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DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Quincy Raceways
July 10, 2016
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Double Digits for Bobby Pierce with Summer Nationals Win at Quincy
The series takes Monday off as it returns to action for its final Champions Week on Tuesday
QUINCY, Ill. (July 10) - Bobby Pierce did something Sunday night few before him have done - he scored his 10th DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season after a battle with Tyler Erb at Quincy Raceways.
Jim Denhamer Photos | John Vass Photos
Pierce, the 19-year-old from Oakwood, Ill., became just the fifth driver in Summer Nationals history to reach double-digit wins in a single season.
Erb, also 19 years old, started on the pole but it was Pierce with his smooth line around the track that took the early lead. Erb looked for a way around and with Pierce survived a mid-race crash in front of them, but was never able to get around.
"It was a different Quincy Raceway tonight," Pierce said. "They kind of refigured the race track and made it a lot less banked. It was really bottom dominant."
"When we took the lead that early, I was like, 'all right, just settle down here and try to find a smooth line around the race track.' And then, once we kind of got rolling there… it got pretty simple to just stay down there and try not to make a little mistake, and it worked out for us."
Shannon Babb, in 2006, was the last driver to score 10 or more wins in a single season.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action on Tuesday for the final countdown of events and the Champions Week at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway.
A-Main
1 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
2 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX
3 6K Michael Kloos Trenton, IL
4 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
5 20 Dustin Griffin Camp Point, IL
6 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
7 4G Bob Gardner East Peoria, IL
8 27 Jason Perry Payson, IL
9 7B Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL
10 45DW Denny Woodworth Mendon, IL
11 1ST Justin Reed Camp Point, IL
12 16B Bo Brockway Glasford, IL
13 16 Rusty Griffaw Festus, MO
14 28K Clint Kirkham Camden, IL
15 11D Brian Diveley Springfield, IL
16 6C Cliff Powell Hannibal, MO
17 38C John Gardner Jr Germantown Hills, IL
18 115 Terry Wilson Bowling Green, MO
19 11 Gordy Gundaker St Charles, MO
Heat #1
1 91 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX
2 6K Michael Kloos Trenton, IL
3 20 Dustin Griffin Camp Point, IL
4 45DW Denny Woodworth Mendon, IL
5 11D Brian Diveley Springfield, IL
6 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
7 6C Cliff Powell Hannibal, MO
Heat #2
1 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
2 4G Bob Gardner East Peoria, IL
3 11 Gordy Gundaker St Charles, MO
4 28K Clint Kirkham Camden, IL
5 7B Mark Burgtorf Quincy, IL
6 16B Bo Brockway Glasford, IL
Heat #3
1 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
2 1ST Justin Reed Camp Point, IL
3 27 Jason Perry Payson, IL
4 38C John Gardner Jr Germantown Hills, IL
5 16 Rusty Griffaw Festus, MO
6 115 Terry Wilson Bowling Green, MO
