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Poel Claims Fifth Win of 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Tri-State Speedway
By Jordan Morris
HAUBSTADT, Ind. — July 6, 2014 — Bumping and banging was common Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway as Jacob Poel outdueled Zach Fair and Tyler Nicely to claim his fifth DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory of season.
Defending champion Mike Harrison captured the pole-position for the 25-lap feature event, with Poel starting to his outside. The two front-row starters remained side-by-side as they battled for the lead on the opening two circuits, with Poel barely edging Harrison to lead both laps.
Harrison secured the top spot exiting turn two on the third lap, sliding right in front of Poel and making contact as he cleared the Michigan native. Harrison controlled the lead for the next 14 laps, keeping his car glued to the bottom of the race track while holding off the high-line running Poel.
Harrison built an early lead and was on his way to his seventh victory of the season, until his car broke entering turn one on lap 17, ending his night early and handing the lead back to Poel.
Zach Fair and a hard-charging Tyler Nicely kept the new leader from easily coasting to his fifth win of the season, as they challenged Poel for the lead in almost every corner. Fair took multiple shots at the leader, coming just short of grabbing the lead, before being bumped out of the way for second by Nicely.
Nicely, after clearing Fair, dove his car to the inside of Poel to challenge for the lead with just two laps to go. The two leaders made contact exiting turn four to take the white-flag as Nicely was just inches from clearing Poel for the lead. Nicely tried everything he could to jar the lead from Poel on the final lap, but the leader was too strong on the outside, leading the races final nine laps to claim the $1,000 checkered flag at Tri-State Speedway.
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Fair, Trent Young and Stephen Schnaphf rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners were Rocky Wilson, Jacob Poel, Stephen Schnaphf and Tyler Nicely.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals joins the DIRTcar Summer Nationals on Tuesday night at Florence Speedway in Union, Ky.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Tri-State Speedway; Haubstadt, Ind.; July 6, 2014;
A-Main (25-laps): 1. 82-Jacob Poel ($1,000), 2. 25-Tyler Nicely, 3. 95Z-Zach Fair, 4. 10Y-Trent Young, 5. 21S-Stephen Schnapf, 6. 36-Kenny Wallace, 7. 12H-Grant Hagan, 8. 71X-Dave Beck, 9. 75-Dustin Beck, 10. 88-Paul Miles, 11. 2-Billy Lewis, 12. 7-Mark Lamont, 13. 66-Michael Fox, 14. 37-Everett Bradham, 15. 1B-Larry Anderson, 16. 14-Shawn Cates, 17. 24H-Mike Harrison, 18. 32Z-Nate Zimmer, 19. 3D-Ryan Driemeyer, 20. 37K-Josh Harris, 21. 6B-Dave Baldwin, 22. 81-Mark Cole.
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. | Mike Harrison |
July 2 | Wed | Jacksonville Speedway | Jacksonville, Ill. | Mike Harrison |
July 3 | Thur | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | Mike Harrison |
July 4 | Fri | Fayette Co-Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | Brian Shaw |
July 5 | Sat | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | Rusty Griffaw |
July 6 | Sun | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | Jacob Poel |
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 2 82    Jacob Poel    Spring Lake, Mi
2 4 25    Tyler Nicely    Owensboro , Ky
3 6 95Z    Zach Fair    Petersburg , In
4 8 10Y    Trent Young    Hopkinsville , Il
5 3 21S    Stephen Schnapf    Newburgh , In
6 12 36    Kenny Wallace    Concord , Nc
7 5 12H    Grant Hagan    Owensboro , Ky
8 16 71X    Dave Beck    Petersburg , In
9 14 75    Dustin Beck    Petersbur , In
10 18 88    Paul Miles    Owensboro , Ky
11 7 2    Billy Lewis    Burnt Prairie, Il
12 11 7    Mark Lamont    Crossville , Il
13 15 66    Michael Fox    Bridgeport , Il
14 17 37    Everett Bradham    Olney , Il
15 20 1B    Larry Anderson    Clay City, Il
16 9 14    Shawn Cates    Newbough , In
17 1 24H    Mike Harrison    Highland , Il DNF
18 19 32Z    Nate Zimmer    Mattoon , Il DNF
19 22 3D    Ryan Driemeyer    Pocahontas , Il DNF
20 10 37K    Josh Harris    Owensboro , Ky DNF
21 13 6B    Dave Baldwin    Pennysville , In DNF
22 21 81    Mark Cole    Evansville , In DNS
Modifieds – B-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 37    Everett Bradham    Olney , Il
2 8 88    Paul Miles    Owensboro , Ky
3 1 14X    Willie Madison    Richland , In
4 13 4L    Tim Lewis Jr    Burnt Priaire, Il
5 4 59N    Chad Evans    Mattoon , Il
6 10 10Y2    Johnny Young    Crofton , Ky
7 12 79D    John Demoss    Bloomington , In
8 14 62K    Joel Jenson    Henderson , Ky
9 15 42K    Neal Kramer    Princeton , In
10 6 84X    Stan Beadles    `owensville , In
11 3 10    Matt Lane    Fort Branch, In
12 7 1B    Larry Anderson    Clay City, Il
13 9 44    Stan Phillips    Owensville , In
14 11 60    John Wolfarth    Boonville , In
15 5 25C    Clay Lane    Fort Branch, In
Modifieds – C-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 4L    Tim Lewis Jr    Burnt Priaire, Il
2 10 62K    Joel Jenson    Henderson , Ky
3 1 42K    Neal Kramer    Princeton , In
4 5 67    Rocky Wilson    Hodgeville , Ky
5 11 32Z    Nate Zimmer    Mattoon , Il
6 8 18    David Mcwilliams    Bethel , Oh
7 17 21    Gary Welch    Owenville , In
8 7 X    Roy Bruce Jr    Bloomington , In
9 12 15T    Cliff Tooley    Evansville , In
10 15 81    Mark Cole    Evansville , In
11 6 57    Matt Hines    Mt Vernon, In
12 4 3D    Ryan Driemeyer    Pocahontas , Il
13 9 3C    Clifton Brock    Winslow , In
14 3 41    Lance Foreman    Evansville , In
15 18 87X    Samantha Beadles    Owensville , In
16 13 8K    Levi Kissinger    Mt Vernon, In
17 14 88R    Dustin Rollins    Princeton , Ky
18 16 28    Matt Crafton    Mooresville , Nc
19 19 1S    Brian Shaw    Robinson , Il
Modifieds – Heat Race 4
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 3 25    Tyler Nicely    Owensboro , Ky
2 1 10Y    Trent Young    Hopkinsville , Il
3 2 36    Kenny Wallace    Concord , Nc
4 4 71X    Dave Beck    Petersburg , In
5 6 59N    Chad Evans    Mattoon , Il
6 7 88    Paul Miles    Owensboro , Ky
7 5 79D    John Demoss    Bloomington , In
8 8 3D    Ryan Driemeyer    Pocahontas , Il
9 11 18    David Mcwilliams    Bethel , Oh
10 10 15T    Cliff Tooley    Evansville , In
11 9 28    Matt Crafton    Mooresville , Nc
Modifieds – Heat Race 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 21S    Stephen Schnapf    Newburgh , In
2 1 2    Billy Lewis    Burnt Prairie, Il
3 4 7    Mark Lamont    Crossville , Il
4 3 66    Michael Fox    Bridgeport , Il
5 5 10    Matt Lane    Fort Branch, In
6 10 1B    Larry Anderson    Clay City, Il
7 7 60    John Wolfarth    Boonville , In
8 8 41    Lance Foreman    Evansville , In
9 11 X    Roy Bruce Jr    Bloomington , In
10 9 32Z    Nate Zimmer    Mattoon , Il
11 12 81    Mark Cole    Evansville , In
12 6 1S    Brian Shaw    Robinson , Il
Modifieds – Heat Race 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 82    Jacob Poel    Spring Lake, Mi
2 1 95Z    Zach Fair    Petersburg , In
3 4 37K    Josh Harris    Owensboro , Ky
4 3 75    Dustin Beck    Petersbur , In
5 8 37    Everett Bradham    Olney , Il
6 5 84X    Stan Beadles    `owensville , In
7 6 10Y2    Johnny Young    Crofton , Ky
8 7 4L    Tim Lewis Jr    Burnt Priaire, Il
9 10 57    Matt Hines    Mt Vernon, In
10 9 62K    Joel Jenson    Henderson , Ky
11 11 88R    Dustin Rollins    Princeton , Ky
12 12 87X    Samantha Beadles    Owensville , In
Modifieds – Heat Race 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 24H    Mike Harrison    Highland , Il
2 2 12H    Grant Hagan    Owensboro , Ky
3 4 14    Shawn Cates    Newbough , In
4 7 6B    Dave Baldwin    Pennysville , In
5 6 14X    Willie Madison    Richland , In
6 9 25C    Clay Lane    Fort Branch, In
7 5 44    Stan Phillips    Owensville , In
8 10 42K    Neal Kramer    Princeton , In
9 8 67    Rocky Wilson    Hodgeville , Ky
10 12 3C    Clifton Brock    Winslow , In
11 3 8K    Levi Kissinger    Mt Vernon, In
12 11 21    Gary Welch    Owenville , In
Modifieds – Qualifying 4
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 4 10Y    Trent Young    Hopkinsville , Il
2 11 36    Kenny Wallace    Concord , Nc
3 8 25    Tyler Nicely    Owensboro , Ky
4 2 71X    Dave Beck    Petersburg , In
5 3 79D    John Demoss    Bloomington , In
6 5 59N    Chad Evans    Mattoon , Il
7 10 88    Paul Miles    Owensboro , Ky
8 9 3D    Ryan Driemeyer    Pocahontas , Il
9 1 28    Matt Crafton    Mooresville , Nc
10 6 15T    Cliff Tooley    Evansville , In
11 7 18    David Mcwilliams    Bethel , Oh
Modifieds – Qualifying 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 2    Billy Lewis    Burnt Prairie, Il
2 5 21S    Stephen Schnapf    Newburgh , In
3 9 66    Michael Fox    Bridgeport , Il
4 6 7    Mark Lamont    Crossville , Il
5 8 10    Matt Lane    Fort Branch, In
6 11 1S    Brian Shaw    Robinson , Il
7 3 60    John Wolfarth    Boonville , In
8 1 41    Lance Foreman    Evansville , In
9 10 32Z    Nate Zimmer    Mattoon , Il
10 7 1B    Larry Anderson    Clay City, Il
11 4 X    Roy Bruce Jr    Bloomington , In
Modifieds – Qualifying 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 7 95Z    Zach Fair    Petersburg , In
2 5 82    Jacob Poel    Spring Lake, Mi
3 3 75    Dustin Beck    Petersbur , In
4 4 37K    Josh Harris    Owensboro , Ky
5 10 84X    Stan Beadles    `owensville , In
6 11 10Y2    Johnny Young    Crofton , Ky
7 8 4L    Tim Lewis Jr    Burnt Priaire, Il
8 2 37    Everett Bradham    Olney , Il
9 6 62K    Joel Jenson    Henderson , Ky
10 1 57    Matt Hines    Mt Vernon, In
11 12 88R    Dustin Rollins    Princeton , Ky
12 9 87X    Samantha Beadles    Owensville , In
Modifieds – Qualifying 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 8 24H    Mike Harrison    Highland , Il
2 9 12H    Grant Hagan    Owensboro , Ky
3 11 8K    Levi Kissinger    Mt Vernon, In
4 4 14    Shawn Cates    Newbough , In
5 7 44    Stan Phillips    Owensville , In
6 3 14X    Willie Madison    Richland , In
7 1 6B    Dave Baldwin    Pennysville , In
8 12 67    Rocky Wilson    Hodgeville , Ky
9 2 25C    Clay Lane    Fort Branch, In
10 10 42K    Neal Kramer    Princeton , In
11 6 21    Gary Welch    Owenville , In
12 5 3C    Clifton Brock    Winslow , In