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Winner: Chris Simpson 2nd: Jason Feger 3rd: Ryan Unzicker
Event Info
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
June 16, 2022
Davenport Speedway
2815 W Locust St
Davenport, IA
Event Description
Illinois-Iowa Week continues with at stop at Iowa's Davenport Speedway – the third race on the 2022 Hell Tour and only appearance in the Hawkeye State.
NOTE: Late Models only ($5,000-to-win). Modifieds take this date off.
Series Racing
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Late Model Track Record
13.207 seconds by Bobby Pierce on 8/25/22
To Win Amount
$5,000.00
Feature Laps Length
40
Frequently Asked Questions
To Win Amount
$5,000.00
Type of Grandstand
Bleachers
Stadium Seating
Stadium seats are not allowed
Handicapped Seating
Front Row
Handicapped Parking
Front gate
Pit Age Limit
none
Personal Coolers
Coolers are prohibited.
ATMs
1
Credit Card Use
Ticket Window
Alcohol Sales
No alcohol is allowed. Beer is available for purchase.
Smoking Policy
No smoking in the grandstands
Family Section
N/A
Parking Cost
free
Camping Availability
electric hookup, non-electric, onsite, sanitary facility, showers, waste services
Camping Cost
No reservations are being taken. First come, first serve. Fees will be collected upon arrival. Tent Camping - $60 for three days, $20 extra if arriving on Wednesday. Dry Camping - $90 for three days, $30 extra if arriving on Wednesday. Hook Ups - $150 for three days, $50 extra if arriving on Wednesday.
Closest Airport
Moline
Other Airport
Mt. Joy
$5,000.00
Type of Grandstand
Bleachers
Stadium Seating
Stadium seats are not allowed
Handicapped Seating
Front Row
Handicapped Parking
Front gate
Pit Age Limit
none
Personal Coolers
Coolers are prohibited.
ATMs
1
Credit Card Use
Ticket Window
Alcohol Sales
No alcohol is allowed. Beer is available for purchase.
Smoking Policy
No smoking in the grandstands
Family Section
N/A
Parking Cost
free
Camping Availability
electric hookup, non-electric, onsite, sanitary facility, showers, waste services
Camping Cost
No reservations are being taken. First come, first serve. Fees will be collected upon arrival. Tent Camping - $60 for three days, $20 extra if arriving on Wednesday. Dry Camping - $90 for three days, $30 extra if arriving on Wednesday. Hook Ups - $150 for three days, $50 extra if arriving on Wednesday.
Closest Airport
Moline
Other Airport
Mt. Joy
Track Info
Track Phone
(563) 349-5044
Track Email
davenportspeedway@fbcom.com
Track Size & Type
0.250;
Late Model Car Track Record
13.207 seconds by Bobby Pierce on 8/25/22
(563) 349-5044
Track Email
davenportspeedway@fbcom.com
Track Size & Type
0.250;
Late Model Car Track Record
13.207 seconds by Bobby Pierce on 8/25/22
Competitor Info
DIRTVision Highlights
Race Recap
HAWKEYE HERO: Pierce Breaks, Simpson Wins First Hell Tour Feature in Nearly Seven Years at Davenport
Chris Simpson crossed underneath the start/finish line with six laps remaining, over two seconds behind leader Bobby Pierce. It didn’t appear to him that he was going to catch Pierce before the checkered. And then, snap.
The driveshaft yoke had busted on Pierce’s car, and he slowed suddenly in Turns 1-2, coasting into the Davenport Speedway infield and surrendering the top spot.
“I was just hoping he pulled into the pits and didn’t cause a caution,” Simpson, of Oxford, IA, said. “I knew there were some good boys behind me.”
Simpson raced into the lead down the backstretch with Jason Feger and Ryan Unzicker two seconds behind him, only five-and-a-half laps away from his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory in almost seven years (July 2015).
Smooth and steady on the bottom, Simpson wheeled his Longhorn Chassis #32 around the quarter-mile without a hiccup to claim his third career Hell Tour victory in front of his home state crowd.
“We probably had a second-place car, but I’ll take a first any day,” Simpson said.
Back in the pits, Pierce’s car sat atop the pneumatic lift in in front of his hauler, the culprit parts leaning up against the back door. In reflection, the reigning Summer Nationals champ said the yoke may have actually broken before he got to Turns 1-2.
“I was basically on cruise control there at the end, but I hit that hole really bad in Turn 3,” Pierce, of Oakwood, IL, said. “The right-rear just sat in it – the only hole in the racetrack, really. It was right where everyone was going in and setting their right-rears and planting their cars.
“At the time, I thought I had dirt in my wheel or something because I felt something slightly off. And then bam, she just went.”
Pierce was credited with a 17th-place finish, effectively knocking him out of the Hell Tour points lead and back into third, 21 points behind.
Starting third on the grid, Simpson led the first 15 circuits of the race before Pierce got by him on the top. With 15-to-go, Pierce was checked-out, maintaining a two-plus-second lead, but it was slowly shrinking.
“I felt like I was running Bobby down, and then they moved him down in Turns 3-4,” Simpson said. “That’s kinda where it was really good. They moved him down both corners and he’d slip-up off of Turn 2 a little bit, then I’d get a run, then I’d mess-up a little bit.”
This quenches a big thirst for Simpson, who’s been searching for a night of success in front of a big crowd all season long.
“It feels good just to be in any Victory Lane,” Simpson said. “We’ve been struggling. We wrecked a car at Eldora and had a long couple of days. Bought [this car] from one of my customers that just came back from Longhorn on the jig.”
“It’s been hectic.”
Jason Feger earned his third-straight top-five finish with a runner-up to Simpson, while Ryan Unzicker drove from 16th up to third to complete the podium. Trevor Gundaker advanced five spots in his drive from 9th to finish fourth, and Missourian Logan Martin recorded his best finish on tour so far to complete the top-five.
UP NEXT
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models are back in action Friday night at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL, for the first $10,000-to-win show of the season. DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals is also back in action.
If you can’t be at the track, watch every lap live with a FAST PASS subscription to DIRTVision.
ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)
Feature 40 Laps | 00:19:28.634
- 32S-Chris Simpson[3]; 2. 25-Jason Feger[8]; 3. 24-Ryan Unzicker[16]; 4. 11T-Trevor Gundaker[9]; 5. 36-Logan Martin[11]; 6. 4G-Bob Gardner[23]; 7. 3S-Brian Shirley[5]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 9. T6-Tommy Sheppard Jr[19]; 10. 11- Gordy Gundaker[15]; 11. 25S-Chad Simpson[1]; 12. F1-Payton Freeman[7]; 13. 15-Justin Duty[17]; 14. 21B-Rich Bell[14]; 15. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[6]; 16. 14G-Joe Godsey[13]; 17. 32-Bobby Pierce[4]; 18. 51-Matt Furman[18]; 19. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[20]; 20. 15K-Justin Kay[21]; 21. 7-Drake Troutman[12]; 22. 10K-Daryn Klein[10]; 23. 9R-Curtis Roberts[22]
Results
Feature Results
| POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chris Simpson | -1,168.634 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Jason Feger | -1,170.619 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Ryan Unzicker | -1,170.997 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Trevor Gundaker | -1,171.615 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Logan Martin | -1,172.333 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Bob Gardner | -1,173.429 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Brian Shirley | -1,173.430 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Dennis Erb Jr | -1,173.956 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Tommy Sheppard Jr | -1,174.373 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Gordy Gundaker | -1,175.125 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Chad Simpson | -1,178.305 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Payton Freeman | -1,178.509 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Justin Duty | -1,181.545 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Rich Bell | -1,183.469 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Daniel Hilsabeck | -1,172.485 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Joe Godsey | -1,180.738 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Bobby Pierce | -1,068.399 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Matt Furman | -987.649 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Frank Heckenast Jr | -904.241 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Justin Kay | -887.867 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Drake Troutman | -868.624 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Daryn Klein | -465.619 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Curtis Roberts | -469.522 | Running | $ |
Last Chance Showdown Results
| POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Justin Duty | -528.894 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Matt Furman | -530.842 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Frank Heckenast Jr | -531.404 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Bob Gardner | -532.218 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Paul Parker | -532.982 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Curtis Roberts | -533.109 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Tommy Sheppard Jr | -533.721 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Justin Kay | -534.453 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Luke Goedert | -534.545 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Brent McKinnon | -535.527 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Jeff Roth | -537.422 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Brandon Hamburg | -541.042 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Mark Voigt | -474.971 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Preston Luckman | -437.808 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Rich Dawson | -201.280 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | David Webster | -201.280 | Running | $ |
Consolation Race Results
| POS | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Laps | Behind | Led | Status | Points | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Justin Kay | -308.228 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Luke Goedert | -309.754 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | David Webster | -313.046 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Brent McKinnon | -313.697 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Paul Stubber | -315.844 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Doug Tye | -316.889 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Deshawn Gingerich | -319.542 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Mick Quin | -308.303 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Tim Gauntt | -183.695 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Spencer Diercks | -183.695 | Running | $ | ||||||
| 0 | Todd Cooney | -183.695 | Running | $ |
Heat 1 Results
| Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bobby Pierce | Oakwood, IL | -258.117 | |||
| 0 | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL | -259.631 | |||
| 0 | Trevor Gundaker | St. Charles, MO | -262.575 | |||
| 0 | Joe Godsey | Edinburgh, IN | -263.290 | |||
| 0 | Rich Dawson | Lowell, IN | -263.745 | |||
| 0 | Jeff Roth | Bentonville, AR | -264.645 | |||
| 0 | Brandon Hamburg | Dixon, IL | -266.865 | |||
| 0 | Mick Quin | Hawks Bay, NZ | -253.053 | |||
| 0 | Spencer Diercks | Davenport, IA | -52.541 | |||
| 0 | Justin Kay | Wheatland, IA | -261.978 |
Heat 2 Results
| Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dennis Erb Jr | Carpentersville, IL | -153.862 | |||
| 0 | Daniel Hilsabeck | Earlham, IA | -157.860 | |||
| 0 | Daryn Klein | Trenton, IL | -159.708 | |||
| 0 | Rich Bell | Sheffield, IL | -159.752 | |||
| 0 | Justin Duty | Mulino, OR | -162.497 | |||
| 0 | Tommy Sheppard Jr | New Berlin, IL | -164.275 | |||
| 0 | Preston Luckman | Coos Bay, OR | -164.773 | |||
| 0 | Paul Stubber | Bunbury, WAU | -165.781 | |||
| 0 | Deshawn Gingerich | Dover, PA | -154.372 | |||
| 0 | Doug Tye | Troy, IL | -154.372 |
Heat 3 Results
| Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chad Simpson | Mt. Vernon, IA | -253.910 | |||
| 0 | Payton Freeman | Commerce, GA | -258.460 | |||
| 0 | Logan Martin | West Plains, MO | -259.531 | |||
| 0 | Gordy Gundaker | St. Charles, MO | -260.330 | |||
| 0 | Bob Gardner | Washington, IL | -261.676 | |||
| 0 | Matt Furman | Iowa City, IA | -262.447 | |||
| 0 | Curtis Roberts | Coleman, MI | -263.071 | |||
| 0 | Brent McKinnon | Carlyle, IL | -263.552 | |||
| 0 | Luke Goedert | Guttenburg, IA | -264.864 | |||
| 0 | Todd Cooney | Des Moines, IA | -186.290 |
Heat 4 Results
| Pos. | Start | +/- | # | Driver | Hometown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chris Simpson | Oxford, IA | -263.921 | |||
| 0 | Jason Feger | Bloomington, IL | -265.029 | |||
| 0 | Drake Troutman | Hyndman, PA | -266.315 | |||
| 0 | Ryan Unzicker | El Paso, IL | -267.022 | |||
| 0 | Paul Parker | Kaukauna, WI | -268.602 | |||
| 0 | Frank Heckenast Jr | Frankfort, IL | -268.940 | |||
| 0 | Mark Voigt | Marine, IL | -272.365 | |||
| 0 | David Webster | Monroe, WI | -274.936 | |||
| 0 | Tim Gauntt | Brighton, IL | -98.387 |
Qualifying Results
| POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 13.801 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 4 | 3S | Brian Shirley | 13.913 | -0.112 |
| 3 | 1 | 14R | Jeff Roth | 14.143 | -0.342 |
| 4 | 2 | 11T | Trevor Gundaker | 14.300 | -0.499 |
| 5 | 8 | 80 | Rich Dawson | 14.310 | -0.509 |
| 6 | 9 | 14G | Joe Godsey | 14.571 | -0.770 |
| 7 | 6 | 15K | Justin Kay | 14.638 | -0.837 |
| 8 | 7 | 23NZ | Mick Quin | 14.996 | -1.195 |
| 9 | 3 | C15 | Brandon Hamburg | 15.885 | -2.084 |
| 10 | 10 | 29 | Spencer Diercks | 14.908 | -1.107 |
Qualifying Flight 2 Results
| POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 28 | Dennis Erb Jr | 13.904 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Daniel Hilsabeck | 14.289 | -0.385 |
| 3 | 7 | 10K | Daryn Klein | 14.380 | -0.476 |
| 4 | 4 | 31 | Paul Stubber | 14.489 | -0.585 |
| 5 | 8 | T6 | Tommy Sheppard Jr | 14.564 | -0.660 |
| 6 | 9 | 21B | Rich Bell | 14.564 | -0.660 |
| 7 | 10 | 15 | Justin Duty | 14.613 | -0.709 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Deshawn Gingerich | 14.817 | -0.913 |
| 9 | 2 | 77 | Preston Luckman | 15.096 | -1.192 |
| 10 | 6 | 4D | Doug Tye | 15.096 | -1.192 |
Qualifying Flight 3 Results
| POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | F1 | Payton Freeman | 13.871 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 1 | 25S | Chad Simpson | 13.944 | -0.073 |
| 3 | 3 | 36 | Logan Martin | 14.047 | -0.176 |
| 4 | 2 | 11 | Gordy Gundaker | 14.295 | -0.424 |
| 5 | 5 | 51 | Matt Furman | 14.366 | -0.495 |
| 6 | 4 | 44 | Luke Goedert | 14.436 | -0.565 |
| 7 | 8 | 4G | Bob Gardner | 14.507 | -0.636 |
| 8 | 7 | 30C | Todd Cooney | 14.668 | -0.797 |
| 9 | 9 | 26M | Brent McKinnon | 14.767 | -0.896 |
| 10 | 6 | 9R | Curtis Roberts | 15.508 | -1.637 |
Qualifying Flight 4 Results
| POS | Start | Car | Driver | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 32S | Chris Simpson | 13.902 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 5 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr | 14.130 | -0.228 |
| 3 | 3 | 25 | Jason Feger | 14.174 | -0.272 |
| 4 | 9 | 7 | Drake Troutman | 14.207 | -0.305 |
| 5 | 8 | 24 | Ryan Unzicker | 14.271 | -0.369 |
| 6 | 2 | 10 | Paul Parker | 14.369 | -0.467 |
| 7 | 7 | 30 | Mark Voigt | 14.816 | -0.914 |
| 8 | 6 | 44W | David Webster | 15.553 | -1.651 |
| 9 | 1 | T8 | Tim Gauntt | 17.513 | -3.611 |
