HIGHLAND, IL — July 7, 2018 — Running a steady 40 laps on a slippery race track, polesitter Chad Zobrist led flag-to-flag at Highland Speedway to pick up his first career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. Zobrist stayed smooth despite the dogged pursuit by four-time series champion Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL, who settled for second after running in the runner-up position for 38 laps.
FEATURE
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Chad Zobrist (78) Highland, Il. | 80 |
| 2 | 4 | Shannon Babb (18) Moweaqua, Il. | 75 |
| 3 | 2 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. | 70 |
| 4 | 6 | Jason Zobrist (87) Highland, Il. | 65 |
| 5 | 10 | Jason Suhre (4) Highland, Il. | 60 |
| 6 | 11 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | 55 |
| 7 | 3 | Daryn Klein (10K) Fairview Heights, Il. | 50 |
| 8 | 7 | Billy Moyer (21) Batesville, Ar. | 48 |
| 9 | 5 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | 46 |
| 10 | 8 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | 44 |
| 11 | 14 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | 42 |
| 12 | 17 | Mark Oller (67) Highland, Il. | 40 |
| 13 | 12 | Shannon Kuhn (11K) Highland, Il. | 39 |
| 14 | 16 | Ryan Unzicker (24) El Paso, Il. | 38 |
| 15 | 21 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. | 37 |
| 16 | 19 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | 36 |
| 17 | 13 | Trent Workman (18W) Highland, Il. | 35 |
| 18 | 20 | Mike Hammerle (16H) St Charles, Mo. | 34 |
| 19 | 22 | Dan Jacober (22) Highland, Il. | 33 |
| 20 | 18 | Jordan Bauer (9*) Highland, Il. | 32 |
| 21 | 9 | Mark Voigt (30) Marine, Il. | 31 |
| 22 | 15 | Brian Diveley (11D) Springfield, Il. | 30 |
QUALIFYING 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Shannon Babb (18) Moweaqua, Il. | |
| 2 | 9 | Billy Moyer (21) Batesville, Ar. | |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Oller (67) Highland, Il. | |
| 4 | 5 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS) Healsville, Ar. | |
| 5 | 3 | Daryn Klein (10K) Fairview Heights, Il. | |
| 6 | 4 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | |
| 7 | 10 | Jordan Bauer (9*) Highland, Il. | |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Suhre (4) Highland, Il. | |
| 9 | 1 | Trent Workman (18W) Highland, Il. | |
| 10 | 7 | David Jacober (7) Highland, Il. |
QUALIFYING 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Unzicker (24) El Paso, Il. | |
| 2 | 9 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. | |
| 3 | 3 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | |
| 4 | 2 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | |
| 5 | 5 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | |
| 6 | 4 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | |
| 7 | 6 | Dan Jacober (22) Highland, Il. | |
| 8 | 8 | Paul Kuper (14) Breese, Il. | |
| 9 | 7 | Jimmy Miller (18M) Highland, Il. | |
| 10 | 10 | Mike Hammerle (16H) St Charles, Mo. |
QUALIFYING 3
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 5 | Jason Zobrist (87) Highland, Il. | |
| 2 | 4 | Chad Zobrist (78) Highland, Il. | |
| 3 | 7 | Brian Diveley (11D) Springfield, Il. | |
| 4 | 8 | Shannon Kuhn (11K) Highland, Il. | |
| 5 | 6 | Mark Voigt (30) Marine, Il. | |
| 6 | 3 | Matt Santel (17x) New Memphis, Il. | |
| 7 | 9 | Travis Horner (9T) Alhambra, Il. | |
| 8 | 2 | Christopher Winters (X) Duquoin, Il. | |
| 9 | 1 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. |
HEAT 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 5 | Daryn Klein (10K) Fairview Heights, Il. | |
| 2 | 1 | Shannon Babb (18) Moweaqua, Il. | |
| 3 | 2 | Billy Moyer (21) Batesville, Ar. | |
| 4 | 8 | Jason Suhre (4) Highland, Il. | |
| 5 | 9 | Trent Workman (18W) Highland, Il. | |
| 6 | 3 | Mark Oller (67) Highland, Il. | |
| 7 | 7 | Jordan Bauer (9*) Highland, Il. | |
| 8 | 6 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | |
| 9 | 10 | David Jacober (7) Highland, Il. | |
| 10 | 4 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS) Healsville, Ar. |
HEAT 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. | |
| 2 | 4 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | |
| 3 | 3 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | |
| 4 | 5 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | |
| 5 | 6 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | |
| 6 | 1 | Ryan Unzicker (24) El Paso, Il. | |
| 7 | 8 | Paul Kuper (14) Breese, Il. | |
| 8 | 10 | Mike Hammerle (16H) St Charles, Mo. | |
| 9 | 9 | Jimmy Miller (18M) Highland, Il. | |
| 10 | 7 | Dan Jacober (22) Highland, Il. |
C-MAIN
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Ryan Unzicker (24) El Paso, Il. | |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Oller (67) Highland, Il. | |
| 3 | 4 | Jordan Bauer (9*) Highland, Il. | |
| 4 | 5 | Paul Kuper (14) Breese, Il. | 17 |
| 5 | 6 | Matt Santel (17x) New Memphis, Il. | 16 |
| 6 | 11 | Jimmy Miller (18M) Highland, Il. | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | Travis Horner (9T) Alhambra, Il. | 14 |
| 8 | 9 | Christopher Winters (X) Duquoin, Il. | 13 |
| 9 | 14 | Dan Jacober (22) Highland, Il. | 12 |
| 10 | 12 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. | 11 |
| 11 | 8 | Mike Hammerle (16H) St Charles, Mo. | 10 |
| 12 | 13 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS) Healsville, Ar. | 10 |
| 13 | 7 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | 10 |
| 14 | 10 | David Jacober (7) Highland, Il. | 10 |