.  Harrison would finish second for the second consecutive night after starting fourth. 

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Randle Sweeney of Clifty, Ky., finished third.  Aaron Draege of Vandalia, Ill., and Tommy Sheppard Sr. of Berlin, Ill., rounded out the top five.

 

With the second place finish Harrison extended his DIRTcar Summit Modified Nationals point lead over Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, Ill., to 42 markers with six events remaining.

 

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The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals returns to action Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., for a $1,000-to-win event where Mike Harrison is the defending race winner.

 

Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Clarksville Speedway; Clarksville, Tenn.; July 7, 2012 A-Main (25-laps): 1. Clayton Miller ($650), 2. Mike Harrison, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Aaron Draege, 5. Tommy Sheppard Sr., 6. Levi Kissinger, 7. Jr. Mason, 8. Bryce Jewell, 9. Darrell Brown, 10. Justin Jenkins, 11. Kyle Robertson, 12. Lincoln Epps, 13. Murray Burns, 14. Johnathan Epley, 15. Fred Thalman, 16. Tommy Sheppard Jr., 17. Jake Draege, 18. Donnie Cox, 19. Jamie Knight, 20. Jason Minnehan.

 

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

David Wietholder (35)

20-Jun

Highland Speedway

Highland, IL

Mike Harrison (26)

21-Jun

Fayette Co. Speedway

Brownstown, IL

Larry Anderson (35)

22-Jun

Tri City Speedway

Pontoon Beach, IL

Brent Mullins (41)

23-Jun

Fairbury Speedway

Fairbury, IL

Lance Dehm (31)

24-Jun

I-96 Speedway

Lake Odessa, MI

Jacob Poel (33)

26-Jun

Lincoln Park Speedway

Putnamville, IN

Devin Gilpin (39)

27-Jun

Belle Clair Speedway

Belleville, IL

Dean Hoffman (36)

28-Jun

Clay Hill Motorsports Park

Atwood, TN

Matt Cooper (12)

29-Jun

Paducah Int. Raceway

Paducah, KY

Matt Mevert (22)

30-Jun

Federated Auto Parts I-55

Pevely, MO

Michael Long (31)

1-Jul

Lincoln Speedway

Lincoln, IL

Canceled (Heat)

2-Jul

Peoria Speedway

Peoria, IL

Ray Bollinger (36)

3-Jul

Jacksonville Speedway

Jacksonville, IL

Ken Schrader (37)

4-Jul

Lasalle Speedway

Lasalle, IL

Milo Veloz Jr. (28)

5-Jul

Macon Speedway

Macon, IL

Ray Bollinger(31)

6-Jul

Quincy Raceways

Quincy, IL

Michael Long (16)

7-Jul

Clarksville Speedway

Clarksville, TN

Clayton Miller (20)

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.