New Richmond, Wis. – June 15, 2012 – Billy Moyer Jr. outran the field at Cedar Lake Speedway on Friday night leading all 30 laps en route to his second Hell Tour win of 2012. The victory was also the Batesville, Ark., driver’s second career DIRTcar Summer Nationals triumph.
Moyer earned $5,000 by outdistancing Muscatine, Iowa driver Brian Birkhofer whose late race pass of Brian Shirley netted him the runner-up spot as Shirley of Chatham, Ill. crossed the line third. Moyer Jr.’s father Billy Moyer started and finished fourth. Defending Firecracker 100 winner Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., rounded out the top five.
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The tour will compete again at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., Saturday, this time for $10,000-to-win as part of the Masters Classic finale.
DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wis.; June 15, 2012 A-Main (30-laps): (1) Billy Moyer Jr. ($5,000), 2. Brian Birkhofer, 3. Brian Shirley, 4. Billy Moyer, 5. Jimmy Mars, 6. Brandon Sheppard, 7. Brady Smith, 8. Don O’Neal, 9. Shannon Babb, 10. Jason Rauen, 11. A.J. Diemel, 12. Chad Simpson, 13. Jason McBride, 14. Jason Feger, 15. Tim Isenberg, 16. Mike Spatola, 17. Frank Heckenast Jr., 18. Terry Casey, 19. Andrew McKay, 20. Ryan Unzicker, 21. Bobby Pierce, 22. Dennis Erb Jr. Fast qualifiers (among 37 cars): Shirley, Babb, Moyer Jr., Moyer. Heat race winners: Shirley, Moyer Jr., Birkhofer, Moyer Sr. B-main winner: Erb. C-main winner: Jon Henry. Provisional starters: Feger, Unzicker, Diemel, Spatola.
2012 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule
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Date |
Track |
Location |
Winner (Cars) |
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13-Jun |
Brownstown Speedway |
Brownstown, IN |
Billy Moyer Jr. (49) |
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14-Jun |
Kankakee County Speedway |
Kankakee, IL |
Shannon Babb(45) |
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15-Jun |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, WI |
Billy Moyer Jr. (37) |
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16-Jun |
Cedar Lake Speedway |
Somerset, WI |
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17-Jun |
Wilmot Raceway |
Wilmot, WI |
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19-Jun |
Spoon River Speedway |
Canton, IL |
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20-Jun |
Highland Speedway |
Highland, IL |
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21-Jun |
Fayette Co. Speedway |
Brownstown, IL |
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22-Jun |
Tri City Speedway |
Pontoon Beach, IL |
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23-Jun |
Fairbury Speedway |
Fairbury, IL |
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24-Jun |
I-96 Speedway |
Lake Odessa, MI |
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26-Jun |
Lincoln Park Speedway |
Putnamville, IN |
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27-Jun |
Belle Clair Speedway |
Belleville, IL |
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28-Jun |
Clay Hill Motorsports Park |
Atwood, TN |
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29-Jun |
Paducah Int. Raceway |
Paducah, KY |
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30-Jun |
Federated Auto Parts I-55 |
Pevely, MO |
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1-Jul |
Lincoln Speedway |
Lincoln, IL |
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2-Jul |
Peoria Speedway |
Peoria, IL |
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3-Jul |
Jacksonville Speedway |
Jacksonville, IL |
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4-Jul |
Lasalle Speedway |
Lasalle, IL |
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5-Jul |
Macon Speedway |
Macon, IL |
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6-Jul |
Quincy Raceways |
Quincy, IL |
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7-Jul |
Clarksville Speedway |
Clarksville, TN |
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8-Jul |
Tri State Speedway |
Haubstadt, IN |
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10-Jul |
Florence Speedway |
Union, KY |
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11-Jul |
Brushcreek Motorsports |
Pebbles, OH |
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12-Jul |
Terre Haute Action Track |
Terre Haute, IN |
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13-Jul |
Attica Raceway Park |
Attica, OH |
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14-Jul |
Oakshade Raceway |
Wauseon, OH |
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals (The Hell Tour) is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Racing Electonics (Official Communication), Vicci (Official Uniform), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to these fine contingency sponsors: Beyea Headers, Butlerbuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Dominator Race Products, Chevy Performance Parts, Intercomp, JE Pistons, Klotz Lubricants, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, Quartermaster, Superflow Dyno’s, UNOH (University of Northwestern Ohio), Wix Filters, and Wrisco Aluminum.Â