Poel Does it Again at Lincoln Speedway!

Poel Captures Fourth Victory of 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Season at Lincoln Speedway

By Jordan Morris

LINCOLN, Ill. - June 29, 2014 - One night after Mike Harrison tied his 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win total at three, Jacob Poel responded Sundaynight by passing Harrison on the final lap to claim his fourth victory of the season at Lincoln Speedway.

Nick Hoffman, of Mooresville, NC, and Mike Harrison occupied the front row, with Jacob Poel starting right behind them in the third position. Hoffman and Harrison battled for the lead on the opening lap, with Harrison eventually securing the top spot.

Harrison had the car to beat as he held off challenges from Hoffman, Poel, and T.D Burger in the early laps of the 25-lap feature event. Harrison built a comfortable lead on the rest of the field with the action heating up for the second position where Poel, Hoffman and Burger battled for the majority of the race. Harrison looked to close out the weekend with back-to-back victories, but a late-race caution with four laps remaining changed that outcome.

On the final restart, the leader kept his car glued to the bottom, holding off a challenge from Burger. Poel took advantage of the front two cars battling for the lead, as he made his move to the outside lane and powered around Burger for second with three laps remaining. Poel drove his car deeper and deeper into the corners trying to catch Harrison, finally getting to his outside going into turn one on the final lap.
Harrison edged Poel heading into the final turn, but the outside line would prove to be valuable for Poel as he pulled even with Harrison exiting turn four. The two drivers hit the front stretch nose-to-nose with Poel claiming the $1,000 checkered flag in the first photo finish of the 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals season.

"I was really just trying to put a show on," said Poel who won by .05 of a second. "I didn't even know or not if I won there at the end, it was so close. They must've had to go back to the transponders."

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Burger, Hoffman, and Jeff Curl rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners were Poel, Hoffman, and Harrison.

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals joins the DIRTcar Summer Nationals on Tuesday night at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill.


DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Lincoln Speedway; Lincoln Ill.; June 29, 2014

A-Main (25-laps): 1. 82-Jacob Poel ($1,000), 2. 24H-Mike Harrison, 3. 32B-T.D. Burger, 4. 2-Nick Hoffman, 5. 12-Jeff Curl, 6. 36-Kenny Wallace, 7. 25W-Allen Weisser, 8. 84-Tyler Deibert, 9. 14-Brian Lynn, 10. 3L-Jeff Leka, 11. 5-Steven Brooks, 12. 72A-Austin Lynn, 13. 26D-Derick Doerr, 14. 11-Blake Buchholz, 15. 41G-Matt Goulden, 16. 55A-Collin Alexander, 17. 96D-Cory Daugherty, 18. 89W-Rick Weitekamp, 19. Z8-Max McLaughlin, 20. A9-Austin May, 21. 10K-Kelly Kovski, 22. 2L-Justin Leka, 23. 32Z-Nate Zimmer, 24. 77-Ray Bollinger, 25. 32-Donovan Lodge.

Jacob Poel - A Feature - I-96 Speedway 6-22-14

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Poel Captures Third DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory at I-96 Speedway

Poel Captures Third DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory at I-96 Speedway

By Jordan Morris

LAKE ODESSA, Mich. - June 22, 2014 - Jacob Poel continued his great start to the 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals, capturing his third win in six raceson Sunday night at I-96 Speedway.

Poel came into the night sitting third in the point standings behind Matt Goulden and Jeff Curl, after missing the previous race at Tri-City Speedway. With Goulden and Curl not at I-96, Poel had a good shot at regaining some of the points he lost after missing the race two nights before.

Sunday consisted of two local stars, Poel of Spring Lake, Mich., and Chad Bauer, of Farewell, Mich., battling for the top spot early. Bauer secured the lead at the drop of the green-flag and led the opening four laps of the 25-lap main event, before Poel powered around him on lap 5.

Poel was too fast for Bauer to handle as he stretched out to a 2.15-second lead by the end of the race. Bauer's car dropped back through the field after losing second to Travis Stemler, resulting in an eighth place finish. Poel led the remaining 21 laps en route to capturing the $1,000 checkered flag, his third in just two weeks of the six week-long tour.

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Collin Thirlby, David Mielke, and Tim Stemler rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners included Poel, Bauer, and Joe Rokos.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continues on Monday night at Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Ill.


DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; I-96 Speedway; Lake Odessa, Mich.; June 22, 2014

A-Main (25-laps): 1. 82- Jacob Poel ($1,000), 2. 2- Travis Stemler, 3. 47C- Collin Thirlby, 4. 87- David Mielke, 5. 22- Tim Stemler, 6. 16- Garrett Wiles, 7. 18- Randy Lines, 8. 19- Chad Bauer, 9. 4- Aaron Raby, 10. 11JS- Josh Scott, 11. 79- Nick Kurtz, 12. 52- Jordan Bailey, 13. 14N- Tyler Norrton, 14. 15B- Dave Baker, 15. 21W- Brad Wilson, 16. 9J- Jared Guinn, 17. 44- James Kimmel, 18. 91T- Adam Thrush, 19. 77- Joe Rokos, 20. 4- Taylor Wiles, 21. 26P- Michael Patrick, 22. 4M- Chuck Mann.

Poel Goes Back-to-Back

Poel Goes Back-to-Back in DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals with Victory at Spoon River Speedway

By Jordan Morris

CANTON, Ill. - June 18, 2014 - Jacob Poel becomes the first multi-race winner of the 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals, claiming the $1,000 checkered flagon Wednesday night at Spoon River Speedway.

Poel, of Spring Lake, Michigan, didn't have the fastest car to start the 25-lap feature race. He chased current points leader Matt Goulden, who managed to grab the lead on the start of the race and led the opening 11 laps. Poel managed to overtake Goulden on lap 12 and brought Jeff Curl with him, as Goulden slipped back through the field.

Poel dominated the second half of the A-main, leading the race's final 14 laps, and building a lead of over 2.60 seconds. Poel claimed his second checkered of the season, less than a week after grabbing his first victory of the season at Kankakee County Speedway.

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Goulden, Kelly Kouski and Jeff Leka rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners included Poel, Ray Bollinger and Goulden.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continues on Thursday night at Quincy Raceways in Quincy, Ill.


DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Spoon River Speedway; Canton, Ill.; June 18, 2014

A-Main (25-laps): 1. 82-Jacob Poel ($1,000), 2. 12-Jeff Curl, 3. 41G-Matt Goulden, 4. 10K-Kelly Kouski, 5. 3L-Jeff Leka, 6. 25-Butch Weisser, 7. 25W-Allen Weisser, 8. 32-Donovan Lodge, 9. 32D-Tommy Duncan, 10. 05W-David Wietholder, 11. 23T-Billy Tuckwell, 12. 77-Ray Bollinger, 13. 96D-Cory Daugherty, 14. 4B-Cody Bauman, 15. 26B-JD Beal, 16. 10-A.J-Fike, 17. 21J-Joe Wagner, 18. 8-Jake Griffin, 19. 72-Brian Lynn, 20. 22X-Darrel Moser, 21. 7-Rodney Bowman, 22. 29T-Josh Tomlin.

Spring Lakes Jacob Poel Takes Win at Kankakee County Speedway

Poel Powers to DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Win at Kankakee County Speedway

dirtcar • June 14, 2014 • Comments (0)

By Jordan Morris

KANKAKEE, Ill. – June 13, 2014 – After a disappointing 18th-place finish Thursday at Kankakee County Speedway, Jacob Poel rebounded in a big way on Friday night by claiming his first victory of this season’s DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals.

Jamie Lomax, of Lake Village, Ind., started the race from the pole position after winning the first heat race, but Poel, rallying from his third-place starting position, reeled in the leader quickly and moved to the point. Poel, of Spring Lake, Mich., stretched his lead to four seconds, dominating the race and capturing the $1,500 checkered flag.

With third-place finishes on Thursday and Friday, Kenny Wallace claimed the overall River City Shootout title for this week’s races at Kankakee County Speedway.

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Wallace, Steven Brooks and Nick Allen rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Jamie Lomax, Devin Wright and Jacob Poel

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continues on Wednesday, June 18, at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Kankakee County Speedway; Kankakee, Ill.; June 13, 2014

A-Main (30-laps): 1. 82-Jacob Poel ($1,500), 2. 36L-Jamie Lomax, 3. 36-Kenny Wallace, 4. 5-Steven Brooks, 5. 21A-Nick Allen, 6. 77-Ray Bollinger, 7. 41G-Matt Goulden, 8. D1-Lance Dehm, 9. 96M-Mike McKinney, 10. 12-Jeff Curl, 11. 36K-Kevin Hastings, 12. 32-Donovan Lodge, 13. 35-Jason Hastings, 14. 51-Jeremie Johnson, 15. 16J-Jason Lakey, 16. 88D-Jordan Danford, 17. 10-Shawn Scripter, 18. 37-Devin Wright, 19. 99J-Jimmy Dehm, 20. 4B-Cody Bauman, 21. 21L-Derek Losh, 22. 6-Brock Bauman