Darren Miller won the biggest race of his career by taking the 305 sprint car main after inheriting the lead on the final lap when a crash took out Kyle Smith. Cookies are used to keep you logged in, to optimize your ad experience, and for other features, but you can opt-out if you wish. Brian Harris won the B feature over Matt Taylor, Johnny Johnson and Carrier.
3s team, which is still searching for its first victory of the 2008 Summer Nationals.“We were close, just no cigars yet,” said Shirley. It was the first of two nights of racing in the series' season finale at the half-mile speed plant. Darren (303) 601-5483 He managed to pull close to Miller on a few occasions after reaching second place, but he had to settle for runner-up money.“The track narrowed up,” said Mars. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. FARMER CITY, IL – June 20, 2008 – By Kellen Burns/DIRTcar Racing P.R. – Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway/Calvert City, KY – $7,500 (Brad Neat – 40),Copyright 2020 World Racing Group | All Rights Reserved,Darren Miller captures second straight UMP Summer Nationals win,2020 Youthful Competitor (Non 410 Sprints),DIRTcar Fall Nationals Driver Registration, Tickets, Camping and More Now Available,CASHIN’ OUT: Hoffman Scores Third UMP Modified Win in Three Days for $22,500 in Winner’s Shares,HELLO, OPERATOR!

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Vernon, Ill., Miller used a top-five qualifying effort and a dominant heat-race victory to propel himself onto the outside pole starting slot for Farmer City’s annual event. –,Ask Darren Miller if twice is just as nice, and he’ll respond with an emphatic, “Yes – actually, it’s better.”.The 31-year-old from Milledgeville, Ill., became the first repeat winner of the 2008 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals on Friday night, rolling to a convincing victory in the 40-lap A-Main at Farmer City Raceway.Coming off his first-ever Summer Nationals triumph the previous night at I-57/I-64 Raceway in Mt. PORT ROYAL, Pa. — A field of 136 race cars did battle at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday night in the annual Blue Collar Classic featuring the Keystone RaceSaver 305 sprint cars.Darren Miller won the biggest race of his career by taking the 305 sprint car main after inheriting the lead on the final lap when a crash took out Kyle Smith.The Mason Dixon Series limited late model main went to Juniata County driver Trent Brenneman in a rare limited start for the super late model regular.The xtreme stock feature was won by Bill Powell, who also scored the 2018 track title with his feature run while Eric Boozel pulled a last corner daredevil move to win the four-cylinder pure stock feature event.Polesitter Kyle Smith was headed to the victory in the 25-lap 305 sprint feature after wiring the field when disaster struck him in the final turn of the race.Just in front of him, a pair of cars racing deep in the pack collided and turned over in the fourth corner as Smith raced into the third turn amid lapped traffic.And with nowhere to go, Smith slammed into the crash scene on the high side as the red flag appeared for the original crash.Miller raced in second the entire distance, at times keeping pace with Smith and at times watching as he drove away.Smith proved flawless in traffic, having entered the backmarkers on the 13th tour and Miller was in the right place at the right time when Smith’s misfortunes struck.A one-lap dash to the finish played out on the lap 24 restart with Miller jetting away from Jeff Miller to pick up the win.Jeff Miller had moved into what was third place on the ninth tour.Darren Miller ended up taking the $800 victory by .433 seconds to record his second career Port Royal division win.Zach Newlin blasted into third on the last lap restart, getting around Austin Bishop in the first turn when action resumed.Bishop, up from 18th starting spot, ended up fourth with Jonathan Jones finishing fifth.Jaremi Hanson muscled by Stephanie Dodson on a lap one restart to get the lead and win in the 15-lap Founders Cup event for 305 sprint non-qualifiers.The 20-lap limited late model main was riddled with caution flags over the entire distance.Polesitter Shaun Jones led only the first lap before Trent Brenneman motored around the top lane to get control.Once in control, Brenneman withstood no less than five restarts to get the victory worth $1,000.Jones faded from second spot late as Brian Shuey took second and threatened to mount a challenge for the win before slowing to a stop with four laps to go.The restart placed Justin Weaver behind Brenneman, where he would finish by 1.552 seconds.Andrew Yoder, Dylan Yoder and Jones completed the top five finishers.Brad Mitch crossed the finish line first in the 20-lap xtreme stock main followed by Pete Leister but both drivers failed post-race inspection.This handed the win to Bill Powell, who raced in third the entire event.Credited with second through fifth place were Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Imes, Matt Wampler and Walt Peters.This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.