Returning to DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory Lane for the first time since 2023, Michael Ledford had to drive with precision for the win at Macon Speedway.
Summit Modifieds points leader Trevor Neville led the first five circuits on the bottom lane while Chase Holland ran the cushion of the track to take over the lead through Turns 1-2.
Ledford rode behind in third place until the caution on Lap 11 had Neville choosing the bottom lane while Ledford rode around the cushion. Neville and Ledford stayed side by side until the Mackinaw, IL driver’s No. 777 spun around in Turn 1 and collected multiple cars.
Holland kept Ledford at bay by keeping a car’s length distance on the Pontiac, IL driver’s No. 09 until his driveshaft fell onto the track in Turn 3, which immediately washed away his chances for a first Summit Modified Nationals victory.
Ledford inherited the lead for the five-lap dash to the finish, with his UMP Modified creating a 1.3-second bubble on Ray Bollinger as he crossed under the twin checkered flags for his second career win with the tour since 2023.
“Yeah, really fun race,” Ledford said. “I got a lot of respect for Chase, and I don’t know how many side-by-side laps we ran, but I hate to see him break there. It means a lot, I never would have thought it would be here, but I’ve been here a couple times and really struggled, so it just shows how good this car is.”
Leaving the return of the Summit Modified Nationals since Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway, Neville continues to grip the points lead by 106 points over Holland.
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continue the Week 3 journey with a visit to Farmer City Raceway on Friday, June 27.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 09-Michael Ledford[4]; 2. 77-Ray Bollinger[3]; 3. 24-Zeke McKenzie[9]; 4. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[6]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam[8]; 6. 150-Collin Alexander[20]; 7. 24M-Matt Milner[12]; 8. 71-Jeff Graham[17]; 9. 88L-Christian Lee[15]; 10. 23B-Ethan Boomsma[11]; 11. J13-Justin Coffey[16]; 12. 45H-Chase Holland[2]; 13. 10M-Chris Morefield[14]; 14. J24-Jeremy Nichols[10]; 15. 27-Dalton Ewing[5]; 16. 777-Trevor Neville[1]; 17. Z24-Zach Taylor[7]; 18. 78-Maxx Emerson[13]; 19. (DNS) 87C-Alan Crowder; 20. (DNS) 28S-Joe Strawkas; 21. (DNS) 99-Hunt Gossum
