JULY 26, 2010

Frank Heckenast, Jr. and his #99jr team entered a pair of races on July 24-25 in the states of Ohio and and Illinois. On Saturday night, the Heckenast Race Team dropped in at the Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio and Frankie wound up fourth in the final rundown of the $1,200 to win regular weekly program. On Sunday evening, the Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Illinois took center stage with a $2,000 to win Monster Midwest Series showdown. Frankie won the B-Main prior to finishing seventeenth in the feature event at the 1/4-mile fairgrounds venue. Complete results from both shows can be found online at www.oakshaderaceway.com and www.lincolnspeedway.org.

JULY 16, 2010

The Heckenast Race Team competed in three mid-week UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals showdowns from July 12-14 in the states of Illinois and Indiana. On Monday night at the Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Illinois, Frank Heckenast, Jr. took a provisional to gain access into the $5,000 to win feature event, where he wound up twenty-first in the final rundown. At the Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois on Tuesday evening, Frankie won his heat race prior to notching a solid fourth place effort in the $5,000 to win A-Main behind only winner Jack Sullivan, Jason Feger, and Ryan Unzicker. In the mid-week finale for the #99jr team on Wednesday, Frankie passed seven competitors in the 40-lap main event at the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana to score a tenth place performance. Complete results from all three "Hell Tour" events can be found online at www.thehelltour.com.

JULY 11, 2010

Frank Heckenast, Jr. and his #99jr Dirt Late Model team ventured to the Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois on Saturday, July 10 for another round of UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals action. Frankie ran sixth in his heat race and fourth in his B-Main, but later received a UMP provisional to gain access into the $10,000 to win main event. The Frankfort, Illinois native unfortunately suffered mechanical problems early in the 50-lapper, which relegated him to a disappointing nineteenth place finish. Complete results from FALS can be found online at www.thehelltour.com.

JULY 4, 2010

The Heckenast Race Team entered a trio of Dirt Late Model events from June 29-July 2 in the states of Michigan and Illinois. On Tuesday night at the I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan, Frank Heckenast, Jr. started eighteenth in a $5,000 to win UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals show and passed five competitors en route to a thirteenth place effort. A day later, Frankie took a UMP provisional to gain access into the $5,000 to win Summer Nationals main event at the Charleston Speedway in Charleston, Illinois and retired early in the twenty-first position. In the finale for the week, Frankie finished sixth in a regular weekly show on Friday at the Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Illinois. Complete results from all three programs can be found online at www.thehelltour.com and www.kankakeecountyspeedway.com.

JUNE 28, 2010

Frank Heckenast, Jr. and his #99jr Dirt Late Model team traveled to the Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois and the Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio over the June 25-26 weekend. On Friday night at Farmer City, the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour rolled into town for a $10,000 to win showdown. Frankie timed in second fastest in his group, finished second in his heat race, and wound up seventh in the final rundown of the 40-lap main event. At Oakshade on Saturday evening, the annual 'Barney Oldfield Race' took place and a $4,600 top prize was up for grabs. Frankie started ninth in the A-Main and passed three cars en route to a solid sixth place performance. Complete results from both races can be found online at www.farmercityraceway.net and www.oakshaderaceway.com.