Poel Claims Fifth Win of 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Tri-State Speedway
By Jordan Morris
HAUBSTADT, Ind. — July 6, 2014 — Bumping and banging was common Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway as Jacob Poel outdueled Zach Fair and Tyler Nicely to claim his fifth DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory of season.
Defending champion Mike Harrison captured the pole-position for the 25-lap feature event, with Poel starting to his outside. The two front-row starters remained side-by-side as they battled for the lead on the opening two circuits, with Poel barely edging Harrison to lead both laps.
Harrison secured the top spot exiting turn two on the third lap, sliding right in front of Poel and making contact as he cleared the Michigan native. Harrison controlled the lead for the next 14 laps, keeping his car glued to the bottom of the race track while holding off the high-line running Poel.
Harrison built an early lead and was on his way to his seventh victory of the season, until his car broke entering turn one on lap 17, ending his night early and handing the lead back to Poel.
Zach Fair and a hard-charging Tyler Nicely kept the new leader from easily coasting to his fifth win of the season, as they challenged Poel for the lead in almost every corner. Fair took multiple shots at the leader, coming just short of grabbing the lead, before being bumped out of the way for second by Nicely.
Nicely, after clearing Fair, dove his car to the inside of Poel to challenge for the lead with just two laps to go. The two leaders made contact exiting turn four to take the white-flag as Nicely was just inches from clearing Poel for the lead. Nicely tried everything he could to jar the lead from Poel on the final lap, but the leader was too strong on the outside, leading the races final nine laps to claim the $1,000 checkered flag at Tri-State Speedway.
Fair, Trent Young and Stephen Schnaphf rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners were Rocky Wilson, Jacob Poel, Stephen Schnaphf and Tyler Nicely.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals joins the DIRTcar Summer Nationals on Tuesday night at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Tri-State Speedway; Haubstadt, Ind.; July 6, 2014;
A-Main (25-laps):1. 82-Jacob Poel ($1,000), 2. 25-Tyler Nicely, 3. 95Z-Zach Fair, 4. 10Y-Trent Young, 5. 21S-Stephen Schnapf, 6. 36-Kenny Wallace, 7. 12H-Grant Hagan, 8. 71X-Dave Beck, 9. 75-Dustin Beck, 10. 88-Paul Miles, 11. 2-Billy Lewis, 12. 7-Mark Lamont, 13. 66-Michael Fox, 14. 37-Everett Bradham, 15. 1B-Larry Anderson, 16. 14-Shawn Cates, 17. 24H-Mike Harrison, 18. 32Z-Nate Zimmer, 19. 3D-Ryan Driemeyer, 20. 37K-Josh Harris, 21. 6B-Dave Baldwin, 22. 81-Mark Cole.
2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
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June 7 |
Sat |
Tri-State Speedway |
Haubstadt, Ind. |
Tyler Nicely |
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June 11 |
Wed |
Brownstown Speedway |
Brownstown, Ind. |
RAIN |
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June 12 |
Thur |
Kankakee Co-Speedway |
Kankakee, Ill. |
Devin Gilpin |
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June 13 |
Fri |
Kankakee Co-Speedway |
Kankakee, Ill. |
Jacob Poel |
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June 15 |
Sun |
Off |
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June 16 |
Mon |
Off |
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June 17 |
Tue |
Off |
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June 18 |
Wed |
Spoon River Speedway |
Canton, Ill. |
Jacob Poel |
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June 19 |
Thur |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, Ill. |
RAIN |
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June 20 |
Fri |
Tri-City Speedway |
Pontoon Beach, Ill. |
Mike Harrison |
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June 21 |
Sat |
Fairbury Speedway |
Fairbury, Ill. |
RAIN |
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June 22 |
Sun |
I-96 Speedway |
Ionia, Mich. |
Jacob Poel |
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June 23 |
Mon |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, Ill. |
David Wietholder |
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June 24 |
Tue |
Off |
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June 25 |
Wed |
Clarksville Speedway Park |
Clarksville, Tenn. |
Mike Harrison |
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June 26 |
Thur |
Clayhill Motorsports Park |
Atwood, Tenn. |
Hunter Rasdon |
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June 27 |
Fri |
Paducah Int-Raceway |
Paducah, Ky. |
RAIN |
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June 28 |
Sat |
Federated I-55 Raceway |
Pevely, Mo. |
Mike Harrison |
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June 29 |
Sun |
Lincoln Speedway |
Lincoln, Ill. |
Jacob Poel |
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June 30 |
Mon |
Off |
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July 1 |
Tue |
Belle-Clair Speedway |
Belleville, Ill. |
Mike Harrison |
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July 2 |
Wed |
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville, Ill. |
Mike Harrison |
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July 3 |
Thur |
LaSalle Speedway |
LaSalle, Ill. |
Mike Harrison |
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July 4 |
Fri |
Fayette Co-Speedway |
Brownstown, Ill. |
Brian Shaw |
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July 5 |
Sat |
Highland Speedway |
Highland, Ill. |
Rusty Griffaw |
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July 6 |
Sun |
Tri-State Speedway |
Haubstadt, Ind. |
Jacob Poel |
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July 7 |
Mon |
Off |
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July 8 |
Tue |
Florence Speedway |
Union, Ky. |
$1,000 |
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July 9 |
Wed |
Terre Haute Action Track |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
$1,000 |
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July 10 |
Thur |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, Ill. |
$1,000 |
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July 11 |
Fri |
Farmer City Raceway |
Farmer City, Ill. |
$1,000 |
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July 13 |
Sun |
Vermilion Co-Speedway |
Danville, Ill. |
$1,000 |
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July 14 |
Mon |
Off |
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July 15 |
Tue |
Off |
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July 16 |
Wed |
Atomic Speedway |
Chillicothe, Ohio |
$1,000 |
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July 17 |
Thu |
Brushcreek Motorsports |
Peebles, Ohio |
TBA |
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July 18 |
Fri |
Attica Raceway Park |
Attica, Ohio |
$1,000 |
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July 19 |
Sat |
Oakshade Raceway |
Wauseon, Ohio |
$1,000 |
The Summit Racing Modified Nationals is proudly brought to you by these fine partners:Summit Racing Equipment (Title Sponsor), Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Provider), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Racing Tire), Racing Electronics (Official Communication ), Velocita (Official Uniform),VP Racing Fuels (Official Fuel), along with these Contingency Parters: MSD, TomCat Performance, Landrum Performance Springs, Dominator Race Products, QuarterMaster, KSE Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Joes Racing Products, Wrisco Aluminum, Beyea Custom Headers, Fast Shafts, Bassett Racing Wheels, QA1, Auto Meter, Fluidampr, Fox Shocks, Impact Race Products, Penske Shocks, Performance Friction Brakes, Strange Oval, Schoenfeld Headers, Bell Helmets, Shafer Enterprises’ Cool Shirts; Promotional Partners include: Chevy Performance Parts, Indiana Decal and Intercomp.
