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Haubstadt, IN – June 27, 2010 – Don O’Neal provided some home state flavor Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway during the 12th leg of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals.
O’Neal who hails from nearby Martinsville, Ind., drew the pole for the 40-lap main event but would have to run down race long leader and 2009 DIRTcar Late Model National Champion Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., late to capture the $5,000 win. O’Neal slipped by Feger with less than five circuits remaining to capture his second win of the 2010 Hell Tour.
Feger would hold on to finish second while defending DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., would finish third. Current Hell Tour point leader Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., would finish fourth as Pinconning, Mich., driver Jeep Van Wormer rounded out the top five.
First group
Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 13.542
Don O’Neal (1), Martinsville, Ind., 13.639
Jeep Van Wormer (55), Pinconning, Mich., 13.678
Rodney Melvin (27), Benton, Ill., 13.759
Chad Zobrist (78), Highland, Ill., 14.299
Donny Walden (1w), Towanda, Ill., 14.322
Brandon Thirlby (m14), Traverse City, Mich., 14.364
Brian Shirley (48x), Chatham, Ill., 14.543
Jim Moon (1m), Zionsville, Ind., 14.560
Josh Scott (30js), Grand Rapids, Ohio, 14.911
Second group
Nick Lyons (2x), Centralia, Ill., 14.086
Jack Sullivan (1), Greenbrier, Ark., 14.188
Dennis Erb Jr. (28), Carpentersville, Ill., 14.255
Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 14.325
Jeff Walston (56), Paducah, Ky., 14.328
Joe Morris (83), Galatia, Ill., 14.347
Jason McBride (77), Carbondale, Ill., 14.596
Richie Hedrick (jp7), Urbana, Ill., 14.666
Michael Kloos (6k), Trenton, Ill., 14.948
Third group
Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 13.902
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.91
Steve Casebolt (c9), Richmond, Ind., 14.034
Tim Lance (48), Brimfield, Ill., 14.292
Dillan White (54), Crofton, Ky., 14.400
Rusty Schlenk (91), Jackson, Mich., 14.475
Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 14.579
Kevin Cole (3c), Christopher, Ill., 14.750
Chris Shelton (16s), Paducah, Ky., 14.898
Heat 1:
Don O’Neal, Shannon Babb, Rodney Melvin, Jeep Van Womrer, Donny Walden, Brian Shirley, Chad Zobrist, Brandon Thirlby, Josh Scott, Jim Moon
Heat 2:
Jack Sullivan, Dennis Erb Jr., Billy Moyer Jr., Joe Morris, Richie Hedrick, Jeff Walston, Michael Kloos, Jason McBride, Nick Lyons
Heat 3:
Jason Feger, Ryan Unzicker, Dillan White, Steve Casebolt, Tim Lance, Brandon Sheppard, Kevin Cole, Rusty Schlenk, Chris Shelton
B-Main:
Brian Shirley, Jeff Walston, Brandon Sheppard, Chad Zobrist, Michael Kloos, Kevin Cole, Brandon Thirlby, Jason McBride, Nick Lyons, Rusty Schlenk, Jim Moon, Josh Scott, Chris Shelton
Feature:
(1) Don O’Neal, (2) Jason Feger, (3) Dennis Erb Jr., (4) Shannon Babb, (5) Jeep Van Wormer, (6) Jack Sullivan, (7) Brian Shirley, (8) Dillan White, (9) Rodney Melvin, (10) Ryan Unzicker, (11) Brandon Sheppard, (12) Richie Hedrick, (13) Chad Zobrist, (14) Donny Walden, (15) Jeff Walston, (16) Joe Morris, (17) Rusty Schlenk, (18) Jason McBride, (19) Billy Moyer Jr., (20) Steve Casebolt, (21) Tim Lance