PEORIA, IL — June 13, 2018 — Billy Drake dominated the DIRTcar Summer Nationals opener at Peoria Speedway. Jason Feger and Brian Shirley rounded out the podium.
| Feature | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | |
| 1 | 1 | Billy Drake | Bloomington, IL | 75 | |
| 2 | 2 | Jason Feger | Bloomington, IL | 25 | |
| 3 | 3 | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL | 3S | |
| 4 | 4 | Billy Moyer Jr | Batesville, AR | 21JR | |
| 5 | 6 | Brandon Thirlby | Traverse City, MI | M14 | |
| 6 | 9 | Billy Moyer Sr | Batesville, AR | 21 | |
| 7 | 5 | Bob Gardner | Washington, IL | 4G | |
| 8 | 12 | Nick Hoffman | Mooresville, NC | 2 | |
| 9 | 19 | Ryan Unzicker | El Paso, IL | 24 | |
| 10 | 7 | Rusty Schlenk | McClure, OH | CJ1 | |
| 11 | 17 | Shannon Babb | Moweaqua, IL | 18 | |
| 12 | 13 | Allen Weisser | Peoria, IL | 61 | |
| 13 | 8 | Frank Heckenast Jr | Frankfort, IL | 99JR | |
| 14 | 15 | Timothy Culp | Prattsville, AR | C8 | |
| 15 | 16 | Gordy Gundaker | St. Charles, MO | 11G | |
| 16 | 22 | Paul Stubber | Wanneroo, Aust | 31AUS | |
| 17 | 20 | Mike Spatola | Manhattan, IL | 89 | |
| 18 | 21 | Matt Shannon | Bartonville, IL | 15 | |
| 19 | 18 | Tony Jackson Jr | Lebanon, MO | 56 | |
| 20 | 10 | Allen Murray | San Antonio, TX | 2M | |
| 21 | 11 | Todd Bennett | Peoria, IL | T2 | |
| 22 | 14 | Charles Hess | Peoria, IL | 40 | |
| Qualifying 1 | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | Time |
| 1 | 4 | Billy Drake | Bloomington, IL | 75 | 13.505 |
| 2 | 8 | Rusty Schlenk | McClure, OH | CJ1 | 13.606 |
| 3 | 1 | Bob Gardner | Washington, IL | 4G | 13.617 |
| 4 | 14 | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL | 3S | 13.625 |
| 5 | 19 | Allen Weisser | Peoria, IL | 61 | 13.642 |
| 6 | 11 | Brian Diveley | Springfield, IL | 11D | 13.656 |
| 7 | 5 | Billy Moyer Sr | Batesville, AR | 21 | 13.657 |
| 8 | 12 | Todd Bennett | Peoria, IL | T2 | 13.658 |
| 9 | 6 | Shannon Babb | Moweaqua, IL | 18 | 13.734 |
| 10 | 2 | Kevin Weaver | Gibson City, IL | B12 | 13.789 |
| 11 | 9 | Tyler Bruening | Decorah, IA | 16T | 13.855 |
| 12 | 7 | Timothy Culp | Prattsville, AR | C8 | 13.968 |
| 13 | 16 | Dennis Erb Jr | Carpentersville, IL | 28 | 14.012 |
| 14 | 18 | Ryan Unzicker | El Paso, IL | 24 | 14.028 |
| 15 | 10 | Jay Sparks | Metamera, IL | 7 | 14.184 |
| 16 | 17 | Rusty Griffaw | Festus, MO | 16G | 14.264 |
| 17 | 15 | Myles Moos | Lincoln, IL | 84 | 14.297 |
| DNS | – | Jeff Riddell | Steward, IL | 9 | 9.999 |
| DNS | – | Glen Thompson | Buckingham, IL | 14T | 9.999 |
| Qualifying 2 | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | Time |
| 1 | 11 | Brandon Thirlby | Traverse City, MI | M14 | 13.543 |
| 2 | 4 | Billy Moyer Jr | Batesville, AR | 21JR | 13.719 |
| 3 | 18 | Allen Murray | San Antonio, TX | 2M | 13.721 |
| 4 | 2 | Frank Heckenast Jr | Frankfort, IL | 99JR | 13.748 |
| 5 | 1 | Paul Stubber | Wanneroo, Aust | 31AUS | 13.789 |
| 6 | 3 | Nick Hoffman | Mooresville, NC | 2 | 13.789 |
| 7 | 5 | Jason Feger | Bloomington, IL | 25 | 13.833 |
| 8 | 7 | Gordy Gundaker | St. Charles, MO | 11G | 13.88 |
| 9 | 15 | Charles Hess | Peoria, IL | 40 | 14.017 |
| 10 | 10 | Russ Adams | Princeville, IL | 74 | 14.044 |
| 11 | 9 | Austin Rettig | Sikeston, MO | 94 | 14.051 |
| 12 | 6 | Mike Spatola | Manhattan, IL | 89 | 14.097 |
| 13 | 13 | Tony Jackson Jr | Lebanon, MO | 56 | 14.246 |
| 14 | 14 | Rich Bell | Sheffield, IL | 21B | 14.26 |
| 15 | 19 | Matt Shannon | Bartonville, IL | 15 | 14.289 |
| 16 | 8 | Victor Benedetto | Marengo, IL | 14B | 14.456 |
| 17 | 16 | Robbie Bauman | Fairview, IL | 30 | 14.521 |
| 18 | 17 | Chuck Hummer | Lyons, OH | 25H | 14.958 |
| 19 | 12 | Bill Kettering | Pekin, IL | 25K | 15.125 |
| Heat 1 | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | |
| 1 | 1 | Billy Drake | Bloomington, IL | 75 | |
| 2 | 2 | Bob Gardner | Washington, IL | 4G | |
| 3 | 4 | Billy Moyer Sr | Batesville, AR | 21 | |
| 4 | 3 | Allen Weisser | Peoria, IL | 61 | |
| 5 | 5 | Shannon Babb | Moweaqua, IL | 18 | |
| 6 | 6 | Tyler Bruening | Decorah, IA | 16T | |
| 7 | 7 | Dennis Erb Jr | Carpentersville, IL | 28 | |
| 8 | 9 | Myles Moos | Lincoln, IL | 84 | |
| DNS | – | Jay Sparks | Metamera, IL | 7 | |
| DNS | – | Glen Thompson | Buckingham, IL | 14T | |
| Heat 2 | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | |
| 1 | 4 | Jason Feger | Bloomington, IL | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Brandon Thirlby | Traverse City, MI | M14 | |
| 3 | 2 | Allen Murray | San Antonio, TX | 2M | |
| 4 | 5 | Charles Hess | Peoria, IL | 40 | |
| 5 | 7 | Tony Jackson Jr | Lebanon, MO | 56 | |
| 6 | 3 | Paul Stubber | Wanneroo, Aust | 31AUS | |
| 7 | 6 | Austin Rettig | Sikeston, MO | 94 | |
| 8 | 8 | Matt Shannon | Bartonville, IL | 15 | |
| 9 | 9 | Robbie Bauman | Fairview, IL | 30 | |
| 10 | 10 | Bill Kettering | Pekin, IL | 25K | |
| Heat 3 | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | |
| 1 | 2 | Brian Shirley | Chatham, IL | 3S | |
| 2 | 1 | Rusty Schlenk | McClure, OH | CJ1 | |
| 3 | 4 | Todd Bennett | Peoria, IL | T2 | |
| 4 | 6 | Timothy Culp | Prattsville, AR | C8 | |
| 5 | 7 | Ryan Unzicker | El Paso, IL | 24 | |
| 6 | 3 | Brian Diveley | Springfield, IL | 11D | |
| 7 | 5 | Kevin Weaver | Gibson City, IL | B12 | |
| 8 | 8 | Rusty Griffaw | Festus, MO | 16G | |
| DNS | – | Jeff Riddell | Steward, IL | 9 | |
| Heat 4 | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | |
| 1 | 1 | Billy Moyer Jr | Batesville, AR | 21JR | |
| 2 | 2 | Frank Heckenast Jr | Frankfort, IL | 99JR | |
| 3 | 3 | Nick Hoffman | Mooresville, NC | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | Gordy Gundaker | St. Charles, MO | 11G | |
| 5 | 6 | Mike Spatola | Manhattan, IL | 89 | |
| 6 | 5 | Russ Adams | Princeville, IL | 74 | |
| 7 | 7 | Rich Bell | Sheffield, IL | 21B | |
| 8 | 8 | Victor Benedetto | Marengo, IL | 14B | |
| 9 | 9 | Chuck Hummer | Lyons, OH | 25H | |
| C-Main | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | |
| 1 | 2 | Matt Shannon | Bartonville, IL | 15 | |
| 2 | 1 | Myles Moos | Lincoln, IL | 84 | |
| 3 | 3 | Rusty Griffaw | Festus, MO | 16G | |
| 4 | 8 | Chuck Hummer | Lyons, OH | 25H | |
| 5 | 4 | Victor Benedetto | Marengo, IL | 14B | |
| 6 | 6 | Robbie Bauman | Fairview, IL | 30 | |
| 7 | 10 | Bill Kettering | Pekin, IL | 25K | |
| DNS | – | Jay Sparks | Metamera, IL | 7 | |
| DNS | – | Glen Thompson | Buckingham, IL | 14T | |
| DNS | – | Jeff Riddell | Steward, IL | 9 | |
| Last Chance Showdown | |||||
| Pos | Start | Driver | Hometown | Car | |
| 1 | 1 | Shannon Babb | Moweaqua, IL | 18 | |
| 2 | 2 | Tony Jackson Jr | Lebanon, MO | 56 | |
| 3 | 3 | Ryan Unzicker | El Paso, IL | 24 | |
| 4 | 4 | Mike Spatola | Manhattan, IL | 89 | |
| 5 | 5 | Tyler Bruening | Decorah, IA | 16T | |
| 6 | 10 | Austin Rettig | Sikeston, MO | 94 | |
| 7 | 7 | Brian Diveley | Springfield, IL | 11D | |
| 8 | 9 | Dennis Erb Jr | Carpentersville, IL | 28 | |
| 9 | 8 | Russ Adams | Princeville, IL | 74 | |
| 10 | 6 | Paul Stubber | Wanneroo, Aust | 31AUS | |
| 11 | 13 | Myles Moos | Lincoln, IL | 84 | |
| 12 | 14 | Matt Shannon | Bartonville, IL | 15 | |
| 13 | 12 | Rich Bell | Sheffield, IL | 21B | |
| 14 | 15 | Rusty Griffaw | Festus, MO | 16G | |
| 15 | 11 | Kevin Weaver | Gibson City, IL | B12 | |
| 16 | 20 | Chuck Hummer | Lyons, OH | 25H | |
