HOPE, IN (May 17, 2025) – Matt Hamilton of Aurora showed why he is the all-time winningest driver at Lawrenceburg Speedway across all divisions as he won his first career Northern Allstars Modified Dirt Series Powered by Sunoco Race Fuels race on Saturday Night, May 17.
He led from the drop of the green flag and despite having to fend off a tough challenge from the defending track champ, Nick Snell survived a late race caution to hold on for the $1,500 win.
The rest of the top 5 were Snell, Dalton Smith, Daniel Dehner and J.P. Roberts, Jr. Heat race winners were Ben Harmon, Matt Hamilton, and Pete Holt. Cory Skipton won the B main.
The Northern Allstars Modified Dirt Series Powered by Sunoco Race Fuels return to the track on Saturday July 5th for the Merrill Downey Memorial.
The winner’s Diamond Race Cars Chassis is powered by a House Racing Engine and sponsored by Vexco Engineering, Dearborn Building and Grounds, Priority Steel, Milan NAPA Auto Parts, Tr-City Diesel, and Got-a-Go Septic and Rentals.
Northern Allstars Modified Dirt Series Powered by Sunoco Race Fuels
Lawrenceburg Speedway
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
May 17, 2025
Race Summary
Entries: 27
Florence Winwater Fast Qualifier: Ben Harmon 16.134 seconds
Heat Race Winners: Ben Harmon, Matt Hamilton, Pete Holt
B-Main Winner: Cory Skipton
Arizona Sport Shirts Rookie of the Race: Dalton Smith
Todd Steel Buildings Hard Charger of the Race: Cory Skipton (Started 16th and finished 9th advanced 7 positions)
Feature Finish:
- Matt Hamilton (Aurora, Indiana)
- Nick Snell (Jamestown, Ohio)
- Dalton Smith (Richmond, Indiana)
- Daniel Dehner (Florence, Kentucky)
- J.P. Roberts Jr. (Gallipolis, Ohio)
- Ben Hamron (Brooks, Kentucky)
- Jeremy Rayburn (Lucasville, Ohio)
- Pete Holt (Independence, Kentucky)
- Cory Skipton (Greendale,, Indiana)
- Caleb Burgess (Batavia, Ohio)
- Brad Morris (Batavia, Ohio)
- Tyler McGhee (Carlisle, Ohio)
- Dalton Chaney (Chillicothe, Ohio)
- Jason Whitaker (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Brian Gray (Hamilton, Ohio)
- Jeffrey Jessup (Union City, Indiana)
- Colin Green (Walton, Kentucky)
- Jordan Wever (Bloomington, Indiana)
- Jay Greene (West Harrison, Indiana)
- Matthew Morris (Louisville, Kentucky)
The Northern Allstars Series Powered by Sunoco Race Fuels would like to thank the following marketing partners including Allstar Performance, Arizona Sport Shirts, Bandit Race Cars, Cain’s Tree Service, Cheap Cars, Coltman Farms Racing, Deatherage Racing Opticians, Delph Communications, Diamond Race Cars, Flag 2 Flag Media, Florence Winwater Company, Hellraizer Jacks, Hoosier Racing Tires, Ky. Clutch, Malvern Bank, Midwest Sheet Metal, Right Auto Parts, Rocket Chassis, Slicker Graphics, Stakt Products. Sunoco Race Fuels, SuperHeat Solutions, Swift Springs, Todd Steel Buildings, Travis Kern Racing Engines, and Wheelman by Dasco.
Those interested in becoming a marketing partner with the 2025 Northern Allstars Late Model and Modified Series can email series owner, director, and announcer James Essex at [email protected] for more information.
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