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DIRTcar Summer Nationals / Summit Modified Nationals
July 10, 2022
Tri-State Speedway
9981 South US Highway 41
Haubstadt, IN
Event Description
$5,000 to win for Late Models, $1,500 for UMP Modifieds.
Series Racing
DIRTcar Summer Nationals DIRTcar UMP Modifieds
Sprint Car Track Record
11.110 seconds by Sammy Swindell on 10/8/04
To Win Amount
$5,000.00
Feature Laps Length
40
DIRTcar UMP Modifieds
To Win Amount
$5,000.00
Type of Grandstand
Bleacher; Seats in the reserved section have seat backs
Stadium Seating
Stadium chairs are allowed in GA only, stadium chairs are not permitted in reserved seating; No lawn chairs.
Handicapped Seating
East side stands
Pit Age Limit
There is not an age limit for the pit area at this event. Minors aged 17 and younger must submit a fully-executed minor “Parental Consent, Release and Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement/Minor's Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver of Liability by.” These will be available at the Pit Ticket Windows
Personal Coolers
Yes, we still allow coolers to be brought in, but the maximum size is 15 x 15 x 15 inches
ATMs
1
Alcohol Sales
Alcohol is available for purchase at the track
Family Section
N/A
Parking Cost
$0.00
Camping Availability
non-electric, onsite
Camping Cost
Free Camping - permitted overnight in designated area at track. No hookups. Please park in designated area for campers or you will be asked to move even if you have already set up. No open campfires. Please take your burnt charcoals with you or dispose of them in appropriate containers in the trash barrels. Do not dump the coals in the grass. Swimming or fishing in private lake is not permitted. As a courtesy to others, we ask you not to save spots or take up more space than is necessary for your motorhome/camper. Personal vehicles arriving later must park in the main parking area. Please be courteous of other campers and our neighbors. No loud music, dumping of trash or trespassing on the neighbors properties.
Closest Airport
13 miles: Evansville, IN (EVV / KEVV) Evansville Regional Airport (Domestic)
Other Airport
Louisville, KY (SDF / KSDF) Louisville International Airport (international)
(812) 768-5995
Track Size & Type
0.250; high banked
Sprint Car Track Record
11.110 seconds by Sammy Swindell on 10/8/04
DRIVE FOR FIVE: Pierce Conquers Freeman’s Challenge to Win at Tri-State
In the ultimate showing of rookie vs. veteran, a packed Tri-State Speedway was treated to a memorable show in the DIRTcar Summer Nationals’ return for the first time in over four years Sunday night.
It was a high-speed chase through lapped traffic, starring two of the Hell Tour’s brightest young stars – four-time and reigning champion Bobby Pierce versus Payton Freeman – the rookie from Commerce, GA, racing the high banks of Tri-State for the first time.

Freeman beat Pierce out of Turn 2 to take the lead on the opening lap, using the famed Tri-State cushion to its max, charged with momentum from the outside lane. He led the first 13 circuits of the race on the ragged edge, with more urgency in traffic than he’d ever shown before, surprising even Pierce.
“It was kinda like last night, I really had to get up on the wheel if I was going to catch and pass [Freeman],” Pierce said. “He was doing good, and then we got in lapped traffic and we were getting through there well.”
Catching the tail of the field only five laps in, Freeman pulled Pierce through traffic until the yellow came out 11 laps in, erasing the sizable gap he’d established.
On the restart, Freeman launched strong, but so did Pierce. Freeman sent it in hard on the cushion in Turns 3-4 and caught a right-rear full of black dirt, slowing him down just enough for Pierce to pounce with a slide job for the lead into Turns 1-2. Freeman answered back with a slider of his own in 3-4, but Pierce sealed the deal with another slide job back by the F1 in Turns 1-2.
“I had a really good restart, and he just made that one bobble there when I had a good run off of Turn 4 that allowed me to slide him in 1,” said Pierce, of Oakwood, IL. “He came down [to my pit area after the race] and I was like, ‘Heck, we could’ve done that the whole race, it was a lot of fun.’”
Now in control of the race, Pierce immediately tried to run away and hide, but Freeman didn’t back down. Another restart three laps later saw Pierce get the jump and Freeman following within a second-and-a-half. Back into traffic the two went, staying within two seconds of each other, weaving in-and-out of multiple waves of slower cars.
“When I got to lapped traffic, it was kind of the same thing – just get by them as quick as I can,” Pierce said. “It got hairy there a few times.”

Pierce appeared to be pulling away even further in the final laps, until the caution was displayed one final time with eight laps left on the board. Though he got another good jump on the restart, Pierce knew all it would take was one mistake for the field behind him to have a shot at the lead.
“I knew even when I was in second, it’s hard to get a good enough run on someone and slide them unless they make a mistake,” Pierce said. “So, I was just trying not to make any mistakes for those first few laps.”
In the end, Freeman was unable to catch Pierce, coming up nearly three seconds short of his first Summer Nationals win at the line. Pierce crossed comfortably for his fifth triumph on tour this season.
UP NEXT
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals takes Monday and Tuesday off before returning to action Wednesday, July 13, in the tour’s debut at Montpelier Motor Speedway. If you can’t be at the track, watch all the action live on DIRTVision.
ABBREVIATED RESULTS
Feature 40 Laps | 00:21:43.125
- 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. F1-Payton Freeman[2]; 3. 14G-Joe Godsey[3]; 4. 10J-Jordan Bauer[8]; 5. 19X-Cody Bauer[12]; 6. 16C-John Clippinger[4]; 7. 4-Jason Suhre[14]; 8. 44-Blaze Burwell[9]; 9. 99-Dylan Thompson[15]; 10. 16-Rusty Griffaw[7]; 11. 31AUS-Paul Stubber[5]; 12. 17SS-Brenden Smith[18]; 13. 4D-Doug Tye[13]; 14. 14R-Jeff Roth[19]; 15. 7S-Jeff Sloan[17]; 16. 17W-Greg Williams[21]; 17. 30-Mark Voigt[10]; 18. 23NZ-Mick Quin[22]; 19. 38-Thomas Hunziker[20]; 20. 21- Billy Moyer Jr[6]; 21. 91-Rusty Schlenk[11]; 22. 89-Jeremy Anderson[16]
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Bobby Pierce | -1,303.125 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Payton Freeman | -1,305.842 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Joe Godsey | -1,308.146 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Jordan Bauer | -1,310.164 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Cody Bauer | -1,310.872 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | John Clippinger | -1,311.668 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Jason Suhre | -1,311.965 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Blaze Burwell | -1,313.911 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Dylan Thompson | -1,311.873 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Rusty Griffaw | -1,314.851 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Paul Stubber | -1,316.050 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Brenden Smith | -1,315.182 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Doug Tye | -1,316.715 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Jeff Roth | -1,317.227 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Jeff Sloan | -1,319.177 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Greg Williams | -1,324.418 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Mark Voigt | -995.388 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Mick Quin | -989.481 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Thomas Hunziker | -953.438 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Billy Moyer Jr | -156.240 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Rusty Schlenk | -149.279 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Jeremy Anderson | -60.884 | Running | $ |
POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Jeremy Anderson | -154.715 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Jeff Sloan | -159.559 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Brenden Smith | -160.049 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Greg Williams | -160.911 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Thomas Hunziker | -161.885 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Lee Williams | -163.297 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Robby Moore | -164.491 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Jeff Roth | -164.990 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Jimmy Miller | -166.540 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Mick Quin | -168.465 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Mark Cole | -159.456 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Robert Tincher | -130.416 | Running | $ | ||||||
0 | Aaron Edwards | -71.471 | Running | $ |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Joe Godsey | Edinburgh, IN | -268.616 | |||
0 | John Clippinger | Evansville, IN | -270.506 | |||
0 | Rusty Griffaw | Festus, MO | -271.564 | |||
0 | Mark Voigt | Marine, IL | -276.265 | |||
0 | Doug Tye | Troy, IL | -276.532 | |||
0 | Jeff Sloan | Charleston, MO | -277.441 | |||
0 | Greg Williams | Haubstadt, IN | -278.318 | |||
0 | Aaron Edwards | Clarksville, TN | -279.657 | |||
0 | Mick Quin | Hawks Bay, NZ | -281.142 | |||
0 | Mark Cole | Evansville, IN | -271.924 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Payton Freeman | Commerce, GA | -146.489 | |||
0 | Paul Stubber | Bunbury, WAU | -148.110 | |||
0 | Jordan Bauer | St. Jacob, IL | -148.662 | |||
0 | Rusty Schlenk | McClure, OH | -153.956 | |||
0 | Jason Suhre | Highland, IL | -154.637 | |||
0 | Jeremy Anderson | Princeton, KY | -156.221 | |||
0 | Robby Moore | Broseley, MO | -161.015 | |||
0 | Lee Williams | Haubstadt, IN | -147.249 | |||
0 | Robert Tincher | French Lick, IN | -87.620 |
Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | -283.805 | |||
0 | Billy Moyer Jr | Batesville, AR | -286.040 | |||
0 | Blaze Burwell | Mt Vernon, IL | -288.329 | |||
0 | Cody Bauer | Farwell, MI | -288.600 | |||
0 | Dylan Thompson | Paducah, KY | -288.976 | |||
0 | Brenden Smith | Dade City, FL | -291.363 | |||
0 | Thomas Hunziker | Bend, OR | -292.868 | |||
0 | Jeff Roth | Bentonville, AR | -293.415 | |||
0 | Jimmy Miller | Highland, IL | -231.689 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 16C | John Clippinger | 14.374 | 0.000 |
2 | 5 | 14G | Joe Godsey | 14.667 | -0.293 |
3 | 2 | 16 | Rusty Griffaw | 15.011 | -0.637 |
4 | 10 | 30 | Mark Voigt | 15.112 | -0.738 |
5 | 7 | 7S | Jeff Sloan | 15.149 | -0.775 |
6 | 6 | 23NZ | Mick Quin | 15.281 | -0.907 |
7 | 8 | 17W | Greg Williams | 15.407 | -1.033 |
8 | 4 | 4D | Doug Tye | 15.545 | -1.171 |
9 | 3 | 22 | Aaron Edwards | 15.562 | -1.188 |
10 | 9 | 81 | Mark Cole | 16.330 | -1.956 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | F1 | Payton Freeman | 14.054 | 0.000 |
2 | 5 | 31AUS | Paul Stubber | 14.196 | -0.142 |
3 | 1 | 4 | Jason Suhre | 14.434 | -0.380 |
4 | 6 | 10J | Jordan Bauer | 14.515 | -0.461 |
5 | 7 | 91 | Rusty Schlenk | 14.695 | -0.641 |
6 | 4 | 11 | Robby Moore | 14.791 | -0.737 |
7 | 9 | 89 | Jeremy Anderson | 15.164 | -1.110 |
8 | 2 | 17 | Lee Williams | 15.651 | -1.597 |
9 | 8 | 43R | Robert Tincher | 17.390 | -3.336 |
POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 14.143 | 0.000 |
2 | 5 | 21 | Billy Moyer Jr | 14.441 | -0.298 |
3 | 7 | 44 | Blaze Burwell | 14.684 | -0.541 |
4 | 1 | 99 | Dylan Thompson | 15.015 | -0.872 |
5 | 2 | 19X | Cody Bauer | 15.098 | -0.955 |
6 | 6 | 17SS | Brenden Smith | 15.186 | -1.043 |
7 | 4 | 14R | Jeff Roth | 15.311 | -1.168 |
8 | 3 | 18M | Jimmy Miller | 15.515 | -1.372 |
9 | 9 | 38 | Thomas Hunziker | 15.634 | -1.491 |