PONTOON BEACH, IL APRIL 12, 2019 TRI CITY SPEEDWAY Michael Long Wins Summit Racing Equipment AMS Deuces Wild at Tri City Speedway The Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series would begin the 10 th season of racing at the Tri City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL on Friday night. Michael Long from Fowler, IL would drive to victory in his Rage Chassis #18L entry and collect the $2,000 pay day. Steve Meyer and Lucas Lee would lead the field of 22 ers to green on Friday night. Lee would grab the early lead off turn two on the opening lap followed by Michael Long and Steve Meyer. The event s first caution would be displayed on lap-5 for a turn three accident involving Wade Wenthe and Vance Wilson. On the lap-5 re, Long would take over the lead position and begin to pull away from Lee as the event approached the halfway-point. The event s second caution would fly on lap-12 as Lucas Lee would suffer right front suspension damage thus ending his night. Several attempts on the lap-12 re would see drivers suffer damage from multiple incidents, which included Jim Black, Derrick Black, Kenny Wallace, Dave Wietholder, and Steve Meyer. As the event would inch closer to the final 10 laps, Trent Young and Mike Harrison would have an intense battle for the second position as the duo attempted to chase down leader Michael Long. However, Long would prove to be too strong for the competition and collect the season opening victory of the 2019 season. Mike Harrison would take runner-up honors followed by Trent Young. Timmy Hill would claim fourth and Trey Harris would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten at the completion of the Summit Racing Equipment A-Main at Tri City Speedway would be Robbie Eilers, Brian Shaw, Kenny Wallace, Josh Harris, Mark Lamont. The next event for the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series will be April 13 th at Fayette County Speedway. The event will pay $2,000.00 to the winner.
Race Summary Friday, April 12, 2019 12 th Annual Deuces Wild Tri City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, IL) Quick Car Racing Products Overall Fast Time: Michael Long (16.559 seconds) Fast Time Group A: Lucas Lee (16.698 seconds) Fast Time Group B: Michael Long (16.559 seconds) Summit Racing Equipment Heat #1 Finish (10 laps): Lucas Lee, Trent Young, Wade Wenthe, Mark Lamont, Brian Shaw, Gabriel Kirtley, Derrick Black, Kevin Graf, Paul Schrempf Hypercoils Heat #2 Finish (10 laps): Trey Harris, Dave Wietholder, Kenny Wallace, Vance Wilson, Jacob Rexing, Blake Thompson, Matt Markham, Ricky Smith, Rick Conoyer Fast Shafts Heat #3 Finish (10 laps): Michael Long, Richie Lex, Will Krup, Jim Black, Robbie Eilers, Brandon Roberts, Chris Cole, Blaze Melton, Kurt Slinger FAST Ignition Heat #4 Finish (10 laps): Steve Meyer, Mike Harrison, Timmy Hill, Josh Harris, Zeb Moake, Gary Bentley, Craig Spegal, Mark Cole, Rigel Stillman Out Pace Racing Products B-Main #1 (12 laps): Derrick Black, Brian Shaw, Gabriel Kirtley, Jacob Rexing, Blake Thompson, Matt Markham, Kevin Graf Out Pace Racing Products B-Main #2 (12 laps): Robbie Eilers, Brandon Roberts, Zeb Moake, Gary Bentley, Craig Spegal, Blaze Melton, Rigel Stillman, Kurt Slinger, Chris Cole, Mark Cole A-Main Finish (30 laps): FINISH CAR # DRIVER NAME 1 18L Michael Long 2 24H Mike Harrison 3 10Y Trent Young 4 51 Timmy Hill 5 57 Trey Harris 6 3E Robbie Eilers 7 1S Brian Shaw 8 36 Kenny Wallace 9 22 Josh Harris 10 7 Mark Lamont 11 K19 Will Krup 12 B1 Vance Wilson 13 K7 Gabriel Kirtley 14 35 Brandon Roberts 15 55 Blaze Melton 16 22 Wade Wenthe 17 12L Lucas Lee 18 1A Steve Meyer 19 05 Dave Wietholder 20 10x Jim Black 21 01w Derrick Black 22 7L Richie Lex
Race Statistics Entrants: 36 Race Leaders: 2 (Lucas Lee 1-4) & (Michael Long 5-30) Cautions: 6 Red Flags: 0 Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Provisionals: Blaze Melton & Gabriel Kirtley Time of Race: Margin of Victory: 31 mins 22 seconds Quick Car Racing Products Fast Time Award: Michael Long Allstar Performance Hard Charger Award: Robbie Eilers Maxima Racing Oil Tough Fifth Place Finisher: Trey Harris Hooker Harness Sixth Place Finisher: Robbie Eilers Wilwood Lucky Seven Award: Brian Shaw PEM Racing 12 th Place Finisher Award: Vance Wilson Summit Racing Equipment Heat Race #1 Winner: Lucas Lee Hypercoil Springs Heat Race #2 Winner: Trey Harris Fast Shafts Heat Race #3 Winner: Michael Long FAST Ignition Systems Heat Race #4 Winner: Steve Meyer Out Pace Racing Products B-Main Awards: Jacob Rexing & Zeb Moake Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Top Ten Point Standings (after 04/12/19) POS CAR # DRIVER NAME POINTS 1 18L Michael Long 260 2 24H Mike Harrison 230 3 10Y Trent Young 220 4 51 Timmy Hill 210 5 57 Trey Harris 205 6 3E Robbie Eilers 200 7 1S Brian Shaw 195 8 36 Kenny Wallace 190 9 22 Josh Harris 185 10 7 Mark Lamont 180 ***point standings are unofficial until close of business on Tuesday following race day***
Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Upcoming 2019 Schedule of Events April 13 (Saturday) Fayette County Speedway (Brownstown, IL): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to April 26 (Friday) Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, OH): 30 Laps $1,500 to win $200 to April 27 (Saturday) Atomic Speedway (Waverly, OH): 30 Laps $1,500 to win $200 to May 18 (Saturday) Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to May 23 (Thursday) Tri City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, IL): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to May 24 (Friday) Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to May 25 (Saturday) Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to May 26 (Sunday) Fayette County Speedway (Brownstown, IL): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to June 1 (Saturday) Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, IN): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to June 15 (Saturday) Atomic Speedway (Waverly, OH): 30 Laps $1,500 to win $200 to July 19 (Friday) Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY): 30 Laps $1,500 to win $150 to Annual Hope for Harlie Benefit Race July 20 (Saturday) Cedar Ridge Speedway (Morgantown, KY): 40 Laps $6,000 to win $1,000 to Annual Hope for Harlie Benefit Race August 3 (Saturday) Muskingum County Raceway (Zanesville, OH): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to August 24 (Saturday) St Francois County Raceway (Farmington, MO): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to August 29 (Thursday) Tri City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, IL): 30 Laps $2,000 to win $200 to August 30 (Friday) Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL): 35 Laps $3,000 to win $200 to August 31 (Saturday) Fairbury American Legion Speedway (Fairbury, IL): Laps $5,000 to win Twin Features September 1 (Sunday) Fayette County Speedway (Brownstown, IL): 40 Laps $5,000 to win $250 to September 27 (Friday) Tri City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, IL): 35 Laps $5,000 to win $250 to 14 th Annual Summit Racing Equipment Modified Mania 10 th Annual American Modified Series Championship Weekend Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series 2019 Official Sponsors Summit Racing Equipment: Title Sponsor for the American Modified Series and Sponsor of Heat Race #1 ALLSTAR Performance: Official Hard Charger of the Race Award Sponsor at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events FAST Fuel/Air/Spark/Technology: Official Ignition System of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and Sponsor of Heat Race #4 KBC Graphics: Official Graphics Company of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Maxima Racing Oil: Official Oil of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and Tough Fifth Place Award Sponsor Quick Car Racing Products: $100 Fast Qualifier Award at all Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series events VP Racing Fuels: Official Race Fuel of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series Wilwood: Official Brakes of the Summit Racing Equipment American Modified Series and Lucky 7 Award Sponsor
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