Eighth all-time career wins leader scores win #44 & eighth of the season to clinch sixth title in eight years
FAIRBURY, IL — July 28, 2018 — The 2018 Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals concluded on Saturday, July 28th as part of the 29th annual Prairie Dirt Classic presented by Bank of Pontiac. The fast quarter-mile of Fairbury American Legion Speedway (IL), located northeast of Bloomington in Fairbury, IL, was the site of a dramatic, history-making weekend for the UMP Modifieds. Coming into the weekend, Mike McKinney led five-time defending Tour Champion Mike Harrison by just four points in the chase for the Championship.
After Friday night’s action, McKinney and Harrison were tied for the points lead after Harrison won his seventh Summit Modified Nationals Feature of the season and 43rd of his career, while McKinney finished fifth in the same race. Harrison, the all-time career wins leader in the eight-year history of the Summit Modified Nationals, had to win the 40-lap, $5,000-to-win Feature to lock up his sixth title overall and second in a row.
“I usually don’t get nervous with these races, but tonight, for some reason, this one had me on my toes a little bit. I was really worried about this one,” offered the 40-year-old driver of the #24 Rinderer Farms / Impressive Race Cars / Bill Faust Racing Engines entry while being congratulated from fans, friends and fellow competitors.
“Hats off to Mike (McKinney). He had a helluva year. But to come here on the last night, having to win the big show to win the points, this one is definitely at the top of the list. I’ll remember this one for a long time,” he added.
The 200th all-time Summit Modified Nationals Feature in the Tour’s eight-year history would see Allen Weisser and Danny Schwartz bring the stellar 27-car field to the green flag. Schwartz beat the field to the first corner to take the early race lead, while the rest of the field jockeyed for position behind him. Jacob Hawkins, who started in fourth, quickly worked his way up to second and began his charge, directed at Schwartz. On lap 15, Hawkins drove by to take the point and lead the way.
Hawkins maintained the lead until lap 25, when the caution flag came out and the race leader went pit side with apparent damage. This handed the lead back to Schwartz, who now had Harrison on his back bumper. Lap 28 proved to be the most pivotal moment of the 2018 Summit Modified Nationals. Harrison took over the lead from Schwartz, and as that was happening, McKinney, who had climbed up into the top 10 from his 19th starting spot, spun in turn three. Harrison would not be challenged the rest of the way and went on to take the checkered flag first.
Kyle Strickler, who started 14th, passed Schwartz on the white flag lap to bring home the runner-up spot, while Schwartz settled for the final podium position in third. Weisser was fourth, and Derek Losh finished off the top five. 2012 Summit Modified Nationals Champion Kenny Wallace finished in sixth after starting 16th, while Chris Arnold, Tait Davenport, Lucas Lee and current FALS DIRTcar Modified points leader McKay Wenger completed the top 10.
The weekend of racing started on Friday as Davenport out-qualified the 61-car field with a 13.885-second lap. He also won a Qualifier Feature, as did Arnold, Harrison and Hawkins. On Saturday in the three Last Chance Showdowns, 2008 DIRTcar Modified National Champion Jeff Leka scored the win to transfer into the PDC, as did Steven Brooks and McKinney.
UMP B – Main 1
1 | #3L Jeff Leka PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:24.569 | 8 | 00:14.655 | ||||
2 | #32 Donovan Lodge PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:25.025 | 15 | 00:14.962 | 0.456 | 0.456 | ||
3 | #7L Jay Ledford PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:25.753 | 6 | 00:15.022 | 1.184 | 0.728 | ||
4 | #18J Scott James PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:25.991 | 4 | 00:14.913 | 1.422 | 0.238 | ||
5 | #72A Austin Lynn PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:26.236 | 3 | 00:14.837 | 1.667 | 0.245 | ||
6 | #27T Michael Turner PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:26.475 | 9 | 00:15.276 | 1.906 | 0.239 | ||
7 | #61 Logan Rogers PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:27.090 | 14 | 00:15.284 | 2.521 | 0.615 | ||
8 | #K67 Ian Keller PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:28.164 | 1 | 00:15.206 | 3.595 | 1.074 | ||
9 | #3 Mike Brooks PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 11:28.465 | 9 | 00:15.340 | 3.896 | 0.301 | ||
10 | #22 Wade Wenthe PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
13 | 08:33.923 | 5 | 00:15.099 | ||||
11 | #12 Jeff Curl PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:01.566 | 0 | 00:00 | |||||
12 | #59 Chevy Miller PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:01.978 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.412 | ||||
13 | #1s Brian Shaw PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:02.845 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.867 | ||||
14 | #1JR Floyd Jordan PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:00 | 0 | 00:00 | |||||
15 | #13S Terry Starks PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:00 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.000 |
UMP B – Main 2
1 | #5 Steven Brooks PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 15:19.860 | 5 | 00:14.478 | ||||
2 | #24B Brent Weaver PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 15:20.837 | 10 | 00:15.320 | 0.977 | 0.977 | ||
3 | #35 Jason Hastings PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 15:22.193 | 4 | 00:15.329 | 2.333 | 1.356 | ||
4 | #45 Kyle Hammer PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 15:22.529 | 5 | 00:14.795 | 2.669 | 0.336 | ||
5 | #10 Shawn Scripter PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 15:23.982 | 12 | 00:15.523 | 4.122 | 1.453 | ||
6 | #28m Frank Marshall PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 15:24.656 | 2 | 00:15.054 | 4.796 | 0.674 | ||
7 | #27 Beau DeYoung PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 15:28.489 | 5 | 00:15.567 | 8.629 | 3.833 | ||
8 | #5X Alan Stipp PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 15:29.047 | 4 | 00:15.568 | 9.187 | 0.558 | ||
9 | #31 Mark Anderson PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
12 | 14:38.357 | 1 | 00:14.492 | ||||
10 | #84 Stan Beadles PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
7 | 08:37.728 | 2 | 00:15.671 | ||||
11 | #1w Bob Pohlman PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
6 | 01:30.083 | 5 | 00:14.771 | ||||
12 | #2% Nick Clubb PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
5 | 01:20.515 | 3 | 00:15.582 | ||||
13 | #14 Michael Thayer PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:00 | 0 | 00:00 | |||||
14 | #28 Kevin Morrow PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:00 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.000 | ||||
15 | #53s Bobby Stremme PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:00 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.000 |
UMP B – Main 3
1 | #96m Mike Mckinney PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 03:47.494 | 6 | 00:14.632 | ||||
2 | #15 Chris Smith PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 03:49.339 | 1 | 00:14.932 | 1.845 | 1.845 | ||
3 | #1 Steve Stevenson PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 03:50.896 | 11 | 00:15.159 | 3.402 | 1.557 | ||
4 | #18c Matt Cooper PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 03:51.929 | 12 | 00:14.819 | 4.435 | 1.033 | ||
5 | #8K Levi Kissinger PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 03:53.270 | 7 | 00:15.189 | 5.776 | 1.341 | ||
6 | #21A Nick Allen PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 03:54.364 | 7 | 00:15.089 | 6.870 | 1.094 | ||
7 | #18L Jeffery Ledford PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 03:59.770 | 7 | 00:15.575 | 12.276 | 5.406 | ||
8 | #4L Mike Learman PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 04:02.506 | 3 | 00:15.789 | 15.012 | 2.736 | ||
9 | #13 Kevin DeYoung PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 04:03.841 | 3 | 00:15.652 | 16.347 | 1.335 | ||
10 | #A1X Phil Dixon PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 04:05.672 | 3 | 00:15.730 | 18.178 | 1.831 | ||
11 | #69Jr Jimmy Farris Jr. PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
14 | 03:48.237 | 1 | 00:15.746 | 0.743 | |||
12 | #72 Brian Lynn PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
4 | 01:03.713 | 2 | 00:15.577 | ||||
13 | #25 Tyler Nicely PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:00 | 0 | 00:00 | |||||
14 | #21X Troy Dodson PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:00 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.000 | ||||
15 | #74J Jeff Sanford PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
00:00 | 0 | 00:00 | 0.000 |
Summit Modified Nationals Feature
1 | #24H Mike Harrison PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:51.237 | 7 | 00:14.884 | ||||
2 | #19 Kyle Strickler PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:52.050 | 5 | 00:14.865 | 0.813 | 0.813 | ||
3 | #21d Danny Schwartz PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:53.114 | 4 | 00:14.697 | 1.877 | 1.064 | ||
4 | #25W Allen Weisser PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:53.127 | 6 | 00:14.844 | 1.890 | 0.013 | ||
5 | #21 Derek Losh PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:53.341 | 6 | 00:14.765 | 2.104 | 0.214 | ||
6 | #36 Kenny Wallace PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:53.669 | 6 | 00:15.317 | 2.432 | 0.328 | ||
7 | #99W Chris Arnold PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:54.140 | 3 | 00:14.882 | 2.903 | 0.471 | ||
8 | #18T Tait Davenport PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:54.501 | 6 | 00:14.880 | 3.264 | 0.361 | ||
9 | #12L Lucas Lee PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:55.270 | 4 | 00:15.353 | 4.033 | 0.769 | ||
10 | #42 Mckay Wenger PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:55.689 | 4 | 00:15.429 | 4.452 | 0.419 | ||
11 | #15 Chris Smith PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:56.301 | 3 | 00:15.224 | 5.064 | 0.612 | ||
12 | #5 Steven Brooks PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:56.737 | 15 | 00:15.638 | 5.500 | 0.436 | ||
13 | #3L Jeff Leka PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:56.782 | 7 | 00:15.339 | 5.545 | 0.045 | ||
14 | #A1X Phil Dixon PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:57.460 | 14 | 00:15.854 | 6.223 | 0.678 | ||
15 | #77 Ray Bollinger PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:57.966 | 7 | 00:15.540 | 6.729 | 0.506 | ||
16 | #45 Kyle Hammer PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:58.171 | 7 | 00:15.773 | 6.934 | 0.205 | ||
17 | #13H Jacob Hawkins PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:58.662 | 4 | 00:14.703 | 7.425 | 0.491 | ||
18 | #12 Jeff Curl PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:58.885 | 3 | 00:15.742 | 7.648 | 0.223 | ||
19 | #32 Donovan Lodge PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 23:59.506 | 2 | 00:15.602 | 8.269 | 0.621 | ||
20 | #96m Mike Mckinney PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 24:01.670 | 5 | 00:15.011 | 10.433 | 2.164 | ||
21 | #18L Jeffery Ledford PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 24:01.700 | 5 | 00:15.848 | 10.463 | 0.030 | ||
22 | #162 Logan Moody PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 24:01.826 | 8 | 00:15.152 | 10.589 | 0.126 | ||
23 | #7m Mark Lamont PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 24:02.554 | 5 | 00:15.750 | 11.317 | 0.728 | ||
24 | #5X Alan Stipp PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
38 | 24:03.264 | 5 | 00:15.886 | 12.027 | 0.710 | ||
25 | #7R Dan Rork PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
37 | 19:58.054 | 11 | 00:15.876 | ||||
26 | #24B Brent Weaver PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
24 | 08:25.322 | 2 | 00:15.928 | ||||
27 | #87 David Shain PDC Modifieds | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
22 | 07:44.609 | 6 | 00:15.690 |