Duluth, MN – 2006 Champion Darrell Nelson currently sits atop the Como Modified Series presented by the Lake Country Chevrolet Dealers standings as the series shifts to Superior Speedway on Wednesday, July 28 (rescheduled rainout date). On the strength of two top three finishes, Nelson currently holds a 5-point advantage over 2007 Champion Kelly Estey. Only 4 drivers have finished in the top ten in each of the first two events. Those drivers include: Nelson, Estey, Bob Broking and Jody Bellefeuille. As the third leg of series heads to Superior, look for the points battle to tighten up even more between Nelson and the rest of the competitors following the tour.
Superior Speedway hosted the third leg of the tour in 2008 with 37 of the best Modifieds in the area checking in for battle. Richmond, Mn driver Don Eischens topped the pole dash putting him on the front row of the main event along side Brad Hanson of Mt. Iron, Mn. At the conclusion of the night’s event, however, it was 2008 Series Champion Al Uotinen charging forward from his 14th starting position taking home the win in dramatic fashion. With Superior being the first mid-week show of the season, fans could see a few new faces in the mix.
53 Modifieds competed in the first series event at Proctor while 46 ready combatants checked in the back gate at Hibbing. Nelson topped the series opener at Proctor before Estey tallied the Governor’s Cup win at Hibbing. Will we see are third winner is as many events come Wednesday night? Come on out to Superior Speedway on the 21st to see who will reign victorious over the monster field of Modifieds.
Heading into the third event of the series at Superior, Jody Bellefeuille leads the Dirthead.com Hard Charger Standings. Bellefeuille, who currently sits in 5th place in series points, holds a one point advantage over Joey Jensen and Robby Bunkleman. 2-time and defending USRA Modified National Champion Brad Waits sits in the fourth spot a mere three markers behind Bellefeuille. Jason Miller rounds out the top five for the Dirthead.com Hard Charger award. A special thanks goes out to the great folks at Dirthead.com for sponsoring the Hard Charger award.
With two events down and two events remaining, Darrell Nelson holds the advantage over Kelly Estey in the GRP Motorsports “High 5″ Bonus. At the conclusion of the first four series events, the five drivers who have accumulated the most points (via formula on website) will compete for the bonus at the Silver 1000 (Proctor Speedway). Out of the five drivers eligible, whomever finishes the highest in the A-main will be paid $750 with the second highest finisher receiving $250. Thanks to Greg at GRP Motorsports of Stillwater, Mn for putting on this great promotion.
Current Series Point Standings (After two events):
1. Darrell Nelson #44 112
2. Kelly Estey #37 107
3. Bob Broking #45 101
4. Craig Thatcher #91 97
5. Jody Bellefeuille #11 89
6. Mike Anderson #57 88
7. Joey Jensen #V2 85
7. Jeff Wood #55 85
9. Robby Bunkelman #00 81
10. Al Uotinen #98 808
10. Jeff Provinzino #11K 80
10. Ryan Aho #71A 80
Dirthead.com Hard Charger (After two events):
1. Jody Bellefeuille #11 15pts
2. Joey Jensen #V2 14pts
2. Robby Bunkelman #00 14pts
4. Brad Waits #24 12pts
5. Jason Miller #12m 10pts
GRP Motorsports “High 5 Bonus” (After two events):
1. Darrell Nelson #44 9pts
2. Kelly Estey #37 6pts
3. Mike Anderson #57 4pts
4. Craig Thatcher #91 3pts
5. Rick Jacobson #7 3pts
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COMO MODIFIED SERIES TITLE SPONSOR
Como Oil & Propane is a full-service heating fuel supplier providing propane, oil and related services to Northland customers. The company has nine local offices in Duluth, Barnum, Two Harbors, Hibbing, Grand Marais, Tower, Ashland, Cable and Minong. For more information, please visit www.comooilandpropane.com.
COMO MODIFIED SERIES PRESENTING SPONSORS
The Lake Country Chevrolet Dealers are an eight-team group of dealers in the Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin that include: Sonju Two Harbors (Two Harbors, MN), Ranger Chevrolet (Hibbing, MN), Grand Rapids Chevrolet (Grand Rapids, MN), Kolar GM Center (Cloquet, MN), Luther Family Chevrolet (Duluth, MN), Calumet Chevrolet (Calumet, MN), Iron Trail Motors (Virginia, MN), Don Johnson Motors (Hayward, WI)
COMO MODIFIED SERIES PARTNER SPONSORS
Bills Diesel Repair, Black Bear Casino, Construction Services, Inc.
Cost Cutters, Den’s Auto Body, Duluth Lawn & Sport, Elite Tinting & Graphics, Fortune Bay Casino, FOX 21 KQDS, GRP Motorsports, Lucky Seven General Stores, Miller Hill Machine Shop, Mirror Images Day Spa, Murphy Oil, RACEMN.com, Rick Gondick Law Office, Scott Didrikson Construction, The Shack
COMO MODIFIED SERIES CONTINGENCY SPONSORS
Chris Burback Photography, DirtHead.com, Intercomp, Motorstats.com, QA1 Motorsports, Specialty Fabricating J-Car, Elite Shock Services, Quality Fab Inc, Dirt Modified Magazine, Wehrs Machine, Archer Dirt Track Supply
Fore more information regarding the Como Modified Series check out our website at www.comomodseries.com. On behalf of the Como Modified Series we’d like to thank all the fans, pit crew members and drivers that made the first two events a success. We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, July 21 at Superior Speedway.