The rising 28-year-old star from El Paso, Ill., caught fire after his long stint at the top of the points standings ended in late August. Since Sept. 9 he has authored a spectacular nine-race run highlighted by four wins and three runner-up finishes, allowing him to head into this weekend’s final weekend of weekly DIRTcar UMP points racing leading the national battle by a solid 54-point margin (2,531-2,477) over defending national champ Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich.

With the DIRTcar Late Model points standings determined by drivers’ best 35 finishes/points nights and Unzicker passing that threshold weeks ago, he could only add points to his total this month by finishing well inside the top five. He responded with a surge of first- and second-place finishes that gave him points in seven of his nine starts since Sept. 9, including a pair of bridesmaid outings last week, on Sept. 24 at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., and Sept. 25 at Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway.

Unzicker’s closest challengers in the national standings simply haven’t been able to match his performance in recent weeks. Schlenk, who led the points race for two weeks before ceding it back to Unzicker, has gained points in just three of his seven starts since Sept. 9, while Jon Henry of Ada, Ohio, who briefly reached second in the standings, registered points-padding finishes in just two of his six starts over the same span and has fallen 94 points behind Unzicker.

But Unzicker hasn’t locked up the national title. Schlenk remains alive for a second consecutive crown, but only if he can win at least two features and finish among the top four in another race – all with full car-count bonus points – while Unzicker fails to finish well enough to earn a single point.

Both Unzicker and Schlenk plan to compete in this weekend’s two-day ‘ROCKtoberfest’ at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway, which features a $1,000-to-win event on Friday (Sept. 30) and a $2,000-to-win race on Saturday (Oct. 1). They will also enter the Late Model division’s points-season finale, the DIRTcar UMP Nationals on Oct. 7-8 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., meanwhile, enters this weekend’s action leading the DIRTcar UMP Modified national standings by 15 points (1,922-1,907) over Michael Long of Quincy, Ill. Nick Allen of Wheatfield, Ind., sits third in the standings, 36 points behind Harrison.

All three drivers are still in contention for the title, but Long and Allen have no margin for error. With the drivers long past the 25-race mark upon which the UMP Modified standings are determined, finishing high enough to replace their worst nights is a tough chore.

Long’s hopes rest on his winning three features at full points over the next two weekends – the UMP Modified are also part of the Oct. 7-8 DIRTcar UMP Nationals at Eldora – while Harrison fails to earn a point, creating a tie for the points lead. Long would then win the title on a tie-breaker because he would have more feature wins than Harrison.

Unofficial calculations by DIRTcar UMP officials indicate that Allen can claim the championship by recording three full-points feature wins and finishing in the top three at Eldora – provided, of course, that Harrison or Long do not add to their points totals.

As determined unofficially by DIRTcar UMP officials, current national points situations for DIRTcar UMP’s six other divisions are as follows:

* Pro Late Models: Dustin Griffin of Camp Point, Ill., holds a commanding 35-point lead over Nick Bauman. The points season for DIRTcar UMP’s crate Late Model class officially ends with the running of the DIRTcar UMP Pro Late Model Championship on Oct. 15 at Tri-City Speedway.

* Sportsman: Jeremy Hines of Seymour, Ind., appears headed to the title.

* Limited Modifieds: Mark Anderson of Canton, Ill., has unofficially clinched the championship because there are not enough races left for anyone to overcome his lead.

* Stock Cars: Nate Zimmer of Mattoon, Ill., appears to have the division’s national crown sewn up.

* Factory Stocks: Dennis Bringedahl of Twin Lake, Mich., has effectively locked up the title, but second place remains up for grabs between Rob Sternberg and Jake Hewitt.

* Sport Compacts: Jeremy Callahan of Mt. Vernon, Ill., leads the standings, but with only 26 points separating the top four drivers there are various scenarios still in play.

Log on to www.DirtCar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing’s UMP circuit and to view complete points standings for all divisions, including the current State points rankings.

New for 2011, the weekly DIRTcar UMP points update is powered by www.MotorStats.com. DIRTcar’s affiliation with the Durham, N.C.-based Web site is providing fans and competitors a more timely and detailed look at the points standings. National and State points standings for all divisions are typically updated by Thursday each week, and new features allow visitors to click on each driver’s name to see a complete race-by-race review of their finishes to date.

DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of Sept. 25, 2011):

Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Ryan Unzicker 35 2531

2. Rusty Schlenk 35 2477

3. Jon Henry 35 2437

4. Shannon Babb 35 2415

5. Jason Feger 35 2374

6. Brandon Thirlby 35 2341

7. Brandon Sheppard 35 2294

8. Randy Korte 35 2241

9. Eric Spangler 35 2218

10. Mike Provenzano 35 2186

11. Bobby Pierce 35 2156

12. Mike Spatola III 35 2149

13. Eric Smith 35 2080

14. Brian Ruhlman 35 2019

15. Mark Voigt 35 2005

16. Steve Lance Jr. 35 1986

17. Scott Schmitt 35 1976

18. Dennis Erb Jr. 35 1970

19. Brian Shirley 35 1961

20. Michael Kloos 35 1931

UMP Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mike Harrison 25 1922

2. Michael Long 25 1907

3. Nick Allen 25 1886

4. Todd Sherman 25 1862

5. Jacob Poel 25 1860

6. Ray Bollinger 25 1854

7. Doug Adkins 25 1831

8. Jamie Lomax 25 1825

9. Clayton Miller 25 1824

10. Danny Crane 25 1820

11. Ken Schrader 25 1817

12. Scott Weber 25 1807

13. Tim Hancock 25 1791

14. John DeMoss 25 1764

15. Mark Anderson 25 1759

16. Joe Rokos 25 1758

17. Brian Lynn 25 1749

18. Randle Sweeney 25 1747

19. Jeff Leka 25 1746

20. Jim Farris Sr. 25 1740

Pro Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dustin Griffin 20 1505

2. Nick Bauman 20 1470

3. Credence Mott 20 1411

4. Mark Oller 20 1405

5. Clayton Miller 20 1398

6. Jerry Lierly 20 1397

7. Bobby Martintoni 20 1325

8. Evan Fink 20 1310

9. Brad Denney 20 1300

10. Randy Myers 20 1280

Sportsman (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jeremy Hines 20 1496

2. Troy Clark 20 1459

3. Dan Flessner 20 1434

4. Jeff Herzog 20 1412

5. Joey Ladouceur 20 1387

6. Dave Crawley Jr. 20 1358

7. Nick Macklin 20 1325

8. Jocelyn Roy 20 1317

9. Jake Simmons 19 1311

10. Kenny Carmichael Sr. 20 1285

Limited Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mark Anderson 20 1420

2. Todd Bates 20 1388

3. Haley Westerfield 20 1188

4. Jeff Lawson 20 1177

5. John Wyble 20 1096

6. Christopher Geary 20 1065

7. Johnny Holden 20 1038

7. Josh Smith 20 1038

9. Clay Settles 20 1036

10. Billy Hawes 20 1010

Stock Cars (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nate Zimmer 20 1512

2. Mike Hodges 20 1480

3. John Farris 20 1470

4. Chuck Barnes Jr. 20 1450

5. Dan Dykman 20 1421

6. Derek Poland 20 1413

7. Andrew Funk 20 1395

8. Joeseph Hamm 20 1378

9. Joel Funk 20 1374

10. Darrel Dick 20 1356

Factory Stocks (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dennis Bringedahl 20 1396

2. Rob Sternberg 20 1371

3. Jake Hewitt 20 1370

4. Dan Wilson 20 1313

5. Mark Farber 20 1309

6. Jeff Buss 20 1194

6. Tom Hughes 19 1194

8. Spike Grega 20 1181

9. Ben Welch 20 1128

10. TJ Eilers 20 1119

Sport Compacts (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jeremy Callahan 20 1512

2. Kenny Butterfield 20 1506

3. Rob Shaw 20 1494

4. Matt Maier 20 1486

5. Paul Namey 20 1460

6. Earl Pryor 20 1451

7. Trevor Isaak 20 1436

8. Jacob Rexing 20 1425

9. Bradley McGhee 20 1400

10. Vince Shehorn 20 1394

Unzicker, 28, scored back-to-back victories on Sept. 16 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway and Sept. 17 at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway, pushing his late-season winning streak to four in a row. His surge added 28 points to his edge, putting him 33 points (2,498-2,465) in front of Jackson, Mich.’s Rusty Schlenk after Week 34 of the DIRTcar UMP campaign.

Unzicker has gotten hot at just the right time. After grabbing the points lead early in the spring, he maintained control until Schlenk overtook him in late August. Schlenk’s run at the top lasted only two weeks, however, before Unzicker regained command.

A 16-time feature winner in 2011, Unzicker is seeking his first DIRTcar UMP national title. Schlenk, a 25-year-old whose only points-earning finish last weekend was a third on Sept. 16 at Kankakee, is bidding for a second consecutive national crown.

Jon Henry of Ada, Ohio, sits third in the standings after Week 34, trailing Unzicker by 61 points. He earned points in both his starts last weekend – a fourth at Kankakee and a third at LaSalle.

Unzicker, Schlenk and Henry already began their head-to-head shootout in Week 35 on Thursday night (Sept. 22) at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., where all three drivers traveled to compete in the first of three consecutive nights of Late Model racing as part of the track’s ‘Summit Modified Mania’ event. Unzicker finished seventh, Schlenk was eighth and Henry was 17^th in the opener, which did not alter the points standings.

The DIRTcar UMP points standings are determined using drivers’ best 35 finishes/points nights.

Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., meanwhile, remained 20 points (1,922-1,902) ahead of Quincy, Ill.’s Michael Long in the DIRTcar UMP Modified national standings after Week 34.

Neither drivers added points to their totals last weekend. Harrison placed 19^th on Sept. 17 at Peoria (Ill.) Raceway, while Long did not log a start.

Both Harrison and Long are in action in Tri-City’s ‘Summit Modified Mania’ event this weekend.

The UMP Modified standings are determined using drivers’ 25 best finishes/points nights.

Other divisional national points leaders through Week 34 are Dustin Griffin of Camp Point, Ill., who was victorious last Saturday night at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill., to maintain his edge in the Pro Late Model standings; Jeremy Hines of Seymour, Ind. (Sportsman); Mark Anderson of Canton, Ill. (Limited Modifieds); Nate Zimmer of Mattoon, Ill. (Stock Cars); Dennis Bringedahl of Twin Lake, Mich. (Factory Stocks); and Jeremy Callahan of Mt. Vernon, Ill. (Sport Compacts).

Weekly DIRTcar UMP points end following the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 2, but the Late Model and UMP Modified points races culminate with the running of the DIRTcar UMP Nationals on Oct. 8-9 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Log on to www.DirtCar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing’s UMP circuit and to view complete points standings for all divisions, including the current State points rankings.

New for 2011, the weekly DIRTcar UMP points update is powered by www.MotorStats.com. DIRTcar’s affiliation with the Durham, N.C.-based Web site is providing fans and competitors a more timely and detailed look at the points standings. National and State points standings for all divisions are typically updated by Thursday each week, and new features allow visitors to click on each driver’s name to see a complete race-by-race review of their finishes to date.

DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of Sept. 18, 2011):

Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Ryan Unzicker 35 2498

2. Rusty Schlenk 35 2465

3. Jon Henry 35 2437

4. Shannon Babb 35 2320

5. Brandon Thirlby 35 2307

6. Brandon Sheppard 35 2277

7. Jason Feger 35 2274

8. Eric Spangler 35 2205

9. Randy Korte 35 2151

10. Mike Provenzano 35 2143

11. Bobby Pierce 35 2131

12. Mike Spatola III 35 2095

13. Mark Voigt 35 2005

14. Eric Smith 34 2000

15. Brian Ruhlman 35 1980

16. Scott Schmitt 35 1962

17. Steve Lance Jr. 34 1931

18. Dennis Erb Jr. 35 1927

19. Dillan White 35 1858

20. Mike Hammerle 35 1849

UMP Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mike Harrison 25 1922

2. Michael Long 25 1902

3. Nick Allen 25 1867

4. Todd Sherman 25 1862

5. Ray Bollinger 25 1854

6. Jacob Poel 25 1853

7. Jamie Lomax 25 1825

8. Clayton Miller 25 1814

9. Danny Crane 25 1810

10. Scott Weber 25 1807

11. Doug Adkins 25 1801

12. Tim Hancock 25 1791

13. Mark Anderson 25 1759

14. Jeff Leka 25 1746

15. John DeMoss 25 1744

16. Joe Rokos 25 1741

17. Brian Lynn 25 1739

18. Clint Demoss 25 1736

18. Dean Hoffman 25 1736

20. Ken Schrader 24 1731

Pro Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dustin Griffin 20 1505

2. Nick Bauman 20 1465

3. Mark Oller 20 1405

4. Credence Mott 20 1401

5. Jerry Lierly 20 1392

6. Clayton Miller 20 1383

7. Evan Fink 20 1305

8. Brad Denney 20 1300

9. Bobby Martintoni 20 1299

10. Randy Myers 20 1280

Sportsman (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jeremy Hines 20 1496

2. Troy Clark 20 1459

3. Dan Flessner 20 1434

4. Joey Ladouceur 20 1387

5. Jeff Herzog 20 1365

6. Dave Crawley Jr. 20 1358

7. Nick Macklin 20 1325

8. Jocelyn Roy 20 1317

9. Jake Simmons 19 1311

10. Kenny Carmichael Sr. 20 1285

Limited Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mark Anderson 20 1406

2. Todd Bates 20 1373

3. Haley Westerfield 20 1198

4. Jeff Lawson 20 1166

5. John Wyble 20 1096

6. Christopher Geary 20 1065

7. Johnny Holden 20 1038

8. Clay Settles 20 1028

9. Josh Smith 19 1004

10. Billy Hawes 20 1002

Stock Cars (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nate Zimmer 20 1498

2. Mike Hodges 20 1480

3. John Farris 20 1470

4. Chuck Barnes Jr. 20 1450

5. Dan Dykman 20 1421

6. Derek Poland 20 1413

7. Andrew Funk 20 1395

8. Joel Funk 20 1374

9. Joeseph Hamm 20 1363

10. Darrel Dick 20 1356

Factory Stocks (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dennis Bringedahl 20 1396

2. Rob Sternberg 20 1371

3. Jake Hewitt 20 1370

4. Dan Wilson 20 1313

5. Mark Farber 20 1309

6. Tom Hughes 19 1194

6. Jeff Buss 20 1194

8. Spike Grega 20 1181

9. Ben Welch 20 1128

10. TJ Eilers 20 1110

Sport Compacts (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jeremy Callahan 20 1507

2. Kenny Butterfield 20 1506

3. Rob Shaw 20 1494

4. Matt Maier 20 1486

5. Paul Namey 20 1460

6. Earl Pryor 20 1451

7. Trevor Isaak 20 1436

8. Jacob Rexing 20 1425

9. Bradley McGhee 20 1400

10. Evan Gaultney 20 1390

DOWN TO THE WIRE: One big weekend of racing at Southern Oregon Speedway stands between Jeremy Shank and a second consecutive DIRTcar Northwest I-5 Late Model Series championship.

Shank, 32, of Salem, Ore., sits atop the points standings entering the tour’s season finale, the two-day ‘Battle at the Border’ set for Friday (Sept. 23) and Saturday (Sept. 24) at the three-eighths-mile oval in Medford, Ore. He holds a 27-point edge over Rob Mayea of Bend, Ore., and a 36-point advantage over Rick Wyatt of Salem, Ore.

But while Shank has some cushion in the race for the title, he knows that he can’t take a single lap off during the doubleheader. He won the last Northwest I-5 Series crown in 2009 – the tour was dormant in ’10 – by just one point in a dramatic showdown that wasn’t determined until the final circuit of the season.

Shank is winless in the four races that have comprised the 2011 Northwest I-5 Series to date, so he’s eyeing the $2,500 top prize that has been posted for Saturday night’s feature at Southern Oregon. A victory would certainly provide a flourish to a championship campaign for the talented driver, who owns two career wins on the tour and is bidding to become the third two-time titlist of a series that formed in 2001.

Mayea, meanwhile, will attempt a final-weekend comeback to register his fourth career Northwest I-5 Series championship but first since 2007, when he captured the last of three in a row. Wyatt has never won the series championship.

For more information on this weekend’s ‘Battle at the Border,’ visit www.sospeedway.com.

FOUR MORE: A pair of doubleheader weekends remain on the 2011 schedule for the DIRTcar Western All-Stars Late Model Series presented by VP Racing Fuels.

The tour begins its stretch drive next weekend, visiting sister tracks Antioch (Calif.) Speedway on Sat., Oct. 1, and Merced (Calif.) Speedway on Sun., Oct. 2. Both Western All-Stars events during the ‘Budweiser Fall Classic’ will pay $3,000 to win.

The season finale is scheduled for Oct. 15-16 at Chowchilla (Calif.) Speedway, which headlines the Western All-Stars during the ‘Chowtown Pacific Dirt Nationals.’ A $2,000 first-place payoff has been posted for the main event on Sun., Oct. 16.

Bobby Hogge IV of Salinas, Calif., is in the driver’s seat to cop a second consecutive Western All-Stars title. He enters the deciding October stretch of action leading the standings by 22 points over 2008 champion Chris Shannon of Merced, Calif., and 31 points over Richard Papenhausen of Chico, Calif.

Hogge, who has one win in four Western All-Stars events this season, captured the tour’s last title in 2009. The series was idle last year.

More information on the upcoming Western All-Stars shows is available by logging on towww.antiochspeedway.com, www.racemerced.com and www.racechowchilla.com.

REGIONAL RACES: The battles for the DIRTcar UMP Northwestern States points titles in the DIRTcar Late Model and DIRTcar West UMP Modified divisions are coming down the homestretch.

Each division’s Northwestern States points battle – which for both encompasses all DIRTcar-sanctioned events in California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada – will run through the weekend of Oct. 15-16. Drivers in the Northwestern States classification won’t receive national UMP points after the weekend of Oct. 1-2 – the specified cut-off date for the circuit’s weekly points program – but a special exemption allows the Northwestern States points to continue for two more weeks.

The DIRTcar Late Model and DIRTcar West UMP Modified Northwestern States points carry a $2,000 champion’s prize from a total points fund of $5,860 available to the top 15 finishers.

Trevor Glasier of Tangent, Ore., leads the DIRTcar Late Model Northwestern States standings by a healthy 347-point margin (930-583) over Mayea. Glaser has 15 starts (he has eight wins at four different tracks) to nine for second-place Mayea in a points race that is determined using driver’s best 35 finishes/points nights.

Troy Foulger of Martinez, Calif., sits on top of the DIRTcar West UMP Modified Northwestern States rankings, leading Shannon by 287 points (1,461-1,174). With drivers’ best 25 finishes/points nights used to determine the UMP Modified standings, Foulger has already passed the benchmark while Shannon has made 20 starts.

For more information on DIRTcar’s Western Region, contact Chris Morgan, Director of Western Operations for World Racing Group/DIRTcar, at 805-637-1426 or [email protected].

Additional info on all of the series, sanctioning and member tracks of DIRTcar Racing is available at www.DIRTcar.com.

DIRTcar Northwest I-5 Late Model Series Points Standings (Rank/Driver/Points):

1. Jeremy Shank 619

2. Rob Mayea 592

3. Rick Wyatt 583

4. Steve Moore 520

5. Mike Miller 519

6. Casey Vitale 510

7. Trevor Glaser 487

8. Brian Cronk 474

9. John Duty 396

10. Russ Sell 379

11. Mike George 370

12. Mike Johnson 324

13. John Campos 319

14. Joey Tanner 307

15. Tony Brakeall 305

DIRTcar Western All-Stars Late Model Series presented by VP Racing Fuels Points Standings (Rank/Driver/Points):

1. Bobby Hogge IV 612

2. Chris Shannon 595

3. Richard Papenhausen 587

4. Clarke Guigliemoni 543

5. Paul Guigliemoni 521

6. Matt Michelli 458

7. Jeff Decker 420

8. Dennis Souza 388

9. Anthony Restad 342

10. Ken Michelli 336

11. Bud Walberg 321

12. Clay Daly 308

13. Rob Sanders 306

14. Randy Shafer 305

15. Nick Bartels 293

DIRTcar UMP Northwestern States Points Standings (After Week 34 – races through Sept. 18):

Late Models (Rank/Driver/Races/Points):

1. Trevor Glasier 15 930

2. Rob Mayea 9 583

3. Rick Wyatt 9 528

4. Brian Cronk 9 455

5. Russ Sell 8 382

6. Mike Miller 9 374

7. Randy Boyd 9 370

8. Casey Vitale 7 365

9. Jeremy Shank 6 320

10. Mark Carrell 6. 295

11. John Campos 7 293

12. Chris Mott 9 289

13. Rob Campos 8 277

14. Kyle Frick 6 275

14. Clay Daly 4 275

DIRTcar West UMP Modifieds ((Rank/Driver/Races/Points):

1. Troy Foulger 25 1461

2. Chris Shannon 20 1174

3. Bobby Hogge IV 13 799

4. Scott Busby 13 681

5. Mike Salazar 13 575

6. Randy McDaniel 10 523

7. Bill Egleston 12 485

8. Chester Kniss 12 476

9. Ryan McDaniel 8 473

10. Robbie Jeppesen 10 464

11. Dereck Colvin 11 458

12. Bob Williamson 10 451

13. Sean Ogara 10 438

14. Nick Decarlo 8 418

15. Norman Beck 9 397

With a second-place finish on Sept. 9 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway and back-to-back victories on Sept. 10 at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway and Sept. 11 at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., El Paso, Ill.’s Unzicker vaulted forward from third place to reclaim a points lead he had relinquished two weeks earlier. He ended Week 33 of the circuit’s season with a scant five-point edge (2,458-2,453) over defending national champion Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich.

Unzicker, 28, led the national standings from the spring until late August, when Schlenk’s sure-and-steady climb in the rankings finally reached the top spot. A rough Labor Day weekend for Unzicker – he didn’t score a top-10 finish in three starts, so he failed to gain any points in a battle that’s determined using drivers’ best 35 finishes/points nights – dropped him to third in the standings.

But the young driver roared back last weekend, adding points with all three of his starts. His pair of triumphs pushed his 2011 win total to 14.

The 25-year-old Schlenk, meanwhile, made two UMP-sanctioned starts last weekend but only earned points in one of them – a third-place finish on Sept. 9 at Cherry Raceway in Fife Lake, Mich. He placed 16^th on Sept. 10 at Thunderbird Raceway in Muskegon, Mich.

Jon Henry of Ada, Ohio, fell from second to third in the national points standings. But while his deficit to the leader expanded from 29 to 52 points after he was unable to finish well enough in his single start to add points to his total, he nonetheless was happy with his weekend performance – he qualified for the prestigious World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, finishing 28^th.

With three weekends of weekly points racing plus the season-ending DIRTcar UMP Nationals on Oct. 7-8 at Eldora remaining, the chase for the $20,000 Late Model national title figures to heat up this weekend. Unzicker plans to compete at Kankakee (Sept. 16), LaSalle (Sept. 17) and Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway (Prairie Dirt Classic on Sept. 18), while Schlenk’s tentative schedule includes visits to Kankakee, Macon (Ill.) Speedway (Sept. 17) and Fairbury. Henry had not yet posted his plans as of Thursday night.

Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., added three points to his lead in the UMP Modified national standings, ending Week 33 with a 20-point advantage (1,922-1,902) over Michael Long of Quincy, Ill.

Harrison’s weekend included a win (Sept. 9) and a second (Sept. 10) at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind., and a fifth-place finish on Sept. 11 at Tri-City, but only his 23^rd victory of 2011 earned him points. The UMP Modified standings are determined using drivers’ 25 best finishes/points nights.

Long was victorious in both of his starts last weekend – Sept. 9 at Callaway Raceway in Fulton, Mo., and Sept. 10 at his hometown’s Quincy Raceways – but only added points to his total with his first triumph.

Other divisional national points leaders through Week 32 are Dustin Griffin of Camp Point, Ill., who scored back-to-back wins last weekend at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill., and Tri-City Speedway to maintain his edge in the Pro Late Model standings; Jeremy Hines of Seymour, Ind., who overtook Troy Clark of North Vernon, Ind., for the top spot in the Sportsman standings; Mark Anderson of Canton, Ill. (Limited Modifieds); Nate Zimmer of Mattoon, Ill. (Stock Cars); Dennis Bringedahl of Twin Lake, Mich. (Factory Stocks); and Kenny Butterfield of Glassford, Ill. (Sport Compacts).

Weekly DIRTcar UMP points end following the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 2, but the Late Model and UMP Modified points races culminate with the running of the DIRTcar UMP Nationals on Oct. 8-9 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Log on to www.DirtCar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing’s UMP circuit and to view complete points standings for all divisions, including the current State points rankings.

New for 2011, the weekly DIRTcar UMP points update is powered by www.MotorStats.com. DIRTcar’s affiliation with the Durham, N.C.-based Web site is providing fans and competitors a more timely and detailed look at the points standings. National and State points standings for all divisions are typically updated by Thursday each week, and new features allow visitors to click on each driver’s name to see a complete race-by-race review of their finishes to date.

DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of Sept. 11, 2011):

Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Ryan Unzicker 35 2458

2. Rusty Schlenk 35 2453

3. Jon Henry 35 2406

4. Shannon Babb 35 2313

5. Brandon Thirlby 35 2279

6. Brandon Sheppard 35 2277

7. Jason Feger 35 2245

8. Eric Spangler 35 2190

9. Randy Korte 35 2150

10. Bobby Pierce 35 2131

11. Mike Provenzano 35 2111

12. Mike Spatola III 35 2071

13. Eric Smith 34 2000

14. Mark Voigt 35 1966

15. Brian Ruhlman 35 1956

16. Scott Schmitt 35 1926

17. Dennis Erb Jr. 35 1924

18. Steve Lance Jr. 33 1896

19. Dillan White 35 1858

20. Mike Hammerle 35 1822

UMP Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mike Harrison 25 1922

2. Michael Long 25 1902

3. Todd Sherman 25 1862

4. Nick Allen 25 1849

5. Ray Bollinger 25 1839

6. Jacob Poel 25 1823

7. Jamie Lomax 25 1817

8. Danny Crane 25 1810

9. Clayton Miller 25 1809

10. Scott Weber 25 1807

11. Tim Hancock 25 1786

12. Doug Adkins 25 1776

13. Mark Anderson 25 1751

14. Jeff Leka 25 1746

15. Brian Lynn 25 1739

16. Dean Hoffman 25 1736

17. Ken Schrader 24 1731

18. Randle Sweeney 25 1727

19. John DeMoss 25 1724

20. Clint Demoss 25 1712

Pro Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dustin Griffin 20 1505

2. Nick Bauman 20 1465

3. Mark Oller 20 1405

4. Credence Mott 20 1401

5. Jerry Lierly 20 1385

6. Clayton Miller 20 1383

7. Evan Fink 20 1305

8. Brad Denney 20 1300

9. Bobby Martintoni 20 1299

10. Randy Myers 20 1280

Sportsman (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jeremy Hines 20 1481

2. Troy Clark 20 1450

3. Dan Flessner 20 1424

4. Joey Ladouceur 20 1380

5. Dave Crawley Jr. 20 1358

6. Jocelyn Roy 20 1317

7. Kenny Carmichael Sr. 20 1283

8. Nick Macklin 19 1270

9. Chris Hillman 20 1269

10. Stephane Lemire 20 1266

Limited Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mark Anderson 20 1391

2. Todd Bates 20 1358

3. Haley Westerfield 20 1159

4. Jeff Lawson 20 1131

5. John Wyble 20 1096

6. Christopher Geary 20 1065

7. Johnny Holden 20 1038

8. Clay Settles 20 1012

9. Josh Smith 18 967

10. Billy Hawes 19 916

Stock Cars (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nate Zimmer 20 1491

2. Mike Hodges 20 1470

2. John Farris 20 1470

4. Chuck Barnes Jr. 20 1450

5. Dan Dykman 20 1406

6. Derek Poland 20 1398

7. Andrew Funk 20 1395

8. Joel Funk 20 1369

9. Joeseph Hamm 20 1363

10. Darrel Dick 20 1356

Factory Stocks (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dennis Bringedahl 20 1396

2. Rob Sternberg 20 1361

3. Jake Hewitt 20 1360

4. Mark Farber 20 1286

5. Dan Wilson 20 1276

6. Jeff Buss 20 1194

7. Spike Grega 20 1181

8. Ben Welch 20 1128

9. Tom Hughes 18 1119

10. TJ Eilers 20 1110

Sport Compacts (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Kenny Butterfield 20 1506

2. Jeremy Callahan 20 1502

3. Rob Shaw 20 1494

4. Matt Maier 20 1486

5. Paul Namey 20 1449

6. Earl Pryor 20 1436

7. Trevor Isaak 20 1431

8. Jacob Rexing 20 1425

9. Bradley McGhee 20 1371

10. Vince Shehorn 20 1354

10. Blayne Ellis 20 1354

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. - Sept. 13, 2011 - Fans looking for a behind-the-scenes experience with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series or the World of Outlaws Late Model Series have until Wednesday to reserve their chance to see the drivers and crews throughout the races at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park during Super DIRT Week.

Fans who purchase tickets by Wednesday to the World of Outlaws Late Model Series race on Thursday, Oct. 6, or the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event on Saturday, Oct. 8, will receive a free fan pit pass, allowing unprecedented access to World of Outlaws events at Rolling Wheels.

To act quickly, click DIRTcar.com/tickets, or call DIRTcar Racing's Northeast office at 315-834-6606. For news and information about Super DIRT Week XL, click SuperDIRTWeekOnline.com.

News & Notes

Dig Safely New York Increases Support: Long-time DIRTcar Racing and Super DIRTcar Series partner Dig Safely New York is expanding its sponsorship of Super DIRT Week XL events. Dig Safely, which is a major supporter of the last chance events, is adding bonus money to the DIRTcar Sportsman Modified and DIRTcar Pro Stock Last Chance races.

Also, in support of Dig Safely New York's 811 campaign, which encourages residents to call 811 before digging in their yards, the eighth-place finisher and 11^th-place finisher in the DIRTcar Pro stock race will be awarded bonus money.

For more information on Dig Safely New York, click http://www.DigSafelyNewYork.com.

Wheels and Wings: The Syracuse Quaker Steak & Lube, with its Best Wings in America, returns to the 40^th Super DIRT Week as a big supporter of the event, providing meals for everybody from the media to the SPEED broadcast team. Always one of the most popular post-event places to dine, Quaker Steak & Lube is just minutes from the New York State Fairgrounds at 3535 Walters Rd in Syracuse. Click Quaker Steak & Lube for directions, contact information and even their menu.

And Then There Were Three: As of Monday afternoon, only three reserved camping spots were left for Super DIRT Week XL at the New York State Fairgrounds. Spots can be purchased online by going to SuperDIRTWeekOnline.com and clicking the Buy Tickets button. Better hurry!

Lap Sponsorship: Parties interested in sponsoring a lap during Super DIRT Week XL can go to SuperDIRTWeekOnline.com and click the "Lap Sponsor App" button in the right column to print out the form for details on how to sponsor a lap.

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Free Super DIRT Week 40^th Anniversary Lapel Pin Available: A limited supply of commemorative 40^th Anniversary Lapel Pins are available to race fans during SDW events. In order to qualify for the gift, fans must purchase tickets to the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and World of Outlaws Sprint Car events at Rolling Wheels Raceway, purchase a multi-day ticket to Super DIRT Week at the New York State Fairgrounds, or purchase a ticket for the SEF Small Engine Fuel 200 on Sunday, Oct. 9. Supplies are limited, get your tickets now!

Pre-Ordered Super DIRT Week Pit Passes Available: Pit passes, which are good for all events at the New York State Fairgrounds during Super DIRT Week XL, are now available for purchase online by clicking DIRTcar.com/tickets . For DIRTcar members the 5-day pit pass is $100, and for non-members the price is $130. DIRTcar members must call DIRTcar Northeast Headquarters at 315-834-6606 to confirm your license. Along with the pit-pass, race tickets for Super DIRT Week are also available on DIRTcar.com/tickets.

Media conference calls:Matt Sheppard will participate in a media conference call on Tuesday, Sept. 13, to preview Super DIRT Week XL. Click to follow @SuperDIRTcar on Twitter for updates during the media conference call.

Super DIRT Week Media Credentials: Media members who desire access to Super DIRT Week XL must apply for credentials no later than Friday, Sept. 21. Credential requests should be made by the supervising editor on company letterhead, indicate the medium represented, the area of access required and provide contact information (address, phone and e-mail). If approved, media members will receive a voucher that will need to be turned in and verified with photo ID at the Gate 6 ticket office to receive access. Credential requests for events at the New York State Fairgrounds and Rolling Wheels Raceway Park can be submitted to DIRTcar Racing c/o Amanda Hirko at 1 Speedway Drive, Weedsport, NY 13166, or a PDF on letterhead can be e-mailed to [email protected].

For more information about Super DIRT Week, including ticket orders and vendor space availability; please contact DIRTcar Racing Northeast Region Headquarters during the week at 315-834-6606. More news can be found at www.superdirtcarseries.com and www.superdirtweekonline.com while tickets can be ordered online at www.dirtcar.com/tickets .

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The final 10 laps, however, were a dogfight for the 39-year-old from Newport, Tenn., who had to turn back challenges from Darrell Lanigan, Don O’Neal and Eddie Carrier Jr. to secure his second career victory in the prestigious DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event.

With his once flawless Team Zero by Bloomquist car slowed by damage it sustained in a late-race bout with the half-mile oval’s cushion, Owens used every bit of his ample ability to remain in front during a frenetic run to the finish that had the massive crowd roaring. He earned a $44,000 first-place check after beating Salt Rock, W.Va.’s Carrier to the checkered flag by 0.635 of a second.

Martinsville, Ind.’s O’Neal, who won Eldora’s $100,000 Dream in June, finished third. Union, Ky.’s Lanigan settled for fourth after nearly overtaking Owens on at least two occasions, and John Blankenship of Williamson, W.Va., registered a career-best World 100 finish of fifth.

“To win (the World 100) once was an achievement,” said Owens, whose previous triumph came in 2007. “To do it again is unbelievable. You know, if we never win another race in our life, we’re proud of where we’re at right now.”

A four-time DIRTcar UMP Modified national champion who has been racing dirt Late Models fulltime for less than decade, Owens appeared headed to a runaway victory after he advanced from the fourth starting spot to pass polesitter Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., for the lead on lap 13. He effortlessly glided away from the field following six restarts between laps 39 and 67, building straightaway advantages in short order.

But something changed after the race’s seventh and final caution flag, on lap 82 for a turn-four incident that eliminated the third- and fourth-place drivers, Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., and a charging Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va. With the 10-to-go mark approaching, Lanigan, who had passed McDowell for second on lap 76, began edging noticeably closer to Owens’s Mike Reese-owned car.

“I guess when I jumped the cushion (in turn one) it knocked the bracing loose from my (right-side) door and that really slowed us down quite a bit,” said Owens, the current points leader of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. “When I would get within about six cars (lengths) of a lapped car, I would start losing it. All the air getting under the car (the door was bent) was just making the car ‘skatey.’ We couldn’t stick no more, where early in the race it didn’t faze us none.”

By lap 92, Lanigan was close enough to stick the nose of his Rocket car underneath Owens. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series regular was primed to sail by Owens to assume command in one quick burst.

“But when I caught him,” said Lanigan, “he actually caught them lapped cars at the same time and that kept me from doing a slide job. And that let O’Neal catch up too.”

O’Neal, who started eighth but ran inside the top five for the entire distance, slid under Lanigan rounding turns three and four on lap 93. The two drivers spent the ensuing laps swapping second place – and trading paint – to the benefit of Owens.

The deciding moment came on lap 98 when Lanigan dived to the inside of O’Neal through turns one and two and appeared to have plenty of momentum built up to pass Owens. But Lanigan ran up on Owens too fast in turn two and had to check up, causing a scramble with O’Neal that allowed Carrier to scoot into second on the inside and Owens to open enough room to carry him to the finish line.

“I knew we were hurting and a sitting duck,” said Owens. “But we were able to hold on and hold ‘em off.”

Carrier, 40, made a last-ditch bid to steal the lead from Owens rounding turns three and four on the final lap, but the Mountain State standout fell short. He still recorded by far his best finish in three career World 100 and pocketed $15,000.

“It got pretty wild there at the end,” said Carrier, who started 12^th in Carl Grover’s Rocket car. “I seen Donnie and Lanigan start battling (for second), and then they kind of got together and lost some time over (in turn two), and I said, ‘Here’s my shot to get second.’

“Then Jimmy was kind of stuck behind the lapped cars and I caught him a little bit. I didn’t know if I had anything for him, but going in that last corner I just took a last dive at it to see if I could clear him. But I didn’t have him cleared and I wasn’t gonna drive through him. It’s the World 100, but it’s just not my deal to race like that. I wasn’t gonna run over a guy to get here.”

Owens realized that Carrier got precariously close on the last circuit.

“I seen Eddie below me,” said Owens. “My hat’s off to him for a good run.”

The victory was Owens’s third overall in Eldora’s pair of annual dirt Late Model majors, joining his 2009 success in the $100,000 Dream. This one tops his list of checkered flags at the high-banked track, however.

“Tonight was a whole lot more sentimental than the first (World 100 win),” said Owens, who ended a string of 10 consecutive first-time World 100 winners. “The first time we won we were still more of a Modified racer and when we won the Dream it just didn’t hit home to what we had done.

“Now that we’ve been in Late Models for awhile and been competitive, you realize the prestige of these races a whole lot more. This second one is a whole lot better than the first one. When you see what it means to all the other drivers and the fans, then you realize, ‘Hey, this is a pretty big deal. It’s pretty cool.’”

O’Neal, 47, was 0.917 of a second behind Owens at the finish line. While still winless in 11 career World 100 starts, the third-place finish was his fourth top-five.

Lanigan, 40, also remained winless in 18 career World 100 starts. The fourth-place finish was shy of his career-best runner-up outing in 1999 and a third in 2007.

The 30-year-old Blankenship, who started 14^th in a Rocket machine, broke into the top five on lap 84 when 21^st-starter Jared Landers of Batesville, Ark., relinquished the spot after slapping the turn-two wall. Blankenship’s previous World 100 finishes were 21^st in 2009 and 11^th in 2010.

Madden, who led laps 1-12, faded to sixth at the finish. Filling out the remainder of the top 10 spots was three-time World 100 winner Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., who started 13^th and never climbed into serious contention; Jeep VanWormer of Pinconning, Mich., who got as high as sixth from the 10^th starting spot; NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular Austin Dillon of Welcome, N.C., who pitted on lap 62 after flattening a right-rear tire against the turn-one wall; and Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn.

Dillon brought out the race’s fifth caution flag when he got into the outside guardrail. Other drivers who triggered cautions included Steve Shaver of Vienna, W.Va., who slowed with right-front damage on lap 33; R.J. Conley of Wheelersburg, Ohio (stopped on lap 39); Jon Henry of Ada, Ohio, who slapped the turn-one wall on lap 48; Scott James of Lawrenceburg, Ind., who slowed on lap 58 while running sixth.

The only multi-car tangle occurred on lap 82 when McDowell and Richards went spinning in turn four. McDowell, who started second and never ran lower than third in NASCAR star Clint Bowyer’s car, was slowed late in the distance by a nosepiece he bent after hitting the cushion but hung on to third until the plastic folded back and locked up his right-front wheel on lap 82. He thus slowed abruptly against the turn-four cushion – unfortunately at the same time Richards was sliding ahead of O’Neal for third place. With a head of steam Richards, who started 19^th, was unable to avoid McDowell’s stricken car, sending them both spinning out of the race.

Among the early casualties was Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who retired from fifth place on lap 39 shortly after breaking a right-front shock, and defending World 100 champion Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., who started fifth but never climbed higher before dropping out on lap 56.

Bloomquist was fastest in Friday’s qualifying session with a lap of 15.009 seconds. It was his fourth career World 100 fast-time honor and first since 2004.

Heat winners on Saturday night were McCreadie, Moyer, Owens, Lanigan, McDowell and Madden. The B-Mains were captured by Landers and Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss.

A total of 112 cars were signed in for the event. Drivers represented 17 states, Canada and Australia.

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World 100 A-Main Results (Finish/Start/Driver/Lap Completed/Earnings):

1. (4) Jimmy Owens/100 $44,000

2. (12) Eddie Carrier Jr./100 $15,000

3. (8) Don O’Neal/100 $10,000

4. (3) Darrell Lanigan/100 $7,500

5. (14) John Blankenship/100 $6,000

6. (1) Chris Madden/100 $5,000

7. (13) Scott Bloomquist/100 $4,000

8. (10) Jeep VanWormer/100 $3,500

9. (7) Austin Dillon/100 $3,000

10. (20) Mike Marlar/100 $2,500

11. (30) Jimmy Mars/100 $2,250

12. (16) Mike Spatola III/100 $2,000

13. (24) R.J. Conley/99 $1,900

14. (28) Dennis Erb Jr./98 $1,800

15. (26) Dustin Neat/98 $1,750

16. (29) Brandon Sheppard/98 $1,725

17. (21) Jared Landers/89 $1,700

18. (2) Dale McDowell/81 $1,675

19. (19) Josh Richards/81 $1,650

20. (9) Scott James/75 $1,645

21. (5) Billy Moyer/56 $1,640

22. (18) Jon Henry/48 $1,635

23. (25) Chris Ferguson/39 $1,630

24. (6) Tim McCreadie/37 $1,625

25. (23) Gregg Satterlee/35 $1,620

26. (15) Earl Pearson Jr./32 $1,615

27. (17) Steve Shaver/32 $1,610

28. (11) Shannon Babb/24 $1,605

29. (22) Bub McCool/22 $1,600

30. (27) Kent Robinson/21 $1,600

Lap Leaders: Madden (1-12); Owens (13-100)

Caution Flags: 7 (Laps 33, 39, 48, 58, 62, 67, 82)

Fast-Time Provisional Starters: Richards, Marlar

Heat 1 Finish (15 laps – Top 3 Transfer to A-Main/4-11 to B-Main): 1. 39-Tim McCreadie [2]; 2. 3-Austin Dillon [1]; 3. 0-Scott Bloomquist [3]; 4. 25-Jason Feger [4]; 5. 22-Chris Ferguson [6]; 6. 7r-Kent Robinson [8]; 7. 12-Doug Drown [7]; 8. 32-Chris Simpson [5]; 9. 95j-Jerry Bowersock [11]; 10. 25-Steve Lance Jr. [9]; 11. 49-Victor Lee [15]; 12. 101-Casey Roberts [14]; 13. 44-Jeff Watson [16]; 14. 11-Mike Hill [12]; 15. 69-John Mayes Jr. [18]; 16. 14-Terry Wolfenbarger [17]; 17. 9-Larry Greer [13]; 18. 20h-Jacob Hawkins [10] (DNS) 48-Tim Lance [19]

Heat 2 Finish (15 laps – Top 3 Transfer to A-Main/4-11 to B-Main): 1. 21-Billy Moyer [1]; 2. 71-Don O'Neal [3]; 3. 23-John Blankenship [4]; 4. 5b-Mike Marler [2]; 5. 22-Gregg Satterlee [7]; 6. 11-Jeff Babcock [13]; 7. 49-Brian Ruhlman [12]; 8. b5-Brandon Sheppard [9]; 9. 14-Tyrel Todd [14]; 10. 6m-Dona Marcoullier [15]; 11. 99g-Jacob Grizzle [11]; 12. 15-Steve Francis [6]; 13. 1-Duane Chamberlain [10]; 14. 8-Keith Gentz [17]; 15. 9r-Curtis Roberts [8]; 16. 8r-Carl Ries [16]; 17. rh21-Greg Haskell [18]; (DQ – light) Steve Casebolt, (DNS) Justin Chance

Heat 3 Finish (15 laps – Top 3 Transfer to A-Main/4-11 to B-Main): 1. 20-Jimmy Owens [3]; 2. 81-Scott James [5]; 3. 44-Earl Pearson Jr. [4]; 4. 777-Jared Landers [1]; 5. 98-Jason Rauen [6]; 6. 44-Clint Smith [8]; 7. 4b-Jackie Boggs [10]; 8. 18r-Chris Ross [12]; 9. 38-Chase Washington [9]; 10. 91-Terry Babb [15]; 11. 16-Justin Rattliff [14]; 12. 21h-David Hilliker [16]; 13. 11-DJ Wells [7]; 14. 99b-Boom Briggs [11]; 15. 5-Klint Byars [2]; 16. 302-Robert Stutts [18]; 17. 34-Ky Harper [17]; 18. 17-Shannon Thornsberry [13] (DNS) Dan Schlieper

Heat 4 Finish (15 laps – Top 3 Transfer to A-Main/4-11 to B-Main): 1. 29-Darrell Lanigan [4]; 2. 55-Jeep Van Wormer [2]; 3. 89-Mike Spatola III [1]; 4. 71c-Rj Conley [12]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr. [5]; 6. 1-Josh Richards [3]; 7. 28-Jimmy Mars [11]; 8. 1*-Chub Frank [8]; 9. b12-Kevin Weaver [15]; 10. 13-JR Hotovy [13]; 11. 75-Dusty Moore [16]; 12. 72-John Mason [10]; 13. 8-Anthony Adams [17]; 14. 16-Bill Lewis [18]; 15. 41-Brad Neat [7]; 16. 21-Jason Montgomery [9]; 17. 81-Brandon Fouts [14]; 18. 1-Vic Hill [6] (DNS) David Breazeale

Heat 5 Finish (15 laps – Top 3 Transfer to A-Main/4-11 to B-Main): 1. 17m-Dale McDowell [1]; 2. 18-Shannon Babb [3]; 3. 6-Steve Shaver [2]; 4. 57j-Bub Mccool [5]; 5. 19-Austin Hubbard [4]; 6. 6-Brian Shirley [6]; 7. 41-Ty Dillon [11]; 8. 25h-Bart Hartman [7]; 9. 23v-Ryan VanderVeen [12]; 10. 15b-Brian Birkhofer [10]; 11. 10-Leon Henderson [15]; 12. 25-Jared Breeding [16]; 13. 25-Shane Clanton [9]; 14. 0-Geoff Phillips [17]; 15. 33-Don Gordon [18]; 16. 26-Tony Knowles [8]; 17. 11b-Stacy Boles [13] (DNS) Jerry Rice

Heat 6 Finish (15 laps - Top 3 Transfer to A-Main/4-11 to B-Main): 1. 44-Chris Madden [3]; 2. 28-Eddie Carrier Jr. [10]; 3. 15-Jon Henry [7]; 4. 25-Dustin Neat [1];5. 24-Rick Eckert [4]; 6. 99jr-Frank Heckenast Jr. [6]; 7. 88-Andrew Reaume [9]; 8. 20-Matt Westfall [16]; 9. 1-Jack Sullivan [11]; 10. 3-Steve Smith [8]; 11. 93-Jay Johnson [13]; 12. 21jr-Billy Moyer Jr. [14]; 13. 22-Jill George [17]; 14. 99-Donnie Moran [2]; 15. 5-Stephen Breeding [15]; 16. 11x-Tom Ramey [18]; 17. 18-Eric Wells [5]; 18. 46-Tim Rivers [12]

B-Main No. 1 Finish (20 laps – Top 5 Transfer): 1. 777-Jared Landers [3]; 2. 22-Gregg Satterlee [2]; 3. 22-Chris Ferguson [4]; 4. 7r-Kent Robinson [7]; 5. b5-Brandon Sheppard [11]; 6. 11-Jeff Babcock [5]; 7. 14-Tyrel Todd [14]; 8. 49-Brian Ruhlman [8]; 9. 18r-Chris Ross [15]; 10. 25-Steve Lance Jr. [19]; 11. 38-Chase Washington [18]; 12. 95j-Jerry Bowersock [16]; 13. 4b-Jackie Boggs [12]; 14. 99g-Jacob Grizzle [20]; 15. 6m-Dona Marcoullier [17]; 16. 98-Jason Rauen [6]; 17. 49-Victor Lee [22]; 18. 12-Doug Drown [10]; 19. 32-Chris Simpson [13]; 20. 15-Steve Francis [23]; 21. 91-Terry Babb [21]; (DQ – light) 44-Clint Smith [9] (DNS) 23. 25-Jason Feger [23]; 16-Justin Rattliff [24]

B-Main No. 2 Finish (20 laps – Top 5 Transfer): 1. 57j-Bub Mccool [2]; 2. 71c-Rj Conley [1]; 3. 25-Dustin Neat [3]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr. [4]; 5. 28-Jimmy Mars [7]; 6. 24-Rick Eckert [6]; 7. 6-Brian Shirley [8]; 8. 41-Ty Dillon [11]; 9. 1*-Chub Frank [10]; 10. 99jr-Frank Heckenast Jr. [9]; 11. 15b-Brian Birkhofer [20]; 12. 25h-Bart Hartman [14]; 13. 1-Jack Sullivan [18]; 14. 88-Andrew Reaume [12]; 15. 72-John Mason [22]; 16. b12-Kevin Weaver [13]; 17. 20-Matt Westfall [15]; 18. 75-Dusty Moore [19]; 19. 93-Jay Johnson [24]; 20. 23v-Ryan VanderVeen [17]; 21. 19-Austin Hubbard [5]; 22. 13-JR Hotovy [16]; 23. 3-Steve Smith

One week after overtaking longtime points leader Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., for the top spot in the national standings, Schlenk holds a 29-point edge (2,435-2,406) over Jon Henry of Ada, Ohio. That’s a 20-point increase in his advantage from a week ago.

Schlenk, 25, added to his points total with a victory on Sept. 2 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway – his 17^th UMP-sanctioned checkered flag of the 2011 season. He also finished 19^th on Sept. 19 at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park but earned no points for the outing because the Late Model standings are determined using drivers’ best 35 finishes/points nights.

Henry, meanwhile, finished second on Sept. 2 at Hartford (Mich.) Motor Speedway, gaining him enough points to pass Unzicker for second in the national standings. It is the highest ranking of the season for Henry, whose sixth-place finish on Sept. 3 at Attica snapped his streak of six consecutive first- or second-place runs.

Unzicker experienced a rough Labor Day weekend, failing to accumulate any points in his two races that were reported for the week. He finished 16 ^th on Sept. 2 at Kankakee and 18^th on Sept. 4 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, dropping him to third in the national standings and expanding his deficit to Schlenk from nine to 37 points.

Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., remained atop the UMP Modified national standings, but his edge over Michael Long of Quincy, Ill., shrunk slightly, falling from 22 to 17 points (1,913-1,896).

Harrison enjoyed a strong Labor Day weekend, winning his 22^nd feature of 2011 on Sept. 2 at Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway and recording finishes of second on Sept. 3 at Farmer City and third on Sept. 1 at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway. Only his Peoria run did not add points to his total in the UMP Modified standings, which are determined using drivers’ 25 best finishes/points nights.

Long won twice Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. – on Sept. 2 and 4 – to gain points. His third-place finish on Sept. 2 at Fairbury was his only run that did not add to his points total.

Just 74 points separate first from fifth in the UMP Modified standings. Todd Sherman of Churubusco, Ind., is third (51 points behind Harrison), Nick Allen of Wheatfield, Ind. (-64) and followed by Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, Ill. (-74).

Other divisional national points leaders through Week 32 are Dustin Griffin of Camp Point, Ill. (Pro Late Models); Troy Clark of North Vernon, Ind. (Sportsman); Mark Anderson of Canton, Ill. (Limited Modifieds); Nate Zimmer of Mattoon, Ill. (Stock Cars); Dennis Bringedahl of Twin Lake, Mich. (Factory Stocks); and Kenny Butterfield of Glassford, Ill. (Sport Compacts).

Weekly DIRTcar UMP points end following the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 2, but the Late Model and UMP Modified points races culminate with the running of the DIRTcar UMP Nationals on Oct. 8-9 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

Log on to www.DirtCar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing’s UMP circuit and to view complete points standings for all divisions, including the current State points rankings.

New for 2011, the weekly DIRTcar UMP points update is powered by www.MotorStats.com. DIRTcar’s affiliation with the Durham, N.C.-based Web site is providing fans and competitors a more timely and detailed look at the points standings. National and State points standings for all divisions are typically updated by Thursday each week, and new features allow visitors to click on each driver’s name to see a complete race-by-race review of their finishes to date.

DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of Sept. 4, 2011):

Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Rusty Schlenk 35 2435

2. Jon Henry 35 2406

3. Ryan Unzicker 35 2398

4. Brandon Sheppard 35 2274

5. Shannon Babb 34 2258

6. Brandon Thirlby 35 2251

7. Jason Feger 35 2205

8. Randy Korte 35 2107

9. Bobby Pierce 35 2095

10. Eric Spangler 34 2080

11. Mike Spatola III 35 2058

12. Mike Provenzano 35 2011

13. Eric Smith 34 2000

14. Mark Voigt 35 1947

15. Dennis Erb Jr. 35 1916

16. Scott Schmitt 35 1909

17. Brian Ruhlman 35 1887

18. Dillan White 35 1822

19. Mike Hammerle 35 1821

20. Jack Sullivan 35 1815

UMP Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mike Harrison 25 1913

2. Michael Long 25 1896

3. Todd Sherman 25 1862

4. Nick Allen 25 1849

5. Ray Bollinger 25 1839

6. Jacob Poel 25 1813

7. Jamie Lomax 25 1803

8. Danny Crane 25 1800

9. Clayton Miller 25 1799

10. Scott Weber 25 1797

11. Tim Hancock 25 1776

11. Doug Adkins 25 1776

13. Jeff Leka 25 1746

14. Mark Anderson 25 1740

15. Brian Lynn 25 1739

16. Dean Hoffman 25 1731

17. Randle Sweeney 25 1727

18. John DeMoss 25 1724

19. Trent Young 25 1687

20. Clint Demoss 25 1682

Pro Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dustin Griffin 20 1500

2. Nick Bauman 20 1465

3. Mark Oller 20 1405

4. Credence Mott 20 1393

5. Clayton Miller 20 1380

6. Jerry Lierly 20 1375

7. Evan Fink 20 1305

8. Brad Denney 20 1300

9. Bobby Martintoni 20 1292

10. Randy Myers 20 1280

Sportsman (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Troy Clark 20 1450

2. Jeremy Hines 20 1443

3. Dan Flessner 20 1424

4. Dave Crawley Jr. 20 1358

5. Joey Ladouceur 20 1315

6. Chris Hillman 20 1282

7. Nick Macklin 19 1270

8. Jocelyn Roy 19 1267

9. Stephane Lemire 20 1264

10. Jeff Herzog 19 1262

Limited Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mark Anderson 20 1362

2. Todd Bates 20 1358

3. Haley Westerfield 20 1156

4. Jeff Lawson 20 1131

5. Christopher Geary 20 1065

6. John Wyble 19 1048

7. Clay Settles 20 1012

8. Johnny Holden 19 983

9. Josh Smith 17 917

10. Billy Hawes 19 916

Stock Cars (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nate Zimmer 20 1486

2. John Farris 20 1470

3. Mike Hodges 20 1465

4. Chuck Barnes Jr. 20 1450

5. Derek Poland 20 1398

6. Dan Dykman 20 1391

7. Andrew Funk 20 1390

8. Joel Funk 20 1369

9. Darrel Dick 20 1356

10. Joeseph Hamm 20 1348

Factory Stocks (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dennis Bringedahl 20 1396

2. Rob Sternberg 20 1351

3. Jake Hewitt 20 1340

4. Mark Farber 20 1286

5. Dan Wilson 20 1242

6. Jeff Buss 20 1164

7. Spike Grega 20 1156

8. Ben Welch 20 1128

9. Tom Hughes 18 1119

10. TJ Eilers 20 1071

Sport Compacts (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Kenny Butterfield 20 1506

2. Matt Maier 20 1481

3. Rob Shaw 20 1479

4. Paul Namey 20 1444

5. Jeremy Callahan 20 1435

6. Trevor Isaak 20 1426

7. Jacob Rexing 20 1425

8. Earl Pryor 20 1421

9. Blayne Ellis 20 1354

10. Bradley McGhee 20 1349

The circuit’s defending national champion finally caught and passed Ryan Unzicker for the 2011 points lead last weekend, putting him in prime position to repeat as the title battle heads into its deciding final month of competition.

Schlenk, 25, of Jackson, Mich., got off to a slow start this season, but the full-fender owner-operator has been slowly-but-surely moving up in the points standings with each week’s results. He reached second place behind El Paso, Ill.’s Unzicker one month ago and last weekend overtook the longtime points leader, parlaying a runner-up finish on Aug. 26 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway and a victory (his 16^th of 2011) on Aug. 27 at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio, into the catbird’s seat.

Unzicker, 28, won the Aug. 26 feature at Kankakee, giving him 12 UMP-sanctioned triumphs in ’11. But that was his only points-earning event in four starts during Week 31, allowing Schlenk to make his move and grab a nine-point edge (2,407-2,398) in the standings.

The DIRTcar UMP Late Model points battle is determined using drivers’ best 35 finishes/points nights. Unzicker reached the 35-race plateau several weeks before Schlenk.

Jon Henry of Ada, Ohio, is also in the thick of the Late Model points battle. A 14-time winner this season after scoring back-to-back victories last weekend on Aug. 26 at Hartford (Mich.) Motor Speedway and Aug. 27 at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park, he sits third in the standings, 29 points behind Schlenk and 20 behind Unzicker.

Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., meanwhile, heads into the Labor Day weekend of action leading the DIRTcar UMP Modified national points standings.

Coming off a weekend that saw him score his 21^st win of 2011 on Aug. 25 at Highland (Ill.) Speedway, Harrison holds a 22-point advantage (1,898-1,876) over Michael Long of Quincy, Ill. Long is the division’s hottest driver after running his winning streak to seven with triumphs last weekend on Aug. 26 at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., and Aug. 27 at Quincy (Ill.) Raceways.

The top five in the UMP Modified national standings are separated by just 74 points. Todd Sherman of Churubusco, Ind., is third (65 points behind Harrison), followed by Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, Ill. (-69) and Nick Allen of Wheatfield, Ind. (-75).

Other divisional national points leaders through Week 31 are Dustin Griffin of Camp Point, Ill. (Pro Late Models); Troy Clark of North Vernon, Ind. (Sportsman); Mark Anderson of Canton, Ill. (Limited Modifieds); Nate Zimmer of Mattoon, Ill. (Stock Cars); Dennis Bringedahl of Twin Lake, Mich. (Factory Stocks); and Kenny Butterfield of Glassford, Ill. (Sport Compacts).

Log on to www.DirtCar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing’s UMP circuit and to view complete points standings for all divisions, including the current State points rankings.

New for 2011, the weekly DIRTcar UMP points update is powered by www.MotorStats.com. DIRTcar’s affiliation with the Durham, N.C.-based Web site is providing fans and competitors a more timely and detailed look at the points standings. National and State points standings for all divisions are typically updated by Thursday each week, and new features allow visitors to click on each driver’s name to see a complete race-by-race review of their finishes to date.

DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of Aug. 29, 2011):

Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Rusty Schlenk 35 2407

2. Ryan Unzicker 35 2398

3. Jon Henry 35 2378

4. Brandon Sheppard 35 2274

5. Brandon Thirlby 35 2251

6. Jason Feger 35 2170

7. Shannon Babb 32 2133

8. Bobby Pierce 35 2061

9. Mike Spatola III 35 2056

10. Eric Spangler 33 2015

11. Randy Korte 35 1975

12. Mike Provenzano 34 1946

13. Mark Voigt 35 1926

14. Scott Schmitt 35 1909

15. Eric Smith 32 1904

16. Dennis Erb Jr. 35 1892

17. Brian Ruhlman 35 1887

18. Dillan White 35 1822

19. Mike Hammerle 35 1821

20. Steve Lance Jr. 31 1810

UMP Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mike Harrison 25 1898

2. Michael Long 25 1876

3. Todd Sherman 25 1833

4. Ray Bollinger 25 1829

5. Nick Allen 25 1824

6. Scott Weber 25 1797

7. Jacob Poel 25 1793

7. Jamie Lomax 25 1793

9. Clayton Miller 25 1779

10. Tim Hancock 25 1754

11. Jeff Leka 25 1746

12. Danny Crane 25 1743

13. Brian Lynn 25 1734

14. Dean Hoffman 25 1731

15. Randle Sweeney 25 1727

16. Doug Adkins 25 1721

17. Mark Anderson 25 1720

18. John DeMoss 25 1707

19. Clint Demoss 25 1674

20. Trent Young 25 1672

Pro Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dustin Griffin 20 1495

2. Nick Bauman 20 1460

3. Mark Oller 20 1400

4. Credence Mott 20 1387

5. Clayton Miller 20 1380

6. Jerry Lierly 20 1370

7. Bobby Martintoni 20 1290

8. Brad Denney 20 1285

8. Evan Fink 20 1285

10. Randy Myers 20 1280

Sportsman (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Troy Clark 20 1436

2. Jeremy Hines 20 1423

3. Dan Flessner 20 1419

4. Dave Crawley Jr. 20 1358

5. Chris Hillman 20 1282

6. Nick Macklin 19 1270

7. Joey Ladouceur 19 1267

8. Stephane Lemire 20 1233

9. Joel Funk 20 1199

10. Steve Hollars 20 1196

Limited Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mark Anderson 20 1362

2. Todd Bates 20 1358

3. Haley Westerfield 20 1156

4. Jeff Lawson 20 1131

5. Christopher Geary 20 1065

6. John Wyble 19 1048

7. Clay Settles 20 1012

8. Johnny Holden 19 983

9. Josh Smith 17 917

10. Billy Hawes 19 916

Stock Cars (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nate Zimmer 20 1477

2. John Farris 20 1470

3. Mike Hodges 20 1455

4. Chuck Barnes Jr. 20 1450

5. Derek Poland 20 1381

6. Dan Dykman 20 1376

7. Joel Funk 20 1369

8. Andrew Funk 20 1366

9. Darrel Dick 20 1356

10. Joeseph Hamm 20 1348

Factory Stocks (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dennis Bringedahl 20 1376

2. Rob Sternberg 20 1351

3. Jake Hewitt 20 1320

4. Mark Farber 20 1266

5. Dan Wilson 20 1222

6. Jeff Buss 20 1109

7. Ben Welch 20 1083

8. Tom Hughes 17 1079

9. TJ Eilers 20 1046

10. Mike Epplett 20 1044

Sport Compacts (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Kenny Butterfield 20 1506

2. Rob Shaw 20 1479

3. Matt Maier 20 1476

4. Paul Namey 20 1439

5. Trevor Isaak 20 1426

6. Jacob Rexing 20 1425

7. Earl Pryor 20 1396

8. Bradley McGhee 20 1349

9. Jordan Suhre 20 1340

10. Blayne Ellis 20 1323

CONCORD, N.C. - Aug. 30, 2011 - The World Racing Group, World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Racing are saddened to learn of Jerry Reigle's passing today.

An outstanding motorsports journalist with a love for Sprint Car racing, Jerry, 43, had the respect of everybody at World Racing Group for his professional reporting from his time at the Harrisburg Patriot-News to his position as Assistant Editor at Area Auto Racing News.

More than his columns and stories, Jerry was a great friend to many of us at World Racing Group. His opinions were valued, and his efforts to improve motorsports coverage, in particular the coverage of dirt track racing, were highly regarded through his work with the Eastern Motorsports Press Association.

We were first heartbroken and then inspired by his battle against cancer. Despite dire predictions, Jerry was upbeat and positive throughout his fight, never wavering from his stance that he would win. His appearances at our events were always appreciated as much for the stories he would write as for the stories we would share.

"Motorsports journalism lost one of its biggest supporters and contributors this morning in Jerry Reigle," said Chris Dolack, WRG VP of Media/PR. "I was honored to have known him and call him a friend. I respected the way he worked and his unbiased reporting. He did things the right way and I can't offer any higher praise than that. Even knowing him and his spirit, I was amazed how positive he remained while fighting cancer, and I'm glad he can now put down his pen and rest. He will be greatly missed."

Details of a Celebration of Life for Jerry are being finalized. In lieu of flowers, contributions are requested to the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, 7790 Grayson Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111 or the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing, PO Box 688, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055.

Unzicker, 28, closed out the ’11 DIRTcar Summer Nationals with a solid week of action, scoring a top-10 finish in each of the five ‘Hell Tour’ A-Mains contested between July 11-17. His best run was a third on July 15 at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park, but he also registered sixth-place finishes on July 12 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and July 13 at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway; an eighth on July 16 at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio; and a ninth on July 14 at Spoon River Speedway in Banner, Ill.

Unzicker, who finished fourth in the Summer Nationals points standings, extended his edge in the national Late Model rankings to 237 points (2,169-1,932) over Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., who did not record a UMP-sanctioned start in Week 25. Feger dropped off the Summer Nationals trail last week in an effort to regroup his struggling team.

Eighteen-year-old Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., closed to within one point of Feger in the national standings during a week that saw him max out with a third-place finish in Spoon River’s Summer Nationals event. Defending national champion Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., remained fourth in the standings after his two Summer Nationals starts in Week 25 produced finishes of 12^th at Brownstown and seventh at Oakshade.

Summer Nationals champion Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., ended Week 25 sitting sixth in the national standings. He has made only 27 UMP-sanctioned starts this season, however; the Late Model national standings are determined using drivers’ best 35 finishes/points nights – a benchmark that Unzicker, Feger and Sheppard have already reached.

Harrison, the defending UMP Modified national champion, saw his edge in the open-wheel division’s standings slip from 89 to 83 points (1,821-1,738) over Nick Allen of Wheatfield, Ind.

Harrison booked just one start in Week 25 – a victory in the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals event on July 13 at LaSalle. Allen, meanwhile, made four starts, topped by a second-place finish on July 16 at Shadyhill Speedway in Medaryville, Ind., and a third-place outing on July 12 at Brownstown.

Other national points leaders after Week 25 in UMP-sanctioned divisions included Dustin Griffin of Quincy, Ill., who moved to the top of the Pro Late Model standings; Troy Clark of North Vernon, Ind. (Sportsman); Kentucky’s Jeff Lawson (Limited Modifieds); Chuck Barnes Jr. of East Peoria, Ill. (Stock Cars); Jake Hewitt of Troy, Ill. (Factory Stocks); and Kenny Butterfield of Glassford, Ill. (Sport Compacts).

Log on to www.DirtCar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing’s UMP circuit and to view complete points standings for all divisions, including the current State points rankings.

New for 2011, the weekly DIRTcar UMP points update is powered by www.MotorStats.com. DIRTcar’s affiliation with the Durham, N.C.-based Web site is providing fans and competitors a more timely and detailed look at the points standings. National and State points standings for all divisions are typically updated by Thursday each week, and new features allow visitors to click on each driver’s name to see a complete race-by-race review of their finishes to date.

DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of July 17, 2011):

Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Ryan Unzicker 35 2169

2. Jason Feger 35 1932

3. Brandon Sheppard 35 1931

4. Rusty Schlenk 32 1876

5. Mike Spatola III 34 1815

6. Shannon Babb 27 1800

7. Brandon Thirlby 33 1767

7. Bobby Pierce 35 1767

9. Scott Schmitt 35 1667

10. Jon Henry 26 1613

11. Dillan White 35 1607

12. Dennis Erb Jr. 31 1601

13. Michael Kloos 31 1587

14. Dewayne Kiefer 35 1579

15. Mike Hammerle 32 1522

16. Jeep Van Wormer 27 1517

17. Donny Walden 34 1478

18. Mark Voigt 26 1476

19. Kevin Weaver 34 1430

20. Jack Sullivan 29 1422

UMP Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mike Harrison 25 1821

2. Nick Allen 25 1738

3. Ray Bollinger 25 1697

4. Tim Hancock 25 1673

5. Brian Lynn 25 1647

6. Jamie Lomax 25 1646

7. Todd Sherman 25 1618

8. Scott Weber 25 1617

9. Randle Sweeney 25 1611

10. Clayton Miller 25 1586

11. Jeff Leka 25 1581

12. John DeMoss 25 1574

13. Danny Crane 25 1562

14. Clint Demoss 25 1558

15. Dean Hoffman 25 1549

16. Jay Ledford 25 1548

17. Steve Lach 25 1540

18. Brian Bielong 25 1502

19. Allen Weisser 25 1501

20. Mckay Wenger 25 1491

Pro Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Dustin Griffin 20 1372

2. Nick Bauman 20 1348

3. Clayton Miller 20 1298

4. Evan Fink 20 1255

5. Credence Mott 20 1246

5. Mark Oller 20 1246

7. Randy Myers 20 1243

8. Bobby Martintoni 20 1231

9. Jerry Lierly 19 1200

10. Daniel Heck 20 1016

Sportsman (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Troy Clark 20 1355

2. Dan Flessner 20 1244

3. Jeremy Hines 19 1226

4. Nick Macklin 18 1200

5. Dave Crawley Jr. 18 1185

6. Dustin Mounce 20 1024

7. Chris Hillman 18 1021

8. Jeff Herzog 15 967

9. Dave Bissonnette 18 925

10. Rod Rusher 19 868

Limited Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jeff Lawson 20 1079

2. Haley Westerfield 20 1015

3. Christopher Geary 20 988

4. Todd Bates 16 971

5. Clay Settles 18 892

6. Mark Anderson 14 883

7. John Wyble 15 834

8. Johnny Holden 15 809

9. Billy Hawes 14 680

10. Josh Tyler 13 635

Stock Cars (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Chuck Barnes Jr. 20 1415

2. Nate Zimmer 20 1412

3. Mike Hodges 20 1407

4. John Farris 20 1368

5. Dan Dykman 20 1253

6. Darrel Dick 20 1246

7. Andrew Funk 20 1234

8. Derek Poland 19 1214

9. Joel Funk 20 1192

10. Joeseph Hamm 20 1187

Factory Stocks (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jake Hewitt 20 1226

2. Rob Sternberg 19 1210

3. Dennis Bringedahl 19 1111

4. Mark Farber 20 1010

5. Mike Epplett 17 912

6. Bobby McQueen 16 889

7. Jeff Buss 16 885

7. Tom Hughes 14 885

9. Jarid Bisson 18 882

10. Drue Bouwman 16 820

Sport Compacts (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Kenny Butterfield 20 1459

2. Matt Maier 20 1394

3. Jacob Rexing 20 1391

4. Trevor Isaak 20 1360

5. Bradley McGhee 20 1290

6. Jordan Suhre 20 1279

7. Jeremy Reed 20 1229

8. Blayne Ellis 20 1169

9. Logan Brown 19 1158

10. Michael Rittenberry 20 1136

WAUSEON, Ohio - July 16, 2011 - Zach Schroeder of Leipsic, Ohio made it a role reversal with previous night winner Brian Ruhlman during the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals stop Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway.

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Schroeder quickly jumped to the lead from the outside front row starting spot and would never relent, holding off Ruhlman of Clark Lake, Mich., over the course of 25 laps to claim the finale of the Modified Nationals worth $1,000. The win was redemption for Schroeder who earned a runner-up finish behind Ruhlman the night before at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park. Ruhlman settled for second after driving forward from 11^th, to finish ahead of Tyler Boggs of Warsaw, Ind. Brent Hole crossed the line fourth while Brad Roberts of Stockbridge, Mich., climbed from 16^th to round out the top five.

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Mike Harrison clinched the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals title maintaining a 209 marker advantage over Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., with Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., third in the final standings 243 points out.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Oakshade Raceway ; Wauseon, Ohio; July 16, 2011

A-Main (25-Laps): 1. 55 Zach Schroeder ($1,000), 2. 49 Brian Ruhlman, 3. 11 Tyler Boggs, 4. ZERO Brent Hole, 5. 17 Brad Roberts, 6. 78 Terry Stratton, 7. 8C Corey Bevard, 8. 00 John Brooks, 9. 67 Eddie Shaner, 10. 5 Bryant Dickinson 11. 1s Jeff Sayles, 12. 18N Derrick Noffsinger, 13. K9 Scott Gerdeman, 14. 66 Jack Waldfogel, 15. 79 Shane Unger, 16. 19 Ryan Ordway, 17. 555 Justin Coulter, 18. 73 Ryan Gokee, 19. 71 Doug McLachlan, 20. 1M John McClure, 21. X Jeremy Berwanger.

2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Summit Racing Equipment, Hoosier Racing Tires, GM Performance Parts, University of Northwestern Ohio, Aero Race Wheels, ASI Racewear, Auto Meter, Bell Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Bilstein Shocks, Fast Shafts, Fusion Graphics & Sign Company, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Vicci, Chizmark Larson Insurance, KSE Racing Products, MSD Ignition, QA1 Motorsports, Quarter Master, R2C Competition Series Air Filters, RacingJunk.com, Willy's Carburetor & Dyno Shop, VP Racing Fuels.

ATTICA, Ohio - July 15, 2011 - Brian Ruhlman of Clark Lake, Mich., was the class of the field during the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals stop Friday night at Attica Raceway Park.

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The win was Ruhlman's first Modified Nationals win worth $600. Zach Schroeder of Leipsic, Ohio finished second ahead of B-Main winner Jeremy Berwanger of Murray City, Ohio. John McClure of Clarksville, Mich., finished fourth and Terry Hull of Columbia City, Ind., rounded out the top five.

Mike Harrison has clinched the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals title maintaining a 209 marker advantage over Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., with Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., 243 points out.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will wrap up 2011 competition Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Attica Raceway Park; Attica, Ohio; July 15, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 49 Brian Ruhlman ($600), 2. 55 Zach Schroeder, 3. X Jeremy Berwanger, 4. 1M John McClure, 5. 40 Terry Hull, 6. 17 Brad Roberts, 7. 73 Rick Gokee, 8. 20 Bill Keeler, 9. 45 Brian Post, 10. 1s Jeff Sayles 11. ZERO Brent Hole, 12. 67 Eddie Shaner, 13. 1 Brian Przepiora, 14. 00 John Brooks, 15. 55 Jeremy Hoene, 16. 6X Brandon Crouse, 17. 31 Ray Jackson, 18. 5X Jerry Bowersock, 19. 04 Bill Griffin, 20. 555 Justin Coulter.

2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Summit Racing Equipment, Hoosier Racing Tires, GM Performance Parts, University of Northwestern Ohio, Aero Race Wheels, ASI Racewear, Auto Meter, Bell Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Bilstein Shocks, Fast Shafts, Fusion Graphics & Sign Company, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Vicci, Chizmark Larson Insurance, KSE Racing Products, MSD Ignition, QA1 Motorsports, Quarter Master, R2C Competition Series Air Filters, RacingJunk.com, Willy's Carburetor & Dyno Shop, VP Racing Fuels.

Unzicker, 28, had his advantage in the Late Model standings nearly cut in half during Week 24 action, which includes all UMP-sanctioned events run from July 4-10. He entered the stretch with a 352-point lead over Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., but ended it with a 171-point edge over the circuit’s 2009 national champion.

Week 24 wasn’t memorable for Unzicker, who made five starts on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour.’ He managed just a pair of top-10 finishes – sixth on July 10 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., and ninth on July 9 at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway.

Feger didn’t fare much better in his five Summer Nationals appearances – he had one top five (fifth on July 4 at 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa) and three top 10s to go along with finishes of 20^th at Clarksville and 21^st at Tri-State – but he did join Unzicker in reaching the 35-race plateau for the season. The Late Model standings are determined using drivers’ best 35 finishes/points nights.

Eighteen-year-old sensation Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., meanwhile, pulled to within 215 points of Unzicker in third place during a week in which he reached the 35-start mark and also earned the biggest win of his career. He pocketed $10,000 for capturing the Summer Nationals event on July 8 at Farmer City.

Defending Late Model national champion Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., who sits fourth in the points standings, also narrowed his deficit to Unzicker, closing to within 288 points. His three-start week included fifth-place finishes on July 8 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway and July 9 at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio.

Harrison vaulted into the UMP Modified national points lead with a nearly perfect performance in Week 24. He won two DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals events (July 6 at Illinois’s Peoria Speedway and July 10 at Tri-State), finished second in the tour event on July 8 at Farmer City and won a weekly feature on July 9 at Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway.

Harrison, the defending UMP Modified national champion, went from 26 points behind Nick Allen of Wheatfield, Ind., to 89 points ahead (1,795-1,706) following his spectacular week. Allen made three starts over the span, topping out with a second on July 8 at Kankakee.

Other national points leaders after Week 24 in UMP-sanctioned divisions included Nick Bauman of New Berlin, Ill. (Pro Late Models), Troy Clark of North Vernon, Ind. (Sportsman); Kentucky’s Jeff Lawson (Limited Modifieds); Nate Zimmer of Mattoon, Ill. (Stock Cars); Jake Hewitt of Troy, Ill. (Factory Stocks); and Kenny Butterfield of Glassford, Ill. (Sport Compacts).

Log on to www.DirtCar.com for more information on DIRTcar Racing’s UMP circuit and to view complete points standings for all divisions, including the current State points rankings.

New for 2011, the weekly DIRTcar UMP points update is powered by www.MotorStats.com. DIRTcar’s affiliation with the Durham, N.C.-based Web site is providing fans and competitors a more timely and detailed look at the points standings. National and State points standings for all divisions are typically updated by Thursday each week, and new features allow visitors to click on each driver’s name to see a complete race-by-race review of their finishes to date.

DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of July 10, 2011):

Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Ryan Unzicker 35 2101

2. Jason Feger 35 1930

3. Brandon Sheppard 35 1886

4. Rusty Schlenk 30 1813

5. Brandon Thirlby 32 1697

6. Michael Kloos 31 1657

7. Bobby Pierce 33 1606

8. Mike Spatola III 29 1561

9. Dewayne Kiefer 34 1540

10. Jon Henry 24 1493

11. Scott Schmitt 32 1492

12. Mike Hammerle 31 1475

12. Dillan White 34 1475

14. Shannon Babb 22 1400

15. Mark Voigt 24 1358

16. Donny Walden 31 1328

17. Dennis Erb Jr. 26 1307

18. Randy Korte 26 1306

19. Eric Spangler 21 1275

20. Kevin Weaver 31 1269

UMP Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Mike Harrison 25 1795

2. Nick Allen 25 1706

3. Tim Hancock 25 1634

4. Brian Lynn 25 1625

5. Jamie Lomax 25 1587

6. Randle Sweeney 25 1579

7. Ray Bollinger 25 1574

8. Clayton Miller 25 1559

9. Clint Demoss 25 1532

10. Jeff Leka 25 1525

11. Todd Sherman 24 1502

12. Steve Lach 25 1499

13. McKay Wenger 25 1491

14. Scott Weber 25 1479

15. Dave Wietholder 25 1467

16. Jay Ledford 25 1454

17. Gabe Menser 25 1452

18. John DeMoss 23 1433

19. Dean Hoffman 24 1424

20. Allen Weisser 25 1416

Pro Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nick Bauman 20 1299

2. Dustin Griffin 19 1255

2. Evan Fink 20 1255

4. Clayton Miller 20 1220

5. Randy Myers 20 1200

6. Credence Mott 20 1192

7. Bobby Martintoni 20 1156

8. Jerry Lierly 18 1125

9. Mark Oller 20 1070

10. Daniel Heck 20 962

Sportsman (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Troy Clark 20 1336

2. Jeremy Hines 18 1151

3. Dan Flessner 18 1137

4. Nick Macklin 17 1130

5. Dave Crawley Jr. 16 1045

6. Chris Hillman 17 956

7. Dustin Mounce 18 919

8. Jeff Herzog 14 893

9. Dave Bissonnette 17 855

10. Robbie Eilers 16 807

Limited Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jeff Lawson 20 1027

2. Haley Westerfield 18 859

3. Todd Bates 14 838

4. John Wyble 15 834

5. Johnny Holden 15 809

6. Christopher Geary 17 806

7. Clay Settles 15 746

8. Mark Anderson 12 740

9. Josh Tyler 12 593

10. Billy Hawes 12 575

Stock Cars (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nate Zimmer 20 1412

2. Chuck Barnes Jr. 20 1395

3. Mike Hodges 20 1338

4. John Farris 20 1280

5. Andrew Funk 20 1192

6. Darrel Dick 20 1180

7. Joeseph Hamm 20 1139

8. Dan Dykman 18 1136

9. Derek Poland 17 1120

10. Joel Funk 20 1090

Factory Stocks (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jake Hewitt 20 1176

2. Rob Sternberg 17 1084

3. Dennis Bringedahl 17 975

4. Mark Farber 17 916

5. Mike Epplett 17 912

6. Bobby McQueen 16 889

7. Jeff Buss 15 846

8. Tom Hughes 13 825

9. Jarid Bisson 16 783

10. Brian Crawford 17 739

Sport Compacts (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Kenny Butterfield 20 1446

2. Jacob Rexing 20 1376

3. Matt Maier 20 1322

4. Trevor Isaak 20 1321

5. Bradley McGhee 20 1282

6. Jordan Suhre 20 1200

7. Jeremy Reed 20 1172

8. Blayne Ellis 20 1157

9. Michael Rittenberry 20 1126

10. Logan Brown 18 1093

CANTON, Ill. - July 14, 2011 - Jay Ledford etched his name into the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals history books Thursday night by earning the win at Spoon River Speedway.

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Ledford, of Pontiac, Ill., would battle with Butch Weisser over the course of the 30-lap main event, making a final move to the lead with five laps remaining to score his first Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win worth $1,000. Weisser finished second ahead of Lincoln Speedway Modified Nationals winner Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, Ill. Former DIRTcar UMP Modified National Champions Gary Cook Jr. of Deer Creek, Ill. and Jeff Leka of Buffalo, Ill., finished fourth and fifth respectively.

Mike Harrison continues to lead the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National by 209 markers over Curl with Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., 243 points out.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will return to action Friday, July 15 at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Spoon River Speedway; Canton, Ill.; July 14, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 7L Jay Ledford ($1,000), 2. 25 Butch Weisser, 3. 77 Ray Bollinger, 4. 64 Gary Cook, 5. 3L Jeff Leka, 6. 32 Donovan Lodge, 7. C12 Jeff Curl, 8. 31 Mark Anderson, 9. 26 JD Beal, 10. 49 Todd Bates 11. O5 Dave Wietholder, 12. 14 Richie Biswell, 13. 242 Gabe Menser, 14. 12J Kevin Morrow, 15. 1JR Floyd Jordan, 16. 292 Bobby Allen, 17. 21 Joe Wagner, 18. 25 Allen Weisser, 19. 32 Tommy Duncan, 20. 128 Brian Harris, 21. 28 Jim Hisber.

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LaSalle, Ill. - July 13, 2011 - Mike Harrison displayed his dominance once again at the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals stop Wednesday night at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway.

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Harrison fought to take the lead from fellow front row starter and Lincoln Speedway Modified Nationals winner Ray Bollinger over the first half of the 30-lap main event before taking command on lap 16, leading the rest of the distance to claim his eighth win of the 2011 tour worth $1,000. Bollinger settled for second. Butch Weisser of Peoria, Ill., finished third ahead of Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill. Jay Ledford of Pontiac, Ill., rounded out the top five.

Mike Harrison continues to lead the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National by 227 markers over Curl with Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., 243 points out.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will return to action Thursday, July 14 at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; LaSalle Speedway; LaSalle, Ill.; July 13, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 24 Mike Harrison ($1,000), 2. 77 Ray Bollinger, 3. 25 Butch Weisser, 4. C12 Jeff Curl, 5. 7L Jay Ledford, 6. 25 Allen Weisser, 7. 32 Donovan Lodge, 8. 25 Dave Porth, 9. 05 Steven Brooks, 10. 64 Gary Cook Jr., 11. B1 Jeff Larson, 12. 21 Nick Allen, 13. T9 Ryan Thomas, 14. 23 Matt Gemminger, 15. 26 Derick Doerr, 16. 21 Justin McCoy, 17. 4M Mike Marden, 18. 18 Austin Hewitt, 19. 14 Tom Knippenberg, 20. 11 Kevin Hughes, 21. 42 Mckay Wenger.

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Brownstown, Ind. - July 12, 2011 - John Demoss became the eighth different winner on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals tour Tuesday night at Brownstown Speedway.

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Demoss held of DIRTcar UMP Modified Standouts Devin Gilpin and Nick Allen over the course of 30 laps to win his first race of the 2011 tour. Columbus, Ind., native Gilpin, who was runner up in the Nationals UMP Modified point standings in 2010 finished second ahead of current Nationals point leader Allen of Wheatfield Ind. Demoss' brother Clint finished fourth and Jacoby Hines of Ninveh, Ind., rounded out the top five.

Mike Harrison continues to lead the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National by 199 markers over Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 233 points behind.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will return to action Tuesday, July 13 at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Brownstown Speedway; Brownstown, Ind.; July 12, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 79 John Demoss ($800), 2. 1G Devin Gilpin, 3. 21 Nick Allen, 4. 78 Clint DeMoss, 5. 115 Jacoby Hines, 6. 7 Richie Lex, 7. 24 Jared Bailey, 8. 8 Levi Kissinger, 9. 49 Frankie Coomer, 10. 05 Steven Brooks, 11. 25 JP Hume, 12. 31 Matt Bex, 13. 6B Dave Baldwin, 14. B4 Larry Booher, 15. 55 Sam Lee, 16. 66 Webb Lee, 17. 00 Jeremy Owens, 18. T9 Ryan Thomas, 19. 97 Mike Bechelli, 20. 22 Dennis Boknecht.

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HAUBSTADT, Ind. - July 10, 2011 - Mike Harrison has no doubt left other drivers shaking their heads much like he did Sunday night during the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals stop at Tri-State Speedway.

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Harrison, the defending DIRTcar UMP Modified National Champion, claimed his seventh win of the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals with the win worth $1,000. Zach Fair of Petersburg, Ind., finished second to Harrison. Owensboro, Ky., driver Tyler Nicely finished third ahead of fellow Owensboro native Ronnie Falloway. Brian Shaw of Robinson, Ill., rounded out the top five.

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Heat race wins were claimed by Stan Beadles of Princeton, Ind., Owensboro, Ky., native Paul Miles, Nicely, and Harrison. Drivers Jesse Snyder of Palestine, Ill., and Pike Co. Ind., driver Dave Beck captured Last Chance Showdowns.

Mike Harrison continues to extend his lead in the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National increasing it to 199 markers over Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 233 points behind.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will return to action Tuesday, July 12 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway to make up the tour's opener that was postponed due to weather.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Tri-State Speedway; Haubstadt, Ind.; July 10, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 24 Mike Harrison ($1,000), 2. 95Z Zach Fair, 3. 25 Tyler Nicely, 4. 99 Ronnie Falloway, 5. 1 Brian Shaw, 6. 78C Clint DeMoss, 7. 28 Paul Miles, 8. 1H Trent Young, 9. 18 Brandon McDowell, 10. 05 Steven Brooks, 11. 79D John DeMoss, 12. 66 Michael Fox, 13. X Jesse Snyder, 14. 90R Kyle Robertson, 15. 129 Rob Penny, 16. 7X Joe Melton, 17. 84 Stan Beadles, 18. 182 Randle Sweeney, 19. 71X Dave Beck, 20. 808 Kelby Simmons, 21. 0 Cliff Tooley.

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - July 9, 2011 - Randle Sweeney was out to leave no doubt during the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals stop Saturday Night at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway.

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Sweeney, of Clifty, Ky., captured quick time honors, a dash win, and led the entire 30-lap main event to earn his first DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win worth $600. Clayton Miller of Elkton, Ky., drove from his third place starting spot to claim the runner up position at the line. Gregg Brown of Burns, Tenn., finished third after starting fifth. Trent Young of Crofton, Ky., finished fourth ahead of hard charging Jason Maurer of Columbia, Tenn., who started 14^th and rounded out the top five.

Dustin Isom of Hopkinsville, Ky., drove to a heat race victory. Mike Harrison continues to hold his lead in the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National points by 119 markers over Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 153 points behind.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Sunday, July 10, at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Clarksville Speedway; Clarksville, Tenn.; July 9, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 182 Randle Sweeney ($600), 2. 15 Clayton Miller, 3. B5 Gregg Brown, 4. 10Y Trent Young, 5. 8A Jason Maurer, 6. 83 Jr. Mason, 7. 117 Dustin Isom, 8. 915 Travis Jones, 9. 00 Wendell Hodge, 10. 2R Jeff Rogers, 11. 3 Donnie Cox, 12. 7 Mike Allen, 13. 1D Jamie Knight, 14. 90 Kyle Robertson, 15. 31 Lincoln Epps, 16. 42T Fred Thalman.

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FARMER CITY, Ill. - July 8, 2011 - Chad Kinder wasn't to be denied on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals tour Friday night at Farmer City Raceway.

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Kinder of Newton, Ill., worked his way past two former DIRTcar National Champions in Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., and Jeff Leka of Buffalo, Ill., on his way to the 30-lap main event win worth a cool $1,000. Harrison, who has been the dominant driver on tour, settled for second ahead of Pontiac, Ill., driver Jay Ledford. Leka finished fourth while Justin Delong of Bloomington, Ill., rounded out the top five.

Heat race victories went to Leka, Kinder, Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill, and Harrison. Driver Wes O'Dell of Springfield bested Rory Overmyer of Champaign, Ill., to capture the Last Chance Showdown. Mike Harrison extends his lead in the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National points to 119 markers over Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 153 points behind.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Saturday, July 9, at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Farmer City Raceway; Farmer City, Ill.; July 8, 2011
A-Main (30-Laps): 1. M2 Chad Kinder ($1,000), 2. 24 Mike Harrison, 3. 7L Jay Ledford, 4. 3L Jeff Leka, 5. 7J Justin Delong, 6. 21DS Danny Schwartz, 7. 42 Mckay Wenger, 8. 77 Ray Bollinger, 9. 32 Donovan Lodge, 10. 2L Justin Leka, 11. 11 Ed Roley, 12. 12 Jeff Curl, 13. 28T Dane Tilstra, 14. 87 Wes O'Dell, 15. 11B Kyle Byerline, 16. 14 Brian Lynn, 17. R0 Rory Overmyer, 18. 31 Dave Crawley, 19. 1A Aaron Draege, 20. D1 Lance Dehm.

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Unzicker, 28, saw his fortunes on the grueling DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ go from good to bad during Week 23, which counted DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned events run through July 3. He started the stretch of Summer Nationals action with a third-place finish on June 28 at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind., and a runner-up performance on June 29 at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., but he failed to finish better than 12^th in his next four starts.

Nevertheless, Unzicker expanded his national points lead from 263 to 352 points (2,057-1,705) over Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., who moved up to second in the standings despite experiencing a decidedly rough week on the Summer Nationals trail. Feger finished second on June 28 at Lincoln Park but placed between 10^th and 16^th in his other five starts during Week 23.

Unzicker did become the first driver to hit the 35-race threshold, the point at which DIRTcar UMP Late Model drivers can begin replacing their worst finishes/points nights. Feger was at 30 starts through July 3.

Teenager Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., whose Week 23 results on the Summer Nationals featured the biggest win of his career on July 3 at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway, sat third in the national standings while defending national champ Rusty Schlenk of Jackson, Mich., fell to fourth after a week that saw him score a win and third-place finish on July 1 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway and finish 21^st in Lincoln’s Summer Nationals event on July 3.

Allen, meanwhile, remained atop the DIRTcar UMP Modified national standings, though his edge shrunk from 53 to 26 points (1,668-1,642) over defending national titlist Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill.

Allen made two starts during Week 23, winning on July 2 at Shadyhill Speedway in Medaryville, Ind., and finishing third on July 1 at Kankakee. Harrison surged forward with a powerful week, winning DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals events on June 28 at Lincoln Park, July 1 at Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway and July 2 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.

Other national points leaders after Week 23 in UMP-sanctioned divisions included Nick Baumann of New Berlin, Ill. (Pro Late Models), Troy Clark of North Vernon, Ind. (Sportsman); Kentucky’s Jeff Lawson (Limited Modifieds); Nate Zimmer of Mattoon, Ill. (Stock Cars); Jake Hewitt of Troy, Ill. (Factory Stocks); and Kenny Butterfield of Glassford, Ill. (Sport Compacts).

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DIRTcar Racing UMP National Points Standings (as of July 3, 2011):

Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Ryan Unzicker 35 2057

2. Jason Feger 30 1705

3. Brandon Sheppard 32 1698

4. Rusty Schlenk 27 1665

5. Brandon Thirlby 30 1585

6. Michael Kloos 28 1473

7. Dewayne Kiefer 32 1454

8. Bobby Pierce 28 1395

9. Mike Hammerle 29 1392

10. Mike Spatola III 25 1378

11. Scott Schmitt 28 1333

12. Dillan White 29 1276

13. Jon Henry 21 1265

14. Mark Voigt 22 1218

15. Jeff Walston 25 1159

16. Brian Shirley 22 1134

17. Donny Walden 26 1127

18. Eric Smith 19 1126

19. Eric Spangler 19 1125

20. Randy Korte 23 1111

UMP Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nick Allen 25 1668

2. Mike Harrison 25 1642

3. Tim Hancock 25 1608

4. Brian Lynn 25 1605

5. Randle Sweeney 25 1535

6. Jamie Lomax 25 1523

7. Clayton Miller 24 1465

8. McKay Wenger 25 1426

9. Scott Weber 25 1418

10. Dave Wietholder 25 1416

11. Jeff Leka 23 1413

12. Steve Lach 25 1407

13. Clint Demoss 24 1398

14. Jay Ledford 25 1386

15. Ray Bollinger 22 1383

16. Allen Weisser 25 1370

17. Jeff Curl 25 1368

18. Gabe Menser 25 1363

19. Steven Brooks 25 1309

20. Todd Sherman 21 1306

Pro Late Models (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nick Bauman 20 1238

2. Evan Fink 20 1207

3. Credence Mott 20 1162

4. Clayton Miller 19 1145

5. Randy Myers 20 1139

6. Dustin Griffin 17 1130

7. Jerry Lierly 16 985

8. Bobby Martintoni 19 961

9. Mark Oller 18 959

10. Daniel Heck 20 893

Sportsman (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Troy Clark 20 1282

2. Dan Flessner 17 1062

3. Nick Macklin 16 1060

4. Dave Crawley Jr. 15 965

4. Jeremy Hines 15 965

6. Dustin Mounce 17 854

7. Jeff Herzog 13 818

8. Robbie Eilers 15 769

9. Chris Hillman 14 766

10. Dave Bissonnette 15 734

Limited Modifieds (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jeff Lawson 20 953

2. Haley Westerfield 17 794

3. Todd Bates 13 768

4. John Wyble 14 766

5. Johnny Holden 14 746

6. Christopher Geary 15 672

7. Mark Anderson 11 665

8. Clay Settles 13 652

9. Howard Willis 8 565

10. Billy Hawes 11 536

Stock Cars (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Nate Zimmer 20 1412

2. Mike Hodges 20 1326

3. Chuck Barnes Jr. 20 1321

4. John Farris 18 1155

5. Joeseph Hamm 20 1134

6. Andrew Funk 20 1127

7. Darrel Dick 19 1096

8. Joel Funk 18 1022

9. Don Hilleary 19 1019

10. Fred Perry Jr. 17 1014

Factory Stocks (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Jake Hewitt 18 1066

2. Rob Sternberg 15 989

3. Mike Epplett 17 912

4. Dennis Bringedahl 15 840

5. Tom Hughes 12 815

6. Bobby McQueen 14 809

7. Jeff Buss 14 771

8. Mark Farber 14 761

9. Brian Crawford 16 699

10. Alan Peacock 10 685

Sport Compacts (rank/driver/races/points):

1. Kenny Butterfield 20 1413

2. Jacob Rexing 20 1303

3. Bradley McGhee 20 1282

4. Trevor Isaak 20 1269

5. Matt Maier 19 1189

6. Jordan Suhre 20 1124

7. Michael Rittenberry 19 1116

8. Blayne Ellis 20 1063

9. Jeremy Reed 20 1051

10. Logan Brown 17 1028

MACON, Ill. - July 7, 2011 - Mother Nature wasn't ready for the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Thursday evening as storms saturated the racing surface forcing DIRTcar Racing and Track Officials to postpone the nights event.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals will now be run on Thursday, July 21 and will count towards a drivers DIRTcar UMP Modified National Points. Mike Harrison continues to lead in the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National points to 97 markers over Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 122 points behind.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Friday, July 8, at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Point Standings (Top 20) as of: July 7, 2011

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PEORIA, Ill. - July 6, 2011 - Mike Harrison once again charged to victory on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals tour Wednesday night at Peoria Speedway.

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Harrison who climbed from sixth to second in the first five laps of the 30-lap main event, passing Gabe Menser of Ashmore, Ill., on lap 11 to take the lead en route to his sixth victory of the 2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals. Harrison, the defending DIRTcar UMP Modified National Champion earned $800 for his win. Menser finished second on the night, a spot in front of Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway winner Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, Ill. Brian Lynn of Mason City, Ill., was fourth one spot ahead of Danny Schwartz another Ashmore native and the son of former DIRTcar UMP Modified Nationals Champion Denny Schwartz.

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Heat race victories went to Harrison, Lynn, and Chad Goff of Galesburg, Ill. Drivers Donovan Lodge of Moline, Ill., and Modified Nationals newcomer Erik Bruce of Peoria claimed Last Chance Showdowns. Mike Harrison extended his lead in the Summit Racing Equipment Modified National points to 97 markers over Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill., with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 122 points behind.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Thursday, July 7, at Macon (Ill.) Speedway.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Peoria Speedway; Peoria, Ill.; July 6, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 24 Mike Harrison ($800), 2. G1 Gabe Menser, 3. 77 Ray Bollinger, 4. 72 Brian Lynn, 5. 21 Danny Schwartz, 6. 7L Jay Ledford, 7. 23 Billy Tuckwell, 8. 42 Mckay Wenger, 9. 19 Jimmy Cummins, 10. 32 Donovan Lodge, 11. 555 Chad Goff, 12. 3L Jeff Leka, 13. 26 Derick Doerr, 14. Z1 Zac Odewalt, 15. 25 Allen Weisser, 16. 12 Jeff Curl, 17. 2 Erik Bruce, 18. 25 Butch Weisser.

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Lincoln, Ill. - July 3, 2011 - Ray Bollinger led every lap in route to his first DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals feature win Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway.

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Bollinger of Kewanee, Ill., outran Donovan Lodge of Moline, Ill., over the course of 30-laps to claim his first win of the 2011 tour worth $1,000. Lodge would finish second, ahead of Peoria, Ill., native Allen Weisser. Home state driver Brandon Roberts would finish fourth ahead of Butch Weisser who rounded out the top five.

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Heat race victories were claimed by Butch Weisser, Lodge, Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., and Mckay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill. Vandalia, Ill., driver Aaron Draege and former DIRTcar UMP Modified National champion Jeff Leka of Buffalo, Ill., would claim B-Main's. Mike Harrison continues to lead Summit Racing Equipment Modified National points by 68 markers of Wenger with Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., 82 points behind.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Wednesday, July 6, at Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Ill.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Lincoln Speedway; Lincoln, Ill.; July 3, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 77 Ray Bollinger ($1,000), 2. 32 Donovan Lodge, 3. 25 Allen Weisser, 4. 35 Brandon Roberts, 5. 25 Butch Weisser, 6. 42 Mckay Wenger, 7. 14 Brian Lynn, 8. 3L Jeff Leka, 9. 24 Mike Harrison, 10. A9 A.J. May, 11. 29 Brian Dively, 12. 12 Jeff Curl, 13. 41 Matt Goulden, 14. 26 Derick Doerr, 15. 1A Aaron Draege, 16. 89 Norm Wood, 17. 19 Jimmy Cummins, 18. 20 Jeffrey Leka, 19. 75 Gary Turpin., 20. G1 Gabe Menser, 21. 21 Darcey Wey.

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PEVELY, Mo. - July 2, 2011 - Mike Harrison has obviously made it a goal to win every DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Tour event he enters.

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Harrison, of Highland, Ill., outran three-time winner Ken Schrader of Concord, N.C., to capture his fifth main event win during the month long Summit Modified Nationals. Schrader would settle for second at the track he co-owns with Ray Marler. Matt Mevert of Steeleville, Ill., would cross the line third ahead of home state driver Ricky Horton. Brent Mullins of Mt. Olive, Ill., would round out the top five.

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Heat race victories were claimed by Mevert, Tim Hancock of Mt. Olive, Ill., Horton, and Harrison. Festus, Mo., driver Josh Russell and St. Peters, Mo., driver Rick Conoyer would claim B-Main's. With the victory, Harrison will become the new DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals points leader.

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The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Sunday, July 3, at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Ill.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; I-55 Raceway; Pevely, Mo.; July 2, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 24 Mike Harrison ($1,000), 2. 9s Ken Schrader, 3. 22 Matt Mevert, 4. 31 Ricky Horton, 5. 41m Brent Mullins, 6. 1w Ray Walsh, 7. 4j Scott Weber, 8. 1 Tim Hancock, 9. 42w McKay Wenger, 10. 14c Rick Conoyer, 11. 3L Jeff Leka, 12. 89 Bobby Bittle, 13. 70 Josh Russell, 14. 20 Cody Clark, 15. 11 Ed Roley, 16. 14 Leroy Haney, 17. 19 Jimmy Cummins, 18. 24 Paul Bauman, 19. 4L Tim Lewis Jr., 20. 9w Doug Wood, 21. 6b Dave Baldwin, 22. 51 Timmy Hill, 23. 10x Jim Black, 24.808 Kelby Simmons

2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule

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PADUCAH, Ky. - July 1, 2011 - Mike Harrison made it four out of five on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Tour Friday night at Paducah International Raceway.

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Harrison, of Highland, Ill., climbed from his fourth place starting spot to capture his fourth main event win during the month long Summit Modified Nationals. Clifty, Ky., driver Randle Sweeney would come to the line second after starting fifth one spot in front of pole sitter McKay Wenger of Fairbury, Ill.

Matt Cooper of McKenzie, Tenn., finished fourth while Justin Story of Benton, Ky., rounded out the top five. Heat races were won by Harrison, Story and Rod Reed of Mayfield, Ky.

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With the victory, Harrison will cut DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals points leader Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., point lead to 3 markers. Wenger will also jump John DeMoss of Bloomington, Ind., and move to within 46 markers of Curl.

The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Saturday, July 2, at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Paducah International Raceway; Paducah, Ky.; July 1, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 24 Mike Harrison ($750), 2. 182 Randle Sweeney, 3. 42 McKay Wenger, 4. 18 Matt Cooper, 5. 13 Justin Story, 6. 1R Bart Richardson, 7. 28L Steve Ladd, 8. 17 Trent Young, 9. 47 Rod Reed, 10. 117 Dustin Isom, 11. 26H Justin Houston, 12. 28 Paul Miles, 13. 25 Tyler Nicely, 14. OJ Bryce Jewell, 15. 129 Rob Penny, 16. TL17 Todd Riley, 17. 8K Levi Kissinger, 18. J13 Jason Story, 19. Clayton Miller, 20. 44 Rich Lentz.

2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Summit Racing Equipment, Hoosier Racing Tires, GM Performance Parts, University of Northwestern Ohio, Aero Race Wheels, ASI Racewear, Auto Meter, Bell Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Bilstein Shocks, Fast Shafts, Fusion Graphics & Sign Company, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Vicci, Chizmark Larson Insurance, KSE Racing Products, MSD Ignition, QA1 Motorsports, Quarter Master, R2C Competition Series Air Filters, RacingJunk.com, Willy's Carburetor & Dyno Shop, VP Racing Fuels.

ATWOOD, Tenn. - June 30, 2011 - Home track hero Lucas Lee of was a man on a mission during DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals competition Thursday night, earning a cool $800 for his feature event win.

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Lee, of nearby Paris, Tenn., lead every lap in route to victory holding off Kentucky driver Bart Richardson and fellow Paris, Tenn., driver Michael Turner of over the course of 30-laps at Clay Hill Motorsports Park. The victory is Lee's first on the Summit Racing Modified Nationals tour.

Robby Arnold of Paragould, Ark., finished fourth, as Ronnie Vernon of Tigrett, Tenn., rounded out the top five. Heat races were won by Lee and Turner.

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DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals points leader Jeff Curl of Forrest, Ill., maintains his points lead of 47 markers over John DeMoss of Bloomington, Ind., and 79 markers ahead of Defending DIRTcar UMP Modified National Champion Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill.

The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to action Friday, July 1, at Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Ky.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Clay Hill Motorsports Park; Atwood, Tenn.; June 30, 2011

A-Main (30-Laps): 1. 12 Lucas Lee ($800), 2. 1 Bart Richardson, 3. 27 Michael Turner, 4. 49 Robby Arnold, 5. G3 Ronnie Vernon, 6. 17 Justin Cherry, 7. 12 Junior Lemmings, 8. 29 Preston Seratt, 9. 99 Brandon Poppenheimer, 10. J4 Josh Cherry, 11. 6 Jimmy Halford, 12. 6 Barkley Rowland, 13. 17 David Esch, 14. 18 Matt Cooper, 15. 44 Randy Todd, 16. 55 Michael Lee.

2011 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is brought to fans by several sponsors and partners including Summit Racing Equipment, Hoosier Racing Tires, GM Performance Parts, University of Northwestern Ohio, Aero Race Wheels, ASI Racewear, Auto Meter, Bell Helmets, Beyea Custom Headers, Bilstein Shocks, Fast Shafts, Fusion Graphics & Sign Company, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, Vicci, Chizmark Larson Insurance, KSE Racing Products, MSD Ignition, QA1 Motorsports, Quarter Master, R2C Competition Series Air Filters, RacingJunk.com, Willy's Carburetor & Dyno Shop, VP Racing Fuels.