Dirt on Dirt - Pierce tops Freeman for $5,000 Tri-State victory

July 10

Tri-State Speedway,

Haubstadt, IN

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Robert Holman and series reports (last updated July 11, 9:53 am)

Pierce tops Freeman for $5,000 Tri-State victory

Bobby Pierce
Payton Freeman
Joe Godsey
Jordan Bauer
Cody Bauer
John Clippinger
Jason Suhre
Blaze Burwell
Dylan Thompson
Rusty Griffaw
Paul Stubber
Brenden Smith
Doug Tye
Jeff Roth
Jeff Sloan
Greg Williams
Mark Voigt
Mick Quin
Thomas Hunziker
Billy Moyer Jr.
Rusty Schlenk
Jeremy Anderson

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Bobby Pierce takes the checkers for a $5,000 victory at Tri-State Speedway.

What won the race: Bobby Pierce’s lap-13 slide job carried him past early leader Payton Freeman on Sunday at Tri-State Speedway for his tour-leading fifth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. Freeman initially answered Pierce’s move but ended up settling for second at the high-banked quarter-mile oval. Oakwood, Ill.'s Pierce earned $5,000 in taking the checkers 2.717 seconds ahead of Freeman, who matched his best series finish.

Quotable: "This track is awesome. This facility is really nice," Pierce said. "And you don't go to too many places where you can sling it in sideways and the track never ruts up, so whatever they're doing here with the dirt's really cool and I was really glad to come back to this track. I was hoping it didn't rain out or anything because I had some bad luck last time I was here and it's just been so long since we were here."

Key notes: Pierce has 45 career series victories, including a 2016 victory at Tr-State. ... Four cautions slowed the action, including for back-to-back multicar, midpack scrambles in turns one and two on lap 17. ... Mark Voigt lost a driveshaft on lap 33. ... payton freemBilly Moyer Jr. slowed for a lap-12 caution. ... Former series champions Brian Shirley and Jason Feger were no-shows at Tri-State after competing in every previous event this season. Feger has plans to compete Monday and Tuesday in XR Super Series action at Stuart (Iowa) International Raceway. ... The Helfrich-family promoted Tri-State Speedway hosted the DIRTcar Summer Nationals for the 24th time and first since 2018.

On the move: Cody Bauer of Farwell, Mich., started 12th and finished fifth.

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 Tri-State: 1. Bobby Pierce (1,193); 2. Brian Shirley (1,025); 3. Jason Feger (1,020); 4. Payton Freeman (876); 5. Joe Godsey (819); 6. Ryan Unzicker (717); 7. Mark Voigt (654) 8. Shannon Babb (617); 9. Dennis Erb Jr. (590); 10. Tanner English (588).

Current weather: Clear, 81°F

Car count: 28

Fast qualifier: Payton Freeman

Time: 14.054 seconds

Polesitter: Bobby Pierce

Heat race winners: Joe Godsey, Payton Freeman, Bobby Pierce

Consolation race winners: Jeremy Anderson

Provisional starters: Jeff Roth, Thomas Hunziker, Greg Williams, Mick Quin

Next series race: July 13, Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN) $5,000

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

From staff reports

HIGHLAND, Ill. — Updates from Sunday's 18th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Tri-State Speedway, an event highlighted by a $5,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Bobby Pierce’s lap-13 slide job carried him past early leader Payton Freeman on Sunday at Tri-State Speedway for his tour-leading fifth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. Freeman initially answered Pierce’s move but ended up settling for second at the high-banked quarter-mile oval. Oakwood, Ill.'s Pierce earned $5,000 in taking the checkers 2.717 seconds ahead of Freeman, who matched his best series finish.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Bobby Pierce, Payton Freeman
Row 2: Joe Godsey, John Clippinger
Row 3: Paul Stubber, Billy Moyer Jr.
Row 4: Rusty Griffaw, Jordan Bauer
Row 5: Blaze Burwell, Mark Voigt
Row 6: Rusty Schlenk, Cody Bauer
Row 7: Doug Tye, Jason Suhre
Row 8: Dylan Thompson, Jeremy Anderson
Row 9: Jeff Sloan, Brenden Smith
Row 10: Jeff Roth, Thomas Hunziker
Row 11: Greg Williams, MIck Quin

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top three transfer)

Consolation: Jeremy Anderson, Jeff Sloan, Brenden Smith, Greg Williams, Thomas Hunzicker, Lee Williams, Robby Moore, Jeff Roth, Jimmy Miller, Mick Quin, Mark Cole, Robert Tincher, Aaron Edwards.

Heat race results

(10 laps; top five transfer)

First heat: Joe Godsey, John Clippinger, Rusty Griffaw, Mark Voigt, Doug Tye, Jeff Sloan, Greg Williams, Aaron Edwards, Mick Quin, Mark Cole.

Second heat: Payton Freeman, Paul Stubber, Jordan Bauer, Rusty Schlenk, Jason Suhre, Jeremy Anderson, Robby Moore, Lee Williams, Robert Tincher.

Third heat: Bobby Pierce, Billy Moyer Jr., Blaze Burwell, Cody Bauer, Dylan Thompson, Brenden Smith, Thomas Hunziker, Jeff Roth, Jimmy Miller.

Time trials

(Heats start straightup by qualifying times)

Driver (car no.), hometown
First group
John Clippinger (16c), Evansville, Ind., 14.374
Joe Godsey (14G), Edinburgh, Ind., 14.667
Rusty Griffaw (16), Festus, Mo., 15.011
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 15.112
Jeff Sloan (7s), Charleston, Mo., 15.149
Mick Quin (23nz), Hawks Bay, New Zealand, 15.281
Greg Williams (17), Haubstadt, Ind., 15.407
Doug Tye (4D), Collinsville, Ill., 15.545
Aaron Edwards (22), Clarksville, Tenn., 15.562
Mark Cole (81), Evansville, Ind., 16.330
Second group
Payton Freeman (F1), Commerce, Ga., 14.054
Paul Stubber (31aus), Bunbury, Australia, 14.196
Jason Suhre (4), Highland, Ill., 14.434
Jordan Bauer (10J), St. Jacob, Ill., 14.515
Robby Moore (66), Broseley, Mo., 14.791
Rusty Schlenk (91), McClure, Ohio, 14.965
Jeremy Anderson (89), Princeton, Ky., 15.164
Lee Williams (17), Haubstadt, Ind., 15.651
Robert Tincher (43r), French Lick, Ind., 17.390
Third group
Bobby Pierce (32), Oakwood, Ill., 14.143
Billy Moyer Jr. (21), Batesville, Ark., 14.441
Blaze Burwell (44), Mount Vernon, Ill., 14.684
Dylan Thompson (99), Paducah, Ky., 15.015
Cody Bauer (19x), Farwell, Mich., 15.098
Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 15.186
Jeff Roth (14R), Bentonville, Ark., 15.311
Jimmy Miller (18), Highland, Ill., 15.515
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 15.634

Sunday's schedule

5:30 p.m. - Drivers' meeting
6 p.m. - Hot laps
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps/time trials
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (10 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (10 laps; if needed)
- Modified consolation (10 laps; if needed)
- Late Model B-main (12 laps; if needed)
Feature races
- Late Models (50 laps)
- Modifieds (25 laps)