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BELLEVILLE, Ill. — June 20, 2013 — Brian Beilong started on the outside of the front row on Thursday night at Belle-Clair Speedway and kept his DIRTcar UMP Modified on the outside all night, cruising to his first win in the 2013 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals.
Beilong, of Summerfield, Ill., made slight contact with the wall early in A-main as he passed Rusty Griffaw for the lead. The only challenge to Beilong’s lead after that came from eventual runner-up Dean Hoffman, as the two caught the back of the field late in the race. Beilong cut through the traffic and picked up his $1,000 paycheck.
“The starting spot kind helped a little,” Bielong said.
Matt Mevert, Donovan Lodge and Jeff Curl rounded out the top five.
In addition to Beilong, heat race winners included Griffaw, Mevert, Mike Harrison.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals rolls on Friday at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill.
| Modifieds – Heat Race 1 | |||
| Pos | Car # | Driver | |
| 1 | 16 | Rusty Griffaw | |
| 2 | 1D | Dean Hoffman | |
| 3 | 15 | Chris Smith | |
| 4 | 77 | Ray Bollinger | |
| 5 | 6 | Brock Bauman | |
| 6 | 84 | Tyler Deibert | |
| 7 | 04 | Mitch Landrum | |
| 8 | 8B | Brendan Bittle | |
| 9 | 5 | Bobby Mahan | |
| Modifieds – Heat Race 2 | |||
| Pos | Car # | Driver | |
| 1 | 22M | Matt Mevert | |
| 2 | 87Z | Zeb Moake | |
| 3 | 1 | Tim Hancock | |
| 4 | 7 | Dennis Ponder | |
| 5 | 72 | Brian Lynn | |
| 6 | 4B | Cody Bauman | |
| 7 | 55V | Brad Venhaus | |
| 8 | 61 | Eric Franklin | |
| 9 | 21F | Dustin Fallert | |
| Modifieds – Heat Race 3 | |||
| Pos | Car # | Driver | |
| 1 | 24H | Mike Harrison | |
| 2 | 36 | Kenny Wallace | |
| 3 | 01 | Brett Cygan | |
| 4 | 19 | Jimmy Cummins | |
| 5 | 22X | Darrel Moser | |
| 6 | 41G | Matt Goulden | |
| 7 | 12S | Michael Stuckey | |
| 8 | 96 | Matt Koch | |
| 9 | 36A | Austen Arnold | |
| Modifieds – Heat Race 4 | |||
| Pos | Car # | Driver | |
| 1 | 70 | Brian Beilong | |
| 2 | 12C | Jeff Curl | |
| 3 | 32 | Donovan Lodge | |
| 4 | 96D | Cory Daugherty | |
| 5 | 12R | Tyler Ratatczyk | |
| 6 | 52 | Brett Korves | |
| 7 | 05W | David Wietholder | |
| 8 | 6K | Justin Ketrow | |
| Modifieds – C-Main | |||
| Pos | Car # | Driver | |
| 1 | 6K | Justin Ketrow | |
| 2 | 8B | Brendan Bittle | |
| 3 | 61 | Eric Franklin | |
| 4 | 96 | Matt Koch | |
| 5 | 5 | Bobby Mahan | |
| 6 | 21F | Dustin Fallert | |
| 7 | 36A | Austen Arnold (DNS) | |
| Modifieds – B-Main | |||
| Pos | Car # | Driver | |
| 1 | 6 | Brock Bauman | |
| 2 | 84 | Tyler Deibert | |
| 3 | 72 | Brian Lynn | |
| 4 | 52 | Brett Korves | |
| 5 | 12R | Tyler Ratatczyk | |
| 6 | 4B | Cody Bauman | |
| 7 | 12S | Michael Stuckey | |
| 8 | 61 | Eric Franklin | |
| 9 | 22X | Darrel Moser | |
| 10 | 55V | Brad Venhaus | |
| 11 | 41G | Matt Goulden | |
| 12 | 04 | Mitch Landrum | |
| 13 | 8B | Brendan Bittle | |
| 14 | 96 | Matt Koch | |
| 15 | 05W | David Wietholder | |
| 16 | 6K | Justin Ketrow | |
| Modifieds – A-Main | |||
| Pos | Car # | Driver | |
| 1 | 70 | Brian Beilong | |
| 2 | 1D | Dean Hoffman | |
| 3 | 22M | Matt Mevert | |
| 4 | 32 | Donovan Lodge | |
| 5 | 12C | Jeff Curl | |
| 6 | 24H | Mike Harrison | |
| 7 | 16 | Rusty Griffaw | |
| 8 | 1 | Tim Hancock | |
| 9 | 87Z | Zeb Moake | |
| 10 | 15 | Chris Smith | |
| 11 | 77 | Ray Bollinger | |
| 12 | 36 | Kenny Wallace | |
| 13 | 19 | Jimmy Cummins | |
| 14 | 7 | Dennis Ponder | |
| 15 | 6K | Justin Ketrow | |
| 16 | 84 | Tyler Deibert | |
| 17 | 6 | Brock Bauman | |
| 18 | 41G | Matt Goulden | |
| 19 | 96D | Cory Daugherty | |
| 20 | 72 | Brian Lynn | |
| 21 | 01 | Brett Cygan | |
| 22 | 05W | David Wietholder | |
Pos. Car Name Points
1 77 Ray Bollinger 194
2 36 Kenny Wallace 172
3 C12 Jeff Curl 165
4 3L Jeff Leka 154
5 32 Donovan Lodge 140
6 1G Devin Gilpin 122
7 22 Matt Mevert 114
8 24 Mike Harrison 92
9 22 Chad Kinder 85
10 72 Brian Lynn 84
2013 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals
| Day | Date |
Track |
Location | Winner |
| Saturday | June 8 |
Tri-State Speedway |
Haubstadt, IN | Devin Gilpin |
| Wednesday | June 12 |
Brownstown Speedway |
Brownstown, IN | Devin Gilpin (2) |
| Friday | June 14 |
Kankakee County Speedway |
Kankakee, IL | Nick Allen |
| Sunday | June 16 |
Wilmot Raceway |
Wilmot, WI | Mitch McGrath |
| Wednesday | June 19 |
Spoon River Speedway |
Canton, IL | Kenny Wallace |
| Thursday | June 20 | Belle-Clair Speedway | Belleville, IL | Brian Beilong |
| Friday | June 21 |
Tri-City Speedway |
Pontoon Beach, IL | |
| Saturday | June 22 |
Fairbury Speedway |
Fairbury, IL | |
| Sunday | June 23 |
I-96 Speedway |
Lake Odessa, MI | |
| Monday | June 24 |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, IL | |
| Wednesday | June 26 |
Clarksville Speedway |
Clarksville, TN | |
| Thursday | June 27 |
Clayhill Motorsports Park |
Atwood, TN | |
| Friday | June 28 |
Paducah International Raceway |
Paducah, KY | |
| Saturday | June 29 | Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 | Pevely, MO | |
| Sunday | June 30 | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, IL | |
| Tuesday | July 2 | Quincy Raceways | Quincy, IL | |
| Wednesday | July 3 | Jacksonville Speedway | Jacksonville, IL | |
| Thursday | July 4 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, IL | |
| Friday | July 5 | Fayette County Speedway | Brownstown, IL | |
| Saturday | July 6 | Highland Speedway | Highland, IL | |
| Sunday | July 7 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN | |
| Tuesday | July 9 | Florence Speedway | Union, KY | |
| Wednesday | July 10 | Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, IN | |
| Thursday | July 11 | Macon Speedway | Macon, IL | |
| Friday | July 12 | Kankakee County Speedway | Kankakee, IL | |
| Sunday | July 14 | Vermillion County Speedway | Danville, IL | |
| Wednesday | July 17 | Brushcreek Motorsports Park | Peebles, OH | |
| Thursday | July 18 | Twin Cities Raceway Park | North Vernon, IN | |
| Friday | July 19 | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, OH | |
| Saturday | July 20 | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, OH |
The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is proudly brought to you by these fine partners : Summit Racing Equipment (Title Sponsor), Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Provider), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Racing Tire), VP Racing Fuels (Official Fuel), along with these Contingency Parters: MSD Performance, TomCat Performance, Landrum Performance Springs, Dominator Race Products, QuarterMaster, KSE Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Wrisco Aluminum, Beyea Custom Headers, Fast Shafts, Bassett Wheels, QA1, Auto Meter, Schoenfeld Headers, University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH), Racing Electronics, Intercomp, Bell Helmets, Shafer Enterprises’ Cool Shirts, XS Power Racing Batteries, and Chevy Performance.