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Unzicker Earns DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ Victory at Fairbury American Legion Speedway

FAIRBURY, Ill. — June 22, 2013 — At one of the biggest events all year at his home track of Fairbury American Legion Speedway, Ryan Unzicker scored his first win of the 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” in exciting fashion on Saturday night.

With 46 cars were in attendance, Unzicker, of El Paso, Ill., was the man to beat. Starting fourth in the 50-lap main event, Unzicker utilized the inside line to do the majority of his passing. At the halfway point he had only managed to reach the third position, but two laps later he hooked up with Brian Birkhofer and moved to second after passing race-long leader Kevin Weaver. Another 10 laps after reaching second, Unzicker managed to maneuver around a fading Birkhofer for the $10,000 checkered flag, his fifth “Hell Tour” victory of his career.

Unzicker, a former DIRTcar Late Model national champion, becomes the sixth different winner in seven DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour events this season. Only points leader Brandon Sheppard has more than one victory.

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Birkhofer, Sheppard and Jimmy Mars rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Weaver, Daren Friedman and Unzicker.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour continues on Sunday night at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway: June 22, 2013
A-Main (50-laps): 1. Ryan Unzicker ($10,000), 2. Brian Birkhofer, 3. Brandon Sheppard, 4. Jimmy Mars, 5. Kevin Weaver, 6. Brian Shirley, 7. Joe Harlan, 8. Bobby Pierce, 9. Shannon Babb, 10. Chris Simpson, 11. Brady Smith, 12. Daren Friedman, 13. Randy Korte, 14. Dustin Griffin, 15. Frank Heckenast Jr, 16. Tim Lance, 17. Scott Schmitt, 18. Jason McBride, 19. Daniel Fiessner, 20. Tyler Reddick, 21. Scott Bull, 22. Derek Chandler, 23. Jason Krohn.

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

Brandon Sheppard

Fri.

June 21

Tri-City Speedway

Pontoon Beach, IL

Chris Simpson

Sat.

June 22

Fairbury Speedway

Fairbury, IL

Ryan Unzicker

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.


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DIRTcar Racing PR
704-795-7223 | cdolack@dirtcar.com

Babb Scores His First Victory of 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” at I-96 Speedway

LAKE ODESSA, Mich. — June 23, 2013 — Shannon Babb faced challenges from Bobby Pierce and Tyler Reddick on Sunday night, but held on to score his first victory of the 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” and his third consecutive win at I-96 Speedway.

Babb, of Moweaqua, Ill., has dominated the 3/8th-mile Michigan oval, where on Sunday night 28 late models took their best shot at him. Babb started from the outside of the front row and proved his dominance again this year, but not without his fair share of challenges. Babb, a three-time Summer Nationals champion, held off Reddick following a two-lap dash to the finish to score the $5,000 checkered flag.

“This place has been really good to us,” said Babb, who has won every Summer Nationals race held at I-96. “We love racing here. The fans are a lot of fun and the track was excellent.”

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Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard and Rusty Schlenk rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Shannon Babb, Ryan Unzicker and Bobby Pierce.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour continues on Monday night at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; I-96 Speedway; Lake Odessa, Mich.: June 23, 2013

A-Main (40-laps): 1.Shannon Babb ($5,000), 2.Tyler Reddick, 3.Bobby Pierce, 4.Brandon Sheppard, 5.Rusty Schlenk, 6.Dustin Griffin, 7.Brandon Thirlby, 8.Jason McBride, 9.Wayne Chinn, 10.Jeff Babcock, 11.Steve Kester, 12.Randy Korte, 13.Brian Ruhlman, 14.Richard Neiser, 15.Ryan Unzicker, 16.Eric Spangler, 17.Pat Ehlert, 18.Jacob Poel, 19.Ryan Vanderveen, 20.Herb Reich, 21.Dusty Moore, 22.Dona Marcoullier.

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

Brandon Sheppard

Fri.

June 21

Tri-City Speedway

Pontoon Beach, IL

Chris Simpson

Sat.

June 22

Fairbury Speedway

Fairbury, IL

Ryan Unzicker

Sun.

June 23

I-96 Speedway

Lake Odessa, MI

Shannon Babb

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.