DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Clarksville Speedway
June 25, 2015
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Kissinger gets first DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory at Clarksville



DIRTcar Racing
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (June 25) - Thursday night at Clarksville Speedway and drove to the first DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of his career.

Kissinger, of Mt. Vernon, Ind., chased Wallace from the initial green, survived a restart with 11 to go and hit his marks to close out the $5,000 win. It was also the first Dirt Late Model victory of his career. Wallace held on to finish second with Dennis Erb Jr., Richard Frost and Rodney Melvin rounding out the top five.

"I never in a million years would have thought I could win one of these races, and to do it this quick in our Super Late Model career, is even better yet," said Kissinger, who had previously been racing DIRTcar UMP Modifieds. "I'm speechless. The emotions are running through me so much because I know how much hard work we put into this deal and it's finally started paying off.

"This is the biggest moment of my career. I could probably win a lot of races, but to win your first race at a Summer Nationals race, I don't know what to say. We beat a lot of good guys who have a lot of wins. This will rank up there for the rest of my life as a career moment for me."



Championship leader Bobby Pierce survived a rough outing to finish 11th, good enough to maintain the points lead over Billy Moyer Jr. and Shannon Babb.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour heads north to Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway on Friday night and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Saturday night. *Ed. Note: Paducah and I-55 have rained out.

A-Main
1 4 8K Levi Kissinger Mt Vernon, IN
2 1 6M Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR
3 5 28E Dennis Erb, Jr Carpentersville, IL
4 2 15X Richard Frost Clarksville, TN
5 3 27M Rodney Melvin Benton, IL
6 8 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
7 7 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
8 12 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
9 10 C8 Timothy Culp Sheridan, AR
10 6 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
11 19 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
12 20 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
13 9 4 Cody Mahoney Hanover, IN
14 15 81JR Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
15 17 96T Terry English Benton, KY
16 14 1M Jim Moon New Florence, MO
17 21 61 Caleb Ashby Cunningham, TN
18 11 16 Justin Rattliff Campbellsville, KY
19 18 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN
20 13 96 Tanner English Benton, KY
21 22 124 John Hahler New Florence, MO
22 16 3S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL

B-Main
1 96T Terry English
2 7R Kent Robinson
3 25 Jason Feger
4 9G Larry Greer
5 97 Michael Chilton
6 2 Allen Murray
7 98 Eric Hickerson
8 33 Kevin Cole
9 91 Tyler Erb
10 R1 Riley Hickman
11 16A Steven Ashby
12 54JR Larry Barber Jr
13 33X Steve Lampley
14 25R Justin Mcree
15 74 John Minon
16 17D Ronald Dunn

C-Main
1 16A Steven Ashby
2 98 Eric Hickerson
3 54JR Larry Barber Jr
4 25R Justin Mcree
5 80 Gary Christian
6 41 Don Young
7 61 Caleb Ashby
8 10T Travis Page
9 124 John Hahler
10 32 Bobby Pierce
11 1A Levi Ashby
12 93 Charles Zimmerman

Heat #1
1 15X Richard Frost
2 28E Dennis Erb, Jr
3 4 Cody Mahoney
4 96 Tanner English
5 96T Terry English
6 25 Jason Feger
7 91 Tyler Erb
8 32 Bobby Pierce
9 10T Travis Page
10 80 Gary Christian

Heat #2
1 8K Levi Kissinger
2 24 Ryan Unzicker
3 C8 Timothy Culp
4 1M Jim Moon
5 33X Steve Lampley
6 97 Michael Chilton
7 74 John Minon
8 124 John Hahler
9 16A Steven Ashby
10 25R Justin Mcree

Heat #3
1 6M Wendell Wallace
2 21JR Billy Moyer Jr
3 16 Justin Rattliff
4 81JR Jason Riggs
5 R1 Riley Hickman
6 9G Larry Greer
7 17D Ronald Dunn
8 54JR Larry Barber Jr
9 1A Levi Ashby
10 93 Charles Zimmerman

Heat #4
1 27M Rodney Melvin
2 18 Shannon Babb
3 157 Mike Marlar
4 3S Brian Shirley
5 7R Kent Robinson
6 2 Allen Murray
7 33 Kevin Cole
8 61 Caleb Ashby
9 98 Eric Hickerson
10 41 Don Young

Event Photos courtesy of Jim Denhamer












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