The Series Takes Monday Off as it Returns to Action for its Final Champions Week on Tuesday at Plymouth Speedway

quincy-071016-530QUINCY, Ill. – July 10, 2016 – Bobby Pierce did something Sunday night few before him have done – he scored his 10th DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season after a battle with Tyler Erb at Quincy Raceways.

Pierce, the 19-year-old from Oakwood, Ill., became just the fifth driver in Summer Nationals history to reach double-digit wins in a single season.

Erb, also 19 years old, started on the pole but it was Pierce with his smooth line around the track that took the early lead. Erb looked for a way around and with Pierce survived a mid-race crash in front of them, but was never able to get around.

“It was a different Quincy Raceway tonight,” Pierce said. “They kind of refigured the race track and made it a lot less banked. It was really bottom dominant.”

“When we took the lead that early, I was like, ‘all right, just settle down here and try to find a smooth line around the race track.’ And then, once we kind of got rolling there… it got pretty simple to just stay down there and try not to make a little mistake, and it worked out for us.”

Shannon Babb, in 2006, was the last driver to score 10 or more wins in a single season.

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action on Tuesday for the final countdown of events and the Champions Week  at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway.

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DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Quincy Raceways; Quincy, Ill.

 

A-Main: 1. Bobby Pierce (Oakwood, IL), 2. Tyler Erb (New Waverly, TX), 3. Michael Kloos (Trenton, IL), 4. Ryan Unzicker (El Paso, IL), 5. Dustin Griffin (Camp Point, IL), 6. Jason Feger (Bloomington, IL), 7. Bob Gardner (East Peoria, IL), 8. Jason Perry (Payson, IL), 9. Mark Burgtorf (Quincy, IL), 10. Denny Woodworth (Mendon, IL), 11. Justin Reed (Camp Point, IL), 12. Bo Brockway (Glasford, IL), 13. Rusty Griffaw (Festus, MO), 14. Clint Kirkham (Camden, IL), 15. Brian Diveley (Springfield, IL), 16. Cliff Powell (Hannibal, MO), 17. John Gardner Jr (Germantown Hills, IL), 18. Terry Wilson (Bowling Green, MO), 19. Gordy Gundaker (St Charles, 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 Rain/Cancelled
June 23 Thursday Spoon River Speedway Dennis Erb Jr.
June 24 Friday Tri-City Speedway Bobby Pierce (4)
June 25 Saturday Fairbury Speedway Brandon Sheppard
June 26 Sunday Tri-State Speedway Bobby Pierce (5)
Southern Tour
June 27 Monday OFF
June 28 Tuesday Clarksville Speedway Ryan Unzicker
June 29 Wednesday Belle-Clair Speedway Bobby Pierce (6)
June 30 Thursday Springfield Raceway Rain/PPD
July 1 Friday Fayette Co. Speedway Josh Richards
July 2 Saturday Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Rain/Cancelled
July 3 Sunday Lincoln Speedway Rain/PPD
Independence Week
July 4 Monday LaSalle Speedway Bobby Pierce (7)
July 5 Tuesday Daugherty Speedway Jason Feger
July 6 Wednesday Peoria Speedway Bobby Pierce (8)
July 7 Thursday Macon Speedway Bobby Pierce (9)
July 8 Friday Farmer City Raceway Jason Feger (2)
July 9 Saturday Highland Speedway Billy Moyer (3)
July 10 Sunday Quincy Raceways Bobby Pierce (10)
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

 

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