By Jordan Morris
PEVELY, Mo. — June 28, 2014 — Mike Harrison looked to be in championship form Saturday night, claiming his series leading third victory of the 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment season at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.
Track owner Ken Schrader, of Fenton, Mo., and Michael Long of Quincy, Ill., occupied the front row for the 25-lap feature event. Schrader rocketed around Long on the start of the race and secured the lead for the opening handful of laps.
Mike Harrison, who started just behind Schrader and Long in the third position, would not let Schrader get away from the field. Harrison ran down the leader and passed him on lap six. Harrison’s car proved to be too strong for either Schrader or Long to keep up with as he pulled away to an insurmountable lead.
Harrison would lead the remaining 19 laps en route to scoring the $1,000 checkered flag at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, defeating Schrader by .77 of a second. Harrison continues to sit atop the point standings, increasing his margin over Ray Bollinger who finished 14th.
Long, Mark Miner, and Jim Black rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners were Long, Schrader, and Harrison.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals joins the DIRTcar Summer Nationals on Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Ill.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55; Pevely, Mo.; June 28, 2014;
A-Main (25-laps):1. 24H-Mike Harrison ($1,000), 2. 9-Ken Schrader, 3. 18L-MIchael Long, 4. 7-Mark Miner, 5. 10XJY-Jim Black, 6. 31-Ricky Horton, 7. 05W-David Wietholder, 8. 17-Brad Thurston, 9. 96D-Cory Daugherty, 10. 70R-Josh Russell, 11. 0-Tim Hancock, 12. 1W-Ray Walsh, 13. 32-Donovan Lodge, 14. 77-Ray Bollinger, 15. 12R-Tyler Ratatczyk, 16. 47-Brad Paquet, 17. 5-Steven Brooks, 18. 18-Jake Seets, 19. 8B-Brendan Bittle, 20. 36-Conrad Miner, 21. 87Z-Zeb Moake, 22. 1D-Dean Hoffman, 23. 3C-Cody Conner, 24. 377-Casey Pearson, 25. 32Z-Nate Zimmer.
2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
June 7 | Sat | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | Tyler Nicely |
June 11 | Wed | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | RAIN |
June 12 | Thur | Kankakee Co-Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Devin Gilpin |
June 13 | Fri | Kankakee Co-Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Jacob Poel |
June 15 | Sun | Off | ||
June 16 | Mon | Off | ||
June 17 | Tue | Off | ||
June 18 | Wed | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | Jacob Poel |
June 19 | Thur | Quincy Raceways | Quincy, Ill. | RAIN |
June 20 | Fri | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | Mike Harrison |
June 21 | Sat | Fairbury Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | RAIN |
June 22 | Sun | I-96 Speedway | Ionia, Mich. | Jacob Poel |
June 23 | Mon | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | David Wietholder |
June 24 | Tue | Off | ||
June 25 | Wed | Clarksville Speedway Park | Clarksville, Tenn. | Mike Harrison |
June 26 | Thur | Clayhill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | Hunter Rasdon |
June 27 | Fri | Paducah Int-Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | RAIN |
June 28 | Sat | Federated I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | Mike Harrison |
June 29 | Sun | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | $1,000 |
June 30 | Mon | Off | ||
July 1 | Tue | Belle-Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 2 | Wed | Jacksonville Speedway | Jacksonville, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 3 | Thur | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 4 | Fri | Fayette Co-Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 5 | Sat | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 6 | Sun | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | $1,000 |
July 7 | Mon | Off | ||
July 8 | Tue | Florence Speedway | Union, Ky. | $1,000 |
July 9 | Wed | Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, Ind. | $1,000 |
July 10 | Thur | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 11 | Fri | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 13 | Sun | Vermilion Co-Speedway | Danville, Ill. | $1,000 |
July 14 | Mon | Off | ||
July 15 | Tue | Off | ||
July 16 | Wed | Atomic Speedway | Chillicothe, Ohio | $1,000 |
July 17 | Thu | Brushcreek Motorsports | Peebles, Ohio | TBA |
July 18 | Fri | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | $1,000 |
July 19 | Sat | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio | $1,000 |
The Summit Racing Modified Nationals is proudly brought to you by these fine partners:Summit Racing Equipment (Title Sponsor), Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Provider), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Racing Tire), Racing Electronics (Official Communication ), Velocita (Official Uniform),VP Racing Fuels (Official Fuel), along with these Contingency Parters: MSD, TomCat Performance, Landrum Performance Springs, Dominator Race Products, QuarterMaster, KSE Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Joes Racing Products, Wrisco Aluminum, Beyea Custom Headers, Fast Shafts, Bassett Racing Wheels, QA1, Auto Meter, Fluidampr, Fox Shocks, Impact Race Products, Penske Shocks, Performance Friction Brakes, Strange Oval, Schoenfeld Headers, Bell Helmets, Shafer Enterprises’ Cool Shirts; Promotional Partners include: Chevy Performance Parts, Indiana Decal and Intercomp.