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Babb Battles DIRTcar
Summer Nationals Foes - Nightly Race Recaps (June 23, 2019) Yet another rain-out on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour greeted the #18 SBR team today at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana. The $5,000 to win program at the Hoosier State bullring will not be rescheduled. (June 22, 2019) A $10,000 top prize was on the line in a "Hell Tour" battle tonight at Fairbury American Legion Speedway in downtown Fairbury, Illinois. A strong field of 38 entrants poured into FALS and Shannon Babb kicked off the night by laying down the thirteenth quickest lap in Group B during qualifying. After finishing fifth in heat race action, Shannon scored a victory in the B-Main to earn the inside of the ninth row for the start of the 50-lapper. The Moweaqua, Illinois ace then advanced all the way up to fourth in the headliner before winding up fifth at the checkered flag behind only winner Brian Shirley, Frank Heckenast, Jr., Tanner English, and Bobby Pierce! (June 21, 2019) With grounds already saturated from strong storms and more rain expected throughout the day, DIRTcar Summer Nationals officials announced that tonight's $10,000 to win show at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois has been rained-out, but will be rescheduled for Tuesday, June 25. (June 20, 2019) The "Hell Tour" took the #18 team to Spoon River Speedway in Banner, Illinois tonight and 35 competitors piled into the pit area to do battle for the $5,000 winner's check. Shannon Babb clicked off the fourth fastest lap in Group A during time trials and later scored a heat race triumph. After drawing the pole position for the 40-lapper, Shannon had a strong run going in the feature until a flat right rear tire on lap 19 helped relegate the Moweaqua, Illinois standout to a thirteenth place showing. (June 19, 2019) Citing wet grounds and a gloomy forecast, DIRTcar Summer Nationals and track officials have announced that tonight's scheduled series event at the tiny Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois has been rained out. The $5,000 to win contest will not be rescheduled. (June 18, 2019) Next up on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals slate was a visit tonight to Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois for the annual 'Wild Man Kelly Classic,' which boasted a $5,000 top prize. Shannon Babb knocked down the second fastest lap in his group during qualifying prior to running second in his heat race. After starting the 40-lap feature event from the inside of the third row, Shannon battled hard for a top five showing before settling for a sixth place effort behind only winner Brandon Sheppard, Bobby Pierce, Brian Shirley, Frank Heckenast, Jr., and Tanner English. (June 16, 2019) Wet weather continues to plague the 2019 version of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, as today's event at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, Illinois was rained out. No makeup date for the $5,000 to win show was immediately announced by track or series officials. (June 15, 2019) With showers and thunderstorms arriving early in the afternoon and with more storms on the way, tonight's DIRTcar Summer Nationals showdown at the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois has been rained out. Officials announced that the $10,000 to win program has been rescheduled for Monday, July 1 at the pristine speedplant. (June 14, 2019) The first $10,000 top prize of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour was up for grabs tonight in a visit to Sycamore Speedway in Maple Park, Illinois. Shannon Babb timed in third fastest in his group during the qualifying session, but later slipped back to fifth in his stacked heat race. Following a convincing victory in his B-Main, Shannon was scheduled to start the main event from the inside of the ninth row. However, intensifying rain shortly before the start of the A-Main caused series officials to postpone the headliner to Monday, July 8. (June 13, 2019) The first race of the 2019 DIRTcar Summer Nationals took place earlier tonight at Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Illinois. Shannon Babb clicked off the fastest lap in his group during the qualifying session prior to picking up a heat race triumph aboard his familiar #18 machine. After starting third on the feature grid in the $5,000 to win affair, Shannon unfortunately suffered from electrical problems during the 40-lapper and retired early in the twenty-first position. (June 12, 2019) Due to rain, tonight's DIRTcar Summer Nationals lid lifter at Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois has been postponed. The $5,000 to win program for the Super Late Models has been rescheduled for June 26. The month-long tour will now kick off its 2019 season on Thursday, June 13 at Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Illinois with a similar $5,000 to win show.
Shannon Babb Teams with
Bloomquist During DLM Dream!
Babb Enters Single Show
Over Memorial Day Holiday Weekend
Shannon Babb Tabbed
by Team Zero for Upcoming Crown Jewels! The Moweaqua, Illinois star is also scheduled to pilot the Team Zero entry in June's annual 'Dirt Late Model Dream' at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The culmination of the three-day spectacular at the "Big E" on June 6-8 will be a 100-lap main event boasting an incredible $125,000 payday. Shannon is slated to return to his familiar Petroff Towing / Donley Trucking #18 Rocket XR1 car shortly after the 'Dirt Late Model Dream,' as he tackles the start of the grueling DIRTcar Summer Nationals. You can view confirmed upcoming schedule dates by clicking on the SCHEDULE page of the website! (Heath Lawson Photo)
Babb Climbs to Seventh
in Lucas Oil Series Stop at Farley
Shannon Babb Returns
to Action in Farmer City 74
Babb Leads First 28
Laps of Slocum 50; Winds Up on Podium!
Shannon Babb Nabs Top
Five in Visit to Granite City!
Babb Competes in Annual
Illini 100 at Farmer City
Shannon Babb Starts
2019 Season in Thaw Brawl at LaSalle
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(June
24, 2019) Overnight rain - continuing into
the morning and early afternoon - has left Clarksville Speedway
too saturated for tonight's DIRTcar Summer Nationals event in Clarksville,
Tennessee. Unfortunately, the $5,000 to win program will not be
rescheduled. The rain-plagued "Hell Tour" continues tomorrow
at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois with a $7,500 to
win make up show from the June 21 rain out.
(June
9, 2019) Moweaqua, Illinois ace Shannon Babb
invaded the hallowed grounds of Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio
from June 6-8 to compete in the 25th edition of the 'Dirt Late Model
Dream,' which kicked off with a pair of Twin 25 preliminary programs
- each of which paid $10,000 to the winner. At the "Big E"
on Thursday night, Shannon wheeled the famed #0 for Scott Bloomquist
Racing to a second place finish in his heat race and an eleventh
place effort in the 25-lap feature, while he finished second in
his heat race and ninth in Friday's 25-lapper. When Saturday rolled
around at the 1/2-mile, high-banked speedplant, Shannon was eyeing
the whopping $125,000 winner's check in the 'Dirt Late Model Dream.'
The popular driver known as the "Moweaqua Missile" placed
fourth in both his heat race and his B-Main prior to rallying past
seventeen competitors during the 100-lap crown jewel extravaganza
to leave Eldora with a solid eleventh place showing. Complete results
from the biggie in the Buckeye State can be accessed online at 
(May
25, 2019) Shannon Babb and his #18 team rolled
into Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois on Friday night,
May 24 for their only event over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Shannon laid down the seventh quickest time overall during qualifying
for the weekly Super Late Model show prior to placing fifth in his
heat race. After starting the $1,000 to win main event from the
inside of the fifth row, Shannon unfortunately ran into problems
during the headliner and was forced to retire in the sixteenth finishing
position. Complete results from last night at FCR can be viewed
online at 
(May
19, 2019) As formally announced yesterday
by Scott Bloomquist Racing business manager Cody Sommer, the iconic
#0 car normally driven by Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Scott Bloomquist,
which has sat idle since February's Georgia/Florida Speedweeks due
to Bloomquist's early March motorcycle accident, will return to
the racetrack in the upcoming 'Show-Me 100' and Shannon Babb has
been tabbed by Team Zero to fill the seat! Shannon will park his
own #18 ride on May 23-25 to compete in the crown jewel extravaganza
behind the wheel of Bloomquist's #0 Sweet-Bloomquist machine. A
pair of $6,000 to win preliminary events will be held at the state-of-the-art
Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri on Thursday and Friday,
while Saturday's 100-lap 'Show-Me 100' will once again boast a whopping
$30,000 top prize. Scott will attend the three-day program to serve
in a crew chief role, as he continues his recovery from serious
right leg and hip injuries.
(May
18, 2019) Moweaqua, Illinois hotshoe Shannon
Babb headed west to the Hawkeye State on May 16-17 for a pair of
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series battles at 34 Raceway in West Burlington,
Iowa and 300 Raceway in Farley, Iowa. On Thursday night on a rugged
racing surface in West Burlington, Shannon grabbed the third transfer
spot through his loaded heat race prior to retiring early in the
$10,000 to win main event and finishing in the twenty-second position.
At Farley on Friday evening in a $12,000 to win throwdown, Shannon
placed fifth in his heat race and later steered past six competitors
during the 50-lap contest to bag a solid seventh place performance.
Full results from the last two nights in the Hawkeye State can be
accessed online at 
(May
12, 2019) Shannon Babb was one of the 52
entrants that pulled through the pit gate at Farmer City Raceway
in Farmer City, Illinois on Friday night, May 10 for the annual
running of the 'Farmer City 74.' The Schaeffer's Oil MARS Racing
Series presided over the single-day throwdown at the 1/4-mile bullring
and a $10,000 top prize was up for grabs. Shannon suffered mechanical
troubles during qualifying before finishing sixth in his heat race
and fourth in his B-Main, which unfortunately kept the Moweaqua,
Illinois ace out of the 74-lap main event. Saturday's stop at Fairbury
American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois was unfortunately
nixed when 'FALS Frenzy' was lost due to persistent afternoon rain
showers. Complete results from the MARS weekend can be accessed
online by clicking on 
(April
21, 2019) Shannon Babb Racing (SBR) traveled
to 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on Saturday evening, April
20 for the 11th Annual 'Slocum 50.' Shannon Babb laid down the fastest
time in Group B during the Lucas Oil MLRA Series qualifying session
prior to scoring the victory in heat race action. After starting
the $10,555 to win headliner from the outside of the front row and
looking for another 'Slocum 50' title, Shannon paced the strong
field for the first 28 circuits. At the conclusion of the hotly-contested
50-lap affair, the Moweaqua, Illinois hotshoe found himself in the
third finishing position behind only race winner Bobby Pierce and
runner-up Chad Simpson! Complete results from last night at Burlington
can be located online at 
(April
13, 2019) The #18 SBR team dropped into Tri-City
Speedway in Granite City, Illinois on Friday evening, April 12,
as the UMP Super Late Models raced for a $2,000 paycheck. Shannon
Babb posted the quickest lap in his group during qualifying before
picking up the victory in his heat race. After starting the 30-lap
feature event from the inside of the second row, Shannon slipped
back to fourth by the end of the headliner to finish behind only
victor Bobby Pierce, Brian Shirley, and Billy Moyer. Full results
from last night at Granite City can be accessed online at 
(April
7, 2019) Shannon Babb Racing (SBR) invaded
Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois on April 5-6 for the
12th Annual 'Illini 100,' which was once again sanctioned by the
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series. On Friday night
in the $6,000 to win weekend opener at FCR, Shannon Babb placed
fifth in his heat race, but scratched from his B-Main and unfortunately
missed out on the 25-lap sprint on the rugged racing surface. At
the 1/4-mile bullring on Saturday evening in the $15,000 to win
weekend finale, Shannon finished sixth in his heat race, won his
B-Main, and later retired early in the 75-lapper in the twenty-fifth
position. Complete results from the two-day 'Illini 100' can be
found online at 
(April
1, 2019) The #18 SBR team kicked off their
2019 campaign at LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Illinois on March
30-31 in the eighth edition of the 'Thaw Brawl.' The American Ethanol
Late Model Tour sanctioned the two-day spectacular, which was shortened
to a single-day throwdown after Saturday's $5,000 to win opener
succumbed to Mother Nature. On Sunday afternoon at the 1/4-mile
bullring, Shannon Babb knocked down the fifth quickest lap in his
group during qualifying before grabbing the fifth and final transfer
spot through his heat race. After starting the $15,000 to win season
opener from the inside of the eighth row, Shannon retired after
only 32 circuits following a flat right rear tire and was officially
placed nineteenth in the final rundown. Complete results from LaSalle
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