South Carolina Motorsports Racing News
Contents www.SCMSRN.com Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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DIRTcar Summer Nationals:
Babb Blasts to Highland Speedway Win Highland, IL - June 22, 2010 - Shannon Babb found the high-side to his liking on Tuesday Night in Round 7 of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Highland Speedway. The Moweaqua, Ill., driver powered from his fifth place starting spot to battle with Benton, Ill., driver Rodney Melvin for the lead and by lap 22 Babb would assume command. Babb, Melvin, and defending DIRTcar Late Model National Champion Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., would pull away from the field as the three battled for the remainder of the 40-lap Summer Nationals feature. Babb would go on to hold off Feger on a lap 39 restart to win the $5,000 top prize. Feger would settle for second as Melvin secured third. Local driver and group quick timer Paul Bailey of Pocahontas, Ill., would come to the checkers fourth as three-time and defending DIRTcar Summer Nationals Champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., would round out the top five. A-Main - 40 Laps: (1) Shannon Babb, (2)
Jason Feger, (3) Rodney Melvin, (4) Paul Bailey, (5) Dennis Erb Jr., (6)
Wendell Wallace, (7) Kevin Cole, (8) Ryan Unzicker, (9) Chad Zobrist, (10)
Jack Sullivan, (11) Michael Kloos, (12) Jeep Van Wormer, (13) Mike Schulte,
(14) Jay Sparks, (15) Mark Burgtorf, (16) Brandon Sheppard, (17) Mark Faust,
(18) Billy Moyer Jr., (19) Jason Jameson, (20) Billy Faust, (21) Frankie
Martin. Fast qualifier (among 43 cars): Cole, 13.613 seconds. Heat race
winners: Melvin, M. Faust, Feger, Sheppard. C-Main winners: Richie Hedrick,
Moyer Jr. B-Main winner: Jameson.Provisional starters: Moyer Jr., Kloos,
Martin.
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. 06/24/10 - Shepps Speedway - Alexandria, Ill. 06/25/10 - Farmer City Raceway - Farmer City, Ill. 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 |
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