10/23/2021
Summit American Modified Series
Lee Wins Finale, Shaw Takes Series Championship
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(Sept 23, 2021) – The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series wrapped up the 2021 season on Saturday night at Florence Speedway. Not only was a hefty $2,000 payday on the line but also the crowing of the 2021 champion was set to take place.
34 cars signed in and looked to lay down the quickest lap in Allstar Performance qualifying. Adam Stricker was the overall quickest at 17.696 seconds from Group A. Victor Lee of Danville, KY was quickest in Group B at 17.943 seconds. Qualifying set the lineups for four heat races.
In Hypercoils Heat Race #1 Brandon Green picked up the heat race win over fast qualifier Adam Stricker. Kyle Schornick and David Spille took the other two transfer spots into the night’s feature event.
It was William Harger who came home with the win in Willy’s Carb & Dyno Heat Race #2. Brian Shaw, Jason Bilyeu, and Larry Pickelheimer also came home in the top four.
The “Lincoln Leadfoot” Victor Lee won Fast Shafts Heat Race #3. Bryan Barber finished second and moved on to the main event. The final transfer cars were Richard Gibson and Jeremy Rayburn.
In Heat #4 presented by Maxima Oil veteran driver Rick Corbin got the win. Teegan Embrey got second. Pete Holt and Steve Clemmons grabbed the final transfer spots in heat race action.
It took two VP Racing Fuel B-Mains to set the rest of the field. Corey Skipton and Scotty Kincaid transferred from B-Main #1. Joe Smith and Chris Smith survived to move on from B-Main #2.
The thirty lap $2,000 to win event was cut to twenty laps after a nearly three-hour rain delay slowed the start of the 2021 season finale. The final event started off with Brandon Green taking the lead down into turn one. But Green slid up the racing surface and Victor Lee was able to use the crossover move to take the lead down the back straight away. Victor Lee never looked back and held off the field on a couple of restarts to pick up the $2,000 payday. Green would come home in the runner up spot. Series points leader Brain Shaw improved from the seventh starting spot to finish out the podium. William Harger and Rock Corbin rounded out the top five.
The SPEC Racing Engines Hard Charger of the night was Chris Smith who gained seven positions in the feature event.
With his third-place finish Brian Shaw was able to wrap up his 2021 Summit Racing American Modified Series title. With perfect attendance and consistent finishes Brian was able to capture the title he had been so close to winning in years past. Brain gave a lot of credit to sponsors Crosley and Ted Browns Quality Paint & Auto Body for their support.
This put the cap on the 2021 race season for the American Modified Series. Series officials are excited and already in the planning stages for 2022. The series wants to thank all the drivers, crews, fans, sponsors, and racetracks for helping make the 2021 season a success.
Be sure to follow the American Modified Series Facebook and Twitter pages to stay up to date in the off season on series news and announcements. You can also go to www.americanmodifiedseries.com for all series news and information.
Official Results:
A Feature 1 30 Laps | Summit Racing Equipment
- 4-Victor Lee[2]; 2. 51-Brandon Green[1]; 3. 1S-Brian Shaw[7]; 4. 147-William (Bill) harger[3]; 5. 9-Rick Corbin[4]; 6. 68-Adam Stricker[5]; 7. 10B-Bryan Barber[6]; 8. 26-Jason Bilyeu[11]; 9. 11-Jeremy Rayburn[14]; 10. 11H-Pete Holt[12]; 11. 15-Richard Gibson[10]; 12. 10P-Larry Pickelheimer Jr[15]; 13. 20-Chris Smith[20]; 14. 711-David Spille[13]; 15. 1C-steve clemmoms[16]; 16. 556-Joe Smith[18]; 17. 10-Jason Highley[21]; 18. (DNS) 99-Teegan Embrey; 19. (DNS) 23-Kyle Schornick; 20. (DNS) 07S-Cory Skipton; 21. (DNS) K12-Scotty Kincaid
B Feature 1 10 Laps | VP Racing Fuels - 07S-Cory Skipton[1]; 2. K12-Scotty Kincaid[3]; 3. 42-Bo LeMastus[6]; 4. 7-travis blust[9]; 5. 97-Shawn Brown[8]; 6. 1M-Ryan Morton[4]; 7. 17-Nick Snell[2]; 8. 17V-Nathan Vawter[7]; 9. 33G-davey gantt[5]
B Feature 2 10 Laps | VP Racing Fuels - 556-Joe Smith[2]; 2. 20-Chris Smith[4]; 3. 18-Josh Walker[5]; 4. 43-Mike Douglas[3]; 5. 99M-Kyle Mitchell[7]; 6. 13B-Eric Bradford[6]; 7. 10-Jason Highley[1]; 8. 4D-Eli Dalton[8]; 9. 418-Michael Wesselman[9]
Heat 1 8 Laps | Hypercoils - 51-Brandon Green[2]; 2. 68-Adam Stricker[1]; 3. 23-Kyle Schornick[3]; 4. 711-David Spille[5]; 5. 07S-Cory Skipton[4]; 6. 33G-davey gantt[7]; 7. 17V-Nathan Vawter[8]; 8. 7-travis blust[9]; 9. K12-Scotty Kincaid[6]
Heat 2 8 Laps | Willy's Carb & Dyno - 147-William (Bill) harger[1]; 2. 1S-Brian Shaw[2]; 3. 26-Jason Bilyeu[4]; 4. 10P-Larry Pickelheimer Jr[6]; 5. 17-Nick Snell[5]; 6. 1M-Ryan Morton[7]; 7. 42-Bo LeMastus[8]; 8. 97-Shawn Brown[3]
Heat 3 8 Laps | Fast Shafts - 4-Victor Lee[1]; 2. 10B-Bryan Barber[2]; 3. 15-Richard Gibson[4]; 4. 11-Jeremy Rayburn[3]; 5. 10-Jason Highley[5]; 6. 43-Mike Douglas[7]; 7. 18-Josh Walker[8]; 8. 99M-Kyle Mitchell[6]; 9. (DNS) 418-Michael Wesselman
Heat 4 8 Laps | Maxima OIl - 9-Rick Corbin[1]; 2. 99-Teegan Embrey[3]; 3. 11H-Pete Holt[2]; 4. 1C-steve clemmoms[4]; 5. 556-Joe Smith[5]; 6. 20-Chris Smith[7]; 7. 13B-Eric Bradford[8]; 8. 4D-Eli Dalton[6]
Qualifying 1 2 Laps | Allstar Performance - 68-Adam Stricker, 00:17.696[7]; 2. 147-William (Bill) harger, 00:17.966[13]; 3. 51-Brandon Green, 00:18.051[17]; 4. 1S-Brian Shaw, 00:18.335[11]; 5. 23-Kyle Schornick, 00:18.353[12]; 6. 97-Shawn Brown, 00:18.452[1]; 7. 07S-Cory Skipton, 00:18.461[4]; 8. 26-Jason Bilyeu, 00:18.509[8]; 9. 711-David Spille, 00:18.520[10]; 10. 17-Nick Snell, 00:18.554[5]; 11. K12-Scotty Kincaid, 00:18.600[9]; 12. 10P-Larry Pickelheimer Jr, 00:18.746[6]; 13. 33G-davey gantt, 00:18.809[3]; 14. 1M-Ryan Morton, 00:18.896[15]; 15. 17V-Nathan Vawter, 00:19.349[14]; 16. 42-Bo LeMastus, 00:19.780[16]; 17. 7-travis blust, 00:27.230[2]
Qualifying 2 2 Laps | Allstar Performance - 4-Victor Lee, 00:17.943[3]; 2. 9-Rick Corbin, 00:18.045[11]; 3. 10B-Bryan Barber, 00:18.110[10]; 4. 11H-Pete Holt, 00:18.300[5]; 5. 11-Jeremy Rayburn, 00:18.534[7]; 6. 99-Teegan Embrey, 00:18.779[15]; 7. 15-Richard Gibson, 00:18.881[14]; 8. 1C-steve clemmoms, 00:18.971[2]; 9. 10-Jason Highley, 00:19.372[16]; 10. 556-Joe Smith, 00:19.584[9]; 11. 99M-Kyle Mitchell, 00:19.630[4]; 12. 4D-Eli Dalton, 00:19.644[8]; 13. 43-Mike Douglas, 00:19.745[1]; 14. 20-Chris Smith, 00:19.908[12]; 15. 18-Josh Walker, 00:20.524[17]; 16. 13B-Eric Bradford, 00:21.293[6]; 17. 418-Michael Wesselman, 00:40.431[13]
Contingency / Award Winners
Allstar Performance (Overall Fast Qualifier) $100 Certificate Adam Stricker
FAST (Opposing Group Fast Qualifier) Victor Lee
HYPERCOILS (Heat #1 Winner) (1) 5" Spring Certificate Brandon Green
Willy's Carb & Dyno (Heat #2 Winner) $100 Certificate William Harper
Fast Shafts (Heat #3 Winner) Victor Lee
Maxima Oils (Heat #4 Winner) Rick Corbin
SPEC RACING ENGINES (HARD CHARGER) Chris Smith
PEM RACING (5th Place Finish) Quick Change Gear Set (Upgrade Option) Rick Corbin
Hooker Harness (6th Place finish in feature) $75 Certificate Adam Stricker
WILWOOD DISC BRAKES (Lucky 7th Place Finish) $50 Certificate Bryan Barber
FOX RACING SHOX (Lucky 13th Place Finish) $100 Certificate Chris Smith
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
