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#32 Team Tackles UMP
Summer Nationals this Week... (June 21, 2018) - Thursday's scheduled $5,000 to win "Hell Tour" shootout at Spoon River Speedway in Banner, Illinois has shifted to Monday, June 25 because of wet grounds and a rainy forecast. The next UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals showdown will be Friday, June 22 at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois where a $10,000 payday will be up for grabs. (June 20, 2018) - The 'Wildman Kelly Classic' took center stage tonight at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois, as another $5,000 top prize was on the line for the cars and stars racing with the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour. Bobby Pierce knocked down the fastest lap in his group during qualifying prior to scoring the victory in his heat race. Unfortunately, storms blew through the area following the completion of heat race action and postponed the remainder of the program. A makeup date to complete the event is expected to be announced later... (June 19, 2018) - Tonight's UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals stop at the tiny Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois was washed out following the completion of time trials. No makeup date for the $5,000 to win program was immediately announced.
Dunn-Benson Motorsports
and Bobby Pierce News Dunn Benson Motorsports with driver Bobby Pierce have filed a formal Appeal of the Penalty/Fine issued by the World Racing Group. Our penalty/suspension has been deferred allowing us to compete this week on the DirtCar Summer Nationals. Our appeal will be heard next week. The Dunn Benson Motorsports Owner, Team Members and Driver Bobby Pierce emphatically deny that we chemically altered our tire during this event or any tires at any events. We also stand on the fact our Team, Crew and Driver have a clean history of never chemically altering tires for any events at Eldora Speedway or any events we competed at since the Team formed in 2015. Our tires have been tested extensively by multiple racing sanctions and organizations and tested at several labs over the past four years including our tires being tested after our Win at Tri-City Speedway in Illinois back in April where we used a LM20 and LM40 tires at that event. We look forward to our hearing of appeal and moving forward and winning races in 2018. Thanks to all our sponsors and fans that believe in our Team and the integrity we stand for at Dunn Benson Motorsports.
Bobby Pierce Rebounds
from Tail to Score Runner-Up at Magnolia!
Bobby Pierce Strong
at Eldora; Climbs to Fourth in Dream XXIV!
Pierce Fifth in Prelim;
Climbs to Fourth in $30k Show-Me 100! By virtue of posting the seventh best point total during preliminary action, Bobby rolled off from the inside of the fourth row in Saturday's 100-lap headliner. During the course of the 'Show-Me 100,' the Oakwood, Illinois native drove towards the front and got as high as second in the running order before slipping to fourth at the checkered flag. Bobby, who sits fifth in the latest Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point standings, trailed only $30,000 winner Scott Bloomquist, Brian Shirley, and Mike Marlar! Full results from the 'Show-Me 100' weekend can be found online at www.lucasdirt.com. (Fast Track Photos)
Bobby Pierce an Impressive
Runner-Up at 141 & Deer Creek!!!
Pierce Wheels #1 Car
in First in Flight 100 in Honor of "Big C"
Bobby Pierce Suffers
Part Failure in Toyota Knoxville 50; Rain at Florence
Bobby Pierce Sweeps
Lucas Oil Action in Land of Lincoln! At Macon on Saturday evening, another $12,000 payday was on the line in the annual running of the 'St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100' at the 1/5-mile oval. Bobby knocked down the fifth fastest time overall during the qualifying session prior to scoring another heat race triumph. The popular driver known as the "Smooth Operator" then led all but one lap late in the 100-lap distance of the main event to secure another $12,000 windfall ahead of Ryan Unzicker, Shannon Babb, Jonathan Davenport, and Josh Richards! Bobby has now climbed up to fifth in the latest version of the LOLMDS point standings on the heels of the impressive weekend sweep! Full results from the Land of Lincoln can be viewed online at www.lucasdirt.com. | team press release
Racing for Big C, Dunn-Benson
Motorsports Heads to Mid-Atlantic
Pierce Up to Tenth in
Lucas Oil Points Following Atomic Top Ten! After the 'Indiana Icebreaker' at Brownstown (IN) Speedway was wiped out by Mother Nature early on Saturday morning, the Dunn-Benson Motorsports team made the long haul east to Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Virginia to enter the 'King of the Commonwealth,' which was sanctioned by the Ultimate Super Late Model Series. Bobby knocked down the seventeenth quickest lap in Group A during time trials, but rallied to finish second in his stacked heat race. During the course of the $20,000 to win headliner, Bobby started from the inside of the fifth row before slipping back to sixteenth at the unfurling of the checkered flag. Full results from both weekend shows can be viewed online at www.lucasdirt.com and www.ultimatesupers.com. (Michael Hamilton Photo)
Mechanical Woes Drop
Bobby Pierce in First Fayetteville Visit...
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(June
22, 2018) - Mother Nature finally gave a reprieve
to the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour tonight, but several days
of heavy rain through the Land of Lincoln left Tri-City Speedway
with a rough, hammer-down racing surface. At the Granite City, Illinois
oval, Bobby Pierce timed in fifth quickest in Group A during qualifying,
but unfortunately dropped a driveshaft in his heat race. After receiving
a provisional to gain access into the $10,000 to win headliner,
Bobby stormed from the back of the pack in the 40-lapper all the
way up to second to finish behind only victor Ryan Unzicker!
(June
18, 2018) - Dunn Benson Motorsports and driver Bobby
Pierce received notification through email from the World Racing
Group on Friday June 14, 2018 that our Tire Sample taken June 8,
2018 at Eldora Speedway during the Dirt Late Model Dream event,
June 7-9, 2018 did not match or conform to the benchmark provided
by the Hoosier Tire Company at the Blue Ridge Labs in Hudson, NC.
The tire in question was a LM20 Left Rear tire with a Date Code
stamped VH29 on the tire we used to win the heat race on the Friday
Nights June 8th show. (Todd Healy Photo)
(June
17, 2018) - Bobby Pierce and Dunn-Benson Motorsports
were back on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series trail on June
15-16 at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi for the
2018 edition of the 'Clash at the Mag.' Bobby stopped the clock
eleventh fastest overall during qualifying on Friday night before
finishing fourth in his loaded heat race. The Oakwood, Illinois
star then rolled off from the inside of the sixth row in Saturday's
$20,000 to win headliner and then pitted on lap 21 to check his
oil cooler cover. After returning from the pits, Bobby charged back
through the talented field and battled for the win in the latter
stages of the 100-lapper before finishing a very close runner-up
to victor Hudson O'Neal! Bobby still finds himself fifth in the
latest version of the LOLMDS point standings exiting Magnolia. Full
results can be found online at 
(June
10, 2018) - Following a weekend off, the Dunn-Benson
Motorsports team headed to the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg,
Ohio from June 7-9 for the annual running of the 'Dirt Late Model
Dream.' With Thursday's preliminary show wiped out due to rain,
both prelims were held throughout the day on Friday. In Friday afternoon's
$5,000 to win contest, Bobby Pierce ran second in his heat race
and sixth in the 25-lap headliner, while he won his heat race in
the evening portion of the doubleheader prior to advancing up to
third in the $10,000 to win main event to finish behind only victor
Chris Madden and runner-up Shane Clanton. At Eldora on Saturday
in the grand finale, Bobby placed second in his stacked heat race
before steering his #32 ride past eight competitors during the $100,000
to win 'Dirt Late Model Dream' en route to a stellar fourth place
effort in the 100-lapper behind only victor Scott Bloomquist, Dale
McDowell, and Jonathan Davenport! Complete results from the soggy
weekend at the "Big E" can be accessed by clicking on
(May
27, 2018) - The Memorial Day holiday weekend took
Bobby Pierce and the Dunn-Benson Motorsports team to the state-of-the-art
Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri from May 24-26 for the
26th edition of the Lucas Oil 'Show-Me 100.' Things kicked off at
the 3/8-mile oval with a pair of $6,000 to win preliminary programs.
On Thursday night, Bobby ran second in his heat race, but brought
out an early caution flag in the 45-lap feature to eventually wind
up sixteenth in the final finishing order. At Wheatland on Friday
evening, Bobby won his heat race prior to placing fifth in the 40-lapper
behind only victor Jimmy Owens, Brian Shirley, Scott Bloomquist,
and Jonathan Davenport!
(May
13, 2018) - The Dunn-Benson Motorsports team and
driver Bobby Pierce were in the pit area at Fayetteville Motor Speedway
in Fayetteville, North Carolina on May 11-12 for the inaugural running
of the 'First in Flight 100.' The World of Outlaws Craftsman Late
Model Series presided over the $25,001 to win contest, which was
held in honor of Mr. Carlton Lamm. Driving a special #1 paint scheme,
Bobby stopped the clock fifth fastest in Group A on Friday night
during time trials before grabbing the fourth and final transfer
spot through his heat race. In Saturday's 100-lap grand finale,
Bobby started thirteenth in the feature field and eventually wound
up being paid for a nineteenth place performance. Full results from
the big weekend in Fayetteville can be accessed online at 
(May
6, 2018) - With Saturday's rain-out of the 'Ralph
Latham Memorial' at Florence (KY) Speedway, the #32 team entered
one lone Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event over the weekend
on Friday, May 4 at the bad-fast Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell,
Tennessee. A stellar 28 car field assembled at the 1/3-mile oval
to vie for the $12,000 winner's check in the annual 'Toyota Knoxville
50.' Bobby Pierce knocked down the seventeenth quickest lap overall
during qualifying before placing sixth in his stacked heat race.
He had then moved up to seventh in the 50-lap feature event before
a part failure caused him to retire from the race in the twentieth
position. Bobby now sits sixth in the latest version of the LOLMDS
point standings. Complete results from "The Taz" can be
accessed online at 
(April
29, 2018) - Bobby Pierce, of Oakwood, Illinois,
grabbed his first two victories with Dunn-Benson Motorsports in
his home state on April 27-28, as he dominated Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series competition at both Tri-City Speedway in Granite City,
Illinois and at the tiny Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois! On Friday
night in the 'Busch 50' at Granite City, Bobby laid down the quickest
lap in Group A during qualifying before taking the win in heat race
action. After starting from the pole position in the 50-lap affair,
Bobby led each and every circuit of the headliner en route to capturing
the $12,000 winner's check ahead of Tim McCreadie, Jimmy Owens,
Kyle Bronson, and Brian Shirley! (
(April
15, 2018) - The #32 team started their April 13-14
weekend in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition at Atomic
Speedway in Alma, Ohio on Friday, as the annual running of the 'Buckeye
Spring 50' boasted a $12,000 payday. Bobby Pierce timed in fifth
fastest in Group B during qualifying before finishing third in his
loaded heat race. The Oakwood, Illinois ace then advanced up a few
spots during the 50-lap feature event to leave the Buckeye State
with a solid eighth place showing. Bobby currently sits tenth in
the ultra-tight LOLMDS point standings following the 'Buckeye Spring
50.'
(April
1, 2018) - Bobby Pierce made his maiden voyage to
Fayetteville Motor Speedway in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Saturday
evening, March 31 for the annual running of the 'Ed Gibbons Memorial.'
The Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series presided over the $10,000
to win shootout and 26 competitors piled into the Fayetteville pit
area. Bobby laid down the second quickest time during the qualifying
session before picking up the victory in heat race action. After
starting the 50-lapper from the outside of the front row, Bobby
was running in the second spot with only three circuits remaining
before a broken rear-end sent his #32 machine pitside. The Oakwood,
Illinois ace was relegated to a disappointing fifteenth place effort
due to the mechanical trouble. Full results from last night's 'Ed
Gibbons Memorial' at FMS can be viewed online at [ home | pierce | schedule | partners | photos | store | crew | for sale | contact ]
