Birkhofer Holds Off Sheppard for Cedar Lake Speedway Victory

| June 14, 2013

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NEW RICHMOND, Wis. — June 14, 2013 — Brian Birkhofer led 31 laps after starting from the third position and held off a mid-race challenge from Brandon Sheppard to secure his first win of the 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour on Friday’s opening night of the Masters at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Birkhofer, of Muscatine, Iowa, inherited the lead on lap 9 after second-place starter and leader Kevin Weaver broke a driveshaft. Birkhofer would never look back, going on to capture the $5,000 checkered flag.

“I knew I was a little loose, but I had to run the top, so I had to kind of back-pedal a little bit on the throttle and gave [Sheppard] the opportunity,” said Birkhofer in victory lane. “He was racing hard, and I thought it was great. It was great racing.”

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Brian Shirley, Jason Krohn and Bobby Pierce rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Kevin Weaver, Brian Birkhofer and Brian Shirley.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour continues on Saturday at Cedar Lake Speedway.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wis.; June 14, 2013

A-Main (40-laps): 1. Brian Birkhofer ($5,000), 2. Brandon Sheppard, 3. Brian Shirley, 4. Jason Krohn, 5. Bobby Pierce, 6. Shannon Babb, 7. Randy Korte, 8. Tim Isenberg, 9. Chris Simpson, 10. Dustin Griffin, 11. Jason McBride, 12. Jimmy Mars, 13. Ryan Unzicker, 14. Jake Redetzke, 15. Steve Isenberg, 16. Chad Simpson, 17. Jeff Provinzino, 18. Mark Dotson, 19. Charlie McKenna, 20. Brady Smith, 21. Pat Doar, 22. Kevin Weaver.

2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ Schedule

Day Date Track Location Winner
Wed. June 12 Brownstown Speedway Brownstown, IN Dennis Erb, Jr.
Thurs. June 13 Off    
Fri. June 14 Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond, WI Brian Birkhofer
Sat. June 15 Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond, WI  
         
Sun. June 16 Wilmot Speedway Wilmot, WI  
Mon. June 17 Off    
Tues. June 18 Off    
Wed. June 19 Spoon River Speedway Canton, IL  
Thurs. June 20 Belle Clair Speedway Belleville, IL  
Fri. June 21 Tri-City Speedway Pontoon Beach, IL  
Sat. June 22 Fairbury Speedway Fairbury, IL  
         
Sun. June 23 I-96 Speedway Lake Odessa, MI  
Mon. June 24 Peoria Speedway Peoria, IL  
Tues. June 25 Off    
Wed. June 26 Clarksville Speedway Clarksville, TN  
Thurs. June 27 Clayhill Motorsports Park Atwood, TN  
Fri. June 28 Paducah International Raceway Paducah, KY  
Sat. June 29 Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Pevely, MO  
         
Sun. June 30 Lincoln Speedway Lincoln, IL  
Mon. July 1 Off    
Tues. July 2 Quincy Raceways Quincy, IL  
Wed. July 3 Jacksonville Speedway Jacksonville, IL  
Thurs. July 4 LaSalle Speedway LaSalle, IL  
Fri. July 5 Fayette Co. Speedway Brownstown, IL  
Sat. July 6 Highland Speedway Highland, IL  
         
Sun. July 7 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, IN  
Mon. July 8 Off    
Tues. July 9 Florence Speedway Union, KY  
Wed. July 10 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, IN  
Thurs. July 11 Macon Speedway Macon, IL  
Fri. July 12 Kankakee County Speedway Kankakee, IL  
Sat. July 13 34 Raceway Burlington, IA  
         
Sun. July 14 Vermilion County Speedway Danville, IL  
Mon. July 15 Off    
Tues. July 16 Off    
Wed. July 17 Brushcreek Motorsports Park Peebles, OH  
Thurs. July 18 Twin Cities Raceway Park North Vernon, IN  
Fri. July 19 Attica Raceway Park Attica, OH  
Sat. July 20 Oakshade Raceway Wauseon, OH  

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals (The Hell Tour) is brought to fans across the country by many important 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, Edelbrock, Chevy Performance Parts, , Integra Shocks, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, Klotz Lubricants, MSD Performance, Petroff Towing, Quartermaster, Superflow Dynos, UNOH (University of Northwestern Ohio), and Wrisco Aluminum. 

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