With 12 races remaining in the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals season, Tyler Nicely has a chance at scoring his second career title in 2025.
Through the last four races, the Owensboro, KY veteran has won the last three, with his most recent triumph coming on Wednesday night at Spoon River Speedway.
Nicely began the night with a Heat race win, which helped him draw the Pole Position for the night’s 25-lap Feature.
Starting alongside fellow Owensboro native Cole Falloway, Nicely took command from the drop of the green flag while Falloway followed behind the No. 25 Elite Chassis.
While Falloway stayed within a one-second gap to Nicely, the two cars extended their lead to over four seconds on third-place Allen Weisser.
Falloway attempted the cushion and the middle lanes of the 3/8-mile racetrack, but held him back as he was the first to witness Nicely capture the twin checkered flags for the third time in 2025.
Nicely’s win also marked the 14th of his career, which ties him with Ray Bollinger for fourth on the all-time wins list for the Summit Modified Nationals.
“I know he’s not gonna go in there and wreck me,” Nicely said. “I knew I just wanted to set the pace. I didn’t want to get into lap traffic where there was no place to go. It just shows we’re out here tonight, and I can’t thank my crew enough.”
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to LaSalle Speedway for the first time since 2021 in the Freedom 40 on Thursday, July 3.
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[1]; 2. 66-Cole Falloway[2]; 3. 12-Allen Weisser[3]; 4. 292-Josh Allen[4]; 5. 96M-Mike McKinney[5]; 6. 09-Michael Ledford[9]; 7. C40-Mike Chasteen Jr[6]; 8. 77-Ray Bollinger[7]; 9. 05-Dave Wietholder[10]; 10. 3-Mike Brooks[12]; 11. 45H-Chase Holland[15]; 12. 97-Charles Hess[13]; 13. 27G-Jason Garver[19]; 14. 23B-Ethan Boomsma[11]; 15. 21D-John Dimmitt[17]; 16. 49B-Zach Brandt[14]; 17. 69-Riley Roberts[8]; 18. (DNF) 75-Daniel Adam[18]; 19. (DNF) 03B-Mark Burgtorf[16]
