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Duty notches Top-10 finish in Summer Nationals stop at Sycamore

Justin Duty was one of 36 Late Models amassed at Kankakee County Speedway (Kankakee, Ill.) on Tuesday afternoon to kick off the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. (Zach Yost photo)

Following the seventh-fastest lap in his time trial group, Duty posted a seventh-place finish in his heat, relegating him into the B-Main for another shot at the A-Main. Taking the top-two, Justin fell short with a fourth-place finish.

On Wednesday evening at Peoria Speedway (Peoria, Ill.), Justin took part in his heat race but was a scratch from his B-Main.

The following night at Davenport Speedway (Davenport, Iowa), Duty came in fifth in his heat before picking up a 10-lap consolation victory. Gaining four spots in the 40-lap feature, Justin logged a 13th-place finish.

In a field of 37 cars on Friday at Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, Ill.), Justin edged his way into the $10,000-to-win A-Main with the fourth-and-final transfer spot in his heat. Starting in 13th, Duty dropped four spots to place 17th.

For the fifth round of the Hell Tour on Saturday at Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, Ill.), Duty recorded a fifth-place finish in his heat, sending him into the B-Main. Needing to place third or better to make the show, Justin came up short with a fifth-place outing.

To wrap up the action-packed week, Justin stopped at Sycamore Speedway (Maple Park, Ill.) on Sunday for the $5,000 prize. With a fourth-place finish in his heat race placing him on the seventh row for the feature, Duty passed four cars in the 40-lap affair to register a ninth-place finish.

For more results from these events, please visit www.DIRTcarSummerNationals.com.

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