Pontoon Beach, IL-April 16, 2010- The American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner returned to action on Friday evening at the Kevin and Tammy Gundaker promoted Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL and Michael Long of Quincy, IL would grab the race lead late in the event after a caution and double-file restart to score the A-Main victory and pick up a $1,500 payday.
Trailing Long at the drop of the checkered flag on the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner A-Main event would be Ed Shamhart of Quincy, IL in second position, with Shelby Miles of Bloomington, IN taking third place honors. Marty Smith, Jr. of Troy, IL was take the fourth spot and earn All Star Performance Hard Charger honors for the race after starting from the 20th position, while Donovan Lodge of Moline, IL would complete the top five.
The remainder of the top ten finishers in the Tri-City Speedway event would be Tommy Seets, Jr., John Demoss, B-Main #1 winner Matt Goulden, former UMP Modified national champion Jeff Leka, and Everett Bradham.
Michael Long and Mike Harrison would bring the 25-car starting field to the green flag, with Mike Harrison taking the initial race lead. A pair of early race cautions would keep the field close and after a restart on lap 5, Harrison and Long would settle into a battle for the race lead that would only be slowed by a couple more caution periods. Business would pick up though as the double-file restart with 21 laps completed would see Long grab the top spot away from Harrison, who would drift high and allow Donovan Lodge and Ed Shamhart to pull around Harrison as well, with Harrison’s night ending just a couple of trips later after an accident on the frontchute. One final caution would wave with four laps remaing as Ray Walsh would end up the worse for wear from an incident on the backchute. The final couple of circuits would see Long and Shamhart trade slidejob passes for the lead, with Long firing the final slider for what would be the winning pass and victory in the 30 lap, $1,500 to win event.
In preliminary action, Kelly Warren would lay claim to the SPEC Race Engines top qualifier award with a lap of 16.558 seconds, while Michael Long would win Wehr’s Machine and Racing Products heat one, Ed Shamhart would win PPM Racing Products heat two, Mike Harrison would win Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil heat three, and Rusty Griffaw would win Wiles Driveshafts heat four. The B-Mains would be captured by Matt Goulden and Chad Kinder, while Bobby Regot III was the track provisional.
The next events for the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner will take place on Friday April 30 at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, IL and on Saturday May 1 at Pierce’s Vermillion County Speedway in Danville, IL. Both races will be $1,500 to win, $200 to start A-Main events.
The American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner will present UMP Modified sanctioned dirt track sports entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. For more information concerning the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner, call series race director Niles Lauderbaugh at (270) 576-2969 or visit the series website at www.americanmodifiedseries.com.
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner- Tri-City Speedway-Pontoon Beach, IL-April 16, 2010
SPEC Race Engines Group Time Trials Top Qualifier- Mike Harrison 16.558
Wehr’s Machine and Racing Products Heat #1 (Top Four Transfer)- Michael Long, John Demoss, Tim Hancock, Shelby Miles, Matt Goulden, Everett Bradham, Elliott Despain, Ronnie Woods, Gary Wilson
PPM Racing Products Heat #2 (Top Four Transfer)- Ed Shamhart, Terry Johnson, Ricky Horton, Vance Wilson, Rob Penny, David Wietholder, Joe Dresch, Brian Rieck, Robby Helms, James Reed
Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil Heat #3 (Top Four Transfer)- Mike Harrison, Jeff Leka, Tommy Seets, Jr., Bryan Barber, Chad Kinder, Bobby Regot III, Timmy Hill, Bradley White, Randy Dickman, Larry Hull, Sr.
Wiles Driveshafts Heat #4 (Top Four Transfer)- Rusty Griffaw, Randle Sweeney, Denny Schwartz, Rick Conoyer, Ray Walsh, Marty Smith, Jr., Dean Hoffman, Brian Shaw, Derek Dubree
B-Main #1 (Top Four Transfer)- Matt Goulden, Everett Bradham, David Wietholder, Ronnie Woods, Rob Penny, Joe Dresch, Brian Rieck, Robby Helms, Elliott Despain (DNS- James Reed, Gary Wilson)
B-Main #2 (Top Four Transfer)- Chad Kinder, Marty Smith, Jr,. Ray Walsh, Dean Hoffman, Bobby Regot III, Brian Shaw, Derek Dubree, Timmy Hill, Randy Dickman, Larry Hull, Sr., Bradley White
Series Provisionals- None
Track Provisionals- Bobby Regot III
A-Main- Michael Long, Ed Shamhart, Shelby Miles, Marty Smith, Jr., Donovan Lodge, Tommy Seets, Jr., John Demoss, Matt Goulden, Jeff Leka, Everett Bradham, David Wietholder, Tim Hancock, Ricky Horton, Denny Schwartz, Bryan Barber, Rick Conoyer, Mike Harrison, Ray Walsh, Rusty Griffaw, Ronnie Woods, Bobby Regot III, Dean Hoffman, Vance Wilson, Randle Sweeney, Chad Kinder
Entries- 38
Lap Leaders- 2 (Mike Harrison 1-21, Michael Long 22-30)
Cautions- N/A
Red Flags- None
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner- 2010 Schedule of Events
*April 2- Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY- $1,500 to win- 8th Annual Spring 30- Randle Sweeney
*April 16- Tri City Speedway- Pontoon Beach, IL- $1,500 to win- Michael Long
*April 30- Fayette County Speedway- Brownstown, IL- $1,500 to win
*May 1- Vermillion County Speedway- Danville, IL- $1,500 to win
*May 15- Bluegrass Speedway- Bardstown, KY- $1,500 to win- 10th Annual Mod Squad Bash
*June 4- Fayette County Speedway- Brownstown, IL- $1,500 to win
*June 18- To Be Announced
*June 19- Soggy Bottom Raceway- Morgantown, KY- $1,500 to win
*July 23- Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY- $3,000 to win- 6th Annual Summer Shootout
*July 24- Bluegrass Speedway- Bardstown, KY- $3,000 to win- 10th Annual Bluegrass Rumble
*August 13- Bloomington Speedway- Bloomington, IN- $1,500 to win (Presented by JB Salvage and Indiana Stone Works)
*August 14- Lawrenceburg Speedway- Lawrenceburg, IN- $1,500 to win- Monster Modified 40
*August 20- Paducah International Raceway- Paducah, KY- $1,500 to win
*August 21- Soggy Bottom Raceway- Morgantown, KY- $1,500 to win
*September 17- Moler Raceway Park- Williamsburg, OH- $1,500 to win
*September 18- Lawrenceburg Speedway- Lawrenceburg, IN- $1,500 to win
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner 2010 Sponsors
*Arizona Sport Shirts- “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the AMS (www.arizonasportshirts.com)
*Force for Fuel- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Fuel and Engine Conditioner” of the AMS (www.forcesavesgreen.com)
*Hoosier Race Tire- “Official Race Tire” of the AMS (www.hoosiertire.com)
*Wick Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel Supplier” of the AMS (www.wickoil.com)
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner 2010 Contingency Supporters
*AFCO Racing Products- “Hard Luck Award”- $50 certificate to first driver not advancing from B-Main and $50 certificate to 4th place finisher in A-Main each night (www.afcoracing.com)
*All Star Performance- “Hard Charger Award”-$100 product certificate per event (www.allstarperformance.com)
*Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net)
*Bilstein (www.bilsteinshocks.com)
*Blue Media
*Comp Cams (www.compcams.com)
*Dale Meers Race Engines
*Dyer’s Top Rods (www.dyersrods.com)
*Hypercoil Springs- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #5 (www.hypercoils.com)
*Impressive Race Cars- “Chassis to be given away at series banquet in a drawing of the top ten in series points-no purchase necessary) (www.impressiveracecars.com)
*Indiana Stone Works
*Intercomp Racing Systems (www.intercomp-racing.com)
*J.B.’s Salvage
*Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #3 (www.joegibbsracingoil.com)
*Landrum Performance Springs- Spring Certificate to first driver not transferring to B-Main (www.landrumspring.com)
*Lightning Chassis (www.lightningchassis.com)
*PPM Racing Products- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #2 ($50.00 product certificate per heat win; $500 product certificate at series banquet) (www.ppmracingproducts.com)
*Raceceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
*RHS Cylinder Heads (www.racingheadservice.com)
*Skillsaw Designs- “Official Webdesigner” of the AMS (www.skillsawdesigns.com)
*SPEC Race Engines- “Fast Time Award”-$100 per event (www.specracingengines.com)
*T & K Trucking- “Rookie of the Year”-$1,000 distributed among top three in Rookie Points)
*UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
*VP Racing Fuels- “Hard Luck Award”- $50 certificate on fuel for misfortune in A-Main (www.vpracingfuels.com)
*Wayne Bowen Racing Supply (www.waynebowenracing.com)
*Wehrs Machine & Racing Products- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #1 ($50.00 product certificate per heat win; free set of bird cages to be given away at series banquet) (www.wehrsmachine.com)
*Wiles Driveshafts- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #4 (www.wilesdriveshafts.com)
*Willy’s Carbs- “Official Sponsor of Heat Race #6- Miscellaneous Carb Tools (www.willyscarbs.com)
Series Director- Niles Lauderbaugh-(270)576-2969(nileslauderbaugh@cinergymetro.net)
Sponsorship Information
Office- (270) 710-1697
FAX- (270) 710-1597
Email- amodseries@live.com
Website- www.americanmodifiedseries.com
Trailing Long at the drop of the checkered flag on the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner A-Main event would be Ed Shamhart of Quincy, IL in second position, with Shelby Miles of Bloomington, IN taking third place honors. Marty Smith, Jr. of Troy, IL was take the fourth spot and earn All Star Performance Hard Charger honors for the race after starting from the 20th position, while Donovan Lodge of Moline, IL would complete the top five.
The remainder of the top ten finishers in the Tri-City Speedway event would be Tommy Seets, Jr., John Demoss, B-Main #1 winner Matt Goulden, former UMP Modified national champion Jeff Leka, and Everett Bradham.
Michael Long and Mike Harrison would bring the 25-car starting field to the green flag, with Mike Harrison taking the initial race lead. A pair of early race cautions would keep the field close and after a restart on lap 5, Harrison and Long would settle into a battle for the race lead that would only be slowed by a couple more caution periods. Business would pick up though as the double-file restart with 21 laps completed would see Long grab the top spot away from Harrison, who would drift high and allow Donovan Lodge and Ed Shamhart to pull around Harrison as well, with Harrison’s night ending just a couple of trips later after an accident on the frontchute. One final caution would wave with four laps remaing as Ray Walsh would end up the worse for wear from an incident on the backchute. The final couple of circuits would see Long and Shamhart trade slidejob passes for the lead, with Long firing the final slider for what would be the winning pass and victory in the 30 lap, $1,500 to win event.
In preliminary action, Kelly Warren would lay claim to the SPEC Race Engines top qualifier award with a lap of 16.558 seconds, while Michael Long would win Wehr’s Machine and Racing Products heat one, Ed Shamhart would win PPM Racing Products heat two, Mike Harrison would win Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil heat three, and Rusty Griffaw would win Wiles Driveshafts heat four. The B-Mains would be captured by Matt Goulden and Chad Kinder, while Bobby Regot III was the track provisional.
The next events for the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner will take place on Friday April 30 at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, IL and on Saturday May 1 at Pierce’s Vermillion County Speedway in Danville, IL. Both races will be $1,500 to win, $200 to start A-Main events.
The American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner will present UMP Modified sanctioned dirt track sports entertainment at racing venues throughout Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. For more information concerning the American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner, call series race director Niles Lauderbaugh at (270) 576-2969 or visit the series website at www.americanmodifiedseries.com.
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner- Tri-City Speedway-Pontoon Beach, IL-April 16, 2010
SPEC Race Engines Group Time Trials Top Qualifier- Mike Harrison 16.558
Wehr’s Machine and Racing Products Heat #1 (Top Four Transfer)- Michael Long, John Demoss, Tim Hancock, Shelby Miles, Matt Goulden, Everett Bradham, Elliott Despain, Ronnie Woods, Gary Wilson
PPM Racing Products Heat #2 (Top Four Transfer)- Ed Shamhart, Terry Johnson, Ricky Horton, Vance Wilson, Rob Penny, David Wietholder, Joe Dresch, Brian Rieck, Robby Helms, James Reed
Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil Heat #3 (Top Four Transfer)- Mike Harrison, Jeff Leka, Tommy Seets, Jr., Bryan Barber, Chad Kinder, Bobby Regot III, Timmy Hill, Bradley White, Randy Dickman, Larry Hull, Sr.
Wiles Driveshafts Heat #4 (Top Four Transfer)- Rusty Griffaw, Randle Sweeney, Denny Schwartz, Rick Conoyer, Ray Walsh, Marty Smith, Jr., Dean Hoffman, Brian Shaw, Derek Dubree
B-Main #1 (Top Four Transfer)- Matt Goulden, Everett Bradham, David Wietholder, Ronnie Woods, Rob Penny, Joe Dresch, Brian Rieck, Robby Helms, Elliott Despain (DNS- James Reed, Gary Wilson)
B-Main #2 (Top Four Transfer)- Chad Kinder, Marty Smith, Jr,. Ray Walsh, Dean Hoffman, Bobby Regot III, Brian Shaw, Derek Dubree, Timmy Hill, Randy Dickman, Larry Hull, Sr., Bradley White
Series Provisionals- None
Track Provisionals- Bobby Regot III
A-Main- Michael Long, Ed Shamhart, Shelby Miles, Marty Smith, Jr., Donovan Lodge, Tommy Seets, Jr., John Demoss, Matt Goulden, Jeff Leka, Everett Bradham, David Wietholder, Tim Hancock, Ricky Horton, Denny Schwartz, Bryan Barber, Rick Conoyer, Mike Harrison, Ray Walsh, Rusty Griffaw, Ronnie Woods, Bobby Regot III, Dean Hoffman, Vance Wilson, Randle Sweeney, Chad Kinder
Entries- 38
Lap Leaders- 2 (Mike Harrison 1-21, Michael Long 22-30)
Cautions- N/A
Red Flags- None
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner- 2010 Schedule of Events
*April 2- Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY- $1,500 to win- 8th Annual Spring 30- Randle Sweeney
*April 16- Tri City Speedway- Pontoon Beach, IL- $1,500 to win- Michael Long
*April 30- Fayette County Speedway- Brownstown, IL- $1,500 to win
*May 1- Vermillion County Speedway- Danville, IL- $1,500 to win
*May 15- Bluegrass Speedway- Bardstown, KY- $1,500 to win- 10th Annual Mod Squad Bash
*June 4- Fayette County Speedway- Brownstown, IL- $1,500 to win
*June 18- To Be Announced
*June 19- Soggy Bottom Raceway- Morgantown, KY- $1,500 to win
*July 23- Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY- $3,000 to win- 6th Annual Summer Shootout
*July 24- Bluegrass Speedway- Bardstown, KY- $3,000 to win- 10th Annual Bluegrass Rumble
*August 13- Bloomington Speedway- Bloomington, IN- $1,500 to win (Presented by JB Salvage and Indiana Stone Works)
*August 14- Lawrenceburg Speedway- Lawrenceburg, IN- $1,500 to win- Monster Modified 40
*August 20- Paducah International Raceway- Paducah, KY- $1,500 to win
*August 21- Soggy Bottom Raceway- Morgantown, KY- $1,500 to win
*September 17- Moler Raceway Park- Williamsburg, OH- $1,500 to win
*September 18- Lawrenceburg Speedway- Lawrenceburg, IN- $1,500 to win
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner 2010 Sponsors
*Arizona Sport Shirts- “Official Merchandise Vendor” of the AMS (www.arizonasportshirts.com)
*Force for Fuel- Presenting Sponsor and “Official Fuel and Engine Conditioner” of the AMS (www.forcesavesgreen.com)
*Hoosier Race Tire- “Official Race Tire” of the AMS (www.hoosiertire.com)
*Wick Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel Supplier” of the AMS (www.wickoil.com)
American Modified Series presented by Force Fuel and Engine Conditioner 2010 Contingency Supporters
*AFCO Racing Products- “Hard Luck Award”- $50 certificate to first driver not advancing from B-Main and $50 certificate to 4th place finisher in A-Main each night (www.afcoracing.com)
*All Star Performance- “Hard Charger Award”-$100 product certificate per event (www.allstarperformance.com)
*Bandit Race Cars (www.banditracecars.net)
*Bilstein (www.bilsteinshocks.com)
*Blue Media
*Comp Cams (www.compcams.com)
*Dale Meers Race Engines
*Dyer’s Top Rods (www.dyersrods.com)
*Hypercoil Springs- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #5 (www.hypercoils.com)
*Impressive Race Cars- “Chassis to be given away at series banquet in a drawing of the top ten in series points-no purchase necessary) (www.impressiveracecars.com)
*Indiana Stone Works
*Intercomp Racing Systems (www.intercomp-racing.com)
*J.B.’s Salvage
*Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #3 (www.joegibbsracingoil.com)
*Landrum Performance Springs- Spring Certificate to first driver not transferring to B-Main (www.landrumspring.com)
*Lightning Chassis (www.lightningchassis.com)
*PPM Racing Products- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #2 ($50.00 product certificate per heat win; $500 product certificate at series banquet) (www.ppmracingproducts.com)
*Raceceiver (www.raceceiver.com)
*RHS Cylinder Heads (www.racingheadservice.com)
*Skillsaw Designs- “Official Webdesigner” of the AMS (www.skillsawdesigns.com)
*SPEC Race Engines- “Fast Time Award”-$100 per event (www.specracingengines.com)
*T & K Trucking- “Rookie of the Year”-$1,000 distributed among top three in Rookie Points)
*UMP Dirt Car (www.umpracing.com)
*VP Racing Fuels- “Hard Luck Award”- $50 certificate on fuel for misfortune in A-Main (www.vpracingfuels.com)
*Wayne Bowen Racing Supply (www.waynebowenracing.com)
*Wehrs Machine & Racing Products- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #1 ($50.00 product certificate per heat win; free set of bird cages to be given away at series banquet) (www.wehrsmachine.com)
*Wiles Driveshafts- Official Sponsor of Heat Race #4 (www.wilesdriveshafts.com)
*Willy’s Carbs- “Official Sponsor of Heat Race #6- Miscellaneous Carb Tools (www.willyscarbs.com)
Series Director- Niles Lauderbaugh-(270)576-2969(nileslauderbaugh@cinergymetro.net)
Sponsorship Information
Office- (270) 710-1697
FAX- (270) 710-1597
Email- amodseries@live.com
Website- www.americanmodifiedseries.com
