MONTPELIER, Ind. — Updates from Wednesday's 19th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Montpelier Motor Speedway, highlighted by a $5,000-to-win event for Super Late Models (results unofficial):
Feature
Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., stormed past outside polesitter Devin Moran of Dresden, Ohio, in traffic to lead the final 13 laps for his sixth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season Wednesday at Montpelier (Ind.) Motor Speedway. Pierce, who earned $5,000 on the night, notched career Hell Tour win No. 46. Runner-up Moran started from the outside pole and led the first 27 circuits of the 40-lap feature. Moran is set to finish the week on the Hell Tour. Polesitter Joe Godsey of Edinburgh, Ind., backslid to finish ninth. The race was slowed by four cautions, with Rusty Schlenk's spin serving as the final yellow on lap 35.
Feature lineup
40 laps
Row 1: Joe Godsey, Devin Moran
Row 2: Payton Freeman, Billy Moyer Jr.
Row 3: Bobby Pierce, Jeremy Creech
Row 4: Devin Shiels, Chad Finley
Row 5: Paul Stubber, Eric Spangler
Row 6: Rusty Schlenk, Brenden Smith
Row 7: Jeff Roth, Tristan Chamberlain
Row 8: Jerry Bowersock, Colin Shipley
Row 9: Rusty Smith, Mick Quin
Row 10: Mark Voigt, Rusty Griffaw
Row 11: Bradley Jameson, Thomas Hunziker
Consolation race results
(10 laps; top three transfer)
Consolation: Colin Shipley, Rusty Smith, Thomas Hunziker, Bradley Jameson, Drew Smith, Jeff Robertson, Mick Quin, Daniel Hopper, Josh Robertson, Rich Dawson, Mark Voigt, Rusty Griffaw, Dan Richardson, Troy Worrick.
Heat race results
(10 laps; top five transfer)
First heat: Payton Freeman, Billy Moyer Jr., Devin Shiels, Eric Spangler, Jeff Roth, Colin Shipley, Josh Robertson, Mick Quin, Mark Voigt, Bradley Jameson.
Second heat: Devin Moran, Bobby Pierce, Chad Finley, Rusty Schlenk, Tristan Chamberlain, Rusty Smith, Drew Smith, Rusty Griffaw, Troy Worrick, Daniel Hopper.
Third heat: Joe Godsey, Jeremy Creech, Paul Stubber, Jerry Bowersock, Thomas Hunziker, Jeff Robertson, Brenden Smith, Rich Dawson, Dan Richardson.
Time trials
(Heats start straightup by qualifying times)
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
First group
Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 13.731
Payton Freeman (F1), Commerce, Ga., 14.126
Eric Spangler (27), Lake City, Mich., 14.200
Devin Shiels (51S), Britton, Mich., 14.432
Colin Shipley (44), Weston, Ohio, 14.679
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 15.030
Bradley Jameson (757), Royal Center, Ind.. 15.160
Jeff Roth (14R), Bentonville, Ark., 15.323
Mick Quin (23NZ), Hawks Bay, N.Z., 15.483
Josh Robertson (P3), Defiance, Ohio, 16.072
Second group
Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 14.041
Devin Moran (9), Dresden, Ohio, 14.062
Rusty Schlenk (1), McClure, Ohio, 14.287
Chad Finley (42), East Lansing, Mich., 14.659
Rusty Griffaw (16), Festus, Mo., 14.731
Troy Worrick (79), Marian, Ind., 14.804
Drew Smith (71DS), Sylvania, Ohio, 15.242
Rusty Smith (71), Sylvania, Ohio, 15.703
Daniel Hopper (41), Peru, Ind., 16.524
Third group
Joe Godsey (14G), Edinburgh, Ind., 15.742
Brenden Smith (17SS), Dade City, Fla., 16.094
Jeremy Creech (17), Richmond, Ind., 16.126
Rich Dawson (80), Lowell, Ind., 16.531
Jerry Bowersock (95j), Wapakoneta, Ohio, 16.700
Paul Stubber (31aus), Bunbury, Australia, 16.986
Dan Richardson (8), Macy, Ind., 20.187
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 21.406
Jeff Robertson (P3), Defiance, Ohio, no time
Rain delay
A rain shower that swept over the quarter-mile halted on-track activities from 7:20 to 9:45 p.m. with three cars left in DIRTcar Summer Nationals group three qualifying. DIRTcar officials decided to restart the third and final group of qualifying upon program resumption.
Wednesday's schedule
(All times local)
5:30 p.m. - Drivers' meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps/time trials
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Modified consolation (10 laps if necessary)
- Late Model conslolation (10 laps if necessary)
Feature events
- Modifieds (25 laps)
- Late Models (40 laps)
