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Heckenast Conquers Kankakee to Earn First DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory
KANKAKEE, Ill. – June 11, 2015 – He might be only 26, but reigning World of Outlaws Late Model Series rookie of the year Frank Heckenast Jr. has turned many laps through the years in his quest to earn a DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. Finally, on Thursday night at Kankakee County Speedway, he reached his goal.
Heckenast, a touring driver on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series tour from Orland Park, Ill., inherited the lead on lap 33 when Kevin Weaver’s motor expired. Weaver, the 2000 Summer Nationals champion, was closing in on his first series victory since 2013 when his misfortune struck. Heckenast, who started fourth, took advantage by leading the final seven laps and holding off his cousin, Mike Spatola, for the $5,000 win, Heckenast’s first on the Summer Nationals tour.
“It’s just so great to finally get this first one,” said Heckenast, who in February earned his first WoO Late Model victory, too. “I’ve been trying really hard to win one of these.”
After Heckenast and Spatola, Scott Schmitt, Bobby Pierce and Tanner English rounded out the top five.
There were 29 cars entered in the event. The DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour rolls north to Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., for Friday and Saturday before heading Sunday to Wilmot (Wis.) Speedway.
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DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway; June 11, 2015
A-MAIN (40 LAPS) – 1. (99JR) Frank Heckenast Jr, Frankfort, IL ($5,000); 2. (89) Mike Spatola, Manhattan, IL; 3. (10S) Scott Schmitt, Tonica, IL; 4. (32) Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, IL; 5. (96) Tanner English, Benton, KY; 6. (25) Jason Feger, Bloomington, IL; 7. (21) Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR; 8. (91P) Jason Papich, Nipomo, CA; 9. (24) Ryan Unzicker, El Paso, IL; 10. (8C) Timothy Culp, Sheridan, AR; 11. (7T) Steve Thorsten, Milford, IL; 12. (21JR) Billy Moyer Jr, Batesville, AR; 13. (77M) Jay Morris, Watseka, IL; 14. (1M) Jim Moon, New Florence, MO; 15. (12B) Kevin Weaver, Gibson City, IL; 16. (4G) Bob Gardner, East Peoria, IL; 17. (91) Rusty Schlenk, Weston, OH; 18. (21B) Rich Bell, Sheffield, IL; 19. (116) Torin Mettille, Cullom, IL; 20. (11) Steve Dimmick, Joliet, IL; 21. (18) Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, IL; 22. (9) Lyle Zanker, Rockford, IL.
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Billy Moyer, Kevin Weaver and Scott Schmitt.
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FULL RESULTS
Heat 1
1 | #21 Billy Moyer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:47.039 | 1 | 00:13.842 |
N/A
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2 | #99JR Frank Heckenast Jr | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:47.763 | 4 | 00:13.945 | 0.724 | 0.724 |
N/A
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3 | #25 Jason Feger | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:48.986 | 3 | 00:13.996 | 1.947 | 1.223 |
N/A
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4 | #24 Ryan Unzicker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:50.470 | 4 | 00:14.070 | 3.431 | 1.484 |
N/A
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5 | #8C Timothy Culp | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:55.453 | 8 | 00:14.424 | 8.414 | 4.983 |
N/A
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6 | #7T Steve Thorsten | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:57.492 | 2 | 00:14.956 | 10.453 | 2.039 |
N/A
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7 | #17 James Sherech | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:57.831 | 4 | 00:14.570 | 10.792 | 0.339 |
N/A
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8 | #8 Dan Schlieper | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 04:00.473 | 6 | 00:15.033 | 13.434 | 2.642 |
N/A
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9 | #9 Lyle Zanker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 04:01.231 | 7 | 00:15.012 | 14.192 | 0.758 |
N/A
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Heat 2
1 | #12B Kevin Weaver | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 02:55.963 | 7 | 00:14.051 |
N/A
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2 | #32 Bobby Pierce | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 02:57.912 | 2 | 00:14.106 | 1.949 | 1.949 |
N/A
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3 | #96 Tanner English | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 02:59.663 | 2 | 00:14.499 | 3.700 | 1.751 |
N/A
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4 | #91 Rusty Schlenk | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:00.950 | 6 | 00:14.627 | 4.987 | 1.287 |
N/A
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5 | #21B Rich Bell | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:03.664 | 7 | 00:14.562 | 7.701 | 2.714 |
N/A
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6 | #11 Steve Dimmick | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:05.890 | 4 | 00:14.472 | 9.927 | 2.226 |
N/A
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7 | #4G Bob Gardner | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:08.402 | 6 | 00:15.134 | 12.439 | 2.512 |
N/A
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8 | #45 Kyle Hammer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:10.776 | 4 | 00:15.348 | 14.813 | 2.374 |
N/A
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9 | #21JR Billy Moyer Jr | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:14.140 | 3 | 00:14.660 | 18.177 | 3.364 |
N/A
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10 | #1M Jim Moon | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
4 | 01:38.518 | 3 | 00:15.468 |
N/A
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Heat 3
1 | #10S Scott Schmitt | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:42.383 | 3 | 00:13.888 |
N/A
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2 | #89 Mike Spatola | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:42.990 | 4 | 00:13.892 | 0.607 | 0.607 |
N/A
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3 | #18 Shannon Babb | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:46.458 | 7 | 00:14.396 | 4.075 | 3.468 |
N/A
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4 | #91P Jason Papich | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:49.859 | 4 | 00:14.748 | 7.476 | 3.401 |
N/A
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5 | #116 Torin Mettille | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:50.253 | 3 | 00:14.701 | 7.870 | 0.394 |
N/A
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6 | #77M Jay Morris | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:51.656 | 5 | 00:14.733 | 9.273 | 1.403 |
N/A
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7 | #14 Glen Thompson | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:56.909 | 4 | 00:14.928 | 14.526 | 5.253 |
N/A
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8 | #15A Phil Ausra | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 03:57.940 | 9 | 00:15.445 | 15.557 | 1.031 |
N/A
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9 | #124 John Hahler | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
8 | 03:56.056 | 3 | 00:17.987 | 13.673 |
N/A
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C-Main
1 | #11 Steve Dimmick | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:19.009 | 1 | 00:14.466 |
N/A
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2 | #7T Steve Thorsten | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:20.138 | 5 | 00:14.703 | 1.129 | 1.129 |
N/A
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3 | #77M Jay Morris | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:20.370 | 6 | 00:14.231 | 1.361 | 0.232 |
N/A
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4 | #17 James Shereck | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:21.261 | 7 | 00:14.552 | 2.252 | 0.891 |
N/A
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5 | #4G Bob Gardner | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:22.867 | 6 | 00:15.084 | 3.858 | 1.606 |
N/A
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6 | #9 Lyle Zanker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:25.603 | 7 | 00:15.204 | 6.594 | 2.736 |
N/A
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7 | #45 Kyle Hammer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:26.783 | 8 | 00:15.272 | 7.774 | 1.180 |
N/A
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8 | #14 Glen Thompson | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:26.922 | 7 | 00:15.414 | 7.913 | 0.139 |
N/A
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9 | #15A Phil Ausra | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
10 | 07:28.352 | 9 | 00:15.174 | 9.343 | 1.430 |
N/A
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10 | #124 John Hahler | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
9 | 07:34.221 | 3 | 00:17.800 | 15.212 | 5.869 |
N/A
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11 | #8 Dan Schlieper | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
2 | 01:09.200 | 2 | 00:15.743 |
N/A
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12 | #1M Jim Moon | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
2 | 01:11.696 | 2 | 00:16.045 | 2.496 |
N/A
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Feature:
1 | #99JR Frank Heckenast Jr | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:18.017 | 6 | 00:14.488 |
N/A
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2 | #89 Mike Spatola | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:18.489 | 40 | 00:14.558 | 0.472 | 0.472 |
N/A
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3 | #10S Scott Schmitt | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:19.428 | 7 | 00:14.746 | 1.411 | 0.939 |
N/A
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4 | #32 Bobby Pierce | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:20.459 | 10 | 00:14.415 | 2.442 | 1.031 |
N/A
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5 | #96 Tanner English | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:21.820 | 11 | 00:14.806 | 3.803 | 1.361 |
N/A
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6 | #25 Jason Feger | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:22.198 | 29 | 00:14.769 | 4.181 | 0.378 |
N/A
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7 | #21 Billy Moyer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:22.510 | 4 | 00:14.308 | 4.493 | 0.312 |
N/A
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8 | #91P Jason Papich | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:23.575 | 8 | 00:14.794 | 5.558 | 1.065 |
N/A
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9 | #24 Ryan Unzicker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
40 | 14:28.377 | 4 | 00:14.759 | 10.360 | 4.802 |
N/A
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10 | #8C Timothy Culp | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
39 | 14:25.282 | 5 | 00:15.096 | 7.265 |
N/A
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11 | #7T Steve Thorsten | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
39 | 14:25.613 | 5 | 00:15.212 | 7.596 | 0.331 |
N/A
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12 | #21JR Billy Moyer Jr | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
39 | 14:26.183 | 4 | 00:15.349 | 8.166 | 0.570 |
N/A
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13 | #77M Jay Morris | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
38 | 14:26.720 | 5 | 00:14.997 | 8.703 | 0.537 |
N/A
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14 | #1M Jim Moon | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
37 | 14:27.812 | 7 | 00:15.338 | 9.795 | 1.092 |
N/A
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15 | #12B Kevin Weaver | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
32 | 09:33.940 | 6 | 00:14.347 |
N/A
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16 | #4G Bob Gardner | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
32 | 10:06.378 | 6 | 00:15.333 | 32.438 |
N/A
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17 | #91 Rusty Schlenk | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
29 | 09:05.103 | 6 | 00:14.961 |
N/A
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18 | #21B Rich Bell | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
22 | 07:26.459 | 7 | 00:15.268 |
N/A
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19 | #116 Torin Mettille | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
20 | 06:48.088 | 14 | 00:15.436 |
N/A
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20 | #11 Steve Dimmick | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
17 | 06:01.229 | 6 | 00:15.211 |
N/A
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21 | #18 Shannon Babb | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
15 | 05:21.316 | 5 | 00:14.816 |
N/A
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22 | #9 Lyle Zanker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
13 | 05:03.491 | 8 | 00:15.361 |
N/A
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