DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Brushcreek Motorsports Park
July 17, 2013
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R.J. Conley Wins First Career DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” Race at Brushcreek Motorsports Park

PEEBLES, Ohio (July 17) - Pole-sitter R.J. Conley claimed his first career DIRTcar Summer Nationals “Hell Tour” victory Wednesday night at Brushcreek Motorspoirts Park.

Conley, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, started on the inside of row one with Dustin Griffin on the outside. Conley pulled out to an early lead but relinquished it on a lap-17 restart to Jason Jameson, who had maneuvered his way to the front after starting in fifth. Jameson, who utilized the top groove to make his way to the front, stretched his lead over the rest of the field.

Jameson, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., dominated the next five laps and looked to be the car to beat, until his machine slowed on lap 23, letting Conley slip back in front. Conley then moved up the track and held off a late-race charge from Greg Johnson, who kept his car glued to the bottom and had a fender under Conley a few times but could never gather enough momentum to make a pass for the lead, letting Conley capture the $5,000 checkered flag.

“Jason definitely had us covered,” Conley said. “I kept thinking that outside would be good, but I was afraid to try it because I was leading and you never know what’s going on behind you. Once he jumped up there, I jumped up there and I thought ‘whew, no wonder he passed me.’”

Bobby Pierce shaved a few points off of Brandon Sheppard’s points lead after finishing third, one spot ahead of Sheppard. With two races remaining in the 2013 Hell Tour, Sheppard clings to a 43 point lead over Pierce with two events remaining.

Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, and Zach Dohm rounded out the top five.

A-Main
1 1 71C RJ Conley
2 6 15 Greg Johnson
3 3 32P Bobby Pierce
4 4 B5 Brandon Sheppard
5 14 17 Zack Dohm
6 8 B7 Ben Adkins
7 7 71R Rod Conley
8 2 20 Dustin Griffin
9 9 48 Tim Lance
10 20 77K Steve Kester
11 12 77 Jeff Arnold
12 15 7M Mark Morrison
13 22 12D Daniel Williams
14 10 21 Todd Frank
15 5 29 Jason Jameson
16 13 71 Delmas Conley
17 19 4S Rob Starkey
18 16 10 Mike Meyers
19 21 19 Chad Smith
20 17 17H Dillion Huron
21 11 42 Chris Garnes
22 18 5M Ryan Markham

B-Main
1 10 Mike Meyers
2 17H Dillion Huron
3 5M Ryan Markham
4 4S Rob Starkey
5 77K Steve Kester
6 19 Chad Smith
7 12D Daniel Williams
8 42* Bob Mayer
9 5B Chad Barr
10 1 Daniel Kattrine
11 33 Kevin Wagner
12 2 Jackie Boggs

Heat #1
1 71C RJ Conley
2 B5 Brandon Sheppard
3 71R Rod Conley
4 21 Todd Frank
5 71 Delmas Conley
6 10 Mike Meyers
7 77K Steve Kester
8 12D Daniel Williams
9 1 Daniel Kattrine

Heat #2
1 32P Bobby Pierce
2 29 Jason Jameson
3 B7 Ben Adkins
4 42 Chris Garnes
5 17 Zack Dohm
6 5M Ryan Markham
7 19 Chad Smith
8 42* Bob Mayer
9 33 Kevin Wagner

Heat #3
1 20 Dustin Griffin
2 15 Greg Johnson
3 48 Tim Lance
4 77 Jeff Arnold
5 7M Mark Morrison
6 17H Dillion Huron
7 4S Rob Starkey
8 5B Chad Barr
9 2 Jackie Boggs