Ryan Unzicker Holds off Feger, Pierce for Summer Nationals Win at Merritt
The series kicks off its final two nights with a double-header at Oakshade Speedway on Friday
LAKE CITY, Mich. – July 14, 2016 – Ryan Unzicker was up front throughout Thursday night’s Summer Nationals event at Merritt Speedway, but Jason Feger did not make his second series win this year easy.
Unzicker started on the pole with points leader and reigning series champion Bobby Pierce on his outside. Pierce slipped back early as Feger charged. Through the late portions of the feature, Feger pulled even with Unzicker twice as he worked his way through traffic.
Unzicker managed to maintain the top spot and once he cleared the traffic, he pulled away from Feger. Pierce rallied late, battling past Feger and taking the second spot.
“I seen him coming off of turn two one time,” Unzicker said of the charging Feger. “I never really saw him on the inside, never really felt the pressure on the inside, but I seen him on the outside there on lap 26 and we just tried to drop the hammer again and get going.”
Unzicker has one other win this season at Clarksville Speedway on June 28.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action on Friday night at Oakshade Speedway in Wauseon, Ohio for the first night of a double-header.
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DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Merritt Speedway; Lake City, Mich.
Super Late Models – Feature
1 | #24 Ryan Unzicker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:19.875 | 32 | 00:15.347 |
N/A
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2 | #32 Bobby Pierce | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:21.645 | 34 | 00:15.325 | 1.770 | 1.770 |
N/A
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3 | #25 Jason Feger | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:22.583 | 11 | 00:15.442 | 2.708 | 0.938 |
N/A
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4 | #74 Taylor Scheffler | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:22.799 | 34 | 00:15.450 | 2.924 | 0.216 |
N/A
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5 | #2 Travis Stemler | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:25.835 | 5 | 00:13.246 | 5.960 | 3.036 |
N/A
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6 | #23V Ryan Vanderveen | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:27.288 | 19 | 00:15.392 | 7.413 | 1.453 |
N/A
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7 | #87 Richard Neiser | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:28.496 | 5 | 00:15.402 | 8.621 | 1.208 |
N/A
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8 | #11 Gordy Gundaker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:29.163 | 33 | 00:15.497 | 9.288 | 0.667 |
N/A
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9 | #79 Nick Kurtz | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:33.214 | 28 | 00:15.643 | 13.339 | 4.051 |
N/A
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10 | #3F Chad Foster | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:34.291 | 19 | 00:15.495 | 14.416 | 1.077 |
N/A
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11 | #28 Sam Epling | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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40 | 16:35.546 | 24 | 00:15.629 | 15.671 | 1.255 |
N/A
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12 | #16 Garrett Wiles | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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39 | 16:26.652 | 26 | 00:15.818 | 6.777 |
N/A
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13 | #1 Michael Luberda | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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39 | 16:27.244 | 5 | 00:15.844 | 7.369 | 0.592 |
N/A
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14 | #25CB Chris Brindley | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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39 | 16:27.638 | 39 | 00:15.875 | 7.763 | 0.394 |
N/A
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15 | #4G Bob Gardner | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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39 | 16:27.821 | 27 | 00:15.677 | 7.946 | 0.183 |
N/A
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16 | #97 Greg Walters | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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39 | 16:32.813 | 5 | 00:15.928 | 12.938 | 4.992 |
N/A
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17 | #42* Bob Mayer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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39 | 16:33.200 | 6 | 00:15.873 | 13.325 | 0.387 |
N/A
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18 | #06 Jarrett Rendel | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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37 | 16:23.547 | 27 | 00:16.125 | 3.672 |
N/A
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19 | #1X Greg Gokey | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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19 | 11:00.204 | 16 | 00:15.662 |
N/A
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20 | #27 Eric Spangler | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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16 | 10:09.367 | 12 | 00:15.761 |
N/A
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21 | #33T Bobby Timmer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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4 | 07:02.045 | 3 | 00:16.353 |
N/A
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22 | #3 Curt Spalding | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
A-Main
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2 | 04:35.254 | 2 | 00:16.627 |
N/A
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Super Late Models – B-Main
1 | #1X Greg Gokey | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:08.908 | 1 | 00:15.300 |
N/A
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2 | #1 Michael Luberda | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:11.165 | 2 | 00:15.386 | 2.257 | 2.257 |
N/A
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3 | Data unavailable | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap | ||
0 | 00:00.932 | ||||||
3 | #25CB Chris Brindley | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:13.693 | 1 | 00:15.315 | 4.785 | 4:12.761 |
N/A
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4 | #87K Josh Knoll | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:14.526 | 5 | 00:15.657 | 5.618 | 0.833 |
N/A
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5 | #52X Brad Harden | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:14.871 | 10 | 00:15.717 | 5.963 | 0.345 |
N/A
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6 | #18M Randy Wynett | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:17.169 | 12 | 00:15.935 | 8.261 | 2.298 |
N/A
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7 | #42 JT Anderson | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:17.393 | 2 | 00:15.897 | 8.485 | 0.224 |
N/A
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8 | #7 Adam Erickson | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:17.954 | 4 | 00:15.621 | 9.046 | 0.561 |
N/A
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9 | #97 Greg Walters | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:20.687 | 2 | 00:16.089 | 11.779 | 2.733 |
N/A
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10 | #42* Bob Mayer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:21.224 | 3 | 00:16.008 | 12.316 | 0.537 |
N/A
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11 | #40 John Hittle | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:21.697 | 12 | 00:16.147 | 12.789 | 0.473 |
N/A
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12 | #25JB Jim Billett | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:22.970 | 2 | 00:15.976 | 14.062 | 1.273 |
N/A
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13 | #06 Jarrett Rendel | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:24.252 | 5 | 00:16.644 | 15.344 | 1.282 |
N/A
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14 | #152 Robert Harden | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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12 | 04:24.986 | 7 | 00:16.361 | 16.078 | 0.734 |
N/A
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15 | #29 Chad Finley | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
B-Main
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8 | 03:12.073 | 2 | 00:15.472 |
N/A
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Super Late Models – C-Main
1 | #7 Adam Erickson | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
C-Main
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10 | 03:09.118 | 2 | 00:15.454 |
N/A
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2 | #25JB Jim Billett | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
C-Main
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10 | 03:15.438 | 1 | 00:15.886 | 6.320 | 6.320 |
N/A
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3 | #40 John Hittle | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
C-Main
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10 | 03:16.778 | 6 | 00:15.686 | 7.660 | 1.340 |
N/A
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4 | #20A Brian Abernethy | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
C-Main
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10 | 03:19.225 | 10 | 00:16.368 | 10.107 | 2.447 |
N/A
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5 | #21 Bob Hammar | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
C-Main
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10 | 03:20.329 | 1 | 00:16.402 | 11.211 | 1.104 |
N/A
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6 | #3T Jeremy Tulick | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
C-Main
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0 | 00:40.612 |
N/A
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Super Late Models – Heat 1
1 | #32 Bobby Pierce | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:05.129 | 1 | 00:15.173 |
N/A
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2 | #2 Travis Stemler | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:06.748 | 8 | 00:15.353 | 1.619 | 1.619 |
N/A
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3 | #4G Bob Gardner | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:08.767 | 2 | 00:15.383 | 3.638 | 2.019 |
N/A
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4 | #3F Chad Foster | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:09.197 | 7 | 00:15.357 | 4.068 | 0.430 |
N/A
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5 | #1X Greg Gokey | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:10.933 | 10 | 00:15.528 | 5.804 | 1.736 |
N/A
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6 | #29 Chad Finley | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:11.920 | 5 | 00:15.673 | 6.791 | 0.987 |
N/A
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7 | #97 Greg Walters | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:12.296 | 3 | 00:15.911 | 7.167 | 0.376 |
N/A
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8 | #25JB Jim Billett | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:15.301 | 6 | 00:16.043 | 10.172 | 3.005 |
N/A
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9 | #7 Adam Erickson | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 1
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10 | 03:15.734 | 10 | 00:15.402 | 10.605 | 0.433 |
N/A
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Super Late Models – Heat 2
1 | #25 Jason Feger | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 2
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10 | 04:53.917 | 1 | 00:15.057 |
N/A
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2 | #3 Curt Spalding | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 2
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10 | 04:54.946 | 3 | 00:15.589 | 1.029 | 1.029 |
N/A
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3 | #87 Richard Neiser | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 2
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10 | 04:55.309 | 3 | 00:15.437 | 1.392 | 0.363 |
N/A
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4 | #28 Sam Epling | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 2
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10 | 04:56.495 | 1 | 00:15.725 | 2.578 | 1.186 |
N/A
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5 | #87K Josh Knoll | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 2
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10 | 04:57.374 | 4 | 00:15.730 | 3.457 | 0.879 |
N/A
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6 | #52X Brad Harden | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 2
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10 | 04:57.904 | 2 | 00:15.727 | 3.987 | 0.530 |
N/A
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7 | #42 JT Anderson | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 2
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10 | 05:00.310 | 2 | 00:15.726 | 6.393 | 2.406 |
N/A
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8 | #20A Brian Abernethy | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 2
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10 | 05:01.876 | 2 | 00:16.036 | 7.959 | 1.566 |
N/A
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Super Late Models – Heat 3
1 | #24 Ryan Unzicker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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10 | 03:12.681 | 1 | 00:15.436 |
N/A
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2 | #11 Gordy Gundaker | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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10 | 03:14.817 | 2 | 00:15.604 | 2.136 | 2.136 |
N/A
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3 | #79 Nick Kurtz | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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10 | 03:15.348 | 3 | 00:15.617 | 2.667 | 0.531 |
N/A
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4 | #16 Garrett Wiles | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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10 | 03:17.159 | 7 | 00:15.821 | 4.478 | 1.811 |
N/A
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5 | #25CB Chris Brindley | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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10 | 03:18.119 | 5 | 00:15.916 | 5.438 | 0.960 |
N/A
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6 | #18M Randy Wynett | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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10 | 03:19.501 | 8 | 00:15.949 | 6.820 | 1.382 |
N/A
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7 | #06 Jarrett Rendel | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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10 | 03:24.584 | 6 | 00:16.273 | 11.903 | 5.083 |
N/A
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8 | #21 Bob Hammar | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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10 | 03:25.529 | 8 | 00:16.377 | 12.848 | 0.945 |
N/A
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9 | #3T Jeremy Tulick | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 3
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0 | 00:44.641 |
N/A
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Super Late Models – Heat 4
1 | #74 Taylor Scheffler | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 4
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10 | 04:17.709 | 1 | 00:14.906 |
N/A
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2 | #23V Ryan Vanderveen | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 4
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10 | 04:19.356 | 8 | 00:15.435 | 1.647 | 1.647 |
N/A
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3 | #27 Eric Spangler | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 4
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10 | 04:20.350 | 7 | 00:15.635 | 2.641 | 0.994 |
N/A
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4 | #33T Bobby Timmer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 4
|
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10 | 04:21.566 | 5 | 00:15.847 | 3.857 | 1.216 |
N/A
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5 | #1 Michael Luberda | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 4
|
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10 | 04:22.346 | 1 | 00:15.781 | 4.637 | 0.780 |
N/A
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6 | #42* Bob Mayer | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 4
|
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10 | 04:23.379 | 6 | 00:16.061 | 5.670 | 1.033 |
N/A
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7 | #152 Robert Harden | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 4
|
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10 | 04:24.661 | 4 | 00:16.354 | 6.952 | 1.282 |
N/A
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8 | #40 John Hittle | ||||||
Laps | Total Time | Best Lap | Best Time | Diff | Gap |
Heat Race 4
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10 | 04:27.154 | 2 | 00:16.367 | 9.445 | 2.493 |
N/A
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2016 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule
Date |
Day | Track | Winners |
Northern Kickoff |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | Rain/Cancelled |
July 13 | Wednesday | Shadyhill Speedway | Rain/Cancelled |
July 14 | Thursday | Merritt Speedway | Ryan Unzicker (2) |
July 15 | Friday | Oakshade Raceway | |
July 16 | Saturday | Oakshade Raceway |
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