Babb Wins at Iowa’s Farley Speedway for 84th DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory of His Career
Shannon Babb — Photo by Jim Denhamer
By Jordan Morris
FARLEY, Iowa. (June 17, 2014) – Shannon Babb captured the outright lead on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals all-time win list in dramatic fashion Tuesday night, snapping Rick Eckert’s two-race win streak and claiming his 84th career victory at Farley Speedway.
Babb’s victory came at the expense and heartbreak of another series great, Billy Moyer, who started the 50-lap feature on the inside of row two behind pole-sitter Ryan Unzicker. Moyer seized the lead from Unzicker after the first lap, quickly separating himself from the rest of the field. Moyer dominated the race until lap 41, when bad luck struck. Moyer spun while leading in turn two after blowing a right-rear tire, handing the lead over to second-place Babb, who rallied from the sixth starting position. Babb led the final nine laps, claiming the $10,000 checkered flag and the overall lead on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals all-time wins list.
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Unzicker, Eckert, Bobby Pierce and Brandon Sheppard rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners included Unzicker, Moyer and Brian Shirley.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals continues on Wednesday night at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill.
DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Farley Speedway; Farley, Iowa; June 15, 2014
A-Main (50-laps): 1. 18-Shannon Babb ($10,000), 2. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 3. 1-Rick Eckert, 4. 32-Bobby Pierce, 5. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 6. 81-Brian Shirley, 7. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr, 8. 98-Jason Rauen, 9. 10S-Scott Schmitt, 10. 32J-Jason Jaggers, 11. 81JR-Jason Riggs, 12. 21-Billy Moyer, 13. 5M-Mike Fryer, 14. 28M-Jimmy Mars, 15. 10P-Pete Parker, 16. 56-Andy Eckrich, 17. 58-Ray Guss Jr, 18. 15B-Brian Birkhofer, 19. 32S-Chris Simpson, 20. 17-Jim Shereck, 21. 22-Gregg Satterllee, 22. 16-Tyler Bruening
2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule
| Date | Day | Track | Location | Win |
| June 11 | Wed | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | RAIN |
| June 12 | Thur | Kankakee Co. Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Billy Moyer |
| June 13 | Fri | Cedar Lake Speedway | Somerset, Wis. | Rick Eckert |
| June 14 | Sat | Cedar Lake Speedway | Somerset, Wis. | RAIN |
| June 15 | Sun | Wilmot Raceway | Wilmot, Wis. | Rick Eckert |
| June 16 | Mon | Off | ||
| June 17 | Tue | Farley Speedway | Farley, Iowa | Shannon Babb |
| June 18 | Wed | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | $5,000 |
| June 19 | Thur | Quincy Raceways | Quincy, Ill. | $5,000 |
| June 20 | Fri | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | $10,000 |
| June 21 | Sat | Fairbury Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | $10,000 |
| June 22 | Sun | I-96 Speedway | Ionia, Mich. | $5,000 |
| June 23 | Mon | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | $5,000 |
| June 24 | Tue | Off | ||
| June 25 | Wed | Clarksville Speedway | Clarksville, Tenn. | $5,000 |
| June 26 | Thur | Clayhill Motorsports | Atwood, Tenn. | $5,000 |
| June 27 | Fri | Paducah Int. Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | $10,000 |
| June 28 | Sat | Federated Auto Parts Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | $10,000 |
| June 29 | Sun | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | $5,000 |
| June 30 | Mon | Off | ||
| July 1 | Tue | Belle Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | $5,000 |
| July 2 | Wed | Jacksonville Speedway | Jacksonville, Ill. | $5,000 |
| July 3 | Thur | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | $5,000 |
| July 4 | Fri | Fayette Co. Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | $7,500 |
| July 5 | Sat | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | $10,000 |
| July 6 | Sun | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | $5,000 |
| July 7 | Mon | Off | ||
| July 8 | Tue | Florence Speedway | Union, Ky. | $5,000 |
| July 9 | Wed | Terre Haute Action Track | Terre Haute, Ind. | $5,000 |
| July 10 | Thur | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | $5,000 |
| July 11 | Fri | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | $10,000 |
| July 12 | Sat | 34 Raceway | Burlington, Iowa | $10,000 |
| July 13 | Sun | Vermilion Co. Speedway | Danville, Ill. | $5,000 |
| July 14 | Mon | Off | ||
| July 15 | Tue | TBA | ||
| July 16 | Wed | Atomic Speedway | Chillicothe, Ohio | $5,000 |
| July 17 | Thur | Brushcreek Motorsports Complex | Peebles, Ohio | $5,000 |
| July 18 | Fri | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | $5,000 |
| July 19 | Sat | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio | $10,000 |
2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Championship Standings
|
Rank |
Car |
First | Last |
Tot |
|
1 |
1 |
Rick | Eckert |
285 |
|
2 |
24 |
Ryan | Unzicker |
247 |
|
3 |
18 |
Shannon | Babb |
234 |
|
4 |
32 |
Bobby | Pierce |
225 |
|
5 |
81 |
Brian | Shirley |
216 |
|
6 |
B5 |
Brandon | Sheppard |
209 |
|
7 |
21 |
Billy | Moyer |
179 |
|
8 |
22 |
Gregg | Satterlee |
178 |
|
9 |
10 |
Scott | Schmitt |
171 |
|
10 |
21 |
Billy | Moyer Jr |
170 |
|
11 |
81 |
Jason | Riggs |
153 |
|
12 |
96 |
Tanner | English |
126 |
|
13 |
89 |
Mike | Spatola |
115 |
|
14 |
1m |
Jimmy | Moon |
102 |
|
15 |
15b |
Brian | Birkhofer |
98 |
|
16 |
1cj |
Gary | Christian |
95 |
|
17 |
28 |
Jimmy | Mars |
90 |
|
18 |
98 |
Jason | Rauen |
86 |
|
19 |
77 |
Jason | McBride |
71 |
|
20 |
5m |
Mike | Fryar |
71 |
|
21 |
20 |
Rodney | Sanders |
70 |
|
22 |
2 |
Brady | Smith |
51 |
|
23 |
B12 |
Kevin | Weaver |
49 |
|
24 |
77 |
Tim | McCreadie |
49 |
|
25 |
77 |
Jay | Morris |
45 |
|
26 |
7k |
Jason | Krohn |
43 |
|
27 |
10 |
Don | Hilleary |
42 |
|
28 |
74 |
Mitch | Mcgrath |
42 |
|
29 |
32j |
Jason | Jaggers |
42 |
|
30 |
42 |
Shawn | Toczek |
41 |
|
31 |
33 |
Adam | Hensel |
41 |
|
32 |
99 |
Frankie | Heckenast |
40 |
|
33 |
83 |
Scott | Bull |
39 |
|
34 |
90 |
Lance | Mathees |
38 |
|
35 |
25 |
Jason | Feger |
37 |
|
36 |
D7 |
Jim | Letizia |
36 |
|
37 |
10 |
Pete | Parker |
36 |
|
38 |
58 |
A J | Diemel |
35 |
|
39 |
56 |
Andy | Eckrich |
35 |
|
40 |
116 |
Torrin | Mettille |
34 |
|
41 |
11 |
Pat | Doar |
34 |
|
42 |
8 |
Bill | Rezetek |
34 |
|
43 |
58 |
Ray | Guss |
34 |
|
44 |
33 |
Kevin | Cole |
32 |
|
45 |
21 |
Rich | Bell |
32 |
|
46 |
32 |
Chris | Simpson |
32 |
|
47 |
M27 |
Mike | Provenzano |
31 |
|
48 |
17 |
Jim | Shereck |
31 |
|
49 |
7 |
Steve | Thornsten |
30 |
|
50 |
28 |
Jeff | Provinzino |
30 |
|
51 |
2 |
Mike | Nutzmann |
29 |
|
52 |
16 |
Tyler | Bruening |
29 |
|
53 |
25 |
Steve | Lance |
28 |
|
54 |
40 |
Joel | Callahan |
28 |
|
55 |
45 |
Kyle | Hammer |
27 |
|
56 |
6 |
Nick | Herrick |
27 |
|
57 |
20 |
Jake | Meier |
27 |
|
58 |
14 |
Glen | Thompson |
26 |
|
59 |
15 |
Caley | Emerson |
26 |
|
60 |
15 |
Brian | Harris |
26 |
|
61 |
33h |
Billy | Hough |
25 |
|
62 |
21 |
Joel | Collins |
25 |
|
63 |
65 |
Lucas | Peterson |
24 |
