FARMER CITY, Ill. – July 8, 2011 – Brandon Sheppard is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour after winning Friday night at Farmer City Raceway.
Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., started fifth and dueled with current ‘Hell Tour’ point leader Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., over 40-laps to earn his second DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory worth $10,000. The victory was Sheppard’s largest payday of his young career, doubling what he earned almost a week earlier at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway where he won his first ever ‘Hell Tour’ event. Babb finished second, his eleventh top-10 finish on this year’s tour which is four more than any other driver during the Summer Nationals. Jack Sullivan of Greenbriar, Ark., finished third to rebound from misfortunes at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway. Lawrenceburg, Ind., driver Scott James finished fourth, three-time ‘Hell Tour’ Champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., rounded out the top five.
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With his second place finish Babb will extend his point lead to 135 markers over James, and to 213 points over defending DIRTcar Summer Nationals Champion Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., who finished 8th.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals will return to action Saturday, July 9 at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway.
DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour Statistical Report; Farmer City Raceway; Farmer City, Ill.; July 8, 2011
A-Main (40-Laps): 1. Brandon Sheppard ($10,000), 2. Shannon Babb, 3. Jack Sullivan, 4. Scott James, 5. Dennis Erb Jr., 6. Mark Burgtorf, 7. Dan Schlieper, 8. Jason Feger, 9. Bobby Pierce, 10. Jeep Van Wormer, 11. Mike Spatola, 12. Ryan Unzicker, 13. Brian Shirley, 14. Donny Walden, 15. Eric Smith, 16. Kent Robinson, 17. Kevin Weaver, 18. Daren Friedman, 19. Jimmy Dehm, 20. Dillan White, 21. Matt Miller, 22. Scott Bull. Fast qualifiers (among 40 cars): Feger, Friedman, Unzicker, Van Wormer. Heat race winners: Sullivan, James, Babb, Pierce. B-Main winner: Bull. Provisional starters: Feger, Unzicker, Smith, Robinson. C-Main winner: Feger.
2011 DIRTcar Summer Nationals “The Hell Tour” Schedule
| Date | Track | Location | Winner (Cars) |
| June 15 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | PPD/July 12 |
| June 16 | Kankakee County Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Mike Spatola (37) |
| June 17 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Scott James (29) |
| June 18 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Canceled Rain |
| June 20 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | PPD/July 13 |
| June 21 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | PPD/July 14 |
| June 22 | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | Scott James (50) |
| June 23 | Fayette County Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | Jason Feger (48) |
| June 24 | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | Dan Schlieper (52) |
| June 25 | Fairbury American Legion Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | PPD/July 23 |
| June 26 | I-96 Speedway | Lake Odessa, Mich. | Shannon Babb (46) |
| June 28 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, Ind. | Shannon Babb (22) |
| June 29 | Belle Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | Michael Kloos (32) |
| June 30 | Clay Hill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | Mike Spatola (30) |
| July 1 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | Ray Cook (40) |
| July 2 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | Billy Moyer (41) |
| July 3 | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | Brandon Sheppard (35) |
| July 4 | 34 Raceway | Burlington, Iowa | Brian Birkhofer (26) |
| July 6 | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | Shannon Babb (38) |
| July 7 | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | PPD/July 21 |
| July 8 | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | Brandon Sheppard(41) |
| July 9 | Clarksville Speedway | Clarksville, Tenn. | |
| July 10 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | |
| July 12 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | |
| July 13 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | |
| July 14 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | |
| July 15 | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | |
| July 16 | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio |
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