ORRVILLE, Ohio (July 16) — Updates and results from the 23rd and final round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Wayne County Speedway, an event highlighted by a $5,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):
Feature
Second-starting Kyle Moore of Mansfield, Ohio, traded sliders and crossover moves with Ashton Winger for several laps after the halfway mark, then fended off Winger on a late-race restart to lead all 40 laps at Wayne County Speedway, winning Sunday's $5,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature. Moore scored his first career Summer Nationals victory, beating Winger to the line by 1.483 seconds. An emotional Moore, who lost his mother earlier in the year and dedicated the win to her, becomes the sixth first-time tour winner this season, joining Stormy Scott, Logan Martin, Mike Harrison and Dylan Thompson. Fourth-starting Winger, of Hampton, Ga., settled for the runner-up position, but officially clinched the 2023 Summer Nationals championship along with adding the $10,000 Week 5 points bonus.
Feature lineup
(40 laps)
Row 1: Ryan Markham, Kyle Moore
Row 2: Drake Troutman, Ashton Winger
Row 3: Rod Conley, Bob Gardner
Row 4: Mike Bores, Cody Scott
Row 5: Brandon Francis, Rusty Schlenk
Row 6: Ryan Missler, Eric Spangler
Row 7: Devin Shiels, Todd Brennan
Row 8: Jerry Aber, Dave Hornikel
Row 9: Eric Wilson, Tyler Carpenter
Row 10: Kye Blight, Ryan Unzicker
Row 11: J.R. Gentry, Thomas Hunziker
Consolation race results
B-main (10 laps; top two transfer): Eric Wilson, Tyler Carpenter, Doug Drown, Kye Blight, Larry Bellman, Jake Rendel, Tyler Evans, Mitch Caskey, Nick Cox, J.R. Gentry, Doug Baird, Jason Henderson, Ryan Unzicker, Thomas Hunziker. Scratched: Nathon Loney
C-main (top three transfer to B-main): Thomas Hunziker, Tyler Carpenter, Ryan Unzicker, Ryan Payne, Chase Frohnapfel, Brian Ruhlman, Cory Workman, Wes Morrison, Jason Skelly. Scratched: Brent Coffman, Logan Nickerson
Heat race results
(Eight laps, top four transfer)
First heat: Ryan Markham, Rod Conley, Brandon Francis, Devin Shiels, J.R. Gentry, Kye Blight, Mitch Caskey, Thomas Hunziker, Cory Workman, Jason Skelly.
Second heat: Kyle Moore, Mike Bores, Ryan Missler, Jerry Aber, Eric Wilson, Doug Baird, Jason Henderson, Ryan Payne, Logan Nickerson, Chase Frohnapfel.
Third heat: Drake Troutman, Bob Gardner, Rusty Schlenk, Todd Brennan, Tyler Evans, Doug Drown, Larry Bellman, Ryan Unzicker, Brian Ruhlman, Wes Morrison.
Fourth heat: Ashton Winger, Cody Scott, Eric Spangler, Dave Hornikel, Nick Cox, Jake Rendel, Nathan Loney, Brent Coffman, Tyler Carpenter.
Time trials
Driver (car no.), hometown, time
Group A
J.R. Gentry (14), Wooster, Ohio, 16.875
Mike Bores (94), Bellevue, Ohio, 17.250
Brandon Francis (113), Parkersburg, W.Va., 17.303
Kyle Moore (1*), Mansfield, Ohio, 17.449
Devin Shiels (51S), Britton, Mich., 17.452
Eric Wilson (27W), Cortland, Ohio, 17.476
Kye Blight (31aus), Bunbury, W. Australia, 17.538
Ryan Missler (50), Bellevue, Ohio, 17.541
Ryan Markham (5M), Ashland, Ohio, 17.557
Logan Nickerson (21), Vestaburg, Mich., 17.747
Rod Conley (71R), Wheelersburg, Ohio, 18.129
Ryan Payne (12R), Pennsboro, W.Va., 18.156
Mitch Caskey (14C), North Lawrence, Ohio. 18.324
Jerry Aber (24A), Orrville, Ohio, 18.422
Cory Workman (W1), Gratiot, Ohio, 18.426
Chase Frohnapfel (145), Canal Winchester, Ohio, 18.492
Jason Skelly (24X), West Salem, Ohio, 18.633
Doug Baird (69R), Aluada, Ohio, 19.198
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 19.388
Jason Henderson (J28), Loudonville, Ohio, no time
Group B
Drake Troutman (7T), Hyndman, Pa., 16.905
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 17.121
Doug Drown (12), Wooster, Ohio, 17.357
Nathan Loney (10), Millersburg, Ohio, 17.437
Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., 17.523
Tyler Carpenter (28), Parkersburg, W.Va., 17.581
Rusty Schlenk (91), McClure, Ohio, 17.780
Eric Spangler (27), Lake City, Mich., 17.826
Todd Brennan (20), Zanesville, Ohio, 17.900
Cody Scott (19), Ontario, Ohio, 18.033
Brian Ruhlman (49), Clarklake, Mich., 18.106
Jake Rendel (06), Adrain, Mich., 18.257
Larry Bellman (59B), Wooster, Ohio, 18.394
Dave Hornikel (71), Mansfield, Ohio, 18.487
Wes Morrison (21), Ohio City, Ohio, 18.546
Brent Coffman (36), Ashland, Ohio, 18.867
Tyler Evans (17), Millersburg, Ohio, 18.906
Nick Cox (7), Mansfield, Ohio, 18.937
Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., no time
Sunday’s schedule
(All times local)
3 p.m. - Gates open
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity begins
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps/qualifying (3 laps)
- Late Model qualifying (2 laps)
- Super stock hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heat races (8 laps)
- Modified heat races (8 laps)
- Late Model c-main (8 laps; if needed)
- Super stock heat races (8 laps)
- Late Model consolation (10 laps; if needed)
- Super stock consolation (8 laps; if needed)
Intermission/track prep
Feature races
- Late Models (40 laps)
- Modifieds (25 laps)
- Super stocks (20 laps)
