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Bobby Pierce & Mike McKinney take Shadyhill Speedway DIRTcar Summer Nationals wins!

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SMOOTH SHADY: Pierce Dominates Summer Nationals Return to Shadyhill

Teenage Tristan Chamberlain bags P2, Godsey collects another top-five

MEDARYVILLE, IN – July 14, 2022 – Make it three-straight trips to Victory Lane for the reigning champion.

Twenty-two years after father Bob took the checkers in the DIRTcar Summer Nationals’ debut at Shadyhill Speedway in July of 2000, son Bobby Pierce has done the same, winning the Hell Tour’s return to the 1/4-mile for the first time since 2018 Thursday night.

From the drop of the green, Pierce had the car to beat. He grabbed the lead from the pole on Lap 1, but not without some good fortune prior to the first lap.

On the initial start, outside polesitter Chad Finley, of St. Johns, MI, got a great run on the outside of Turn 2 and appeared to have the advantage on Pierce heading into Turn 3. But as Devin Moran and Thomas Hunziker tangled in Turn 2 behind them, the caution flag waved, forcing the field to restack and try it again – much to Pierce’s delight.

“I was probably going to have to race [Finley] for a while if I was going to try and pass him,” Pierce said. “I got that second start going and made sure I got to the top as soon as I could, and got it done.”

Now with a second chance at the start, Pierce got the jump he needed on Finley the second time around. He quickly took the lead and headed right for the top side, which caught-on with the rest of the field behind him as well.

“Track had a top side there early on and it was pretty fun for a few laps, but I knew it was only a matter of time before it started to move down,” Pierce said.

When the preferred lane came in around the middle, Pierce and the other leaders moved down to use it for the remainder of the race. Several caution flags dotted throughout the rest of the race forced Pierce to stay vigilant on the restarts, which was no issue for the four-time champion.

Pierce crossed the line, having led all 40 circuits, largely unchallenged for his 47th career victory with the tour, seventh of the season and third in-a-row, going back to last Sunday at Tri-State Speedway.

Fifteen-year-old Tristan Chamberlain scored his best career finish on tour in second with Finley right on his tail in third. Joe Godsey earned his second top-five finish of the season in fourth, while Brian Shirley rounded out the top-five.

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The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models are back in action Friday night, July 15, at Farmer City Raceway for the final stop of the season in Illinois. If you can’t be there in person, watch every lap live on DIRTVision.

34 entries

DIRTCAR LATE MODELS


Feature (40 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[4]; 3. 42-Chad Finley[2]; 4. 14G-Joe Godsey[3]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 6. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[12]; 7. 91-Rusty Schlenk[8]; 8. 9-Devin Moran[7]; 9. 27-Eric Spangler[14]; 10. 21A-Nick Allen[11]; 11. F1-Payton Freeman[21]; 12. 80-Rich Dawson[10]; 13. 17SS-Brenden Smith[18]; 14. 757-Bradley Jameson[15]; 15. 31AUS-Paul Stubber[20]; 16. 38-Thomas Hunziker[5]; 17. 22-Jace Owens[17]; 18. 14R-Jeff Roth[9]; 19. 92-Lynn Johns[13]; 20. 15-Justin Duty[16]; 21. 1M-Mike Mataragas[22]; 22. (DNS) 23NZ-Mick Quin

Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps): 1. 22-Jace Owens[3]; 2. 17SS-Brenden Smith[2]; 3. F1-Payton Freeman[4]; 4. 1M-Mike Mataragas[10]; 5. 31AUS-Paul Stubber[6]; 6. 45-Travis Abbott[14]; 7. 8-Dan Richardson[13]; 8. 5B-Timothy Bennett[15]; 9. 9J-Toma Johnson[8]; 10. 74-Dan Deyoung[11]; 11. 25-Ted Johnson[9]; 12. 23NZ-Mick Quin[7]; 13. 41-Daniel Hopper[12]; 14. P0-Jeff Robertson[18]; 15. P33-Josh Robertson[17]; 16. 88D-Jordan Danford[16]; 17. (DNS) 27S-Tom Smith; 18. (DNS) 30-Mark Voigt

Heat 1 (10 Laps): 1. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[1]; 2. 38-Thomas Hunziker[2]; 3. 14R-Jeff Roth[6]; 4. 92-Lynn Johns[5]; 5. 27S-Tom Smith[7]; 6. 30-Mark Voigt[3]; 7. 25-Ted Johnson[4]; 8. 8-Dan Richardson[8]; 9. P33-Josh Robertson[9]

Heat 2 (10 Laps): 1. 14G-Joe Godsey[2]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 3. 80-Rich Dawson[1]; 4. 27-Eric Spangler[6]; 5. 17SS-Brenden Smith[8]; 6. 31AUS-Paul Stubber[5]; 7. 1M-Mike Mataragas[4]; 8. 45-Travis Abbott[7]; 9. P0-Jeff Robertson[9]

Heat 3 (10 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 2. 9-Devin Moran[2]; 3. 21A-Nick Allen[4]; 4. 757-Bradley Jameson[6]; 5. 22-Jace Owens[3]; 6. 23NZ-Mick Quin[7]; 7. 74-Dan Deyoung[8]; 8. 5B-Timothy Bennett[5]

Heat 4 (10 Laps): 1. 42-Chad Finley[1]; 2. 91-Rusty Schlenk[3]; 3. 21-Billy Moyer Jr[4]; 4. 15-Justin Duty[2]; 5. F1-Payton Freeman[5]; 6. 9J-Toma Johnson[6]; 7. 41-Daniel Hopper[8]; 8. 88D-Jordan Danford[7]

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain, 00:15.512[1]; 2. 38-Thomas Hunziker, 00:15.716[9]; 3. 30-Mark Voigt, 00:15.775[8]; 4. 25-Ted Johnson, 00:15.868[4]; 5. 92-Lynn Johns, 00:15.922[2]; 6. 14R-Jeff Roth, 00:15.955[5]; 7. 27S-Tom Smith, 00:16.003[3]; 8. 8-Dan Richardson, 00:16.359[7]; 9. P33-Josh Robertson, 00:16.359[6]

Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 80-Rich Dawson, 00:15.428[6]; 2. 14G-Joe Godsey, 00:15.599[1]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:15.675[4]; 4. 1M-Mike Mataragas, 00:16.076[9]; 5. 31AUS-Paul Stubber, 00:16.095[8]; 6. 27-Eric Spangler, 00:16.101[2]; 7. 45-Travis Abbott, 00:16.193[7]; 8. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:16.250[3]; 9. P0-Jeff Robertson, 00:17.068[5]

Qualifying 3 (2 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:15.528[7]; 2. 9-Devin Moran, 00:15.592[5]; 3. 22-Jace Owens, 00:15.891[8]; 4. 21A-Nick Allen, 00:16.008[4]; 5. 5B-Timothy Bennett, 00:16.379[1]; 6. 757-Bradley Jameson, 00:16.379[6]; 7. 23NZ-Mick Quin, 00:16.619[2]; 8. 74-Dan Deyoung, 00:17.946[3]

Qualifying 4 (2 Laps): 1. 42-Chad Finley, 00:15.535[4]; 2. 15-Justin Duty, 00:15.721[5]; 3. 91-Rusty Schlenk, 00:15.779[3]; 4. 21-Billy Moyer Jr, 00:15.832[2]; 5. F1-Payton Freeman, 00:15.899[1]; 6. 9J-Toma Johnson, 00:16.999[6]; 7. 88D-Jordan Danford, 00:17.120[7]; 8. 41-Daniel Hopper, 00:17.125[8]

Hot Laps 1: 1. 30-Mark Voigt, 00:14.802[8]; 2. 14R-Jeff Roth, 00:14.823[5]; 3. 38-Thomas Hunziker, 00:14.857[9]; 4. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain, 00:15.046[1]; 5. 92-Lynn Johns, 00:15.751[2]; 6. 27S-Tom Smith, 00:16.049[3]; 7. 25-Ted Johnson, 00:16.452[4]; 8. P33-Josh Robertson, 00:16.735[6]; 9. 8-Dan Richardson, 00:16.735[7]

Hot Laps 2: 1. 31AUS-Paul Stubber, 00:14.302[8]; 2. 27-Eric Spangler, 00:14.365[2]; 3. 1M-Mike Mataragas, 00:14.425[9]; 4. 14G-Joe Godsey, 00:14.454[1]; 5. 80-Rich Dawson, 00:14.475[6]; 6. 45-Travis Abbott, 00:15.743[7]; 7. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:15.743[3]; 8. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:15.743[4]; 9. P0-Jeff Robertson, 00:15.743[5]

Hot Laps 3: 1. 21A-Nick Allen, 00:14.300[4]; 2. 757-Bradley Jameson, 00:15.023[6]; 3. 23NZ-Mick Quin, 00:15.115[2]; 4. 9-Devin Moran, 00:15.259[5]; 5. 32-Bobby Pierce, 00:15.410[7]; 6. 22-Jace Owens, 00:15.436[8]; 7. 74-Dan Deyoung, 00:16.421[3]; 8. 5B-Timothy Bennett, 00:16.975[1]

Hot Laps 4: 1. 21-Billy Moyer Jr, 00:14.473[2]; 2. 91-Rusty Schlenk, 00:14.899[3]; 3. 41-Daniel Hopper, 00:15.544[8]; 4. 88D-Jordan Danford, 00:16.293[7]; 5. 42-Chad Finley, 00:16.521[4]; 6. 15-Justin Duty, 00:16.529[5]; 7. 9J-Toma Johnson, 00:17.076[6]; 8. F1-Payton Freeman, 00:17.129[1]

WORKED FOR IT: McKinney Beats Hoffman in Epic Duel at Shadyhill

Since joining Team Longhorn Chassis for the start of the 2021 season, Mike McKinney has put every ounce of time and effort he’s spent on the racetrack into bettering himself and the new racecar. Thursday night might just be the biggest reflection of those efforts – beating UMP Modified titan Nick Hoffman in a memorable showdown at Shadyhill Speedway.

Mike and father/crew chief David McKinney took down Hoffman, the four-time and defending DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals champion form Mooresville, NC, holding him off for all 25 laps en route to his 14th career Summit Modified victory.

“It might not mean I’m the best car here, and I might not go win the next 20, but tonight, we won,” McKinney said. “We came to get the check, and we’re bringing it home.”

Only three times in the last two seasons has Hoffman competed in a Summit Modified event and not won the Feature. McKinney now becomes the fourth different driver to win a Feature on the tour when Hoffman is in the field since the start of the 2021 campaign.

While it’s Feature wins they’re chasing, Hoffman has been a thorn in the side of many UMP Modified drivers in the past several seasons with his dominant presence, and McKinney has been aiming to change that as well with his efforts.

“Last year was the hardest we’ve ever worked in our lives, and this year’s been even harder,” McKinney said. “We’ve got to get better.

“Nick’s obviously stepping the Modified deal up to a whole other level, and if we want to win a race, we better get to work.”

The two wheelmen started their race-long game of cat-and-mouse from the drop of the green, breaking away from the pack several times on the green flag stretches as they blasted around the 1/4-mile track. Hoffman looked low on McKinney several times throughout the first half of the race but could never get close enough to make a move. But it wasn’t until the closing laps until the battle reached its boiling point.

Barreling into Turn 3 at full speed with only three laps left, McKinney came up on a group of spun-out cars right in his lane. It was all he could do to keep from piling-in, but McKinney found himself spinning in and making contact.

“They called the yellow going into Turn 3, but I was going so fast,” McKinney said. “I was on the brakes, and I knew I was gonna run right into those guys, they had the whole track blocked. I was just trying to figure out the best way to not knock any suspension parts out.

“I just tried to spin it sideways and hit ‘em with that door – there’s not really anything you’re gonna mess-up there other than the door bar.”

McKinney drove away with mostly cosmetic body damage and was granted his spot back at the head of the field after spinning to avoid the original incident. He took the green once more on the restart and drove it back home to the checkered, despite Hoffman’s best efforts to steal the win in the final corners.

Though he crossed the line with a runner-up finish, Hoffman was not the most pleased with the result. He felt he had the car to beat, especially in traffic.

“I wish we could have got into heavy lapped traffic because [McKinney] couldn’t maneuver like I could,” Hoffman said.

The middle-top lane looked as though it was the place to be Thursday night, and with his pole starting spot, Hoffman did not get there as quickly as he would have liked to.

“It all comes down to the [redraw], basically,” Hoffman said. “[McKinney] was in the preferred line on the start and was able to get by me in Turns 1-2.”

UP NEXT

The DIRTcar Summit Modifieds are back in action Friday night, July 15, at Farmer City Raceway for the final stop of the season in Illinois. If you can’t be there in person, watch every lap live on DIRTVision

30 entries

DIRTCAR UMP MODIFIEDS


Feature (25 Laps): 1. 96M-Mike McKinney[2]; 2. 2-Nick Hoffman[1]; 3. 36L-Jamie Lomax[6]; 4. 21A-Kyle Cooper[5]; 5. 5CS-Curt Spalding[4]; 6. 19B-Chad Bauer[8]; 7. 35-David Stremme[9]; 8. 28M-Frank Marshall[17]; 9. 8A-Austin Holcombe[3]; 10. 65-Todd Sherman[7]; 11. 82-Darren Wireman[16]; 12. 3W-Dylan Woodling[18]; 13. 10-Garrett Jameson[15]; 14. 7-Brad Deyoung[11]; 15. 15-TJ Larson[21]; 16. 1W-Jesse Bitterling[22]; 17. 26-Anthony Carter[19]; 18. 1S-Brian Shaw[12]; 19. 27-Beau DeYoung[14]; 20. 17N-Dillon Nusbaum[13]; 21. 25S-Jake Straka[10]; 22. 4G-Bill Griffith[20]

Last Chance Showdown (10 Laps): 1. 82-Darren Wireman[1]; 2. 28M-Frank Marshall[3]; 3. 3W-Dylan Woodling[4]; 4. 1W-Jesse Bitterling[2]; 5. 11-Roger Cavness[7]; 6. 38-Tim Sullivan JR[10]; 7. 26-Anthony Carter[11]; 8. 24M-Mike Miller[14]; 9. 23B-Ethan Boomsma[5]; 10. 41B-Chad Bales[12]; 11. 52-Nate Hutchison[13]; 12. 15-TJ Larson[8]; 13. 4G-Bill Griffith[6]; 14. 99-Matt Partin[9]; 15. 91-William Corning[15]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 96M-Mike McKinney[2]; 2. 5CS-Curt Spalding[1]; 3. 65-Todd Sherman[3]; 4. 25S-Jake Straka[4]; 5. 17N-Dillon Nusbaum[5]; 6. 82-Darren Wireman[7]; 7. 3W-Dylan Woodling[6]; 8. 11-Roger Cavness[8]; 9. 38-Tim Sullivan JR[9]; 10. 52-Nate Hutchison[10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 8A-Austin Holcombe[1]; 2. 21A-Kyle Cooper[3]; 3. 19B-Chad Bauer[2]; 4. 7-Brad Deyoung[4]; 5. 27-Beau DeYoung[8]; 6. 1W-Jesse Bitterling[5]; 7. 23B-Ethan Boomsma[7]; 8. 15-TJ Larson[9]; 9. 26-Anthony Carter[6]; 10. 24M-Mike Miller[10]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 2-Nick Hoffman[1]; 2. 36L-Jamie Lomax[2]; 3. 35-David Stremme[3]; 4. 1S-Brian Shaw[4]; 5. 10-Garrett Jameson[5]; 6. 28M-Frank Marshall[6]; 7. 4G-Bill Griffith[7]; 8. 99-Matt Partin[8]; 9. 41B-Chad Bales[10]; 10. 91-William Corning[9]

Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 5CS-Curt Spalding, 00:15.405[10]; 2. 96M-Mike McKinney, 00:15.427[6]; 3. 65-Todd Sherman, 00:15.535[8]; 4. 25S-Jake Straka, 00:15.547[9]; 5. 17N-Dillon Nusbaum, 00:15.600[3]; 6. 3W-Dylan Woodling, 00:15.716[7]; 7. 82-Darren Wireman, 00:15.750[4]; 8. 11-Roger Cavness, 00:15.751[1]; 9. 38-Tim Sullivan JR, 00:16.136[2]; 10. 52-Nate Hutchison, 00:17.397[5]

Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 8A-Austin Holcombe, 00:15.367[6]; 2. 19B-Chad Bauer, 00:15.699[10]; 3. 21A-Kyle Cooper, 00:15.912[3]; 4. 7-Brad Deyoung, 00:15.987[4]; 5. 1W-Jesse Bitterling, 00:16.029[2]; 6. 26-Anthony Carter, 00:16.186[5]; 7. 23B-Ethan Boomsma, 00:16.328[9]; 8. 27-Beau DeYoung, 00:16.347[1]; 9. 15-TJ Larson, 00:16.403[8]; 10. 24M-Mike Miller, 00:16.421[7]

Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 2-Nick Hoffman, 00:15.180[1]; 2. 36L-Jamie Lomax, 00:15.753[6]; 3. 35-David Stremme, 00:15.934[3]; 4. 1S-Brian Shaw, 00:16.225[2]; 5. 10-Garrett Jameson, 00:16.312[5]; 6. 28M-Frank Marshall, 00:16.375[7]; 7. 4G-Bill Griffith, 00:16.584[8]; 8. 99-Matt Partin, 00:16.944[4]; 9. 91-William Corning, 00:17.160[10]; 10. 41B-Chad Bales, 00:17.299[9]

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