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Nicely Earns Breakthrough Victory at Fairbury in DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Season Finale

FAIRBURY, Ill. - July 25, 2015 - Tyler Nicely powered to victory in a flawless feature performance on Saturday at Fairbury American Legion Speedway to win the final night of the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals and secure second place in the championship.

Nicely, of Owensboro, Ky., was smooth in every corner on the quarter-mile dirt oval while the field behind him was two- and three-wide trying to run him down in the 30-lap, $2,000-to-win season finale. The victory was Nicely's first win of the 2015 tour, finally putting him over the top after he turned in four second-place finishes during the month-long season that ran primarily in conjunction with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.

"I just kept hitting my marks right around the bottom so nobody could sneak underneath me," Nicely said. "I knew if I didn't make any mistakes I had a good enough hot rod. It's huge, I've been wanting to win in Illinois, and Fairbury is the best track in America in my opinion. It's awesome, and the fans make it even better. You just feel welcome here."

There were 47 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds in competition at Fairbury, which also ran the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Prairie Dirt Classic, for a combined total of 106 cars in the pits on Saturday night. The event was delayed about an hour by rain that fell during the Last Chance Showdown.

Heat race winners included Lance Dehm, Curt Spaulding, Brandon Roberts and Tyler Nicely.

Mike Harrison earned the overall DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified championship with nine victories in 13 starts. Unfortunately in Saturday night's finale, Harrison started 15th and was on the move when he was involved in a scary-looking crash on the frontstretch, leaving him with a 23rd-place finish.

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2015 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report

A-MAIN (30 laps) - 1. Tyler Nicely ($2,000); 2. Brandon Roberts; 3. Brian Lynn; 4. Curt Spaulding; 5. Jeff Curl; 6. Jeff Leka; 7. Ray Bollinger; 8. David Stremme; 9. Steven Brooks; 10. Mike McKinney; 11. Brian Shaw; 12. Lance Dehm; 13. Colling Thirlby; 14. Jay Ledford; 15. Jeffrey Ledford; 16. Patrick Lyon; 17. A.J. May; 18. Andy Sprague; 19. Dave Porth; 20. Travis Kohler; 21. Tommy Duncan; 22. Nathan Balensiefen; 23. Mike Harrison; 24. Jimmy Dehm.

2015 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Results

Date

Day

Track

City

June 6

Saturday

Tri-State Speedway

Josh Harris

June 7

Sunday

Terre Haute Action Track

Bradley Sterrett

June 10

Wednesday

Brownstown Speedway

Devin Gilpin

June 11

Thursday

Kankakee Co. Speedway

Jeff Curl

June 12

Friday

Kankakee Co. Speedway

Rain

June 16

Tuesday

Jacksonville Speedway

Mike Harrison

June 18

Thursday

Spoon River Speedway

Rain (2)

June 19

Friday

Tri-City Speedway

Rain (3)

June 20

Saturday

Fairbury Speedway

Chad Kinder

June 21

Sunday

Quincy Raceways

Rain/PPD June 22 (4)

June 22

Monday

Quincy Raceways

Rain (5)

June 23

Tuesday

Peoria Speedway

Mike Harrison (2)

June 24

Wednesday

Belle-Clair Speedway

Mike Harrison (3)

June 25

Thursday

Clarksville Speedway

Lucas Lee

June 26

Friday

Paducah International Raceway

Rain (6)

June 27

Saturday

Federated I-55 Raceway

Rain (7)

June 28

Sunday

Lincoln Speedway

Rain/PPD July 6

June 29

Monday

OFF

June 30

Tuesday

I-96 Raceway

Rain (8)

July 1

Wednesday

Daugherty Speedway

Devin Gilpin (2)

July 2

Thursday

La Salle Speedway

Mike Harrison (4)

July 3

Friday

Fayette Co. Speedway

Mike Harrison (5)

July 4

Saturday

Highland Speedway

Mike Harrison (6)

July 5

Sunday

Tri-State Speedway

Dustin Beck

July 6

Monday

Lincoln Speedway

Mike Harrison (7)

July 7

Tuesday

Vermilion Co. Speedway

Rain (9)

July 8

Wednesday

Florence Speedway

Rain (10)

July 9

Thursday

Macon Speedway

Rain (11)

July 10

Friday

Farmer City Raceway

Mike Harrison (8)

July 11

Saturday

Oakshade Raceway

David Mielke

July 24

Friday

Fairbury A.L. Speedway

Mike Harrison (9)

July 25

Saturday

Fairbury A.L. Speedway

Tyler Nicely

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