BROWNSTOWN, IL — July 4, 2018 — Brian Shirley of Chatham, IL picked up his second DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature win of the season, capturing Wednesday’s 40-lap main event at Fayette County Speedway. Shirley, the polesitter, won by nearly a straightaway ahead of runner-up Brandon Sheppard, who led briefly during the middle stage of the race before falling back to second in his family-owned No. B5.
FEATURE
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | 78 |
| 2 | 5 | Brandon Sheppard (B5) New Berlin, Il. | 73 |
| 3 | 4 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | 68 |
| 4 | 12 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. | 63 |
| 5 | 8 | Ryan Unzicker (24) El Paso, Il. | 58 |
| 6 | 6 | Tim Manville (33) Highland, Il. | 53 |
| 7 | 10 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | 51 |
| 8 | 11 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | 49 |
| 9 | 15 | Dean Carpenter (51C) Coldwater, Ms. | 47 |
| 10 | 14 | Steven Roberts (111) Jesup, Ga. | 45 |
| 11 | 18 | Brian Diveley (11D) Springfield, Il. | 43 |
| 12 | 22 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | 42 |
| 13 | 21 | Shannon Kuhn (11K) Highland, Il. | 41 |
| 14 | 16 | Allen Weisser (61) Peoria, Il. | 40 |
| 15 | 13 | Brent McKinnon (26m) Carlyle, Il. | 39 |
| 16 | 19 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. | 38 |
| 17 | 17 | Freddie Carpenter (K0) Parkersburg, Wv. | 37 |
| 18 | 2 | Tyler Erb (111E) New Waverly, Tx. | 36 |
| 19 | 3 | Shannon Babb (18) Moweaqua, Il. | 35 |
| 20 | 7 | Tanner English (96) Benton, Ky. | 34 |
| 21 | 9 | Daryn Klein (10K) Fairview Heights, Il. | 33 |
| 22 | 20 | Mike Hammerle (16H) St Charles, Mo. | 32 |
QUALIFYING 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 8 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | |
| 2 | 7 | Tanner English (96) Benton, Ky. | |
| 3 | 4 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | |
| 4 | 9 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | |
| 5 | 3 | Brent McKinnon (26m) Carlyle, Il. | |
| 6 | 6 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | |
| 7 | 1 | Dave Armstrong (6) Wildwood, Mo. | |
| 8 | 10 | Daniel Jacober (22) Highland, Il. | |
| 9 | 2 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. | |
| 10 | 5 | Randy Bingham (B1) Greenville, Il. |
QUALIFYING 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 6 | Tyler Erb (111E) New Waverly, Tx. | |
| 2 | 9 | Brandon Sheppard (B5) New Berlin, Il. | |
| 3 | 5 | Steven Roberts (111) Jesup, Ga. | |
| 4 | 8 | Ryan Unzicker (24) El Paso, Il. | |
| 5 | 3 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | |
| 6 | 7 | Allen Weisser (61) Peoria, Il. | |
| 7 | 4 | Brian Diveley (11D) Springfield, Il. | |
| 8 | 2 | Mike Hammerle (16H) St Charles, Mo. | |
| 9 | 1 | Freddie Carpenter (K0) Parkersburg, Wv. |
QUALIFYING 3
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 8 | Shannon Babb (18) Moweaqua, Il. | |
| 2 | 2 | Daryn Klein (10K) Fairview Heights, Il. | |
| 3 | 6 | Tim Manville (33) Highland, Il. | |
| 4 | 9 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. | |
| 5 | 3 | Matt Santel (17x) New Memphis, Il. | |
| 6 | 4 | Shannon Kuhn (11K) Highland, Il. | |
| 7 | 7 | Dean Carpenter (51C) Coldwater, Ms. | |
| 8 | 5 | Taylor Scheffler (15s) Waukesha, Wi. | |
| 9 | 1 | Jason Milam (51m) Guntown, Ms. |
HEAT 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | |
| 2 | 4 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | |
| 3 | 2 | Tanner English (96) Benton, Ky. | |
| 4 | 3 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | |
| 5 | 5 | Brent McKinnon (26m) Carlyle, Il. | |
| 6 | 6 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | |
| 7 | 7 | Dave Armstrong (6) Wildwood, Mo. | |
| 8 | 9 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. | |
| 9 | 10 | Randy Bingham (B1) Greenville, Il. | |
| 10 | 8 | Daniel Jacober (22) Highland, Il. |
HEAT 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Tyler Erb (111E) New Waverly, Tx. | |
| 2 | 2 | Brandon Sheppard (B5) New Berlin, Il. | |
| 3 | 4 | Ryan Unzicker (24) El Paso, Il. | |
| 4 | 5 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | |
| 5 | 3 | Steven Roberts (111) Jesup, Ga. | |
| 6 | 7 | Brian Diveley (11D) Springfield, Il. | |
| 7 | 6 | Allen Weisser (61) Peoria, Il. | |
| 8 | 9 | Freddie Carpenter (K0) Parkersburg, Wv. | |
| 9 | 8 | Mike Hammerle (16H) St Charles, Mo. |
HEAT 3
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Shannon Babb (18) Moweaqua, Il. | |
| 2 | 3 | Tim Manville (33) Highland, Il. | |
| 3 | 2 | Daryn Klein (10K) Fairview Heights, Il. | |
| 4 | 4 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. | |
| 5 | 7 | Dean Carpenter (51C) Coldwater, Ms. | |
| 6 | 8 | Taylor Scheffler (15s) Waukesha, Wi. | |
| 7 | 5 | Matt Santel (17x) New Memphis, Il. | |
| 8 | 6 | Shannon Kuhn (11K) Highland, Il. | |
| 9 | 9 | Jason Milam (51m) Guntown, Ms. |
C-MAIN
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 5 | Allen Weisser (61) Peoria, Il. | |
| 2 | 8 | Freddie Carpenter (K0) Parkersburg, Wv. | |
| 3 | 2 | Brian Diveley (11D) Springfield, Il. | |
| 4 | 9 | Shannon Kuhn (11K) Highland, Il. | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | Dave Armstrong (6) Wildwood, Mo. | 31 |
| 6 | 13 | Daniel Jacober (22) Highland, Il. | 30 |
| 7 | 3 | Taylor Scheffler (15s) Waukesha, Wi. | 29 |
| 8 | 6 | Matt Santel (17x) New Memphis, Il. | 28 |
| 9 | 12 | Jason Milam (51m) Guntown, Ms. | 27 |
| 10 | 7 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Mike Hammerle (16H) St Charles, Mo. | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Randy Bingham (B1) Greenville, Il. | 10 |