Post by LMR on 06/21/15 at 1:39pm
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Fairbury Speedway
June 21, 2015
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New Dad Babb Delivers His First Victory of 2015 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Tour at Fairbury American Legion Speedway
Rain Pushes Quincy Raceways Event to Monday
FAIRBURY, Ill. (June 20) - New father Shannon Babb moved to the lead in traffic on Saturday night at Fairbury American Legion Speedway on lap 28, then held off Ryan Unzicker to the checkered flag for his first victory of the 2015 DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour.
(NOTE: Sunday's event at Quincy Raceways has been moved to Monday night because of rain. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m.)
Babb, whose wife Emalie delivered the couple's daughter, Finlee Jo Babb, on Friday, started 12th in the main event and was the last of four different leaders, pocketing $10,000 for his effort. Billy Moyer Jr. got the jump and led the first 13 laps before his father Billy Moyer led until lap 22. Scott Schmitt moved in front until lap 27, when Babb worked to the lead and was able to stay up front to the checkered flag in the 50-lapper run in front of a huge crowd.
Unzicker, Moyer Jr., Bobby Pierce and Jason Feger rounded out the top five.
"It's been the busiest couple of days of my entire life," said Babb, a four-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion. "I got the best wife that anybody could have.
"I needed those guys to zig-zag at the right time. There was a lot of strong cars. Schmitt was really good, and Unzicker was really good. You never can tell. Fairbury always produces a heckuva a race, and there's another one."
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour invades Quincy (Ill.) Raceways on Sunday night. Pierce continues to lead the championship by 17 points over Moyer Jr. heading into Sunday night's event. Babb has moved to fourth in the championship with his win, trailing Pierce, Moyer Jr. and Feger.
A-Main
1 18 Shannon Babb
2 24 Ryan Unzicker
3 21JR Billy Moyer Jr
4 32 Bobby Pierce
5 25 Jason Feger
6 75D Billy Drake
7 12B Kevin Weaver
8 C8 Timothy Culp
9 10S Scott Schmitt
10 83 Scott Bull
11 89F Daren Friedman
12 6K Michael Kloos
13 9D Daniel Flessner
14 33X Tim Manville
15 30 Mike Glasscock
16 1M Jim Moon
17 7T Steve Thorsten
18 4G Bob Gardner
19 21 Billy Moyer
20 42 McKay Wenger
21 89 Mike Spatola
22 7R Kent Robinson
B-Main
1 75D Billy Drake
2 30 Mike Glasscock
3 27M Mike Provenzano
4 42 McKay Wenger
5 C8 Timothy Culp
6 Z Joe Harlan
7 11D Brian Divley
8 7H Joseph Hughs
9 77M Jay Morris
10 15 Kolby Vanderbergh
11 2 Allen Murray
12 4G Bob Gardner
13 30V Mark Voigt
14 45 Kyle Hammer
15 116 Torin Mettille
16 7S Jay Sparks
C-Main
1 2 Allen Murray
2 7S Jay Sparks
3 30V Mark Voigt
4 77M Jay Morris
5 8K Levi Kissinger
6 9G Larry Greer
7 11 Gordy Gundaker
8 98 Cole Swibold
9 33H Billy Hough
10 16H Mike Hammerle
11 124 John Hahler
12 29 Spencer Diercks
13 91 Tyler Erb
14 2D Snooky Dehm
15 14 Glen Thompson
16 1M Jim Moon
17 77 Steve Pastva
18 9 Eric Smith
19 32S Chris Simpson
Heat #1
1 89 Mike Spatola
2 7R Kent Robinson
3 25 Jason Feger
4 9D Daniel Flessner
5 30 Mike Glasscock
6 11D Brian Divley
7 4G Bob Gardner
8 7S Jay Sparks
9 8K Levi Kissinger
10 124 John Hahler
11 11 Gordy Gundaker
12 77 Steve Pastva
Heat #2
1 10S Scott Schmitt
2 32 Bobby Pierce
3 12B Kevin Weaver
4 33X Tim Manville
5 42 McKay Wenger
6 7H Joseph Hughs
7 Z Joe Harlan
8 91 Tyler Erb
9 98 Cole Swibold
10 16H Mike Hammerle
11 14 Glen Thompson
12 9 Eric Smith
Heat #3
1 21JR Billy Moyer Jr
2 24 Ryan Unzicker
3 89F Daren Friedman
4 7T Steve Thorsten
5 27M Mike Provenzano
6 C8 Timothy Culp
7 15 Kolby Vanderbergh
8 30V Mark Voigt
9 77M Jay Morris
10 33H Billy Hough
11 29 Spencer Diercks
12 32S Chris Simpson
Heat #4
1 21 Billy Moyer
2 6K Michael Kloos
3 18 Shannon Babb
4 83 Scott Bull
5 75D Billy Drake
6 45 Kyle Hammer
7 116 Torin Mettille
8 2 Allen Murray
9 9G Larry Greer
10 2D Snooky Dehm
11 1M Jim Moon
Event photos courtesy of Jim Denhamer
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