UMP Summer Nationals
Clarksville Speedway
July 7, 2012
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Erb Snaps Drought with Clarksville Speedway Summer Nationals Triumph


 
CLARKSVILLE, TN (July 7) - Three-time Hell Tour Champion Dennis Erb Jr. got his first win on the 2012 DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour Saturday night at Clarksville Speedway leading flag-to-flag to bag the $7,500 winner's check.

Erb held off a valiant effort by defending Summer Nationals Champion Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., over the course of the 40-lap main event that saw the duo split lapped traffic while battling for the lead. Babb settled for second, a spot in front of current Hell Tour point leader Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., who rallied from a 13th-place starting spot to finish third. Tanner English of Benton, Ky., finished fourth while his father Terry English also of Benton, Ky., rounded out the top five.

Shirley's point lead was cut to 34 markers over defending champion Babb with six events remaining.

A-Main
1 2 28E Dennis Erb $7,500
2 1 18 Shannon Babb
3 13 3S Brian Shirley
4 3 96A Tanner English
5 4 33 Terry English
6 7 77 Jason Mc Bride
7 9 1 Brandon Sheppard
8 10 89 Mike Spatola
9 9 24 Ryan Unzicker
10 12 27M Rodney Melvin
11 14 81JR Jason Riggs
12 17 61 Caleb Ashby
13 16 27 Nick Bartels
14 18 25 Jason Feger
15 15 16S Chris Shelton
16 6 75 Carnell Parker
17 8 54 Dillan White
18 11 35 Derek Chandler
19 15 13 Mitchell Lingauer
20 20 7L Jerry Lierly
21 5 93 Michael Zimmerman
22 22 56 Jeff Walston

B-Main
1 61 Caleb Ashby
2 25 Jason Feger
3 8E Clayton Miller
4 9G Larry Greer
5 36 Evan Taylor
6 16 Steven Ashby
7 86B Kyle Beard
8 7L Jerry Lierly
9 19 Gavin Schmidt
10 72 Bryan Singleton
11 17 Randy Welch
12 89M Credence Mott
13 16S Chris Shelton
14 56 Jeff Walston
15 1A Levi Ashby
16 24 Ryan Unzicker

Heat #1
1 18 Shannon Babb
2 93 Michael Zimmerman
3 1 Brandon Sheppard
4 3S Brian Shirley
5 61 Caleb Ashby
6 25 Jason Feger
7 16 Steven Ashby
8 19 Gavin Schmidt

Heat #2
1 28E Dennis Erb
2 75 Carnell Parker
3 89 Mike Spatola
4 81JR Jason Riggs
5 16S Chris Shelton
6 9G Larry Greer
7 36 Evan Taylor
8 7L Jerry Lierly

Heat #3
1 96A Tanner English
2 77 Jason Mc Bride
3 35 Derek Chandler
4 13 Mitchell Lingauer
5 8E Clayton Miller
6 89M Credence Mott
7 86B Kyle Beard
8 1A Levi Ashby

Heat #4
1 33 Terry English
2 54 Dillan White
3 27M Rodney Melvin
4 27 Nick Bartels
5 56 Jeff Walston
6 17 Randy Welch
7 72 Bryan Singleton
8 24 Ryan Unzicker


Photos courtesy of Drew England