Calvert City, KY-April 18, 2015- The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series made its first ever visit to Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, KY on Saturday evening and the checkered flag waved, Brian Shaw of Robinson, IL would take the victory and $4,000 payday in a caution filled event. Shaw would score his fourth career series win aboard his Ted Brown’s Quality Paint and Body/Mason’s Recycling/Premier Auto Detail/REB Powdercoating/TLC Resale Shop/Crampton’s Painting and Drywall/Maxima Racing Oil/FOX Shocks/All Star Performance/Quick Car/Frankland Racing Equipment/Willy’s Carbs/KBC Graphix sponsored #1s Bandit Race Car sporting a Mullins Race Engine.
Brian Shaw would take the lead at the start and would never lose the top spot, even with the numerous restarts due to an abundance of caution flags and one red flag for a flip by Brent Glastetter. Shaw would lead the entire way to claim the $4,000 payday. Josh Harris would take runner-up honors, with Trent Young starting 11th and finishing in the third position to complete the podium finishers. Tyler Nicely and polesitter Cory Daugherty would complete the top five.
The remainder of the top ten at the completion of the Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway A-Main would be 29th starting Josh Cherry, Josh Sissom, Paul Miles, Chad Kinder, and Wally Walker. The 35 lap, $4,000 to win event would be slowed by thirteen caution periods, with one of those resulting in a red flag.
In preliminary action, Brian Shaw would be the Quick Car Racing Product top qualifier among 35 entries at 16.145 seconds. Summit Racing Equipment heat one went to Cory Daugherty, while Bart Richardson scored the win in Wiles Driveshafts heat two. Hypercoils heat three went to Brian Shaw, with Paul Miles winning Frankland Racing Equipment heat four. The Out-Pace Racing Products B-Mains went to Derek Groomer and JR Mason, while Josh Cherry and Daniel Wadley were series provisional starters.
The next events for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be a doubleheader next weekend on Friday April 24 at Bloomington Speedway in Bloomington, IN for the 2nd Annual J.B. Robinson Memorial ($2,000 to win) and Saturday April 25 at Chandler Motor Speedway in Chandler, IN ($1,500 to win).
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 Jeff Evans at (859) 358-7178 or by email at jdevans@live.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-2015 Event #3: Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway-Calvert City, KY-April 18, 2015
Quick Car Racing Products Overall Top Qualifier- Brian Shaw 16.145
Summit Racing Equipment Heat #1 (top 5 transfer)- Cory Daugherty, Preston Seratt, Bryce Jewell, Justin Houston, Kevin Henderson, Derek Groomer, Danny Claycomb, Chris Winters, Tait Davenport
Wiles Driveshafts Heat #2 (top 5 transfer)- Bart Richardson, Clayton Miller, Chad Kinder, Shon Flanary, Michael Sabatino, Josh Sissom, Josh Cherry, Jay Isom (DNS- Cole Fowler)
Hypercoils Heat #3 (top 5 transfer)- Brian Shaw, Josh Harris, Matt Cooper, Lucas Lee, Michael Lee, Jeff Parks, Darin Obenchain, Wally Walker, Aaron Bell
Frankland Racing Equipment Heat #4 (top 5 transfer)- Paul Miles, Tyler Nicely, Trent Young, Brent Glastetter, Troy Fowler, JR Mason, Daniel Wadley, Mark Lamont
B-Main #1 (top 4 transfer)- Derek Groomer, Danny Claycomb, Tait Davenport, Josh Sissom, Josh Cherry (DNS- Chris Winters, Jay Isom, Cole Fowler)
B-Main #2 (top 4 transfer)- JR Mason, Jeff Parks, Mark Lamont, Wally Walker, Aaron Bell, Daniel Wadley, Darin Obenchain
Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway A-Main: Brian Shaw, Josh Harris, Trent Young, Tyler Nicely, Cory Daugherty, Josh Cherry, Josh Sissom, Paul Miles, Chad Kinder, Wally Walker, Tait Davenport, Daniel Wadley, Clayton Miller, Danny Claycomb, Matt Cooper, Shon Flanary, Kevin Henderson, Jeff Parks, Brent Glastetter, JR Mason, Bart Richardson, Michael Lee, Justin Houston, Derek Groomer, Bryce Jewell, Michael Sabatino, Mark Lamont, Preston Seratt, Lucas Lee, Troy Fowler
Race Statistics
*Entries- 35
*Race Leaders- 1 (Brian Shaw 1-40)
*Cautions- 13
*Red Flags- 1
*Series Provisional Starters- Josh Cherry, Daniel Wadley
*Track Provisional Starters- None
*Time of Race- 63 minutes
*Quick Car Racing Products Fast Time Award ($100 cash)- Brian Shaw 16.145
*All Star Performance Hard Charger Award ($100 certificate)- Josh Cherry (started 29th- finished 6th: advanced 23 positions)
*Crane Cams Ignition Systems Live Wire Award ($250 certificate for the highest finisher using a Crane Cams Ignition system)- Brian Shaw
*Maxima Racing Oil Tough Fifth Place Finisher ($50 certificate)- Cory Daugherty
*Wilwood Lucky Seven Award ($50 certificate)- Josh Sissom
*Summit Racing Equipment Heat One Winner ($50 certificate)- Cory Daugherty
*Wiles Driveshafts Heat Two Winner ($75 certificate)- Bart Richardson *Hypercoil Springs Heat Three Winner (certificate for one spring)- Brian Shaw *Frankland Racing Equipment Heat Four Winner ($75 certificate)- Paul Miles
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Points (after 4/18/2015)
1. Clayton Miller (Elkton, KY)- 655
2. Tyler Nicely (Owensboro, KY)- 630
3. Josh Harris (Owensboro, KY)- 620
4. Matt Cooper (McKenzie, TN)- 545
5. Brian Shaw (Robinson, IL)- 545
6. Mark Lamont (Crossville, IL)- 495
7. Trent Young (Hopkinsville, KY)- 460
8. Paul Miles (Owensboro, KY)- 395
9. Ricky Tinch (Deer Lodge, TN)- 370
10. Lucas Lee (Paris, TN)- 290
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 Racing Schedule March 21 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start- 11th Annual Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic (www.clarksvillespeedway.com)- Clayton Miller- Elkton, KY March 28 (Saturday)- Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, TN)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.smokymountainspeedway.com)- Nick Stroupe- Iron Station, NC April 18 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 start (www.kylakespeedway.com)- Brian Shaw- Robinson, IL April 24 (Friday)- Bloomington Speedway (Bloomington, IN)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start- 2nd Annual J.B. Robinson Memorial (www.bloomingtonspeedway.com) April 25 (Saturday)- Chandler Motor Speedway (Chandler, IN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.chandlermotorspeedway.com) May 15 (Friday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 30 laps/$2,000 to win/$200 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com) May 16 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com) May 22 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.farmercityracing.com) May 23 (Saturday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 30 laps/$2,064 to win/$200 to start- 2nd Annual Gary Cook, Jr. Memorial (www.fairburyspeedway.com) May 24 (Sunday)- LaSalle Speedway (LaSalle, IL)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.lasallespeedway.com) June 26 (Friday)- Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.molerracewaypark.com) June 27 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.florencespeedway.com) July 17 (Friday)- To Be Announced July 18 (Saturday)- Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN)- 30 laps/$1,500 to win/$200 to start (www.clarksvillespeedway.com) September 4 (Friday)- Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)- 35 laps/$3,000 to win/$225 to start (www.farmercityracing.com) September 5 (Saturday)- Fairbury’s American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL)- 50 laps/$10,000 to win/$300 to start- 3rd Annual Casey’s AMS Modified Nationals (www.fairburyspeedway.com) September 6 (Sunday)- Spoon River Speedway (Canton, IL)- 50 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 25th Annual Modified Fall Nationals (www.spoonriverspeedway.com) September 26 (Saturday)- Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway (Calvert City, KY)- 40 laps/$4,000 to win/$250 to start (www.kylakespeedway.com) October 24 (Saturday)- Florence Speedway (Union, KY)- 40 laps/$5,000 to win/$250 to start- 6th Annual Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Championship (www.florencespeedway.com)
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 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 Award Sponsor *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 *Wilwood (www.wilwood.com)- “Official Brakes” of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and “Lucky 7” Award Sponsor
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2015 Marketing Partners Bad Fast Race Chassis (www.734dirt.com) Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net) Bilstein (www.bilsteinus.com) Bob Poynter GM (www.bobpoynter.com) Boknecht Trucking Dale Meers Race Engines DASCO Racing Supply 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) Maximum Energy Development (www.maximumenergy.us) Mullins Race Engines (www.mullinsraceengines.com) Nemesis Race Cars (www.nemesisracecars.com) Out-Pace Racing Products (www.out-pace.com)- “Sponsor of B-Mains”
RACEceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
Reaper Race Cars
UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
Wick Oil Company (www.wickoil.com)
Wiles Driveshafts (www.wilesdriveshafts.com)- “Sponsor of Heat Race #2”