{"id":16137,"date":"2014-02-15T02:03:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T08:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.24.212.105\/?p=16137"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:51:17","slug":"brad-sweet-ty-dillon-win-dirtcar-nationals-thrillers-at-volusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/dirtcar-ump\/ump-modifieds\/brad-sweet-ty-dillon-win-dirtcar-nationals-thrillers-at-volusia\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Sweet, Ty Dillon Win DIRTcar Nationals Thrillers at Volusia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sweet captures World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series opener, Dillon holds off his brother to grab DIRTcar UMP Modified feature<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
BARBERVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Feb. 14, 2014 \u2014 Brad Sweet powered his Kasey Kahne Racing car to victory in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series season opener on Friday night at the DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park while Ty Dillon held off his brother, Austin, over the final three laps to win the DIRTcar UMP Modified feature.<\/p>\n
Sweet, who is going to race full-time with the Outlaws in 2014, showed he\u2019ll be a championship contender by surging past Paul McMahan in the first corner with two laps to go for the victory after McMahan and Tim Shaffer battled each other for the first 28 laps in the 30-lap A-main. Australian Kerry Madsen joined the mix and finished third behind Sweet and McMahan.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always good to start off with a win,\u201d said Sweet, of Grass Valley, Calif. \u201cThese races are tough to win. I mean you can win the first race out and not win another one the rest of the year, to get the first one under our belt this quick and feel this good with our car and get a new team together like this and be fast out of the gate quick is a good sign. You always want to start the year out strong. It\u2019s a bit more important this year to be consistent where last few years we would race with these guys and if we had a bad night it was just a bad night, it didn\u2019t hurt us in the points. Now we\u2019ve got to pay attention to that a little bit and be a little more consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the DIRTcar UMP Modified main event, Ty Dillon had the field covered until his brother started closing in. On a restart with three laps to go, Ty Dillon charged out to the lead but was forced to hold off Austin Dillon to the checkered flag.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really appreciate all the hard work that goes into these cars,\u201d said Ty Dillon, of Welcome, N.C. \u201cA lot of people don\u2019t know, we had to thrash for about a week straight, all-nighters, to get these cars together. The only problem we\u2019ve had is being in the same heat with each other, but tonight we were able to prove what we had. Hopefully it\u2019s what we have for the rest of the week with these guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dillon brothers have become fixtures at the DIRTcar Nationals in recent years, especially in victory lane at Volusia Speedway Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we love about this is we get to come out here, break the rust off and run seven or eight races, have a little fun getting into our race scenarios and getting our minds going for the NASCAR season,\u201d Ty Dillon said. \u201cOn top of that, we love dirt racing and this is what we love to do. We\u2019re just having a blast.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nightly doubleheaders at Volusia run Saturday through Saturday, Feb. 22. Friday night is the season opener for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series, which will compete in conjunction with the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds.<\/p>\n
For more information and updates on the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment, click DIRTcarNationals.com<\/a> or follow on Twitter at Twitter.com\/DIRTcarNats<\/a>.<\/p>\n DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment Statistical Report; Feb. 14, 2014; Volusia Speedway Park; Barberville, Fla.<\/b><\/p>\n DIRTcar UMP Modifieds<\/b><\/p>\n A-Main (20 Laps) \u2013<\/b> 1. (41) Ty Dillon ($1,000), 2. (3) Austin Dillon, 3. (49) Brian Ruhlman, 4. (2) Nick Hoffman, 5. (7B) Jeff Babcock, 6. (9M) Dale Mathison, 7. (54) Matt Westfall, 8. (28) Paul Miles, 9. (32Z) Nate Zimmer, 10. (1G) Devin Gilpin, 11. (10) Austin Arneson, 12. (25) Tyler Nicely, 13. (36) Kenny Wallace, 14. (K9) Will Krup, 15. (O5) Dave Wiethholder, 16. (1) Dwight Niehoff, 17. (2G) Troy Girolamo, 18. (88) Matt Crafton, 19. (9) Kenny Schrader, 20. (17JE) Jack Steilder, 21. (79) Nick Kurtz, 22. (64JR) Billy Workman Jr, 23. (8) Kyle Strickler, 24. (85) Kent Robinson.<\/p>\n B-main 1 (10 laps, two advance)<\/b> – 1. (2G) Troy Girolamo, 2. (9) Kenny Schrader, 3. (145) Jason Davis, 4. (51) Justin Allgaier, 5. (35) David Stremme, 6. (4) Cody Bauman, 7. (10M) Scott Mooers, 8. (10G) Jim Gillenwater, 9. (O7) Jeff Thomas, 10. (OJ) Bryce Jewell, 11. (54B) Larry Burkins, 12. (D4) Dave Jamison, 13. (33) Jeff Mathews<\/p>\n B-main 2 (10 laps, two advance)<\/b> – 1. (36) Kenny Wallace, 2. (8) Kyle Strickler, 3. (40B) Kyle Bronson, 4. (47) Collin Thirlby, 5. (67) Garret Stewart, 6. (20) Kody Weisner, 7. (66) Justin Marks, 8. (15) Hunter Gustafson, 9. (24JR) Jeffrey Lien Jr, 10. (82N) Nick Tharp, 11. (18I) Jason Intoppa, 12. (O8) Jake Griffin, 13. (Ok) Kent Corbin<\/p>\n B-main 3 (10 laps, two advance)<\/b> – 1. (17JE) Jack Steilder, 2. (25) Tyler Nicely, 3. (36H) Jacob Poel, 4. (90) Jason Beaulieu, 5. (5B) Steven Brooks, 6. (52) Jordan Bailey, 7. (O1) Mitch O’Patik, 8. (26) Bobby Gierke, 9. (89W) Rick Weitekamp, 10. (O9) Rob Underwood, 11. (44) Bob Johnson, 12. (71) Joel Ortberg<\/p>\n Heat race 1 (8 laps, three advance)<\/b> – 1. (2) Nick Hoffman, 2. (7B) Jeff Babcock, 3. (K9) Will Krup, 4. (4) Cody Bauman, 5. (2G) Troy Girolamo, 6. (9) Kenny Schrader, 7. (54B) Larry Burkins, 8. (D4) Dave Jamison, 9. (10G) Jim Gillenwater, 10. (33) Jeff Mathews<\/p>\n Heat race 2 (8 laps, three advance)<\/b> – 1. (85) Kent Robinson, 2. (O5) Dave Wiethholder, 3. (32Z) Nate Zimmer, 4. (OJ) Bryce Jewell, 5. (35) David Stremme, 6. (145) Jason Davis, 7. (O7) Jeff Thomas, 8. (10M) Scott Mooers, 9. (51) Justin Allgaier<\/p>\n Heat race 3 (8 laps, three advance)<\/b> – 1. (9M) Dale Mathison, 2. (1) Dwight Niehoff, 3. (1G) Devin Gilpin, 4. (8) Kyle Strickler, 5. (47) Collin Thirlby, 6. (82N) Nick Tharp, 7. (18I) Jason Intoppa, 8. (40B) Kyle Bronson, 9. (O8) Jake Griffin<\/p>\n Heat race 4 (8 laps, three advance)<\/b> – 1. (28) Paul Miles, 2. (64JR) Billy Workman Jr, 3. (10) Austin Arneson, 4. (36) Kenny Wallace, 5. (67) Garret Stewart, 6. (20) Kody Weisner, 7. (66) Justin Marks, 8. (24JR) Jeffrey Lien Jr, 9. (15) Hunter Gustafson, 10. (Ok) Kent Corbin<\/p>\n Heat race 5 (8 laps, three advance)<\/b> – 1. (41) Ty Dillon, 2. (88) Matt Crafton, 3. (79) Nick Kurtz, 4. (5B) Steven Brooks, 5. (26) Bobby Gierke, 6. (90) Jason Beaulieu, 7. (89W) Rick Weitekamp, 8. (O9) Rob Underwood, 9. (44) Bob Johnson<\/p>\n