UNION, Ky. -- NASCAR veteran Kenny Wallace of Concord, N.C., powered to his first DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals victory Tuesday night at Florence Speedway and moved within striking distance of an overall championship crown with four races remaining.

The $1,000 victory helped Wallace move from seventh in the Summit Modified Nationals point standings to fourth, 188 markers behind defending champion Mike Harrison of Highland, Ill., and is the only driver in the top 10 to have a better points-per-race average than Harrison. A driver's 10-best finishes over the course of the series count toward the championship.

Wallace has competed in seven DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals races, meaning if he races in the remaining four events to use his 10-best finishes in the final point standings, he could potentially drop his worst finish, a ninth-place effort at Tri-State Speedway Sunday night in Haubstadt, Ind.

Bryan Barber of Greensburg, Ky., finished second to Wallace in the 20-lap main event. Billy Vaughan of hometown Union, Ky., finished third. Pete Holt of Independence, Ky., and Collin Thirlby of Traverse City, Mich., rounded out the top five.

Harrison retained his DIRTcar Summit Modified Nationals point lead of 42 markers over Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, Ill., with four events remaining.

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals returns to action Wednesday night at Brushcreek Motorsports Park in Peebles, Ohio, for a $750-to-win event.

Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Florence Speedway; Union, Ky.; July 10, 2012 A-Main (20-laps): 1. Kenny Wallace($1,000), 2. Bryan Barber, 3. Billy Vaughan, 4. Pete Holt, 5. Collin Thirlby, 6. Adam Hamilton, 7. Shawn Tolson, 8. Richard Gibson, 9. Tommy Sheppard SR, 10. Larry Moreland, 11. Zachary Schroeder, 12. Tommy Sheppard Jr, 13. Chris Kruetzkamp, 14. Matt Westfall, 15. Scotty Kincaid, 16. Larry Pickelheimer, 17. Shon Flanary, 18. Trent Green, 19. Matt Hamilton, 20. Devin Gillpin, 21. Mike Bechelli, 22. David McWilliams, 23. John Holt Jr, 24. Andrew Corbin, 25. Rob Penny,

2012 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Schedule

Date

Track

Location

Winner (Cars)

13-Jun

Brownstown Speedway

Brownstown, IN

Devin Gilpin (39)

14-Jun

Kankakee County Speedway

Kankakee, IL

Jeff Curl (27)

15-Jun

Cedar Lake Speedway

Somerset, WI

Ryan Gustin (41)

16-Jun

Cedar Lake Speedway

Somerset, WI

Rodney Sanders (41)

17-Jun

Wilmot Raceway

Wilmot, WI

Lance Arneson (52)

19-Jun

Spoon River Speedway

Canton, IL

David Wietholder (35)

20-Jun

Highland Speedway

Highland, IL

Mike Harrison (26)

21-Jun

Fayette Co. Speedway

Brownstown, IL

Larry Anderson (35)

22-Jun

Tri City Speedway

Pontoon Beach, IL

Brent Mullins (41)

23-Jun

Fairbury Speedway

Fairbury, IL

Lance Dehm (31)

24-Jun

I-96 Speedway

Lake Odessa, MI

Jacob Poel (33)

26-Jun

Lincoln Park Speedway

Putnamville, IN

Devin Gilpin (39)

27-Jun

Belle Clair Speedway

Belleville, IL

Dean Hoffman (36)

28-Jun

Clay Hill Motorsports Park

Atwood, TN

Matt Cooper (12)

29-Jun

Paducah Int. Raceway

Paducah, KY

Matt Mevert (22)

30-Jun

Federated Auto Parts I-55

Pevely, MO

Michael Long (31)

1-Jul

Lincoln Speedway

Lincoln, IL

Canceled (Heat)

2-Jul

Peoria Speedway

Peoria, IL

Ray Bollinger (36)

3-Jul

Jacksonville Speedway

Jacksonville, IL

Ken Schrader (37)

4-Jul

Lasalle Speedway

Lasalle, IL

Milo Veloz Jr. (28)

5-Jul

Macon Speedway

Macon, IL

Ray Bollinger(31)

6-Jul

Quincy Raceways

Quincy, IL

Michael Long (16)

7-Jul

Clarksville Speedway

Clarksville, TN

Clayton Miller (20)

8-Jul

Tri State Speedway

Haubstadt, IN

Michael Fox (53)

10-Jul

Florence Speedway

Union, KY

Kenny Wallace (43)

11-Jul

Brushcreek Motorsports

Pebbles, OH


12-Jul

Terre Haute Action Track

Terre Haute, IN


13-Jul

Attica Raceway Park

Attica, OH


14-Jul

Oakshade Raceway

Wauseon, OH