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LA SALLE, IL – July 10, 2008 – A late-afternoon thunderstorm swamped La Salle Speedway on Thursday, forcing the cancellation of the evening’s scheduled UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at the quarter-mile oval.
No makeup date was immediately announced for the 40-lap, $6,000-to-win race.
The rainout was the sixth of the 2008 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals. A seventh event, on June 21 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., was canceled because the access road to the track was blocked by floodwaters.
Two points events remain on the month-long tour – on Friday night (July 11) at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and Saturday night (July 12) at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. Both races will pay $10,000 to win.
Defending Summer Nationals champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., leads the points standings by a slim 19-point margin (1,378-1,359) over Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill.
For more information on the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals, visit www.dirtcar.com.
UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Points Standings (after 18 events):
1. Dennis Erb Jr. 1378
2. Brian Shirley 1359
3. Wes Steidinger 1247
4. Jeep VanWormer 1181
5. Will Vaught 1134
6. Randy Korte 1122
7. Steve Sheppard Jr. 1070
8. Darren Miller 891
9. Kevin Weaver 845
10. Jason Feger 831
11. Jordan Bland 733
12. Ryan Unzicker 709
13. Billy Moyer 644
14. Tim Lance 528
15. Dewayne Kiefer 510
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Hopefully Shirley will get some good spots on teh next 2 days. I really would like to see one of my "boys" win it all. We have raced together since his latemodel carrer began in Central Illinois... GO SQUIREL!!!!!
No makeup date was immediately announced for the 40-lap, $6,000-to-win race.
The rainout was the sixth of the 2008 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals. A seventh event, on June 21 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., was canceled because the access road to the track was blocked by floodwaters.
Two points events remain on the month-long tour – on Friday night (July 11) at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and Saturday night (July 12) at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. Both races will pay $10,000 to win.
Defending Summer Nationals champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., leads the points standings by a slim 19-point margin (1,378-1,359) over Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill.
For more information on the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals, visit www.dirtcar.com.
UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Points Standings (after 18 events):
1. Dennis Erb Jr. 1378
2. Brian Shirley 1359
3. Wes Steidinger 1247
4. Jeep VanWormer 1181
5. Will Vaught 1134
6. Randy Korte 1122
7. Steve Sheppard Jr. 1070
8. Darren Miller 891
9. Kevin Weaver 845
10. Jason Feger 831
11. Jordan Bland 733
12. Ryan Unzicker 709
13. Billy Moyer 644
14. Tim Lance 528
15. Dewayne Kiefer 510
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Hopefully Shirley will get some good spots on teh next 2 days. I really would like to see one of my "boys" win it all. We have raced together since his latemodel carrer began in Central Illinois... GO SQUIREL!!!!!