MACON, Ill. – July 7, 2011 – Mother Nature wasn’t ready for the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Thursday evening as storms saturated the racing surface forcing DIRTcar Racing and Track Officials to postpone the nights event.
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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will now be run on Thursday, July 21 and will count towards a drivers DIRTcar UMP Modified National Points. Mike Harrison continues to lead in the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National points to 97 markers over Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 122 points behind.
The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Friday, July 8, at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Point Standings (Top 20) as of: Â July 7, 2011
| RANK | # | DRIVER | TOTAL | DIFF | RACES |
| 1 | 24 | MIKE HARRISON | 551 | 8 | |
| 2 | 42 | MCKAY WENGER | 454 | -97 | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | JEFF CURL | 429 | -122 | 9 |
| 4 | 9 | KEN SCHRADER | 310 | -241 | 4 |
| 5 | 79 | JOHN DEMOSS | 303 | -248 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | TIM HANCOCK | 291 | -260 | 5 |
| 7 | 808 | KELBY SIMMONS | 282 | -269 | 7 |
| 8 | G1 | GABE MENSER | 273 | -278 | 6 |
| 9 | 19 | JIMMY CUMMINS | 255 | -296 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | JAY LEDFORD | 227 | -324 | 5 |
| 11 | 32 | DONOVAN LODGE | 226 | -325 | 5 |
| 12 | 72 | BRIAN LYNN | 215 | -336 | 4 |
| 13 | 78 | CLINT DEMOSS | 203 | -348 | 4 |
| 14 | 41 | BRENT MULLINS | 183 | -368 | 4 |
| 15 | 42 | STEVE LACH | 174 | -377 | 3 |
| 16 | 4J | SCOTT WEBER | 158 | -393 | 3 |
| 17 | 1A | AARON DRAEGE | 147 | -404 | 4 |
| 18 | 77 | RAY BOLLINGER | 145 | -406 | 2 |
| 19 | T9 | RYAN THOMAS | 141 | -410 | 3 |
| 20 | 1D | DEAN HOFFMAN | 136 | -415 | 3 |
2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
| Date | Track | Location | Winner (Cars) |
| June 15 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | PPD/July 12 |
| June 16 | Kankakee County Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Ken Schrader (39) |
| June 17 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Ryan Gustin (52) |
| June 18 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Canceled Rain |
| June 20 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | PPD/July13 |
| June 21 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | PPD/July 14 |
| June 22 | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | Ken Schrader (37) |
| June 23 | Fayette County Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | Mike Harrison (35) |
| June 24 | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | Mike Harrison (41) |
| June 25 | Fairbury American Legion Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | PPD/July 23 |
| June 26 | I-96 Speedway | Lake Odessa, Mich. | Jacob Poel (31) |
| June 28 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, Ind. | Mike Harrison (34) |
| June 29 | Belle Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | Ken Schrader (24) |
| June 30 | Clay Hill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | Lucas Lee (16) |
| July 1 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | Mike Harrison (26) |
| July 2 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | Mike Harrison (37) |
| July 3 | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | Ray Bollinger (40) |
| July 6 | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | Mike Harrison (23) |
| July 7 | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | PPD/July 21 |
| July 8 | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | |
| July 9 | Clarksville Speedway | Clarksville, Tenn. | |
| July 10 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | |
| July 12 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | |
| July 13 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | |
| July 14 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | |
| July 15 | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | |
| July 16 | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio |
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Summit Racing Equipment, Hoosier Racing Tires, GM Performance Parts, University of Northwestern Ohio, Aero Race Wheels, ASI Racewear, Auto Meter, Bell Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Bilstein Shocks, Fast Shafts, Fusion Graphics & Sign Company, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Vicci, Chizmark Larson Insurance, KSE Racing Products, MSD Ignition, QA1 Motorsports, Quarter Master, R2C Competition Series Air Filters, RacingJunk.com, Willy’s Carburetor & Dyno Shop, VP Racing Fuels.