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Bobby Pierce grabs Jacksonville HellTour Win!

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Bobby Pierce Continues to Roll with Jacksonville Win

Summer Nationals kicks off Heartland Tour week

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. – June 21, 2016 – Bobby Pierce continued his Summer Nationals dominance Tuesday night at Jacksonville Speedway’s ILMO Propane Wildman Kelly Classic as he battled Mike Marlar to score his third win so far this season.

Pierce, the 19-year-old reigning Summer Nationals champion, came into the Heartland Tour kick off at Jacksonville after the first Monday break. After setting a new track record of 11.783 during qualifying, Pierce started the 40-lap feature in sixth with Marlar on the pole.

Pierce very quickly powered through the field once the green flag fell and found his way around the leader Marlar on lap 14. Through the remaining laps, Pierce was in a class all his own as Marlar looked for some way to catch the No. 32. Just before a caution on lap 37, Pierce nearly had the entire field lapped, having caught the battle for third at that point.

Pierce easily closed out the night with his second win in a row and third in five races. It was his 10th career Summer Nationals victory.

“Man, it’s starting off really good,” Pierce said. “I just hope it keeps going.”

Marlar, who has consistently been up front through the still young Summer Nationals tour, closed out the night in second with Michael Kloos getting a hard fought third place finish.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action on Wednesday at Farley Speedway in Farley, Iowa.

Follow the Summer Nationals and Summit Modified Nationals on Twitter at Twitter.com/SummerNationals or on Facebook at Facebook.com/SummerNationals. Stay up-to-date with the latest news from the series throughout the lead up and the summer on the series’ websites at TheHellTour.com and ModifiedNationals.com.

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, Ill.

Super Late Models – A-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 6 32    Bobby Pierce    Oakwood , Il
2 1 157    Mike Marlar    Winfield , Tn
3 2 6K    Michael Kloos    Trenton , Il
4 4 12B    Kevin Weaver    Gibson City, Il
5 7 18    Shannon Babb    Moweaqua , Il
6 16 25    Jason Feger    Bloomington , Il
7 5 28E    Dennis Erb, Jr    Carpentersville , Il
8 8 11D    Brian Diveley    Springfield , Il
9 10 134    Chuck Mitchell    Jacksonville , Il
10 17 15    Kolby Vandenbergh    Ashland , Il
11 21 27K    Greg Kimmons    Pleasant Plains, Il
12 9 B5    Brandon Sheppard    New Berlin, Il
13 18 7B    Mark Burgtorf    Quincy , Il
14 20 16H    Mike Hammerle    St Charles, Mo
15 19 C8    Timothy Culp    Sheridan , Ar
16 3 61    Caleb Ashby    Cunningham , Tn
17 22 45    Don Hammer    Clinton , Il
18 12 4G    Bob Gardner    East Peoria, Il
19 13 24    Ryan Unzicker    El Paso, Il
20 14 27M    Rodney Melvin    Benton , Il
21 11 11    Gordy Gundaker    St Charles, Mo
22 15 1ST    Justin Reed    Camp Point, Il

Super Late Models – C-Main
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 4 25    Jason Feger    Bloomington , Il
2 2 15    Kolby Vandenbergh    Ashland , Il
3 7 7B    Mark Burgtorf    Quincy , Il
4 3 16B    Bo Brockway    Glasford , Il
5 5 45    Don Hammer    Clinton , Il
6 1 B1    Brent Larson    Lake Elmo, Mn
7 8 27C    Chris Cowling    Tauranga , Nz
8 13 16    Rusty Griffaw    Festus , Mo
9 12 C8    Timothy Culp    Sheridan , Ar
10 10 33H    Billy Hough    Thomasboro , Il
11 9 22    Daniel Jacober    Highland , Il
12 6 16H    Mike Hammerle    St Charles, Mo
13 11 27K    Greg Kimmons    Pleasant Plains, Il

Super Late Models – Heat Race 3
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 157    Mike Marlar    Winfield , Tn
2 1 32    Bobby Pierce    Oakwood , Il
3 3 B5    Brandon Sheppard    New Berlin, Il
4 5 4G    Bob Gardner    East Peoria, Il
5 6 1ST    Justin Reed    Camp Point, Il
6 7 16B    Bo Brockway    Glasford , Il
7 9 16H    Mike Hammerle    St Charles, Mo
8 8 22    Daniel Jacober    Highland , Il
9 4 C8    Timothy Culp    Sheridan , Ar

Super Late Models – Heat Race 2
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 1 6K    Michael Kloos    Trenton , Il
2 4 28E    Dennis Erb, Jr    Carpentersville , Il
3 2 11D    Brian Diveley    Springfield , Il
4 3 11    Gordy Gundaker    St Charles, Mo
5 9 27M    Rodney Melvin    Benton , Il
6 5 15    Kolby Vandenbergh    Ashland , Il
7 6 45    Don Hammer    Clinton , Il
8 8 27C    Chris Cowling    Tauranga , Nz
9 7 27K    Greg Kimmons    Pleasant Plains, Il

Super Late Models – Heat Race 1
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown
1 2 61    Caleb Ashby    Cunningham , Tn
2 1 12B    Kevin Weaver    Gibson City, Il
3 3 18    Shannon Babb    Moweaqua , Il
4 4 134    Chuck Mitchell    Jacksonville , Il
5 6 24    Ryan Unzicker    El Paso, Il
6 7 B1    Brent Larson    Lake Elmo, Mn
7 5 25    Jason Feger    Bloomington , Il
8 8 7B    Mark Burgtorf    Quincy , Il
9 9 33H    Billy Hough    Thomasboro , Il
10 10 16    Rusty Griffaw    Festus , Mo

2016 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule

Date

Day

Track

Winners

Northern Kickoff

June 15

Wednesday

Brownstown Speedway

Rain/Cancelled

June 16

Thursday

Kankakee Co. Speedway

Bobby Pierce

June 17

Friday

Cedar Lake Speedway

Billy Moyer

June 18

Saturday

Cedar Lake Speedway

Billy Moyer (2)
June 19

Sunday

Wilmot Speedway

Bobby Pierce (2)
Heartland Tour
June 20 Monday

OFF

June 21 Tuesday

Jacksonville Speedway

Bobby Pierce (3)
June 22 Wednesday

Farley Speedway

June 23 Thursday

Spoon River Speedway

June 24 Friday

Tri-City Speedway

June 25 Saturday

Fairbury Speedway

June 26 Sunday

Tri-State Speedway

Southern Tour
June 27 Monday

OFF

June 28 Tuesday

Clarksville Speedway

June 29 Wednesday

Belle Clair Speedway

June 30 Thursday

Springfield Raceway

July 1 Friday

Fayette Co. Speedway

July 2 Saturday

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

July 3 Sunday

Lincoln Speedway

Independence Week
July 4 Monday

LaSalle Speedway

July 5 Tuesday

Daugherty Speedway

July 6 Wednesday

Peoria Speedway

July 7 Thursday

Macon Speedway

July 8 Friday Farmer City Speedway
July 9 Saturday Highland Speedway
July 10 Sunday Quincy Raceways
Champions Week
July 11 Monday OFF
July 12 Tuesday Plymouth Speedway
July 13 Wednesday Shadyhill Speedway
July 14 Thursday Merritt Speedway
July 15 Friday Oakshade Raceway
July 16 Saturday Oakshade Raceway

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” is brought to fans across the country by many important partners including: Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Racing Electronics (Official Communication), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to these fine Contingency Partners: Beyea Headers, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, Fox Shocks, JE Pistons, MSD, Impact Race Products, Quartermaster, Superflow Dynos, Summit Racing Equipment and Wrisco Aluminum; Promotional Partners include: Chevy Performance Parts, Indiana Decal, Intercomp and Petroff Towing.

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