Shirley Sweeps DIRTcar Summer Nationals Michigan Events
LAKE ODESSA, MI – July 11, 2019 – Brian Shirley is seizing every opportunity in his quest to win a third DIRTcar Summer Nationals crown, holding off Frank Heckenast Jr. on Thursday night at I-96 Speedway for his second consecutive victory during Champions Week presented by Summit Racing Equipment.
The $5,000 victory, his sixth overall win during this tour, moved Shirley back atop the standings headed into Oakshade Raceway for the Series’ final two races on Friday and Saturday. Shirley has been battling three-time Summer Nationals champion Bobby Pierce for the championship lead, but Pierce missed the scales after winning the second heat race and was forced to come through the field from the Last Chance Showdown and into the 40-lap Feature, where he was up to third before a broken rear end halted his night on lap 24.
Several cautions helped to keep the field bunched, with Heckenast challenging Shirley for the lead on the bottom. Shirley edged ahead one thousandth of a second every lap to pull into Victory Lane.
Feature
| 1 | #3S Brian Shirley   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
74
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| 40 | 32:27.754 | 27 | 00:17.283 | ||||
| 2 | #99JR Frank Heckenast   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
| 40 | 32:28.613 | 8 | 00:17.417 | 0.859 | 0.859 |
Jr.
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| 3 | #87M David Mielke   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
47
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| 40 | 32:31.026 | 1 | 00:17.468 | 3.272 | 2.413 | ||
| 4 | #23V Ryan VanderVeen   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
1
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| 40 | 32:31.770 | 27 | 00:18.179 | 4.016 | 0.744 | ||
| 5 | #CJ1 Rusty Schlenk   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
52
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| 40 | 32:32.481 | 3 | 00:17.454 | 4.727 | 0.711 | ||
| 6 | #25F Jason Feger   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
67
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| 40 | 32:33.416 | 13 | 00:17.948 | 5.662 | 0.935 | ||
| 7 | #2S Travis Stemler   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
33
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| 40 | 32:33.746 | 30 | 00:17.963 | 5.992 | 0.330 | ||
| 8 | #55 Jeep VanWormer   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
26
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| 40 | 32:34.312 | 17 | 00:17.705 | 6.558 | 0.566 | ||
| 9 | #12 Scott Fisk   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
7
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| 40 | 32:35.573 | 6 | 00:18.453 | 7.819 | 1.261 | ||
| 10 | #113 Kyle Roberts   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
13
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| 40 | 32:36.851 | 27 | 00:18.596 | 9.097 | 1.278 | ||
| 11 | #5X Bryant Dickinson   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
53
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| 40 | 32:38.504 | 37 | 00:19.134 | 10.750 | 1.653 | ||
| 12 | #O6 Jake Rendel   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
91
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| 40 | 32:39.149 | 27 | 00:18.871 | 11.395 | 0.645 | ||
| 13 | #P3 Truck Robertson   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
65
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| 39 | 32:40.095 | 38 | 00:19.215 | 12.341 | 0.946 | ||
| 14 | #25H Chuck Hummer   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
14
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| 39 | 32:43.099 | 6 | 00:19.048 | 15.345 | 3.004 | ||
| 15 | #M14 Brandon Thirlby   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
10
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| 28 | 26:14.610 | 8 | 00:18.261 | ||||
| 16 | #53 Hillard Miller   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
50
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| 25 | 23:12.802 | 19 | 00:19.021 | ||||
| 17 | #32 Bobby Pierce   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
54
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| 23 | 19:42.664 | 17 | 00:17.609 | ||||
| 18 | #41 Jason Playter   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
| 19 | 17:03.083 | 6 | 00:18.322 |
Jr.
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| 19 | #31AUS Paul Stubber   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
34
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| 13 | 13:42.572 | 8 | 00:18.762 | ||||
| 20 | #8 Rob Anderzack   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
63
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| 13 | 13:43.319 | 7 | 00:19.168 | 0.747 | |||
| 21 | #51 Devin Shiels   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
17
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| 10 | 10:31.288 | 6 | 00:17.939 | ||||
| 22 | #52 Brad Harden   2019 DIRTcar Late Model | ||||||
| Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
62
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| 3 | 02:37.005 | 2 | 00:18.809 | ||||