Fairbury, IL- August 31, 2013- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series presented the second stop of its three-race Land of Lincoln Triple Shot on Saturday evening at Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, IL and Jeff Curl of Forrest, IL would back up his 2013 track championship at the track by claiming his first-ever Summit Racing Equipment AMS victory and score a $5,000 payday in the process. Curl’s winning effort came in his Angus Valley/Pro-Tire and Automotive/Pontiac RV/Chatsworth AG/Longhorn Smokehouse/Petersen Chevrolet-Dodge sponsored #12 Bob Pierce Race Car powered by a Friedman Race Engine.
Outside polesitter Chad Kinder would take the lead at the start of the event and would lead the first five laps before mechanical issues ended his evening, handing the lead over to Steven Brooks on a restart, but Brooks time at the point was be short lived as Matt Mevert would roar past and hold the lead until lap 12 when Jacob Curl would motor past him for the top spot prior to a lap 13 caution flag. Curl would survive two more cautions and keep Mevert at bay to pick up the $5,000 victory. Mevert would take runner-up honors with the series for the second straight night, while Jacob Poel would finish in the third position. The duo of Jim Farris, Sr. and Jay Ledford would round out the top finishers in the 40 lap event.
The remainder of the top ten finishers at Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway’s Casey’s Nationals were Friday night’s Farmer City winner Jeff Leka, followed by hard charger and 20th starting Brian Lynn, Jeb Friedman, Donovan Lodge, and series points leader Bryan Barber. The 40 lap, $5,000 to win event would be slowed by seven caution periods and took 42 minutes to complete.
In preliminary action, Lance Dehm would be the Quick Car Racing Product top qualifier among 52 entries at 13.985 seconds. Summit Racing Equipment heat one went to Levi Kissinger, while Jay Ledford scored the win in Williams Precision Engine heat two. Hypercoils heat three went to Jeff Curl, with Chad Kinder winning Frankland Racing Equipment heat four. Summit Racing Equipment heat five would go to Matt Mevert, while Steven Brooks won Williams Precision Engines heat six. The Wehrs Machine B-Mains were won by Mike McKinney and Brian Lynn. Series provisionals went to Bryan Barber and Josh Ferguson, while Jared Cagley and Tommy Duncan.
The Land of Lincoln Triple Shot tour concludes tonight Sunday September 1 at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, IL with Mod Fall Nationals. This event will pay $5,000 to win and $250 to start.
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will present UMP Modified sanctioned dirt track sports entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information concerning the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series, contact series race director Shane Mugavin at (270) 576-6474 or by email at shane@mugavin.com or visit the series webpage at www.americanmodifiedseries.com, along with Facebook and Twitter at American Modified Series.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Race Summary-2013 Event #8: Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway-Fairbury, Illinois-August 31, 2013
Quick Car Racing Products Overall Top Qualifier- Lance Dehm 13.985
Summit Racing Equipment Heat #1 (top 3 transfer)- Levi Kissinger, Ricky Tinch, Devin Wright, Josh Ferguson, Tommy Duncan, Jared Cagley, Sam Ball, Charles Crego, Lance Dehm Williams
Precision Engines Heat #2 (top 3 transfer)- Jay Ledford, Jacob Poel, Trent Young, Matt Goulden, Vince Cooper, Danny Schwartz, Bob Silaggi, Keith Smith, Randy Hacker
Hypercoils Heat #3 (top 3 transfer)- Jeff Curl, Jeb Friedman, Jeff Leka, Mike McKinney, Ryan Thomas, Nick Allen, Scott May, Rick Trulock
Frankland Racing Equipment Heat #4 (top 3 transfer)- Chad Kinder, Jim Farris, Sr., Daniel Rork, Dave Porth, Kevin Weaver, Jamie Lomax, Andrew Funk, A.J. May, Ed Shamhart
Summit Racing Equipment Heat #5 (top 3 transfer)- Matt Mevert, Kasey Schrock, Cullen Breeden, Brian Lynn, Frank Marshall, Cody Smith, Rocky Wilson Williams
Precision Engines Heat #6 (top 3 transfer)- Steven Brooks, T.D. Burger, Donovan Lodge, Brandon Roberts, Jason Lakey, Joshua Hesson, Bryan Barber
Wehrs Machine B-Main #1 (top 2 transfer)- Mike McKinney, Ryan Thomas, Nick Allen, Matt Goulden, Danny Schwartz, Vince Cooper, Charles Crego, Bob Silaggi, Sam Ball, Scott May, Keith Smith, Josh Ferguson, Jared Cagley, Randy Hacker, Rick Trulock, Tommy Duncan
Wehrs Machine B-Main #2 (top 2 transfer)- Brian Lynn, Dave Porth, Jamie Lomax, Jason Lakey, Ed Shamhart, Brandon Roberts, Andrew Funk, Rocky Wilson, A.J. May, Frank Marshall, Joshua Hesson, Kevin Weaver, Bryan Barber, Cody Smith
Casey’s Nationals A-Main- Jeff Curl, Matt Mevert, Jacob Poel, Jim Farris, Sr., Jay Ledford, Jeff Leka, Brian Lynn, Jeb Friedman, Donovan Lodge, Bryan Barber, T.D. Burger, Daniel Rork, Jared Cagley, Dave Porth, Mike McKinney, Ricky Tinch, Ryan Thomas, Josh Ferguson, Kasey Schrock, Trent Young, Levi Kissinger, Devin Wright, Steven Brooks, Chad Kinder, Cullen Breeden, Tommy Duncan
Race Statistics
Entries- 52
Race Leaders- 4 (Chad Kinder 1-5, Steven Brooks 6, Matt Mevert 7-11, Jeff Curl 12-40)
Caution Periods- 7 (laps 2, 5, 6, 6 restart, 13, 25, 33)
Red Flag Periods- None
American Modified Series Provisional Starters- Bryan Barber, Josh Ferguson
Track Provisional Starters- Jared Cagley, Tommy Duncan
Time of Race- 42 minutes
Quick Car Racing Products Fast Time Award ($100 cash award)- Lance Dehm 13.985
All Star Performance Hard Charger Award ($100 gift certificate)- Brian Lynn (started 20th-finished 7th: advanced 13 positions)
2013 Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Current Top Ten Point Standings (as of August 31, 2013)
1. Bryan Barber (Greensburg, KY)- 1,665
2. Ricky Tinch (Deerlodge, TN)- 1,280
3. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 1,255
4. Josh Ferguson (Covington, IN)- 1,195
5. Rocky Wilson (Elizabethtown, KY)- 1,125
6. Keith Smith (Clay City, KY)- 1,035
7. Don Adams (London, KY)- 885
8. Levi Kissinger (Mount Vernon, IN)- 800
9. Jimmy Payne (Glasgow, KY)- 650
Matt Hamilton (Aurora, IN)- 650
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 Tour Schedule *April 13- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start (Bryan Barber) *May 18- Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Will Krup) *June 21- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Bryan Barber) *June 22- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Devin Gilpin) *July 13- Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start (Jimmy Payne) *August 24- 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Bryan Barber) *August 30- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start (Jeff Leka) *August 31- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start (Jeff Curl) *September 1- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start *October 26- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 Official Sponsors *Summit Racing Equipment (www.summitracing.com)- “Title Sponsor for the American Modified Series and Sponsor of Heat Race #1”
*All Star Performance (www.allstarperformance.com)- “Official Hard Charger of the Race” Award Sponsor *Arizona Sport Shirts- “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.arizonasportshirts.com) *Crane Cams Ignition Systems- “Official Ignition System” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.cranecams.com) *Quick Car Racing Products (www.quickcar.net)- “$100 Fast Qualifier Award” at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events *VP Racing Fuels (www.vpracingfuels.com)- “Official Race Fuel” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 Marketing Partners *AFCO Racing Shocks (www.afcoracing.com) *Bad Fast Race Chassis (www.734dirt.com) *Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net) *Bilstein (www.bilsteinus.com)- Presented by B&B Motorsports *Bob Pierce Race Cars (www.bobpierceracecars.com) *Dale Meers Race Engines *Dyers Top Rods (www.dyersrods.com) *Frankland Racing Equipment (www.franklandracing.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #4”
*Hypercoils (www.hypercoils.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #3”
*Impressive Race Cars (www.impressiveracecars.com) *Integra Shocks (www.integrashocksprings.com) *Jay Dickens Race Engines (www.jaydickens.com) *Maximum Energy Development *Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com) *PRO Shocks (www.proshocks.com) *RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com) *SpeeDecals Racing Graphics (www.freewebs.com/speedecals/) *UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com) *Wehrs Machine (www.wehrsmachine.com)- “Sponsor of B-Mains”
*Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)
*Williams Precision Engines (www.wpespeedshop.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”