06/14/18 Kankakee County Speedway

KANKAKEE, IL — June 14, 2018 — Emerging triumphant in a clash of DIRTcar Summer Nationals titans Thursday night at Kankakee County Speedway, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL swapped the lead twice with Billy Moyer before gaining command for good on lap 22 to win the 40-lap feature that served as Round 2 of the 2018 Hell Tour. Moyer nosed ahead to lead laps 13 and 20, but Babb went back in front the following circuit each time and pulled away over the closing stages to beat his longtime rival by 1.476 seconds.

 

Late Models Feature  
PLACE START DRIVER POINTS
1 3 Shannon Babb (18) 80
Moweaqua, Il.
2 4 Billy Moyer (21) 75
Batesville, Ar.
3 1 Brian Shirley (3s) 70
Chatham, Il.
4 7 Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) 65
Mcclure, Oh.
5 6 Mike Spatola (89) 60
Manhattan, Il.
6 2 Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) 55
Frankfort, Il.
7 18 Nick Hoffman (2) 53
Mooresville, Nc.
8 11 Tyler Bruening (16T) 51
Decorah, Ia.
9 10 Gordy Gundaker (11G) 49
St Charles, Mo.
10 9 Billy Moyer Jr (21JR) 47
Batesville, Ar.
11 16 Devin Gilpin (1G) 45
North Vernon, In.
12 14 Daniel Flessner (9D) 44
Roberts, Il.
13 20 Ryan Unzicker (24) 43
El Paso, Il.
14 15 Jason Feger (25) 42
Bloomington, Il.
15 17 Bob Gardner (4G) 41
Washington, Il.
16 12 Timothy Culp (C8) 40
Prattsville, Ar.
17 19 Brandon Thirlby (M14) 39
Traverse City, Mi.
18 13 Austin Rettig (94) 38
Sikeston, Mo.
19 22 Allen Weisser (61) 37
Peoria, Il.
20 21 Glen Thompson (14T) 36
Buckingham, Il.
21 8 Allen Murray (2m) 35
San Antonio, Tx.
22 5 Tony Jackson Jr. (56) 34
Lebanon, Mo.
       
Late Models Heat 1  
PLACE START DRIVER POINTS
1 1 Brian Shirley (3s)  
Chatham, Il.
2 3 Billy Moyer (21)  
Batesville, Ar.
3 2 Rusty Schlenk (CJ1)  
Mcclure, Oh.
4 4 Gordy Gundaker (11G)  
St Charles, Mo.
5 7 Austin Rettig (94)  
Sikeston, Mo.
6 5 Allen Weisser (61)  
Peoria, Il.
7 6 Nick Hoffman (2)  
Mooresville, Nc.
8 8 Myles Moos (84)  
Lincoln, Il.
9 9 Victor Benedetto (14B)  
Marengo, Il.
10 10 Charles Hummer (25H)  
Lyons, Oh.  
       
Late Models Heat 2  
PLACE START DRIVER POINTS
1 2 Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR)  
Frankfort, Il.
2 3 Tony Jackson Jr. (56)  
Lebanon, Mo.
3 1 Allen Murray (2m)  
San Antonio, Tx.
4 4 Tyler Bruening (16T)  
Decorah, Ia.
5 5 Daniel Flessner (9D)  
Roberts, Il.
6 6 Brandon Thirlby (M14)  
Traverse City, Mi.
7 9 Devin Gilpin (1G)  
North Vernon, In.
8 7 Paul Stubber (31AUS)  
Bunbury, Ar.
9 8 Brian Diveley (11D)  
Springfield, Il.
10 10 Glen Thompson (14T)  
Buckingham, Il.  
       
Late Models Heat 3  
PLACE START DRIVER POINTS
1 1 Shannon Babb (18)  
Moweaqua, Il.
2 2 Mike Spatola (89)  
Manhattan, Il.
3 3 Billy Moyer Jr (21JR)  
Batesville, Ar.
4 7 Timothy Culp (C8)  
Prattsville, Ar.
5 4 Jason Feger (25)  
Bloomington, Il.
6 5 Ryan Unzicker (24)  
El Paso, Il.
7 6 Bob Gardner (4G)  
Washington, Il.
8 9 Paul Parker (10)  
Depere, Wi.
9 8 Rusty Griffaw (16)  
Festus, Mo.
10 10 Jeremy Conaway (15C)  
Springfield, Il.  
       
Late Models C-Main  
PLACE START DRIVER POINTS
1 5 Devin Gilpin (1G)  
North Vernon, In.
2 6 Bob Gardner (4G)  
Washington, Il.
3 4 Nick Hoffman (2)  
Mooresville, Nc.
4 1 Allen Weisser (61) 19
Peoria, Il.
5 12 Rusty Griffaw (16) 18
Festus, Mo.
6 11 Brian Diveley (11D) 17
Springfield, Il.
7 15 Jeremy Conaway (15C) 16
Springfield, Il.
8 10 Victor Benedetto (14B) 15
Marengo, Il.
9 8 Paul Stubber (31AUS) 14
Bunbury, Ar.
10 14 Glen Thompson (14T) 13
Buckingham, Il.
11 9 Paul Parker (10) 12
Depere, Wi.
12 7 Myles Moos (84) 11
Lincoln, Il.
13 13 Charles Hummer (25H) 10
Lyons, Oh.
14 3 Ryan Unzicker (24) 10
El Paso, Il.
15 2 Brandon Thirlby (M14) 10
Traverse City, Mi.