Nick Hoffman takes $10,000 American Modified Series win at Fairbury Speedway!

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Nick Hoffman – Tyler Carr photo

On a normal Saturday night at Fairbury Speedway, the local DIRTcar UMP Modified regulars are racing for $1,500 and points in the FALS Cup track championship. But the FALS Super Nationals boasts a $10,000 top prize, and it had the car count and racing quality to match.

A grand total of 80 UMP Modifieds showed up to FALS Saturday night, and all were zeroed-in to beat one man – Nick Hoffman.

Unfortunately for all 79 other drivers, Hoffman brought his A-game again, taking advantage of an incident with the early race leaders and outrunning his opponents in the final laps as he cruised to the $10,000 top prize and second-consecutive Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Feature win in two nights.

Hoffman started third and bided his time in the opening circuits of the 50-lap Feature behind leaders Bob Pohlman, Dawson Cook and Curt Spalding. Cook made the pass for the lead on Lap 5 and appeared to be a worthy competitor for the win before a very costly mistake bit him getting into Turn 1 on Lap 12.

Cook looped it heading into Turn 1 on the top side and met Mike Harrison, who was barreling through at full-speed and slammed into him, causing serious damage to both rides.

This handed the lead over to none other than The Thrill from Mooresville with 39 laps left. All of which he led, but not without a strong challenge from behind by Allen Weisser.

Weisser sat comfortably in the runner-up spot for the back half of the race before challenging Hoffman in lapped traffic with three laps to go.

“[Weisser] showed me a nose there coming to the white and I was able to shut him down into Turn 1 and make the next lap,” Hoffman said.

The last-laps battle for 10-grand was also done while deep in lapped traffic, making it all that much more exciting. It held Hoffman up a bit and allowed Weisser to close, but Hoffman was able to hold him off for the win unscathed.

“[Mark] Lamont at the end – I wasn’t sure which direction he was gonna go. He was kinda arching the corners pretty hard, so I wasn’t really sure. That allowed Allen [Weisser] to get all the way to me. Otherwise, I felt I had a big enough lead where I could have rolled right around there,” Hoffman said of the battle with Weisser.

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDS A FEATURE 1

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	3	7H	Nick Hoffman	Mooresville, NC	2
2	8	25W	Allen Weisser	Peoria, IL	6
3	6	25	Tyler Nicely	Owensboro, KY	3
4	16	35S	David Stremme	Mooresville, NC	12
5	25	96M	Mike McKinney	Plainfield, IL	20
6	14	21	Derek Losh	Rensselaer, IN	8
7	19	53	Bobby Stremme	South Bend, IN	12
8	20	45K	Kyle Hammer	Clinton, IL	12
9	22	10J	Bradley Jameson	Logansport, IN	13
10	10	4	Victor Lee	Danville, KY	–
11	13	3L	Jeff Leka	Buffalo, IL	2
12	24	28	Rodney Standerfer	Summerfield, IL	12
13	9	21D	Danny Schwartz	Ashmore, IL	-4
14	5	32P	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	-9
15	23	3W	Dylan Woodling	Warsaw, IN	8
16	1	1WP	Bob Pohlman	Oaklawn, IL	-15
17	7	99W	Chris Arnold	Matoaca, VA	-10
18	15	7	Mark Lamont	Crossville, IL	-3
19 DNF	4	5CS	Curt Spalding	Watervilet, MI	-15
20 DNF	18	1S	Brian Shaw	Robinson, IL	-2
21 DNF	26	59R	Jacob Rexing	Brighton, IL	5
22 DNF	2	64	Dawson Cook	Morton, IL	-20
23 DNF	12	24H	Mike Harrison	Highland, IL	-11
24 DNF	17	K19	Will Krup	Mt. Carmel, IL	-7
25 DNF	21	20M	Josh Morton	Piqua, OH	-4
26 DNF	11	21A	Nick Allen	Wheatfield, IN	-15

12 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSB FEATURE 1

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	1	K19	Will Krup	Mt. Carmel, IL	–
2	2	20M	Josh Morton	Piqua, OH	–
Top 2 transfer
3	7	80	Rich Dawson	Schererville, IN	4
4	3	63	Dustin King	Charleston, IL	-1
5	15	11S	Nick Seplak	Coal City, IL	10
6	13	8	Jimmy Lennex	MAYSVILLE, KY	7
7	10	49	Todd Bates	Canton, IL	3
8	11	5M	Scott Melvin	Danvers, IL	3
9	8	12M	John McClure	Clarksville, MI	-1
10	9	10M	Chris Morefield	Edwards, IL	-1
11 DNF	16	10	Jason Highley	Terre Haute, IN	5
12 DNF	5	15	Chris Smith	Highland, IL	-7
13 DNF	6	77	Ray Bollinger	Kewanee, IL	-7
14 DNF	4	37	Michael Ledford	Pontiac, IL	-10
DNS	12	5	Alan Stipp	Forrest, IL	–
DNS	14	29	Gordon Parsons Jr	Danville, IL	–

12 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSB FEATURE 2

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	5	53	Bobby Stremme	South Bend, IN	4
2	1	3W	Dylan Woodling	Warsaw, IN	-1
Top 2 transfer
3	6	242	Brandon Bollinger	Kewanee, IL	3
4	9	18	Ryan Sutter	Coldwater, OH	5
5	7	K67	Ian Keller	West Lebanon, IN	2
6	2	16C	John Clippinger	Evansville, IN	-4
7	10	88C	Marshall Call	Springfield, IL	3
8	12	81	Mark Cole	Evansville, IN	4
9 DNF	4	35	Jason Hastings	Kankakee, IL	-5
10 DNF	8	7N	Tim Nash	Farmington, MO	-2
DNS	14	1D	Dean Hoffman	Troy, IL	–
DNS	11	43A	Larry Anderson	Clay City, IL	–
DNS	3	32B	T.D. Burger	Saunemin, IL	–
DNS	16	69SR	Jim Farris	Odell, IL	–
DNS	15	T9	Ryan Thomas	Brownstown, IN	–
DNS	13	83J	James Weintraut	Clayton, IN	–

12 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSB FEATURE 3

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	1	1S	Brian Shaw	Robinson, IL	–
2	2	10J	Bradley Jameson	Logansport, IN	–
Top 2 transfer
3	10	15M	Clayton Miller	Elkton, KY	7
4	9	0G	Garrett Jameson	Royal Center, IN	5
5	4	59R	Jacob Rexing	Brighton, IL	-1
6	5	71D	Ron Davies	Warren, PA	-1
7	8	83S	Kasey Schrock	Ashmore, IL	1
8	3	A9	AJ May	Creve Coure, IL	-5
9	6	59B	Brent Weaver	JERSEYVILLE, IL	-3
10	14	83	Brian Clegg		4
11 DNF	7	12	Jeremy Rayburn	Lucasville, OH	-4
12 DNF	13	98	Zac Harris	Elkton, KY	1
13 DNF	15	91	Neil Rollins	Ridge Farm, IL	2
DNS	11	3	Mike Brooks	Peoria, IL	–
DNS	16	1W	Larry Witt Jr	Crown Point, IN	–
DNS	12	1KS	Keith Smith	Stanton, KY	–

12 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSB FEATURE 4

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	2	45K	Kyle Hammer	Clinton, IL	1
2	1	28	Rodney Standerfer	Summerfield, IL	-1
Top 2 transfer
3	6	28U	Ryan Unzicker	El Paso, IL	3
4	4	99	Hunt Gossum	Mayfield, KY	–
5	3	5B	Steven Brooks	New Lenox, IL	-2
6	5	7R	Dan Rork	Pontiac, IL	-1
7	12	81C	Christopher Cole	Evansville, IN	5
8	11	35W	Ethan Weber	Fairbury, IL	3
9	7	21B	Dustin Branch	London Mills, IL	-2
10 DNF	9	32	Mason Duncan	Metamora, IL	-1
11 DNF	8	82	Jacob Poel	Spring Lake, MI	-3
12 DNF	14	12H	Wyatt Harms	Fairbury, IL	2
DNS	15	19M	Matt Markham	Fredonia, KY	–
DNS	13	96M	Mike McKinney	Plainfield, IL	–
DNS	10	1	Dave Lilja	Burr Ridge, IL	–
DNS	16	41	Daniel Dehner	Florence, KY	–

10 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSHEAT 1

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	1	5CS	Curt Spalding	Watervilet, MI	–
2	2	21D	Danny Schwartz	Ashmore, IL	–
Top 2 transfer
3	4	K19	Will Krup	Mt. Carmel, IL	1
4	3	63	Dustin King	Charleston, IL	-1
5	7	15	Chris Smith	Highland, IL	2
6	5	80	Rich Dawson	Schererville, IN	-1
7	8	10M	Chris Morefield	Edwards, IL	1
8	10	5M	Scott Melvin	Danvers, IL	2
9 DNF	6	8	Jimmy Lennex	MAYSVILLE, KY	-3
10 DNF	9	11S	Nick Seplak	Coal City, IL	-1

10 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSHEAT 2

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	2	7H	Nick Hoffman	Mooresville, NC	1
2	1	21A	Nick Allen	Wheatfield, IN	-1
Top 2 transfer
3	5	20M	Josh Morton	Piqua, OH	2
4	4	37	Michael Ledford	Pontiac, IL	–
5	3	77	Ray Bollinger	Kewanee, IL	-2
6	7	12M	John McClure	Clarksville, MI	1
7	8	49	Todd Bates	Canton, IL	1
8	6	5	Alan Stipp	Forrest, IL	-2
9	9	29	Gordon Parsons Jr	Danville, IL	–
10 DNF	10	10	Jason Highley	Terre Haute, IN	–

10 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSHEAT 3

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	3	25	Tyler Nicely	Owensboro, KY	2
2	2	3L	Jeff Leka	Buffalo, IL	–
Top 2 transfer
3	1	3W	Dylan Woodling	Warsaw, IN	-2
4	4	32B	T.D. Burger	Saunemin, IL	–
5	7	53	Bobby Stremme	South Bend, IN	2
6	5	K67	Ian Keller	West Lebanon, IN	-1
7	6	18	Ryan Sutter	Coldwater, OH	-1
8	8	43A	Larry Anderson	Clay City, IL	–
9	9	83J	James Weintraut	Clayton, IN	–
DNS	10	T9	Ryan Thomas	Brownstown, IN	–

10 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSHEAT 4

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	1	32P	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	–
2	2	7	Mark Lamont	Crossville, IL	–
Top 2 transfer
3	4	16C	John Clippinger	Evansville, IN	1
4	3	35	Jason Hastings	Kankakee, IL	-1
5	6	242	Brandon Bollinger	Kewanee, IL	1
6	7	7N	Tim Nash	Farmington, MO	1
7	9	88C	Marshall Call	Springfield, IL	2
8	8	81	Mark Cole	Evansville, IN	–
9 DNF	5	1D	Dean Hoffman	Troy, IL	-4
DNS	10	69SR	Jim Farris	Odell, IL	–

10 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSHEAT 5

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	1	1WP	Bob Pohlman	Oaklawn, IL	–
2	2	4	Victor Lee	Danville, KY	–
Top 2 transfer
3	4	1S	Brian Shaw	Robinson, IL	1
4	5	A9	AJ May	Creve Coure, IL	1
5	3	71D	Ron Davies	Warren, PA	-2
6	9	12	Jeremy Rayburn	Lucasville, OH	3
7	6	0G	Garrett Jameson	Royal Center, IN	-1
8	7	3	Mike Brooks	Peoria, IL	-1
9	8	98	Zac Harris	Elkton, KY	-1
10	10	91	Neil Rollins	Ridge Farm, IL	–

10 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSHEAT 6

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	1	99W	Chris Arnold	Matoaca, VA	–
2	2	24H	Mike Harrison	Highland, IL	–
Top 2 transfer
3	4	10J	Bradley Jameson	Logansport, IN	1
4	6	59R	Jacob Rexing	Brighton, IL	2
5	7	59B	Brent Weaver	JERSEYVILLE, IL	2
6	8	83S	Kasey Schrock	Ashmore, IL	2
7	3	15M	Clayton Miller	Elkton, KY	-4
8	5	1KS	Keith Smith	Stanton, KY	-3
9	9	83	Brian Clegg		–
10 DNF	10	1W	Larry Witt Jr	Crown Point, IN	–

10 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSHEAT 7

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	2	64	Dawson Cook	Morton, IL	1
2	1	21	Derek Losh	Rensselaer, IN	-1
Top 2 transfer
3	7	28	Rodney Standerfer	Summerfield, IL	4
4	5	5B	Steven Brooks	New Lenox, IL	1
5	4	7R	Dan Rork	Pontiac, IL	-1
6	9	21B	Dustin Branch	London Mills, IL	3
7	6	32	Mason Duncan	Metamora, IL	-1
8	8	35W	Ethan Weber	Fairbury, IL	–
9 DNF	3	96M	Mike McKinney	Plainfield, IL	-6
DNS	10	19M	Matt Markham	Fredonia, KY	–

10 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSHEAT 8

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	+/-
1	1	25W	Allen Weisser	Peoria, IL	–
2	3	35S	David Stremme	Mooresville, NC	1
Top 2 transfer
3	2	45K	Kyle Hammer	Clinton, IL	-1
4	7	99	Hunt Gossum	Mayfield, KY	3
5	5	28U	Ryan Unzicker	El Paso, IL	–
6	4	82	Jacob Poel	Spring Lake, MI	-2
7	9	1	Dave Lilja	Burr Ridge, IL	2
8	6	81C	Christopher Cole	Evansville, IN	-2
9	10	12H	Wyatt Harms	Fairbury, IL	1
10 DNF	8	41	Daniel Dehner	Florence, KY	-2

2 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSQUALIFYING 1

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	Time
1	39	5CS	Curt Spalding	Watervilet, MI	13.966
2	37	21A	Nick Allen	Wheatfield, IN	13.999
3	25	3W	Dylan Woodling	Warsaw, IN	14.088
4	38	32P	Bobby Pierce	Oakwood, IL	14.104
5	3	21D	Danny Schwartz	Ashmore, IL	14.150
6	17	7H	Nick Hoffman	Mooresville, NC	14.178
7	34	3L	Jeff Leka	Buffalo, IL	14.225
8	7	7	Mark Lamont	Crossville, IL	14.232
9	8	63	Dustin King	Charleston, IL	14.243
10	30	77	Ray Bollinger	Kewanee, IL	14.251
11	26	25	Tyler Nicely	Owensboro, KY	14.270
12	1	35	Jason Hastings	Kankakee, IL	14.344
13	32	K19	Will Krup	Mt. Carmel, IL	14.359
14	19	37	Michael Ledford	Pontiac, IL	14.410
15	31	32B	T.D. Burger	Saunemin, IL	14.413
16	23	80	Rich Dawson	Schererville, IN	14.528
17	24	16C	John Clippinger	Evansville, IN	14.528
18	21	20M	Josh Morton	Piqua, OH	14.581
19	29	K67	Ian Keller	West Lebanon, IN	14.624
20	28	1D	Dean Hoffman	Troy, IL	14.632
21	40	8	Jimmy Lennex	MAYSVILLE, KY	14.662
22	12	5	Alan Stipp	Forrest, IL	14.675
23	27	18	Ryan Sutter	Coldwater, OH	14.676
24	35	242	Brandon Bollinger	Kewanee, IL	14.685
25	15	15	Chris Smith	Highland, IL	14.696
26	18	12M	John McClure	Clarksville, MI	14.697
27	4	53	Bobby Stremme	South Bend, IN	14.710
28	16	7N	Tim Nash	Farmington, MO	14.744
29	33	10M	Chris Morefield	Edwards, IL	14.747
30	13	49	Todd Bates	Canton, IL	14.878
31	20	43A	Larry Anderson	Clay City, IL	14.885
32	2	81	Mark Cole	Evansville, IN	14.921
33	9	11S	Nick Seplak	Coal City, IL	14.996
34	36	29	Gordon Parsons Jr	Danville, IL	15.152
35	11	83J	James Weintraut	Clayton, IN	15.172
36	5	88C	Marshall Call	Springfield, IL	15.266
37	10	5M	Scott Melvin	Danvers, IL	15.553
DQ	6	10	Jason Highley	Terre Haute, IN	15.036
DNS	22	T9	Ryan Thomas	Brownstown, IN
DNS	14	69SR	Jim Farris	Odell, IL

2 Laps

DIRTCAR MODIFIEDSQUALIFYING 2

Finish	Start	#		Hometown	Time
1	6	1WP	Bob Pohlman	Oaklawn, IL	14.126
2	1	99W	Chris Arnold	Matoaca, VA	14.173
3	2	21	Derek Losh	Rensselaer, IN	14.179
4	9	25W	Allen Weisser	Peoria, IL	14.199
5	35	4	Victor Lee	Danville, KY	14.379
6	22	24H	Mike Harrison	Highland, IL	14.406
7	5	64	Dawson Cook	Morton, IL	14.408
8	11	45K	Kyle Hammer	Clinton, IL	14.413
9	3	71D	Ron Davies	Warren, PA	14.419
10	13	15M	Clayton Miller	Elkton, KY	14.439
11	30	96M	Mike McKinney	Plainfield, IL	14.451
12	29	35S	David Stremme	Mooresville, NC	14.522
13	37	1S	Brian Shaw	Robinson, IL	14.543
14	20	10J	Bradley Jameson	Logansport, IN	14.569
15	15	7R	Dan Rork	Pontiac, IL	14.616
16	25	82	Jacob Poel	Spring Lake, MI	14.684
17	36	A9	AJ May	Creve Coure, IL	14.705
18	14	1KS	Keith Smith	Stanton, KY	14.724
19	31	5B	Steven Brooks	New Lenox, IL	14.728
20	17	28U	Ryan Unzicker	El Paso, IL	14.743
21	19	0G	Garrett Jameson	Royal Center, IN	14.771
22	24	59R	Jacob Rexing	Brighton, IL	14.785
23	12	32	Mason Duncan	Metamora, IL	14.847
24	4	81C	Christopher Cole	Evansville, IN	14.882
25	40	3	Mike Brooks	Peoria, IL	14.885
26	34	59B	Brent Weaver	JERSEYVILLE, IL	14.891
27	27	28	Rodney Standerfer	Summerfield, IL	14.916
28	23	99	Hunt Gossum	Mayfield, KY	14.920
29	7	98	Zac Harris	Elkton, KY	14.950
30	33	83S	Kasey Schrock	Ashmore, IL	14.971
31	39	35W	Ethan Weber	Fairbury, IL	15.002
32	16	41	Daniel Dehner	Florence, KY	15.005
33	21	12	Jeremy Rayburn	Lucasville, OH	15.017
34	18	83	Brian Clegg		15.103
35	8	21B	Dustin Branch	London Mills, IL	15.348
36	26	1	Dave Lilja	Burr Ridge, IL	15.406
37	32	91	Neil Rollins	Ridge Farm, IL	15.476
38	28	1W	Larry Witt Jr	Crown Point, IN	15.544
39	38	19M	Matt Markham	Fredonia, KY	15.852
DNS	10	12H	Wyatt Harms	Fairbury, IL

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