BENTON, Mo. — Current DIRTcar UMP Modified national points leader Tyler Nicely padded his stats with his seventh career DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals feature win Thursday night at Benton Speedway.
Nicely, 27, grabbed the lead from the pole on lap one and never looked back, leading all 20 laps to score his second Summit Modified victory of the season and take over the points lead.
“It feels good – this is a good confidence booster going into Paducah and a couple big races coming up,” Nicely said.
Lucas Lee finished second, followed by Kenny Wallace, Michael Turner and Trey Harris.
The finish:
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 25-Tyler Nicely[1]; 2. 12L-Lucas Lee[5]; 3. 36-Kenny Wallace[3]; 4. 27-Michael Turner[11]; 5. 19-Trey Harris[2]; 6. 55-Alyssa Rowe[10]; 7. 94-Mark Clary[6]; 8. 84G-Gary Gross[13]; 9. 54-Zachary Hawk[4]; 10. 25N-Rob Neubauer[12]; 11. D97-Daryl Hay[14]; 12. 117-Mark Enk[9]; 13. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[7]; 14. 17B-Dustin Bollinger[15]; 15. 31P-Mitch Parmeley[18]; 16. 76-Shawn Knuckles[8]; 17. 72-Jeremy Roth[17]; 18. 74-Kevin Holman[16]