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• • • 2006 MOD ARCHIVES • • •

TIM BURKETT WINS
USA MANSFIELD OPENER
04.29.06
Mansfield OH

Tim Burkett won Saturday night’s USA Modified Series opener, The Demon Carb 50, at Mansfield Speedway, Mansfield, Ohio. It was the first USA win for the Ft. Wayne, Indiana native and a great start on the 2006 season for the newly formed team of Brian Nester and Burkett.
Thirty eight beautifully prepared Modifieds were on hand and in qualifying, Enon Ohio’s Dave Stacey picked up the “Firebottle Fast Time Award” with a blistering 16.767 around the half mile, semi banked oval. Second fast was Mike Carroll with a 16.854, followed by former Series Champion Rodney Scott with a 16.880.
In preliminary action Dave Stacey won the six car dash followed by Rodney Scott and Mike Carroll. In the Fast Heat it was Edgerton Ohio’s Bud Perry that got the jump on Tony Dager and held him off for the win.
With thirty eight cars on hand the Last Chance race was full of good cars as drivers tried to make their way into the Demon Carbs 50 lap feature. Former Series Champs Jeff Lane and Jason Dietsch along with ’05 USA Rookie standouts Scotty Tomasik and Mike Hadley Jr. were just a few of the great cars racing’ for the six transfer spots. In the end it was Tomasik with the win, followed by Dietsch, local Jo Shannon, Lane, Don Skaggs and Michigan new comer Bob Curry. Hadley would use a provisional along with USA veteran Mike Thurman to make the feature.
It would be Rodney Scott on the pole followed by Tim Burkett, Bud Perry, Mike Carroll, and local Matt Leedy. It was Burkett and Scott side by side for the first lap before Burkett finally edged his way in front leaving Mike Carroll and Scott to battle for second, with Carroll taking second Scott would finally move up to take over third.
Several yellows took there toll on USA competitors but it would be Tim Burkett hanging on for his first USA Modified Series win, followed by Mike Carroll and Rodney Scott. Mike Hadley Jr.would receive the “Allstar Performance Hard Charger Award”. The USA Modified Series travel to Flat Rock Speedway in Michigan next on May 13th for the Citgo Race Fuels 50.