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DIRTcar Summer Nationals: Jeep Jets to Vermillion Victory

DANVILLE, Ill. (June 21) - Rebounding from a bitter breakdown while leading a night earlier, Jeep Van Wormer of Pinconning, Mich., led all 40 laps Monday at Vermilion County Speedway to capture the sixth leg of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.

Van Wormer, who also won in Danville in 2008, earned $5,000 for his 12th career Summer Nationals victory. He turned back an early challenge by fifth-starting Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., who appeared to edge ahead just before a lap-13 caution for a turn-four scramble.

The yellow flag reset the field with Van Wormer on the point, and he was never headed again. Outside front-row starter Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., the three-time and reigning series champion, finished second for his first top-five finish on the tour. He fought off challenges from third-finishing Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., while Feger fell back to fifth behind Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., in the closing laps.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Vermilion County
A-main: (1) Jeep Van Wormer, (2) Dennis Erb Jr., (3) Ryan Unzicker, (4) Brian Shirley, (5) Jason Feger, (6) Jack Sullivan, (7) Mark Burgtorf, (8) Bobby Pierce, (9) Shannon Babb, (10) Billy Moyer Jr., (11) Jason Jameson, (12) Richie Hedrick, (13) Greg Johnson, (14) Mark Voigt, (15) Jason McBride, (16) Nick Lyons, (17) Brian Harris, (18) Brandon Sheppard, (19) Pete Parker, (20) Wendell Wallace, (21) Jay Sparks. Scratched: Dillan White.Fast qualifier (among 35 cars): Van Wormer, 13.181 seconds. Heat race winners: Erb, Van Wormer, Feger, Unzicker.

Consolation winner: Hedrick. Provisional starters: Babb, Voigt, Wallace, Sparks.
 

First heat: Jeep Van Wormer, Jack Sullivan, Greg Johnson, Brian Harris, Brandon Thirlby, Richie Hedrick, Mark Voigt, Jim Moon, Bryant Dickinson.
 

Second heat: Jason Feger, Dillan White, Mark Burgtorf, Pete Parker, Jay Morris, Nick Lyons, Wendell Wallace, Rodney Melvin.
 

Third heat: Dennis Erb Jr., Jason Jameson, Bobby Pierce, Billy Moyer Jr., Steve Thorsten, Mitchell Lankford, Scott Schmitt. Scratched: Ryan Dauber.
 

Fourth heat: Ryan Unzicker, Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Jason McBride, Matt Rhyne, Donny Walden, Jay Sparks, Shannon Babb. Scratched: Chris Dick.
 

Time trials (unofficial)
First group: Jeep Van Wormer (55), Pinconning, Mich., 13.181 Greg Johnson (15), Bedford, Ind., 13.534 Brian Harris (75), Davenport, Iowa, 13.706 Richie Hedrick (0), Urbana, Ill., 14.065 Brandon Thirlby (m14), Traverse City, Mich., 14.086 Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 14.131 Jack Sullivan (1), Greenbrier, Ark., 14.336 Jim Moon (1m), Zionsville, Ind., 14.437 Bryant Dickinson (5*), Ionia, Mich., 14.800
 

Second group: Dillan White (54), Crofton, Ky., 13.207 Rodney Melvin (27), Benton, Ill., 13.467 Mark Burgtorf (7B), Quincy, Ill., 13.631 Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.647 Jay Morris (77), Pittwood, Ill., 13.656 Pete Parker (10), Kaukauna, Wis., 13.661 Nick Lyons (2x), Centralia, Ill., 13.880 Wendell Wallace (88), Batesville, Ark., 13.979 Kenny Carmichael (39x), Terre Haute, Ind., 15.128
 

Third group: Jason Jameson (12), Lawrenceburg, Ind., 13.569 Scott Schmitt (10s), Tonica, Ill., 13.584 Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 13.862 Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 13.893 Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 14.153 Steve Thorsten (7T), Woodworth, Ill., 14.251 Mitchell Lankford (39), Terre Haute, Ind., 14.468 Ryan Dauber (64), Tonica, Ill., no time
 

Fourth group: Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 13.446 Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 13.543 Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 13.585 Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill, 13.739 Donny Walden (1w), Towanda, Ill., 14.06 Jason McBride (77), Carbondale, Ill., 14.316 Matt Rhyne (24m), Crown Point, Ind., 15.554 Jay Sparks (7s), Metamora, Ill., 15.695 Chris Dick (22), Deland, Ill., no time