Sanders at Cedar Lake

Sanders Charges to Cedar Lake Summit Modified Nationals Finale

 

New Richmond, Wis. – June 16, 2012 – Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas, charged from a seventh-place starting spot to win the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals main event Saturday Night at Cedar Lake Speedway.

 

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Sanders not only took the win, worth a nice $2,000, but also claimed the DIRTcar Summit Modified Nationals point lead in the process.  Jason Krohn of Slayton, Minn., would hold on to his second-place starting spot and hold back third finishing Jon Tesch of Watertown S.D.  Pole sitter Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon, Iowa, finished fourth and Brent Larson of Lake Elmo, Minn., rounded out the top five.

 

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The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will move to Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis., Sunday.  With the win, Sanders currently leads the Modified Nationals point standings by 22 markers over Ryan Gustin of Marshalltown, Iowa.  Dave Cain of Corcoran, Minn., sits third, 30 points out.

 

Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wis.; June 16, 2012 A-Main (35-laps): 1. Rodney Sanders ($2,000), 2. Jason Krohn , 3. Jon Tesch , 4. Zack VanderBeek , 5. Brett Larson , 6. David Cain , 7. Ryan Gustin , 8. Ryan Ruter , 9. Scott Duvall , 10. Daniel Hilsabeck , 11. Clayton Wagamon , 12. Derek Ramirez , 13. Bryan Rowland , 14. Jared Loos , 15. Mike Nutzman , 16. Jason Gross , 17. Johnny Scott , 18. Jason Thoennes , 19. Dan  Fetters , 20. Bob Gierke , 21. Doug Hillson , 22. Jeff Larson , 23. Jason Miller , 24. Mike Stensma , 25. Corey Dripps , 26. Doug Herrick , 27. Stormy Scott , 28. Steve Wetzstein.

 

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

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

Fed
erated 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.