Post by LMR on 06/20/13 at 2:16am
UMP Summer Nationals
Spoon River Speedway
June 19, 2013
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Brandon Sheppard Goes Flag-to-Flag at Spoon River Speedway
CANTON, Ill. (June 19) - Points leader Brandon Sheppard dominated the fourth round of the 31-race DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” by grabbing the pole and leading every lap of the A-main en route to the victory.
Sheppard, of New Berlin, Ill., conquered the 3/8-mile track and the 38-car field by holding off Billy Drake of Bloomington, Ill., for the $5,000 checkered flag and the fourth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of his career.
Jason McBride, Tyler Reddick and Bobby Pierce rounded out the top five. Heat race winners included Sheppard, Drake, McBride and Dustin Griffen.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour continues on Thursday at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill.
DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Spoon River Speedway; Canton, Ill.; June 19, 2013
A-Main (40-laps): 1. Brandon Sheppard ($5,000), 2. Billy Drake, 3. Jason McBride, 4. Tyler Reddick, 5. Bobby Pierce, 6. Tim Lance, 7. Randy Korte, 8. Kevin Weaver, 9. Scott Bull, 10. Shannon Babb, 11. Chris Shelton, 12. Scott Schmitt, 13. Dustin Griffin, 14. Todd Frank, 15. Richey Frankel, 16. Ryan Unzicker, 17. Jim Moon, 18. Pete Parker, 19. Brian Divley, 20. Jesse Stovall, 21. Justin Reed, 22. Evan Fink.
Event Photos courtesy of Mike Ruefer
