Hartford, MI – Coming into championship night at Hartford Motor Speedway’s $5000 to win Dealer’s Choice Jacob Poel trailed point leader Mark Anderson by 5 points in the series championships point race. The Spring Lake, MI driver had to finish four spots ahead of Anderson to take over the top spot and win the tour’s inaugural championship. With 66 of the best modified drivers in the Midwest on hand for the mega event the task was not going to be an easy one. The night started off with a bad pill draw relegating him to the next to last starting position, right next to Anderson. But that was where the bad luck ended. Poel went on to win his stacked heat race putting him on the pole for the A Main. Pole then dominated the 30 lap event leading flag to flag to pick up his second tour win and the championship in the process. By winning the race and the championship Poel took home $9000 on cash and prizes.
Jacob Poel and Bub Patrick led the field to green with Poel jumping to the lead followed closely by Ken Schrader and Curt Spaulding. The races first caution would fly before the first lap could be completed. The ten car pileup collected point leader Mark Anderson.
On the restart Poel once again jumped out to the lead with Schrader following in second. By lap 5 Poel was checking out on the field. Caution on lap 7 once again closed the field on Poel’s bumper for the restart. Once back under green Poel pulled rocketed away from the field while Schrader and Spaulding battled for second.
On lap 9 Schrader secured the runner up spot from Spaulding and set out to reel in Poel. By the halfway point Poel had developed almost a full straight lead on Schrader and looked unstoppable. With the leader working traffic the battle for third heated up as Spaulding began getting a challenge from Aaron Morey and Hartford Motor Speedway UMP Modified champion Frank Marshall.
Spaulding and Morey raced side by side for multiple laps with Spaulding able to hold off Morey at the line each time. With Spaulding working the high side, Morey working the low groove and Marshall looking to make it three wide, Morey finally cleared Spaulding our of turn 2 on lap 19 with Marshall following for fourth.
By lap 25 Poel was working heavy lapped traffic allowing Schrader to cut the lead in half. But Poel was too strong and would go one to take the $5000 win and the inaugural championship.
Following Poel to the checkers were Ken Schrader, Aaron Morey, Frank Marshall and Curt Spaulding. Rounding out the top ten were Bub Patrick, Kevin Weaver, Scott Orr, Dan DeLong and Randy Woodling.
The $5000 was the largest payout in Michigan modified history. After the event the top thirty were honored in an awards ceremony where they received their championship point fund monies and product certificates. Poel collected $3000 for winning the championship and also received a $1000 certificate from Dart Machinery. Mark Anderson finished second and collected $2,000 in points money with Aaron Morey finishing third and collecting $1,000 in points money. In total Michigan Dirt Cup paid out over $15,000 in points funds money and prizes to the top 30 drivers of tour Saturday night.
Heat race winners were Andy Sprague, Bub Patrick, Jacob Poel, Ken Schrader, Curt Spalding and Randy Woodling.
B Main winners were Jeff Sayles, Mark Anderson and Todd Fuetz.
The Michigan Dirt Cup officials would like to thank Ken Schrader for bringing out his Breast Cancer Awareness car and competing with the MDC regulars. Officials would also like to thank all the competitors and sponsors that made the inaugural season such a success.
To learn more about the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour visit ww.michigandirtcup.com.
Dealer’s Choice Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour Results:
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #1 (top 3 transfer)
1. Andy Sprague; 2. Kevin Weaver; 3. Joe Rokos; 4. Chris May; 5. Travis Stemler; 6. Kevin Miller; 7. Scott McKenzie; 8. James Hadley; 9. Rick Sills; 10. Mark Hotovy; 11. Todd Cowan.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #2 (top 3 transfer)
1. Bub Patrick; 2. Aaron Morey; 3. Rich Robinson; 4. Jeff Sayles; 5. Joe Fowler; 6. Scott Martin; 7. Brian Brindley; 8. John Allen; 9. Dennis Taghon; 10. Jon Hadley; 11. Darrell Lowe.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #3 (top 3 transfer)
1. Jacob Poel; 2. Jared Guinn; 3. Brian Ruhlman; 4. Tom Bell; 5. Bob Pohlman. Jr.; 6. Mark Anderson; 7. Cody Bauer; 8. Roger Steig; 9. Collin Thirlby; 10. Jeffery Erickson; 11. Todd Valley.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #4 (top 3 transfer)
1. Ken Schrader; 2. Scott Orr; 3. Dan DeLong; 4. Kevin Reeve; 5. Randy Frank; 6. Clayton Smith; 7. Steven Pena; 8. Chad Spencer; 9. Shawn Schultz; 10. Dan DeYoung; 11. Mark Kurth.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #5 (top 3 transfer)
1. Curt Spalding; 2. Frank Marshall; 3. Aaron Orr; 4. Todd Feutz; 5. Brad Wilson; 6. John McClure; 7. Bob Baldwin; 8. Tim Dalman; 9. Ryan Ritchie; 10. James Kimmel; 11. Mark Hotovy.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #6 (top 3 transfer)
1. Randy Woodling; 2. Jesse Bitterling; 3. Steve Shellenberger; 4. Chris Collier; 5. Kurt Allison; 6. Ryan Disterheft; 7. Corey Partin; 8. Eddie Reyes; 9. Shannon Fisk; 10. Travis Stemler; 11. Larry Vanderwoude.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 12 Lap B Main #1 (winner transfers)
1. Jeff Sayles; 2. JR Hotovy; 3. Joe Fowler; 4. Brian Brindley; 5. Tim Stemler; 6. Chris May; 7. Scott Martin; 8. Kevin Miller; 9. Darrell Lowe; 10. Scott McKenzie; 11. Dennis Taghon; 12. John Allen; 13. James Hadley; DNS: Rick Sills; DNS: Jon Hadley; DNS: Todd Cowan.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 12 Lap B Main #2 (winner transfers)
1. Mark Anderson; 2. Bob Pohlman, Jr.; 3. Kevin Reeve; 4. Cody Bauer; 5. Chad Spencer; 6. Roger Steig; 7. Clayton Smith; 8. Steven Pena; 9. Mark Kurth; 10. Jeffrey Erickson; 11. Randy Frank; 12. Dan DeYoung; 13. Todd Valley; 14. Collin Thirlby; 15. Shawn Schultz; 16. Tom Bell.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 12 Lap B Main #3 (winner transfers)
1.Todd Fuetz; 2. Chris Collier; 3. John McClure; 4. Brad Wilson; 5. Shannon Fisk; 6. Ryan Disterheft; 7. Bob Baldwin; 8. Corey Partin; 9. Tim Dalman; 10. Kurt Allison; 11. Travis Stemler; 12. Eddie Reyes; 13. James Kimmel; 14. Ryan Ritchie; 15. Larry Vanderwoude; 16. Mark Hotovy.
Dealer’s Choice Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 30 Lap A Main
1. Jacob Poel; 2. Ken Schrader; 3. Aaron Morey; 4. Frank Marshall; 5. Curt Spalding; 6. Bub Patrick; 7. Kevin Weaver; 8. Scott Orr; 9. Dan DeLong; 10. Randy Woodling; 11. Rich Robinson; 12. Aaron Orr; 13. Todd Fuetz; 14. Steve Shellenberger; 15. Mark Anderson; 16. Joe Rokos; 17. Andy Sprague; 18. Brian Ruhlman; 19. Jared Guinn; 20. Jesse Bitterling; 21. Jeff Sayles.
Final Point Standings as of October 1. 2011
Rank Car Driver Behind Total Pts I-96 Butler Winston Cherry MP Hartford
1 82 Jacob Poel Leader 385 55 48 75 70 62 75
2 43 Mark Anderson -19 366 75 72 66 53 49 51
3 2k Aaron Morey -23 362 68 36 49 64 75 70
4 0 Marc Kurth -53 332 56 70 50 75 43 38
5 77r Joe Rokos -60 325 42 58 70 62 43 50
6 15 Rich Robinson Jr. -64 321 58 49 46 47 66 55
7 19F Joey Fowler -75 310 27 75 64 56 44 44
8 2 Travis Stemler -84 301 53 51 52 41 68 36
9 1E Jeff Erickson Jr. -86 299 72 64 35 45 46 37
10 39 Chad Spencer -92 293 43 56 58 55 39 42
11 1s Andy Sprague -102 283 64 48 72 50 49
12 4b Brian Brindley -103 282 33 45 43 60 58 43
13 18 Todd Feutz -104 281 68 53 66 41 53
14 20 Dan DeLong -106 279 60 50 35 37 39 58
15 21 Brad Wilson -114 271 66 43 41 43 35 43
16 22 Tim Stemler -125 260 54 45 41 42 36 42
17 44 James Kimmel -129 256 48 44 54 39 37 34
18 19 Cody Bauer -138 247 41 40 37 35 51 43
19 25 Ed Reyes -139 246 51 47 25 44 44 35
20 32x Ryan Ritchie -145 240 25 38 56 44 44 33
The Michigan Dirt Cup would like to thank all its sponsors including: Allstar Performance, Lane Automotive, Safety Kleen, K&N Filters, Aeroquip Performance Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Renegade Racing Fuels and Lubricants, Automotive Racing Products, Dart, Wiles Racing Shafts, KRC Power Steering, RPM Wholesale Auto Parts, Jones Racing Products, Keyser Manufacturing, Port City Racing, ISC Race Tape, Hoosier, Outerwears, Homestead Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Slick Offroad Wash, Ruhlman Race Cars, Mr. Gasket Co., QA1, Racer’s Speed Shop, Howe Racing and Integra Shocks.
Jacob Poel and Bub Patrick led the field to green with Poel jumping to the lead followed closely by Ken Schrader and Curt Spaulding. The races first caution would fly before the first lap could be completed. The ten car pileup collected point leader Mark Anderson.
On the restart Poel once again jumped out to the lead with Schrader following in second. By lap 5 Poel was checking out on the field. Caution on lap 7 once again closed the field on Poel’s bumper for the restart. Once back under green Poel pulled rocketed away from the field while Schrader and Spaulding battled for second.
On lap 9 Schrader secured the runner up spot from Spaulding and set out to reel in Poel. By the halfway point Poel had developed almost a full straight lead on Schrader and looked unstoppable. With the leader working traffic the battle for third heated up as Spaulding began getting a challenge from Aaron Morey and Hartford Motor Speedway UMP Modified champion Frank Marshall.
Spaulding and Morey raced side by side for multiple laps with Spaulding able to hold off Morey at the line each time. With Spaulding working the high side, Morey working the low groove and Marshall looking to make it three wide, Morey finally cleared Spaulding our of turn 2 on lap 19 with Marshall following for fourth.
By lap 25 Poel was working heavy lapped traffic allowing Schrader to cut the lead in half. But Poel was too strong and would go one to take the $5000 win and the inaugural championship.
Following Poel to the checkers were Ken Schrader, Aaron Morey, Frank Marshall and Curt Spaulding. Rounding out the top ten were Bub Patrick, Kevin Weaver, Scott Orr, Dan DeLong and Randy Woodling.
The $5000 was the largest payout in Michigan modified history. After the event the top thirty were honored in an awards ceremony where they received their championship point fund monies and product certificates. Poel collected $3000 for winning the championship and also received a $1000 certificate from Dart Machinery. Mark Anderson finished second and collected $2,000 in points money with Aaron Morey finishing third and collecting $1,000 in points money. In total Michigan Dirt Cup paid out over $15,000 in points funds money and prizes to the top 30 drivers of tour Saturday night.
Heat race winners were Andy Sprague, Bub Patrick, Jacob Poel, Ken Schrader, Curt Spalding and Randy Woodling.
B Main winners were Jeff Sayles, Mark Anderson and Todd Fuetz.
The Michigan Dirt Cup officials would like to thank Ken Schrader for bringing out his Breast Cancer Awareness car and competing with the MDC regulars. Officials would also like to thank all the competitors and sponsors that made the inaugural season such a success.
To learn more about the Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour visit ww.michigandirtcup.com.
Dealer’s Choice Michigan Dirt Cup Allstar Performance Modified Tour Results:
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #1 (top 3 transfer)
1. Andy Sprague; 2. Kevin Weaver; 3. Joe Rokos; 4. Chris May; 5. Travis Stemler; 6. Kevin Miller; 7. Scott McKenzie; 8. James Hadley; 9. Rick Sills; 10. Mark Hotovy; 11. Todd Cowan.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #2 (top 3 transfer)
1. Bub Patrick; 2. Aaron Morey; 3. Rich Robinson; 4. Jeff Sayles; 5. Joe Fowler; 6. Scott Martin; 7. Brian Brindley; 8. John Allen; 9. Dennis Taghon; 10. Jon Hadley; 11. Darrell Lowe.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #3 (top 3 transfer)
1. Jacob Poel; 2. Jared Guinn; 3. Brian Ruhlman; 4. Tom Bell; 5. Bob Pohlman. Jr.; 6. Mark Anderson; 7. Cody Bauer; 8. Roger Steig; 9. Collin Thirlby; 10. Jeffery Erickson; 11. Todd Valley.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #4 (top 3 transfer)
1. Ken Schrader; 2. Scott Orr; 3. Dan DeLong; 4. Kevin Reeve; 5. Randy Frank; 6. Clayton Smith; 7. Steven Pena; 8. Chad Spencer; 9. Shawn Schultz; 10. Dan DeYoung; 11. Mark Kurth.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #5 (top 3 transfer)
1. Curt Spalding; 2. Frank Marshall; 3. Aaron Orr; 4. Todd Feutz; 5. Brad Wilson; 6. John McClure; 7. Bob Baldwin; 8. Tim Dalman; 9. Ryan Ritchie; 10. James Kimmel; 11. Mark Hotovy.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 10 Lap Heat Race #6 (top 3 transfer)
1. Randy Woodling; 2. Jesse Bitterling; 3. Steve Shellenberger; 4. Chris Collier; 5. Kurt Allison; 6. Ryan Disterheft; 7. Corey Partin; 8. Eddie Reyes; 9. Shannon Fisk; 10. Travis Stemler; 11. Larry Vanderwoude.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 12 Lap B Main #1 (winner transfers)
1. Jeff Sayles; 2. JR Hotovy; 3. Joe Fowler; 4. Brian Brindley; 5. Tim Stemler; 6. Chris May; 7. Scott Martin; 8. Kevin Miller; 9. Darrell Lowe; 10. Scott McKenzie; 11. Dennis Taghon; 12. John Allen; 13. James Hadley; DNS: Rick Sills; DNS: Jon Hadley; DNS: Todd Cowan.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 12 Lap B Main #2 (winner transfers)
1. Mark Anderson; 2. Bob Pohlman, Jr.; 3. Kevin Reeve; 4. Cody Bauer; 5. Chad Spencer; 6. Roger Steig; 7. Clayton Smith; 8. Steven Pena; 9. Mark Kurth; 10. Jeffrey Erickson; 11. Randy Frank; 12. Dan DeYoung; 13. Todd Valley; 14. Collin Thirlby; 15. Shawn Schultz; 16. Tom Bell.
Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 12 Lap B Main #3 (winner transfers)
1.Todd Fuetz; 2. Chris Collier; 3. John McClure; 4. Brad Wilson; 5. Shannon Fisk; 6. Ryan Disterheft; 7. Bob Baldwin; 8. Corey Partin; 9. Tim Dalman; 10. Kurt Allison; 11. Travis Stemler; 12. Eddie Reyes; 13. James Kimmel; 14. Ryan Ritchie; 15. Larry Vanderwoude; 16. Mark Hotovy.
Dealer’s Choice Michigan Dirt Cup UMP Modified 30 Lap A Main
1. Jacob Poel; 2. Ken Schrader; 3. Aaron Morey; 4. Frank Marshall; 5. Curt Spalding; 6. Bub Patrick; 7. Kevin Weaver; 8. Scott Orr; 9. Dan DeLong; 10. Randy Woodling; 11. Rich Robinson; 12. Aaron Orr; 13. Todd Fuetz; 14. Steve Shellenberger; 15. Mark Anderson; 16. Joe Rokos; 17. Andy Sprague; 18. Brian Ruhlman; 19. Jared Guinn; 20. Jesse Bitterling; 21. Jeff Sayles.
Final Point Standings as of October 1. 2011
Rank Car Driver Behind Total Pts I-96 Butler Winston Cherry MP Hartford
1 82 Jacob Poel Leader 385 55 48 75 70 62 75
2 43 Mark Anderson -19 366 75 72 66 53 49 51
3 2k Aaron Morey -23 362 68 36 49 64 75 70
4 0 Marc Kurth -53 332 56 70 50 75 43 38
5 77r Joe Rokos -60 325 42 58 70 62 43 50
6 15 Rich Robinson Jr. -64 321 58 49 46 47 66 55
7 19F Joey Fowler -75 310 27 75 64 56 44 44
8 2 Travis Stemler -84 301 53 51 52 41 68 36
9 1E Jeff Erickson Jr. -86 299 72 64 35 45 46 37
10 39 Chad Spencer -92 293 43 56 58 55 39 42
11 1s Andy Sprague -102 283 64 48 72 50 49
12 4b Brian Brindley -103 282 33 45 43 60 58 43
13 18 Todd Feutz -104 281 68 53 66 41 53
14 20 Dan DeLong -106 279 60 50 35 37 39 58
15 21 Brad Wilson -114 271 66 43 41 43 35 43
16 22 Tim Stemler -125 260 54 45 41 42 36 42
17 44 James Kimmel -129 256 48 44 54 39 37 34
18 19 Cody Bauer -138 247 41 40 37 35 51 43
19 25 Ed Reyes -139 246 51 47 25 44 44 35
20 32x Ryan Ritchie -145 240 25 38 56 44 44 33
The Michigan Dirt Cup would like to thank all its sponsors including: Allstar Performance, Lane Automotive, Safety Kleen, K&N Filters, Aeroquip Performance Products, Landrum Performance Springs, Renegade Racing Fuels and Lubricants, Automotive Racing Products, Dart, Wiles Racing Shafts, KRC Power Steering, RPM Wholesale Auto Parts, Jones Racing Products, Keyser Manufacturing, Port City Racing, ISC Race Tape, Hoosier, Outerwears, Homestead Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Slick Offroad Wash, Ruhlman Race Cars, Mr. Gasket Co., QA1, Racer’s Speed Shop, Howe Racing and Integra Shocks.
