Kyle Strickler celebrates his $5,000 Gator Championship victory at Volusia Speedway Park’s DIRTcar Nationals on Monday night. Photo: DIRTcar Racing/Twitter
Kyle Strickler survived a wild finish to win the DIRTcar Nationals Gator Championship Monday night at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park.
David Stremme jumped out to a quick lead, but Strickler charged to the point on lap 8 and then pulled away until he caught the back of the field with five to go in the 30-lap, $5,000-to-win showcase for DIRTcar UMP Modifieds.
In heavy lapped traffic, Strickler went to the top in a move that nearly cost him the lead. Stremme closed fast on the bottom as they split lapped cars. Stremme tried to get Strickler going into Turn 1, but Strickler had enough momentum to stay out front, then a lap later dive between two cars again going into Turn 1, which proved to be the winning move as he was able to fend off Stremme to the checkered flag.
“They were two-wide in front of me and I went to the top to try to blast around them on the cushion and I saw the nose on the 35 (Stremme) so I knew I had to get going,” said Strickler, of Mooresville, North Carolina. “I couldn’t go to the top again and make that mistake. Then I saw an opening and in big races like this you’ve got to take big chances. I knew I had to shoot the gap and make an aggressive move there. That could have cost us right there.”
A couple years into a tense rivalry spurred by beating and banging between Strickler and Stremme in big races — including the first two nights at this year’s DIRTcar Nationals — it seemed fitting the biggest DIRTcar UMP Modified race of the event came down to those two racers.
“We got involved in a bunch of dumb stuff early in the week,” Strickler said. “We still might not like each other, but that’s what we’re here to do is race like that for the fans. I’m glad we got all that out of our system and it all works out when you do what you’re supposed to do.”
Nick Hoffman, who finished sixth on Monday night, earned the most points over the course of six DIRTcar Nationals UMP Modified events to clinch the overall event championship for the fourth time in his career.
In other action, the DIRTcar Late Models kicked off the second week of racing at Volusia with 2018 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series champion Mike Marlar blasting to the lead with 8 laps to go and holding off a veritable list of all-star caliber racers to win.
Darrell Lanigan was second with Scott Bloomquist in third. In fact, the top six finishers were all former World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series champions.
Action in the DIRTcar Nationals continues on Tuesday, featuring the DIRTcar Late Models and the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds.
For more information, visit DIRTcarNationals.com.
DIRTcar Nationals
Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
DIRTcar UMP Modifieds – February 11, 2019
1. Kyle Strickler
2. David Stremme
3. R.C. Whitwell
4. Lucas Lee
5. Justin Allgaier
6. Nick Hoffman
7. Brian Ruhlman
8. Taylor Cook
9. Tyler Nicely
10. Ryan Ayers
11. Will Krup
12. Allen Weisser
13. Michael Altobelli, Jr.
14. Zeke McKenzie
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16. David Wietholder
17. Trey Harris
18. Curt Spalding
19. Jason Beaulieu
20. Brandon Green
21. David Reutimann
22. Tyler Evans
23. Kenny Wallace
24. Ray Bollinger
25. Gordy Gundaker
26. Brendan Rassell
27. Ryan Cripe
28. Steve Meyer, Jr.
DIRTcar Late Models
1. Mike Marlar
2. Darrell Lanigan
3. Scott Bloomquist
4. Josh Richards
5. Shane Clanton
6. Tim McCreadie
7. Chase Junghans
8. Dale McDowell
9. Mike Norris
10. Brandon Overton
11. Brandon Sheppard
12. Devin Moran
13. Kyle Bronson
14. Tanner English
15. Chris Madden
16. Cade Dillard
17. Ricky Weiss
18. Jason Jameson
19. Boom Briggs
20. Tyler Bruening
21. Kyle Hardy
22. Kent Robinson
23. Don O’Neal
24. Brian Shirley
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