Somerset, WI – June 18, 2010 – Billy Moyer is making a statement, and Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway in Wisconsin was no exception.
The Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame driver from Batesville, Ark., climbed from his eighth-place starting spot and powered by then leader Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., on lap 34 to claim his third straight DIRTcar Summer Nationals win of 2010 during the opening night of the 12th Annual Masters.
Babb would settle for second while local Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wisc., would grab third place ahead of Pittsville, Wisc., native Eric Pember and Waterville, Ohio’s Matt Miller.
Heat 1:
Pat Doar, Jason Feger, Chris Simpson, Jimmy Mars, Brian Birkhofer, Jeep Van Wormer, Jim Moon, Jeff Keeney, Donny Walden, Bryan Wennen, Lee Thomason
Heat 2:
Eric Pember, Adam Hensel, Keith Foss, Zach Johnson, Rodney Melvin, Mike Nutzmann, Brian Shirley, Pete Parker, Brandon Thirlby, Mike Frye, Jason Utter
Heat 3:
Matt Miller, Brady Smith, Brandon Sheppard, Will Vaught, Ryan Unzicker, Mark Voigt, Lance Matthees, Chad Simpson, Andrew McKay, Bret Sievert, Jim Bruggeman
Heat 4:
Shannon Babb, Billy Moyer, Jack Sullivan, Bub McCool, Jason McBride, Billy Moyer Jr. Richie Hedrick, Wendell Wallace, Dennis Erb Jr., Ron Klein
C Main 1:
Pete Parker, Jason Utter, Mike Fryer, Donny Walden, Bryan Wenner, Brandon Thirlby, Lee Thomason, Jeff Kenney
C Main 2:
Chad Simpson, Wendell Wallace, Dennis Erb, Andrew McKay, Bret Seivert, Jim Bruggerman, Ron Klein
B Main:
Brian Birkhofer, Jeep Van Wormer, Ryan Unzicker, Rodney Melvin, Billy Moyer Jr., Mark Voigt, Richie Hedrick, Lance Matthees, Jim Moon, Chad Simpson, Brian Shirley, Jason McBride, Wendell Wallace, Jason Utter, Jason McBride, Pete Parker, Mike Nutzmann
A Main:
(1) Billy Moyer, (2) Shannon Babb, (3) Pat Doar, (4) Eric Pember, (5) Matt Miller, (6) Brian Birkhofer, (7) Keith Foss, (8) Jimmy Mars, (9) Brady Smith, (10) Jason Feger, (11) Jack Sullivan, (12) Will Vaught, (13) Dennis Erb Jr., (14) Billy Moyer Jr., (15) Chris Simpson, (16) Mike Nutzmann, (17) Brandon Sheppard, (18) Adam Hensel, (19) Zach Johnson, (20) Bub McCool, (21) Jeep Van Wormer
First group
Pat Doar (11), New Richmond, Wis., 13.131
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.184
Jimmy Mars (28), Elk Mound, Wis., 13.363
Chris Simpson (32), Marion, Iowa, 13.483
Brian Birkhofer (15B), Muscatine, Iowa, 13.888
Bryan Wennen (40), Lindstrom, Minn., 14.027
Jeep Van Wormer (55), Pinconning, Mich., 14.240
Jeff Keeney (61), River Falls, Wis., 14.524
Donny Walden (1w), Towanda, Ill., 14.526
Lee Thomason (53), Marion, Ill., 14.671
Jim Moon (1m), Zionsville, Ind., 14.802
Second group
Adam Hensel (44), Barron, Wis., 13.306
Eric Pember (90x), Pittsville, Wis., 13.483
Zach Johnson (73), Kensington, Minn., 13.559
Keith Foss (95), Winona, Minn., 13.634
Brandon Thirlby (m14), Traverse City, Mich., 13.782
Rodney Melvin (27), Benton, Ill., 13.827
Mike Nutzmann (2), New Richmond, Wis., 14.231
Pete Parker (10), Kaukauna, Wis., 14.266
Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 14.338
Mike Fryer (5m), Freeport, Ill., 14.364
Jason Utter (31), Columbus Junction, Iowa, 15.170
Third group
Matt Miller (7), Waterville, Ohio, 13.475
Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 13.483
Brady Smith (2), Solon Springs, Wis., 13.907
Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 13.982
Will Vaught (1), Crane, Mo., 13.999
Andrew McKay (71), Edina, Minn., 14.026
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 14.120
Lance Matthees (90), Winona, Minn., 14.216
Bret Sievert (5s), New Berlin, Wis., 14.286
Chad Simpson (25), Mount Vernon, Iowa, 14.371
Jim Bruggeman (54), White Bear Lake, Minn., 15.356
Fourth group
Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 13.551
Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 13.594
Jason McBride (77m), Carbondale, Ill., 13.911
Ron Klein (12k), Sherrill, Iowa, 13.967
Jack Sullivan (1), Greenbrier, Ark., 14.065
Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 14.344
Richie Hedrick (0), Urbana, Ill., 14.946
Bub McCool (57j), Vicksburg, Miss., 16.986
Wendell Wallace (88), Batesville, Ark., 17.012
Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., no time