UMP Summer Nationals
Paducah Int’l Raceway
June 29, 2012
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Birkhofer Bags $12,000 for Hell Tour Triumph at Paducah Int'l Raceway 



PADUCAH, Ky. (June 29) - Brian Birkhofer claimed the Chris Smith Memorial race Friday night at Paducah International Raceway, the fifteenth leg of the month long 'Hell Tour'. Birkhofer claimed $12,000 for the win, the richest winner's payout on the 2012 edition of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.

Birkhofer moved past leader Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., on lap 18 and cruised to the victory. Early leader Billy Moyer Jr., of Batesville, Ark., finished second. 2010 Summer Nationals Champion Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., finished third. Scott James of Lawrenceburg, Ind. finished fourth and Mike Spatola of Manhattan, Ill., rallied from 18th to round out the top five.

Current Summer National point leader Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., finished eighth after both he and closest competitor Babb both experienced tire issues. Babb held on for a 13th-place finish.

A-Main
1 9 15B Brian Birkhofer $12,000
2 3 21JR Billy Moyer Jr
3 7 25 Jason Feger
4 4 81 Scott James
5 18 89 Mike Spatola
6 19 24 Ryan Unzicker
7 8 81C Kevin Cole
8 10 3S Brian Shirley
9 12 14T Tim Brown
10 15 24H Greg Johnson
11 16 3X Randy Sellars
12 14 32P Bobby Pierce
13 1 18 Shannon Babb
14 22 28E Dennis Erb, Jr
15 5 1E Tanner English
16 11 5 Klint Byars
17 13 91P Jason Papich
18 17 96 Terry English
19 21 81JR Jason Riggs
20 2 21 Billy Moyer
21 20 15H Jon Henry
22 6 1 Brandon Sheppard

B-Main
1 96 Terry English
2 89 Mike Spatola
3 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr
4 81JR Jason Riggs
5 21K Kyle Logue
6 33M Wendell Wallace
7 20 Jimmy Owens
8 77M Jason McBride
9 27 Nick Bartels
10 7L Jerry Lierly
11 16S Chris Shelton
12 00X Troy Gay
13 41J Jarryd Holshouser
14 28E Dennis Erb, Jr
15 15H Jon Henry
16 24 Ryan Unzicker
17 27M Rodney Melvin
18 91T Tony Toste
19 61 Caleb Ashby

C-Main
1 41J Jarryd Holshouser
2 28E Dennis Erb, Jr
3 27M Rodney Melvin
4 91T Tony Toste
5 00X Troy Gay
6 15H Jon Henry
7 61 Caleb Ashby

Heat #1
1 21JR Billy Moyer Jr
2 1E Tanner English
3 15B Brian Birkhofer
4 91P Jason Papich
5 21K Kyle Logue
6 77M Jason McBride
7 16S Chris Shelton
8 41J Jarryd Holshouser
9 00X Troy Gay

Heat #2
1 81 Scott James
2 1 Brandon Sheppard
3 3S Brian Shirley
4 32P Bobby Pierce
5 96 Terry English
6 81JR Jason Riggs
7 33M Wendell Wallace
8 28E Dennis Erb, Jr
9 15H Jon Henry

Heat #3
1 18 Shannon Babb
2 25 Jason Feger
3 5 Klint Byars
4 24H Greg Johnson
5 24 Ryan Unzicker
6 89 Mike Spatola
7 27 Nick Bartels
8 27M Rodney Melvin
9 61 Caleb Ashby

Heat #4
1 21 Billy Moyer
2 81C Kevin Cole
3 14T Tim Brown
4 3X Randy Sellars
5 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr
6 20 Jimmy Owens
7 7L Jerry Lierly
8 91T Tony Toste