Fear The Reaper: Gustin Flashes to Night 4 DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH Victory
Barberville, FL - Feb. 11, 2011 - Ryan Gustin made the most memorable pass of the 40th DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio on Friday night went he went around NASCAR veteran Ken Schrader in the final corner to claim his first ever DIRTcar Nationals win .
Affectionately known as "The Reaper" to his hometown fans in Marshalltown, Iowa, Gustin was no doubt a dark shadow over Schrader late in the race. First he pulled ahead for a moment with five laps to go before making his race-winning move to the outside of Schrader in turn 3 of the lightning fast Volusia Speedway Park on the final circuit.
"When you can go door-to-door with one of the best in the business that's exciting," said an exuberant Gustin in victory lane.
Gustin's win came just a night removed from nearly trumping another NASCAR star falling just short of Clint Bowyer on Thursday night.
Defending DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH UMP Modified champion Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Pa., had his strongest outing of the week by finishing third. Bobby Kitchen of Columbus, Ohio, was fourth while Scotty Orr of Columbia City, Ind., round out the top five.
Saturday night's events will kick off the Third Annual Gator Championship, the nation's only 3-day, $5,000-to-win DIRTcar UMP Modified race.
DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio; DIRTcar UMP Modifieds; Volusia Speedway Park; Feb. 11, 2011
A-main (20 laps) - 1. Ryan Gustin; 2. Ken Schrader; 3. Dave Hess Jr; 4. Bobby Kitchen; 5. Scotty Orr; 6. Corey Conley; 7. Richie Tosh; 8. Michael Long; 9. Devin Gilpin; 10. Duane Dale; 11. Ty Dillon; 12. Bob Broking; 13. Todd Sherman; 14. Gary Cook Jr; 15. Peyton Taylor; 16. Andy Strait; 17. Brett Korves; 18. Kody Weisner; 19. Justin Coulter; 20. David McWilliams; 21. Nick Hoffman; 22. Ryan Gifford; 23. Joey Jensen; 24. Dale Mathison; 25. Jeff Matthews; 26. Austin Dillon; 27. Jon Henry
Qualifying Group 1 - 1. Chad Kinder; 2. Kyle Bronson; 3. Scotty Orr; 4. Carl McKinney; 5. Bobby Regot; 6. Andy Strait; 7. Tony Anderson; 8. Randle Sweeney; 9. Stan Beadles; 10. Joey Jensen; 11. Mike Wilson; 12. Ronnie Chance; 13. Jim Shipman; 14. Cory Hupp
Qualifying Group 2 - 1. Corey Conley; 2. Jon Henry; 3. Nate Carruth; 4. Ryan Gifford; 5. James Smith; 6. Michael Long; 7. Richie Tosh; 8. Gary Cook Jr; 9. Lawrence Oconnor; 10. Jeff Thomas; 11. Gavin Landers; 12. John Boyd; 13. Jason Davis
Qualifying Group 3 - 1. Ryan Gustin; 2. Bobby Kitchen; 3. Dale Mathison; 4. Buzzie Reutimann; 5. Evan Taylor; 6. Jason MIller; 7. Chris Puskas; 8. Justin Matson; 9. Jamie Lomax; 10. Terry Hansen; 11. Bryce Jewel; 12. Nick Hoffman; 13. Bill Keeler
Qualifying Group 4 - 1. Ken Schrader; 2. Kody Weisner; 3. Duane Dale; 4. Todd Sherman; 5. Kent Corbin; 6. Bob Broking; 7. Mike Spatola; 8. Todd Neiheiser; 9. Garrett Stewart; 10. Dave Baldwin; 11. Dave Jamison; 12. Brandon Smith; 13. Riley Emmel
Qualifying Group 5 - 1. Dave Hess Jr; 2. Jeff Matthews; 3. Justin Coulter; 4. Trista Stevenson; 5. David McWilliams; 6. Brett Korves; 7. Pat McVicker; 8. Dave Wietholder; 9. Bob Gierke; 10. Jeremy Kerzman; 11. Justin Elmer; 12. Kevin Davis; 13. Eric Elmer
Qualifying Group 6 - 1. Ty Dillon; 2. Austin Dillon; 3. Devin Gilpin; 4. Stormy Scott; 5. Peyton Taylor; 6. Terry Hull; 7. Kelby Simmons; 8. Mark Grosvenor; 9. Johnny Broking; 10. Jason Beaulieu; 11. Joe Carr; 12. Kip Hughes; 13. Gary Brooks
Heat 1 - 1. Scotty Orr; 2. Joey Jensen; 3. Andy Strait; 4. Carl McKinney; 5. Kyle Bronson; 6. Tony Anderson; 7. Ronnie Chance; 8. Jim Shipman; 9. Randle Sweeney; 10. Cory Hupp; 11. Mike Wilson; 12. Stan Beadles; 13. Chad Kinder; 14. Bobby Regot
Heat 2 - 1. Ryan Gifford; 2. Corey Conley; 3. Jon Henry; 4. Gary Cook Jr; 5. Richie Tosh; 6. Michael Long; 7. James Smith; 8. Gavin Landers; 9. Lawrence Oconnor; 10. Jeff Thomas; 11. John Boyd; DNS. Jason Davis; DQ. Nate Carruth
Heat 3 - 1. Dale Mathison; 2. Bobby Kitchen; 3. Nick Hoffman; 4. Jason MIller; 5. Chris Puskas; 6. Ryan Gustin; 7. Jamie Lomax; 8. Buzzie Reutimann; 9. Terry Hansen; 10. Evan Taylor; 11. Justin Matson; 12. Bill Keeler; 13. Bryce Jewel
Heat 4 - 1. Ken Schrader; 2. Duane Dale; 3. Todd Sherman; 4. Kody Weisner; 5. Bob Broking; 6. Mike Spatola; 7. Dave Baldwin; 8. Kent Corbin; 9. Dave Jamison; 10. Riley Emmel; 11. Garrett Stewart; 12. Todd Neiheiser; DNS. Brandon Smith
Heat 5 - 1. Jeff Matthews; 2. Dave Hess Jr; 3. Justin Coulter; 4. Brett Korves; 5. David McWilliams; 6. Dave Wietholder; 7. Bob Gierke; 8. Jeremy Kerzman; 9. Kevin Davis; 10. Trista Stevenson; 11. Eric Elmer; 12. Justin Elmer; 13. Pat McVicker
Heat 6 - 1. Devin Gilpin; 2. Austin Dillon; 3. Ty Dillon; 4. Peyton Taylor; 5. Jason Beaulieu; 6. Kelby Simmons; 7. Billy Smith; 8. Mark Grosvenor; 9. Johnny Broking; 10. Gary Brooks; 11. Stormy Scott; 12. Kip Hughes; DNS. Terry Hull; DNS. Joe Carr
B-main 1 - 1. Richie Tosh; 2. Gary Cook Jr; 3. Michael Long; 4. Carl McKinney; 5. Kyle Bronson; 6. Gavin Landers; 7. Nate Carruth; 8. Bobby Regot; 9. Tony Anderson; 10. Ronnie Chance; 11. Mike Wilson; 12. Jeff Thomas; 13. Lawrence Oconnor; 14. John Boyd; 15. Cory Hupp; 16. Randle Sweeney; 17. Jim Shipman; DNS. James Smith; DNS. Scotty Orr; DNS. Chad Kinder; DNS. Jason Davis
B-main 2 - 1. Ryan Gustin; 2. Kody Weisner; 3. Bob Broking; 4. Jamie Lomax; 5. Chris Puskas; 6. Dave Baldwin; 7. Mike Spatola; 8. Evan Taylor; 9. Buzzie Reutimann; 10. Garrett Stewart; 11. Terry Hansen; 12. Bill Keeler; 13. Jason MIller; 14. Dave Jamison; 15. Kent Corbin; 16. Riley Emmel; 17. Bryce Jewel; 18. Justin Matson; DNS. Todd Neiheiser; DNS. Brandon Smith
B-main 3 - 1. Peyton Taylor; 2. David McWilliams; 3. Brett Korves; 4. Stormy Scott; 5. Dave Wietholder; 6. Bob Gierke; 7. Kenny Wallace; 8. Trista Stevenson; 9. Kevin Davis; 10. Jeremy Kerzman; 11. Gary Brooks; 12. Eric Elmer; 13. Kelby Simmons; 14. Mark Grosvenor; 15. Johnny Broking; 16. Jason Beaulieu; DNS. Kip Hughes; DNS. Justin Elmer; DNS. Pat McVicker; DNS. Terry Hull; DNS. Joe Carr
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for Weisner at Volusia
Kody Weisner was bad fast on Wednesday night. Weisner was at the top of the speed charts after qualifying groups were run. What started out to look like a great night besting over 70 cars in time trials turned out to be a nightmare. Weisner was fast during his heat race but not fast enough to avoid contact that resulted in him having to run one of the "B" Features. It was the same story in the "B" as contact relegated him outside a starting position in the "A" main.
DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH: Night Three Results
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 10, 2011 – For the second consecutive night at the 40th Annual DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park, Clint Bowyer in a DIRTcar UMP Modified and Sammy Swindell in a Sprint Car took the checkered flags.
DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH Statistical Report, Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 10, 2011
A-Main 20-Laps - 1. Clint Bowyer; 2. Ryan Gustin; 3. Ty Dillon; 4. Ken Schrader; 5. Jon Henry; 6. Gary Cook Jr; 7. Todd Sherman; 8. Stormy Scott; 9. Dave Hess Jr; 10. Scotty Orr; 11. Bobby Regot; 12. Chris Puskas; 13. Dave Wietholder; 14. Bob Broking; 15. Kyle Bronson; 16. Mike Spatola; 17. Nate Carruth; 18. Austin Dillon; 19. Chad Kinder; 20. Kenny Wallace; 21. Dave Baldwin; 22. Terry Hull; 23. Bobby Kitchen; 24. Randle Sweeney; 25. Brett Korves; 26. Duane Dale; 27. Joey Jensen.
Qualifying Group 1 - 1. Kody Weisner; 2. Chad Kinder; 3. Mike Spatola; 4. Devin Gilpin ; 5. Chris Puskas; 6. Duane Dale; 7. Dale Mathison; 8. Bob Broking; 9. Jeff Thomas; 10. Buzzy Reutimann; 11. Jim Shipman; 12. Gavin Landers; 13. Kevin Davis; 14. Gary Brooks.
Qualifying Group 2 - 1. Ryan Gustin; 2. Austin Dillon; 3. Peyton Taylor; 4. Andy Strait; 5. Corey Conley; 6. Joey Jensen; 7. Bobby Kitchen; 8. Rob Penney; 9. Bob Gierke; 10. Mark Grosvenor; 11. Johnny Broking; 12. Pat McVicker; 13. Kip Hughes; 14. Riley Emmel.
Qualifying Group 3 - 1. Nate Carruth; 2. Stormy Scott; 3. Todd Neiheiser; 4. Kelby Simmons; 5. Brett Korves; 6. Randle Sweeney; 7. Brandon Smith; 8. Jason MIller; 9. Bryce Jewel; 10. Joey Kramer; 11. Kent Corbin; 12. Stan Beadles; 13. Justin Elmer; 14. Richie Tosh.
Qualifying Group 4 - 1. Dave Hess Jr; 2. Todd Sherman; 3. Jon Henry; 4. Corey Dripps; 5. Gary Cook Jr; 6. Carl McKinney; 7. Garrett Stewart; 8. Justin Coulter; 9. Dave Wietholder; 10. Chad Olsen; 11. Trista Stevenson; 12. Lawrence Oconnor; 13. Jeremy Kerzman; 14. Justin Matson.
Qualifying Group 5 - 1. Clint Bowyer; 2. Ty Dillon; 3. Kyle Bronson; 4. Tony Anderson; 5. Evan Taylor; 6. Bobby Regot; 7. David McWilliams; 8. Dave Baldwin; 9. James Smith; 10. Terry Hansen; 11. Mike Wilson; 12. Joe Carr; 13. Eric Elmer.
Qualifying Group 6 - 1. Scotty Orr; 2. Ken Schrader; 3. Terry Hull; 4. Kenny Wallace; 5. Jason Beaulieu; 6. Ryan Gifford; 7. Jamie Carter; 8. Jamie Lomax; 9. Jeff Matthews; 10. Michael Long; 11. Nick Hoffman; 12. Bill Keeler; 13. Dave Jamison.
Heat 1 - 1.Mike Spatola; 2. Chad Kinder; 3. Chris Puskas; 4. Duane Dale; 5. Bob Broking; 6. Jeff Thomas; 7. Jim Shipman; 8. Kevin Davis; 9. Gary Brooks; 10. Devin Gilpin ; 11. Dale Mathison; 12. Kody Weisner; 13. Gavin Landers; DQ. Buzzy Reutimann.
Heat 2 - 1. Austin Dillon; 2. Ryan Gustin; 3. Joey Jensen; 4. Corey Conley; 5. Bobby Kitchen; 6. Andy Strait; 7. Bob Gierke; 8. Mark Grosvenor; 9. Rob Penney; 10. Pat McVicker; 11. Riley Emmel; 12. Kip Hughes; 13. Peyton Taylor; DNS. Johnny Broking.
Heat 3 - 1. Stormy Scott; 2. Nate Carruth; 3. Randle Sweeney; 4. Jason MIller; 5. Brett Korves; 6. Brandon Smith; 7. Kent Corbin; 8. Bryce Jewel; 9. Stan Beadles; 10. Justin Elmer; 11. Todd Neiheiser; 12. Kelby Simmons; DNS. Joey Kramer; DNS. Richie Tosh.
Heat 4 - 1. Jon Henry; 2. Gary Cook Jr; 3. Todd Sherman; 4. Dave Wietholder; 5. Dave Hess Jr; 6. Garrett Stewart; 7. Justin Coulter; 8. Trista Stevenson; 9. Chad Olsen; 10. Carl McKinney; 11. Justin Matson; 12. Lawrence Oconnor; 13. Jeremy Kerzman; DNS. Corey Dripps.
Heat 5 - 1. Ty Dillon; 2. Kyle Bronson; 3. Clint Bowyer; 4. Tony Anderson; 5. Bobby Regot; 6. Evan Taylor; 7. Dave Baldwin; 8. David McWilliams; 9. James Smith; 10. Joe Carr; 11. Eric Elmer; 12. Mike Wilson; DNS. Terry Hansen.
Heat 6 - 1. Ken Schrader; 2. Terry Hull; 3. Scotty Orr; 4. Jeff Matthews; 5. Jason Beaulieu; 6. Jamie Carter; 7. Kenny Wallace; 8. Jamie Lomax; 9. Nick Hoffman; 10. Bill Keeler; 11. Dave Jamison; 12. Michael Long; 13. Ryan Gifford.
B-Main 1 - 1. Bobby Kitchen; 2. Duane Dale; 3. Bob Broking; 4. Andy Strait; 5. Rob Penney; 6. Jeff Thomas; 7. Buzzy Reutimann; 8. Riley Emmel; 9. Mark Grosvenor; 10. Pat McVicker; 11. Kevin Davis; 12. Kip Hughes; 13. Dale Mathison; 14. Bob Gierke; 15. Gary Brooks; 16. Kody Weisner; 17. Corey Conley; DNS. Jim Shipman; DNS. Devin Gilpin; DNS. Gavin Landers; DNS. Peyton Taylor; DNS. Johnny Broking.
B-Main 2 - 1. Dave Hess Jr; 2. Brett Korves; 3. Dave Wietholder; 4. Garrett Stewart; 5. Jason MIller; 6. Trista Stevenson; 7. Chad Olsen; 8. Carl McKinney; 9. Justin Matson; 10. Lawrence Oconnor; 11. Kelby Simmons; 12. Justin Elmer; 13. Kent Corbin; 14. Stan Beadles; 15. Bryce Jewel; 16. Jeremy Kerzman; DNS. Brandon Smith; DNS. Justin Coulter; DNS. Todd Neiheiser; DNS. Joey Kramer; DNS. Richie Tosh; DNS. Corey Dripps.
B-Main - 1. Bobby Regot; 2. Dave Baldwin; 3. Kenny Wallace; 4. Jason Beaulieu; 5. Nick Hoffman; 6. Jamie Carter; 7. Jamie Lomax; 8. Mike Wilson; 9. James Smith; 10. Bill Keeler; 11. Terry Hansen; 12. Joe Carr; 13. Dave Jamison; 14. Eric Elmer; 15. Jeff Matthews; 16. David McWilliams; 17. Evan Taylor; 18. Tony Anderson; DNS. Michael Long; DNS. Ryan Gifford.
DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH: Night Three Results
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 10, 2011 – For the second consecutive night at the 40th Annual DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park, Clint Bowyer in a DIRTcar UMP Modified and Sammy Swindell in a Sprint Car took the checkered flags.
DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH Statistical Report, Volusia Speedway Park, Feb. 10, 2011
A-Main 20-Laps - 1. Clint Bowyer; 2. Ryan Gustin; 3. Ty Dillon; 4. Ken Schrader; 5. Jon Henry; 6. Gary Cook Jr; 7. Todd Sherman; 8. Stormy Scott; 9. Dave Hess Jr; 10. Scotty Orr; 11. Bobby Regot; 12. Chris Puskas; 13. Dave Wietholder; 14. Bob Broking; 15. Kyle Bronson; 16. Mike Spatola; 17. Nate Carruth; 18. Austin Dillon; 19. Chad Kinder; 20. Kenny Wallace; 21. Dave Baldwin; 22. Terry Hull; 23. Bobby Kitchen; 24. Randle Sweeney; 25. Brett Korves; 26. Duane Dale; 27. Joey Jensen.
Qualifying Group 1 - 1. Kody Weisner; 2. Chad Kinder; 3. Mike Spatola; 4. Devin Gilpin ; 5. Chris Puskas; 6. Duane Dale; 7. Dale Mathison; 8. Bob Broking; 9. Jeff Thomas; 10. Buzzy Reutimann; 11. Jim Shipman; 12. Gavin Landers; 13. Kevin Davis; 14. Gary Brooks.
Qualifying Group 2 - 1. Ryan Gustin; 2. Austin Dillon; 3. Peyton Taylor; 4. Andy Strait; 5. Corey Conley; 6. Joey Jensen; 7. Bobby Kitchen; 8. Rob Penney; 9. Bob Gierke; 10. Mark Grosvenor; 11. Johnny Broking; 12. Pat McVicker; 13. Kip Hughes; 14. Riley Emmel.
Qualifying Group 3 - 1. Nate Carruth; 2. Stormy Scott; 3. Todd Neiheiser; 4. Kelby Simmons; 5. Brett Korves; 6. Randle Sweeney; 7. Brandon Smith; 8. Jason MIller; 9. Bryce Jewel; 10. Joey Kramer; 11. Kent Corbin; 12. Stan Beadles; 13. Justin Elmer; 14. Richie Tosh.
Qualifying Group 4 - 1. Dave Hess Jr; 2. Todd Sherman; 3. Jon Henry; 4. Corey Dripps; 5. Gary Cook Jr; 6. Carl McKinney; 7. Garrett Stewart; 8. Justin Coulter; 9. Dave Wietholder; 10. Chad Olsen; 11. Trista Stevenson; 12. Lawrence Oconnor; 13. Jeremy Kerzman; 14. Justin Matson.
Qualifying Group 5 - 1. Clint Bowyer; 2. Ty Dillon; 3. Kyle Bronson; 4. Tony Anderson; 5. Evan Taylor; 6. Bobby Regot; 7. David McWilliams; 8. Dave Baldwin; 9. James Smith; 10. Terry Hansen; 11. Mike Wilson; 12. Joe Carr; 13. Eric Elmer.
Qualifying Group 6 - 1. Scotty Orr; 2. Ken Schrader; 3. Terry Hull; 4. Kenny Wallace; 5. Jason Beaulieu; 6. Ryan Gifford; 7. Jamie Carter; 8. Jamie Lomax; 9. Jeff Matthews; 10. Michael Long; 11. Nick Hoffman; 12. Bill Keeler; 13. Dave Jamison.
Heat 1 - 1.Mike Spatola; 2. Chad Kinder; 3. Chris Puskas; 4. Duane Dale; 5. Bob Broking; 6. Jeff Thomas; 7. Jim Shipman; 8. Kevin Davis; 9. Gary Brooks; 10. Devin Gilpin ; 11. Dale Mathison; 12. Kody Weisner; 13. Gavin Landers; DQ. Buzzy Reutimann.
Heat 2 - 1. Austin Dillon; 2. Ryan Gustin; 3. Joey Jensen; 4. Corey Conley; 5. Bobby Kitchen; 6. Andy Strait; 7. Bob Gierke; 8. Mark Grosvenor; 9. Rob Penney; 10. Pat McVicker; 11. Riley Emmel; 12. Kip Hughes; 13. Peyton Taylor; DNS. Johnny Broking.
Heat 3 - 1. Stormy Scott; 2. Nate Carruth; 3. Randle Sweeney; 4. Jason MIller; 5. Brett Korves; 6. Brandon Smith; 7. Kent Corbin; 8. Bryce Jewel; 9. Stan Beadles; 10. Justin Elmer; 11. Todd Neiheiser; 12. Kelby Simmons; DNS. Joey Kramer; DNS. Richie Tosh.
Heat 4 - 1. Jon Henry; 2. Gary Cook Jr; 3. Todd Sherman; 4. Dave Wietholder; 5. Dave Hess Jr; 6. Garrett Stewart; 7. Justin Coulter; 8. Trista Stevenson; 9. Chad Olsen; 10. Carl McKinney; 11. Justin Matson; 12. Lawrence Oconnor; 13. Jeremy Kerzman; DNS. Corey Dripps.
Heat 5 - 1. Ty Dillon; 2. Kyle Bronson; 3. Clint Bowyer; 4. Tony Anderson; 5. Bobby Regot; 6. Evan Taylor; 7. Dave Baldwin; 8. David McWilliams; 9. James Smith; 10. Joe Carr; 11. Eric Elmer; 12. Mike Wilson; DNS. Terry Hansen.
Heat 6 - 1. Ken Schrader; 2. Terry Hull; 3. Scotty Orr; 4. Jeff Matthews; 5. Jason Beaulieu; 6. Jamie Carter; 7. Kenny Wallace; 8. Jamie Lomax; 9. Nick Hoffman; 10. Bill Keeler; 11. Dave Jamison; 12. Michael Long; 13. Ryan Gifford.
B-Main 1 - 1. Bobby Kitchen; 2. Duane Dale; 3. Bob Broking; 4. Andy Strait; 5. Rob Penney; 6. Jeff Thomas; 7. Buzzy Reutimann; 8. Riley Emmel; 9. Mark Grosvenor; 10. Pat McVicker; 11. Kevin Davis; 12. Kip Hughes; 13. Dale Mathison; 14. Bob Gierke; 15. Gary Brooks; 16. Kody Weisner; 17. Corey Conley; DNS. Jim Shipman; DNS. Devin Gilpin; DNS. Gavin Landers; DNS. Peyton Taylor; DNS. Johnny Broking.
B-Main 2 - 1. Dave Hess Jr; 2. Brett Korves; 3. Dave Wietholder; 4. Garrett Stewart; 5. Jason MIller; 6. Trista Stevenson; 7. Chad Olsen; 8. Carl McKinney; 9. Justin Matson; 10. Lawrence Oconnor; 11. Kelby Simmons; 12. Justin Elmer; 13. Kent Corbin; 14. Stan Beadles; 15. Bryce Jewel; 16. Jeremy Kerzman; DNS. Brandon Smith; DNS. Justin Coulter; DNS. Todd Neiheiser; DNS. Joey Kramer; DNS. Richie Tosh; DNS. Corey Dripps.
B-Main - 1. Bobby Regot; 2. Dave Baldwin; 3. Kenny Wallace; 4. Jason Beaulieu; 5. Nick Hoffman; 6. Jamie Carter; 7. Jamie Lomax; 8. Mike Wilson; 9. James Smith; 10. Bill Keeler; 11. Terry Hansen; 12. Joe Carr; 13. Dave Jamison; 14. Eric Elmer; 15. Jeff Matthews; 16. David McWilliams; 17. Evan Taylor; 18. Tony Anderson; DNS. Michael Long; DNS. Ryan Gifford.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Weisner & Strait : Night Two at Volusia
BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Bowyer powers to DIRTcar UMP Modified victory
February 10, 2011
Clint Bowyer held off Ken Schrader Wednesday for his first DIRTcar UMP Modified victory at Volusia Speedway Park.
Barberville, FL – Feb. 9, 2011 - Whether he’s in his NASCAR ride or driving a DIRTcar UMP Modified, Clint Bowyer loves to win races. On Wednesday night, Bowyer held off Ken Schrader on a green-white-checkered finish for the first victory of his career in the DIRTcar Nationals by University Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park.
A native of Emporia, Kan., Bowyer started the 20-lap race – the second of eight consecutive nights of DIRTcar UMP Modified action – on the outside pole and surged to the lead when Bobby Kitchen, of Grove City, Ohio, drifted up the track in Turn 2 and scraped the wall. Bowyer never relinquished the lead over the final 18 circuits at the half-mile Volusia dirt oval.
Fellow NASCAR competitor Ken Schrader, of Concord, N.C., closed within a few car lengths through the midpoint of the event but couldn’t muster enough momentum to catch Bowyer down the stretch.
“I had a lot of fun, it’s just a blast to come down here and race these modifieds again,” said Bowyer, one of twelve drivers in last year’s NASCAR Chase for the Cup. “This is where I got started, racing these modifieds.”
Joey Kramer, of Hanover, Ind., earned a runner-up finish while Night 1 winner Austin Dillon of Welcome, N.C., rallied from his 12th-place starting spot to claim fourth. Jason Miller of Osceola, Wis., climbed from 10th to round out the top 5.
NASCAR star Kenny Wallace would finish the night in 7th, one spot behind early race leader Kitchen while Defending DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH Champion Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Pa., finished 9th after starting 23rd.
DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH Statistical Report, Feb. 9, 20111
A-Main 20-Laps: 1. Clint Bowyer, 2. Ken Schrader, 3. Joey Kramer, 4. Austin Dillon, 5. Jason Miller, 6. Bobby Kitchen, 7. Kenny Wallace, 8. Richie Tosh, 9. Dave Hess Jr, 10. Nate Carruth, 11. Michael Long, 12. Corey Conley, 13. David McWilliams, 14. Duane Dale, 15. Jamie Lomax, 16. Ty Dillon, 17. Devin Gilpin , 18. Todd Neiheiser, 19. Chris Puskas, 20. Dale Mathison, 21. Jon Henry, 22. Rob Penney, 23. Ryan Gustin, 24. Kevin Davis, 25. Bob Gierke, 26. Scotty Orr, 27. Andy Strait, 28. Gary Cook Jr.
Qualifying Group 1: 1. Andy Strait, 2. Dave Baldwin, 3. Bryce Jewel, 4. Bobby Kitchen, 5. David McWilliams, 6. Nate Carruth, 7. Randle Sweeney, 8. Scotty Orr, 9. Chad Olsen, 10. Tony Anderson, 11. Justin Elmer, 12. Mark Grosvenor, 13. Stan Beadles
Qualifying Group 2: 1. Jamie Carter, 2. Clint Bowyer, 3. Todd Neiheiser, 4. Justin Coulter, 5. Rob Penney, 6. Terry Hull, 7. Bill Keeler, 8. Kent Corbin, 9. Todd Sherman, 10. Mike Spatola, 11. Kevin Davis, 12. Mike Wilson, 13. Trista Stevenson
Qualifying Group 3: 1. Richie Tosh, 2. Michael Long, 3. Jamie Lomax, 4. Joey Jensen, 5. Dave Wietholder, 6. Kelby Simmons, 7. Jason Beaulieu, 8. Dave Hess Jr, 9. Kody Weisner, 10. Jeremy Kerzman, 11. Ty Dillon, 12. Stormy Scott, 13. Garrett Stewart, 14. Eric Elmer
Qualifying Group 4: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Jason MIller, 4. Joey Kramer, 5. Peyton Taylor, 6. David Orr, 7. Bob Broking, 8. Johnny Broking, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. Gavin Landers, 11. Lawrence Oconnor, 12. Joe Carr, 13. Evan Taylor
Qualifying Group 5: 1. Dale Mathison, 2. Ken Schrader, 3. Duane Dale, 4. Kyle Bronson, 5. Gary Cook Jr, 6. Larry Burkins, 7. Ryan Gifford, 8. Justin Matson, 9. Bob Gierke, 10. Gary Brooks, 11. Roger Moser, 12. Riley Emmel
Qualifying Group 6: 1. Devin Gilpin , 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Chris Puskas, 5. Jason Davis, 6. Jon Henry, 7. James Smith, 8. Dale Murray, 9. Dave Jamison, 10. Brandon Smith, 11. Jeff Thomas, 12. Bob Fort
Heat 1: 1. Bobby Kitchen, 2. Nate Carruth, 3. David McWilliams, 4. Scotty Orr, 5. Andy Strait, 6. Chad Olsen, 7. Tony Anderson, 8. Mark Grosvenor, 9. Stan Beadles, 10. Bryce Jewel, 11. Justin Elmer, DNS. Dave Baldwin, DNS. Randle Sweeney
Heat 2: 1. Clint Bowyer, 2. Todd Neiheiser, 3. Rob Penney, 4. Kevin Davis, 5. Terry Hull, 6. Mike Spatola, 7. Mike Wilson, 8. Trista Stevenson, 9. Jamie Carter, 10. Bill Keeler, 11. Justin Coulter, 12. Kent Corbin, 13. Todd Sherman
Heat 3: 1. Jamie Lomax, 2. Richie Tosh, 3. Michael Long, 4. Dave Hess Jr, 5. Stormy Scott, 6. Ty Dillon, 7. Joey Jensen, 8. Kelby Simmons, 9. Kody Weisner, 10. Garrett Stewart, 11. Jeremy Kerzman, 12. Dave Wietholder, 13. Eric Elmer, 14. Jason Beaulieu
Heat 4: 1. Joey Kramer, 2. Jason Miller, 3. Ryan Gustin, 4. Corey Conley, 5. Bob Broking, 6. Peyton Taylor, 7. Johnny Broking, 8. Evan Taylor, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. David Orr, 11. Lawrence Oconnor, 12. Gavin Landers, 13. Joe Carr
Heat 5: 1. Ken Schrader, 2. Duane Dale, 3. Dale Mathison, 4. Ryan Gifford, 5. Kyle Bronson, 6. Bob Gierke, 7. Riley Emmel, 8. Larry Burkins, 9. Roger Moser, 10. Gary Brooks, 11. Gary Cook Jr, 12. Justin Matson
Heat 6: 1. Kenny Wallace, 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Devin Gilpin , 4. Chris Puskas, 5. Jon Henry, 6. James Smith, 7. Dale Murray, 8. Brandon Smith, 9. Dave Jamison, 10. Jeff Thomas, 11. Bob Fort, 12. Jason Davis
B-Main 1: 1. Scotty Orr, 2. Kevin Davis, 3. Andy Strait, 4. Jamie Carter, 5. Mike Spatola, 6. Todd Sherman, 7. Terry Hull, 8. Chad Olsen, 9. Dave Baldwin, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Kent Corbin, 13. Justin Elmer, 14. Stan Beadles, 15. Mark Grosvenor, 16. Bill Keeler, 17. Mike Wilson, DNS. Bryce Jewel, DNS. Justin Coulter, DNS. Randle Sweeney
B-Main 2: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Dave Hess Jr, 3. Ty Dillon, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Peyton Taylor, 6. Bob Broking, 7. Kody Weisner, 8. Joey Jensen, 9. Evan Taylor, 10. Kelby Simmons, 11. Garrett Stewart, 12. Dave Wietholder, 13. Johnny Broking, 14. Terry Hansen, 15. Jeremy Kerzman, 16. David Orr, 17. Gavin Landers, 18. Eric Elmer, 19. Joe Carr, 20. Jason Beaulieu, DNS. Lawrence Oconnor
B-Main 3: 1. Jon Henry, 2. Bob Gierke, 3. Gary Cook Jr, 4. Chris Puskas, 5. Kyle Bronson, 6. Brandon Smith, 7. Riley Emmel, 8. Roger Moser, 9. James Smith, 10. Ryan Gifford, 11. Dale Murray, 12. Larry Burkins, 13. Jeff Thomas, DNS. Dave Jamison, DNS. Gary Brooks, DNS. Bob Fort, DNS. Justin Matson, DNS. Jason Davis
February 10, 2011
Clint Bowyer held off Ken Schrader Wednesday for his first DIRTcar UMP Modified victory at Volusia Speedway Park.
Barberville, FL – Feb. 9, 2011 - Whether he’s in his NASCAR ride or driving a DIRTcar UMP Modified, Clint Bowyer loves to win races. On Wednesday night, Bowyer held off Ken Schrader on a green-white-checkered finish for the first victory of his career in the DIRTcar Nationals by University Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park.
A native of Emporia, Kan., Bowyer started the 20-lap race – the second of eight consecutive nights of DIRTcar UMP Modified action – on the outside pole and surged to the lead when Bobby Kitchen, of Grove City, Ohio, drifted up the track in Turn 2 and scraped the wall. Bowyer never relinquished the lead over the final 18 circuits at the half-mile Volusia dirt oval.
Fellow NASCAR competitor Ken Schrader, of Concord, N.C., closed within a few car lengths through the midpoint of the event but couldn’t muster enough momentum to catch Bowyer down the stretch.
“I had a lot of fun, it’s just a blast to come down here and race these modifieds again,” said Bowyer, one of twelve drivers in last year’s NASCAR Chase for the Cup. “This is where I got started, racing these modifieds.”
Joey Kramer, of Hanover, Ind., earned a runner-up finish while Night 1 winner Austin Dillon of Welcome, N.C., rallied from his 12th-place starting spot to claim fourth. Jason Miller of Osceola, Wis., climbed from 10th to round out the top 5.
NASCAR star Kenny Wallace would finish the night in 7th, one spot behind early race leader Kitchen while Defending DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH Champion Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Pa., finished 9th after starting 23rd.
DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH Statistical Report, Feb. 9, 20111
A-Main 20-Laps: 1. Clint Bowyer, 2. Ken Schrader, 3. Joey Kramer, 4. Austin Dillon, 5. Jason Miller, 6. Bobby Kitchen, 7. Kenny Wallace, 8. Richie Tosh, 9. Dave Hess Jr, 10. Nate Carruth, 11. Michael Long, 12. Corey Conley, 13. David McWilliams, 14. Duane Dale, 15. Jamie Lomax, 16. Ty Dillon, 17. Devin Gilpin , 18. Todd Neiheiser, 19. Chris Puskas, 20. Dale Mathison, 21. Jon Henry, 22. Rob Penney, 23. Ryan Gustin, 24. Kevin Davis, 25. Bob Gierke, 26. Scotty Orr, 27. Andy Strait, 28. Gary Cook Jr.
Qualifying Group 1: 1. Andy Strait, 2. Dave Baldwin, 3. Bryce Jewel, 4. Bobby Kitchen, 5. David McWilliams, 6. Nate Carruth, 7. Randle Sweeney, 8. Scotty Orr, 9. Chad Olsen, 10. Tony Anderson, 11. Justin Elmer, 12. Mark Grosvenor, 13. Stan Beadles
Qualifying Group 2: 1. Jamie Carter, 2. Clint Bowyer, 3. Todd Neiheiser, 4. Justin Coulter, 5. Rob Penney, 6. Terry Hull, 7. Bill Keeler, 8. Kent Corbin, 9. Todd Sherman, 10. Mike Spatola, 11. Kevin Davis, 12. Mike Wilson, 13. Trista Stevenson
Qualifying Group 3: 1. Richie Tosh, 2. Michael Long, 3. Jamie Lomax, 4. Joey Jensen, 5. Dave Wietholder, 6. Kelby Simmons, 7. Jason Beaulieu, 8. Dave Hess Jr, 9. Kody Weisner, 10. Jeremy Kerzman, 11. Ty Dillon, 12. Stormy Scott, 13. Garrett Stewart, 14. Eric Elmer
Qualifying Group 4: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Ryan Gustin, 3. Jason MIller, 4. Joey Kramer, 5. Peyton Taylor, 6. David Orr, 7. Bob Broking, 8. Johnny Broking, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. Gavin Landers, 11. Lawrence Oconnor, 12. Joe Carr, 13. Evan Taylor
Qualifying Group 5: 1. Dale Mathison, 2. Ken Schrader, 3. Duane Dale, 4. Kyle Bronson, 5. Gary Cook Jr, 6. Larry Burkins, 7. Ryan Gifford, 8. Justin Matson, 9. Bob Gierke, 10. Gary Brooks, 11. Roger Moser, 12. Riley Emmel
Qualifying Group 6: 1. Devin Gilpin , 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Chris Puskas, 5. Jason Davis, 6. Jon Henry, 7. James Smith, 8. Dale Murray, 9. Dave Jamison, 10. Brandon Smith, 11. Jeff Thomas, 12. Bob Fort
Heat 1: 1. Bobby Kitchen, 2. Nate Carruth, 3. David McWilliams, 4. Scotty Orr, 5. Andy Strait, 6. Chad Olsen, 7. Tony Anderson, 8. Mark Grosvenor, 9. Stan Beadles, 10. Bryce Jewel, 11. Justin Elmer, DNS. Dave Baldwin, DNS. Randle Sweeney
Heat 2: 1. Clint Bowyer, 2. Todd Neiheiser, 3. Rob Penney, 4. Kevin Davis, 5. Terry Hull, 6. Mike Spatola, 7. Mike Wilson, 8. Trista Stevenson, 9. Jamie Carter, 10. Bill Keeler, 11. Justin Coulter, 12. Kent Corbin, 13. Todd Sherman
Heat 3: 1. Jamie Lomax, 2. Richie Tosh, 3. Michael Long, 4. Dave Hess Jr, 5. Stormy Scott, 6. Ty Dillon, 7. Joey Jensen, 8. Kelby Simmons, 9. Kody Weisner, 10. Garrett Stewart, 11. Jeremy Kerzman, 12. Dave Wietholder, 13. Eric Elmer, 14. Jason Beaulieu
Heat 4: 1. Joey Kramer, 2. Jason Miller, 3. Ryan Gustin, 4. Corey Conley, 5. Bob Broking, 6. Peyton Taylor, 7. Johnny Broking, 8. Evan Taylor, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. David Orr, 11. Lawrence Oconnor, 12. Gavin Landers, 13. Joe Carr
Heat 5: 1. Ken Schrader, 2. Duane Dale, 3. Dale Mathison, 4. Ryan Gifford, 5. Kyle Bronson, 6. Bob Gierke, 7. Riley Emmel, 8. Larry Burkins, 9. Roger Moser, 10. Gary Brooks, 11. Gary Cook Jr, 12. Justin Matson
Heat 6: 1. Kenny Wallace, 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Devin Gilpin , 4. Chris Puskas, 5. Jon Henry, 6. James Smith, 7. Dale Murray, 8. Brandon Smith, 9. Dave Jamison, 10. Jeff Thomas, 11. Bob Fort, 12. Jason Davis
B-Main 1: 1. Scotty Orr, 2. Kevin Davis, 3. Andy Strait, 4. Jamie Carter, 5. Mike Spatola, 6. Todd Sherman, 7. Terry Hull, 8. Chad Olsen, 9. Dave Baldwin, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Kent Corbin, 13. Justin Elmer, 14. Stan Beadles, 15. Mark Grosvenor, 16. Bill Keeler, 17. Mike Wilson, DNS. Bryce Jewel, DNS. Justin Coulter, DNS. Randle Sweeney
B-Main 2: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Dave Hess Jr, 3. Ty Dillon, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Peyton Taylor, 6. Bob Broking, 7. Kody Weisner, 8. Joey Jensen, 9. Evan Taylor, 10. Kelby Simmons, 11. Garrett Stewart, 12. Dave Wietholder, 13. Johnny Broking, 14. Terry Hansen, 15. Jeremy Kerzman, 16. David Orr, 17. Gavin Landers, 18. Eric Elmer, 19. Joe Carr, 20. Jason Beaulieu, DNS. Lawrence Oconnor
B-Main 3: 1. Jon Henry, 2. Bob Gierke, 3. Gary Cook Jr, 4. Chris Puskas, 5. Kyle Bronson, 6. Brandon Smith, 7. Riley Emmel, 8. Roger Moser, 9. James Smith, 10. Ryan Gifford, 11. Dale Murray, 12. Larry Burkins, 13. Jeff Thomas, DNS. Dave Jamison, DNS. Gary Brooks, DNS. Bob Fort, DNS. Justin Matson, DNS. Jason Davis
Hamm to wheel Modified in 2011
Hamm to wheel Modified in 2011
Marne, MI – The Modified division looks to gain another competitor for the 2011 season. Berlin Raceway’s 2010 4-Cylinder A Champion, Ryan Hamm, has announced that he will be moving up to the Modified division this year.
Hamm made his debut at Berlin Raceway in 2001 in the Sportsman division and really made an impression on everyone when he was able to qualify and finish in the fourth position in his first-ever race. He raced part-time in 2002 and then took a break from racing, not returning until to Berlin until 2008.
In 2008, Berlin Raceway added the 4-Cylinder division to the weekly line-up and that’s when Hamm got back in to racing. He traded a $50 snowmobile for a 4-Cylinder race car and collected two wins that year, finishing 5th in points at the end of the season. Hamm was back in 2009, though he didn’t win a feature, finished 5th again in final point standings and also won the Most Popular Driver award. 2010 was the year he was looking for, with 4 wins and never finishing outside of the top 10, Hamm easily walked away with the championship and was once again the Most Popular Driver.
FinishLine Fabricating, an Allegan-based company owned by Tim Curry, has helped Hamm put the new modified together. “I am excited to help Jamie and Ryan out with this project because Jamie and I have been friends for a long time. Modifieds are hard to build because of all of the rules, so this is not something I’m looking to get in to, but when the chance came for me to help out some friends, I wasn’t going to turn that down,” said Curry.
“I am really happy for Ryan, it’s the next logical step for him, I know he will do well,” said Mike Blackmer, Owner and Promoter of Berlin Raceway. “I’ll be really excited to see the car the finished product. With Jamie Hamm and Tim Curry helping out on this, it is sure to be a good-looking car.”
The Modified class is growing with other drivers looking to move up, like fellow 4-Cylinder driver Rob Shoemaker.
Drivers like Hamm and Shoemaker really speak to what the 4-Cylinder class is about. It is a place to start or to get reacquainted with the track and eventually use it as a stepping stone to other divisions.
Marne, MI – The Modified division looks to gain another competitor for the 2011 season. Berlin Raceway’s 2010 4-Cylinder A Champion, Ryan Hamm, has announced that he will be moving up to the Modified division this year.
Hamm made his debut at Berlin Raceway in 2001 in the Sportsman division and really made an impression on everyone when he was able to qualify and finish in the fourth position in his first-ever race. He raced part-time in 2002 and then took a break from racing, not returning until to Berlin until 2008.
In 2008, Berlin Raceway added the 4-Cylinder division to the weekly line-up and that’s when Hamm got back in to racing. He traded a $50 snowmobile for a 4-Cylinder race car and collected two wins that year, finishing 5th in points at the end of the season. Hamm was back in 2009, though he didn’t win a feature, finished 5th again in final point standings and also won the Most Popular Driver award. 2010 was the year he was looking for, with 4 wins and never finishing outside of the top 10, Hamm easily walked away with the championship and was once again the Most Popular Driver.
FinishLine Fabricating, an Allegan-based company owned by Tim Curry, has helped Hamm put the new modified together. “I am excited to help Jamie and Ryan out with this project because Jamie and I have been friends for a long time. Modifieds are hard to build because of all of the rules, so this is not something I’m looking to get in to, but when the chance came for me to help out some friends, I wasn’t going to turn that down,” said Curry.
“I am really happy for Ryan, it’s the next logical step for him, I know he will do well,” said Mike Blackmer, Owner and Promoter of Berlin Raceway. “I’ll be really excited to see the car the finished product. With Jamie Hamm and Tim Curry helping out on this, it is sure to be a good-looking car.”
The Modified class is growing with other drivers looking to move up, like fellow 4-Cylinder driver Rob Shoemaker.
Drivers like Hamm and Shoemaker really speak to what the 4-Cylinder class is about. It is a place to start or to get reacquainted with the track and eventually use it as a stepping stone to other divisions.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Weisner Wins Race at Volusia
AUSTIN’S POWER: Dillon surges to opening night victory
BARBERVILLE, FL - Feb. 8, 2011 -- Austin Dillon powered to a DIRTcar UMP Modified victory on Tuesday night in the opener to the 40th Annual DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park.
Austin's brother, Ty, started on the pole for the 20-lap main event but fell out with three laps to go after making contact with Clint Bowyer and finished 15th. Both Ty and Austin also won heat races.
Austin's brother, Ty, started on the pole for the 20-lap main event but fell out with three laps to go after making contact with Clint Bowyer and finished 15th. Both Ty and Austin also won heat races.
Austin Dillon, of Welcome, N.C., and the grandson of storied NASCAR car owner Richard Childress, dove past his brother in Turn 1 at the big half-mile dirt oval on the third circuit and powered to victory to kick off the 12-night event. "It seems like I always finish second in points here," said Dillon. "I'm just trying to move up one more spot."
Corey Conley, of Wellsburg, W.Va., who started 21st surged all the way to a second-place finish, one spot better than NASCAR star Bowyer, of Emporia, Kan., who started 17th and methodically worked his way toward the front. Peyton Taylor of Desha, Ark., finished 4 th while Joey Jensen of Forest Lake, Minn., rounded out the top five.
In addition to the Dillon brothers and Bowyer, other NASCAR drivers that made the A-main Tuesday night included Kenny Wallace, who finished sixth, and Ken Schrader, who was caught in a caution on Lap 3 and finished 26th.
There were 73 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds signed in to race in addition to several World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series stars, who used the night for a practice session to gear up for the next five nights of Sprint Car racing at Volusia in conjunction with the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds.
For more information, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats.
A-Main - 20 Laps: 1. Austin Dillon, 2. Corey Conley, 3. Clint Bowyer, 4. Peyton Taylor, 5. Joey Jensen, 6. Kenny Wallace, 7. Bob Broking, 8. Duane Dale, 9. Jason Beaulieu, 10. Kyle Bronson, 11. Dave Hess Jr, 12. Todd Sherman, 13. Larry Burkins, 14. Michael Long, 15. Ty Dillon, 16. Scotty Orr, 17. Kody Weisner, 18. Richie Tosh, 19. Brandon Smith, 20. Randle Sweeney, 21. Dale Mathison, 22. Stormy Scott, 23. Devin Gilpin , 24. Mike Spatola, 25. Bobby Kitchen, 26. Ken Schrader, 27. Todd Neiheiser
Qualifying Group 1: 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Garrett Stewart, 3. Dave Hess Jr, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Trista Stevenson, 8. Randle Sweeney, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Todd Sherman, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Qualifying Group 2: 1. Corey Dripps, 2. Justin Coulter, 3. Mike Spatola, 4. Dale Mathison, 5. Peyton Taylor, 6. Gary Cook Jr, 7. Rob Penney, 8. Jeremy Kerzman, 9. Chad Olsen, 10. Johnny Broking, 11. Roger Moser, 12. Dave Jamison, 13. Brandon Smith
Qualifying Group 3: 1. Ken Schrader, 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Terry Hull, 5. Mark Grosvenor, 6. Bob Broking, 7. Larry Burkins, 8. Kent Corbin, 9. Bob Fort, 10. Dale Murray, 11. Eric Elmer, 12. Riley Emmel
Qualifying Group 4: 1. Kyle Bornson, 2. Jamie Carter, 3. Nate Carruth, 4. Joey Jensen, 5. Devin Gilpin , 6. Todd Neiheiser, 7. Joey Kramer, 8. Dave Wietholder, 9. Bryce Jewel, 10. Justin Matson, 11. Kelby Simmons, 12. Jeff Thomas, 13. Stan Beadles
Qualifying Group 5: 1. Ryan Gustin, 2. Clint Bowyer, 3. Michael Long, 4. Bobby Kitchen, 5. Jason Beaulieu, 6. Ryan Gifford, 7. Jason Miller, 8. Kevin Davis, 9. Bob Gierke, 10. Gary Brooks, 11. Justin Elmer, 12. Lawrence Oconnor
Qualifying Group 6: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Scotty Orr, 3. Richie Tosch, 4. Kody Weisner, 5. Duane Dale, 6. Andy Strait, 7. Evan Taylor, 8. Dave Baldwin, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. Chris Puskas, 11. David Orr, 12. Joe Carr, 13. James Smith, Heat 1, 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Dave Hess Jr, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Todd Sherman, 8. Garrett Stewart, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Heat 1: 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Dave Hess Jr, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Todd Sherman, 8. Garrett Stewart, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Heat 2: 1. Dale Mathison, 2. Mike Spatola, 3. Peyton Taylor, 4. Corey Dripps, 5. Brandon Smith, 6. Johnny Broking, 7. Chad Olsen, 8. Roger Moser, 9. Dave Jamison, 10. Gary Cook Jr, 11. Justin Coulter, 12. Jeremy Kerzman, 13. Rob Penney
Heat 3: 1. Austin Dillon, 2. Kenny Wallace, 3. Ken Schrader, 4. Larry Burkins, 5. Bob Broking, 6. Terry Hull, 7. Dale Murray, 8. Riley Emmel, 9. Kent Corbin, 10. Eric Elmer, 11. Bob Fort, 12. Mark Grosvenor, DNS. Jim Shipman
Heat 4: 1. Joey Jensen, 2. Kyle Bornson, 3. Todd Neiheiser, 4. Devin Gilpin , 5. Dave Wietholder, 6. Jamie Carter, 7. Kelby Simmons, 8. Justin Matson, 9. Jeff Thomas, 10. Stan Beadles, 11. Bryce Jewel, DNS. Nate Carruth, DNS. Joey Kramer
Heat 5: 1. Michael Long, 2. Bobby Kitchen, 3. Clint Bowyer, 4. Ryan Gustin, 5. Jason Beaulieu, 6. Ryan Gifford, 7. Bob Gierke, 8. Kevin Davis, 9. Jason MIller, 10. Justin Elmer, 11. Lawrence Oconnor, 12. Gary Brooks
Heat 6: 1. Kody Weisner, 2. Richie Tosh, 3. Scotty Orr, 4. Corey Conley, 5. Chris Puskas, 6. Duane Dale, 7. Evan Taylor, 8. Andy Strait, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. Dave Baldwin, 11. James Smith, 12. Joe Carr, 13. David Orr
B-Main 1: 1. Stormy Scott, 2. Todd Sherman, 3. Brandon Smith, 4. David McWilliams, 5. Johnny Broking, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Chad Olsen, 8. Trista Stevenson, 9. Bill Keeler, 10. Tony Anderson, 11. Gavin Landers, 12. Jamie Lomax, 13. Gary Cook Jr, 14. Dave Jamison, 15. Garrett Stewart, 16. Justin Coulter, DNS. Corey Dripps, DNS. Roger Moser, DNS. Jeremy Kerzman, DNS. Rob Penney
B-Main 2: 1. Devin Gilpin , 2. Bob Broking, 3. Larry Burkins, 4. Jamie Carter, 5. Joey Kramer, 6. Mark Grosvenor, 7. Terry Hull, 8. Jeff Thomas, 9. Riley Emmel, 10. Eric Elmer, 11. Stan Beadles, 12. Kelby Simmons, 13. Dave Wietholder, 14. Bryce Jewel, 15. Justin Matson, DNS. Dale Murray, DNS. Kent Corbin, DNS. Bob Fort, DNS. Nate Carruth, DNS. Jim Shipman
BARBERVILLE, FL - Feb. 8, 2011 -- Austin Dillon powered to a DIRTcar UMP Modified victory on Tuesday night in the opener to the 40th Annual DIRTcar Nationals By University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park.
Austin's brother, Ty, started on the pole for the 20-lap main event but fell out with three laps to go after making contact with Clint Bowyer and finished 15th. Both Ty and Austin also won heat races.
Austin's brother, Ty, started on the pole for the 20-lap main event but fell out with three laps to go after making contact with Clint Bowyer and finished 15th. Both Ty and Austin also won heat races.
Austin Dillon, of Welcome, N.C., and the grandson of storied NASCAR car owner Richard Childress, dove past his brother in Turn 1 at the big half-mile dirt oval on the third circuit and powered to victory to kick off the 12-night event. "It seems like I always finish second in points here," said Dillon. "I'm just trying to move up one more spot."
Corey Conley, of Wellsburg, W.Va., who started 21st surged all the way to a second-place finish, one spot better than NASCAR star Bowyer, of Emporia, Kan., who started 17th and methodically worked his way toward the front. Peyton Taylor of Desha, Ark., finished 4 th while Joey Jensen of Forest Lake, Minn., rounded out the top five.
In addition to the Dillon brothers and Bowyer, other NASCAR drivers that made the A-main Tuesday night included Kenny Wallace, who finished sixth, and Ken Schrader, who was caught in a caution on Lap 3 and finished 26th.
There were 73 DIRTcar UMP Modifieds signed in to race in addition to several World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series stars, who used the night for a practice session to gear up for the next five nights of Sprint Car racing at Volusia in conjunction with the DIRTcar UMP Modifieds.
For more information, go to http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or follow the event on Twitter @DIRTcarNats.
A-Main - 20 Laps: 1. Austin Dillon, 2. Corey Conley, 3. Clint Bowyer, 4. Peyton Taylor, 5. Joey Jensen, 6. Kenny Wallace, 7. Bob Broking, 8. Duane Dale, 9. Jason Beaulieu, 10. Kyle Bronson, 11. Dave Hess Jr, 12. Todd Sherman, 13. Larry Burkins, 14. Michael Long, 15. Ty Dillon, 16. Scotty Orr, 17. Kody Weisner, 18. Richie Tosh, 19. Brandon Smith, 20. Randle Sweeney, 21. Dale Mathison, 22. Stormy Scott, 23. Devin Gilpin , 24. Mike Spatola, 25. Bobby Kitchen, 26. Ken Schrader, 27. Todd Neiheiser
Qualifying Group 1: 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Garrett Stewart, 3. Dave Hess Jr, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Trista Stevenson, 8. Randle Sweeney, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Todd Sherman, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Qualifying Group 2: 1. Corey Dripps, 2. Justin Coulter, 3. Mike Spatola, 4. Dale Mathison, 5. Peyton Taylor, 6. Gary Cook Jr, 7. Rob Penney, 8. Jeremy Kerzman, 9. Chad Olsen, 10. Johnny Broking, 11. Roger Moser, 12. Dave Jamison, 13. Brandon Smith
Qualifying Group 3: 1. Ken Schrader, 2. Austin Dillon, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Terry Hull, 5. Mark Grosvenor, 6. Bob Broking, 7. Larry Burkins, 8. Kent Corbin, 9. Bob Fort, 10. Dale Murray, 11. Eric Elmer, 12. Riley Emmel
Qualifying Group 4: 1. Kyle Bornson, 2. Jamie Carter, 3. Nate Carruth, 4. Joey Jensen, 5. Devin Gilpin , 6. Todd Neiheiser, 7. Joey Kramer, 8. Dave Wietholder, 9. Bryce Jewel, 10. Justin Matson, 11. Kelby Simmons, 12. Jeff Thomas, 13. Stan Beadles
Qualifying Group 5: 1. Ryan Gustin, 2. Clint Bowyer, 3. Michael Long, 4. Bobby Kitchen, 5. Jason Beaulieu, 6. Ryan Gifford, 7. Jason Miller, 8. Kevin Davis, 9. Bob Gierke, 10. Gary Brooks, 11. Justin Elmer, 12. Lawrence Oconnor
Qualifying Group 6: 1. Corey Conley, 2. Scotty Orr, 3. Richie Tosch, 4. Kody Weisner, 5. Duane Dale, 6. Andy Strait, 7. Evan Taylor, 8. Dave Baldwin, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. Chris Puskas, 11. David Orr, 12. Joe Carr, 13. James Smith, Heat 1, 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Dave Hess Jr, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Todd Sherman, 8. Garrett Stewart, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Heat 1: 1. Ty Dillon, 2. Dave Hess Jr, 3. Randle Sweeney, 4. Stormy Scott, 5. Jamie Lomax, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Todd Sherman, 8. Garrett Stewart, 9. David McWilliams, 10. Trista Stevenson, 11. Tony Anderson, 12. Bill Keeler, 13. Gavin Landers
Heat 2: 1. Dale Mathison, 2. Mike Spatola, 3. Peyton Taylor, 4. Corey Dripps, 5. Brandon Smith, 6. Johnny Broking, 7. Chad Olsen, 8. Roger Moser, 9. Dave Jamison, 10. Gary Cook Jr, 11. Justin Coulter, 12. Jeremy Kerzman, 13. Rob Penney
Heat 3: 1. Austin Dillon, 2. Kenny Wallace, 3. Ken Schrader, 4. Larry Burkins, 5. Bob Broking, 6. Terry Hull, 7. Dale Murray, 8. Riley Emmel, 9. Kent Corbin, 10. Eric Elmer, 11. Bob Fort, 12. Mark Grosvenor, DNS. Jim Shipman
Heat 4: 1. Joey Jensen, 2. Kyle Bornson, 3. Todd Neiheiser, 4. Devin Gilpin , 5. Dave Wietholder, 6. Jamie Carter, 7. Kelby Simmons, 8. Justin Matson, 9. Jeff Thomas, 10. Stan Beadles, 11. Bryce Jewel, DNS. Nate Carruth, DNS. Joey Kramer
Heat 5: 1. Michael Long, 2. Bobby Kitchen, 3. Clint Bowyer, 4. Ryan Gustin, 5. Jason Beaulieu, 6. Ryan Gifford, 7. Bob Gierke, 8. Kevin Davis, 9. Jason MIller, 10. Justin Elmer, 11. Lawrence Oconnor, 12. Gary Brooks
Heat 6: 1. Kody Weisner, 2. Richie Tosh, 3. Scotty Orr, 4. Corey Conley, 5. Chris Puskas, 6. Duane Dale, 7. Evan Taylor, 8. Andy Strait, 9. Terry Hansen, 10. Dave Baldwin, 11. James Smith, 12. Joe Carr, 13. David Orr
B-Main 1: 1. Stormy Scott, 2. Todd Sherman, 3. Brandon Smith, 4. David McWilliams, 5. Johnny Broking, 6. Jason Davis, 7. Chad Olsen, 8. Trista Stevenson, 9. Bill Keeler, 10. Tony Anderson, 11. Gavin Landers, 12. Jamie Lomax, 13. Gary Cook Jr, 14. Dave Jamison, 15. Garrett Stewart, 16. Justin Coulter, DNS. Corey Dripps, DNS. Roger Moser, DNS. Jeremy Kerzman, DNS. Rob Penney
B-Main 2: 1. Devin Gilpin , 2. Bob Broking, 3. Larry Burkins, 4. Jamie Carter, 5. Joey Kramer, 6. Mark Grosvenor, 7. Terry Hull, 8. Jeff Thomas, 9. Riley Emmel, 10. Eric Elmer, 11. Stan Beadles, 12. Kelby Simmons, 13. Dave Wietholder, 14. Bryce Jewel, 15. Justin Matson, DNS. Dale Murray, DNS. Kent Corbin, DNS. Bob Fort, DNS. Nate Carruth, DNS. Jim Shipman
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Weisner and Strait Driving for UNOH at Dirt Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park
Sponsor & Participant: University of Northwestern Ohio Plays Big Role In 40th DIRTcar Nationals At Volusia Speedway Park
UNOH’s UMP Modified Team Includes NASCAR’s Kenny Wallace, David Reutimann & Dillon Brothers, Students From Buckeye State School
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 5, 2011 – The University of Northwestern Ohio is more than just the presenting sponsor of the 40th DIRTcar Nationals that runs from Feb. 8-19 at Volusia Speedway Park.
The Lima, Ohio-based institution is also a major participant in the mid-winter motorsports extravaganza held about a half-hour outside Daytona Beach.
Sponsorship of the DIRTcar Nationals goes hand-in-hand with competition for the university, which will have its distinctive UNOH logo on the bodywork of eight DIRTcar UMP Modifieds during the open-wheel division’s portion of the racing meet (Feb. 8-15). Highlighting the UNOH drivers’ roster will be nationally-known NASCAR racers Kenny Wallace and David Reutimann as well as up-and-coming brothers Austin and Ty Dillon, the grandsons of longtime team owner Richard Childress.
A private, not-for-profit school that offers the world’s only High Performance/Motorsports degree program, UNOH uses the DIRTcar Nationals to cap a unique extra-curricular activity that provides its budding mechanical minds true real-world training. Four years ago the university enhanced the motorsports program’s curriculum by launching a fully-sponsored, in-house UMP Modified team – basically, an after-school pursuit in which a select group of students builds and maintains UMP Modifieds and races them in the weekly events at nearby Limaland Motorsports Park, which is owned and operated by UNOH. The trip to Florida for the DIRTcar Nationals serves as the culmination of the 2010-2011 racing season for the UNOH motorsports team, which is housed in a shop on the university’s 189-acre campus.
UNOH’s UMP Modified team includes 36 students, all of whom receive scholarships in the same manner as basketball and football student-athletes at other schools. High Performance/Motorsports program students are selected for various positions on the team through annual try-outs; all the team members are transported to Volusia each February to end their year-long stints with a busy week of activity servicing the UMP Modifieds.
“The dirt-track program has been a phenomenal success for us,” said UNOH Vice President of Development Steve Farmer, who will accompany the school’s students to the Sunshine State. “A grassroots program like this gives us a great platform to recruit students and show them what the University of Northwestern Ohio has to offer.
“When (UNOH President) Dr. (Jeffrey A.) Jarvis started this motorsports program and began offering scholarships, a lot of people looked at it like, ‘Wow, is this gonna work?’ Well, we had 186 kids try out for 36 positions on this year’s team. It’s exciting to see the student body so interested in this.
“From a national standpoint, this program has given our school credibility that’s second to none,” he added. “It’s great for the university, it’s great for the students – and hopefully it’s fun for the fans to see a bunch of students working on and racing cars. We’re hoping the program keeps growing for years to come.”
UNOH’s army of wrench-twisters at Volusia will include Chris Puskas of Somerset, N.J., Andrew Strait of Traverse City, Mich., and Kody Weisner of Muskegon, Mich. – a trio that will not only work on the University-built UMP Modifieds, but drive them as well. Two more cars from the UNOH shop will be in Volusia’s pit area – one that’s scheduled to be driven on selected nights by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standout David Reutimann, and a fifth machine that will serve as a team backup but might see some action with former Limaland Motorsports Park champion Terry Hull of Columbia City, Ind., behind the wheel. Reutimann – the son of DIRTcar Big-Block Modified legend Buzzie Reutimann and himself a regular on the upstate New York DIRTcar 358-Modified circuit for a brief period in the ‘90s – hopes to make at least a couple starts at Volusia in between his commitments with Michael Waltrip Racing at Daytona International Speedway.
Four additional UMP Modifieds will carry sponsorship from UNOH, led by the No. 36 that will be driven throughout the DIRTcar Nationals by popular NASCAR Nationwide Series regular and SPEED television commentator Kenny Wallace. A 2007 UMP Modified feature winner at Volusia, Wallace will sport backing from UNOH in all his dirt-track appearances this season and three of his Nationwide Series starts with RAB Motorsports, including the Nationwide event on Feb. 19 at Daytona.
The budding-star Dillon brothers – 20-year-old Austin, who drives the RCR No. 3 on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and 18-year-old Ty, who will chase the ARCA Racing Series title this season after breaking into Victory Lane on the venerable stock-car tour last year – will also sport UNOH sponsorship on their Team Dillon UMP Modifieds for the duration of the DIRTcar Nationals. Austin Dillon fell just 11 points short of the 2010 DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH championship in the UMP Modified class, finishing second to Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Pa.
Rounding out the UNOH assault on Volusia will be former Limaland champ Todd Sherman of Churubusco, Ind., who will enter his own No. 65 in the week’s action.
Accenting UNOH’s activity at Volusia, the school will have a healthy presence at Daytona International Speedway. UNOH will sponsor Wallace’s Nationwide Series effort (four UNOH High Performance Motorsports students will work alongside Wallace’s crew for the event) and the RCR Chevy that Ty Dillon will drive in the ARCA Slick Mist 200 on Feb. 12. In addition, 32 UNOH High Performance Motorsports student “interns” will be in the Daytona pit area assisting ARCA teams as part of a work arrangement with the series.
The UMP Modified action during the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH features $1,000-to-win A-Mains on Feb. Feb. 8, 9, 10 and 11; a pair of $700-to-win preliminary events on Feb. 12 and 13 leading into the headline ‘Gator’ championship race paying $5,000 to win on Feb. 14; and a multiple-features-only finale on Feb. 15.
Throughout the DIRTcar Nationals, UNOH representatives will be available in the track’s midway area to promote the school’s Motorsports programs – a proven marketing tool for UNOH.
“The University draws students from all 50 states and 16 foreign countries, and in the last few years we have had an influx of students interested in our High Performance/Motorsports Programs from the state of Florida,” said UNOH President Dr. Jeffrey A. Jarvis. “By building and racing vehicles in Florida that will be driven and crewed by UNOH High Performance Motorsports students, the University hopes to continue to encourage both interested prospective students and local Florida high school instructors to check out everything that UNOH has to offer them.”
Founded in 1920, the University of Northwestern Ohio is comprised of the College of Business, College of Technologies and College of Distance Learning. UNOH offers over 60 programs in High Performance, Alternate Fuels, Diesel, Automotive, HVAC, Agricultural, Business, Marketing, Medical, Legal, Travel, IT Computer and Sport Marketing and Management with Associate degrees, Baccalaureate degrees and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
For more detailed information about the University of Northwestern Ohio, visit http://www.unoh.edu/.
The DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH is a 12-night short-track blockbuster that also includes the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series (Feb. 11-13); the World of Outlaws Late Model Series (Feb. 17 and 19); the O’Reilly All-Star Sprint Car Series (Feb. 9-10); DIRTcar UMP Late Models (Feb. 14, 15, 16 and 18); and the Super DIRTcar Series for big-block Modifieds (Feb. 16-19).
For more information on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH – including special pricing on advance-sale tickets and details of the ‘Free Pit Pass With Every Ticket’ offer that allows fans to get up-close-and-personal with the race teams every night of the DCN – visit www.DIRTcarNationals.com or call 704-795-7223 or 386-985-4402.
More info on DIRTcar Racing can be obtained by logging on to www.DIRTcar.com.
UNOH’s UMP Modified Team Includes NASCAR’s Kenny Wallace, David Reutimann & Dillon Brothers, Students From Buckeye State School
BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 5, 2011 – The University of Northwestern Ohio is more than just the presenting sponsor of the 40th DIRTcar Nationals that runs from Feb. 8-19 at Volusia Speedway Park.
The Lima, Ohio-based institution is also a major participant in the mid-winter motorsports extravaganza held about a half-hour outside Daytona Beach.
Sponsorship of the DIRTcar Nationals goes hand-in-hand with competition for the university, which will have its distinctive UNOH logo on the bodywork of eight DIRTcar UMP Modifieds during the open-wheel division’s portion of the racing meet (Feb. 8-15). Highlighting the UNOH drivers’ roster will be nationally-known NASCAR racers Kenny Wallace and David Reutimann as well as up-and-coming brothers Austin and Ty Dillon, the grandsons of longtime team owner Richard Childress.
A private, not-for-profit school that offers the world’s only High Performance/Motorsports degree program, UNOH uses the DIRTcar Nationals to cap a unique extra-curricular activity that provides its budding mechanical minds true real-world training. Four years ago the university enhanced the motorsports program’s curriculum by launching a fully-sponsored, in-house UMP Modified team – basically, an after-school pursuit in which a select group of students builds and maintains UMP Modifieds and races them in the weekly events at nearby Limaland Motorsports Park, which is owned and operated by UNOH. The trip to Florida for the DIRTcar Nationals serves as the culmination of the 2010-2011 racing season for the UNOH motorsports team, which is housed in a shop on the university’s 189-acre campus.
UNOH’s UMP Modified team includes 36 students, all of whom receive scholarships in the same manner as basketball and football student-athletes at other schools. High Performance/Motorsports program students are selected for various positions on the team through annual try-outs; all the team members are transported to Volusia each February to end their year-long stints with a busy week of activity servicing the UMP Modifieds.
“The dirt-track program has been a phenomenal success for us,” said UNOH Vice President of Development Steve Farmer, who will accompany the school’s students to the Sunshine State. “A grassroots program like this gives us a great platform to recruit students and show them what the University of Northwestern Ohio has to offer.
“When (UNOH President) Dr. (Jeffrey A.) Jarvis started this motorsports program and began offering scholarships, a lot of people looked at it like, ‘Wow, is this gonna work?’ Well, we had 186 kids try out for 36 positions on this year’s team. It’s exciting to see the student body so interested in this.
“From a national standpoint, this program has given our school credibility that’s second to none,” he added. “It’s great for the university, it’s great for the students – and hopefully it’s fun for the fans to see a bunch of students working on and racing cars. We’re hoping the program keeps growing for years to come.”
UNOH’s army of wrench-twisters at Volusia will include Chris Puskas of Somerset, N.J., Andrew Strait of Traverse City, Mich., and Kody Weisner of Muskegon, Mich. – a trio that will not only work on the University-built UMP Modifieds, but drive them as well. Two more cars from the UNOH shop will be in Volusia’s pit area – one that’s scheduled to be driven on selected nights by NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standout David Reutimann, and a fifth machine that will serve as a team backup but might see some action with former Limaland Motorsports Park champion Terry Hull of Columbia City, Ind., behind the wheel. Reutimann – the son of DIRTcar Big-Block Modified legend Buzzie Reutimann and himself a regular on the upstate New York DIRTcar 358-Modified circuit for a brief period in the ‘90s – hopes to make at least a couple starts at Volusia in between his commitments with Michael Waltrip Racing at Daytona International Speedway.
Four additional UMP Modifieds will carry sponsorship from UNOH, led by the No. 36 that will be driven throughout the DIRTcar Nationals by popular NASCAR Nationwide Series regular and SPEED television commentator Kenny Wallace. A 2007 UMP Modified feature winner at Volusia, Wallace will sport backing from UNOH in all his dirt-track appearances this season and three of his Nationwide Series starts with RAB Motorsports, including the Nationwide event on Feb. 19 at Daytona.
The budding-star Dillon brothers – 20-year-old Austin, who drives the RCR No. 3 on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and 18-year-old Ty, who will chase the ARCA Racing Series title this season after breaking into Victory Lane on the venerable stock-car tour last year – will also sport UNOH sponsorship on their Team Dillon UMP Modifieds for the duration of the DIRTcar Nationals. Austin Dillon fell just 11 points short of the 2010 DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH championship in the UMP Modified class, finishing second to Dave Hess Jr. of Waterford, Pa.
Rounding out the UNOH assault on Volusia will be former Limaland champ Todd Sherman of Churubusco, Ind., who will enter his own No. 65 in the week’s action.
Accenting UNOH’s activity at Volusia, the school will have a healthy presence at Daytona International Speedway. UNOH will sponsor Wallace’s Nationwide Series effort (four UNOH High Performance Motorsports students will work alongside Wallace’s crew for the event) and the RCR Chevy that Ty Dillon will drive in the ARCA Slick Mist 200 on Feb. 12. In addition, 32 UNOH High Performance Motorsports student “interns” will be in the Daytona pit area assisting ARCA teams as part of a work arrangement with the series.
The UMP Modified action during the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH features $1,000-to-win A-Mains on Feb. Feb. 8, 9, 10 and 11; a pair of $700-to-win preliminary events on Feb. 12 and 13 leading into the headline ‘Gator’ championship race paying $5,000 to win on Feb. 14; and a multiple-features-only finale on Feb. 15.
Throughout the DIRTcar Nationals, UNOH representatives will be available in the track’s midway area to promote the school’s Motorsports programs – a proven marketing tool for UNOH.
“The University draws students from all 50 states and 16 foreign countries, and in the last few years we have had an influx of students interested in our High Performance/Motorsports Programs from the state of Florida,” said UNOH President Dr. Jeffrey A. Jarvis. “By building and racing vehicles in Florida that will be driven and crewed by UNOH High Performance Motorsports students, the University hopes to continue to encourage both interested prospective students and local Florida high school instructors to check out everything that UNOH has to offer them.”
Founded in 1920, the University of Northwestern Ohio is comprised of the College of Business, College of Technologies and College of Distance Learning. UNOH offers over 60 programs in High Performance, Alternate Fuels, Diesel, Automotive, HVAC, Agricultural, Business, Marketing, Medical, Legal, Travel, IT Computer and Sport Marketing and Management with Associate degrees, Baccalaureate degrees and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
For more detailed information about the University of Northwestern Ohio, visit http://www.unoh.edu/.
The DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH is a 12-night short-track blockbuster that also includes the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series (Feb. 11-13); the World of Outlaws Late Model Series (Feb. 17 and 19); the O’Reilly All-Star Sprint Car Series (Feb. 9-10); DIRTcar UMP Late Models (Feb. 14, 15, 16 and 18); and the Super DIRTcar Series for big-block Modifieds (Feb. 16-19).
For more information on the DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH – including special pricing on advance-sale tickets and details of the ‘Free Pit Pass With Every Ticket’ offer that allows fans to get up-close-and-personal with the race teams every night of the DCN – visit www.DIRTcarNationals.com or call 704-795-7223 or 386-985-4402.
More info on DIRTcar Racing can be obtained by logging on to www.DIRTcar.com.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Arena Racing News: February 5th, 2011
Arena Racing twist at DeltaPlex may return again
Published: Saturday, February 05, 2011, 11:30 PM Updated: Sunday, February 06, 2011, 12:33 AM
By Steve Kaminski
The Grand Rapids Press
WALKER -- It was grassroots racing, DeltaPlex Arena style. DeltaPlex officials cleared the floor, coated it with Coke syrup and threw the green flag for Saturday night’s Thunder on the Grand. The result was plenty of bumping, banging, caution flags, a few hot tempers and hard wrecks, along with competitive racing.
Amidst that thunder, officials said they just might be onto something. The program was a first at the DeltaPlex, even though racing is nothing new at the Walker-based arena.
Arena Racing came to West Michigan two years ago, however, officials had to scale back on the number of shows this season because of the lack of cars.
Jack Gritter, head of the Arena Racing tech team, decided to run something different.
Forget the track, Gritter said. He decided to let them race on the floor. He opened it to Micro Sprints, Quarter Midgets, Arena Cars and go-karts, and nearly 100 other cars.
Gritter said he is considering more shows like this in the future, and DeltaPlex owner Joel Langlois said it is a possibility.
"We are talking to people about having a four or five race series with these cars, with (the DeltaPlex) being one of the tracks hosting it," Gritter said. "We are talking to people in Ohio and Indiana."
Saturday’s program attracted drivers from across the Midwest, including Danny Shirey of Oberlin, Ohio.
Shirey, 21, won the 35-lap non-winged Micro Sprint feature. He said he would gladly make the trip back to West Michigan.
"I have had fun ever since I got here (Friday)," Shirey said. "They gave us plenty of practice. They gave us enough time to get the car dialed in, which was great. The track was actually really good. There was a great second groove up top. The promoters were great, and it was a professionally run show. We enjoyed ourselves every minute we were here.
"We raced down in Ft. Wayne a couple of weeks ago, and it seemed like this track was a little more racier. That was more of a one groove race track. This was definitely one of my favorite indoor tracks."
Arena Racing returns for another show March 26. Langlois said DeltaPlex officials will continue to try and sell its cars.
Other winners included Clayton Marvel of Lowell, in the 50-lap Arena Car feature race. A.J. Lesiecki of Lorain, Ohio, won the 35-lap winged Micro Sprint main.
Published: Saturday, February 05, 2011, 11:30 PM Updated: Sunday, February 06, 2011, 12:33 AM
By Steve Kaminski
The Grand Rapids Press
WALKER -- It was grassroots racing, DeltaPlex Arena style. DeltaPlex officials cleared the floor, coated it with Coke syrup and threw the green flag for Saturday night’s Thunder on the Grand. The result was plenty of bumping, banging, caution flags, a few hot tempers and hard wrecks, along with competitive racing.
Amidst that thunder, officials said they just might be onto something. The program was a first at the DeltaPlex, even though racing is nothing new at the Walker-based arena.
Arena Racing came to West Michigan two years ago, however, officials had to scale back on the number of shows this season because of the lack of cars.
Jack Gritter, head of the Arena Racing tech team, decided to run something different.
Forget the track, Gritter said. He decided to let them race on the floor. He opened it to Micro Sprints, Quarter Midgets, Arena Cars and go-karts, and nearly 100 other cars.
Gritter said he is considering more shows like this in the future, and DeltaPlex owner Joel Langlois said it is a possibility.
"We are talking to people about having a four or five race series with these cars, with (the DeltaPlex) being one of the tracks hosting it," Gritter said. "We are talking to people in Ohio and Indiana."
Saturday’s program attracted drivers from across the Midwest, including Danny Shirey of Oberlin, Ohio.
Shirey, 21, won the 35-lap non-winged Micro Sprint feature. He said he would gladly make the trip back to West Michigan.
"I have had fun ever since I got here (Friday)," Shirey said. "They gave us plenty of practice. They gave us enough time to get the car dialed in, which was great. The track was actually really good. There was a great second groove up top. The promoters were great, and it was a professionally run show. We enjoyed ourselves every minute we were here.
"We raced down in Ft. Wayne a couple of weeks ago, and it seemed like this track was a little more racier. That was more of a one groove race track. This was definitely one of my favorite indoor tracks."
Arena Racing returns for another show March 26. Langlois said DeltaPlex officials will continue to try and sell its cars.
Other winners included Clayton Marvel of Lowell, in the 50-lap Arena Car feature race. A.J. Lesiecki of Lorain, Ohio, won the 35-lap winged Micro Sprint main.
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