Drown Takes Attica

 

Doug Drown Outduels DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” Stars at Attica Raceway Park

 

ATTICA, Ohio July 19, 2013 Doug Drown made his first start of the 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour season count as he scored the win over title contenders Brandon Sheppard and Bobby Pierce at Attica Raceway Park.

 

Drown, of Wooster, Ohio, started from the pole position, leading flag-to-flag to claim the victory, but he had to hold off points leader Brandon Sheppard, who started the race from the outside of row one, and Bobby Pierce, who started fifth.

 

Lapped traffic came into play as the leaders reached the slower end of the field towards the later stages of the race. As Drown approached lap traffic, Sheppard and Pierce closed to the back bumper of the leader. Drown held off the challenges of the Hell Tour championship contenders, navigating the slower traffic and capturing the $5,000 checkered flag.

 

“I knew when I saw them not to get too excited and start spinning the tires,” said Drown, making his first Hell Tour appearance since 2011. “They’ve been pretty hot here the past month with the Hell Tour. I knew they were just as hungry, especially with their points battle going on, that they were gonna do anything they could to get the extra points and possibly the win.”

 

 

Brandon Sheppard was able to pad his points lead over Bobby Pierce after Pierce closed the gap two nights ago. Sheppard now looks to be in control of the championship, 48 points ahead of Pierce, heading into tonight’s finale at Oakshade Raceway.

 

 

Bobby Pierce, Jon Henry and Rusty Schlenk rounded out the top five.

Heat race winners included Doug Drown, Devin Moran, Jon Henry Brandon Sheppard.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour concludes its final week of action Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park; July 19, 2013

A-Main (40-laps): 1. Doug Drown ($5,000), 2. Brandon Sheppard, 3. Bobby Pierce, 4. Jon Henry, 5. Rusty Schlenk, 6. Devin Moran, 7. Casey Noonan, 8. Dustin Griffin, 9. Jeff Babcock, 10. Devin Shiels, 11. Cody Scott, 12. Jr Gentry, 13. Ryan Missler, 14. Matt Irey, 15. George Lee, 16. Dusty Moore, 17. Mike Bores, 18. Todd Frank, 19. Steve Kester, 20. Chris Ross, 21. Jeep Van Wormer, 22. Brian Ruhlman.

 

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Top 10

Pos.

Car

Name

Points

1

B5

Brandon Sheppard

1638

2

32

Bobby Pierce

1590

3

18

Shannon Babb

1393

4

24

Ryan Unzicker

1282

5

20

Dustin Griffin

1149

6

77

963

7

B12

Kevin Weaver

912

8

81

Randy Korte

906

9

11

Tyler Reddick

791

10

48

Tim Lance

781

 

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 (2)

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

Postponed (RAIN)

Tues.

June 25

Off

   

Wed.

June 26

Clarksville Speedway

Clarksville, TN

Brandon Sheppard (3)

Thurs.

June 27

Clayhill Motorsports Park

Atwood, TN

Brandon Sheppard (4)

Fri.

June 28

Paducah International Raceway

Paducah, KY

Billy Moyer

Sat.

June 29

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

Pevely, MO

Postponed/Rain

(Aug. 17)

         

Sun.

June 30

Lincoln Speedway

Lincoln, IL

Bobby Pierce

Mon.

July 1

Off

   

Tues.

July 2

Quincy Raceways

Quincy, IL

Shannon Babb (2)

Wed.

July 3

Jacksonville Speedway

Jacksonville, IL

Shannon Babb (3)

Thurs.

July 4

LaSalle Speedway

LaSalle, IL

Bobby Pierce (2)

Fri.

July 5

Fayette Co. Speedway

Brownstown, IL

Ryan Unzicker (2)

Sat.

July 6

Highland Speedway

Highland, IL

Postponed (RAIN)

         

Sun.

July 7

Tri-State Speedway

Haubstadt, IN

Shannon Babb (4)

Mon.

July 8

Off

   

Tues.

July 9

Florence Speedway

Union, KY

Scott Bloomquist

Wed.

July 10

Terre Haute Action Track

Terre Haute, IN

Cancelled (RAIN)

Thurs.

July 11

Macon Speedway

Macon, IL

Shannon Babb (5)

Fri.

July 12

Kankakee County Speedway

Kankakee, IL

Bobby Pierce (3)

Sat.

July 13

34 Raceway

Burlington, IA

Bobby Pierce (4)

         

Sun.

July 14

Vermilion County Speedway

Danville, IL

Shannon Babb (6)

Mon.

July 15

Peoria Speedway

Peoria, IL

Brian Shirley

Tues.

July 16

Off

   

Wed.

July 17

Brushcreek Motorsports Park

Peebles, OH

R.J. Conley

Thurs.

July 18

Off

   

Fri.

July 19

Attica Raceway Park

Attica, OH

Doug Drown

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.