Post by LMR on 07/11/12 at 2:53am
UMP Summer Nationals
Florence Speedway
July 10, 2012
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Babb Rolls at Florence, Tightens Championship Battle
UNION, Ky. (July 10) - Defending Summer Nationals Champion Shannon Babb found his groove Tuesday night winning the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour stop at Florence Speedway worth $5,000.
Babb, who's in the midst of an ever-changing points battle with current leader Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., led from the drop of the green flag and held off Steve Casebolt of Richmond, Ind., to win the 40-lap main event. Casebolt settled for second ahead of Shirley who finished third after starting on the pole next to Babb. NASCAR Nationwide standout Austin Dillon of Welcome, N.C., made his second DIRTcar Summer Nationals start of 2012 and finished fourth and Greg Johnson of Bedford, Ind., rounded out the top five.
With the victory Babb reduced Shirley's point lead to 29 markers entering Wednesday night's race at Brushcreek Motorsports Park in Peebles, Ohio, the first of four remaining events on the 2012 tour.
A-Main
1 2 18 Shannon Babb $5,000
2 4 C9 Steve Casebolt
3 1 3S Brian Shirley
4 3 3 Austin Dillon
5 6 24H Greg Johnson
6 8 24 Ryan Unzicker
7 5 1 Brandon Sheppard
8 7 16 Justin Rattliff
9 9 1R Josh Richards
10 10 4 Cody Mahoney
11 11 41N Brad Neat
12 12 28E Dennis Erb, Jr
13 16 6J Joe Janowski
14 17 28 Eddie Carrier Jr.
15 15 5B Mike Marlar
16 13 25 Jason Feger
17 18 19 Chad Smith
18 22 89 Mike Spatola
19 19 77M Jason McBride
20 20 15H Jon Henry
21 14 1B Jeff Babcock
22 21 33 Jesse Lay
B-Main
1 28 Eddie Carrier Jr.
2 19 Chad Smith
3 81 Scott James
4 77M Jason McBride
5 1D Don O’Neal
6 49 Joe Godsey
7 99 Donnie Moran
8 JJ2 Josh Williams
9 32 Chad Stapleton
10 21 Robby Hensley
11 33 Jesse Lay
12 71R Rod Conley
13 32P Bobby Pierce
14 11R James Rice
15 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr
C-Main
1 71R Rod Conley
2 11R James Rice
3 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr
4 97 Michael Chilton
5 89 Mike Spatola
6 7L Jerry Lierly
7 27 Nick Bartels
8 20C Duane Chamberlain
9 711 David Spille
10 5 Stephen Breeding
11 80 Duke Mounce
12 30J Kathy Jarvis
13 15H Jon Henry
14 17 Zack Dohm
15 40 Jimmy Perry
16 D8 Dustin Linville
Heat #1
1 C9 Steve Casebolt
2 1 Brandon Sheppard
3 1R Josh Richards
4 25 Jason Feger
5 28 Eddie Carrier Jr.
6 1D Don O’Neal
7 99 Donnie Moran
8 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr
9 11R James Rice
10 17 Zack Dohm
11 27 Nick Bartels
Heat #2
1 3 Austin Dillon
2 24H Greg Johnson
3 4 Cody Mahoney
4 1B Jeff Babcock
5 19 Chad Smith
6 49 Joe Godsey
7 32 Chad Stapleton
8 5 Stephen Breeding
9 80 Duke Mounce
10 30J Kathy Jarvis
11 40 Jimmy Perry
Heat #3
1 18 Shannon Babb
2 16 Justin Rattliff
3 41N Brad Neat
4 5B Mike Marlar
5 81 Scott James
6 JJ2 Josh Williams
7 21 Robby Hensley
8 71R Rod Conley
9 15H Jon Henry
10 97 Michael Chilton
11 711 David Spille
Heat #4
1 3S Brian Shirley
2 24 Ryan Unzicker
3 28E Dennis Erb, Jr
4 6J Joe Janowski
5 77M Jason McBride
6 33 Jesse Lay
7 32P Bobby Pierce
8 89 Mike Spatola
9 7L Jerry Lierly
10 20C Duane Chamberlain
11 D8 Dustin Linville
