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Week 1: DIRTcar Summer Nationals / Summit Modified Nationals
2023-06-17
Fairbury Speedway
600 South Third Street
Fairbury, Illinois 61739
Event Description
The Hell Tour heads to the 1/4-mile black dirt bullring of Fairbury Speedway for the fourth race on the 2023 schedule with $10,000 on the line for Late Models.
The Modifieds chase a $2,000 grand prize in a tune-up race before returning to #FALS in July for the 33rd annual Prairie Dirt Classic.
series Racing
Summit Modified Nationals
Late Model Track Record
12.143 seconds by Kyle Strickler on 9/15/20
To Win Amount
$2,000.00
Feature Laps Length
30
Event Hashtag
#HellTour #FALS
$2,000.00
Reserved Seating
Back stretch: sections A through I; front stretch: sections R, S, T, U.
Type of Grandstand
Bleachers - No backs
Stadium Seating
Stadium seats are not allowed
Handicapped Seating
In front of main covered grandstands on front stretch and a few select handicap spots on the first row of bleachers. Please email Infoatfals@gmail.com to request accessible seating at least one week in advance.
Handicapped Parking
Near the main front grandstands
Pit Age Limit
No Age limit - All minor's require proper waiver
Pit Gate Location
3rd Street entrance
Personal Coolers
They are allowed on the grounds, but NOT in the bleachers or grandstands.
ATMs
1
Alcohol Sales
Alcohol is available to purchase at the track. Only FALS purchased cans and alcohol allowed in the bleachers or grandstands. Alcohol is prohibited in the pit area until the races are over for the evening.
Smoking Policy
No smoking or vaping in the bleachers or grandstands at any time.
Parking Cost
Free
Camping Availability
non-electric, offsite, onsite
Camping Cost
Available day of race only
Closest Airport
Bloomington, IL (BMI / KBMI) Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal
Other Airport
Champaign, IL (CMI / KCMI) University of Illinois Willard Airport
(815) 692-3222
Track Email
fairburyspeedway@gmail.com
Track Type
0.250; Semi-banked
Late Model Track Record
12.143 seconds by Kyle Strickler on 9/15/20
The box scores will show Mike Harrison led every lap en route to DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified victory Saturday night at Fairbury Speedway, but his journey to get there was anything but a cakewalk.
Harrison, the six-time Summit Modified champion from Highland, IL, led comfortably from the drop of the green in the 30-lap main event and was leading the field by a considerable margin heading into the final five laps. Behind him, 18-year-old Michael Ledford had just won the battle for second between he and Mike McKinney and was approaching him quickly.
Harrison’s pace had notably dropped-off, and he feared something was amiss on his racecar.
“I thought my right-rear tire was going down – something just didn’t feel right,” Harrison said. “I just slowed down and tried to just ride around up there. I actually tried to spin my tires some on the straightaways just to keep air in the tire.”

Ledford had shrunk Harrison’s gap to almost nothing as they crossed the stripe with the white flag in the air. Ledford got a good run off of Turn 2 and carried the speed into Turns 3-4, throwing it way down low in a big slide job attempt for the lead, but was unsuccessful.
Harrison powered around the outside lane with just enough momentum to deny Ledford of his first career Summit Modified victory and the $2,000 prize.
“I knew what [Ledford] did the previous lap,” Harrison said. “I knew that I just needed to do what I had been doing, and if he did try to slide me, I’d be able to counter him and drive underneath of him.”
UP NEXT
The Summit Modifieds will take Sunday off before returning to action for the start of Week #2 on Tuesday, June 20 at Moberly Motorsports Park in Moberly, MO. Tickets will be on sale at the gate on race day; streaming is available on DIRTVision.
FEATURE RESULTS
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 24H-Mike Harrison[1]; 2. 37L-Michael Ledford[3]; 3. 8-Kyle Steffens[7]; 4. 24Z-Zeke McKenzie[8]; 5. 25W-Allen Weisser[11]; 6. 96M-Mike McKinney[2]; 7. 5CS-Curt Spalding[6]; 8. 5-Steven Brooks[5]; 9. 10Y-Trent Young[19]; 10. 0F-Matt Fabrizius[15]; 11. 45-Don Hammer[17]; 12. 89-Austin Friedman[12]; 13. 757-Bradley Jameson[18]; 14. 8K-Levi Kissinger[14]; 15. 13-Charlie Mefford[16]; 16. 35-Ethan Weber[20]; 17. 14-Caden McWhorter[13]; 18. 94-Tom Pasek[24]; 19. 36-Eric Vaughan[23]; 20. 24T-Trevor Ringle[10]; 21. 88S-Alan Stipp[9]; 22. 25-Tyler Nicely[21]; 23. 18L-Michael Long[4]; 24. 1S-Brian Shaw[22]
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 24H | Mike Harrison | 30 | 0.000 | 30 | Running | 80 | $2,000 |
2 | 3 | +1 | 37L | Michael Ledford | 30 | -0.442 | 0 | Running | 75 | $1,000 |
3 | 7 | +4 | 8 | Kyle Steffens | 30 | -1.847 | 0 | Running | 70 | $700 |
4 | 8 | +4 | 24Z | Zeke McKenzie | 30 | -2.154 | 0 | Running | 65 | $500 |
5 | 11 | +6 | 25W | Allen Weisser | 30 | -2.817 | 0 | Running | 60 | $400 |
6 | 2 | -4 | 96M | Mike McKinney | 30 | -4.172 | 0 | Running | 55 | $300 |
7 | 6 | -1 | 5CS | Curt Spalding | 30 | -5.028 | 0 | Running | 53 | $280 |
8 | 5 | -3 | 5 | Steven Brooks | 30 | -5.268 | 0 | Running | 51 | $260 |
9 | 19 | +10 | 10Y | Trent Young | 30 | -6.475 | 0 | Running | 49 | $240 |
10 | 15 | +5 | 0F | Matt Fabrizius | 30 | -7.561 | 0 | Running | 47 | $220 |
11 | 17 | +6 | 45 | Don Hammer | 30 | -8.668 | 0 | Running | 45 | $200 |
12 | 12 | 0 | 89 | Austin Friedman | 30 | -10.154 | 0 | Running | 44 | $200 |
13 | 18 | +5 | 757 | Bradley Jameson | 30 | -11.002 | 0 | Running | 43 | $200 |
14 | 14 | 0 | 8K | Levi Kissinger | 30 | -11.188 | 0 | Running | 42 | $200 |
15 | 16 | +1 | 13 | Charlie Mefford | 30 | -11.734 | 0 | Running | 41 | $200 |
16 | 20 | +4 | 35 | Ethan Weber | 30 | -11.789 | 0 | Running | 40 | $200 |
17 | 13 | -4 | 14 | Caden McWhorter | 30 | -13.173 | 0 | Running | 39 | $200 |
18 | 24 | +6 | 94 | Tom Pasek | 29 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 38 | $200 |
19 | 23 | +4 | 36 | Eric Vaughan | 29 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 37 | $200 |
20 | 10 | -10 | 24T | Trevor Ringle | 29 | -1 Laps | 0 | Running | 36 | $200 |
21 | 9 | -12 | 88S | Alan Stipp | 15 | -15 Laps | 0 | DNF | 35 | $200 |
22 | 21 | -1 | 25 | Tyler Nicely | 15 | -15 Laps | 0 | DNF | 34 | $200 |
23 | 4 | -19 | 18L | Michael Long | 14 | -16 Laps | 0 | DNF | 33 | $200 |
24 | 22 | -2 | 1S | Brian Shaw | 14 | -16 Laps | 0 | DNF | 32 | $200 |
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | +5 | 45 | Don Hammer | 10 | 0.000 | 5 | Running | 0 | $0 |
2 | 3 | +1 | 10Y | Trent Young | 10 | -1.275 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
3 | 4 | +1 | 94 | Tom Pasek | 10 | -2.901 | 5 | Running | 0 | $0 |
4 | 7 | +3 | 36 | Eric Vaughan | 10 | -3.705 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
5 | 8 | +3 | 71R | Troy Ricketts | 10 | -4.968 | 0 | Running | 31 | $60 |
6 | 5 | -1 | 2C | Ronnie Chance | 10 | -6.534 | 0 | Running | 30 | $60 |
7 | 1 | -6 | 54 | Zachary Hawk | 10 | -8.112 | 0 | Running | 29 | $60 |
8 | 10 | +2 | 23LG | Luke Gebhardt | 1 | -9 Laps | 0 | DNF | 28 | $60 |
9 | 2 | -7 | 1 | Nash Hilmes | 0 | -10 Laps | 0 | DNS | 27 | $60 |
10 | 9 | -1 | 43 | Jared Thomas | 0 | -10 Laps | 0 | DNS | 26 | $60 |
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 757 | Bradley Jameson | 10 | 0.000 | 10 | Running | 0 | $0 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | Ethan Weber | 10 | -0.931 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
3 | 4 | +1 | 25 | Tyler Nicely | 10 | -3.484 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
4 | 6 | +2 | 21 | Lyndon Whitfill | 10 | -5.500 | 0 | Running | 31 | $60 |
5 | 9 | +4 | 1S | Brian Shaw | 10 | -6.996 | 0 | Running | 0 | $0 |
6 | 8 | +2 | 9D | Daniel Flessner | 10 | -9.433 | 0 | Running | 30 | $60 |
7 | 7 | 0 | 81P | Austin Phelps | 10 | -10.105 | 0 | Running | 29 | $60 |
8 | 3 | -5 | 82 | Dalton Lane | 8 | -2 Laps | 0 | DNF | 28 | $60 |
9 | 5 | -4 | 32 | Mason Duncan | 6 | -4 Laps | 0 | DNF | 27 | $60 |
10 | 10 | 0 | 36V | Macy Vaughan | 6 | -4 Laps | 0 | DNF | 26 | $60 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 96M | Mike McKinney | Plainfield, IL | 0.000 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Steven Brooks | Bourbanais, IL | -3.071 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 88S | Alan Stipp | Fairbury, IL | -4.560 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | Caden McWhorter | Fairbury, IL | -5.250 |
5 | 7 | +2 | 54 | Zachary Hawk | Rockford, OH | -5.525 |
6 | 8 | +2 | 10Y | Trent Young | Crofton, KY | -6.232 |
7 | 9 | +2 | 2C | Ronnie Chance | Elkton, FL | -8.864 |
8 | 6 | -2 | 36 | Eric Vaughan | Fairbury, IL | -6 Laps |
9 | 5 | -4 | 43 | Jared Thomas | Edinburg, IL | -8 Laps |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 37L | Michael Ledford | Pontiac, IL | 0.000 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Kyle Steffens | St. Charles, MO | -1.071 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 25W | Allen Weisser | Peoria, IL | -2.050 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0F | Matt Fabrizius | Genoa, IL | -4.218 |
5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Nash Hilmes | Walnut, IL | -5.836 |
6 | 7 | +1 | 94 | Tom Pasek | Momence, IL | -5.944 |
7 | 6 | -1 | 45 | Don Hammer | Clinton, IL | -6.709 |
8 | 8 | 0 | 71R | Troy Ricketts | Fairbury, IL | -8.888 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 23LG | Luke Gebhardt | Streator, IL | -10.569 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 24H | Mike Harrison | Highland, IL | 0.000 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 5CS | Curt Spalding | Watervilet, MI | -0.517 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 24T | Trevor Ringle | Pontiac, IL | -2.306 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 8K | Levi Kissinger | Mt. Vernon, IN | -2.758 |
5 | 7 | +2 | 757 | Bradley Jameson | Royal Center, IN | -3.416 |
6 | 8 | +2 | 82 | Dalton Lane | Botkins, OH | -5.312 |
7 | 6 | -1 | 32 | Mason Duncan | Metamora, IL | -7.112 |
8 | 9 | +1 | 81P | Austin Phelps | Hillsdale, IN | -1 Laps |
9 | 5 | -4 | 1S | Brian Shaw | Robinson, IL | -8 Laps |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 18L | Michael Long | Fowler, IL | 0.000 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 24Z | Zeke McKenzie | Claypool, IN | -1.315 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 89 | Austin Friedman | Forrest, IL | -1.940 |
4 | 5 | +1 | 13 | Charlie Mefford | Belton, KY | -2.903 |
5 | 7 | +2 | 35 | Ethan Weber | Fairbury, IL | -4.470 |
6 | 6 | 0 | 25 | Tyler Nicely | Owensboro, KY | -5.540 |
7 | 4 | -3 | 21 | Lyndon Whitfill | Fairbury, IL | -5.932 |
8 | 8 | 0 | 9D | Daniel Flessner | Roberts, IL | -8.304 |
9 | 9 | 0 | 36V | Macy Vaughan | Fairbury, IL | -10.449 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 96M | Mike McKinney | 14.228 | 0.000 |
2 | 14 | 37L | Michael Ledford | 14.296 | -0.068 |
3 | 2 | 5 | Steven Brooks | 14.309 | -0.081 |
4 | 9 | 8 | Kyle Steffens | 14.329 | -0.101 |
5 | 13 | 88S | Alan Stipp | 14.458 | -0.230 |
6 | 12 | 25W | Allen Weisser | 14.496 | -0.268 |
7 | 11 | 14 | Caden McWhorter | 14.507 | -0.279 |
8 | 4 | 0F | Matt Fabrizius | 14.508 | -0.280 |
9 | 15 | 43 | Jared Thomas | 14.562 | -0.334 |
10 | 7 | 1 | Nash Hilmes | 14.647 | -0.419 |
11 | 1 | 36 | Eric Vaughan | 14.655 | -0.427 |
12 | 6 | 45 | Don Hammer | 14.678 | -0.450 |
13 | 18 | 54 | Zachary Hawk | 14.764 | -0.536 |
14 | 3 | 94 | Tom Pasek | 14.782 | -0.554 |
15 | 10 | 10Y | Trent Young | 14.819 | -0.591 |
16 | 8 | 71R | Troy Ricketts | 15.000 | -0.772 |
17 | 17 | 2C | Ronnie Chance | 15.059 | -0.831 |
18 | 16 | 23LG | Luke Gebhardt | 15.594 | -1.366 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | 24H | Mike Harrison | 14.008 | 0.000 |
2 | 11 | 18L | Michael Long | 14.010 | -0.002 |
3 | 3 | 5CS | Curt Spalding | 14.074 | -0.066 |
4 | 14 | 24Z | Zeke McKenzie | 14.126 | -0.118 |
5 | 10 | 24T | Trevor Ringle | 14.202 | -0.194 |
6 | 1 | 89 | Austin Friedman | 14.251 | -0.243 |
7 | 7 | 8K | Levi Kissinger | 14.258 | -0.250 |
8 | 9 | 21 | Lyndon Whitfill | 14.411 | -0.403 |
9 | 15 | 1S | Brian Shaw | 14.423 | -0.415 |
10 | 17 | 13 | Charlie Mefford | 14.434 | -0.426 |
11 | 5 | 32 | Mason Duncan | 14.438 | -0.430 |
12 | 12 | 25 | Tyler Nicely | 14.463 | -0.455 |
13 | 6 | 757 | Bradley Jameson | 14.470 | -0.462 |
14 | 13 | 35 | Ethan Weber | 14.535 | -0.527 |
15 | 16 | 82 | Dalton Lane | 14.697 | -0.689 |
16 | 8 | 9D | Daniel Flessner | 15.100 | -1.092 |
17 | 2 | 81P | Austin Phelps | 15.129 | -1.121 |
18 | 4 | 36V | Macy Vaughan | 15.244 | -1.236 |