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Babb Masters Macon Speedway for Fifth DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” Victory in 2013

MACON, Ill. - July 11, 2013 - Shannon Babb continued his mid-season dominance Thursday night at Macon Speedway as he rallied from the ninth starting position to lead the second half of the 33rd Annual Herald & Review 100, capturing his fifth checkered flag of the 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals "Hell Tour" season.

Babb, of Moweaqua, Ill., has proven why the three time champion should never be counted out. After starting the season relatively slow by his standards, Babb has scored four wins in seven races since the start of July and was just 50 points behind Brandon Sheppard entering the night.

Babb's most recent victory would not be handed to him as he started from the inside of row five. Sheppard secured the pole-position but handed the lead over to Brian Shirley early in the feature. Babb reached Shirley and second-place running Kevin Weaver by the race's halfway point. Shirley was glued to the top and Weaver glued to the bottom, so the faster Babb made the middle lane work for him as he split the two leaders in a daring three-wide pass for the lead. Babb secured the top spot and led the rest of the way to score the $5,000 checkered flag. Sheppard worked his way back to second as he continues to hold onto the points lead.

"I found (the middle groove) right away," said Babb, who is now just 45 points behind Sheppard in the current standings. "I didn't know how long it was gonna last. It kind of went away there at the end, but once we were in the lead we were alright."

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Ryan Unzicker, Dustin Griffin and Steve Sheppard, Jr. rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, Kevin Weaver and Ryan Unzicker.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour continues on Friday night at Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Ill.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Macon (Ill) Speedway; July 11, 2013
A-Main (40-laps): 1. Shannon Babb ($5,000), 2. Brandon Sheppard, 3. Ryan Unzicker, 4. Dustin Griffin, 5. Steve Sheppard Jr, 6. Kevin Weaver, 7. Bobby Pierce, 8. Tim Lance, 9. Kyle Logue, 10. Frankie Martin, 11. Ryan Little, 12. Greg Kimmons, 13. Steve Kester, 14. Joseph Hughs, 15. Rich Bell, 16. Jason McBride, 17. Brian Divley, 18. Brian Shirley, 19. Jason Papich, 20. Matt Taylor, 21. Rick Standridge, 22. Todd Frank.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals "Hell Tour" Top 10

2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals 'Hell Tour' Schedule

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals (The 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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Harrison Captures Third Win in the 2013 Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Macon Speedway

MACON, Ill. — July 11, 2013 — In a season that has proven difficult for any driver to score more than one win, Mike Harrison now has three in the 2013 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals as he claimed the victory Thursday night at 1/5th-mile Macon Speedway.

Harrison, of Highland, Ill., started the race from the outside of row two, just behind the front row of Brian Divley and Kenny Wallace. Staying glued to the bottom, Harrison passed Wallace within the first five laps and set his sights on leader Divley. With a restart coming on lap 9, Harrison was right on Divley’s tail. Harrison changed his line and moved to the top of the track to try and get around Divley, who did his best to hold his line but on lap 13 Harrison got a nose under Divley’s right corner and make the pass in turn one on lap 14.

With just a handful of laps remaining, Harrison maneuvered through thick lapped traffic. He searched for any open hole, and in doing so he did not see a stopped car on the front straightaway, resulting in Harrison colliding directly with the parked vehicle. Luckily for Harrison he would be able to restart from the first position with minimal damage. Harrison’s car was obviously hurting, but he held off Divley to capture the $1,000 checkered flag.

“Anytime you get in a wreck like that you never know what will be broke,” said Harrison, who took over the lead in the championship standings with the victory. “We went back to green and I just tried to stay on the bottom. Hopefully no one was going around me on the top because I was leery of diving off on the top and letting the cushion get ahold of me.”

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Kenny Wallace, Jeff Leka and Jeff Curl rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Kenny Wallace, Cory Daugherty, Brian Divley and Mike Harrison.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals continues Friday night at Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Illinois
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DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Statistical Report; Macon (Ill.) Speedway; July 11, 2013

A-Main (25-laps): 1. Mike Harrison ($1,000), 2. Brian Divley, 3. Kenny Wallace, 4. Jeff Leka, 5. Jeff Curl, 6. Matt Goulden, 7. Danny Smith, 8. Jake Griffin, 9. Cory Daugherty, 10. Jeff Graham, 11. Ray Bollinger, 12. Clark Robertson, 13. Tommy Sherpard Jr., 14. Steve Ewing, 15. Joe Strawkas, 16. Chad Evans, 17. Guy Taylor, 18. Eric Hamilton, 19. Norm Wood, 20. Ethan Schnapp, 21. Wes Odell, 22. Alan Crowder.
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2013 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals

The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is proudly brought to you by these fine partners : Summit Racing Equipment (Title Sponsor), Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Provider), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Racing Tire), VP Racing Fuels (Official Fuel), along with these Contingency Parters: MSD Performance, TomCat Performance, Landrum Performance Springs, Dominator Race Products, QuarterMaster, KSE Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Wrisco Aluminum, Beyea Custom Headers, Fast Shafts, Bassett Wheels, QA1, Auto Meter, Schoenfeld Headers, University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH), Racing Electronics, Intercomp, Bell Helmets, Shafer Enterprises’ Cool Shirts, XS Power Racing Batteries, and Chevy Performance.