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DIRTcar Summer Nationals: O’Neal Cruises to Farmer City Win

FARMER CITY, IL (June 25, 2010)  - Don O'Neal definitely lived up to his moniker the "Real Deal" on Friday night at Farmer City Raceway during the 10^th stop of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.

Nobody came close to touching O'Neal during the feature event in which he stretched his lead at times to over a straightaway over second place finisher Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill.  The $10,000 victory for O'Neal came in his first Hell Tour start of 2010.

O'Neal didn't just dominate by leading all 40-laps of the A-Main.  He also showed his strength by being the quickest qualifier overall out of group 4 and winning his heat race by over a straightaway over his closest competitor.

Eighth starting Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., climbed five spots during the main event to finish third.  Eric Smith of Bloomington, Ill., a 2009 Summer Nationals winner, finished fourth while New Berlin, Ill., driver Brandon Sheppard registered his best Summer Nationals performance with a fifth place finish.

A-Main 40-Laps: 1. Don O'Neal, 2. Ryan Unzicker, 3. Dennis Erb Jr., 4. Eric Smith, 5. Brandon Sheppard, 6. Scott Bull, 7. Frank Heckenast Jr., 8. Jack Sullivan, 9. Brian Shirley, 10. Jason Feger, 11. Shannon Babb, 12. Jeep Van Wormer, 13. Jason Jameson, 14. Jim Moon, 15. Ryan Dauber, 16. Brian Harris, 17. Wendell Wallace, 18. Rodney Melvin, 19. Joe Harlan, 20. Chris Simpson, 21. Daren Freidman

B-Main: 1. Wendell Wallace, 2. Jason Jameson, 3. Billy Moyer Jr., 4. Tim Lance, 5. Jack Sullivan, 6. Brandon Thirlby, 7. Aaron Ricketts, 8. Cory Daugherty, 9. Jimmy Dehm, 10. Frank Heckenast Sr., 11. Mike Schulte, 12. Richie Hedrick, 13. Donny Walden, 14. Jay Morris, 15. Jason McBride, 16. Joe Harlan

C Main Winners: Cory Daugherty, Jason McBride

Heat 4: 1. Don O'Neal, 2. Dennis Erb Jr., 3. Rodney Melvin, 4. Jeep Van Wormer, 5. Jay Morris, 6. Aaron Ricketts, 7. Jack Sullivan, 8. Jason McBride, 9. Daren Freidman, 10. Rich Bell, 11. Bob Gardner

Heat 3: 1. Brandon Sheppard, 2. Chris Simpson, 3. Brian Shirley, 4. Jim Moon, 5. Wendell Wallace, 6. Tim Lance, 7. Mike Schulte, 8. Bobby Pierce, 9. Derek Chandler, 10. Cory Rolfe, 11. Scott Schmitt

Heat 2: 1. Eric Smith, 2. Scott Bull, 3. Brian Harris, 4. Ryan Dauber, 5. Richie Hedrick, 6. Jason Jameson, 7. Billy Moyer Jr., 8. Joe Harlan, 9. Steve Thornsten, 10. Bryant Dickinson, 11. Pete Parker

Heat 1: 1. Ryan Unzicker, 2. Frank Heckenast Jr., 3. Jason Feger, 4. Shannon Babb, 5. Donny Walden, 6. Brandon Thirlby, 7. Frank Heckenast Sr., 8. Jimmy Dehm, 9. Cory Daugherty, 10. John Gardner, 11. Russ Adams, 12. Brian Crebo

Qualifying

Group 1

 1.       Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 12.786

2.       Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Orland Park, Ill., 12.876

3.       Shannon Babb, (18) Moweaqua, Ill., 12.954

4.       Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.050

5.       Donny Walden (1w), Towanda, Ill., 13.213

6.       Jimmy Dehm (99j), Lexington, Ill., 13.450

7.       Brandon Thirlby (m14), Traverse City, Mich., 13.780

8.       Cory Daugherty (96), Blue Mound, Ill., 13.828

9.       Russ Adams (74), Princeville, Ill., 13.911

10.   Frank Heckenast Sr. (99sr), Lockport, Ill., 14.167

11.   Brian Crebo (99), Washington, Ill., 14.408

12.   John Gardner (38c), Peoria, Ill., 14.451

Group 2

1.       Scott Bull (83), Fairbury, Ill., 12.890

2.       Eric Smith (9), Bloomington, Ill., 13.248

3.       Ryan Dauber (64), Tonica, Ill., 13.414

4.       Brian Harris (75), Davenport, Iowa, 13.479

5.       Jason Jameson (12j), Lawrenceburg, Ind., 13.481

6.       Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 13.520

7.       Steve Thorsten (7t), Chebanse, Ill., 13.546

8.       Richie Hedrick (0), Urbana, Ill., 13.578

9.       Joe Harlan (Z), El Paso, Ill., 13.666

10.   Pete Parker (10), Kaukauna, Wis., 13.783

11.   Bryant Dickinson (5*), Ionia, Mich., 14.575

Group 3

1.       Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 12.809

2.       Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa, 13.036

3.       Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 13.037

4.       Scott Schmitt (10), Tonica, Ill., 13.441

5.       Cory Rolfe (22), Sidney, Ill., 13.698

6.       Wendall Wallace (88), Batesville, Ark., 13.718

7.       Tim Lance (48), Brimfield, Ill., 13.766

8.       Mike Schulte (27s), Summerfield, Ill., 13.828

9.       Jim Moon (1m), Zionsville, Ind., 13.864

10.   Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 14.165

11.   Derek Chandler (35), Pontiac, Ill., no time

Group 4

1.       Don O'Neal (71), Martinsville, Ind., 12.647

2.       Rodney Melvin (27), Benton, Ill., 13.094

3.       Jay Morris (77), Pittwood, Ill., 13.208

4.       Rich Bell (21B), Sheffield, Ill., 13.349

5.       Daren Friedman (89), Forrest, Ill., 13.383

6.       Jeep Van Wormer (55), Pinconning, Mich., 13.470

7.       Aaron Ricketts (95), Fairbury, Ill., 13.547

8.       Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 13.568

9.       Jason McBride (77), Carbondale, Ill., 13.671

10.   Jack Sullivan (1), Greenbrier, Ark., 14.234

11.   Bob Gardner (4G), Germantown, Ill., 14.358

2010 DIRTcar Summer Nationals 'The Hell Tour' Schedule

Date/ Track/Location/Purse/Winner/Car Count

06/16/10 - Brownstown Speedway - Brownstown, Ind. (Billy Moyer - 50)

06/17/10 - Kankakee County Speedway - Kankakee, Ill. (Billy Moyer - 47)

06/18/10 - Cedar Lake Speedway - Somerset, Wis. (Billy Moyer - 43)

06/19/10 - Cedar Lake Speedway - Somerset, Wis. (Brian Birkhofer - 44)

06/20/10 - Wilmot Speedway - Wilmot, Wis. (Rodney Melvin - 31)

06/21/10 - Vermillion County Speedway - Danville, Ill. (Jeep Van Wormer - 35)

06/22/10 - Highland Speedway - Highland, Ill. (Shannon Babb - 43)

06/23/10 - Belle Clair Speedway - Belleville, Ill. (Dennis Erb Jr. - 37)

06/24/10 - Shepps Speedway - Alexander, Ill. (Shannon Babb - 43)

06/25/10 - Farmer City Raceway - Farmer City, Ill. (Don O'Neal - 45)

06/26/10 - Clarksville Speedway - Clarksville, Tenn.

06/27/10 - Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt, Ind.

06/28/10 - Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, Ind.

06/29/10 - I-96 Speedway - Lake Odessa, Mich.

06/30/10 - Charleston Speedway - Charleston, Ill.

07/01/10 - Clay Hill Motorsports Park - Atwood, Tenn.

07/02/10 - Paducah International Raceway - Paducah, Ky

07/03/10 - I-55 Raceway - Pevely, Mo

07/04/10 - Lincoln Speedway - Lincoln, Ill.

07/06/10 - Fayette County Speedway - Brownstown, Ill.

07/07/10 - Spoon River Speedway - Canton, Ill.

07/08/10 - Macon Speedway - Macon, Ill.

07/09/10 - Tri-City Speedway - Pontoon Beach, Ill.

07/10/10 - Fairbury American Legion Speedway - Fairbury, Ill.

07/11/10 - Quincy Raceways - Quincy, Ill.

07/13/10 - Peoria Speedway - Peoria, Ill.

07/14/10 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Ind.

07/16/10 - Attica Raceway Park - Attica, Ohio

07/17/10 - Oakshade Raceway - Wauseon, Ohio

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour is brought to racing fans by many important sponsors and partners, including AFCO, ASI Racewear, Bill Pink Carburetors, Chizmark Larson Insurance, Dyers Rods, Eibach Springs, Fusion Graphics & Sign Company, Hoosier Racing Tire, Intercomp, Ohlins, Quarter Master, R2C Performance, Racing Electronics, Special Olympics, U Coat-It,  University of Northwestern Ohio, VP Racing Fuels,  Vicci, and Wrisco Aluminum.