Brian Shirley
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM QUINCY RACEWAY’S UMP DIRTcar SUMMER NATIONALS!
Quincy, Ill. – July 6, 2012 – Brian Shirley has hit his stride on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour winning Friday night at Quincy Raceways for his second consecutive win on the 2012 tour. Shirley pocketed $7,500 for the win, his fifth win overall on the month long tour.
Grabbing the lead on the opening lap, Shirley never looked back leading from flag-to-flag outdistancing Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., for the victory. Sheppard finished second ahead of Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill. Defending DIRTcar Late Model National Champion Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., finished fourth after he and Babb battled the majority of the 40-lap main event. Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., rounded out the top five.
With the win, Shirley unofficially stretched his point lead to 39 markers over defending champion Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., with seven events remaining.
(Click here for news and information on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.)
The tour returns to action Saturday night at Clarksville Speedway in Clarksville, Tenn., for a $7,500-to-win main event.
DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Quincy Raceways; Quincy, Ill.; July 6, 2012 A-Main (40-laps): 1. Brian Shirley ($7,500), 2. Brandon Sheppard, 3. Shannon Babb, 4. Ryan Unzicker, 5. Jason Feger, 6. Dennis Erb Jr., 7. Jason McBride, 8. Jon Henry, 9. Mark Burgtorf, 10. Mike Spatola, 11. Justin Reid, 12. Jerry Lierly, 13. Nick Bartels, 14. Clint Kirkham, 15. Jim Moon, 16. Mike Hammerle, 17. Jason Perry, 18. RIckey Frankel, 19. Kathy Jarvis, 20. Jason Rauen, 21. Duke Whiseant, 22. Jason Papich. Fast qualifiers (among 31 cars): Shirley, Unzicker, Kirkham, Erb Jr. Heat race winners: Shirley, Unzicker, Sheppard, Babb. B-main winner: Spatola. Provisional starters: Jarvis, Hammerle, Reid, Papich.
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 |
Jason Feger (40) |
|
4-Jul |
Lasalle Speedway |
Lasalle, IL |
Brian Birkhofer (36) |
|
5-Jul |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, IL |
Brian Shirley (38) |
|
6-Jul |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, IL |
Brian Shirley (31) |
|
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.
