Post by LMR on 07/06/14 at 11:20pm
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Tri-State Speedway
July 6, 2014
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Moyer Captures Third Summer Nationals Victory at Tri-State Speedway
by Jordan Morris
HAUBSTADT, Ind. (July 6) - Billy Moyer dominated Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway leading all 40 laps en route to claiming his first career victory at the quarter-mile oval and his third win of the 2014 DIRTcar Summer Nationals.
Moyer claimed the pole-position with Curtis Roberts starting on his outside. Roberts faded early, losing second to Tanner English, who started third, and Randy Korte, who started fifth. English and Korte challenged Moyer for the lead early but had no luck at wrestling the lead away from the Hall of Fame driver from Batesville, Ark.
As Moyer pulled away from the rest of the field, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular Austin Dillon charged his way to the front. Dillon, who finished a career-best fifth place Sunday morning at Daytona International Speedway, made the trek to the Indiana track after rain showers cut the Sprint Cup race short.
Dillon started the 40-lap feature in the seventh position, but made his way to the front with just a handful of laps remaining as he passed English for the third position on lap 36. After being passed by Dillon, English spun in turn one causing the caution to come out for the third time of the night. With the caution out, Moyer’s large race lead was erased as Korte and Dillon were brought back to his bumper.
On the ensuing restart, Dillon made his way around Korte for second but could not get to Moyer in time, as Moyer led the final laps, claiming the $5,000 checkered flag, his 85th career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory, tying Shannon Babb at the top of the series all-time wins list.
“We just guessed everything right here tonight,” said Moyer, who was making his first start at Tri-State Speedway since switching to Longhorn Chassis in the offseason. “Right off the trailer, it wasn’t too bad when we hot-lapped, and we just kept tweaking on it through the night, then in the heat race it felt pretty good, and we did just a few other things for the main event. The track just always keep you guessing, and we just made the right decisions.”
A-Main
1 1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
2 7 3 Austin Dillon Welcome, NC
3 5 00 Randy Korte Highland, IL
4 9 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
5 6 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
6 11 7R Kent Robinson Bloomington, IN
7 4 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
8 12 B5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
9 8 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
10 17 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
11 21 11R Tyler Reddick Corning, CA
12 14 6K Michael Kloos Trenton, IL
13 10 54 Dillan White Hopkinsville, KY
14 13 7T Steve Thorsten Milford, IL
15 15 81JR Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
16 22 25L Steve Lance Jr Cuba, IL
17 3 96 Tanner English Benton, KY
18 2 9R Curtis Roberts Coleman, MI
19 16 33 Kevin Cole Benton, IL
20 18 27S Mike Schulte Summerfield, IL
21 19 1M Jim Moon New Florence, MO
22 20 61 Caleb Ashby Cunningham, TN
B-Main
1 81 Brian Shirley
2 27S Mike Schulte
3 11R Tyler Reddick
4 25M Frankie Martin
5 1M Jim Moon
6 4G Bob Gardner
7 38C John Gardner Jr
8 61 Caleb Ashby
9 11K Steve Karnes
10 25L Steve Lance Jr
11 87 Levi Ashby
12 127 Alex Schulte
13 15 Richard Frost
14 71 Trace Westling
15 27M Rodney Melvin
16 17X Matt Santel
Heat #1
1 9R Curtis Roberts
2 00 Randy Korte
3 32 Bobby Pierce
4 7T Steve Thorsten
5 81 Brian Shirley
6 4G Bob Gardner
7 15 Richard Frost
8 27M Rodney Melvin
Heat #2
1 21 Billy Moyer
2 24 Ryan Unzicker
3 54 Dillan White
4 6K Michael Kloos
5 27S Mike Schulte
6 11K Steve Karnes
7 87 Levi Ashby
8 17X Matt Santel
Heat #3
1 96 Tanner English
2 3 Austin Dillon
3 7R Kent Robinson
4 81JR Jason Riggs
5 11R Tyler Reddick
6 25M Frankie Martin
7 61 Caleb Ashby
8 71 Trace Westling
Heat #4
1 25 Jason Feger
2 18 Shannon Babb
3 B5 Brandon Sheppard
4 33 Kevin Cole
5 1M Jim Moon
6 38C John Gardner Jr
7 25L Steve Lance Jr
8 127 Alex Schulte
