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Bloomquist Scores First DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” Victory in 10 Years at Florence Speedway

UNION, Ky. — July 9, 2013 — Running his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” event in 10 years on Tuesday night at Florence Speedway, Scott Bloomquist led all 40 laps as he captured his first checkered flag of the 2013 “Hell Tour” season.

Starting from the pole-position, Bloomquist, of Mooresburg, Tenn., dominated the feature event at Florence in the 17th leg of the “Hell Tour” six-week long schedule. Bloomquist, a week after challenging Josh Richards in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway, raced on the Hell Tour, where he won championships in 1990, 1991 and 2002.

Bloomquist had his car on cruise control as he pulled out to an early lead and never looked back. The closest challenge Bloomquist faced was from a red-hot Shannon Babb, but not even a streaking Babb could wrestle the $5,000 checkered flag from Bloomquist, as he rolled to the victory at the half-mile oval.
“The track has some character tonight,” Bloomquist said. “There were some patches that were a little bit rough. It got slick in the middle, but the car was just really good all night. I couldn’t tell how close anybody was. I saw my guys signaling me there late in the race and it looked like we had a pretty big lead. The car just felt really good.”

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NASCAR star Austin Dillon, 2011 DIRTcar Late Model national champion Ryan Unzicker and Justin Rattliff rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Kent Robinson, Ben Adkins, Austin Dillon and Scott Bloomquist.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour continues Wednesday night at Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Ind.

NOTEBOOK
SCHEDULE UPDATE — The event that was underway on July 6 at Highland (Ill.) Speedway when rain forced it to a halt will be completed on Sunday, Aug. 25. ... The rained out race that was originally scheduled for June 29 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo., will not be made up.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Florence Speedway; Union, Ky: July 9, 2013
A-Main (40-laps): 1. Scott Bloomquist ($5,000), 2. Shannon Babb, 3. Austin Dillon, 4. Ryan Unzicker, 5. Justin Rattliff, 6. Greg Johnson, 7. Brandon Sheppard, 8. Ben Adkins, 9. Jason Montgomery, 10. Bobby Pierce, 11. Jeff Babcock, 12. Jason Papich, 13. James Rice, 14. Dustin Griffin, 15. Jason McBride, 16. Jesse Lay, 17. Todd Frank, 18. Steve Kester, 19. Jason Smith, 20. Kent Robinson, 21. Steve Landrum, 22. Mike Jewell.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ Championship Top 10

2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ Schedule

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals (The Hell Tour) is brought to fans across the country by many important partners including: Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Racing Electonics (Official Communication), Vicci (Official Uniform), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to these fine Contingency Sponsors: Beyea Headers, Butlerbuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Dominator Race Products, Edelbrock, Chevy Performance Parts, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, Klotz Lubricants, MSD Performance, Petroff Towing, Quartermaster, Superflow Dynos, UNOH (University of Northwestern Ohio), and Wrisco Aluminum.

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Thomas Surges to First DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory at Florence Speedway

UNION, Ky. — July 9, 2013 — Ryan Thomas made his first DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals feature start of the season an exciting one on Tuesday night as he charged from the sixth to victory.

With 36 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds in attendance for the 19th round of the six week-long tour, including NASCAR star Austin Dillon, it was Thomas, of Martinsville, Ind., who made a name for himself by winning the 25-lap feature. Thomas started from the outside of row three after finishing second in his heat race. He faced an uphill battle all night before eventually moving into the lead and holding off Matt Hamilton, of Aurora, Ind., to claim the $1,000 checkered flag at half-mile Florence.

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Jeff Babcock, Austin Dillon and Kelly Craddock rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Josh Rice, Joey Kramer, Devin Gilpin and Larry Pickelheimer.

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continues Wednesday night at Terre Haute Action Track located in Terre Haute, Ind.

NOTEBOOK
SCHEDULE UPDATE — The event that was underway on July 6 at Highland (Ill.) Speedway when rain forced it to a halt will be completed on Sunday, Aug. 25. ... The rained out race that was originally scheduled for June 29 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo., will not be made up.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Florence Speedway; Union, Ky; July 9, 2013
A-Main (25-laps): 1. Ryan Thomas ($1,000), 2. Matt Hamilton, 3. Jeff Babcock, 4. Austin Dillon, 5. Kelly Craddock, 6. Larry Pickelheimer, 7. Billy Vaughn, 8. Don Adams, 9. Pete Holt, 10. Matt Westfall, 11. Ryan Morton, 12. Josh Rice, 13. Jimmy Lennex, 14. John Rhoades, 15. Andrew Corbin, 16. Kevin Mayabb, 17. Kevin Hess, 18. Adam Hamilton, 19. Joey Kramer, 20. Scotty Kincaid, 21. John Holt Jr, 22. Devin Gilpin.

2013 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Top 10

2013 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals

The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is proudly brought to you by these fine partners : Summit Racing Equipment (Title Sponsor), Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Provider), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Racing Tire), VP Racing Fuels (Official Fuel), along with these Contingency Parters: MSD Performance, TomCat Performance, Landrum Performance Springs, Dominator Race Products, QuarterMaster, KSE Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Wrisco Aluminum, Beyea Custom Headers, Fast Shafts, Bassett Wheels, QA1, Auto Meter, Schoenfeld Headers, University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH), Racing Electronics, Intercomp, Bell Helmets, Shafer Enterprises’ Cool Shirts, XS Power Racing Batteries, and Chevy Performance.