Zack Mitchell Dominates Shadyhill Speedway for First Career Summer Nationals Win
Photo by Tyler Carr
MEDARYVILLE, IN—First start. First win.
Zack Mitchell entered Tuesday night wondering how he fared with the competitors of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models.
Leaving the 30-lap Feature at Shadyhill Speedway, the Enoree, SC driver can now call himself the Hell Tour winner for the first time after a dominant performance in the Hoosier State.
Mitchell and Colin Shipley led the field to the green flag, with Mitchell taking the lead off the top side of Turns 3-4 to take command on the opening circuit.
Mitchell held a one-second advantage until he approached the tail end of the lapped traffic, allowing Shipley, Trey Mills, and Rusty Schlenk to join the fight for the lead.
Stuck in traffic, Mitchell held a slight buffer of 0.5 seconds over Shipley until Mills forced his way around Shipley by pushing him up the track in Turn 4.
The resulting contact kept the No. 46 stuck to the top side, then spun across the frontstretch with a flat right rear tire on Lap 28, setting up a last-gasp effort from Mills and Schlenk towards the end.
While the two drivers chased down Mitchell on the three-lap dash, they were the first to witness the Coltman Farms Racing No. 57 Longhorn Chassis cross the finish line as the 118th different winner of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. Mitchell also becomes the first driver from South Carolina to win on the tour.
“It feels really good,” Mitchell said. “I don’t think I had that on my bingo card for tonight, but we put together a good night. A solid night put ourselves in position to do this. I know the racetrack kinda rubbered up, but I had a really good piece all night long.”
Leaving the Week 5 opener, Jason Feger holds a 65-point gap over Tyler Erb entering the final five races of the 2025 season.
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals visit Montpelier Motor Speedway for the final Indiana visit of 2025 on Wednesday night, July 9.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
DIRTCAR LATE MODEL RESULTS
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 57-Zack Mitchell[2]; 2. 14JR-Trey Mills[3]; 3. 91-Rusty Schlenk[4]; 4. 55-Eli Johnson[6]; 5. 75-Dillon McCowan[8]; 6. 5-Mark Whitener[10]; 7. 71R-Rod Conley[5]; 8. 25F-Jason Feger[7]; 9. 41-Mike Vandermark Jr[12]; 10. 89-Mike Spatola[9]; 11. 1-Tyler Erb[16]; 12. 17SS-Brenden Smith[18]; 13. 17SR-Brody Smith[14]; 14. 31M-Tyler Millwood[19]; 15. 1G-Devin Gilpin[13]; 16. LIL91-Carter Schlenk[11]; 17. 29-Christian Hanger[22]; 18. 06-Jake Rendel[20]; 19. 07-Rylee Knoll[17]; 20. 38-Thomas Hunziker[21]; 21. 46-Colin Shipley[1]; 22. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[15]
Consolation Race (8 Laps): 1. 1-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 07-Rylee Knoll[3]; 3. 17SS-Brenden Smith[4]; 4. 38-Thomas Hunziker[5]; 5. 31M-Tyler Millwood[9]; 6. 14-AJ Cooley[10]; 7. 06-Jake Rendel[12]; 8. 21K-Jacob Kolwyck[8]; 9. 32-Donita Hines[11]; 10. 18-Jacob Stuhr[2]; 11. 55X-Mike Lofgren[14]; 12. (DNF) 2-Cody Overton[6]; 13. (DNS) 29-Christian Hanger; 14. (DNS) 57J-Chris Joseph
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14JR-Trey Mills[2]; 2. 91-Rusty Schlenk[1]; 3. 25F-Jason Feger[3]; 4. 5-Mark Whitener[5]; 5. 1G-Devin Gilpin[4]; 6. 1-Tyler Erb[6]; 7. 17SS-Brenden Smith[8]; 8. 29-Christian Hanger[7]; 9. 14-AJ Cooley[10]; 10. 57J-Chris Joseph[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 46-Colin Shipley[1]; 2. 71R-Rod Conley[8]; 3. 75-Dillon McCowan[7]; 4. LIL91-Carter Schlenk[4]; 5. 17SR-Brody Smith[3]; 6. 18-Jacob Stuhr[2]; 7. 38-Thomas Hunziker[5]; 8. 21K-Jacob Kolwyck[9]; 9. 32-Donita Hines[10]; 10. 55X-Mike Lofgren[6]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 57-Zack Mitchell[1]; 2. 55-Eli Johnson[2]; 3. 89-Mike Spatola[3]; 4. 41-Mike Vandermark Jr[4]; 5. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[8]; 6. 07-Rylee Knoll[6]; 7. 2-Cody Overton[7]; 8. 31M-Tyler Millwood[5]; 9. 06-Jake Rendel[9]
Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 91-Rusty Schlenk, 00:15.186[3]; 2. 14JR-Trey Mills, 00:15.220[9]; 3. 25F-Jason Feger, 00:15.303[5]; 4. 1G-Devin Gilpin, 00:15.365[8]; 5. 5-Mark Whitener, 00:15.427[4]; 6. 1-Tyler Erb, 00:15.467[1]; 7. 29-Christian Hanger, 00:15.510[2]; 8. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:15.565[10]; 9. 57J-Chris Joseph, 00:16.023[6]; 10. 14-AJ Cooley, 00:16.036[7]
Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 46-Colin Shipley, 00:15.284[3]; 2. 18-Jacob Stuhr, 00:15.547[4]; 3. 17SR-Brody Smith, 00:15.639[5]; 4. LIL91-Carter Schlenk, 00:15.649[1]; 5. 38-Thomas Hunziker, 00:15.720[6]; 6. 55X-Mike Lofgren, 00:15.722[10]; 7. 75-Dillon McCowan, 00:15.805[2]; 8. 71R-Rod Conley, 00:15.842[9]; 9. 21K-Jacob Kolwyck, 00:16.089[7]; 10. 32-Donita Hines, 00:16.157[8]
Qualifying 3 (2 Laps): 1. 57-Zack Mitchell, 00:15.282[9]; 2. 55-Eli Johnson, 00:15.470[7]; 3. 89-Mike Spatola, 00:15.577[3]; 4. 41-Mike Vandermark Jr, 00:15.667[2]; 5. 31M-Tyler Millwood, 00:15.684[8]; 6. 07-Rylee Knoll, 00:15.695[1]; 7. 2-Cody Overton, 00:15.719[4]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:15.720[5]; 9. 06-Jake Rendel, 00:16.028[6]
DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS OVERALL DRIVER STANDINGS
Points Updated: July 8, 2025
Pos # Driver Hometown Points Gap Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features
1 #25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 1387 -0 5 12 18 23 WEEK 1 AND WEEK 4 CHAMP
2 #1 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 1322 -65 6 12 17 23
3 #75 Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO 1128 -259 0 5 14 23
4 #5 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 1096 -291 0 6 12 21
5 #14JR Trey Mills St. Augustine, FL 1016 -371 1 4 8 19
6 #31M Tyler Millwood Kingston, GA 972 -415 1 3 7 17
7 #29 Christian Hanger Winchester, TN 895 -492 0 1 6 20
8 #15 Clay Stuckey Shreveport, LA 840 -547 0 1 2 19
9 #17SS Brenden Smith Dade City, FL 820 -567 0 0 2 14
10 #40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 769 -618 0 2 8 17
19 #B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 510 -877 1 6 7 7 WEEK 3 CHAMP
29 #19R Ryan Gustin Marshalltown, IA 339 -1048 1 4 6 6 WEEK 2 CHAMP
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CURT SPALDING SECURES THIRD SUMMIT MODIFIED NATIONALS TRIUMPH AT SHADYHILL SINCE 2021
MEDARYVILLE, INNever give up
While Curt Spalding dealt with troubles that saw him swap out haulers, and questioned his and son Tyler Spalding’s arrival at Shadyhill Speedway on Tuesday, the Watervliet, MI driver left with his third career DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals trophy in hand.
Wheatfield, IN’s Nick Allen and Spalding led the field to the opening green flag, with Allen securing the top spot on the bottom before a multi-car pileup on Lap 2 involved several drivers inside the top-10.
Allen held the lead on the restart, while Spalding stayed glued to his back bumper throughout the first half of the 25-lap Feature.
Spalding stayed within striking distance of Allen’s No. 21A, but could not find any room to create an opportunity for a pass around him as third-place runner Tyler Nicely placed heat on Spalding’s No. 5 Lethal Chassis.
A caution with three laps to go gave Spalding one last chance at snagging the win away from Allen. Spalding carried more speed into the restart than Allen, as the two went side-by-side for the lead. Spalding slid under Allen through Turns 1-2 to take the race lead while Allen lost a right rear tire that took him out of the Feature.
Spalding nailed the restart over Nicely by jumping out to a one-second lead as he scored his first Summit Modified Nationals win of 2025 at the Indiana racetrack, and his first since Fairbury Speedway in 2021.
“Well, I was pretty frustrated,” Spalding said. “The first couple of restarts, I had Nick (Allen) beat. But, that’s what you call never giving up. I just kept dialing breaks, and that was my only shot, right? He knew I wasn’t gonna go in there and blast him out or anything like that. We just dragged race down in there, and we got it done.”
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals visit Montpelier Motor Speedway for the final Indiana visit of 2025 on Wednesday night, July 9.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
DIRTCAR UMP MODIFIED RESULTS
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 5CS-Curt Spalding[2]; 2. 25-Tyler Nicely[3]; 3. 777-Trevor Neville[4]; 4. 4-Michael Ledford[6]; 5. 7-Brad Deyoung[8]; 6. 27-Beau DeYoung[10]; 7. 28M-Frank Marshall[15]; 8. 9R-Garrett Rons[20]; 9. 28-Mason Lobb[17]; 10. 757-Bradley Jameson[9]; 11. 25B-Greg Belyea[14]; 12. 51T-Tim Walter[21]; 13. (DNF) 21A-Nick Allen[1]; 14. (DNF) 23B-Ethan Boomsma[13]; 15. (DNF) 1TS-Tyler Spalding[5]; 16. (DNF) 14-Dalton Lane[22]; 17. (DNF) 0-Garrett Jameson[7]; 18. (DNF) 75-Daniel Adam[11]; 19. (DNF) 15-Chris Kittle[12]; 20. (DNF) 25S-Jake Straka[16]; 21. (DNF) 35-David Stremme[18]; 22. (DNS) 45H-Chase Holland
Last Chance Showdown 1 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Mason Lobb[1]; 2. 14-Dalton Lane[3]; 3. 21B-Hunter Breland[2]; 4. 1-Dave Lilja[8]; 5. 10H-Brad Hess[5]; 6. 17JR-Josh Lank Jr[4]; 7. 25L-Josh Lolmaugh[7]; 8. (DNS) 45H-Chase Holland
Last Chance Showdown 2 (8 Laps): 1. 35-David Stremme[1]; 2. 9R-Garrett Rons[2]; 3. 51T-Tim Walter[3]; 4. 09-Dan Price[7]; 5. (DNS) 23-Dylan Caldwell; 6. (DNS) 31-Matthew Lambrecht; 7. (DNS) 68W-Damion Wilmoth; 8. (DNS) A88-Chris Anstead
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21A-Nick Allen[2]; 2. 1TS-Tyler Spalding[1]; 3. 757-Bradley Jameson[3]; 4. 23B-Ethan Boomsma[7]; 5. 28-Mason Lobb[4]; 6. 14-Dalton Lane[5]; 7. 10H-Brad Hess[8]; 8. (DNF) 25L-Josh Lolmaugh[6]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 777-Trevor Neville[1]; 2. 0-Garrett Jameson[2]; 3. 75-Daniel Adam[4]; 4. 28M-Frank Marshall[3]; 5. 21B-Hunter Breland[6]; 6. 17JR-Josh Lank Jr[7]; 7. 45H-Chase Holland[5]; 8. 1-Dave Lilja[8]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 5CS-Curt Spalding[2]; 2. 4-Michael Ledford[1]; 3. 27-Beau DeYoung[6]; 4. 25B-Greg Belyea[5]; 5. 35-David Stremme[3]; 6. 51T-Tim Walter[7]; 7. 31-Matthew Lambrecht[4]; 8. (DNF) 09-Dan Price[8]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Tyler Nicely[1]; 2. 7-Brad Deyoung[2]; 3. 15-Chris Kittle[4]; 4. 25S-Jake Straka[3]; 5. 9R-Garrett Rons[6]; 6. (DNS) 23-Dylan Caldwell; 7. (DNS) 68W-Damion Wilmoth; 8. (DNS) A88-Chris Anstead
Qualifying A (3 Laps): 1. 1TS-Tyler Spalding, 00:15.237[2]; 2. 777-Trevor Neville, 00:15.360[7]; 3. 21A-Nick Allen, 00:15.436[12]; 4. 0-Garrett Jameson, 00:15.508[13]; 5. 757-Bradley Jameson, 00:15.518[11]; 6. 28M-Frank Marshall, 00:15.618[8]; 7. 28-Mason Lobb, 00:15.621[3]; 8. 75-Daniel Adam, 00:15.739[10]; 9. 14-Dalton Lane, 00:15.858[6]; 10. 45H-Chase Holland, 00:15.893[14]; 11. 25L-Josh Lolmaugh, 00:15.995[1]; 12. 21B-Hunter Breland, 00:16.081[16]; 13. 23B-Ethan Boomsma, 00:16.100[5]; 14. 17JR-Josh Lank Jr, 00:16.184[9]; 15. 10H-Brad Hess, 00:16.250[4]; 16. 1-Dave Lilja, 00:16.651[15]
Qualifying B (3 Laps): 1. 4-Michael Ledford, 00:15.681[14]; 2. 25-Tyler Nicely, 00:15.698[5]; 3. 5CS-Curt Spalding, 00:15.800[11]; 4. 7-Brad Deyoung, 00:15.847[6]; 5. 35-David Stremme, 00:15.903[15]; 6. 25S-Jake Straka, 00:15.987[13]; 7. 31-Matthew Lambrecht, 00:16.030[12]; 8. 15-Chris Kittle, 00:16.101[1]; 9. 25B-Greg Belyea, 00:16.191[10]; 10. 23-Dylan Caldwell, 00:16.200[7]; 11. 27-Beau DeYoung, 00:16.215[3]; 12. 9R-Garrett Rons, 00:16.302[9]; 13. 51T-Tim Walter, 00:16.596[16]; 14. 68W-Damion Wilmoth, 00:16.725[2]; 15. (DNF) 09-Dan Price[4]; 16. (DNS) A88-Chris Anstead
DIRTCAR SUMMIT MODIFIED NATIONALS DRIVER STANDINGS
Points Updated: July 6, 2025
Pos # Driver Hometown Points Gap Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features
1 #777 Trevor Neville Mackinaw, IL 748 -0 1 9 10 14
2 #45H Chase Holland Success, MS 686 -62 1 7 12 18
3 #75 Daniel Adam Peru, IL 552 -196 0 2 8 14
4 #25 Tyler Nicely Owensboro, KY 511 -237 4 6 6 7
5 #66 Cole Falloway Owensboro, KY 467 -281 0 4 8 9
6 #1A Steve Meyer Caseyville, IL 443 -305 0 1 5 11
7 #23B Ethan Boomsma Wheatfield, IN 434 -314 0 0 1 11
8 #37 Michael Ledford Pontiac, IL 431 -317 2 4 6 7
9 #77 Ray Bollinger Kewanee, IL 369 -379 0 4 6 6
10 #99 Hunt Gossum Mayfield, KY 329 -419 1 3 4 5
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