Union, KY- October 26, 2013- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series completed its 2013 tour on Saturday evening with the Summit Racing Equipment AMS Season Championship event at Florence Speedway and Brian Ruhlman of Clarklake, MI scored his first-ever series win and became the first driver ever from the Wolverine State to claim a win on the tour. Ruhlman’s victory was worth $5,000 and came aboard his Rocket Race Cars, Performance Race Engines powered mount.
Brian Ruhlman would take the lead at the start of the 40 lap, $5,000 to win event and would lead until a trio of caution flags at lap 11 would slow the action and would lose the lead for one circuit to Matt Mevert before reclaiming the race lead. Two more caution periods would slow the action in the contest, but Ruhlman would not be denied and would see the checkered flag first. Mevert would hold on to claim a second place finish, while Matt Cooper would drive to the final podium position and claim third. Levi Kissiner would roll home fourth, while Trent Young would earn hard-charger honors for the evening by finishing in the fifth position after starting 24th.
The remainder of the top ten finishers at Florence Speedway’s Summit Racing Equipment AMS Season Championship Event would be series points champion Bryan Barber, Kyle Schornick, 22nd starting Don Adams, Danny Schwartz, and 25th starting Larry Pickelheimer. The 40 lap, $5,000 to win event would be slowed by six caution periods.
In preliminary action, Matt Mevert would be the Quick Car Racing Product top qualifier among 63 entries at 17.295 seconds. Summit Racing Equipment heat one went to Matt Mevert, while Jimmy Payne scored the win in Williams Precision Engine heat two. Hypercoils heat three went to Matt Cooper, with Brian Ruhlman winning Frankland Racing Equipment heat four. Summit Racing Equipment heat five would go to Devin Gilpin, while Michael England won Williams Precision Engines heat six. The Wehrs Machine B-Mains were won by Curt Spalding and Kent Robinson. Series provisional starting spots went to Ricky Tinch and Trent Young, while Larry Pickelheimer was the track provisional.
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be off until it concludes its 2013 campaign with series Season Championship event at Florence Speedway in Union, KY on Saturday October 26. This event will pay $5,000 to win and $250 to start.
The Summit Racing Equipment 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 Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series, contact series race director Shane Mugavin at (270) 576-6474 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 #10: Florence Speedway-Union, Kentucky-October 26, 2013
Quick Car Racing Products Overall Top Qualifier- Matt Mevert 17.295 Summit Racing Equipment Heat #1 (top 3 transfer)- Matt Mevert, Levi Kissinger, Keith Smith, Chris Stotts, Pete Holt, Walt Mayabb, Ricky Tinch, Gary Herbert, Weasel Rhodes, Earl Plessinger, Doug Atkins Williams Precision Engines Heat #2 (top 3 transfer)- Jimmy Payne, Casey Pearson, Todd Robinson, Curt Spalding, Jess Hartman, Brad Barrow, Scotty Kincaid, Bill Wagner, Greg Johnson, Stan Freeman, Jason Cox Hypercoils Heat #3 (top 3 transfer)- Matt Cooper, Chad Kinder, Bryan Barber, Joey Kramer, Billy Vaughn, Josh Rice, Allen Weisser, Rick Aukland, Kevin Mayabb, Troy Whitaker Frankland Racing Equipment Heat #4 (top 3 transfer)- Brian Ruhlman, Broc Burton, Steven Brooks, Danny Schwartz, Josh Ferguson, Matt Hamilton, Dennis Roberson, Patrick Alcorn, Paul Newton, Kevin Copher Summit Racing Equipment Heat #5 (top 3 transfer)- Devin Gilpin, Tommy Bailey, Brandon Green, Kent Robinson, Don Adams, Shane Burton, Cody Smith, Corey Hausfield, Bryce Jewell, Brian Skaggs Williams Precision Engines Heat #6 (top 3 transfer)- Michael England, Kyle Schornick, Rocky Wilson, Larry Pickelheimer, Brandon Ramsey, Jeff Cotterman, Joey Cotterman, Billy Meredith, Dan Dehner, Trent Young Wehrs Machine B-Main #1 (top 2 transfer)- Curt Spalding, Chris Stotts, Brad Barrow, Weasel Rhodes, Jess Hartman, Stan Freeman, Troy Whitaker, Gary Herbert, Josh Rice, Scotty Kincaid, Pete Holt, Jason Cox, Billy Vaughn, Joey Kramer, Ricky Tinch, Walt Mayabb, Kevin Mayabb, Allen Weisser Wehrs Machine B-Main #2 (top 2 transfer)- Kent Robinson, Don Adams, Matt Hamilton, Josh Ferguson, Dennis Roberson, Patrick Alcorn, Brandon Ramsey, Kevin Copher, Jeff Cotterman, Corey Hausfield, Joey Cotterman, Shawn Brown, Larry Pickelheimer, Cody Smith, Trent Young AMS Season Championship A-Main- Brian Ruhlman, Matt Mevert, Matt Cooper, Levi Kissiner, Trent Young, Bryan Barber, Kyle Schornick, Don Adams, Danny Schwartz, Larry Pickelheimer, Chad Kinder, Ricky Tinch, Casey Pearson, Broc Burton, Brandon Green, Devin Gilpin, Todd Robinson, Chris Stotts, Rocky Wilson, Michael England, Tommy Bailey, Keith Smith, Jimmy Payne, Kent Robinson, Curt Spalding
Race Statistics
Entries- 63
Race Leaders- 2 (Ruhlman 1-10, 12-40, Mevert 11)
Caution Periods- 6 (laps 10, 11, 11 restart, 11 restart, 26, 35)
Red Flag Periods- None
American Modified Series Provisional Starters- Ricky Tinch, Trent Young
Track Provisional Starters- Larry Pickleheimer
Time of Race- 27 minutes
Quick Car Racing Products Fast Time Award ($100 cash award)- Matt Mevert 17.295
All Star Performance Hard Charger Award ($100 gift certificate)- Trent Young (started 24th-finished 5th: advanced 19 positions)
2013 FINAL Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Current Top Ten Point Standings
1. Bryan Barber (Greensburg, KY)- 1,990
2. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 1,610
3. Ricky Tinch (Deerlodge, TN)- 1,605
4. Josh Ferguson (Covington, IN)- 1,465
5. Rocky Wilson (Elizabethtown, KY)- 1,360
6. Keith Smith (Clay City, KY)- 1,260
7. Don Adams (London, KY)- 1,075
8. Levi Kissinger (Mount Vernon, IN)- 1,010
9. Chad Kinder (Newton, IL)- 845
Matt Mevert (Steeleville, IL)- 845
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 (Jimmy Payne) *August 24- 201 Speedway (Sitka, KY)- $1,500 to win/$200 to start (Bryan Barber) *August 30- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- $3,000 to win/$225 to start (Jeff Leka) *August 31- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start (Jeff Curl) *September 1- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start (Jeff Curl) *October 26- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- $5,000 to win/$250 to start (Brian Ruhlman)
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”