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Latest News: November 11th, 2011 - It was a last minute decision but the team has decided not to make the haul this weekend to East Alabama Motor Speedway (Phenix City, Alabama) for the 37th Annual National 100 in an effort to get an early start on preparing for 2012. A special thanks to all of our sponsors Triple A Diesel, GRT Race Cars, JFR Graphics, Central Arkansas Pest Control, Russell Baker Racing Engines, Bryant Motorsports, Penske Racing Shocks by Dominic, and to all of you fans. See everyone in 2012! November 5th, 2011 - Jack carried his late-season momentum into the 5th Annual Gumbo Nationals at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Mississippi) over the weekend. Thirty-five competitors registered for the $7,000-to-win/$700-to-start, 70 lap event, and via time trials Jack earned the sixth starting spot for the fourth heat. Despite starting deep in the pack he would mount a great charge through the field to claim the heat race win, which earned him the fourth starting spot for the finale on Saturday night. On Saturday night, Jack would run third early in the feature before working his way up to the second spot as he set his sights on the leader, Bub McCool. Sullivan would pursue McCool for much of the event, but would be unable to make up any ground on him as he crossed the finish line in the second position. Overall, it was another great outing for the team. Full results are available at www.PRODirtCarSeries.com. October 29th, 2011 - For the second time in as many weeks Jack was in action in the state of Mississippi in a $15,000-to-win event as he entered the 8th Annual Southern Belle Cotton Pickin' 100 at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi). Sixty-six Super Late Models were on hand for the event, and in time trials on Friday night Sullivan qualified sixteenth fastest, which left him starting sixth in his heat. Despite starting deep in the field, he would mount a charge to a third place finish behind race winner, Jonathan Davenport, and Chris Wall, which earned him the 13th starting spot for the 100 lap finale on Saturday evening. In the feature, Jack would battle the setup early in the event before ultimately retiring to an 18th place finish near the race's midway point. Full weekend results are available at www.MagnoliaDirt.com . October 22nd, 2011 - Jack entered the 17th Annual Coors Light Fall Classic over the weekend at Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) in his new #1s GRT House Car. Sixty Super Late Models entered the event, and in time trials on Friday night Sullivan was second fastest to earn the second starting spot for his heat race. For the first half of the race he would pursue leader, Shane Clanton, before taking over the top spot late in the race to claim the win and to lock into the sixth starting spot for Saturday night's $15,000-to-win/$1,000-to-start finale. Early in the feature on Saturday night, Sullivan would have a great car as he worked his way toward the front of the field. He would claim the lead for the first time on lap 22 and would lead the next six laps before Mike Marlar took over the lead. A lap 34 caution would regroup the lead and just a few laps after going back to green flag conditions, Sullivan would race his way to the lead and would hold it for the next seven laps before getting shuffled backwards on a lap 51 restart. Over the remainder of the event the tires would begin to go away on his mount as he slipped back to a 13th place finish. Even though it wasn't the win that he wanted it was a great performance for the team and gives them momentum with a few major events still remaining in the 2011 season. Full weekend results are available at www.WhynotMotorsportsPark.com . October 15th, 2011 - Team GRT and Jack Sullivan took part in a pair of Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Series events over the weekend at West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri). On Friday night with 29 cars entered, Jack won his heat race to transfer to the feature event. In the feature he would race his way to a fifth place finish in the $2,000-to-win event behind race winner, Billy Moyer, Billy Moyer Jr., RC Whitwell, and Jesse Stovall. On Saturday night thirty cars took part in the event, and Jack would finish third in his heat race to again lock into the $3,000-to-win feature. During the course of the feature he would march forward to a seventh place finish. Full results are available at www.MLRARacing.com.
September 30th, 2011 - Team GRT started with a fresh show on Friday night in the second round of the 8th Annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa). Sixty Super Late Models registered for the $7,000-to-win, preliminary event, and Jack started the night by earning the second starting spot for the fifth heat. He would go on to finish fourth in the heat to lock into the 15th starting spot for the 25 lap feature. During the course of the feature on a lightning fast surface, Jack would advance two spots to finish in the 13th position. Full results are available at www.LucasDirt.com. September 29th, 2011 - Jack traveled to Knoxville Raceway
On Friday night thirty Super Late Models entered the $2,500-to-win event, and Jack finished third in his heat race to advance to the main event. In the feature he would only be able to manage on a twelfth place finish. Saturday night saw a fresh show being held as a $3,000 winner's check was on the line for the main event. Jack registered a second place finish in his heat race, which again locked him into the feature event. In the feature he would battle in the top five for much of the event before registering a fourth place finish behind race winner, Will Vaught, Brad Looney, and RC Whitwell. Full weekend results are available at www.MARSRacingSeries.com.
September 16th, 2011 - Jack traveled to Tri City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, Illinois) on Friday night for a $10,000-to-win, World of Outlaws Super Late Model event. However, with 37 cars entered rain would set in late in qualifications to nix the program. September 10th, 2011 - Team GRT with Jack Sullivan behind the wheel made the trek to Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) over the weekend for the 41st Annual World 100 at the famed, 1/2 mile. Friday in qualifications with 112 entries on hand, Jack would quickly find himself behind the eight ball as he was able to manage only the 66th fastest time, which left him starting 11th in his heat race on Saturday night. He would advance two spots to a ninth place finish, which earned him the 18th starting spot in a b-main. In the b-main, Sullivan would have to duck into the pits early in the race. He would rejoin the tail of the field before rebounding to a 13th place finish. Despite not transferring to the feature the team was able to turn some solid laps in the b-main, which gave them notes for their next trip to Eldora Speedway. Full results are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com. September 4th, 2011 - After seeing Saturday night's $10,000-to-win, Prairie Dirt Classic at Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, Illinois) nixed by rain, Jack traveled to Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, Illinois) on Sunday night for a $5,000-to-win, UMP-sanctioned event. Thirty-six cars were on hand for the program, and early in the night Jack would find himself behind the eight ball after only managing to qualify 14th fastest in his group, which left him starting seventh in his heat race. In his heat he would mount a charge to a fourth place finish to lock into the 16th starting spot for the feature. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. In the main event he would carry his momentum as he marched forward eight spots on his way to an eighth place finish. September 2nd, 2011 - Friday night found Jack at Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, Illinois) for the $5,000-to-win, Prairie Dirt Shootout. Thirty-six Super Late Models entered the event, and via time trials, Sullivan earned the second starting spot for his heat race. He would slip to a fourth place finish in his heat, which earned him the 14th starting spot for the 40 lap feature affair. During the course of the main event he would advance six spots to record an 8th place finish. Full results are available at www.FairburySpeedway.com. August 27th, 2011 - The GRT House Car team completed their triple header weekend on Saturday night as they entered the $5,000-to-win program at I-55 Raceway (Pevely, Missouri). With 36 cars entered Jack would start the night by qualifying second fastest in his group before going on to win his heat race. Via his heat race win he earned the fourth starting spot for the main event. Early in the feature he would race his way to as high as the second position before ultimately recording a sixth place finish at the checkered flag behind race winner, Jesse Stovall, Brandon Sheppard, Billy Moyer, Jeremy Payne, and Randy Korte. Full results are available at www.MARSRacingSeries.com
On Saturday night the main event grid was rushed to the track to try and beat approaching storms. As the field took form on the front stretch, Sullivan was told that he has a small oil leak, and that he could go to the hot pit to have it fixed. After doing so, he went to rejoin the pack, when he was told that he had to go tailback for going to the pits. Obviously, he was quite displeased with the situation. As a result, Jack started 25th in the feature, and would advance a few spots before the race was halted on lap 12 during red flag conditions for Ray Cook's flip as heavy rain began to drench the oval, and forced the postponement of the balance of the event until Sunday afternoon at 2pm. As expected on Sunday afternoon, hot and sunny conditions greeted the competitors. Despite making a few trips to the work area during the course of the event, Sullivan would race his #1 GRT to an eleventh place finish by the time that the checkered flag dropped. Full results are available at www.LucasDirt.com. August 13th, 2011 - After seeing Friday night's COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) event at Beebe Speedway (Beebe, Arkansas) nixed by rain, the team traveled to West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, MO) on Saturday night for a $3,000-to-win, 40 lap event, which saw the CCSDS and MARS Super Late Mode tours going head-to-head. The team used the event as an opportunity to test some setups for the upcoming Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway. With 33 Super Late Models entered, Jack climbed from the sixth starting spot to a third place finish in his heat race. This performance locked him into the eleventh starting spot for the feature event, and he would go on to march to a sixth place finish behind race winner, Billy Moyer, Billy Moyer Jr., Jesse Stovall, Terry Phillips, and Todd Hall. Full results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. August 6th, 2011 - The team concluded the weekend in familiar territory as they entered a $2,000-to-win, COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) Super Late Model program at I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Arkansas) on Saturday night. Twenty-eight Super Late Models entered the event, and heat race action found Jack advancing from the sixth starting spot to a third place finish to lock into the ninth starting spot for the 35 lap main event. During the course of the feature on the tricky, 1/4 mile oval Jack would advance three spots to a sixth place finish behind race winner, Wendell Wallace, Jon Kirby, Gary Christian, Brandon Smith, and Billy Moyer Jr. Full results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. August 5th, 2011 - After seeing Friday night's scheduled MARS event at Lebanon/Midway Raceway (Lebanon, Missouri) nixed by rain, the team traveled to Tri City Speedway (Granite City, Illinois) on Friday night for a $3,000-to-win, MARS event. With 21 Super Late Models entered, Jack would start near the front of the pack for the main event as he quickly worked his way up to the second spot behind race leader, Ryan Unzicker. Sullivan would pressure Unzicker for the lead until the leader would retire with mechanical issues with just three laps remaining. Sullivan would inherit the lead and would never look back on his way to his first win of the season, which came over Jesse Stovall, Bobby Pierce, Tim Manville, and Tony Jackson Jr. Full results are available at www.MARSRacingSeries.com. July 30th, 2011 - Jack entered the final night of the inaugural World Dirt Track Modified Championship on Saturday night at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) in the #14s Tesch Motorsports/GRT/Sput's Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified. With over 130 cars entered for the weekend, Sullivan locked into the 7th starting spot for the $20,000-to-win, 50 lap feature. Early in the feature Jack would run in the top ten. However, Sullivan would begin battling electrical problems after the event's caution, which resulted in a car that wouldn't run properly. Sullivan would hang on to record a 17th place finish with an ill-handling car against the nation's best drivers. Overall, it was a great experience for Jack and the team, and he would like to thank Jon Tesch for allowing him to pilot a team car in the mega-event. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com.
With 61 cars entered, Jack started the night by qualifying third fastest, which left him starting sixth in his heat race. He would advance two spots in heat race action to a fourth place finish, which left him just short of a transfer to the main event. As a result, he was forced to run a b-main, which he won to lock into the 17th starting spot for the main event. In the feature, Sullivan would mount a solid run through the field to record a 7th place finish at the checkered flag. Jack will next be in action on Saturday night in the final night of the super event. Full results are available at www.USMTS.com. July 23rd, 2011 - On Saturday night the team returned to Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, Illinois) for another event that was rained out during the UMP Summernationals. The $10,000-to-win event saw thirty Super Late Models entered, and Jack would qualify for the main event, but was only able to manage a 19th place finish in the feature. Full results are available at www.UMPRacing.com. July 21st, 2011 - Thursday night found Jack in action at Macon Speedway (Macon, Illinois) in the make-up event for the Herald Review 100. The $5,000-to-win event drew a field of 31 cars, and the night started well for Sullivan as he won his heat race to earn the outside front row starting spot alongside, Brian Shirley. Sullivan would battle Shirley for the lead early in the event before seeing mechanical woes relegate him to a 16th place finish in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.UMPRacing.com. July 16th, 2011 - Jack closed out the 2011 UMP Summernationals on Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, Ohio) with a $10,000 to win event. 51 Super Late Models entered the event, and after falling just short of locking into the feature via heat race action, Jack would run the b-main, which he won. Via his b-main win, Sullivan started 16th on the grid for the 60 lap feature, and that's where he would finish in the finale. Despite getting off to a slow start in the series, Jack would close with several strong runs to finish fifth in the final series' standings behind champion, Shannon Babb, Scott James, Dennis Erb Jr., and Ryan Unzicker. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. July 15th, 2011 - The team reallly seems to have things pointed in the right direction as they recorded another top five finish on Friday night in UMP Summernationals action at Attica Raceway Park (Attica, Ohio). The $5,000 to win event saw 38 cars entered, and after qualifying second fastest in his group, Jack would claim the heat race win over Brandon Sheppard to lock into the redraw. In the redraw for the 40 lap feature, Jack pulled the third starting spot. In the feature, Sullivan would race at the front of the pack for the duration of the event before finishing in the fourth spot behind race winner, Shannon Babb, Jeep Van Wormer, and Ryan Unzicker. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
In the feature he would quickly work his way up to the fifth position, and that's where he would ride for the duration of the event as he finished in that spot behind race winner, Shannon Babb, Jeep Van Wormer, Brandon Sheppard, and Steve Lance Jr. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. July 13th, 2011 - Another night and another solid performance for Jack and Team GRT as he claimed his second top five finish in as many nights in UMP Summernationals action. Wednesday night's event was held at La Salle Speedway (La Salle, Illinois), and twenty-nine entries were on hand to battle for the $5,000 top prize. After qualifying fourth fastest in his group, Jack advanced to a third place finish in heat race action, which left him starting eighth for the 40 lap feature. During the course of the feature he would march to a fifth place finish behind race winner, Shannon Babb, Kevin Weaver, Matt Miller, and Frank Heckanast Jr. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
In the main event he would enjoy a solid run through the field as he recorded a fifth place finish behind race winner, Shannon Babb, Dennis Erb Jr., Dustin Neat, and Dillan White. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. July 10th, 2011 - On Sunday night, Team GRT invaded Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, Indiana) for a 40 lap, $5,000 to win event on the UMP Summernationals. Thirty-five Super Late Models were on hand for the race, and after finishing second in his heat race for the second straight night, Sullivan started sixth in the feature. He would battle the setup in the main event as he slid back to a 13th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. July 9th, 2011 - Jack returned to a track, where he's enjoyed success in the past on Saturday as he traveled to Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, Tennessee) for a $10,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event. With 44 Super Late Models entered Sullivan finished second in his heat race to lock into the fifth starting spot for the main event. Jack would maintain his position in the feature as he raced to a fifth place finish behind race winner, Wendell Wallace, Shannon Babb, Terry English, and Kent Robinson. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. July 8th, 2011 - Jack put together another good performance on Friday Jack would battle for the second spot for much of the event before registering a third place finish behind race winner, Brandon Sheppard, and Shannon Babb. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. July 7th, 2011 - Rain shortly after hotlaps forced the postponement of tonight's UMP Summernationals event at Macon Speedway (Macon, Illinois) to July 21st. July 6th, 2011 - After a break from the action, the team resumed the 2011 edition of the Summernationals on Wednesday night at Peoria Speedway (Peoria, Illinois) in an event that Sullivan won in 2010. Thirty-eight Super Late Models entered the event and Jack started the night by qualifying sixth fastest in his group to start sixth in his heat race. In the heat he would advance to a fourth place finish to earn the 15th starting spot for the main event. In the feature, sullivan would see his night come to a quick end on lap 5 as a flat tire sent him pitside, ending his outing in the 22nd position. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. July 4th, 2011 - Jack considered his strong runs as of late on Monday night with the UMP Summernationals event at 34 Raceway (Burlington, Iowa) as he came away with a second place finish. Jack started the night by setting second fast time in his group to earn the second starting spot for his heat race. He would battle past early leader Ryan Unzicker to win his heat race and earn a spot in the redraw. In the redraw he received the third starting spot for the 40 lap, $5,000 to win main event. Jack would work his way to the second spot early in the event and tried to catch the leader, Brian Birkhofer, but was unable to catch him. As a result, Jack settled for a still strong second place run! The team will now enjoy a day off before returning to action on Wednesday night at Peoria Speedway (Peoria, Illinois). Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
July 2nd, 2011 - A $10,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event was contested on Saturday night at the highbanks of I-55 Raceway (Pevely, Missouri). Forty-one Super Late Models entered the event, and Jack started sixth in the feature after recording a second place finish in his heat race. For the main event, Sullivan would battle in the top ten for the duration of the event before crossing the finish line sixth behind race winner, Billy Moyer, Dennis Erb Jr., Matt Miller, Shannon Babb, and Austin Dillon. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
June 30th, 2011 - Thursday night was another solid performance for the team as they entered the $5,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event at Clayhill Motorsports (Atwood, Tennessee). Thirty Super Late Models entered the event, and Sullivan would race his way to a second place finish in his heat race to earn the sixth starting spot for the 40 lap feature. In the main event he would slip backwards a few spots early in the event before mounting a late race charge to record a sixth place finish behind race winner, Mike Spatola, Billy Moyer, Brian Shirley, Shannon Babby, and Billy Moyer Jr. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. June 29th, 2011 - Wednesday night found Jack and Team GRT at the 1/5 mile bullring at Belle Claire Speedway (Belleville, Illinois). Thirty-two Super Late Models took part in the $5,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event, and early in the night Sullivan would find the going tough as he qualified near the back of his group, which left him starting near the back of a heat. Despite starting deep in the field in his heat, he would advance to a fifth place finish, which earned him the pole position for the b-main. In the b-main, he finished second behind Dennis Erb Jr. to move onto the 18th starting spot for the 40 lap feature. In the main event, Sullivan would fail to makeup any ground as retired to a 19th place finish. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. June 28th, 2011 - After having Monday off from action, the team was back at it on Tuesday night at Lincoln Park Speedway (Putnamville, Indiana) for a $5,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event. Twenty-two cars entered the program, and after finishing fourth in his heat race he started tenth on the grid for the main event. In the 40 lap feature, on a tricky surface, Sullivan would advance to a ninth place finish for his second straight top ten finish as the team continues to build momentum. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
In the main event he would mount a charge to a top five finish as he crossed the finish line in fifth behind race winner, Shannon Babb, Jeep Van Wormer, Jason Feger, and Brandon Sheppard. After the bad luck over the past few weeks, the performance felt like a win, and the team looks to build on this progress in the upcoming events. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. June 24th, 2011 - After making wholesale changes to the car on Friday, the team traveled to Tri City Speedway (Granite City, Illinois) on Friday night for a $10,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event. A stellar field of 52 Super Late Models entered the event, and unfortunately for Jack he would find more of the same bad luck as he battled the car throughout the night before seeing his night come to an end in a c-main event. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. June 23rd, 2011 - Thursday night found Jack at Fayette County Speedway (Brownstown, Illinois) for another $5,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event, and it would prove to another night full of furstrations. Forty-eight Super Late Models entered the event, and Jack was encouraged after time trials, when he locked into the fourth starting spot for his heat race. However, mechanical issues would bite him in the heat race leaving him finishing near the back. As a result, he started deep in the c-main, and fell one spot short of earning a transfer spot to the b-main, ending his night early. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
June 20th, 2011 - Mother Nature continues to plague the UMP Summernationals as Monday night's scheduled event for LaSalle Speedway (LaSalle, Illinois) has been postponed until July 13th due to rain. June 18th, 2011 - Saturday night's scheduled UMP Summernationals event at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) has been rained out. The tour will take a day off before returning to action on Monday night at LaSalle Speedway (LaSalle, Illinois). June 17th, 2011 - Friday night found the team in action in the first leg of a two night stand at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) for the UMP Summernationals. Twenty-seven Super Late Models entered the event, and for the second straight night trouble in time trials and heat race action left him starting at the back of a b-main event, where he failed to reach a transfer spot. As a result, he utilized a series' provisional to start 20th in the main event. In the feature he would pass four cars to finish in the 16th spot. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
June 15th, 2011 - Jack was scheduled to open the 2011 Hell Tour on Wednesday night at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana), but wet weather resulted in the race getting moved to July 12th. Sullivan will now look to open the tour on Thursday night at Kankakee Motor Speedway (Kankakee, Illinois). June 11th, 2011 - Jack entered the annual Dream 100 over the weekend at Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) as 91 Super Late Models were on hand for the $100,000 to win event. In Friday's qualifications, Jack would time in 46th fastest to earn the ninth starting spot for the first heat race on Saturday night. On Saturday night, mechanical issues would bring his night to a quick end with a 14th place finish in the heat race. Full results are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com. May 30th, 2011 - Jack set out to enter a pair of events over the Memorial Day weekend with action beginning with the 19th Annual DART Show Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Missouri) on Thursday night with an Open Practice. On Friday time trials and heat race action was held for a strong field of 81 Super Late Models. After starting around midpack in his heat race, Jack would find the going difficult on a track that allowed for little passing. As a result, he would fail to make up much ground in the heat, which left him starting deep in a b-main on Saturday night. In the b-main he would pass a few cars, but would still fall short of a transfer to the main event, bringing his weekend to an early end. Sunday night foudn the team at Monett Speedway (Monett, Missouri) for a $3,000 to win, Mid America Racing Series (MARS) Super Late Model event. Via preliminary action, SUllivan would qualify for the feature and would go on to race his way to 7th place finish in the final rundown. Weekend results for both events can be found at www.DirtOnDirt.com. May 21st, 2011 - Jack Sullivan and Team GRT looked to take part in the Bad Boy 98 at Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, Arkansas) over the weekend, but Mother Nature would have other ideas as torrential rains on Thursday forced the event to be canceled. May 14th, 2011 - The John Kuntz Memorial was held on Saturday night at Springfield Raceway (Springfield, Missouri) on Saturday night as the MARS and MLRA tours sanctioned the event. Thirty-seven Super Late Models entered the race, and Jack started the evening by winning his heat race to earn the sixth starting spot for the $3,000 to win feature. He would advance two spots to score a fourth place finish behind race winner, Al Purkey, Terry Phillips, and Billy Moyer. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. May 7th, 2011 - The weekend's triple header with the CCSDS concluded on Saturday night at Crawford County Speedway (Van Buren, Arkansas) as 28 cars entered the $2,000 to win, 35 lap event. Jack would race his way into the feature via heat race action, and on a rubbered-up track would battle his way initially to a fifth place finish at the checkered flag. However, due to post race contact by Gary Christian with Dane Dacus, Christian was disqualified, and Sullivan was advanced one spot to a fourth place finish behind race winner, Billy Moyer Jr., Kyle Beard, and Dane Dacus. Full weekend results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. May 6th, 2011 - Friday night saw the team at the 1/2 mile at Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, Oklahoma) for a $2,000 to win, COMP Cams Super Dirt Series event. Jack would fall short of qualifying for the feature via heat race action, and as a result would be relegated to the b-main, where he finished second to lock into the 16th starting spot for the 25 main event. In the feature, Jack would mount a great run through the field to score a strong sixth place finish for the second night in a row at the checkered flag. May 5th, 2011 - On Thursday night Jack traveled to Tri State Speedway (Pocola, Oklahoma) for a $2,000 to win, COMP Cams Super Dirt Series Super Late Model event. Thirty-eight Super Late Models entered the event, and via heat race action, he locked into the 13th starting position for the feature event. During the course of the 35 lap affair, he would advance to a sixth place finish behind event winner, Kelly Boen, RC Whitwell, Billy Moyer Jr., Wendell Wallace, and Kyle Beard. April 30th, 2011 - Saturday night found Team GRT pitted at The Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, Kansas) for the 2nd Annual Sunflower State Showdown, which pitted five different series in a challenge race that paid $10,000 to win. Forty-seven Super Late Models entered the event, and the night started with Jack racing his way to a heat race win to lock into the fifth starting spot for the finale. Sullivan would battle throughout the top ten for the duration of the event before scoring an eight place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. April 29th, 2011 - On Friday night, Jack jumped behind the wheel of a team car to Jon Tesch as he piloted the #14x GRT Open Wheel Modified at Outlaw Motor Speedway (Muskogee, Oklahoma) in USMTS Open Wheel Modified Series action. Fifty-three cars would enter the event, and the night would get off to a bad start for Sullivan, who saw his sixth starting position in his heat race turn into a DNF with mechanical issues. As a result, he started 19th on the grid in a b-main and would mount a great charge through the field to score a sixth place to earn the 24th starting spot for the $2,000 to win feature. In the main event Jack would advance five spots to a 19th place finish. April 28th, 2011 - In addition to entering the Sunflower State Showdown in his Super Late Model on Saturday night at The Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, Kansas), Jack will be piloting a team car to Jon Tesch over the weekend in USMTS action. He will be in the car on Friday night at Outlaw Motor Speedway (Muskogee, OK) and Sunday night at Monett Speedway (Monett, MO) April 23rd, 2011 - Jack was slated to enter a pair of events over the weekend that were co-sanctioned by the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series and MARS Super Late Model Series at Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, Arkansas) and West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri), but heavy rains throughout the week washed away both events. April 16th, 2011 - The team made the long trip to Talladega Short Track (Eastaboga, Alabama) over the weekend as they set out to enter a pair of unsanctioned, Super Late Model events. On Friday night a $2,000 to win event was scheduled, but heavy rains nixed the program. As a result, Jack entered a single event as he took part in the $4,000 to win program on Saturday night as 31 cars from six states entered the event. Via time trials Sullivan locked into the eighth starting spot for the feature event. He would battle around midpack for much of the event before being credited with a 13th place finish. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. April 9th, 2011 - Saturday night found the Team GRT hauler headed due north to Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Missouri) for a $3,000 to win, Lucas Oil MLRA event, which served as a practice session for the upcoming Show Me 100. Fifty-five cars entered the event and after advancing to a second place finish in his heat race, Jack locked into the tenth starting spot for the main event. In the feature, Sullivan would claw his way through the pack to score a sixth place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.MLRARacing.com. April 8th, 2011 - On Friday night, Jack made the short trip to Beebe Speedway (Beebe, Arkansas) for the $2,000 to win, COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) season opener. Twenty-six Super Late Models entered the event and after winning his heat race from the fourth starting spot he earned the pole position for the feature event alongside Jon Mitchell. Jack would battle with Mitchell for the first half of the event for the lead before Sullivan and Bill Frye began to battle for the second spot. The battle would begin to gain intensity and on lap 25 the pair would make contact, which sent Sullivan spinning to the top of turn three, bringing out the caution. Sullivan would make the decision to retire from the event. Full results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. April 2nd , 2011 - After a few weeks away from the track to enjoy a family vacation, Jack and Team GRT entered the $20,000 to win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, Texas). On Friday night with 48 Super Late Models entered into the event, Jack found himself behind the eight ball early in the night as he struggled in time trials, which left him starting deep in a heat race. On a track, where passing was difficult, Jack would not make any ground in his heat race, and as a result decided to not return for Saturday night. On Saturday the team traveled to Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, Mississippi) for the Mississippi Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) season opener. Thirty-three Super Late Models entered the event and Jack would earn the 20th starting spot for the main event. In the $2,500 to win, 50 lap feature, Sullivan would methodically work his way through the pack and by the time that the checkered flag dropped he was credited with a tenth place finish. March 12th, 2011 - Night #2 of the Tuckasee Toilet Bowl was held on Saturday night at Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, Tennessee) as 52 Super Late Models entered the $5,000 to win event. In heat race action, Jack raced his way into the main event, and was hoping to pick up a second Toilet Bowl title. However, in the main event a broken motor early in the race would bring his night to a disappointing end. March 11th, 2011 - Jack was back at Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, Tennessee) for the opening night of the Tuckasee Toilet Bowl Classic on Friday night as the MARS/UMP sanctions went head-to-head in a $3,000 to win event. The night started well for Sullivan, who set on the front row for his heat race after a strong qualifying effort. He went on to win his heat race to start fourth in the 30 lap, main event. He would race in the top five for the duration of the event on a track, where passing rendered itself difficult. At the checkered flag he would record a fourth place finish behind event winner, Ronnie Johnson, Kent Robinson, and Ray Cook. March 5th, 2011 - After seeing the scheduled M.A.R.S. events at Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, Tennessee) postponed a week due to rain, Jack decided to make the trip to the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track (Justin, Texas) for the Texas Dirt Track World Championship, which he won in 2010. With 39 Super Late Models on hand, Jack locked into the feature via heat race action on the heels of a third place finish. In the feature, Sullivan would roll to a stop on lap three with issues on his mount as he ducked into the pit area for repairs before rejoining the tail of the field. Over the balance of the event, he would rebound from the early race bad luck to record a solid 9th place finish in the final rundown. February 25th-26th - Jack concluded a busy month of February with the 1st Annual Childress Fishing & Rentals Pelican 100 at Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, Louisiana) over the weekend as 48 Super Late Models entered the $10,000 to win event. In Friday night heat race action, Jack raced to a third place finish to lock into the 11th starting spot in Saturday night's $10,000 to win, 100 lap finale. Sullivan would find himself racing in the top ten for the majority of the feature before recording a ninth place finish in the final rundown. February 19th, 2011 - Jack entered the finale for the 40th Annual DIRTCar Nationals on Saturday night at Volusia Speedway Park. The $10,000 to win event saw 60 cars enter the event, and Jack would fail to earn a transfer spot to the feature via heat race and b-main action. However, he would start the feature event in the 28th position via a UMP provisional. Jack's run in the 50 lap feature would come to an early end in the feature as he took a wild ride that saw him roll once in turn four as several cars spun in front of him. He would be uninjured but done for the night. February 18th, 2011 - A $10,000 winner's share was on the line on Friday night at Volusia Speedway Park for Round #5 of the 40th Annual DIRTCar Nationals. After a strong qualifying effort, Sullivan once again started on the second row for his heat race. He would run as high as third early in the heat before jumping the cushion and slipping to a finish deep in the field. In the b-main, Jack would advance several spots, but would still fail to reach a transfer spot to the feature, which brought his night to an early end. February 17th, 2011 - Thursday night was a tough night for Jack at Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL) as he entered the 2011 World of Outlaw Late Model Series season opener. A talent-laden field of 69 cars entered the event, and the night started good for Jack as he earned a second row starting spot for his heat race. However, contact on the first lap resulted in damage to Sullivan's car sending him pitside. He would be mired at the back of a b-main and would use the event to do some testing and would not transfer to the main event. February 16th, 2011 - The team was back in action on Wednesday night at Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, Florida) in another $7,000 to win, UMP-sanctioned event. Seventy-four Super Late Models were on hand, and in heat race action, Jack missed the transfer to the feature by one spot. He would start on the front row for the b-main, and would claim the comfortable win to earn a starting spot deep in the grid for the feature event. In the feature he would record a 21st place finish in the final rundown. February 15th, 2011 - Team GRT and Jack got things pointed in the right direction on Tuesday night at Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL) as they entered another $7,000 to win, UMP-sanctioned event. With 74 cars entered, Jack fell just one spot short of locking into the feature in heat race action. Sullivan would go on to win his b-main, which earned him the 21st starting spot for the 30 lap feature. In the feature, on a lightning fast track, Sullivan would race his way to a 14th place finish. February 14th, 2011 - Jack entered the opener for the 40th Annual UNOH DIRTCar Nationals on Monday night at Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, FL). Seventy-one Super Late Models were on hand for the $7,000 to win event, and Sullivan spent most of the night behind the eight ball. He failed to qualify for the main event via heat race action and b-main action, bringing his night to an early end. February 13th, 2011 - After opting to skip the East Bay Raceway Park Speedweek events, Jack made his first Florida appearance on Sunday night at Ocala Speedway (Ocala, Florida). With 36 cars entered into the $8,000 to win event on a very rough track, Jack would retire early from his heat race and would elect to skip the b-main in an effort to not heavily damage his equipment. January 16th, 2011 - The team's string of bad luck took them through the finale for the 5th Annual Wild West Shootout on Sunday evening as Jack once again battled a poor draw, which left him starting deep in his heat race and b-main. As a result, he would fail to qualify for the finale. January 15th, 2011 - Jack's luck took a turn for the worse on Saturday in Round #5 of the Wild West Shootout at USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona) as a heat race incident nixed the Greenbrier, Arkansas' driver's hopes of a strong run in the feature. After starting at the back of the heat due to more bad luck at the pill draw, Jack was caught in a wreck on the third lap of the heat as Billy Moyer Jr. was spun up the track in front of the GRT House Car. Jack would receive extensive damage, and although his team would get the car ready for the b-main, Sullivan would not be able to reach a transfer spot, bringing his night to an early end.
January 12th, 2011 - On Wednesday night, the team entered the third round of the 5th Annual Wild West Shootout in what would prove to be a frustrating night for the team. Jack once again drew a large number at the pill draw, and as a result started at the back of his heat race. On a fast race track that lended itself to little passing, Sullivan would finish where he started. As a result, he started deep in a b-main and would fail to reach a transfer spot to the feature, bringing his night to an early end. January 9th, 2011 - Jack returned to action with the 5th Annual Wild West Shootout on Sunday afternoon at USA Raceway (Tucson, Arizona). Another stout field of 52 Super Late Models entered the event, and in heat race action, Sullivan would draw a large number at the pill draw causing him to start deep in the heat race grid. He would advance a few spots, but fell just short of a transfer and was forced to run a b-main event. In the b-main, Jack battled for the lead for much of the event, before lapped traffic caused him to be shuffled back in the field. He would go on to finish fourth to claim the final transfer spot to the $5,000 to win feature. In the main event, Sullivan enjoyed a great run as he charged through the field from his twenty-fourth starting spot to score an impressive sixth place finish at the checkered flag. January 8th, 2011 - Team GRT and DSI Motorsports opened 2011 with Jack Sullivan behind the wheel of their entry on Saturday afternoon at USA Raceway (Tucson, AZ) in the 5th Annual Wild West Shootout. Forty-nine Super Late Models took part in the $3,000 to win event, and after drawing a large number at the pill draw, Jack started deep in a heat race. He would advance to a fourth place finish in the heat, which left him just short of locking into the feature via passing points. As a result, he ran the b-main event, where he finished second to lock into 18th starting spot for the 30 lap feature. On a racing surface where passing became difficult, Sullivan would retire early from the feature event to conserve his equipment.
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