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Poel Captures Fourth Victory of 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Season at Lincoln Speedway
By Jordan Morris
LINCOLN, Ill. – June 29, 2014 – One night after Mike Harrison tied his 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win total at three, Jacob Poel responded Sunday night by passing Harrison on the final lap to claim his fourth victory of the season at Lincoln Speedway.
Nick Hoffman, of Mooresville, NC, and Mike Harrison occupied the front row, with Jacob Poel starting right behind them in the third position. Hoffman and Harrison battled for the lead on the opening lap, with Harrison eventually securing the top spot.
Harrison had the car to beat as he held off challenges from Hoffman, Poel, and T.D Burger in the early laps of the 25-lap feature event. Harrison built a comfortable lead on the rest of the field with the action heating up for the second position where Poel, Hoffman and Burger battled for the majority of the race. Harrison looked to close out the weekend with back-to-back victories, but a late-race caution with four laps remaining changed that outcome.
On the final restart, the leader kept his car glued to the bottom, holding off a challenge from Burger. Poel took advantage of the front two cars battling for the lead, as he made his move to the outside lane and powered around Burger for second with three laps remaining. Poel drove his car deeper and deeper into the corners trying to catch Harrison, finally getting to his outside going into turn one on the final lap.
Harrison edged Poel heading into the final turn, but the outside line would prove to be valuable for Poel as he pulled even with Harrison exiting turn four. The two drivers hit the front stretch nose-to-nose with Poel claiming the $1,000 checkered flag in the first photo finish of the 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals season.
“I was really just trying to put a show on,” said Poel who won by .05 of a second. “I didn’t even know or not if I won there at the end, it was so close. They must’ve had to go back to the transponders.”
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Burger, Hoffman, and Jeff Curl rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners were Poel, Hoffman, and Harrison.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals joins the DIRTcar Summer Nationals on Tuesday night at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Lincoln Speedway; Lincoln Ill.; June 29, 2014
A-Main (25-laps): 1. 82-Jacob Poel ($1,000), 2. 24H-Mike Harrison, 3. 32B-T.D. Burger, 4. 2-Nick Hoffman, 5. 12-Jeff Curl, 6. 36-Kenny Wallace, 7. 25W-Allen Weisser, 8. 84-Tyler Deibert, 9. 14-Brian Lynn, 10. 3L-Jeff Leka, 11. 5-Steven Brooks, 12. 72A-Austin Lynn, 13. 26D-Derick Doerr, 14. 11-Blake Buchholz, 15. 41G-Matt Goulden, 16. 55A-Collin Alexander, 17. 96D-Cory Daugherty, 18. 89W-Rick Weitekamp, 19. Z8-Max McLaughlin, 20. A9-Austin May, 21. 10K-Kelly Kovski, 22. 2L-Justin Leka, 23. 32Z-Nate Zimmer, 24. 77-Ray Bollinger, 25. 32-Donovan Lodge.
2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
June 7 | Sat | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | Tyler Nicely |
June 11 | Wed | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | RAIN |
June 12 | Thur | Kankakee Co-Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Devin Gilpin |
June 13 | Fri | Kankakee Co-Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Jacob Poel |
June 15 | Sun | Off | ||
June 16 | Mon | Off | ||
June 17 | Tue | Off | ||
June 18 | Wed | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | Jacob Poel |
June 19 | Thur | Quincy Raceways | Quincy, Ill. | RAIN |
June 20 | Fri | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | Mike Harrison |
June 21 | Sat | Fairbury Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | RAIN |
June 22 | Sun | I-96 Speedway | Ionia, Mich. | Jacob Poel |
June 23 | Mon | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | David Wietholder |
June 24 | Tue | Off | ||
June 25 | Wed | Clarksville Speedway Park | Clarksville, Tenn. | Mike Harrison |
June 26 | Thur | Clayhill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | Hunter Rasdon |
June 27 | Fri | Paducah Int-Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | RAIN |
June 28 | Sat | Federated I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | Mike Harrison |
June 29 | Sun | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | Jacob Poel |
June 30 | Mon | Off | ||
July 1 | Tue | Belle-Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 2 | Wed | Jacksonville Speedway | Jacksonville, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 3 | Thur | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 4 | Fri | Fayette Co-Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 5 | Sat | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 6 | Sun | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | $1,000 |
July 7 | Mon | Off | ||
July 8 | Tue | Florence Speedway | Union, Ky. | $1,000 |
July 9 | Wed | Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, Ind. | $1,000 |
July 10 | Thur | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 11 | Fri | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 13 | Sun | Vermilion Co-Speedway | Danville, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 14 | Mon | Off | ||
July 15 | Tue | Off | ||
July 16 | Wed | Atomic Speedway | Chillicothe, Ohio | $1,000 |
July 17 | Thu | Brushcreek Motorsports | Peebles, Ohio | TBA |
July 18 | Fri | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | $1,000 |
July 19 | Sat | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio | $1,000 |
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Modifieds – A-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 82    Jacob Poel    Spring Lake, Mi
2 3 24H    Mike Harrison    Highland , Il
3 4 32B    T.d. Burger    Saunemin , Il
4 2 2    Nick Hoffman    Mooresville , Nc
5 5 12    Jeff Curl    Forrest , Il
6 7 36    Kenny Wallace    Concord , Nc
7 8 25W    Allen Weisser    Peoria , Il
8 12 84    Tyler Deibert    Highland , Il
9 10 14    Brian Lynn    Mason City, Il
10 11 3L    Jeff Leka    Buffalo , Il
11 13 5    Steven Brooks    New Lenox, Il
12 17 72A    Austin Lynn    Mason City, Il
13 18 26D    Derick Doerr    Peoria , Il
14 20 11    Blake Buchholz    Lincoln , Il
15 19 41G    Matt Goulden    Sherman , Il
16 15 55A    Collin Alexander    Clinton , Il
17 9 96D    Cory Daugherty    Blue Mound, Il
18 21 89W    Rick Weitekamp    Springfield , Il
19 16 Z8    Max Mclaughlin    Mooresville , Nc
20 24 A9    Austin May    Creve Core, Il
21 6 10K    Kelly Kovski    Springfield , Il
22 22 2L    Justin Leka    Buffalo , Il
23 23 32Z    Nate Zimmer    Mattoon , Il
24 14 77    Ray Bollinger    Kewaee , Il
25 25 32    Donovan Lodge    Moline , Il
Modifieds – Heat Race 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 24H    Mike Harrison    Highland , Il
2 2 10K    Kelly Kovski    Springfield , Il
3 3 96D    Cory Daugherty    Blue Mound, Il
4 4 84    Tyler Deibert    Highland , Il
5 5 55A    Collin Alexander    Clinton , Il
6 7 26D    Derick Doerr    Peoria , Il
7 6 89W    Rick Weitekamp    Springfield , Il
8 8 32    Donovan Lodge    Moline , Il DNS
Modifieds – Heat Race 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 2    Nick Hoffman    Mooresville , Nc
2 2 12    Jeff Curl    Forrest , Il
3 5 25W    Allen Weisser    Peoria , Il
4 3 3L    Jeff Leka    Buffalo , Il
5 4 77    Ray Bollinger    Kewaee , Il
6 7 72A    Austin Lynn    Mason City, Il
7 8 11    Blake Buchholz    Lincoln , Il
8 6 32Z    Nate Zimmer    Mattoon , Il
Modifieds – Heat Race 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 82    Jacob Poel    Spring Lake, Mi
2 5 32B    T.d. Burger    Saunemin , Il
3 2 36    Kenny Wallace    Concord , Nc
4 9 14    Brian Lynn    Mason City, Il
5 3 5    Steven Brooks    New Lenox, Il
6 8 Z8    Max Mclaughlin    Mooresville , Nc
7 7 41G    Matt Goulden    Sherman , Il
8 6 2L    Justin Leka    Buffalo , Il
9 4 A9    Austin May    Creve Core, Il
Modifieds – Qualifying 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 7 24H    Mike Harrison    Highland , Il
2 6 10K    Kelly Kovski    Springfield , Il
3 8 96D    Cory Daugherty    Blue Mound, Il
4 3 84    Tyler Deibert    Highland , Il
5 4 55A    Collin Alexander    Clinton , Il
6 2 89W    Rick Weitekamp    Springfield , Il
7 5 26D    Derick Doerr    Peoria , Il
8 1 32    Donovan Lodge    Moline , Il
Modifieds – Qualifying 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 6 2    Nick Hoffman    Mooresville , Nc
2 4 12    Jeff Curl    Forrest , Il
3 3 3L    Jeff Leka    Buffalo , Il
4 8 77    Ray Bollinger    Kewaee , Il
5 5 25W    Allen Weisser    Peoria , Il
6 2 32Z    Nate Zimmer    Mattoon , Il
7 1 72A    Austin Lynn    Mason City, Il
8 7 11    Blake Buchholz    Lincoln , Il
Modifieds – Qualifying 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 82    Jacob Poel    Spring Lake, Mi
2 1 36    Kenny Wallace    Concord , Nc
3 4 5    Steven Brooks    New Lenox, Il
4 5 A9    Austin May    Creve Core, Il
5 6 32B    T.d. Burger    Saunemin , Il
6 9 2L    Justin Leka    Buffalo , Il
7 3 41G    Matt Goulden    Sherman , Il
8 8 Z8    Max Mclaughlin    Mooresville , Nc
9 7 14    Brian Lynn    Mason City, Il