As the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models crowned a new champion at Wayne County Speedway, Tyler Nicely padded his points lead in the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals.
The Owensboro, KY local got his third consecutive win of the season on Sunday night after exemplifying his season of dominance over his UMP Modified competitors as the finale at the Prairie Dirt Classic awaits.
On the opening lap, Nicely split through the middle lane as he, Kyle Moore, and Nate Young made up second and third place.
Nicely controlled the pace by running his No. 25 Elite Chassis to the top of the 3/8-mile track’s cushion while Moore and Young spent time battling in second and third place.
As Michael Altobelli joined the mix in the fight for the podium, the three drivers racing each other helped Nicely widen his lead further as Altobelli’s No. 35 took over second place on Lap 13.
When the final caution flag flew on Lap 19, Blue Grass State native outran the field into Turn 1 as Altobelli threw a final passing attempt at Nicely, but was not close enough to the No. 25 to make the move work in his favor. As a result, Nicely drove to his eighth win of the season, and the 19th in his career with the Summit Modified Nationals.
“I mean the main goal was to come out here and win some races,” Nicely said. “We didn’t plan on running the rest of this deal, but after that first week, we figured we’d give it a shot, and it looks like it all paid off. I think this one just put all the pressure off at the PDC. So, we’ll go back home, see my two kids, freshen this thing up a little bit, and be ready to go at Fairbury.”
Up Next: While the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models season has ended, the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals finish the 2025 campaign at Fairbury Speedway for the Prairie Dirt Classic alongside the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models presented by DIRTVision on Friday-Saturday, July 25-26.
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. 25-Tyler Nicely[2]; 2. 35-Michael Altobelli[5]; 3. 42-Nate Young[1]; 4. 21D-Kyle Moore[3]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam[6]; 6. 463-Daniel Sanchez[12]; 7. 72-Todd Neiheiser[4]; 8. 1-Vincent DePizzo[7]; 9. 36-Caden Alexander[9]; 10. 23B-Ethan Boomsma[21]; 11. 23Z-Austin Self[14]; 12. 60-Jimmy Humphrey[8]; 13. 12-Kevin Davis[18]; 14. 77J-Jaden Ritchea[17]; 15. 18-Doug Hensel[24]; 16. 22G-Jesse Griffitts[16]; 17. 33-Chaz Dawson Jr[19]; 18. 185-Ron Miller[22]; 19. 29M-Milton Smith[25]; 20. 10-Nathan Loney[15]; 21. 5-Ryan Markham[10]; 22. 09-Dan Price[20]; 23. (DNS) 25B-Greg Belyea; 24. (DNS) 98-Timothy Meine; 25. (DNS) 14-Dalton Lane
