By Michael Despain
Clarksville, TN- March 8, 2014- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series kicked off its 2014 racing campaign on Saturday evening at Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, TN as part of the track’s 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic, but Mother Nature had other ideas for being able to complete the evening’s as rain showers moved over the track and prompted the postponement of the remainder of the event.
As the Super Late Model was on the track, light rain showers that had been falling began to pick up in intensity and with 11 laps completed in that event, track officials had to throw the caution flag due to the track becoming unsafe. Steady rain showers continued to fall for a brief time period and the track surface was totally lost, leaving Clarksville Speedway track officials with no other option but to postpone the remainder of the event. Clarksville Speedway has stated they would notify officials with the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series on Thursday (March 13) of the date that the event will be completed.
In preliminary action, Jimmy Payne would be the Quick Car Racing Product top qualifier among 44 entries at 13.853 seconds. Summit Racing Equipment heat one went to Lucas Lee, while Allen Weisser scored the win in Wiles Driveshafts heat two. Hypercoils heat three went to Clayton Miller, with Trent Young winning Frankland Racing Equipment heat four. The Stealth Racewear B-Mains were won by Rusty Griffaw and Roy Bruce, Jr. Series provisional starting spots went to Ricky Tinch and Rocky Wilson, while Cody Bauman was the track provisional.
The next scheduled event for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series is set to take place on Saturday March 29 at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN as part of the track’s 2nd Annual Spring Nationals. The event will be 35 laps in distance, paying $3,000 to win and $225 to start.
The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series presents UMP DirtCar Modified sanctioned dirt track entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Indiana, 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 by visiting the series social media outlets at www.americanmodifiedseries.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/pages/American-Modified-Series, and on Twitter @AmericanModSeri.
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Race Summary-2014 Event #1: Clarksville Speedway-Clarksville, Tennessee-March 8, 2014
Quick Car Racing Products Overall Top Qualifier- Jimmy Payne 13.853
Summit Racing Equipment Heat #1 (top 4 transfer)- Lucas Lee, Levi Kissinger, Jamie Lomax, J.R. Mason, Ricky Tinch, Michael Dodd, Brian Selby, Grant Hagan, David McWilliams, Cody Bauman (DNS-Kyle Robertson) Wiles Driveshafts
Heat #2 (top 4 transfer)- Allen Weisser, Paul Miles, Steven Brooks, Ricky Knight, Jr., Rusty Griffaw, Devin Gilpin, Rocky Wilson, Michael Sabatino, Jeffrey Ledford, Josh Harris, Chad Boone Hypercoils
Heat #3 (top 4 transfer)- Clayton Miller, Matt Cooper, Todd Riley, Jimmy Payne, Mark Grosvenor, Darrell Moser, Rick Weekly, Dustin Isom, David Mitchell, Justin Jenkins (DNS- Lincoln Epps) Frankland Racing Equipment
Heat #4 (top 4 transfer)- Trent Young, Ryan Thomas, Tyler Nicely, Zach Fair, Roy Bruce, Jr., Jay Ledford, Brock Bauman, Bobby Miles, Josh Tomlin (DNS- J.T. Ayers, Elliott Despain) Stealth Racewear
B-Main #1 (top 2 transfer)- Rusty Griffaw, David McWilliams, Grant Hagan, Rocky Wilson, Jeffrey Ledford, Michael Sabatino, Michael Dodd, Brian Selby, Ricky Tinch (DNS- Devin Gilpin, Cody Bauman, Josh Harris, Kyle Robertson, Chad Boone) Stealth Racewear
B-Main #2 (top 2 transfer)- Roy Bruce, Jr., Dustin Isom, Jay Ledford, Matt Grosvenor, Rick Weekly, Darrell Moser, Josh Tomlin (DNS- Brock Bauman, Bobby Miles, Dave Mitchell, Justin Jenkins, J.T. Ayers, Lincoln Epps, Elliott Despain) 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic A-Main- Rained Out (Make Up Date To Be Announced)
10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic A-Main Line-Up (30 laps/$1,500 to win) Row 1: Lucas Lee (Paris, TN)- Clayton Miller (Elkton, KY) Row 2: Allen Weisser (Peoria, IL)- Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY) Row 3: Levi Kissinger (Mount Vernon, IN)- Matt Cooper (McKenzie, TN) Row 4: Paul Miles (Owensboro, KY)- Ryan Thomas (Gosport, IN) Row 5: Jamie Lomax (Lake Village, IN)- Todd Riley (Benton, KY) Row 6: Steven Brooks (New Lennox, IL)- Tyler Nicely (Owensboro, KY) Row 7: J.R. Mason (Paducah, KY)- Jimmy Payne (Glasgow, KY) Row 8: Ricky Knight, Jr. (Clarksville, TN)- Zach Fair (Petersburg, IN) Row 9: Rusty Griffaw (Festus, MO)- Roy Bruce, Jr. (Bloomington, IN) Row 10: David McWilliams (Bethel, OH)- Dustin Isom (Hopkinsville, KY) Row 11: Ricky Tinch (Deer Lodge, TN)- Rocky Wilson (Elizabethtown, KY) Row 12: Cody Bauman (Eureka, IL)
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2014 Racing Schedule March 8 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- 10th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic- Postponed by Rain (Make-Up Date To Be Announced) March 29 (Saturday)- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start- 2nd Annual Spring Nationals April 11 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start April 25 (Friday)- Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start- 1st Annual J.B. Robinson Memorial April 26 (Saturday)- Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start May 23 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start May 24 (Saturday)- Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 30 laps/$2,064 to win/$200 to start- 1st Annual Gary Cook, Jr. Memorial May 25 (Sunday)- Vermillion County Speedway (Danville, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start- 1st Annual Kim Henderson Memorial June 20 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start June 21 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start July 12 (Saturday)- Western Kentucky Speedway (Nebo, KY)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start July 26 (Saturday)- Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- 2nd Annual Hope for Harlie Benefit Race August 29 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start August 30 (Saturday)- Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 2nd Annual Casey’s Modified Nationals August 31 (Sunday)- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- Modified Fall Nationals September 13 (Saturday)- Western Kentucky Speedway (Nebo, KY)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start September 27 (Saturday)- Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start October 25 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 5th Annual Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Championship
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2014 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 at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events *Crane Cams Ignition Systems- (www.cranecams.com) “Official Ignition System” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series *KBC Graphics- (www.kbcgraphix.com) “Official Graphics Company” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series (www.kbcgraphix.com) *Maxima Racing Oil- (www.maximausa.com) “Official Oil” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and Tough Fifth Place Finish Sponsor *Quick Car Racing Products- (www.quickcar.net) “$100 Fast Qualifier Award” at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events *Something Inked- (www.somethinginked.com) “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series *VP Racing Fuels (www.vpracingfuels.com)- “Official Race Fuel” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2014 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) *Bob Pierce Race Cars (www.bobpierceracecars.com) *Bob Poynter GM (www.bobpoynter.com) *Dale Meers Race Engines *DASCO Racing Supply *Dyers Top Rods (www.dyersrods.com) *Fox Shocks (www.ridefox.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) *Lightning Chassis (www.lightningchassis.com) *Maximum Energy Development *Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com) *PRO Shocks (www.proshocks.com) *RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com) *Stealth Racewear (www.stealthracesuits.com) *UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com) *Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com) *Wiles Driveshafts (www.wilesdriveshafts.com) *Williams Precision Engines (www.wpespeedshop.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”