MUSKEGON, MI — July 11, 2018 — Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR, inherited the lead on lap 32 when Brian Shirley’s motor went up in a thick cloud of smoke and held off Frank Heckenast Jr.’s challenges over the remaining distance to record his milestone 100th career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory in Wednesday night’s 40-lap feature at Thunderbird Raceway. The 60-year-old Hall of Famer earned $5,000 as he became the first driver in the history of the Hell Tour to reach the century mark in triumphs.
FEATURE
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Billy Moyer (21)
Batesville, Ar. |
80 |
| 2 | 7 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR)
Frankfort, Il. |
75 |
| 3 | 11 | Nick Kurtz (79)
Gowen, Mi. |
70 |
| 4 | 9 | Richard Neiser (87)
Fruitport, Mi. |
65 |
| 5 | 20 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1)
Mcclure, Oh. |
60 |
| 6 | 15 | Eric Spangler (27)
Lake City, Mi. |
55 |
| 7 | 6 | Rich Bell (21B)
Sheffield, Il. |
50 |
| 8 | 19 | Jason Feger (25)
Bloomington, Il. |
48 |
| 9 | 8 | Brandon Thirlby (M14)
Traverse City, Mi. |
46 |
| 10 | 5 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS)
Healsville, Ar. |
44 |
| 11 | 4 | Shawn Reed (07)
Grant, Mi. |
42 |
| 12 | 13 | Travis Stemler (2S)
Ionia, Mi. |
40 |
| 13 | 18 | Jason Playter Jr (4)
Saranac, Mi. |
39 |
| 14 | 12 | David Mielke (87m)
Gladwin, Mi. |
38 |
| 15 | 17 | Ryan Vanderveen (23v)
Six Lakes, Mi. |
37 |
| 16 | 10 | Paul Stubber (31AUS)
Bunbury, Ar. |
36 |
| 17 | 22 | Bob Mayer (42*)
Holland, Oh. |
35 |
| 18 | 2 | Brian Shirley (3s)
Chatham, Il. |
34 |
| 19 | 3 | Gordy Gundaker (11G)
St Charles, Mo. |
33 |
| 20 | 16 | Trevor Gundaker (11T)
St. Charles, Mo. |
32 |
| 21 | 14 | Kevin Reeve (45)
Hanover, Mi. |
31 |
| 22 | 21 | Tom Sprague Jr (21s)
Muskegan, Mi. |
30 |
QUALIFYING 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 13 | Billy Moyer (21)
Batesville, Ar. |
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| 2 | 2 | Gordy Gundaker (11G)
St Charles, Mo. |
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| 3 | 11 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1)
Mcclure, Oh. |
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| 4 | 9 | Jason Feger (25)
Bloomington, Il. |
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| 5 | 7 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS)
Healsville, Ar. |
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| 6 | 8 | Rich Bell (21B)
Sheffield, Il. |
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| 7 | 4 | Travis Stemler (2S)
Ionia, Mi. |
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| 8 | 16 | Jason Playter Jr (4)
Saranac, Mi. |
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| 9 | 3 | Richard Neiser (87)
Fruitport, Mi. |
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| 10 | 12 | Kevin Reeve (45)
Hanover, Mi. |
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| 11 | 14 | Ryan Vanderveen (23v)
Six Lakes, Mi. |
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| 12 | 6 | Paul Stubber (31AUS)
Bunbury, Ar. |
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| 13 | 1 | Andy Sprague (1s)
North Muskegon, Mi. |
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| 14 | 5 | Bob Mayer (42*)
Holland, Oh. |
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| 15 | 10 | Steven McClees (01)
Muskegon, Mi. |
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| 16 | 15 | Mike Peterson (3)
Muskegon, Mi. |
QUALIFYING 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 8 | Brian Shirley (3s)
Chatham, Il. |
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| 2 | 2 | Brandon Thirlby (M14)
Traverse City, Mi. |
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| 3 | 6 | Eric Spangler (27)
Lake City, Mi. |
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| 4 | 7 | David Mielke (87m)
Gladwin, Mi. |
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| 5 | 5 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR)
Frankfort, Il. |
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| 6 | 13 | Shawn Reed (07)
Grant, Mi. |
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| 7 | 14 | Nick Kurtz (79)
Gowen, Mi. |
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| 8 | 9 | Drew Wilkerson (78)
Ravenna, Mi. |
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| 9 | 1 | Tom Sprague Jr (21s)
Muskegan, Mi. |
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| 10 | 16 | Trevor Gundaker (11T)
St. Charles, Mo. |
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| 11 | 11 | Kevin Nelson Jr (0n)
Muskegon, Mi. |
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| 12 | 4 | Jake Rendel (06)
Adrian, Mi. |
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| 13 | 10 | Jeramy Lange (02)
Muskegon, Mi. |
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| 14 | 12 | Rod Laney (75)
Kawkawlin, Mi. |
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| 15 | 3 | Dan Richardson (8R)
Macy, In. |
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| 16 | 15 | Charles Hummer (25H)
Lyons, Oh. |
HEAT 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Billy Moyer (21)
Batesville, Ar. |
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| 2 | 3 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS)
Healsville, Ar. |
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| 3 | 5 | Richard Neiser (87)
Fruitport, Mi. |
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| 4 | 4 | Travis Stemler (2S)
Ionia, Mi. |
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| 5 | 6 | Ryan Vanderveen (23v)
Six Lakes, Mi. |
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| 6 | 8 | Steven McClees (01)
Muskegon, Mi. |
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| 7 | 2 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1)
Mcclure, Oh. |
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| 8 | 7 | Andy Sprague (1s)
North Muskegon, Mi. |
HEAT 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Gordy Gundaker (11G)
St Charles, Mo. |
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| 2 | 3 | Rich Bell (21B)
Sheffield, Il. |
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| 3 | 6 | Paul Stubber (31AUS)
Bunbury, Ar. |
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| 4 | 5 | Kevin Reeve (45)
Hanover, Mi. |
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| 5 | 7 | Bob Mayer (42*)
Holland, Oh. |
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| 6 | 4 | Jason Playter Jr (4)
Saranac, Mi. |
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| 7 | 2 | Jason Feger (25)
Bloomington, Il. |
HEAT 3
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Brian Shirley (3s)
Chatham, Il. |
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| 2 | 3 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR)
Frankfort, Il. |
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| 3 | 4 | Nick Kurtz (79)
Gowen, Mi. |
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| 4 | 2 | Eric Spangler (27)
Lake City, Mi. |
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| 5 | 7 | Jeramy Lange (02)
Muskegon, Mi. |
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| 6 | 6 | Kevin Nelson Jr (0n)
Muskegon, Mi. |
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| 7 | 8 | Dan Richardson (8R)
Macy, In. |
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| 8 | 5 | Tom Sprague Jr (21s)
Muskegan, Mi. |
HEAT 4
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | Shawn Reed (07)
Grant, Mi. |
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| 2 | 1 | Brandon Thirlby (M14)
Traverse City, Mi. |
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| 3 | 2 | David Mielke (87m)
Gladwin, Mi. |
|
| 4 | 5 | Trevor Gundaker (11T)
St. Charles, Mo. |
|
| 5 | 4 | Drew Wilkerson (78)
Ravenna, Mi. |
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| 6 | 6 | Jake Rendel (06)
Adrian, Mi. |
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| 7 | 7 | Rod Laney (75)
Kawkawlin, Mi. |
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| 8 | 8 | Charles Hummer (25H)
Lyons, Oh. |
C-MAIN
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Vanderveen (23v)
Six Lakes, Mi. |
|
| 2 | 6 | Jason Playter Jr (4)
Saranac, Mi. |
|
| 3 | 9 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1)
Mcclure, Oh. |
0 |
| 4 | 8 | Jake Rendel (06)
Adrian, Mi. |
29 |
| 5 | 2 | Bob Mayer (42*)
Holland, Oh. |
0 |
| 6 | 14 | Tom Sprague Jr (21s)
Muskegan, Mi. |
0 |
| 7 | 7 | Kevin Nelson Jr (0n)
Muskegon, Mi. |
28 |
| 8 | 5 | Steven McClees (01)
Muskegon, Mi. |
27 |
| 9 | 12 | Rod Laney (75)
Kawkawlin, Mi. |
26 |
| 10 | 3 | Jeramy Lange (02)
Muskegon, Mi. |
25 |
| 11 | 11 | Dan Richardson (8R)
Macy, In. |
24 |
| 12 | 4 | Drew Wilkerson (78)
Ravenna, Mi. |
23 |
| 13 | 10 | Jason Feger (25)
Bloomington, Il. |
0 |
| 14 | 13 | Andy Sprague (1s)
North Muskegon, Mi. |
10 |
| 15 | 15 | Charles Hummer (25H)
Lyons, Oh. |
10 |
