Clarksville, TN-March 21, 2015- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series kicked off its 2015 season on Saturday with the twice weather-delayed 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic and a classic it was as Clayton Miller of Elkton, KY would outduel Trent Young to claim the series first victory of 2015. Miller’s victory would come in the Lexington Landscape/Powell’s Transmission/Joe’s Small Engine/C. Blackwell Construction/Dane Elliott Industrial Wilson’s Printworks/Mark Bush Racing sponsored #15 Bandit Race Car powered by a Tucker’s Performance Race Engine. It would be Miller’s second career series victory.
Clayton Miller would take the lead at the start, followed by Trent Young, Zach Fair, Matt Cooper, and Lucas Lee. Miller and Young would quickly pull away to begin their battle for supremacy and were working traffic by lap 6. Caution waved on lap 8 when then fourth place running Lucas Lee spun in turn 1 just as Young was passing Miller for the lead, negating the pass. Young would pressure Miller on the restart and work past Miller on lap 10, only to see the caution wave two laps later when Dustin Rollins spun on the frontchute after losing a left rear tire. The restart would see Miller pressure Young and Miller would take the lead on lap 14, with Brian Shaw drawing the caution one trip later after spinning in turn four. The restart would see Young in front, with Miller nipping at his heels as the duo caught slower traffic on lap 21, allowing now third place Matt Cooper to join the fray. Miller would retake the lead by a bumper on lap 22, with Young battling back and retaking the lead on lap 24 at the line in a two and sometimes three-wide battle in traffic. Miller would execute what would be the winning pass in traffic on lap 27, with the caution waving again one circuit later when Dennis Roberson contacted the wall in turn one. Miller would survive another two more cautions on the restart and keep Young at bay to capture the win, with Young taking runner-up honors. Cooper would finish third, while Tyler Nicely and Josh Harris would complete the top five.
The remainder of the top ten at the completion of the 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic A-Main would be Zach Fair, Jeff Curl, Mark Lamont, Jesse Snyder, and Ricky Tinch. The 30 lap, $1,500 to win event would be slowed by six caution periods.
In preliminary action, Trent Young would be the Quick Car Racing Product top qualifier among 27 entries at 113.971 seconds. Summit Racing Equipment heat one went to Clayton Miller, while Matt Cooper scored the win in Wiles Driveshafts heat two. Hypercoils heat three went to Trent Young, with Zach Fair winning Frankland Racing Equipment heat four. The Out-Pace Racing Products B-Main went to Danny Claycomb, while Bob Broege and Dave Mitchell were series provisional starters.
The next event for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series is Saturday March 28 at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN. The Tennessee RV Supercenter 35 will be 35 laps in distance and pay $3,000 to win.
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series presents UMP DirtCar Modified sanctioned dirt track entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Indiana, 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 by visiting the series social media outlets at www.americanmodifiedseries.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/pages/American-Modified-Series, and on Twitter @AmericanModSeri.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Race Summary-2015 Event #1: Clarksville Speedway-Clarksville, TN-March 21, 2015
Quick Car Racing Products Overall Top Qualifier- Trent Young 13.971
Summit Racing Equipment Heat #1 (top 4 transfer)- Clayton Miller, Lucas Lee, JR Mason, Dustin Rollins, Danny Claycomb, Ricky Knight, Jr., Ricky Tinch
Wiles Driveshafts Heat #2 (top 4 transfer)- Matt Cooper, Jesse Snyder, Grant Hagan, Mark Lamont, Skip Wilson, Lindsey Adams, Dave Mitchell
Hypercoils Heat #3 (top 4 transfer)- Trent Young, Tyler Nicely, Brian Shaw, Jay Isom, Nathan Deisher, Bobby Chesnut, Matthew Hopper
Frankland Racing Equipment Heat #4 (top 4 transfer)- Zach Fair, Josh Harris, Dennis Roberson, Jeff Curl, Matt Markham, Bob Broege Out-Pace Racing Products B-Main (top 4 transfer)- Danny Claycomb, Ricky Knight, Jr., Ricky Tinch, Nathan Deisher, Dave Mitchell, Bobby Chesnut, Bob Broege, Matthew Hopper, Matt Markham (DNS- Lindsey Adams, Skip Wilson)
11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic- Clayton Miller, Trent Young, Matt Cooper, Tyler Nicely, Josh Harris, Zach Fair, Jeff Curl, Mark Lamont, Jesse Snyder, Ricky Tinch, Grant Hagan, Nathan Deisher, Jay Isom, Dennis Roberson, Lucas Lee, Bob Broege, JR Mason, Brian Shaw, Dustin Rollins, Dave Mitchell, Danny Claycomb, Ricky Knight, Jr.
Race Statistics
*Entries- 27
*Race Leaders- 2 (Clayton Miller 1-10, Trent Young 11-13, Miller 14, Young 15-21, Miller 22-23, Young 24-26, Miller 27-30)
*Cautions- 7 (lap 8, 12, 14, 27, 28, 28 restart)
*Red Flags- None
*Series Provisional Starters- Bob Broege, Dave Mitchell
*Track Provisional Starters- None
*Time of Race- N/A
*Quick Car Racing Products Fast Time Award ($100 cash)- Trent Young
*All Star Performance Hard Charger Award ($100 certificate)- Jeff Curl (started 16th- finished 7th: advanced 9 positions)
*Crane Cams Ignition Systems Live Wire Award ($250 certificate for the highest finisher using a Crane Cams Ignition system)- Clayton Miller
*Maxima Racing Oil Tough Fifth Place Finisher ($50 certificate)- Josh Harris
*Wilwood Lucky Seven Award ($50 certificate)- Jeff Curl
*Summit Racing Equipment Heat One Winner ($50 certificate)- Clayton Miller
*Wiles Driveshafts Heat Two Winner ($75 certificate)- Matt Cooper *Hypercoil Springs Heat Three Winner (certificate for one spring)- Trent Young *Frankland Racing Equipment Heat Four Winner ($75 certificate)- Zach Fair
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Points (after 3/21/2015)
- Clayton Miller (Elkton, KY)- 250
- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 240
- Matt Cooper (McKenzie, TN)- 220
- Tyler Nicely (Owensboro, KY)- 210
- Josh Harris (Owensboro, KY)- 205
- Zach Fair (Petersburg, IN)- 200
- Jeff Curl (Fairbury, IL)- 195
- Mark Lamont (Crossville, IL)- 190
- Jesse Snyder (Robinson, IL)- 185
- Ricky Tinch (Deer Lodge, TN)- 180
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 Racing Schedule March 21 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic (www.clarksvillespeedway.com)- Clayton Miller (Elkton, KY) March 28 (Saturday)- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.smokymountainspeedway.com) April 18 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 start (www.kylakespeedway.com)- Tentative April 24 (Friday)- Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start- 2nd Annual J.B. Robinson Memorial (www.bloomingtonspeedway.com) April 25 (Saturday)- Chandler Motor Speedway (Chandler, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.chandlermotorspeedway.com) May 15 (Friday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com) May 16 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com) May 22 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.farmercityracing.com) May 23 (Saturday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 30 laps/$2,064 to win/$200 to start- 2nd Annual Gary Cook, Jr. Memorial (www.fairburyspeedway.com) May 24 (Sunday)- LaSalle Speedway (LaSalle, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.lasallespeedway.com) June 26 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.molerracewaypark.com) June 27 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.florencespeedway.com) July 17 (Friday)- To Be Announced July 18 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.clarksvillespeedway.com) September 4 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.farmercityracing.com) September 5 (Saturday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 50 laps/$10,000 to win/$300 to start- 3rd Annual Casey’s AMS Modified Nationals (www.fairburyspeedway.com) September 6 (Sunday)- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- 50 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 25th Annual Modified Fall Nationals (www.spoonriverspeedway.com) September 26 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com) October 24 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 6th Annual Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Championship (www.florencespeedway.com)
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 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 at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events *Crane Cams Ignition Systems- (www.cranecams.com)- “Official Ignition System” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series *KBC Graphics- (www.kbcgraphix.com)- “Official Graphics Company” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.kbcgraphix.com) *Maxima Racing Oil- (www.maximausa.com) “Official Oil” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and Tough Fifth Place Award Sponsor *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 *Wilwood (www.wilwood.com)- “Official Brakes” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and “Lucky 7” Award Sponsor
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 Marketing Partners Bad Fast Race Chassis (www.734dirt.com) Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net) Bilstein (www.bilsteinus.com) Bob Poynter GM (www.bobpoynter.com) Boknecht Trucking Dale Meers Race Engines DASCO Racing Supply Fox Shocks (www.ridefox.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) Maximum Energy Development (www.maximumenergy.us) Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com) Nemesis Race Cars (www.nemesisracecars.com) Out-Pace Racing Products (www.out-pace.com)- “Sponsor of B-Mains”
RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
Reaper Race Cars
UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)
Wiles Driveshafts (www.wilesdriveshafts.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”
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