JConcepts Summer Dirt Oval Nationals + Tire Guide

This past weekend JConcepts brought back the JC Oval Nationals with the 2022 Summer Edition. 140 entries came out in support of the event at Cheese City Extreme in Monroe, Wisconsin. Check out a little bit about the awesome event as well as a tire guide and podium pictures.

Report by: Tyler Hooks

Cheese City Extreme and Discount Hobbies America has a fully stocked hobby shop and indoor and outdoor oval tracks, an indoor off-road track in the winter, and an outdoor 1/8th scale and 1/5th scale track. JConcepts has a large part of the wall with tires for every track.

Friday practice kicked off at noon and went until 5pm. The team then participated in the Friday night club race which consisted of a single heat and the main event. Over 90 entries joined in on the action.

Immediately from the start of practice racers were on slicks and the brand new Smoothie 2.0 tire was the tire to have in the Silver compound. With the Smoothie 2.0’s just being released, drivers that didn’t yet have them were finding success with sanded-down Ellipse in the Silver compound.

As racing continued, drivers stayed on slicks all the way until the end. JConcepts racers had the advantage on the extremely grippy but also bumpy surface with the RM2 inserts taking away a little bit of the aggressiveness of the rubber.

Results:

Open Sprint:

1st: Tyler Hooks (JConcepts)
TQ and 2nd: Jeremy Reilley (JC Privateer)
3rd: Kameron Lindlag

Open Late Model:

TQ and 1st: Jeremy Reilley (JC Privateer)
2nd: Robert Chapman (JConcepts)
3rd: Dillon Bontrager (JC Privateer)

Open Midwest Modified:

TQ and 1st: Robert Chapman (JConcepts)
2nd: Tyler Hooks (JConcepts)

Open SC Modified:

1st: Nolan Hahn
2nd: Jason Hahn
3rd: Kevin Genthe
TQ: Dalton Balboa

13.5 Wingless Sprint:

TQ and 1st: Jason Vanhise
2nd: Mallory Bontrager (JC Privateer)
3rd: Todd Penning

13.5 Stock Sprint:

TQ and 1st: William Gibson
2nd: Cory Yoder
3rd: Dillon Bontrager (JC Privateer)

13.5 Buggy Street Stock:

1st: Steve Novak
2nd: Mallory Bontrager (JC Privateer)
3rd: Kevin Holtzee
TQ: Cole Hartline

Open SC Late Model:

1st: Jason Vanhise
2nd: Jaws
3rd: Cody McNicol

1/8th Scale Late Model:

TQ and 1st: Andrea Sandeen
2nd: Brian Lynde
3rd: Robert Sandeen

Oval Truck:

TQ and 1st: Robert Sandeen
2nd: Andrea Sandeen
3rd: David Pfile

Traxxas Slash Street Stock:

1st: Tony Balisterri
2nd: Jason Walecki
3rd: Cody McNicol

Novice:

1st: Owen Metzger
2nd: Rich Dommel
TQ and 3rd: Zachariah Martinez

Tyler Hooks Tire Guide: