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    Thumbs up A few weeks away. UMP Summer Nationals Drivers. Who we got starting out on the tour?

    A few weeks away. UMP Summer Nationals Driver. Who we got starting out on tour?
    CJ1 - Rusty Schlenk - possible
    2 - Nick Hoffman
    3s - Brian Shirley
    4G - Bob Gardner
    11 - Brian Diveley
    11 - Gordy Gundaker
    18 - Shannon Babb
    24 - Ryan Unzicker
    25 - Jason Feger - possible
    31AUS - Paul Stubber
    94 - Austin Rettig
    99jr - Frank Heckenast Jr.

    That's decent crop of drivers if they all manage to stay on the tour. I'm sure Billy Moyer will hit most of them like usual. Think Tanner English will hit most of them and Casebolt drop in on a bunch of them as well.

    Since Pierce won't be on the tour this year; I think the UMP Summer Nationals championship is wide open for any one of them to win. Those first 5 races are pretty close to each other with Peoria, Kankakee, Sycamore, Dirt Oval 66, & Plymouth. I think you could see a decent field the first 5 races with the driver to the next race not being very long.
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    Mike Spatola has the first five races on his schedule

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    Kevin Weaver has a lot of them listed...And Babb has first 5 listed..I think Billy Moyer and son will run a lot of them. The first 5 or so will decide for a few drivers if they stay or not..Tough tour and tough on cars, if you run well at first its will keep you rolling..

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    Pretty sure BMJ will start the tour.

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    Im sure Billy will want to defend his win a Sycamore. He seemed to really like the joint. Not one complaint. Rare.

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    Devin Gilpin has the first few listed on schedule
    Kody Evans has Route 66 & Plymouth listed
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    Dod says Timothy Culp might start Summer Nationals

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    I think this will be Nicks coming out party...he knows a lot of these tracks extremely well also...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mindwalker View Post
    Im sure Billy will want to defend his win a Sycamore. He seemed to really like the joint. Not one complaint. Rare.
    Just wait till next time. hahahahaaaa

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    With out Pierce on tour looks like this years month long journey will be a crap shoot up for grabs.
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    My money is on a Shirley vs. Babb showdown.
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    Hope Squirrel wins the whole deal.

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    Hoffman should do well, I think this years hell tour could see a lot of different winners.
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    Be nice to see a close 3 car battle all the way to the end. With a 4th as a long shot.

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    I have Shirley then Unzicker, Babb is just to inconsistent. Wondering how healthy Heckaness really is... The Rettig kid is fast but I think he will be seeing to many new tracks to be threat every night.

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    You can add 56- Tony Jackson Jr

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clayton_Wetter View Post
    Just wait till next time. hahahahaaaa
    You were on to me with that one. 👋

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