7/12/2021
Summit American Modified Series
Nicely Goes Back to Back After Win at Moler
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(July 9, 2021) – The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series invaded Moler Raceway Park on Friday night for a $1,500 to win event with special bonuses on the line. After a win at Circle City last weekend defending points champion Tyler Nicely was looking to continue his winning ways at Moler. Larry Pickleheimer put together some special money for the Modified drivers Friday night. This included a $1,000 to win dash for the top six qualifiers and $500 to each heat race winner.
The added money on the line helped bring out 36 cars to compete in the event at Moler. In Allstar Performance qualifying it was Tyler Nicely who laid down the quickest lap at 13.942 seconds. Second fastest was Daniel Dehner at 14.063 seconds. This set up the stage for the $1,000 to win Dash and three heat races to set the field for the nights main event.
In the $1,000 to win Dash it was Brian Barber who muscled his way to the lead and took home the prize. In the six-lap dash he bested Daniel Dehner, who came home second and Tyler Nicely who settled for third. Brain Daniels, Adam Stricker, and Josh Harris were the other drivers who partook in the dash. These drivers finish set the starting line-up for the first three rows of the feature event.
In Hypercoils sponsored Heat Race #1 it was Parkersburg, WV driver KC Burdette that held off series points leader Brain Shaw for the win. Taylor Cook from Stanley, NC came home third. Jimmy Lennox took the final transfer spot to participate in the main event.
J.T. Ayers came from the third starting spot to win Willy’s Carb & Dyno Heat Race #2. Pete Holt finished second with Cole Falloway in third. American Modified Series regular Jason Highley finished fourth and nabbed the final transfer spot.
In the final Heat Race #3 presented by Fast Shafts, it was Milton, KY Trent Green who used the pole starting spot to get the win. Late Model standout Tyler Carpenter came home in the second spot in the 1C machine. Chris Wilson and Jim Smith took the last spots to advance to the feature event.
It took a VP Race Fuels B-Main to finish out the field for the nights $1,500 to win main event. Tyler Allison and Patrick Alcorn were the two to advance on to the main event. Point standings current runner up Richard Gibson had to take a provisional to make the show. Corey Skipton and Caleb Verdon were also award provisional starting spots.
After starting the feature in the third spot Tyler Nicely was able to pick up the win for his second in a row on the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series tour. Daniel Dehner who started second was able to come home right where he started in the runner up spot. Adam Stricker came from the fifth starting spot to round out the podium. The big dash winner Bryan Barber and Josh Harris came home in fourth and fifth. The hard charger for the night was Richard Gibson who improved ten spots in the feature event. He started 21st and came home 11th.
The next series events will take place next weekend at Cedar Ridge Speedway for the Hope for Harlie two-day benefit race Friday and Saturday July 16 & 17. Also, the series will be in action Sunday night at the Action Track in Terre Haute for the 1st Annual Tim Wolfe Memorial event. For all the event info go to the Facebook Event page on the American Modified Series page. It will be updated with info as we close in on the event.
Official Results:
Summit Racing Equipment Feature: 1. 25-Tyler Nicely[3]; 2. 41-Daniel Dehner[2]; 3. 68-Adam Stricker[5]; 4. 10B-Bryan Barber[1]; 5. 22-Josh Harris[6]; 6. 66-Cole Falloway[14]; 7. 1S-Brian Shaw[10]; 8. 28-JT Ayers[8]; 9. 11H-Pete Holt[11]; 10. S21-Brian Daniels[4]; 11. 15-Richard Gibson[21]; 12. 8-Jimmy Lennex[16]; 13. 10-Jason Highley[17]; 14. 07S-Cory Skipton[22]; 15. 57-Caleb Verdon[23]; 16. T3-Jim Smith[18]; 17. 2-Tyler Allison[19]; 18. 21-Taylor Cook[13]; 19. 44-KC Burdette[7]; 20. 1C-Tyler Carpenter[12]; 21. 127-Chris Wilson[15]; 22. 02-Patrick Alcorn[20]; 23. 14G-Trent Green[9]
VP Fuels B Feature: 1. 2-Tyler Allison[3]; 2. 02-Patrick Alcorn[1]; 3. 91S-Blake Naylor[7]; 4. 07S-Cory Skipton[4]; 5. 1H-John Holt[8]; 6. 57-Caleb Verdon[2]; 7. 14-Bill Shannon[11]; 8. 22W-Mike Weber[10]; 9. 556-Joe Smith[15]; 10. 15-Richard Gibson[5]; 11. G2-Glenn Keaton Jr[16]
Dash 1: 1. 10B-Bryan Barber[2]; 2. 41-Daniel Dehner[1]; 3. 25-Tyler Nicely[3]; 4. S21-Brian Daniels[4]; 5. 68-Adam Stricker[6]; 6. 22-Josh Harris[5]
Hypercoils Heat 1: 1. 44-KC Burdette[1]; 2. 1S-Brian Shaw[2]; 3. 21-Taylor Cook[3]; 4. 8-Jimmy Lennex[4]; 5. 02-Patrick Alcorn[6]; 6. 07S-Cory Skipton[7]; 7. 91S-Blake Naylor[8]; 8. 22W-Mike Weber[10]; 9. C14-Cody Hegreberg[9]
Willys Carb and Dyno Heat 2: 1. 28-JT Ayers[3]; 2. 11H-Pete Holt[1]; 3. 66-Cole Falloway[5]; 4. 10-Jason Highley[4]; 5. 57-Caleb Verdon[6]; 6. 15-Richard Gibson[2]; 7. 1H-John Holt[7]; 8. 42-Bo LeMastus[9]; 9. 14-Bill Shannon[10]; 10. G2-Glenn Keaton Jr[8]
Fast Shafts Heat 3: 1. 14G-Trent Green[1]; 2. 1C-Tyler Carpenter[2]; 3. 127-Chris Wilson[3]; 4. T3-Jim Smith[7]; 5. 2-Tyler Allison[4]; 6. 31-Jeff Surber[6]; 7. 4-Eli Dalton[10]; 8. 17M-Matt Hundley[8]; 9. 556-Joe Smith[9]
Allstar Performance Qualifyng 1: 1. 25-Tyler Nicely, 00:13.942[25]; 2. 41-Daniel Dehner, 00:14.063[23]; 3. 68-Adam Stricker, 00:14.110[10]; 4. S21-Brian Daniels, 00:14.127[32]; 5. 10B-Bryan Barber, 00:14.154[9]; 6. 22-Josh Harris, 00:14.228[34]; 7. 44-KC Burdette, 00:14.248[36]; 8. 11H-Pete Holt, 00:14.251[13]; 9. 14G-Trent Green, 00:14.291[19]; 10. 1S-Brian Shaw, 00:14.456[11]; 11. 15-Richard Gibson, 00:14.459[16]; 12. 1C-Tyler Carpenter, 00:14.500[1]; 13. 21-Taylor Cook, 00:14.525[8]; 14. 28-JT Ayers, 00:14.569[35]; 15. 127-Chris Wilson, 00:14.574[4]; 16. 8-Jimmy Lennex, 00:14.575[22]; 17. 10-Jason Highley, 00:14.669[28]; 18. 2-Tyler Allison, 00:14.679[33]; 19. 03-Gerald Greene, 00:14.695[30]; 20. 66-Cole Falloway, 00:14.731[12]; 21. 9-Rick Corbin, 00:14.773[14]; 22. 02-Patrick Alcorn, 00:14.787[24]; 23. 57-Caleb Verdon, 00:14.899[17]; 24. 31-Jeff Surber, 00:14.940[2]; 25. 07S-Cory Skipton, 00:15.037[7]; 26. 1H-John Holt, 00:15.054[5]; 27. T3-Jim Smith, 00:15.105[6]; 28. 91S-Blake Naylor, 00:15.122[20]; 29. G2-Glenn Keaton Jr, 00:15.341[29]; 30. 17M-Matt Hundley, 00:15.593[31]; 31. C14-Cody Hegreberg, 00:15.683[27]; 32. 42-Bo LeMastus, 00:15.745[3]; 33. 556-Joe Smith, 00:15.877[18]; 34. 22W-Mike Weber, 00:15.892[21]; 35. 14-Bill Shannon, 00:15.996[15]; 36. 4-Eli Dalton, 00:16.011[26]
Contingency / Award Winners
Allstar Performance (Overall Fast Qualifier) $100 Certificate Tyler Nicely
HYPERCOILS (Heat #1 Winner) (1) 5" Spring Certificate KC Burdette
Willy's Carb & Dyno (Heat #2 Winner) $100 Certificate JT Ayers
FAST SHAFTS (Heat #3 Winner or 3rd in Feature) $75 Certificate Trent Green
SPEC RACING ENGINES (HARD CHARGER) Richard Gibson
PEM RACING (5th Place Finish) Quick Change Gear Set (Upgrade Option) Josh Harris
Hooker Harness (6th Place finish in feature) $75 Certificate Cole Falloway
WILWOOD DISC BRAKES (Lucky 7th Place Finish) $50 Certificate Brain Shaw
FOX RACING SHOX (Lucky 13th Place Finish) $100 Certificate Jason Highley
VP RACING FUELS (Hard Luck Award, "A" Main Last Place) VP Fuel Jug Trent Green
Special Thanks to all Series Sponsors: Summit Racing Equipment, Dale Meers Racing Engines, QuickCar Racing Products, Bruce’s Lawn & Tree Care, VP Racing Fuels, Hampton Inn & Suites – Bloomington, IL, KB Graphics, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Allstar Performance, Fast Ignition Systems, Hypercoil. Willy’s Carb & Dyno, Fast Shafts, Maxima Racing Oil, PEM Racing, Hooker Harness, Wilwood Brakes, Fox Racing Shox, Wiles Drive Shafts, SPEC Racing Engines, MLR Fabricating, Racing Performance Media
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Article Credit: Tyson Graves
Submitted By: Dewayne Ragland
