Union, KY-June 22, 2013- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series completed its doubleheader of weekend racing on Saturday at Florence Speedway in Union, KY and fourth place starter Devin Gilpin of Columbus, IN would take the victory in convincing fashion and become the third different winner in four series events so far in 2013 by picking up the $1,500 victory aboard his DASCO Race Supply/A-1 Pallet/Eddie Gilstrap Motors/Tom Cat Performance/Blondies Pizzeria/Landrum Springs/All Star Performance/Hoosier Tire sponsored #1G Impressive Race Car.
Outside polesitter Joey Kramer would take the initial lead in the event, with Devin Gilpin, Kent Robinson, Bryan Barber, and Trent Young giving chase. Gilpin would close in immediately on Kramer and after the second caution on lap 7, Gilpin would take the race lead, only to lose it back to Kramer on a restart on lap 8. The pair would duel for the lead after another restart on lap 10 and Gilpin would make what would turn out to be the winning pass of the event, with Kramer retiring with mechanical issues one circuit later. Gilpin would earn the Reaper Race Cars $100 halfway bonus on lap 15 and would pull away to a considerable lead in the final half of the event to score his first series win with the tour in 2013. Polesitter Bryan Barber would rally to finish second after a poor start, while Kent Robinson would start third and finish third. Clint Stotts would earn Hard Charger honors by motoring his mount to fourth after starting 18th, while Brandon Green would start 15th and complete the top five.
The remainder of the top ten finishers would be Trent Young (started 5th), Larry Pickleheimer (started 20th), Broc Burton (started 8th), Zach Fair (started 7th), and Kelly Craddock (started 23rd). The 30 lap, $1.500 to win event would be slowed by three caution periods (one becoming a red flag for track clean-up) and took 25 minutes. 36 seconds to complete.
In preliminary action, Bryan Barber would be the Quick Car Racing Product top qualifier among a season high-to-date 47 entries at 17.405 seconds. Summit Racing Equipment heat one went to Bryan Barber, while Kent Robinson scored the win in Williams Precision Engine heat two. Hypercoils heat three went to Joey Kramer, with Devin Gilpin winning Frankland Racing Equipment heat four. The Wehrs Machine B-Mains were captured by Dion Benningfield and Chris Stotts. Series provisional starting spots went to Ricky Tinch and Rocky Wilson, while the track provisional starting position went to Kelly Craddock.
The NASCAR Playing Cards Weekend Bonus for the top three point netters that are series members for the weekend of action between Moler Raceway Park and Florence Speedway were Bryan Barber ($500), Trent Young ($300), and Brandon Green ($200).
The next event for the open-wheel warriors of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be on Saturday June 13 at Cedar Ridge Speedway in Morgantown, KY paying $3,000 to win and $225 to start.
The American Modified Series will present UMP Modified sanctioned dirt track sports entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, and Tennessee. For more information concerning the American Modified Series, contact series race director Shane Mugavin at (270) 361-7324 or by email at shane@mugavin.com or visit the series webpage at www.americanmodifiedseries.com, along with Facebook and Twitter at American Modified Series.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Race Summary-2013 Event #4: Florence Speedway-Union, Kentucky-June 22, 2013
Quick Car Racing Products Overall Top Qualifier- Bryan Barber 17.405
Summit Racing Equipment Heat #1 (top 4 transfer)- Bryan Barber, Trent Young, Don Adams, Taylor Cook, Dion Benningfield, Brian Shaw, Kevin Hess, David Cook, Corey Hausfield, Josh Rice, Jason Mischke, Kelly Craddock
Williams Precision Engines Heat #2 (top 4 transfer)- Kent Robinson, Zach Fair, Aaron Scott, Brandon Green, Keith Smith, Will Krup, Brandon Ramsey, Kyle Strickler, Rocky Wilson, Andrew Corbin, Ray Branscum (DNS- Ryan Bross)
Hypercoils Heat #3 (top 4 transfer)- Joey Kramer, Matt Hamilton, Billy Vaughn, Kyle Schornick, Larry Pickleheimer, Ryan Morton, Benji Lee, Shawn Simpson, Tommy Bailey, Patrick Alcorn (DNS-Elliott Despain)
Frankland Racing Equipment Heat #4 (top 4 transfer)- Devin Gilpin, Broc Burton, Weasel Rhodes, Shon Flanary, Pete Holt, Brad Wieck, Kevin Copher, Richard Gibson, Ricky Tinch, Chris Stotts (DNS- Josh Ferguson) Wehrs Machine B-Main #1 (top 2 transfer)- Dion Benningfield, Keith Smith, Kyle Strickler, Kelly Craddock, Will Krup, Josh Rice, David Cook, Rocky Wilson, Kevin Hess, Andrew Corbin, Ray Branscum, Brian Shaw, Brandon Ramsey, Corey Hausfield (DNS- Jason Mischke, Ryan Bross) Wehrs Machine B-Main #2 (top 2 transfer)- Chris Stotts, Larry Pickleheimer, Pete Holt, Ryan Morton, Shawn Simpson, Kevin Copher, Richard Gibson, Patrick Alcorn, Brad Wieck, Ricky Tinch (DNS- Benji Lee, Tommy Bailey, Elliott Despain, Josh Ferguson)
Florence Speedway A-Main- Devin Gilpin, Bryan Barber, Kent Robinson, Chris Stotts, Brandon Green, Trent Young, Larry Pickleheimer, Broc Burton, Zach Fair, Kelly Craddock, Don Adams, Shon Flanary, Kyle Schornick, Taylor Cook, Rocky Wilson, Ricky Tinch, Joey Kramer, Weasel Rhodes, Aaron Scott, Dion Benningfield, Billy Vaughn, Keith Smith, Matt Hamilton
Race Statistics
Entries- 47
Race Leaders- 2 (Joey Kramer 1-6, Devin Gilpin 7, Kramer 8-9, Gilpin 10-30
Caution Periods- 3 (Laps 7, 8, 10)
Red Flag Periods- 1 (Lap 7- wreck clean up)
American Modified Series Provisional Starters- Ricky Tinch, Rocky Wilson Track Provisional Starters- Kelly Craddock Time of Race- 25 minutes, 36 seconds
Quick Car Racing Products Fast Time Award ($100 cash award)- Bryan Barber 17.405 seconds
All Star Performance Hard Charger Award ($100 gift certificate)- Chris Stotts (started 18th-finished 4th: advanced 14 positions)
2013 Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Current Top Ten Point Standings (as of June 22, 2013)
1. Bryan Barber (Greensburg, KY)- 1,000
2. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 750
3. Ricky Tinch (Deerlodge, TN)- 650
4. Rocky Wilson (Elizabethtown, KY)- 575
Joey Kramer (Hanover, IN)- 575
Josh Ferguson (Covington, IN)- 575
7. Tommy Bailey (Corbin, KY)- 550
8. Don Adam (London, KY)- 545
9. Shon Flanary (Church Hill, TN)- 510
10. Keith Smith (Clay City, KY)- 490
Will Krup (Mount Carmel, IN)- 490
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 Tour Schedule *April 13- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start (Bryan Barber) *May 18- Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Will Krup) *June 21- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Bryan Barber) *June 22- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Devin Gilpin) *July 13- Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start *July 19- 191 Speedway (Campton, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start *July 20- 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start *August 30- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start *August 31- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start *September 1- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start *October 26- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 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 *Arizona Sport Shirts- “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.arizonasportshirts.com) *Crane Cams Ignition Systems- “Official Ignition System” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.cranecams.com) *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
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2013 Marketing Partners *AFCO Racing Shocks (www.afcoracing.com) *Bad Fast Race Chassis (www.734dirt.com) *Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net) *Bilstein (www.bilsteinus.com)- Presented by B&B Motorsports *Bob Pierce Race Cars (www.bobpierceracecars.com) *Dale Meers Race Engines *Dyers Top Rods (www.dyersrods.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) *Jay Dickens Race Engines (www.jaydickens.com) *Maximum Energy Development *Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com) *PRO Shocks (www.proshocks.com) *RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com) *SpeeDecals Racing Graphics (www.freewebs.com/speedecals/) *UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com) *Wehrs Machine (www.wehrsmachine.com)- “Sponsor of B-Mains”
*Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)
*Williams Precision Engines (www.wpespeedshop.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”