Moyer Outduels Manville for Second Win of 2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals
By Jordan Morris
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. – June 20, 2014 – Billy Moyer fought hard to score his second win of the 2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals season, overtaking Tim Manville on lap 30 en route to capturing the $10,000 checkered flag Friday night at Tri-City Speedway.
Moyer, who started from the pole, had trouble holding the lead early. Manville, who started on the outside of row one, drove into the lead on lap two and looked to be the one to beat for the majority of the 50-lap feature event.
As the race progressed, Moyer found traction on the inside of the race track, using that line to propel himself to the lead, passing Manville on lap 30. Manville continued to slip back as Moyer sailed away from the field, leading the final 20 laps and capturing the victory at Tri-City Speedway. Moyer’s son, Billy Moyer Jr., managed to pass Manville for second position completing the Moyer sweep of the top two positions.
Moyer’s victory returns him to atop the series all-time wins list, tied with Shannon Babb at 84, in what is shaping up to be a season-long battle for the top spot.
Brandon Sheppard, Brian Birkhofer and Shannon Babb rounded out the top five.
Heat race winners included Tim Manville, Billy Moyer Jr., Brandon Sheppard and Billy Moyer.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals continues on Saturday night at Fairbury Speedway in Fairbury, Ill.
DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Tri-City Speedway; Pontoon Beach, Ill.;
June 20, 2014; A-Main (50-laps): 1. 21-Billy Moyer ($10,000), 2. 21JR-Billy Moyer Jr, 3. B5-Brandon Sheppard, 4. 15B-Brian Birkhofer, 5. 18-Shannon Babb, 6. 81-Brian Shirley, 7. 33X-Tim Manville, 8. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 9. 6K-Michael Kloos, 10. 1-Rick Eckert, 11. 25-Jason Feger, 12. 32S-Chris Simpson, 13. 22-Gregg Satterllee, 14. 7B-Mark Burgtorf, 15. 17-Jim Shereck, 16. 81JR-Jason Riggs, 17. 32-Bobby Pierce, 18. 0-Randy Korte, 19. 96-Tanner English, 20. 10S-Scott Schmitt, 21. 27M-Rodney Melvin, 22. 92W-Scott Weber.
2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule
|
Date |
Day |
Track |
Location |
Win |
|
June 11 |
Wed |
Brownstown Speedway |
Brownstown, Ind. |
RAIN |
|
June 12 |
Thur |
Kankakee Co. Speedway |
Kankakee, Ill. |
Billy Moyer |
|
June 13 |
Fri |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, Wis. |
Rick Eckert |
|
June 14 |
Sat |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, Wis. |
RAIN |
|
June 15 |
Sun |
Wilmot Raceway |
Wilmot, Wis. |
Rick Eckert(2) |
|
June 16 |
Mon |
Off |
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|
June 17 |
Tue |
Farley Speedway |
Farley, Iowa |
Shannon Babb |
|
June 18 |
Wed |
Spoon River Speedway |
Canton, Ill. |
Jason Feger |
|
June 19 |
Thur |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, Ill. |
RAIN |
|
June 20 |
Fri |
Tri-City Speedway |
Pontoon Beach, Ill. |
Billy Moyer(2) |
|
June 21 |
Sat |
Fairbury Speedway |
Fairbury, Ill. |
$10,000 |
|
June 22 |
Sun |
I-96 Speedway |
Ionia, Mich. |
$5,000 |
|
June 23 |
Mon |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, Ill. |
$5,000 |
|
June 24 |
Tue |
Off |
||
|
June 25 |
Wed |
Clarksville Speedway |
Clarksville, Tenn. |
$5,000 |
|
June 26 |
Thur |
Clayhill Motorsports |
Atwood, Tenn. |
$5,000 |
|
June 27 |
Fri |
Paducah Int. Raceway |
Paducah, Ky. |
$10,000 |
|
June 28 |
Sat |
Federated Auto Parts Raceway |
Pevely, Mo. |
$10,000 |
|
June 29 |
Sun |
Lincoln Speedway |
Lincoln, Ill. |
$5,000 |
|
June 30 |
Mon |
Off |
||
|
July 1 |
Tue |
Belle Clair Speedway |
Belleville, Ill. |
$5,000 |
|
July 2 |
Wed |
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville, Ill. |
$5,000 |
|
July 3 |
Thur |
LaSalle Speedway |
LaSalle, Ill. |
$5,000 |
|
July 4 |
Fri |
Fayette Co. Speedway |
Brownstown, Ill. |
$7,500 |
|
July 5 |
Sat |
Highland Speedway |
Highland, Ill. |
$10,000 |
|
July 6 |
Sun |
Tri-State Speedway |
Haubstadt, Ind. |
$5,000 |
|
July 7 |
Mon |
Off |
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|
July 8 |
Tue |
Florence Speedway |
Union, Ky. |
$5,000 |
|
July 9 |
Wed |
Terre Haute Action Track |
Terre Haute, Ind. |
$5,000 |
|
July 10 |
Thur |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, Ill. |
$5,000 |
|
July 11 |
Fri |
Farmer City Raceway |
Farmer City, Ill. |
$10,000 |
|
July 12 |
Sat |
34 Raceway |
Burlington, Iowa |
$10,000 |
|
July 13 |
Sun |
Vermilion Co. Speedway |
Danville, Ill. |
$5,000 |
|
July 14 |
Mon |
Off |
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|
July 15 |
Tue |
TBA |
||
|
July 16 |
Wed |
Atomic Speedway |
Chillicothe, Ohio |
$5,000 |
|
July 17 |
Thur |
Brushcreek Motorsports Complex |
Peebles, Ohio |
$5,000 |
|
July 18 |
Fri |
Attica Raceway Park |
Attica, Ohio |
$5,000 |
|
July 19 |
Sat |
Oakshade Raceway |
Wauseon, Ohio |
$10,000 |
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 Electronics (Official Communication), Velocita (Official Uniform), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to these fine Contingency Partners: Beyea Headers, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Dominator Race Products, Edelbrock, Fox Shocks, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, Mobil 1, MSD, Quartermaster, Superflow Dynos, Summit Racing Equipment and Wrisco Aluminum; Promotional Partners include: Chevy Performance Parts, Indiana Decal, Intercomp and Petroff Towing.
