Post by LMR on 07/06/16 at 11:21pm
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Peoria Speedway
July 6, 2016
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It's Bobby Pierce on Top at Peoria Speedway
The series returns to action on Thursday at Macon Speedway
PEORIA, Ill. - July 6, 2016 - Bobby Pierce battled Kevin Weaver to score his eighth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season on Wednesday night at Peoria Speedway.
Weaver, who started on the outside front row, jumped out to the early lead but Pierce caught him as he began working through traffic. With Pierce out front, Weaver began a three-way battle for second with Billy Moyer and Jason Feger.
Pierce successfully navigated through traffic and notched his second victory of Independence Week as he continues his dominating run through Summer Nationals.
"It's just so hard to pass here because you swing out to the wall," Pierce said. "If you've got a run on the top, then you always have to check up for the other person. I was trying to make a bottom lane work and (Weaver) got in there and washed up a little bit and got stuck behind the lapped car and I got under there."
"Peoria's a racetrack where you've got to expect a lot of cars," Pierce said. "I'm just glad we got another win. It's really awesome. The car was great tonight."
Weaver closed out the night in second with Feger in third, Moyer in fourth and Ryan Unzicker in fifth.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action on Thursday night at Macon Speedway in Macon, Ill.
A-Main
1 1 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
2 2 12B Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL
3 5 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
4 3 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
5 6 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
6 7 C8 Timothy Culp Sheridan, AR
7 10 75D Billy Drake Lincoln, IL
8 8 42 Mckay Wenger Fairbury, IL
9 12 T2 Todd Bennett Peoria, IL
10 16 10S Scott Schmitt Tonica, IL
11 4 10 Roger Rebholz Sparland, IL
12 14 11 Gordy Gundaker St Charles, MO
13 11 16 Rusty Griffaw Festus, MO
14 15 4G Bob Gardner East Peoria, IL
15 13 11D Brian Diveley Springfield, IL
16 21 16B Bo Brockway Glasford, IL
17 19 15F Jeremy Conaway Springfield, IL
18 22 10X Jim Black Bonne Terre, MO
19 20 12J Jason Wagner Deer Creek, IL
20 18 74A Russ Adams Princeville, IL
21 9 89 Mike Spatola Manhattan, IL
22 17 40 Charles Hess Peoria, IL
B-Main
1 1 10S Scott Schmitt
2 3 40 Charles Hess
3 2 74A Russ Adams
4 4 10X Jim Black
5 6 38C John Gardner Jr
6 5 16B Bo Brockway
7 9 15F Jeremy Conaway
8 10 12J Jason Wagner
9 7 7S Jay Sparks
10 12 15S Matt Shannon
11 11 1 Graham Fate
12 8 4 Mike Mullvain
Heat #1
1 1 32 Bobby Pierce
2 2 10 Roger Rebholz
3 3 C8 Timothy Culp
4 6 75D Billy Drake
5 5 11D Brian Diveley
6 7 10S Scott Schmitt
7 9 10X Jim Black
8 8 7S Jay Sparks
9 4 12J Jason Wagner
Heat #2
1 2 21 Billy Moyer
2 1 25 Jason Feger
3 4 42 Mckay Wenger
4 3 16 Rusty Griffaw
5 5 11 Gordy Gundaker
6 8 74A Russ Adams
7 6 16B Bo Brockway
8 7 4 Mike Mullvain
9 9 1 Graham Fate
Heat #3
1 2 12B Kevin Weaver
2 4 24 Ryan Unzicker
3 1 89 Mike Spatola
4 6 T2 Todd Bennett
5 3 4G Bob Gardner
6 7 40 Charles Hess
7 5 38C John Gardner Jr
8 8 15F Jeremy Conaway
9 9 15S Matt Shannon
Event Photos courtesy of Jim Denhamer
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