BOLLAND AND SHINGLEDECKER SPLIT TRI-CITY LOOT
Kevin Bolland and Jeremiah Shingledecker each scored $2,000 wins at Tri-City Speedway in BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour action. Bolland’s triumph came in the completion of the annual Kodiak Memorial, which was halted after just 16 laps were run on May 29. Shingledecker’s victory came in the nightcap of the regularly scheduled holiday race.
Bolland, who was running second to Rex King, Sr. when the rains came, said that it was his goal to come out and win the Kodiak. He came to the track with a different set-up on his car than that which he used on Memorial Day weekend. “Every night is a new night, and we put a different package in the car and then we just adjusted from there.”
King Sr. had the point for the Delaware double file restart, but Bolland immediately began to apply pressure at the drop of the green. Bolland made a power move coming off turn two on lap 18 to take the lead and he never looked back.
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WEAVER WINS MODIFIED TOUR RACE AT TRUMBULL COUNTY FAIR
Brian the Dream Weaver scored his career first BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour victory during the series’ annual visit to the Trumbull County Fair. It was also his first visit to the big track, Expo Speedway.
photos courtesy of Jim Balentine
Weaver, who hails from Windsor, New York (near Binghampton) decided to make the Modified Tour a priority for 2011. Despite being among the fastest drivers at most stops on the tour, he had yet to achieve much success. However, that all changed at Expo. “We have had some bad luck early on, car trouble mostly, but we’re glad we stuck with it,” he said. Indeed, for a while, it looked like this race would fit the pattern, in that he had overheating problems in his heat race. But he and car owner Ron Diffenbach rolled up their sleeves and got that fixed before the feature.
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Dirt Track Channel Broadcast
The thrilling race from Mercer Raceway Park, won by Kevin Bolland, will be broadcast by Shawn Wood, of the Dirt Track Channel. The call will be available Tuesday at www.dirttrackchannel.com.
BOLLAND TAKES MODIFIED TOUR THRILLER AT MERCER
Kevin Bolland made a daring last lap pass of leader Brian Swartzlander and went on to win the thrilling BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour race presented at Mercer raceway Park by All Metals Recycling of Rochester, PA. The win put Bolland in a tie with two legends of Modified racing at the Mercer oval: the legendary Lou Blaney and four-time Modified Tour Champion Rex King, Sr. They each have three career Modified Tour victories at the Park.
“The traffic is always tough at Mercer, you just have to wait your turn,” Bolland said. On several occasions, the traffic thwarted Bolland’s ability to pass race leader Brian Swartzlander. However, in the final analysis, a lapped car figured prominently into his winning pass.
When the field was circulating under the final caution, Bolland said to himself, “I have 11 more laps, let’s get this project done.” At that moment, he was sitting third behind Swartzlander and Frank Guidace. Shortly after the race resumed, Bolland regained second position and he rapidly closed on Swartzlander.
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Announcement for Expo Speedway (Thursday, June 30)
The BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour race at Expo Speedway will be held on Thursday, June 30. Pit gates will open at 2:30, with hot laps commencing at 5:30 and racing at 6:00. Race teams are to enter the pit area using Gate A and they are asked to pull to the side of the access road to keep an open lane for spectator and fair traffic. The track is located off Route 305, at 899 Everett Hull Road, Cortland, OH
ROD END SUPPLY SPONSORS MODIFIED TOUR
Officials of the BRP/Hoosier Tire Modified Tour are pleased to announce the addition of Rod End Supply as an associate sponsor for the 2011 racing season. “I want to thank Bob Douglas for his generous support of the Modified Tour,” said President Lou Long. “He is a racer as well as a manufacturer, so he knows how important it is to contribute to the sport.” Douglas noted “the Modified Tour enhances our visibility in a new market and we are excited to partner with them.”
The roster of 2011 sponsors for The Modified Tour, Inc. includes: Bicknell Racing Products; Hoosier Racing Tire Corp.; World Racing Group – DIRTcar; Sunoco Race Fuels – Bazell Oil Co.; Approved Toilet Rentals, Inc.; Bert Transmission; Big Daddy’s Speed Center Inc.; Bulldog Rear Ends – Diversified Machine, Inc.; Engles Trucking Services, Inc.; Bilstein Shocks – Fastline Performance; ISC Racers Tape; Hall’s Safety Equipment Corp.; King Brothers; Kirkey Racing Fabrication Inc.; Landrum Spring; McCool’s Signs and Graphics; Motorsports World; Oyler Photos & More; Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP; Preist Enterprises, Inc.; Pro Shocks; R2C Performance Products; RaceQuip; Ray’s Racing Collectibles; Rock Concrete; Slippery Rock Sportswear; T & D Machine; Ultra-Shield Race Products; Valken Wheels; Winters Performance Products Inc.; and Wrisco Industries Inc. Watch for further additions to the list of 2011 sponsors.
Now entering its fourteenth year of success, The Modified Tour, Inc. racing series is a non-profit organization established to give the V-8 Modifieds in the Western Pennsylvania area the opportunity to compete for higher purses and for a seasonal point fund. It expands the profile for this exciting brand of motorsports through out the the tri-state area.