Shirley Dominates for Peoria Speedway DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory

admin | July 3, 2012

Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., — Photos by Mike Ruefer

PEORIA, Ill. (July 2, 2012) – Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., cruised to his third ‘Hell Tour’ win Monday night at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway. Shirley dominated from flag-to-flag picking up the $5,000 top prize on the tour’s 17th stop.

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Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., drove to a second place finish ahead of defending champion Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill. Babb started outside of current point leader Shirley in the 40-lap main event and wound up third in the final rundown. Scott James of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Billy Drake of Bloomington, Ill., rounded out the top five.

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The tour returns to action Tuesday night at Jacksonville (Ill.) Speedway for a $5,000-to-win event.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Peoria Speedway; Peoria, Ill.; July 2, 2012 A-Main (40-laps): 1. Brian Shirley, 2. Dennis Erb Jr., 3. Shannon Babb, 4. Scott James, 5. Billy Drake, 6. Brian Diveley, 7. Kyle Logue, 8. Ryan Unzicker, 9. Jon Henry, 10. Morgan Bagley 11. Rusty Schlenk, 12. Mike Spatola, 13. Scott Schmitt, 14. Wes Steidinger, 15. Jason Feger, 16. Brandon Sheppard, 17. Jason McBride, 18. Eric Smith, 19. Bobby Pierce, 20. Jason Jaggers, 21. Jack Sullivan, 22. Steve Lance Jr. Fast qualifier (among 41 cars): Henry, 12.799 seconds. Heat race winners: Erb, Babb, Shirley, Diveley. B-main winner: Sheppard. Provisional starters: Pierce, Smith, Lance, McBride. C-main winner: Nick Bartels.

2012 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule

Date	Track	Location	Winner (Cars)
13-Jun	Brownstown Speedway	Brownstown, IN	Billy Moyer Jr. (49)
14-Jun	Kankakee County Speedway	Kankakee, IL	Shannon Babb(45)
15-Jun	Cedar Lake Speedway	Somerset, WI	Billy Moyer Jr. (37)
16-Jun	Cedar Lake Speedway	Somerset, WI	Billy Moyer Jr. (32)
17-Jun	Wilmot Raceway	Wilmot, WI	Ryan Unzicker (31)
19-Jun	Spoon River Speedway	Canton, IL	Jon Henry (38)
20-Jun	Highland Speedway	Highland, IL	Rodney Melvin (42)
21-Jun	Fayette Co. Speedway	Brownstown, IL	Brian Shirley (41)
22-Jun	Tri City Speedway	Pontoon Beach, IL	Billy Moyer (43)
23-Jun	Fairbury Speedway	Fairbury, IL	Brian Shirley (41)
24-Jun	I-96 Speedway	Lake Odessa, MI	Shannon Babb (36)
26-Jun	Lincoln Park Speedway	Putnamville, IN	Jason Feger (21)
27-Jun	Belle Clair Speedway	Belleville, IL	Jason Feger (34)
28-Jun	Clay Hill Motorsports Park	Atwood, TN	Brandon Sheppard (28)
29-Jun	Paducah Int. Raceway	Paducah, KY	Brian Birkhofer (35)
30-Jun	Federated Auto Parts I-55	Pevely, MO	Billy Moyer (34)
1-Jul	Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln, IL	Canceled (Heat)
2-Jul	Peoria Speedway	Peoria, IL	Brian Shirley (41)
3-Jul	Jacksonville Speedway	Jacksonville, IL
4-Jul	Lasalle Speedway	Lasalle, IL
5-Jul	Macon Speedway	Macon, IL
6-Jul	Quincy Raceways	Quincy, IL
7-Jul	Clarksville Speedway	Clarksville, TN
8-Jul	Tri State Speedway	Haubstadt, IN
10-Jul	Florence Speedway	Union, KY
11-Jul	Brushcreek Motorsports	Pebbles, OH
12-Jul	Terre Haute Action Track	Terre Haute, IN
13-Jul	Attica Raceway Park	Attica, OH
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.

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