Nick Hoffman Scores in Oakshade Opener

| July 16, 2016

Photo by Jim Denhamer

Photo by Jim Denhamer

 

Returns to Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory lane for the first time since July 5

WAUSEON, Ohio – July 15, 2016 – Nick Hoffman had some work to do in the opener of the first ever DIRT Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals double-header at Oakshade Raceway on Friday night as had to battle past a hard-charging Brian Ruhlman and Cory Daugherty to score his series-leading fifth win of the tour.

The current points leader started back in the field but made easy work of several of his competitors. Cory Daugherty put up a several lap fight but Hoffman battled around. Then he started to reel in Ruhlman as Ruhlman closed in on the tail of the field.

Through traffic, Ruhlman opened a lane on the bottom for Hoffman to get around. Ruhlman tried to run him back down but Hoffman held him off. Through the closing laps and a late restart, Hoffman continued to be the class of the field.

“That was a huge stepping stone toward this deal,” said Hoffman, of Mooresville, N.C., about his pursuit of the DIRTcar Modified Nationals championship “After last night, I thought we had a really good piece and then made the wrong adjustments before the feature and just got our butt kicked. We were really good tonight. Ruhlman ran me hard in the feature but I knew I had the perfect racecar for this type of condition. We’ve just got to get another one tomorrow, keep everything in one piece and see what we can do.”

The points battle between Hoffman and reigning series champion Mike Harrison remains tight as the series grinds through its final races.

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals returns to action on Saturday, July 16 for the second night of the first ever Summit Modified Nationals double-header at Oakshade Speedway.

Follow the Summer Nationals and Summit Modified Nationals on Twitter at Twitter.com/SummerNationals or on Facebook at Facebook.com/SummerNationals. Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the series throughout the lead up and the summer on the series’ websites at TheHellTour.com and ModifiedNationals.com.

DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Oakshade Raceway; Wauseon, Ohio

A-Main: 1. Nick Hoffman (Mooresville, NC), 2. Brian Ruhlman (Clarklake, MI), 3. Zachary Schroeder (Findlay, OH), 4. Randy Lines (Marion, IN), 5. Jared Guinn (Hudsonville, MI), 6. Ray Bollinger (Kewanee, IL), 7. Scott Gordeman (Findlay, OH), 8. Taylor Cook (Stanley, NC), 9. Kory Maurice (Grant, MI), 10. Hillard Miller (Defiance, OH), 11. Justin Coulter (Leamington, ON), 12. Derrick Noffsinger (Continental, OH), 13. Josh Lolmaugh (Columbia City, IN), 14. Bill Keeler (Rawson, OH), 15. Craig Dippman (Oregon, OH), 16. Jason Jones (Angola, IN), 17. John Gamber (Wauseon, OH), 18. Cory Daugherty (Blue Mound, IL), 19. Brandon Ordway (Defiance, OH), 20. Jon Horner (Napoleon, OH), 21. Jack Waldfogel (Wauseon, OH), 22. Josh Wilkerson.

2016 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule

Date Day Track Winner
June 15 Wednesday Brownstown Speedway Rain/Cancelled
June 16 Thursday Kankakee Co. Speedway Nick Hoffman
June 19 Sunday Terre Haute Action Track Nick Hoffman (2)
June 21 Tuesday Jacksonville Speedway Ray Walsh
June 23 Thursday Spoon River Speedway Nick Hoffman (3)
June 24 Friday Tri-City Speedway Clayton Miller
June 25 Saturday Fairbury Speedway Chad Kinder
June 26 Sunday Tri-State Speedway PPD/Rain
June 27 Monday OFF
June 28 Tuesday Clarksville Speedway Josh Harris
June 29 Wednesday Belle Clair Speedway Mike Harrison
June 30 Thursday OFF
July 1 Friday Fayette Co. Speedway Brian Bielong
July 2 Saturday Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Rain
July 3 Sunday Lincoln Speedway Rain
July 4 Monday LaSalle Speedway Ray Bollinger
July 5 Tuesday Daugherty Speedway Nick Hoffman (4)
July 6 Wednesday Peoria Speedway Kenny Wallace
July 7 Thursday Macon Speedway Rodney Standerfer
July 8 Friday Farmer City Raceway Ray Bollinger (2)
July 9 Saturday Highland Speedway Mike Harrison (2)
July 10 Sunday Quincy Raceways Ray Bollinger (3)
July 11 Monday OFF
July 12 Tuesday Plymouth Speedway Rain
July 13 Wednesday Shadyhill Speedway PPD/Rain
July 14 Thursday Merritt Speedway David Mielke
July 15 Friday Oakshade Raceway Nick Hoffman (5)
July 16 Saturday Oakshade Raceway
July 29 Friday Fairbury Speedway
July 30 Saturday Fairbury Speedway

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