6/17/2023
Kyle Steffens
Quartet of Top-5 Finishes for Steffens
Kyle Steffens entered the first four rounds of the Summit Racing Equipment DIRTcar Modified Summer Nationals last week.
Action opened on Wednesday at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway, where 18 entries took to the 1/4-mile oval. After qualifying third fastest in time trials, Steffens slipped to a fifth-place finish in his heat race, which lined him up ninth for the feature. He was able to rebound to a third-place finish in the feature behind Allen Weisser and Tyler Nicely.
Thursday action brought the team to Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway, where the entry list great to 24. For the second-straight night Kyle qualified third fastest, but raced to a second-place finish in his heat race to earn the fifth-starting spot for the feature. Passing three competitors in the 25-lap feature, Steffens notched a runner-up finish behind Tyler Nicely.
The Gundaker family-owned Tri-City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, Ill.) welcomed the traveling tour on Friday night. A talent laden field of 29 DIRTcar Modified entries filled the pit area. Via preliminary action, Steffens locked into the fourth-starting spot for the feature. He went on to record a fourth-place finish behind Michael Long, Kenny Wallace, and Rick Conoyer.
The ultra-busy weekend for Steffens Motorsports drew to a close on Saturday night at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway, where 36 racers set their sites on the $2,000 top prize. Kyle followed up the fourth-fastest time in his qualifying group with a runner-up finish in his heat race to lock into the seventh-starting spot for the 30-lap feature. He raced past four competitors to finish third behind Mike Harrison and Michael Ledford.
Full weekend results are available at www.DIRTcarSummernationals.com.
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