Tri-City Photos Now Online
Posted by Flash McDirt on
May 29, 2008
Visit our Photo Page for 135 photos from the Dick Rankin Memorial on Sunday, May 25, 2008.
Small Block Standout Gary Smoker Captures Career First Mod Tour Event!
Posted by Flash McDirt on
May 26, 2008
May 25, 2008
Submitted by Marcie L. Barlow, BRP Tour Media Relations
Small Block Standout Gary Smoker captured the biggest win of his career, and his first ever BRP/Hoosier Tire/Sunoco Race Fuels Modified Tour event, on Sunday, May 24th, to bring home the victory in the Fifth Annual Dick Rankin Memorial.
Smoker started in the number two position and followed Joe Crawford for the first seven circuit before charging into the lead. Smoker’s Bill’s Portable Restroom Rentals sponsored Bicknell then led the remaining 23 laps of the feature event to score a very popular win. Andy Priest dogged Smoker for the remainder of the event and was able to stick his nose under Smoker but was never able to complete the pass. Smoker was overcome with emotion as tears filled his eyes in victory lane, “I owe it all to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He did it all tonight. This is incredible. I just can’t believe I’m in victory lane tonight.”
Priest held on for the runner-up spot with Brian Swartzlander finishing third. Kevin Bolland and Jeremiah Shingledecker completed the fop five. Dave Murdick, Crawford, Rex King Jr., Lernerville Speedway General Manager Gary Risch Jr. (making his first start of 2008) and Skip Moore were sixth through tenth.
King Jr., Crawford, Swartzlander and Del Rougeux Jr. won the Engles Trucking DIRTcar Big Block Modified heats. Tommy Kristyak and Gary Risch Jr. won the B mains to set the feature field.
The Modified Tour’s next event is up this Friday, May 30th, as the series heads to the Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA.
In addition the BRP Modified Tour 08 would like to thank the following series sponsors: Bicknell Racing Products, Hoosier Race Tire, Sunoco Race Fuel, Bilstein Shocks, Ray’s Racing Collectibles, Approved Toilet Rental, Lowry Auto Body, Lake Erie Speed Specialties, Hall’s Safety Equipment, Engles Trucking, Big Daddy’s Speed Center, Precise Racing Products, Finishline Fabrication, Wilkinson Awards, McCool’s Signs and Graphics, Hands on Concepts, Waldo’s Towing, Hooter Chassis and Hobby, Jim’s Supermarket, Pennewell Sandblasting and Painting, Wedge Motorsports, Oyler Action Photos and King Brothers.
The Modified Tour Inc. racing series is a non-profit organization established to give the V-8 Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania area a chance to compete with one another for a higher purse structure and for a point fund for the races that are run. Started in 1998 by Tim Engles, Lon and Pam Baker and Randy Myers the Modified Tour has had great success at bringing the local cars together at the area racetracks.
BRP MODIFIED TOUR(30 Laps): 1. GARY SMOKER, 2. Andy Priest, 3. Brian Swartzlander, 4. Kevin Bolland, 5. Jeremiah Shingledecker, 6. Dave Murdick, 7. Joe Crawford, 8. Rex King Jr., 9. Gary Risch Jr., 10. Skip Moore, 11. J.R. McGinley, 12. Mark Flick, 13. Carl Murdick, 14. Mike Turner, 15. Tommy Kristyak, 16. Matt Baker, 17. Rodney Beltz, 18. Rick Hall, 19. Mike Miller, 20. Rex King, 21. Del Rougeux Jr., 22. Tom Mattocks Jr., 23. Brad Rapp, 24. Kevin Hoffman, 25. Ron Eperthener Jr. DNS: Dean Pearson. DNQ: Ken Moy Jr., Phil Evans, Doug Fleeger, D.J. Schrader, Kyle Fink, Rich Whitney, Dave Reges, Jeremy Paup, Steve Barr, Keith Swartzlander, Steve Feder, Rick Ryder, Dwayne Clay, Brian Sadler.
Modified Tour Live Audio Webcast From Tri-City Speedway
Posted by Flash McDirt on
May 7, 2008
5th Annual Dick Rankin Memorial and 16th Annual Kodiak Memorial to be broadcast live
For Immediate Release
Contact: Shawn T. Wood
shawn@thedirttrackchannel.com
May 5, 2008
SELINSGROVE, PA—The Dirt Track Channel, http://www.thedirttrackchannel.com is pleased to announce the addition of two live audio webcast dates for 2008.
The broadcast will originate on Sunday, May 25 with the 5th annual Dick Rankin Memorial which is the season opener for the Modified Tour. The second date at Tri-City Speedway is Sunday, July 13, for the 16th annual Kodiak Memorial.
This will bring the total to three live audio webcasts for the Modified Tour in 2008.
The tour stop at Tyler County Speedway in West Virginia on July 26 will also be heard live and will include flag-to-flag coverage of IRS Late Models.
“I’m very excited to be able to bring these two races to our world wide listening audience from a new venue as well as adding additional broadcast date to our calendar for the Northeast-style Modifieds,” Shawn Wood, President of The Dirt Track Channel said.
The live audio webcast, which is free of charge and registration, begins with the pre-race show at 7:45 p.m. for both nights from Tri-City Speedway. The broadcast includes interviews, heat races, consolation event (s) and the feature.
Website links:
The Dirt Track Channel: http://www.thedirttrackchannel.com
Modified Tour: http://www.modifiedtourinc.com/
Tri-City Speedway: http://www.tricityspeedway.com/
