Babb Bests Field at Kankakee County Summer Nationals
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- ALL Photos by Mike Ruefer
KANKAKEE, IL (June 14, 2012) – Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., returned to the winning ways of his championship season a year ago, claiming the Hell Tour stop at Kankakee County Speedway and pocketing a nice $5,000 for his efforts.
Babb held off multiple challenges from Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., and a strong effort by Bobby Pierce, the son of legendary racer-turned-chassis builder Bob Pierce over the races final laps to claim his first victory on the 2012 tour. Pierce, who charged from fifth, would cross the line in second ahead of Moyer after racing 3-wide with multiple drivers over the course of the 40-lap main event including fourth finishing Jason Feger, of Bloomington, Ill. and fifth finisher Terry Casey of New London, Wis.
The tour will make its next stop at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., Friday for another $5,000-to-win event where Scott James of Lawrenceburg, Ind., raced to victory on the opening night of the Masters Classic in 2011.
A-Main (40-laps): 1. Shannon Babb ($5,000), 2. Bobby Pierce, 3. Billy Moyer, 4. Jason Feger, 5. Terry Casey, 6. Ryan Unzicker, 7. Frank Heckenast Jr., 8. Brandon Sheppard, 9. Chad Simpson, 10. Mike Spatola, 11. Jay Morris, 12. Dennis Erb Jr., 13. Billy Moyer Jr., 14. Rusty Schlenk, 15. Kevin Weaver, 16. Brian Shirley, 17. Bret Sievert, 18. Shawn Toczek, 19. Jon Henry, 20. Chris Simpson, 21. Mike Provenzano, 22. Scott Schmitt, 23. Jason McBride. Fast qualifiers (among 45 cars): Moyer, Sievert, Casey, Heckenast Jr. Heat race winners: Moyer Sr., Babb, Casey, Shirley.
B-main winner: Schmitt.
C-main winners: Nick Bartels, Scott Bull. Provisional starters: Moyer Jr., Schlenk, Provenzano, Toczek.
2012 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule
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Date |
Track |
Location |
Winner (Cars) |
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13-Jun |
Brownstown Speedway |
Brownstown, IN |
Billy Moyer Jr. (49) |
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14-Jun |
Kankakee County Speedway |
Kankakee, IL |
Shannon Babb(45) |
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15-Jun |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, WI |
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16-Jun |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, WI |
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17-Jun |
Wilmot Raceway |
Wilmot, WI |
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19-Jun |
Spoon River Speedway |
Canton, IL |
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20-Jun |
Highland Speedway |
Highland, IL |
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21-Jun |
Fayette Co. Speedway |
Brownstown, IL |
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22-Jun |
Tri City Speedway |
Pontoon Beach, IL |
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23-Jun |
Fairbury Speedway |
Fairbury, IL |
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24-Jun |
I-96 Speedway |
Lake Odessa, MI |
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26-Jun |
Lincoln Park Speedway |
Putnamville, IN |
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27-Jun |
Belle Clair Speedway |
Belleville, IL |
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28-Jun |
Clay Hill Motorsports Park |
Atwood, TN |
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29-Jun |
Paducah Int. Raceway |
Paducah, KY |
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30-Jun |
Federated Auto Parts I-55 |
Pevely, MO |
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1-Jul |
Lincoln Speedway |
Lincoln, IL |
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2-Jul |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, IL |
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3-Jul |
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville, IL |
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4-Jul |
Lasalle Speedway |
Lasalle, IL |
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5-Jul |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, IL |
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6-Jul |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, IL |
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7-Jul |
Clarksville Speedway |
Clarksville, TN |
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8-Jul |
Tri State Speedway |
Haubstadt, IN |
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10-Jul |
Florence Speedway |
Union, KY |
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11-Jul |
Brushcreek Motorsports |
Pebbles, OH |
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12-Jul |
Terre Haute Action Track |
Terre Haute, IN |
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13-Jul |
Attica Raceway Park |
Attica, OH |
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14-Jul |
Oakshade Raceway |
Wauseon, OH |
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals (The Hell Tour) is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Racing Electonics (Official Communication), Vicci (Official Uniform), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to these fine contingency sponsors: Beyea Headers, Butlerbuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Dominator Race Products, Chevy Performance Parts, Intercomp, JE Pistons, Klotz Lubricants, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, Quartermaster, Superflow Dyno’s, UNOH (University of Northwestern Ohio), Wix Filters, and Wrisco Aluminum.
