Poel Powers to His First Win of 2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Kankakee County Speedway
Poel Powers — Photo by Jim Denhamer
By Jordan Morris
KANKAKEE, Ill. – June 13, 2014 – After a disappointing 18th-place finish Thursday at Kankakee County Speedway, Jacob Poel rebounded in a big way on Friday night by claiming his first victory of this season’s DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals.
Jamie Lomax, of Lake Village, Ind., started the race from the pole position after winning the first heat race, but Poel, rallying from his third-place starting position, reeled in the leader quickly and moved to the point. Poel, of Spring Lake, Mich., stretched his lead to four seconds, dominating the race and capturing the $1,500 checkered flag.
With third-place finishes on Thursday and Friday, Kenny Wallace claimed the overall River City Shootout title for this week’s races at Kankakee County Speedway.
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Wallace, Steven Brooks and Nick Allen rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners included Jamie Lomax, Devin Wright and Jacob Poel
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continues on Wednesday, June 18, at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill.
DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Kankakee County Speedway; Kankakee, Ill.; June 13, 2014
A-Main (30-laps): 1. 82-Jacob Poel ($1,500), 2. 36L-Jamie Lomax, 3. 36-Kenny Wallace, 4. 5-Steven Brooks, 5. 21A-Nick Allen, 6. 77-Ray Bollinger, 7. 41G-Matt Goulden, 8. D1-Lance Dehm, 9. 96M-Mike McKinney, 10. 12-Jeff Curl, 11. 36K-Kevin Hastings, 12. 32-Donovan Lodge, 13. 35-Jason Hastings, 14. 51-Jeremie Johnson, 15. 16J-Jason Lakey, 16. 88D-Jordan Danford, 17. 10-Shawn Scripter, 18. 37-Devin Wright, 19. 99J-Jimmy Dehm, 20. 4B-Cody Bauman, 21. 21L-Derek Losh, 22. 6-Brock Bauman.
2014 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule
| June 7 | Sat | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | Tyler Nicely |
| June 11 | Wed | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | RAIN |
| June 12 | Thur | Kankakee Co-Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Devin Gilpin |
| June 13 | Fri | Kankakee Co-Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Jacob Poel |
| June 15 | Sun | Off | ||
| June 16 | Mon | Off | ||
| June 17 | Tue | Off | ||
| June 18 | Wed | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | $1,000 |
| June 19 | Thur | Quincy Raceways | Quincy, Ill. | $1,000 |
| June 20 | Fri | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | $1,000 |
| June 21 | Sat | Fairbury Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | $1,500 |
| June 22 | Sun | I-96 Speedway | Ionia, Mich. | $1,000 |
| June 23 | Mon | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | $1,000 |
| June 24 | Tue | Off | ||
| June 25 | Wed | Clarksville Speedway | Clarksville, Tenn. | $1,000 |
| June 26 | Thur | Clayhill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | $1,500 |
| June 27 | Fri | Paducah Int-Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | $1,000 |
| June 28 | Sat | Federated I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | $1,000 |
| June 29 | Sun | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | $1,000 |
| June 30 | Mon | Off | ||
| July 1 | Tue | Belle-Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | $1,000 |
| July 2 | Wed | Jacksonville Speedway | Jacksonville, Ill. | $1,000 |
| July 3 | Thur | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | $1,000 |
| July 4 | Fri | Fayette Co-Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | $1,000 |
| July 5 | Sat | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | $1,000 |
| July 6 | Sun | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | $1,000 |
| July 7 | Mon | Off | ||
| July 8 | Tue | Florence Speedway | Union, Ky. | $1,000 |
| July 9 | Wed | Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, Ind. | $1,000 |
| July 10 | Thur | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | $1,000 |
| July 11 | Fri | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | $1,000 |
| July 13 | Sun | Vermilion Co-Speedway | Danville, Ill. | $1,000 |
| July 14 | Mon | Off | ||
| July 15 | Tue | Off | ||
| July 16 | Wed | Atomic Speedway | Chillicothe, Ohio | $1,000 |
| July 17 | Thu | Brushcreek Motorsports | Peebles, Ohio | TBA |
| July 18 | Fri | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | $1,000 |
| July 19 | Sat | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio | $1,000 |
