Post by LMR on 06/17/15 at 3:58am
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Jacksonville Speedway
June 16, 2015
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Points Leader Pierce Breaks Through for Summer Nationals Victory at Jacksonville
DIRTcar Racing
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (June 16) - Bobby Pierce was leading the DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship standings going into Tuesday night's event at Jacksonville Speedway, but he had yet to post a victory. Pierce checked the win off his list by surging past polesitter Michael Kloos on lap 11 and driving to the checkered flag.
Pierce, of Oakwood, Ill., is trying to join his father as a DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion this season. After his $5,000 victory on the Jacksonville bullring Tuesday night, he's certainly making it hard on the competition.
Runner-up Timothy Culp posted the best Summer Nationals finish of his career with Shannon Babb, Jason Feger and Kloos rounding out the top five.
"I didn't expect the win to come here," said Pierce, the reigning DIRTcar Late Model national champion who finished second in the 2013 Summer Nationals championship. "I've never been really good here. It's a little bullring and I'm pretty good at those, but I've never been able to have any good runs here. When you've got guys like Babb and everyone who's grown up here racing their whole lives on tracks like this, it's really hard to beat them, so to get the win here is pretty amazing. I'm just stoked to get rid of those top-fives and knock one off."
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals rolls into Farley (Iowa) Speedway on Wednesday night, returning to Illinois for the rest of the week beginning Thursday at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill.
A-Main
1 1 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL (40) $5,000
2 5 8C Timothy Culp Sheridan, AR (40)
3 3 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL (40)
4 9 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL (40)
5 2 6k Michael Kloos Trenton, IL (40)
6 12 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL (40)
7 6 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR (40)
8 15 1st Justin Reed Camp Point, IL (39)
9 14 11D Brian Divley Springfield, IL (39)
10 13 15 Kolby Vanderbergh Ashland, IL (39)
11 10 38L Ryan Little Springfield, IL (39)
12 8 3 Austin Dillon Welcome, NC (39)
13 17 33b Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL (39)
14 19 1M Jim Moon New Florence, MO (39)
15 7 21b Rich Bell Sheffield, IL (39)
16 16 27 Greg Kimmons Pleasant Plains, IL (39)
17 18 25v Dennis Vandermersch Arlington, IL (39)
18 22 25L Steve Lance Jr Cuba, IL (30)
19 11 134 Chuck Mitchell Jacksonville, IL (19)
20 21 16h Mike Hammerle St. Charles, MO (5)
21 20 124 John Hahler New Florence, MO (0)
22 4 38J Jake Little Springfield, IL (0)
Heat #1
1 1 6k Michael Kloos Trenton, IL
2 2 38J Jake Little Springfield, IL
3 3 21b Rich Bell Sheffield, IL
4 4 38L Ryan Little Springfield, IL
5 8 15 Kolby Vanderbergh Ashland, IL
6 5 27 Greg Kimmons Pleasant Plains, IL
7 6 1M Jim Moon New Florence, MO
8 7 25L Steve Lance Jr Cuba, IL
Heat #2
1 1 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
2 3 8C Timothy Culp Sheridan, AR
3 5 3 Austin Dillon Welcome, NC
4 2 134 Chuck Mitchell Jacksonville, IL
5 4 11D Brian Divley Springfield, IL
6 6 33b Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL
7 7 124 John Hahler New Florence, MO
Heat #3
1 2 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
2 1 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
3 3 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
4 5 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
5 4 1st Justin Reed Camp Point, IL
6 6 25v Dennis Vandermersch Arlington, IL
7 7 16h Mike Hammerle St. Charles, MO
Qualifying
Group 1
1 6k Michael Kloos Trenton, IL 12.136
2 38J Jake Little Springfield, IL 12.371
3 21b Rich Bell Sheffield, IL 12.469
4 38L Ryan Little Springfield, IL 12.542
5 27 Greg Kimmons Pleasant Plains, IL 12.554
6 1M Jim Moon New Florence, MO 12.664
7 25L Steve Lance Jr Cuba, IL 12.683
8 15 Kolby Vanderbergh Ashland, IL 12.825
Group 2
1 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 12.282
2 134 Chuck Mitchell Jacksonville, IL 12.533
3 8C Timothy Culp Sheridan, AR 12.628
4 11D Brian Divley Springfield, IL 12.634
5 3 Austin Dillon Welcome, NC 12.792
6 33b Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL 12.905
7 124 John Hahler New Florence, MO 13.959
Group 3
1 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 11.894
2 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 11.909
3 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 12.255
4 1st Justin Reed Camp Point, IL 12.265
5 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL 12.547
6 25v Dennis Vandermersch Arlington, IL 13.292
7 16h Mike Hammerle St. Charles, MO 13.955
Event Photos courtesy of Jim Denhamer
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