Mike Harrison
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By Jordan Morris
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. – June 20, 2014 – Mike Harrison ended a winless drought that stretched back to the 2013 season on Friday night, capturing the $1,000 checkered flag at Tri-City Speedway.
Harrison, the defending DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals champion, fought his way to the front following a poor finish in heat two. Dean Hoffman, the pole-sitter, charges out to the lead on lap one and dominated the first half of the 25-lap main event.
Hoffman’s car began to fade around lap 10, allowing Harrison and Michael Long to close to his back-bumper. Harrison was able to complete the pass for the lead on lap 11, as he quickly separated himself from the rest of the field. Long was able to complete the pass on Hoffman, but Harrison had already pulled away to an insurmountable lead.
Harrison claimed the victory over Long by more than four seconds as he dominated the second half of the race, leading 14 laps en route to capturing his first victory of the season.
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Hoffman, Rusty Griffaw and Levi Kissinger rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners included Hoffman, Ray Walsh, Brent Mullins and Rusty Griffaw.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continues on Saturday night at Fairbury Speedway in Fairbury, Ill.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Tri-City Speedway; Pontoon Beach, Ill.; June 20, 2014
A-Main (25-laps): 1. 24H-Mike Harrison ($1,000), 2. 18L-MIchael Long, 3. 1D-Dean Hoffman, 4. 16-Rusty Griffaw, 5. 8K-Levi Kissinger, 6. 1W-Ray Walsh, 7. 41M-Brent Mullins, 8. 5-Steven Brooks, 9. 12-Jeff Curl, 10. 77-Ray Bollinger, 11. 14C-Rick Conoyer, 12. 0-Tim Hancock, 13. 35D-Steven Delonjay, 14. 3C-Cody Conner, 15. 36-Kenny Wallace, 16. 10XJY-Jim Black, 17. 05W-David Wietholder, 18. 10B-Bradley White, 19. 41G-Matt Goulden, 20. 18-Jake Seets, 21. 96D-Cory Daugherty, 22. 32-Donovan Lodge.
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. | $1,500 |
| June 22 | Sun | I-96 Speedway | Ionia, Mich. | $1,000 |
| June 23 | Mon | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | $1,000 |
| June 24 | Tue | Off | ||
| June 25 | Wed | Clarksville Speedway Park | Clarksville, Tenn. | $1,000 |
| June 26 | Thur | Clayhill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | $1,500 |
| June 27 | Fri | Paducah Int-Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | $1,000 |
| June 28 | Sat | Federated I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | $1,000 |
| 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.
Tri City Speedway Granite City, IL
Race Results for 6/20/2014
UMP Modifieds – A-Main (47)
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 24 Mike Harrison Highland, IL
2 18L Michael Long (M) Fowler, IL
3 1D Dean Hoffman Troy, IL
4 16 Rusty Griffaw Festus, MO
5 8K Levi Kissinger Mount Vernon, IN
6 1W Ray Walsh (M) Saint Louis, MO
7 41M Brent Mullins Litchfield, IL
8 5B Steven Brooks New Lenox, IL
9 12C Jeff Curl Forrest, IL
10 77B Ray Bollinger Kewanee, IL
11 14 Rick Conoyer (M) Saint Peters, MO
12 0 Tim Hancock Sr Mt Olive, IL
13 35 Steven DeLonjay Quincy, IL
14 3C Cody Conner DeSoto, MO
15 36W Kenny Wallace Concord, NC
16 10X Jim Black Bonne Terre, MO
17 05 David Wietholder (M) Liberty, IL
18 b10 Bradley White (M) Bridgeton, MO
19 41G Matt Goulden Springfield, IL
20 18 Jake Seets III (M) Brighton, IL
21 96D Cory Daugherty Blue Mound, IL
22 32 Donovan Lodge Davenport, IA
UMP Modifieds – B-Main
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 0 Tim Hancock Sr Mt Olive, IL
2 3C Cody Conner DeSoto, MO
3 D1 Lance Dehm Chatsworth, IL
4 41G Matt Goulden Springfield, IL
5 87Z Zeb Moake Freeburg, IL
6 36 Danny Ems (M) Barnhardt, MO
7 77 Rick Stevenson (M) O’Fallon, MO
8 360 John Seets Sr (M) Brighton, IL
9 11H John Stanton (M) East Alton, IL
10 29L Jeff LeBaube Dittmer, MO
11 86 Tommie Seets Jr Alton, IL
12 3E Robbie Eilers Highland, IL
13 70 Josh Russell (M) Festus, MO
14 29T Josh Tomlin Hayti, MO
15 16J Jason Lakey Urbana, IL
16 96D Cory Daugherty Blue Mound, IL
UMP Modifieds – C-Main 1
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 29L Jeff LeBaube Dittmer, MO
2 360 John Seets Sr (M) Brighton, IL
3 3D Kevin Lee (M) Granite City, IL
4 94K Kevin Graf (M) Hazelwood, MO
5 15 Will Hicks Saint Charles, MO
6 27 John Seets III (M) Brighton, IL
7 A1 Gary Bentley (M) St. Peters, MO
8 05 David Wietholder (M) Liberty, IL DNS
9 90 Wes Kintz St. Louis, MO DNS
10 28K David Kathriner Sr (M) St. Louis, MO DNS
UMP Modifieds – C-Main 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 29T Josh Tomlin Hayti, MO
2 16J Jason Lakey Urbana, IL
3 96M Mike McKinney Plainfield, IL
4 11S Derek Shipman Bismarck, MO
5 25 Tyler Nicely Owensboro, KY
6 18 Jake Seets III (M) Brighton, IL
7 35R Brandon Roberts Ashland, IL DNS
8 1F Mike Francis (M) Fredericktown, MO DNS
9 9S Tom Seets Sr. Alton, IL DNS
UMP Modifieds – Heat 1
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 1D Dean Hoffman Troy, IL
2 36W Kenny Wallace Concord, NC
3 12C Jeff Curl Forrest, IL
4 14 Rick Conoyer (M) Saint Peters, MO
5 0 Tim Hancock Sr Mt Olive, IL
6 70 Josh Russell (M) Festus, MO
7 77 Rick Stevenson (M) O’Fallon, MO
8 29L Jeff LeBaube Dittmer, MO
9 15 Will Hicks Saint Charles, MO
10 3D Kevin Lee (M) Granite City, IL
11 27 John Seets III (M) Brighton, IL
12 A1 Gary Bentley (M) St. Peters, MO
UMP Modifieds – Heat 2
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 1W Ray Walsh (M) Saint Louis, MO
2 24 Mike Harrison Highland, IL
3 5B Steven Brooks New Lenox, IL
4 10X Jim Black Bonne Terre, MO
5 3C Cody Conner DeSoto, MO
6 3E Robbie Eilers Highland, IL
7 36 Danny Ems (M) Barnhardt, MO
8 25 Tyler Nicely Owensboro, KY
9 16J Jason Lakey Urbana, IL
10 96M Mike McKinney Plainfield, IL
11 11S Derek Shipman Bismarck, MO
12 9S Tom Seets Sr. Alton, IL
UMP Modifieds – Heat 3
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 41M Brent Mullins Litchfield, IL
2 35 Steven DeLonjay Quincy, IL
3 77B Ray Bollinger Kewanee, IL
4 b10 Bradley White (M) Bridgeton, MO
5 87Z Zeb Moake Freeburg, IL
6 86 Tommie Seets Jr Alton, IL
7 11H John Stanton (M) East Alton, IL
8 360 John Seets Sr (M) Brighton, IL
9 94K Kevin Graf (M) Hazelwood, MO
10 05 David Wietholder (M) Liberty, IL
11 90 Wes Kintz St. Louis, MO DNS
12 28K David Kathriner Sr (M) St. Louis, MO DNS
UMP Modifieds – Heat 4
Finish Car No Driver Hometown
1 16 Rusty Griffaw Festus, MO
2 8K Levi Kissinger Mount Vernon, IN
3 32 Donovan Lodge Davenport, IA
4 18L Michael Long (M) Fowler, IL
5 41G Matt Goulden Springfield, IL
6 D1 Lance Dehm Chatsworth, IL
7 96D Cory Daugherty Blue Mound, IL
8 35R Brandon Roberts Ashland, IL
9 29T Josh Tomlin Hayti, MO
10 18 Jake Seets III (M) Brighton, IL
11 1F Mike Francis (M) Fredericktown, MO
Fast Qualifier/ Overall Fast time Group 1:
36W Kenny Wallace 17.215
Fast Qualifier Group 2:
1W Ray Walsh (M) 17.431
Fast Qualifier Group 3:
05 David Wietholder (M) 17.438
Fast Qualifier Group 4:
16 Rusty Griffaw 17.493
