FARMER CITY, Ill. – July 8, 2011 – Chad Kinder wasn’t to be denied on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals tour Friday night at Farmer City Raceway.
Kinder of Newton, Ill., worked his way past two former DIRTcar National Champions in Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., and Jeff Leka of Buffalo, Ill., on his way to the 30-lap main event win worth a cool $1,000. Harrison, who has been the dominant driver on tour, settled for second ahead of Pontiac, Ill., driver Jay Ledford. Leka finished fourth while Justin Delong of Bloomington, Ill., rounded out the top five.
Heat race victories went to Leka, Kinder, Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill, and Harrison. Driver Wes O’Dell of Springfield bested Rory Overmyer of Champaign, Ill., to capture the Last Chance Showdown. Mike Harrison extends his lead in the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National points to 119 markers over Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 153 points behind.
The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Saturday, July 9, at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Farmer City Raceway; Farmer City, Ill.; July 8, 2011
A-Main (30-Laps): 1. M2 Chad Kinder ($1,000), 2. 24 Mike Harrison, 3. 7L Jay Ledford, 4. 3L Jeff Leka, 5. 7J Justin Delong, 6. 21DS Danny Schwartz, 7. 42 Mckay Wenger, 8. 77 Ray Bollinger, 9. 32 Donovan Lodge, 10. 2L Justin Leka, 11. 11 Ed Roley, 12. 12 Jeff Curl, 13. 28T Dane Tilstra, 14. 87 Wes O’Dell, 15. 11B Kyle Byerline, 16. 14 Brian Lynn, 17. R0 Rory Overmyer, 18. 31 Dave Crawley, 19. 1A Aaron Draege, 20. D1 Lance Dehm.
2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
| Date | Track | Location | Winner (Cars) |
| June 15 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | PPD/July 12 |
| June 16 | Kankakee County Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Ken Schrader (39) |
| June 17 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Ryan Gustin (52) |
| June 18 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Canceled Rain |
| June 20 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | PPD/July13 |
| June 21 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | PPD/July 14 |
| June 22 | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | Ken Schrader (37) |
| June 23 | Fayette County Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | Mike Harrison (35) |
| June 24 | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | Mike Harrison (41) |
| June 25 | Fairbury American Legion Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | PPD/July 23 |
| June 26 | I-96 Speedway | Lake Odessa, Mich. | Jacob Poel (31) |
| June 28 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, Ind. | Mike Harrison (34) |
| June 29 | Belle Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | Ken Schrader (24) |
| June 30 | Clay Hill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | Lucas Lee (16) |
| July 1 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | Mike Harrison (26) |
| July 2 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | Mike Harrison (37) |
| July 3 | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | Ray Bollinger (40) |
| July 6 | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | Mike Harrison (23) |
| July 7 | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | PPD/July 21 |
| July 8 | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | Chad Kinder(30) |
| July 9 | Clarksville Speedway | Clarksville, Tenn. | |
| July 10 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | |
| July 12 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | |
| July 13 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | |
| July 14 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | |
| July 15 | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | |
| July 16 | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio |
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