PEEBLES, Ohio — July 17, 2013 — Pole-sitter Doug Adkins stormed out to an early lead and never looked back as he led flag-to-flag to claim his first win on the 2013 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals tour at Brushcreek Motorsports Park.
Although it was a non-points race, a full field of modifieds roared into the 3/8-mile oval. Adkins, of West Portsmouth, Ohio, started from the inside of row one and never relinquished the lead over the 20-lap A-Main.
Adkins was challenged though, as Jess Hartman charged from fourth to second. Adkins moved from the bottom to the middle to try and hold off Hartman, who was glued to the top of the racetrack. Hartman would take several shots to the inside of Adkins, but Adkins would carry the momentum off of the high side of the track and beat Hartman out of the corner.
Finally, just after reaching the halfway mark of the race, Hartman looked like he had the pass completed but slower traffic broke his momentum and let Adkins slip away. Adkins maneuvered through the slower traffic with ease as he built up a large lead over the final 10 laps to claim the $750 checkered flag.
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Jeremy Rayburn, Taylor Cook and Dave Jamison rounded out the top five.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continues in its final week of action Friday night at Attica Raceway Park located in Attica, Ohio.
2013 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals
Day | Date | Track | Location | Winner |
Saturday | June 8 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN | Devin Gilpin (Non-points) |
Wednesday | June 12 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, IN | Devin Gilpin (2) |
Friday | June 14 | Kankakee County Speedway | Kankakee, IL | Nick Allen |
Sunday | June 16 | Wilmot Raceway | Wilmot, WI | Mitch McGrath |
Wednesday | June 19 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, IL | Kenny Wallace |
Thursday | June 20 | Belle-Clair Speedway | Belleville, IL | Brian Beilong |
Friday | June 21 | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, IL | Michael Long |
Saturday | June 22 | Fairbury Speedway | Fairbury, IL | Lance Dehm |
Sunday | June 23 | I-96 Speedway | Lake Odessa, MI | Dona Marcoullier |
Monday | June 24 | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, IL | Cancelled (RAIN) |
Wednesday | June 26 | Clarksville Speedway | Clarksville, TN | Matt Cooper |
Thursday | June 27 | Clayhill Motorsports Park | Atwood, TN | Lucas Lee |
Friday | June 28 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, KY | Mike Harrison |
Saturday | June 29 | Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 | Pevely, MO | Postponed/Rain |
Sunday | June 30 | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, IL | Ray Bollinger |
Tuesday | July 2 | Quincy Raceways | Quincy, IL | Steven DeLonjay |
Wednesday | July 3 | Jacksonville Speedway | Jacksonville, IL | David Wietholder |
Thursday | July 4 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, IL | Donovan Lodge |
Friday | July 5 | Fayette County Speedway | Brownstown, IL | Brent Mullins |
Saturday | July 6 | Highland Speedway | Highland, IL | Postponed (RAIN) |
Sunday | July 7 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, IN | Mike Harrison (2) |
Tuesday | July 9 | Florence Speedway | Union, KY | Ryan Thomas |
Wednesday | July 10 | Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, IN | Cancelled (RAIN) |
Thursday | July 11 | Macon Speedway | Macon, IL | Mike Harrison (3) |
Friday | July 12 | Kankakee County Speedway | Kankakee, IL | Jeff Curl |
Sunday | July 14 | Vermillion County Speedway | Danville, IL | Ryan Thomas (2) |
Monday | July 15 | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, IL | Mike Harrison (4) |
Wednesday | July 17 | Brushcreek Motorsports Park | Peebles, OH | Doug Adkins (Non-points) |
Thursday | July 18 | Off | ||
Friday | July 19 | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, OH | |
Saturday | July 20 | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, OH |
The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is proudly brought to you by these fine partners : Summit Racing Equipment (Title Sponsor), Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Provider), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Racing Tire), VP Racing Fuels (Official Fuel), along with these Contingency Parters: MSD Performance, TomCat Performance, Landrum Performance Springs, Dominator Race Products, QuarterMaster, KSE Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Wrisco Aluminum, Beyea Custom Headers, Fast Shafts, Bassett Wheels, QA1, Auto Meter, Schoenfeld Headers, University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH), Racing Electronics, Intercomp, Bell Helmets, Shafer Enterprises’ Cool Shirts, XS Power Racing Batteries, and Chevy Performance.