Ty Dillon (center) celebrates with his team after scoring his fourth DIRTcar UMP Modified feature and the DIRTcar Nationals UMP Modified championship Tuesday night at Volusia Speedway Park. Photo courtesy DIRTcar Nationals Media
Ty Dillon left no question who was the most dominating driver during the UMP Modified portion of this year’s DIRTcar Nationals presented by Summit Racing Equipment by winning for the fourth time during the event on Tuesday night at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, FL.
Dillon, who turns 22 on Feb. 27 and competes regularly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, had to dig hard to get past leader Kent Robinson in the second of Twin 20 features, but once he was in front it was smooth sailing to the checkered flag. In addition to his four wins, he also had a runner-up finish to help lift him to the DIRTcar UMP Modified championship at the two-week-long event.
“I don’t think I can put words to it,” said Dillon, whose brother, Austin, is on the pole for the Daytona 500. “It’s just been one of those weeks where I felt like I’ve been in a groove in our Team Dillon race cars. They have been so amazing. To come down here and race against 68 DIRTcar UMP Modified drivers, they’re the best across the country, track champions and everything, and win four races, get two big Gator trophies … I’m just very blessed for the opportunity. I hate that it’s over, but it’s good to go out on a good note.”
In the first of the Twin 20s for DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, Joel Ortberg, of Sardinia, Ohio, won for the first time in his career at Volusia.
The DIRTcar Late Models rolled out for the nightcap, and Kenny Pettyjohn was almost at a loss for words after driving away from a star-studded field to capture the 30-lap A-Main. Pettyjohn, 46, was victorious for the first time in more than a decade’s worth of February trips to Volusia.
“Shoot, I can’t believe I’m standing here,” said Pettyjohn, of Millsboro, DE. “I think this tops every race that I ever won in my life. To a lot of these guys this wouldn’t be that big a deal, but for me this took a lifetime.”
Pettyjohn became the first driver from Delaware to win a dirt Late Model feature during the long history of the DIRTcar Nationals by Summit. He achieved the milestone with a powerful performance that saw him swap the lead twice with Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs of Bear Lake, PA, before gaining command for good on lap three.
The Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds roll into Volusia on Wednesday to join the DIRTcar Late Models, with the World of Outlaws Late Models invading the big half-mile on Thursday.
For more information and updates on the DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment, click DIRTcarNationals.com.
DIRTcar Nationals
Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville FL
DIRTcar UMP Modified Gator Championship – Feb. 18 2014
A-Main 1
1. (O1X) Joel Ortberg
2. (D4) Dave Jamison
3. (26) Bobby Gierke
4. (5B) Steven Brooks
5. (2G) Troy Girolamo
6. (O1) Mitch O’Patik
7. (52) Jordan Bailey
8. (10M) Scott Mooers
9. (79) Nick Kurtz
10. (O8) Jake Griffin
11. (4) Cody Bauman
12. (54B) Larry Burkins
13. (36H) Darryl Hoekstra
14. (24JR) Jeffrey Lien, Jr.
15. (10c) Jeff Bagent
16. (17JE) Jack Steilder
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1. (41) Ty Dillon
2. (85) Kent Robinson
3. (1G) Devin Gilpin
4. (20) Kody Weisner
5. (51) Justin Allgaier
6. (36) Kenny Wallace
7. (7B) Jeff Babcock
8. (9) Kenny Schrader
9. (K9) Will Krup
10. (35) David Stremme
11. (90) Jason Beaulieu
12. (49) Brian Ruhlman
13. (O5) Dave Wiethholder
14. (1) Dwight Niehoff
DNS: (67) Garret Stewart
DIRTcar Late Models
1. (38) Kenny Pettyjohn
2. (2) Brady Smith
3. (1) Brandon Sheppard
4. (25) Shane Clanton
5. (0) Scott Bloomquist
6. (21) Billy Moyer
7. (23) John Blankenship
8. (15) Steve Francis
9. (18) Eric Wells
10. (32) Bobby Pierce
11. (22) Gregg Satterlee
12. (1B) Jeff Babcock
13. (4ds) Chad Hollenbeck
14. (81) Brian Shirley
15. (157) Mike Marlar
16. (24) Rick Eckert
17. (14M) Morgan Bagley
18. (32c) Vic Coffey
19. (39) Tim McCreadie
20. (101) Casey Roberts
21. (99Jr) Frankie Heckenast, Jr.
22. (99B) Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs
23. (20) Jimmy Owens
DNS: (40B) Kyle Bronson
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