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Brandon Sheppard Goes Flag-to-Flag at Spoon River Speedway

CANTON, Ill. — June 19, 2013 — Points leader Brandon Sheppard dominated the fourth round of the 31-race DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” by grabbing the pole and leading every lap of the A-main en route to the victory.

Sheppard, of New Berlin, Ill., conquered the 3/8-mile track and the 38-car field by holding off Billy Drake of Bloomington, Ill., for the $5,000 checkered flag and the fourth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of his career.

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Jason McBride, Tyler Reddick and Bobby Pierce rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Sheppard, Drake, McBride and Dustin Griffen.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour continues on Thursday at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Spoon River Speedway; Canton, Ill.; June 19, 2013

A-Main (40-laps): 1. Brandon Sheppard ($5,000), 2. Billy Drake, 3. Jason McBride, 4. Tyler Reddick, 5. Bobby Pierce, 6. Tim Lance, 7. Randy Korte, 8. Kevin Weaver, 9. Scott Bull, 10. Shannon Babb, 11. Chris Shelton, 12. Scott Schmitt, 13. Dustin Griffin, 14. Todd Frank, 15. Richey Frankel, 16. Ryan Unzicker, 17. Jim Moon, 18. Pete Parker, 19. Brian Divley, 20. Jesse Stovall, 21. Justin Reed, 22. Evan Fink.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Top 10 Championship Standings


Pos.

Car

Name

Points

1.

B5

Brandon Sheppard

280

2.

32

Bobby Pierce

233

3.

18

Shannon Babb

231

4.

77

Jason McBride

216

5.

B12

Kevin Weaver

205

6.

81

Randy Korte

204

7.

24

Ryan Unzicker

187

8.

33

Tyler Reddick

186

9.

20

Dustin Griffin

173

10.

48

Tim Lance

165

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

Cancelled (RAIN)

Sun.

June 16

Wilmot Speedway

Wilmot, WI

Kevin Weaver

Mon.

June 17

Off

Tues.

June 18

Off

Wed.

June 19

Spoon River Speedway

Canton, IL

Brandon Sheppard

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 “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.