Post by LMR on 06/20/12 at 11:06pm
UMP Summer Nationals
Highland Speedway
June 20, 2012
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Melvin Scores Highland Summer Nationals Victory with Last Lap Pass
HIGHLAND, IL (June 20) - Rodney Melvin has won a few DIRTcar Summer Nationals races in his day, but maybe none more thrilling than his last lap victory at Highland Speedway on Wednesday night that netted him a nice $5,000 payday.
Melvin, of Benton, Ill., meticulously battled his way from a seventh-place starting spot over the 40-lap main event to put himself in a three-way battle for the lead in the last five laps with then leader Randy Korte of Highland, Ill., and 2010 Hell Tour champion Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill. Melvin worked the low side and moving past Feger with two to go and then grabbed the lead from Korte exiting turn two on the final lap. Korte, a former UMP DIRTcar Late Model National Champion finished second with Feger third. Current Hell Tour point leader Shannon Babb crossed the line fourth. Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., who is Babb's closest contender in the point standings, rounded out the top five.
A-Main
1 7 27M Rodney Melvin
2 1 00 Randy Korte
3 3 25 Jason Feger
4 4 18 Shannon Babb
5 2 3S Brian Shirley
6 6 32P Bobby Pierce
7 5 24 Ryan Unzicker
8 8 6M Wendell Wallace
9 12 12B Kevin Weaver
10 16 1 Brandon Sheppard
11 22 89 Mike Spatola
12 14 78 Chad Zobrist
13 13 15H Jon Henry
14 18 96 Tanner English
15 17 7E Dennis Erb, Jr
16 11 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr
17 10 77M Jason McBride
18 9 81C Kevin Cole
19 19 21JR Billy Moyer Jr
20 21 25M Frankie Martin
21 15 15R Mark Burgtorf
22 20 91 Rusty Schlenk
B-Main
1 7E Dennis Erb, Jr
2 96 Tanner English
3 89 Mike Spatola
4 6K Michael Kloos
5 11K Shannon Kuhn
6 25L Steve Lance Jr
7 25M Frankie Martin
8 16H Mike Hammerle
9 27S Mike Schulte
10 87 Jason Zobrist
11 81JR Jason Riggs
12 30V Mark Voigt
13 33M Tim Manville
14 91 Rusty Schlenk
15 22 Daniel Jacober
16 32 Chad Stapleton
C-Main #1
1 81JR Jason Riggs
2 33M Tim Manville
3 16S Chris Shelton
4 77 Clay Baumenn
5 7T Steve Thorsten
6 61 Caleb Ashby
7 54 Dillon White
C-Main #2
1 30V Mark Voigt
2 16H Mike Hammerle
3 7L Jerry Lierly
4 27 Nick Bartels
5 21JR Billy Moyer Jr
6 T4 Adam Tischhauser
7 30J Kathy Jarvis
Heat #1
1 25 Jason Feger
2 24 Ryan Unzicker
3 81C Kevin Cole
4 15H Jon Henry
5 96 Tanner English
6 22 Daniel Jacober
7 25L Steve Lance Jr
8 81JR Jason Riggs
9 33M Tim Manville
10 77 Clay Baumenn
11 54 Dillon White
Heat #2
1 3S Brian Shirley
2 32P Bobby Pierce
3 77M Jason McBride
4 78 Chad Zobrist
5 7E Dennis Erb, Jr
6 11K Shannon Kuhn
7 27S Mike Schulte
8 30V Mark Voigt
9 27 Nick Bartels
10 7L Jerry Lierly
11 30J Kathy Jarvis
Heat #3
1 18 Shannon Babb
2 27M Rodney Melvin
3 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr
4 15R Mark Burgtorf
5 6K Michael Kloos
6 32 Chad Stapleton
7 25M Frankie Martin
8 16S Chris Shelton
9 7T Steve Thorsten
10 61 Caleb Ashby
Heat #4
1 00 Randy Korte
2 6M Wendell Wallace
3 12B Kevin Weaver
4 1 Brandon Sheppard
5 89 Mike Spatola
6 91 Rusty Schlenk
7 87 Jason Zobrist
8 21JR Billy Moyer Jr
9 16H Mike Hammerle
10 T4 Adam Tischhauser
