Archive for ‘UMP’
McGrath survives to DIRTcar Modified Nationals checkered flag
June 17, 2013By Chris Dolack, DIRTcar Racing PR (Wilmot, WI) — Mitch McGrath topped a field of 53 modifieds on Sunday night at Wilmot Raceway to win the fourth stop on this year’s DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals tour. McGrath, of Neosho, Wis., battled Craig Priewe wheel-to-wheel down the stretch before Priewe’s motor let go just … Continue reading full story
Weaver headline DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Wilmot
June 17, 2013By Chris Dolack, DIRTcar Racing PR (Wilmot, WI) — After breaking a driveshaft while leading two nights earlier, Kevin Weaver bounced back in a big way on Sunday night by capturing his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” victory in five seasons at Wilmot Raceway. Weaver, of Gibson City, Ill., started outside of the first … Continue reading full story
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Birkhofer victorious at Cedar Lake
June 15, 2013By Chris Dolack, DIRTcar Racing PR (New Richmond, WI) — Brian Birkhofer led 31 laps after starting from the third position and held off a mid-race challenge from Brandon Sheppard to secure his first win of the 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour on Friday’s opening night of the Masters at Cedar Lake Speedway. Birkhofer, … Continue reading full story
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Erb opens 30th DIRTcar Summer Natonals in winning fashion at Brownstown
June 13, 2013By Chris Dolack, DIRTcar Racing PR (Brownstown, IN) — Three-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion Dennis Erb Jr. kicked off the 2013 Hell Tour with a big victory in the 30th Annual Hoosier Dirt Classic at Brownstown Speedway. Erb opened the grueling six-week series with in thrilling fashion, starting 18th and charging through the field to … Continue reading full story
Former UMP Modified champ Gary Cook Jr. loses fight with cancer at 37
June 13, 2013By Kevin Kovac, DIRTcar Racing PR (Concord, NC) — The DIRTcar UMP organization is mourning the loss of Gary Cook Jr., a former UMP Modified national champion who passed away on Sunday following a five-year battle with sinus cancer. Cook, 37, of Deer Creek, Ill., died on Sunday evening at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in … Continue reading full story
Bloomquist wins record sixth Late Model Dream
June 9, 2013By Kevin Kovac, DIRTcar Racing PR (Rossburg, OH) — Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., authored another vintage performance at Eldora Speedway to capture Saturday night’s 100-lap Dirt Late Model Dream XIX Presented by Ferris Commercial Mowers. Simultaneously ending a rare five-year absence from Victory Lane at Tony Stewart’s famed high-banked, half-mile oval and busting out … Continue reading full story
