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Thirlby Passes Spangler with Slider in Turn 4 to Win at Merritt

LAKE CITY, MI – July 23, 2022 – A run, a dive, a bump, a pass, and a victory. That was Brandon Thirlby’s 40th lap around Merritt Speedway Saturday night – one that made him $10,000 richer and a first-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature winner. “It was definitely interesting,” said Thirlby, of Buckley, MI. “It was going to be wreckers or checkers down there.” Polesitter Eric Spangler looked...

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Pierce Dominates Summer Nationals Return to Shadyhill

MEDARYVILLE, IN – July 14, 2022 – Make it three-straight trips to Victory Lane for the reigning champion. Twenty-two years after father Bob took the checkers in the DIRTcar Summer Nationals’ debut at Shadyhill Speedway in July of 2000, son Bobby Pierce has done the same, winning the Hell Tour’s return to the 1/4-mile for the first time since 2018 Thursday night. From the drop of...

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