A returning Billy Moyer moves under leader Shannon Babb on lap 14 of the Summer Nationals event at I-55 Raceway. Moyer also returned to Victory Lane for his ninth special event win of 2011. (Drew England) Dirt Car Summer Nationals: Moyer Grabs Season's Win #9 at I-55 Kellen Burns PEVELY, Mo. - July 2. Billy Moyer finally added his name to the list of winners during the DirtCar Summer Nationals tour by winning Saturday at I-55 Raceway. Moyer moved past current series points leader Shannon Babb on lap 14 and led the remaining 26 circuits to claim his first win on the 2011 tour, worth a hefty $10,000.
Having struggled through the early events of the 2011 "Hell Tour", Dennis Erb, Jr. races #7 Matt Miller before posting his best finish of the season in second at I-55. Miller also picked up his best showing in third. (Drew England)
Indiana up-and-comer Kent Robinson and fellow Hoosier State driver Scott James (#81) race at midfield at I-55 Raceway. (Drew England) Former 'Hell Tour' champion Dennis Erb Jr. finished second, his best on the tour to date, after starting on the pole and leading briefly at the start. Waterville, Ohio driver Matt Miller finished third just ahead of Babb, who faded to fourth at the end of the 40-lap main event. Welcome, N.C., driver Austin Dillon took fifth in his first visit to the Missouri track. Babb, once again extended his points lead after his fourth place run at Pevely. Second in points, Lawrenceburg, Ind., driver Scott James finished 12th, a spot behind defending 'Hell Tour' champ Jason Feger.
Jack Sullivan races outside of #21 Billy Moyer, Jr. before claiming sixth place at I-55. Moyer made an early exit. (Drew England)
Billy Moyer after his Summer Nationals win at I-55 Raceway. (Drew England)
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Scott James battles #13 Barry Doss in heat race action at Florence (Ky.) Speedway, but in the $2,000-to-win feature, the only thing anyone saw was the tail end of James' #81 car. (Roy Walker)
After plenty of trash-talking via the electronic media between Jeff Matthews and Ivedent Lloyd last week, it was #21 Lloyd who got the final word as he reeled in #33 Matthews to win Friday's LM feature at Oclala, Fla.'s Bubba Raceway Park. (R.E. Wing)
Fans at Markleysburg, Pa.'s Roaring Knob Motorsports Comlex were treated to dual LM features Saturday - one a makeup from a May 5th rainout. (Above) Tim Senic challenges eventual regular feature winner Chuck Harper, while Jared Hawkins (below) claimed the makeup race. (Tommy Micheals)
Henley, Missouri's Jason Russell leads the way to Victory Lane in the ULMS Late Model feature at Lucas Oil Speedway Saturday. (Chris Bork)
Some fierce racing action at Lucas Oil speedway. (Chris Bork)
Dalton, Ga.'s Craig Reece returned to Dixie Speedway Saturday and led all the way to win the Crate LM victory. (Steve Hixson)
Ray Guss Jr. races last week's Quad City Speedway winner, Mike Murphy, Jr. This time, it was advantage Guss. (Chris Damitz)
With a strong motor back into his mount, Veteran Lamar Scoggins claimed last Friday's Crate LM victory at Boyd's Speedway. (Steve Hixson)
Veteran racer Lance Matthees navigates Spring Lake, Minnesota's Deer Creek Speedway before taking Saturday's WISSOTA Late Model checkers. (Jason Durst)
Racing hard at mid-pack, it's the dueling 55s of Cory Mahder (inside) and Greg Nippoldt at Deer Creek. (Jason Durst)
Ryan King (above and below) swept both the Ltd. Late Model and Crate Late Model features Saturday at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour, Tenn. (Chad Wells)
Still riding his wave in Iowa, Mike Murphy, Jr. in early action before taking the main event win at Davenport last Friday. (Chris Damitz)
Jason Jameson ran a gauntlet to finally capture another win Friday night at Moler
Raceway Park (see main page). (Roy
Walker)
After holding back a charge from Alex Ferree, Chub Frank drove home with a Friday night win at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. (John Stivason)
Bobby Pierce, Brett Sievert, and Mike Glynn race in a tight pack in Kankakee (Ill.) Speedway's "Crosstown Cup", but (below) it was ultimately Shawn Toczek (42) here racing the high side of Mike Provenzano, who sailed to the win. (Dan Simpson)
A-Team Leaders from 1997-2011 (Click on link for complete rundown)
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