Union, KY (October 22, 2016)- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series would conclude the 2016 racing season on Saturday evening at Florence Speedway in Union, KY with the tour’s 7th Annual Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Season Championship event and Trent Young of Hopkinsville, KY would pick up the $5,000 payday, claim his ninth win with the series for the season, and wrap up the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series tour championship. Young’s victory would come aboard the Dave Mitchell owned Snap-On Tools/Mitchell Tools and Motorsports/Ted Brown’s Quality Paint and Body/R&S Equipment/Emma’s Place/Young’s Well Service/Kissinger Red Angus sponsored #10Y Bandit Race Car, SPEC Race Engines powered entry.
Young and Victor Lee would duel with each other for the lead for the opening seven circuits of the contest before Lee would claim the top spot on lap 8, while Jesse Wisecarver would work his way to the third position. The first caution waved for debris on lap 11 and the restart would also be cautioned when fifth place running Matt Cooper spun in turn two. The restart would see Young retake the lead, with Wisecarver going by Lee for second on lap 12 as well before Mark Lamont slowed on the backchute to draw another caution with 13 laps complete. Young would again control the restart, with Wisecarver second, and 10th starting Allen Weisser now in third. The final caution of the event waved on lap 16 when Billy Vaughn and Matt Hamilton would tangle in turn one. This restart would see Young motor away once again, with 12th starting Josh Harris now up to third and Harris would pass Weisser for second on lap 20. Harris would then begin the process of reeling in race leader Young over the next fifteen laps and would close right up on Young’s rear bumper on lap 36, however, Young would not be denied and would pull away a bit in the final four circuits to claim the win. Harris would settle for second, while 14th starting Jackie Boggs would claim third. Weisser and Wisecarver would complete the top five.
The remainder of the top ten at the completion of the 7th Annual Summit Racing Equipment AMS A-Main event would be Lee, Chad Bauer, Brian Shaw, 22nd starting Clayton Miller, and Derek Groomer. The event would be slowed by four caution periods.
In preliminary action, Trent Young was the Quick Car Racing Products top qualifier among 54 entries at 19.101 seconds. Summit Racing Equipment heat one went to Trent Young, while Billy Vaughn scored the win in Fast Shafts heat two. Hypercoils heat three went to Adam Stricker and Frankland Racing Equipment heat four would be won by Victor Lee. Derek Groomer would be the winner of Summit Racing Equipment heat five, with Jesse Wisecarver the winner of Fast Shafts heat six. The Out-Pace Race Products B-Mains were won by Brandon Green and Jerry Bowersock. Series provisional starting spots went to Dave Mitchell and Clayton Miller, while John Holt, Jr. was the track provisional.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Race Summary-2016 Event #13: Florence Speedway-Union, Kentucky- October 22, 2016 (www.americanmodifiedseries.com)
Quick Car Racing Products Overall Top Qualifier- Trent Young 19.101
Summit Racing Equipment Heat #1 (top 3 transfer)- Trent Young, Chad Bauer, Brian Shaw, Dennis Roberson, John Holt, Jr., Jimmy Lennex, Rodney Bowman, Dave Baldwin, Matt Watson
Fast Shafts Heat #2 (top 3 transfer)- Billy Vaughn, Mark Lamont, Matt Hamilton, Cy Cundiff, Richard Gibson, David Adams, Gary Dunaway, Wade Rookard, Clayton Miller
Hypercoils Heat #3 (top 3 transfer)- Adam Stricker, Jeremy Owens, Marty O’Neal, Brandon Green, Earl Plessinger, Ryan Sutter, Jeff Koz, Jim Lemaster, Rob Smith
Frankland Racing Equipment Heat #4 (top 3 transfer)- Victor Lee, Matt Cooper, Jackie Boggs, Shawn Brown, Lucas Lee, Pete Holt, Scotty Kincaid, Chris Kruetzkamp, Denny Szekacs
Summit Racing Equipment Heat #5 (top 3 transfer)- Derek Groomer, Allen Weisser, Michael Gemmer, Larry Pickelheimer, Jr., Curtis Deisenroth, Brandon Reed, P.J. Simpson, Robert Smith, Tyler Nicely
Fast Shafts Heat #6 (top 3 transfer)- Jesse Wisecarver, Josh Harris, Dustin Linville, Jerry Bowersock, Dustin Beck, David Spille, Dave Mitchell, Jim Szekacs (DNS- Rocky Wilson)
Out-Pace Racing Products B-Main #1 (winner transfers)- Brandon Green, Dennis Roberson, Clayton Miller, Dave Baldwin, Richard Gibson, Ryan Sutter, Jimmy Lennex, Wade Rookard, Jim Lemaster, Gary Dunaway, David Adams, Earl Plessinger, Cy Cundiff, John Holt, Jr., Rodney Bowman, Jeff Koz, Matt Watson, Rob Smith
Out-Pace Racing Products B-Main #2 (winner transfers)- Jerry Bowersock, Shawn Brown, Dustin Beck, Larry Pickelheimer, Jr. Lucas Lee, Tyler Nicely, Curtis Deisenroth, Pete Holt, Scotty Kincaid, Brandon Reed, Chris Kruetzkamp, Jim Szekacs, Denny Szekacs, Robert Smith, Dave Mitchell, David Spille, P.J. Simpson (DNS- Rocky Wilson)
7th Annual Summit Racing Equipment AMS Season Championship– Trent Young, Josh Harris, Jackie Boggs, Allen Weisser, Jesse Wisecarver, Victor Lee, Chad Bauer, Brian Shaw, Clayton Miller, Derek Groomer, Jeremy Owens, Matt Cooper, Dustin Linville, Dave Mitchell, Brandon Green, Matt Hamilton, Jerry Bowersock, Adam Stricker, Billy Vaughn, Marty O’Neal, John Holt, Jr., Mark Lamont, Michael Gemmer
Race Statistics
*Entries- 54
*Race Leaders- 2 (Trent Young 1-7, 12-50; Victor Lee 8-11)
*Cautions- 4 (lap 12, lap 12 restart, lap 14, lap 17) *Red Flags- None
*Series Provisional Starters- Dave Mitchell, Clayton Miller
*Track Provisional Starters- John Holt, Jr.
*Time of Race- N/A
*Quick Car Racing Products Fast Time Award ($100 cash)- Trent Young
*ALLSTAR Performance Hard Charger Award ($100 certificate)- Clayton Miller (started 22nd- finished 9th: advanced 13 positions) *FAST Ignition Systems Live Wire Award ($250 certificate for the highest finisher using a FAST Ignition system)-
*Maxima Racing Oil Tough Fifth Place Finisher ($50 certificate)- Jesse Wisecarver
*Wilwood Lucky Seven Award ($50 certificate)- Chad Bauer
*Summit Racing Equipment Heat One Winner ($50 certificate)- Trent Young
*Fast Shafts Heat Two Winner ($75 certificate)- Billy Vaughn
*Hypercoil Springs Heat Three Winner (certificate for one spring)- Adam Stricker
*Frankland Racing Equipment Heat Four Winner ($75 certificate)- Victor Lee
*Summit Racing Equipment Heat Five Winner ($50 certificate)- Derek Groomer
*Fast Shafts Heat Six Winner ($75 certificate)- Jesse Wisecarver *Out Pace Racing Products B-Main Award ($75 gift certificate to the first non-transfer)- Dennis Roberson
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2016 Racing Schedule/Event Winners
April 29 (Friday)- Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)- 40 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start- 3rd Annual J.B. Robinson Memorial (www.bloomingtonspeedway.com)- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)
May 27 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.farmercityracing.com)- Rained Out
May 28 (Saturday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start- AMS All-Star Shootout (www.fairburyspeedway.com)- Rain delayed-will finish on July 29
June 24 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- L&M Performance 30 (www.molerracewaypark.com)- Rained Out
June 25 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.florencespeedway.com)- Josh Harris (Utica, KY)
July 1 (Friday)- Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, TN)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start (www.volunteerspeedway.com)- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)
July 2 (Saturday)- Tazewell Speedway (Tazewell, TN)- 40 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.tazewellspeedway.net)- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)
July 22 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.molerracewaypark.com)- Rained Out
July 23 (Saturday)- Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.ponderosaspeedway.net)- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)
July 29 (Friday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start- AMS All-Star Shootout (www.fairburyspeedway.com- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)
September 2 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.farmercityracing.com)- David Stremme (Davidson, NC)
September 3 (Saturday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 50 laps/$10,000 to win/$400 to start- 4th Annual Casey’s AMS Modified Nationals (www.fairburyspeedway.com)- Mike Harrison (Highland, IL)
September 4 (Sunday)- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- 50 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 26th Annual Modified Fall Nationals (www.spoonriverspeedway.com)- Kenny Wallace (Arnold, MO)
September 16 (Friday)- Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start- 2nd Annual Fall Classic (www.peoriaspeedway.com)- Rained Out
September 17 (Saturday)- Peoria Speedway (Peoria, IL)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 2nd Annual Fall Classic (www.peoriaspeedway.com)- Mike Harrison (Highland, IL)
October 7 (Friday)- Chandler Motor Speedway (Chandler, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.chandlerspeedway.com)- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)
October 8 (Saturday)- Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- Harvest Cup (www.tristatespeedway.com)- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)
October 22 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 7th Annual Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Championship (www.florencespeedway.com)- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2016 Official Sponsors
*Summit Racing Equipment (www.summitracing.com)- “Title Sponsor for the American Modified Series and Sponsor of Heat Race #1”
*ALLSTAR Performance (www.allstarperformance.com)- “Official Hard Charger of the Race” Award Sponsor at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events
*FAST Fuel/Air/Spark/Technology- (www.fuelairspark.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 2016 Marketing Partners
Bad Fast Race Chassis (www.734dirt.com)
Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net)
Bob Poynter GM (www.bobpoynter.com)
Boknecht Trucking
Dale Meers Race Engines
DASCO Racing Supply
Fast Shafts- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2
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)
Maximum Energy Development (www.maximumenergy.us)
Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com)
Out-Pace Race Products- “Sponsor of B-Mains”
Print Worx (www.facebook.com/print.workx/)- Official Merchandise Provider for the Series
RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
Reaper Race Cars
UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)