Dirt on Dirt - Shadyhill gives Pierce seventh Hell Tour victory

July 14

Shadyhill Speedway,

Medaryville, IN

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Bryan Ault and series reports (last updated July 15, 5:01 pm)

Shadyhill gives Pierce seventh Hell Tour victory

Bobby Pierce
Tristan Chamberlain
Chad Finley
Joe Godsey
Brian Shirley
Billy Moyer Jr.
Rusty Schlenk
Devin Moran
Eric Spangler
Nick Allen
Payton Freeman
Rich Dawson
Brenden Smith
Bradley Jameson
Paul Stubber
Thomas Hunziker
Jace Owens
Jeff Roth
Lynn Johns
Justin Duty
Mike Mataragas

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Bobby Pierce takes the checkers for his third straight victory.

What won the race: Winning his seventh series race of 2022 and third in a row, an unchallenged Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., led all 40 laps from his pole position Thursday at Shadyhill Speedway. Pierce matched his father Bob, a winner 22 years earlier at Shadyhill, for a $5,000 payday in winning by 1.947 seconds over 15-year-old Tristan Chamberlain.

Quotable: "The got on top side there early on and it was it was pretty fun for a few laps, but I knew it was a matter of time for it started to move down," Pierce said. "Really, the car was great and I think we're probably the best car, but we got lucky with the draw and it helped out that that first (attempted) start didn't go, because (Chad Finley) had got me on the outside and I was probably gonna have to race him there for a while if I was going to try to pass him. So I got that second start going and I made sure to get to the top as soon as I could and got it done."

Key notes: Pierce has 47 career series victories. ... Fourteen of 22 starters completed 40 laps. ... Four cautions slowed the action (Thomas Hunziker spun on laps one and two; Jeff Roth spun on the third and 26th laps). ... Mick Quin scratched from the feature lineup. ... Indiana native Joe Godsey has won heat races at all three of the tour's Indiana ovals, including Shadyhill. ... Hunziker had a cortisone shot in his right elbow after suffering an injury (he'd previously underwent surgery earlier this year on his left shoulder). ... Mark Voigt's machine went up in smoke with a broken oil pump in the first heat, a race where just five of nine starters were running at the finish; Voigt scratched for the night. ... Among first-time series entrants for 2022 was Tom Smith of Tinley Park, Ill., who previously promoted Kankakee County Speedway (where the series opened a month ago). Smith didn't crack the feature lineup.

On the move: Payton Freeman of Commerce, Ga., started 21st and finished 11th.

Winner's sponsors: Pierce’s Pierce Race Car is sponsored by Hoker Trucking, Allgayer Inc., Rio Grande Waste Services, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Carnaghi Towing & Repair, Extreme Electric, Toyota of Danville, Quality Paint & Body, Base Racing Fuels, Senior Life Insurance and the Vermilion County Bobcats.

Points chase: After Shadyhill: 1. Bobby Pierce (1,352); 2. Brian Shirley (1,085); 3. Jason Feger (1,020); 4. Payton Freeman (980); 5. Joe Godsey (932); 6. Ryan Unzicker (717); 7. Mark Voigt (716) 8. Billy Moyer Jr. (661); 9. Jeff Roth (644); 10. Shannon Babb (617).

Current weather: Clear, 72°F

Car count: 34

Fast qualifier: Rich Dawson

Time: 15.428 seconds

Polesitter: Bobby Pierce

Heat race winners: Tristan Chamberlain, Joe Godsey, Bobby Pierce, Chad Finley

Consolation race winners: Jace Owens

Provisional starters: Mick Quin, Paul Stubber, Payton Freeman, Mike Mataragas

Next series race: July 16, Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, OH) $10,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From series reports

MEDARYVILLE, Ind. — Updates from Thursday's 20th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Shadyhill Speedway, highlighted by a $5,000-to-win Super Late Model event (results unofficial):

Feature

Winning his seventh series race of 2022 and third in a row, an unchallenged Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., led all 40 laps from his pole position Thursday at Shadyhill Speedway. Pierce matched his father Bob, a winner 22 years earlier at Shadyhill, for a $5,000 payday in winning by 1.947 seconds over 15-year-old Tristan Chamberlain.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Bobby Pierce, Chad Finley
Row 2: Joe Godsey, Tristan Chamberlain
Row 3: Thomas Hunziker, Brian Shirley
Row 4: Devin Moran, Rusty Schlenk
Row 5: Jeff Roth, Rich Dawson
Row 6: Nick Allen, Billy Moyer Jr.
Row 7: Lynn Johns, Eric Spangler
Row 8: Bradley Jameson, Justin Duty
Row 9: Jace Owens, Brenden Smith
Row 10: Mick Quin, Paul Stubber
Row 11: Payton Freeman, Mike Mataragas

Consolation race results

(12 laps; top two transfer)

Consolation: Jace Owens, Brenden Smith, Payton Freeman, Mike Mataragas, Paul Stubber, Travis Abbott, Dan Richardson, Timothy Bennett, Toma Johnson, Dan Deyoung, Ted Johnson, Mick Quin, Daniel Hopper, Jeff Robertson. Scratched: Tom Smith, Mark Voigt, Jordan Danford.

Heat race results

(10 laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Tristan Chamberlain, Thomas Hunziker, Jeff Roth, Lynn Johns, Tom Smith, Mark Voigt, Ted Johnson, Dan Richardson, Josh Robertson.

Second heat: Joe Godsey, Brian Shirley, Rich Dawson, Eric Spangler, Brenden Smith, Paul Stubber, Travis Abbott, Mike Mataragas, Jeff Robertson.

Third heat: Bobby Pierce, Devin Moran, Nick Allen, Bradley Jameson, Jace Owens, Mick Quin, Dan Deyoung, Timothy Bennett.

Fourth heat: Chad Finley, Rusty Schlenk, Billy Moyer Jr., Justin Duty, Payton Freeman, Toma Johnson, Daniel Hopper, Jordan Danford.

Time trials

(Heats start straightup by qualifying times)

Driver (car no.), hometown
First group
Tristan Chamberlain (20tc), 15.512
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 15.716
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 15.775
Ted Johnson (25), Monticello, Ind., 15.868
Lynn Johns (92), Francesville, Ind., 15.922
Jeff Roth (14R), Bentonville, Ark., 15.955
Tom Smith (27s), Tinley Park, Ill., 16.003
Dan Richardson (8), Macy, Ind., 16.359
Josh Robertson (P33), Defiance, Ohio, no time
Second group
Rich Dawson (80), Lowell, Ind., 15.428
Joe Godsey (14G), Edinburgh, Ind., 15.599
Brian Shirley (3s), Chatham, Ill., 15.675
Mike Mataragas (1m), DeKalb, Ill., 16.076
Paul Stubber (31aus), Bunbury, Australia, 16.095
Eric Spangler (27), Lake City, Mich., 16.101
Travis Abbott (45), Monticello, Ind., 16.193
Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 16.250
Jeff Robertson (P3), Defiance, Ohio, 17.068
Third group
Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 15.528
Devin Moran (9), Dresden, Ohio, 15.592
Jace Owens (22), Monticello, Ind., 15.891
Nick Allen (21a), Wheatfield, Ind., 16.008
Timothy Bennett (5B), Hebron, Ind., 16.379
Bradley Jameson (757), Royal Center, Ind., 16.379
Mick Quin (23nz), Hawks Bay, New Zealand, 16.619
Dan Deyoung (74), Hobart, Ind., 17.946
Fourth group
Chad Finley (42), East Lansing, Mich., 15.535
Justin Duty (15), Molalla, Ore., 15.721
Rusty Schlenk (91), McClure, Ohio, 15.779
Billy Moyer Jr. (21), Batesville, Ark., 15.832
Payton Freeman (F1), Commerce, Ga., 15.899
Toma Johnson (9J), Monticello, Ind., 16.999
Jordan Danford (88D), Francesville, Ind., 17.120
Daniel Hopper (41), Peru, Ind., 17.302

Thursday'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)
- Bomber hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Bomber heats
- Late Model B-main (12 laps)
- Bomber consolation
Feature races
- Late Models (40 laps)
- Modifieds (25 laps)
- Bombers