Nick Hoffman Scores in Oakshade Opener
Photo by Jim Denhamer
Returns to Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory lane for the first time since July 5
WAUSEON, Ohio – July 15, 2016 – Nick Hoffman had some work to do in the opener of the first ever DIRT Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals double-header at Oakshade Raceway on Friday night as had to battle past a hard-charging Brian Ruhlman and Cory Daugherty to score his series-leading fifth win of the tour.
The current points leader started back in the field but made easy work of several of his competitors. Cory Daugherty put up a several lap fight but Hoffman battled around. Then he started to reel in Ruhlman as Ruhlman closed in on the tail of the field.
Through traffic, Ruhlman opened a lane on the bottom for Hoffman to get around. Ruhlman tried to run him back down but Hoffman held him off. Through the closing laps and a late restart, Hoffman continued to be the class of the field.
“That was a huge stepping stone toward this deal,” said Hoffman, of Mooresville, N.C., about his pursuit of the DIRTcar Modified Nationals championship “After last night, I thought we had a really good piece and then made the wrong adjustments before the feature and just got our butt kicked. We were really good tonight. Ruhlman ran me hard in the feature but I knew I had the perfect racecar for this type of condition. We’ve just got to get another one tomorrow, keep everything in one piece and see what we can do.”
The points battle between Hoffman and reigning series champion Mike Harrison remains tight as the series grinds through its final races.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals returns to action on Saturday, July 16 for the second night of the first ever Summit Modified Nationals double-header at Oakshade Speedway.
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DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Oakshade Raceway; Wauseon, Ohio
A-Main: 1. Nick Hoffman (Mooresville, NC), 2. Brian Ruhlman (Clarklake, MI), 3. Zachary Schroeder (Findlay, OH), 4. Randy Lines (Marion, IN), 5. Jared Guinn (Hudsonville, MI), 6. Ray Bollinger (Kewanee, IL), 7. Scott Gordeman (Findlay, OH), 8. Taylor Cook (Stanley, NC), 9. Kory Maurice (Grant, MI), 10. Hillard Miller (Defiance, OH), 11. Justin Coulter (Leamington, ON), 12. Derrick Noffsinger (Continental, OH), 13. Josh Lolmaugh (Columbia City, IN), 14. Bill Keeler (Rawson, OH), 15. Craig Dippman (Oregon, OH), 16. Jason Jones (Angola, IN), 17. John Gamber (Wauseon, OH), 18. Cory Daugherty (Blue Mound, IL), 19. Brandon Ordway (Defiance, OH), 20. Jon Horner (Napoleon, OH), 21. Jack Waldfogel (Wauseon, OH), 22. Josh Wilkerson.
2016 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
| Date | Day | Track | Winner |
| June 15 | Wednesday | Brownstown Speedway | Rain/Cancelled |
| June 16 | Thursday | Kankakee Co. Speedway | Nick Hoffman |
| June 19 | Sunday | Terre Haute Action Track | Nick Hoffman (2) |
| June 21 | Tuesday | Jacksonville Speedway | Ray Walsh |
| June 23 | Thursday | Spoon River Speedway | Nick Hoffman (3) |
| June 24 | Friday | Tri-City Speedway | Clayton Miller |
| June 25 | Saturday | Fairbury Speedway | Chad Kinder |
| June 26 | Sunday | Tri-State Speedway | PPD/Rain |
| June 27 | Monday | OFF | |
| June 28 | Tuesday | Clarksville Speedway | Josh Harris |
| June 29 | Wednesday | Belle Clair Speedway | Mike Harrison |
| June 30 | Thursday | OFF | |
| July 1 | Friday | Fayette Co. Speedway | Brian Bielong |
| July 2 | Saturday | Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 | Rain |
| July 3 | Sunday | Lincoln Speedway | Rain |
| July 4 | Monday | LaSalle Speedway | Ray Bollinger |
| July 5 | Tuesday | Daugherty Speedway | Nick Hoffman (4) |
| July 6 | Wednesday | Peoria Speedway | Kenny Wallace |
| July 7 | Thursday | Macon Speedway | Rodney Standerfer |
| July 8 | Friday | Farmer City Raceway | Ray Bollinger (2) |
| July 9 | Saturday | Highland Speedway | Mike Harrison (2) |
| July 10 | Sunday | Quincy Raceways | Ray Bollinger (3) |
| July 11 | Monday | OFF | |
| July 12 | Tuesday | Plymouth Speedway | Rain |
| July 13 | Wednesday | Shadyhill Speedway | PPD/Rain |
| July 14 | Thursday | Merritt Speedway | David Mielke |
| July 15 | Friday | Oakshade Raceway | Nick Hoffman (5) |
| July 16 | Saturday | Oakshade Raceway | |
| July 29 | Friday | Fairbury Speedway | |
| July 30 | Saturday | Fairbury Speedway |
