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Contact: Chris Dolack
DIRTcar Racing PR
704-795-7223 | cdolack@dirtcar.com
Jamison Outduels Shirley in 2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Thriller at Florence Speedway
By Jordan Morris
UNION, Ky. July 8, 2014 Jason Jameson scored his first career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory in exciting fashion, as he passed 2012 DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion Brian Shirley with less than 10 laps to go, then held him off on a late-race restart en route to scoring the $5,000 checkered flag at Florence Speedway.
Jameson, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., started the 40-lap feature event from the pole-position but failed to secure the top spot on lap one as Shirley, who started to Jamesons outside, jumped out to an early lead.
Shirley looked to have the car to beat as he led a race-high 31 circuits, but started fading late as Jameson caught back up to the leader and slid around him to claim the lead on lap 32. Jameson quickly extended his lead and looked as if he would cruise to the victory with only eight laps remaining.
That was before a late-race caution brought a hungry Brian Shirley, who hasnt won since Clayhill Motorsports Park on June 26, back to the leaders back bumper on lap 38. On both of the final remaining laps Shirley dove his car under Jameson in turn two, both times capturing the lead, before handing it back over to Jameson who crossed back under him on the backstretch.
Jameson recaptured the top spot from Shirley on each of the final two laps, eventually pulling away from Shirley coming to the checkered flag as he was passed by Eric Wells for the second position. Jameson fought hard with the 2012 DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion, but eventually came away with his first career victory in the grueling six-week long tour.
Shirley, he was driving the wheels off that thing, and I was just chasing him the whole time, said Jameson, who also crews for two-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Darrell Lanigan. His car, seemed like the longer the race went, the tighter it got. I could rotate the center better than he could, so I figured it was a matter of time when I could run him off [turn] two and get him in three and four, and thats kind of what happened.
(Click here for news and information on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.)
Shirley, Kent Robinson and Justin Rattliff rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners included Shirley, Jameson and Eric Wells.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals continues on Wednesday night as they join the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Ind.
DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Florence Speedway; Union, Ky.;
July 8, 2014; A-Main (40-laps): 1. 29-Jason Jameson ($5,000), 2. 18W-Eric Wells, 3. 81-Brian Shirley, 4. 7R-Kent Robinson, 5. 16-Justin Rattliff, 6. 18-Shannon Babb, 7. 91P-Jason Papich, 8. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 9. C9-Steve Casebolt, 10. 1B-Jeff Babcock, 11. 1M-Jim Moon, 12. 21-Robby Hensley, 13. 11R-James Rice, 14. 81JR-Jason Riggs, 15. 157-Mike Marlar, 16. 63-Jesse Lay, 17. 19-Chad Smith, 18. 3-Austin Dillon, 19. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 20. 18E-Ethan Burgess, 21. 77K-Steve Kester.
2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule
Date |
Day |
Track |
Location |
Win |
June 11 |
Wed |
Brownstown Speedway |
Brownstown, Ind. |
RAIN |
June 12 |
Thur |
Kankakee Co. Speedway |
Kankakee, Ill. |
Billy Moyer |
June 13 |
Fri |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, Wis. |
Rick Eckert |
June 14 |
Sat |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, Wis. |
RAIN |
June 15 |
Sun |
Wilmot Raceway |
Wilmot, Wis. |
Rick Eckert(2) |
June 16 |
Mon |
Off |
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June 17 |
Tue |
Farley Speedway |
Farley, Iowa |
Shannon Babb |
June 18 |
Wed |
Spoon River Speedway |
Canton, Ill. |
Jason Feger |
June 19 |
Thur |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, Ill. |
RAIN |
June 20 |
Fri |
Tri-City Speedway |
Pontoon Beach, Ill. |
Billy Moyer(2) |
June 21 |
Sat |
Fairbury Speedway |
Fairbury, Ill. |
RAIN |
June 22 |
Sun |
I-96 Speedway |
Ionia, Mich. |
Brian Shirley |
June 23 |
Mon |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, Ill. |
Brandon Sheppard |
June 24 |
Tue |
Off |
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June 25 |
Wed |
Clarksville Speedway |
Clarksville, Tenn. |
Shannon Babb(2) |
June 26 |
Thur |
Clayhill Motorsports |
Atwood, Tenn. |
Brian Shirley (2) |
June 27 |
Fri |
Paducah Int. Raceway |
Paducah, Ky. |
RAIN |
June 28 |
Sat |
Federated Auto Parts Raceway |
Pevely, Mo. |
Brian Birkhofer |
June 29 |
Sun |
Lincoln Speedway |
Lincoln, Ill. |
Brady Smith |
June 30 |
Mon |
Off |
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July 1 |
Tue |
Belle Clair Speedway |
Belleville, Ill. |
Bobby Pierce |
July 2 |
Wed |
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville, Ill. |
Jason Feger(2) |
July 3 |
Thur |
LaSalle Speedway |
LaSalle, Ill. |
Brian Birkhofer(2) |
July 4 |
Fri |
Fayette Co. Speedway |
Brownstown, Ill. |
Brandon Sheppard(2) |
July 5 |
Sat |
Highland Speedway |
Highland, Ill. |
Tyler Reddick |
July 6 |
Sun |
Tri-State Speedway |
Haubstadt, Ind. |
Billy Moyer(3) |
July 7 |
Mon |
Off |
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July 8 |
Tue |
Florence Speedway |
Union, Ky. |
Jason Jameson |
July 9 |
Wed |
Terre Haute Action Track |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
$5,000 |
July 10 |
Thur |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, Ill. |
$5,000 |
July 11 |
Fri |
Farmer City Raceway |
Farmer City, Ill. |
$10,000 |
July 12 |
Sat |
34 Raceway |
Burlington, Iowa |
$10,000 |
July 13 |
Sun |
Vermilion Co. Speedway |
Danville, Ill. |
$5,000 |
July 14 |
Mon |
Off |
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July 15 |
Tue |
TBA |
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July 16 |
Wed |
Atomic Speedway |
Chillicothe, Ohio |
$5,000 |
July 17 |
Thur |
Brushcreek Motorsports Complex |
Peebles, Ohio |
$5,000 |
July 18 |
Fri |
Attica Raceway Park |
Attica, Ohio |
$5,000 |
July 19 |
Sat |
Oakshade Raceway |
Wauseon, Ohio |
$10,000 |
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals 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 Electronics (Official Communication), Velocita (Official Uniform), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to these fine Contingency Partners: Beyea Headers, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Dominator Race Products, Edelbrock, Fox Shocks, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, Mobil 1, MSD, Quartermaster, Superflow Dynos, Summit Racing Equipment and Wrisco Aluminum; Promotional Partners include: Chevy Performance Parts, Indiana Decal, Intercomp and Petroff Towing.
Contact: Chris Dolack
DIRTcar Racing PR
704-795-7223 | cdolack@dirtcar.com
Gilpin Dominates Florence Speedway for Second DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory of the Season
By Jordan Morris
UNION, Ky. July 8, 2014 Devin Gilpin became just the third multi-race winner of the 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals on Tuesday night as he claimed the $1,000 checkered flag at Florence Speedway in dominating fashion.
Gilpin, who was last victorious on June 12 at Kankakee County Speedway, started the 25-lap feature event on the outside of row one with Kenny Wallace drawing the pole. Wallace failed to lead the first lap as Gilpin shot around him using the faster outside line.
As Gilpin pulled out to an early lead, Wallaces car faded as mechanical problems plagued his car, eventually forcing him to retire on lap 10. With Wallace retiring early in the feature event, the door was opened for Josh Rice to challenge for the lead.
Rice proved to be the biggest challenge to Gilpin, as he used the highline to catch the leader and at one point even claiming the top spot before a caution put Gilpin back out front. With only five laps to go, Rice would also be plagued by mechanical issues, ending his bid for the win.
With Rice out of the race, Jeff Babcock, who started the race fifth and charged his way to front late in the race, assumed the second position. After the restart with four laps to go, Gilpin pulled away from Babcock, who dove into every corner trying to rattle the leader. Babcock fell just short of passing the leader, as Gilpin led flag-to-flag en route to capturing the well-deserved victory at Florence Speedway.
I was starting to get tight as the run went on, said Gilpin in victory lane. Luckily the caution saved me, cause that Rice boy got by me. Hes just a natural talent at 14 years old and wheeling a race car like he can. Give him two or three years and he will be dominating.
(Click here for news and information on the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals.)
Pete Holt, Tyler Nicely and David McWilliams rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners were Nicely, Gilpin and Wallace.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals joins the DIRTcar Summer Nationals on Wednesday night at Terre Haute Action Track in Terre Haute, Ind.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Florence Speedway; Union, Ky.; July 8, 2014;
A-Main (25-laps): 1. 1G-Devin Gilpin ($1,000), 2. 7B-Jeff Babcock, 3. 11H-Pete Holt, 4. 25-Tyler Nicely, 5. 18-David McWilliams, 6. 12K-Scotty Kincaid, 7. 97-Shawn Brown, 8. 8-Jimmy Lennex, 9. 6-Kevin Hess, 10. 11-Josh Rice, 11. 112-Billy Vaughan, 12. 3H-Jason Hollon, 13. 17-Brandon Ramsey, 14. K4-Chris Kruetzkamp, 15. 36-Kenny Wallace, 16. 56-Larry Pickelheimer, 17. 87-Larry Moreland Jr, 18. 1HJR-John Holt Jr, 19. 14-Trent Green, 20. 41C-Kelly Craddock.
2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
June 7 |
Sat |
Tri-State Speedway |
Haubstadt, Ind. |
Tyler Nicely |
June 11 |
Wed |
Brownstown Speedway |
Brownstown, Ind. |
RAIN |
June 12 |
Thur |
Kankakee Co-Speedway |
Kankakee, Ill. |
Devin Gilpin |
June 13 |
Fri |
Kankakee Co-Speedway |
Kankakee, Ill. |
Jacob Poel |
June 15 |
Sun |
Off |
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June 16 |
Mon |
Off |
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June 17 |
Tue |
Off |
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June 18 |
Wed |
Spoon River Speedway |
Canton, Ill. |
Jacob Poel |
June 19 |
Thur |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, Ill. |
RAIN |
June 20 |
Fri |
Tri-City Speedway |
Pontoon Beach, Ill. |
Mike Harrison |
June 21 |
Sat |
Fairbury Speedway |
Fairbury, Ill. |
RAIN |
June 22 |
Sun |
I-96 Speedway |
Ionia, Mich. |
Jacob Poel |
June 23 |
Mon |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, Ill. |
David Wietholder |
June 24 |
Tue |
Off |
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June 25 |
Wed |
Clarksville Speedway Park |
Clarksville, Tenn. |
Mike Harrison |
June 26 |
Thur |
Clayhill Motorsports Park |
Atwood, Tenn. |
Hunter Rasdon |
June 27 |
Fri |
Paducah Int-Raceway |
Paducah, Ky. |
RAIN |
June 28 |
Sat |
Federated I-55 Raceway |
Pevely, Mo. |
Mike Harrison |
June 29 |
Sun |
Lincoln Speedway |
Lincoln, Ill. |
Jacob Poel |
June 30 |
Mon |
Off |
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July 1 |
Tue |
Belle-Clair Speedway |
Belleville, Ill. |
Mike Harrison |
July 2 |
Wed |
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville, Ill. |
Mike Harrison |
July 3 |
Thur |
LaSalle Speedway |
LaSalle, Ill. |
Mike Harrison |
July 4 |
Fri |
Fayette Co-Speedway |
Brownstown, Ill. |
Brian Shaw |
July 5 |
Sat |
Highland Speedway |
Highland, Ill. |
Rusty Griffaw |
July 6 |
Sun |
Tri-State Speedway |
Haubstadt, Ind. |
Jacob Poel |
July 7 |
Mon |
Off |
||
July 8 |
Tue |
Florence Speedway |
Union, Ky. |
Devin Gilpin |
July 9 |
Wed |
Terre Haute Action Track |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
$1,000 |
July 10 |
Thur |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, Ill. |
$1,000 |
July 11 |
Fri |
Farmer City Raceway |
Farmer City, Ill. |
$1,000 |
July 13 |
Sun |
Vermilion Co-Speedway |
Danville, Ill. |
$1,000 |
July 14 |
Mon |
Off |
||
July 15 |
Tue |
Off |
||
July 16 |
Wed |
Atomic Speedway |
Chillicothe, Ohio |
$1,000 |
July 17 |
Thu |
Brushcreek Motorsports |
Peebles, Ohio |
TBA |
July 18 |
Fri |
Attica Raceway Park |
Attica, Ohio |
$1,000 |
July 19 |
Sat |
Oakshade Raceway |
Wauseon, Ohio |
$1,000 |
The Summit Racing 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), Racing Electronics (Official Communication ), Velocita (Official Uniform),VP Racing Fuels (Official Fuel), along with these Contingency Parters: MSD, TomCat Performance, Landrum Performance Springs, Dominator Race Products, QuarterMaster, KSE Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Joes Racing Products, Wrisco Aluminum, Beyea Custom Headers, Fast Shafts, Bassett Racing Wheels, QA1, Auto Meter, Fluidampr, Fox Shocks, Impact Race Products, Penske Shocks, Performance Friction Brakes, Strange Oval, Schoenfeld Headers, Bell Helmets, Shafer Enterprises Cool Shirts; Promotional Partners include: Chevy Performance Parts, Indiana Decal and Intercomp.
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