SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (June 27) — Updates from the 11th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Springfield Raceway, an event highlighted by a $5,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):
Feature
Outside front-row starter Logan Martin of West Plains, Mo., led all 40 laps Tuesday at Springfield Raceway, cruising to his first career victory on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. Martin, who pulled into victory lane with a flat right-rear tire, earned $5,000 for his second overall victory of the season. Logan Martin is the tour’s second first-time winner in 2023, matching Stormy Scott. It’s the first time since 2015 there’ve been two first-time winners in the first 11 races (Frank Heckenast Jr. and Levi Kissinger did it eight years ago). Regaining the runner-up spot on a lap-25 restart, Billy Moyer Jr. trailed Martin the rest of the way, finishing 1.421 seconds back.
Feature lineup
(40 laps)
Row 1: Billy Moyer Jr., Logan Martin
Row 2: Kaeden Cornell, Ashton Winger
Row 3: Morgan Bagley, Drake Troutman
Row 4: Bob Gardner, Austin Vincent
Row 5: Cole Wells, Mark Voigt
Row 6: Tony Jackson Jr., Tyler Clem
Row 7: Chandler Moenning, Cody Bauer
Row 8: Dillon McCowan, Kyle Beard
Row 9: Scott Crigler, Kye Blight
Row 10: Thomas Hunziker, Mick Quin
Row 11: Payton Looney, Kylan Garner
Consolation race results
(Eight laps; top three transfer)
B-main: Kyle Beard, Scott Crigler, Kye Blight, Kylan Garner, Matt Menzie, Glen Powell, Mick Quin, Payton Looney. Scratched: Doug Tye, Thomas Hunziker, Mark Daye, Chris Hawkins.
Heat race notes
After leading the first three laps of the first heat race, Payton Looney appeared to sustain mechanical problems and slowed; Looney was unable to continue and it is unknown if he will be continue competing tonight. Kaeden Cornell inherited the lead on lap four and never looked back, cruising to win the first heat. A flat left rear tire caused fast qualifier Kye Blight to pull off while running third on lap four. … Logan Martin led all eight laps to win the second heat race. Tony Jackson Jr. and Kylan Garner tangled on the opening lap of heat two, collecting Mark Daye; Jackson Jr.’s team replaced a flat right rear, allowing him to continue and finish fourth, while Garner appeared to puncture a radiator and required a tow off the track; Daye was also unable to continue. … Billy Moyer Jr. repelled Drake Troutman in the closing laps and led green-to-checkered to win the third and final heat race. Kyle Beard pulled off on lap four and failed to finish the third heat.
Heat race results
(Eight laps; top five transfer)
First heat: Kaeden Cornell, Ashton Winger, Bob Gardner, Mark Voigt, Chandler Moenning, Kye Blight, Chris Hawkins, Payton Looney. Scratched: Doug Tye
Second heat: Logan Martin, Morgan Bagley, Austin Vincent, Tony Jackson Jr., Cody Bauer, Glen Powell, Matt Menzie, Kylan Garner, Mark Daye.
Third heat: Billy Moyer Jr., Drake Troutman, Cole Wells, Tyler Clem, Dillon McCowan, Scott Crigler, Thomas Hunziker, Mick Quin, Kyle Beard.
Time trials
Driver (car no.), hometown
Group A
Kye Blight (31aus), Katanning, W. Australia, 12.160
Payton Looney (15), Republic, Mo., 12.234
Kaeden Cornell (50), Willard, Mo., 12.427
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 12.471
Chris Hawkins (usa1), Neosho, Mo., 12.739
Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., 12.864
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 13.150
Chandler Moenning (29), Willard, Mo., 13.522
Doug Tye (4D), Collinsville, Ill., no time
Group B
Logan Martin (36), West Plains, Mo., 12.349
Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 12.499
Tony Jackson Jr. (56), Lebanon, Mo., 12.513
Kylan Garner (usa128), Diamond, Mo., 12.618
Austin Vincent (5), Moody, Mo., 12.708
Cody Bauer (19x), Farwell, Mich., 12.834
Mark Daye (36D), Webb City, Mo., 13.308
Matt Menzie (26m), Clever, Mo., 13.362
Glen Powell (26), Nixa, Mo., 13.403
Group C
Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 12.269
Cole Wells (45), Aurora, Mo., 12.391
Drake Troutman (7), Hyndman, Pa., 12.401
Scott Crigler (12c), Alton, Mo., 12.440
Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 12.482
Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 12.646
Kyle Beard (86), Trumann, Ark., 12.764
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 12.996
Mick Quin (23NZ), Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 13.380
Tuesday’s schedule
(All times local)
6:20 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
6:50 p.m.: On-track activity
- Midwest mod B hot laps
- B-mod hot laps
- Late Model hot laps
- Midwest mod A hot laps
- Late model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Midwest mod B heat races (8 laps)
- Late Model heat races (8 laps)
- B-mod heat races (8 laps)
- Midwest mod A heat races (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (8 laps; if needed)
- Midwest mod B B-main (10 laps; if needed)
- B-mod B-main (10 laps; if needed)
- Late Model B-main (12 laps; if needed)
- Midwest mod A B-main (10 laps if needed)
- Midwest mod B A-main (20 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (40 laps)
- B-mod feature (20 laps)
- Midwest mod A feature (20 laps)