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September 30
Peoria Speedway,
Peoria, IL
Sanction: UMP DIRTcar special events (non-touring) (Illinois Championship-Jon Hamilton Memorial) - $5,000
Information provided by: From staff reports (last updated October 1, 11:48 am)
Red-hot Unzicker collects $5,000 at Peoria
Illinois Championship-Jon Hamilton Memorial
  1. Ryan Unzicker
  2. Billy Drake
  3. Brian Shirley
  4. Jason Feger
  5. Donny Walden
  6. Jeremiah Hurst
  7. Kevin Weaver
  8. Todd Bennett
  9. Mike Spatola
  10. Austin May
  11. Charley Hess
  12. Matt Shannon
  13. Mark Rose
  14. Myles Moos
  15. Cole Swibold
  16. Jeff Riddell
  17. Bob Gardner
  18. Chris Morefield
  19. Graham Fate
  20. Bill Kettering Jr.
  21. Mike Glasscock
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Ryan Unzicker enjoys victory lane with Michelle and Brody.
What won the race: Sixth-starting Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., fought his way to the front of the 63rd annual Illinois State Championship-Jon Hamilton Memorial at Peoria Speedway to earn $5,000 and his seventh feature victory in his last eight starts. Polesitter and runner-up Billy Drake of Bloomington, Ill., led most of the 100-lapper before Unzicker went by late in the race.
Quotable: "We've been chasing this damn race for a long time and we were trying to count it up today how many seconds I've had, and I think we've got five seconds, and somebody said six ... it definitely owed us one tonight," winner Ryan Unzicker said. "With the car being as red-hot as it's been, I was going for it."
Key notes: Unzicker, who is the 58th Illinois winner of Peoria's longest-running event, unofficially has 26 consecutive top-five finishes since his struggle-filled Summernationals. ... Jason Feger and Drake battled side-by-side early with Drake asserting control amid traffic and leading comfortably much of the distance. ... Second-running Brian Shirley was caught up in a mid-race wreck, but he was restored to his position. ... Unzicker won by more than a straightaway over Drake.
Winner's sponsors: Unzicker's Bob Pierce Race Car has a Pro Power Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Kingdon Farms, Leman Paint Works, Pro Tire and Automotive and RJR Transportation.
Who to watch: Jeremiah Hurst of Dubuque, Iowa, started 13th and finished sixth.
Points chase: Todd Bennett has 886 points to lead Roger Rebholz (768) and Matt Shannon (630) in the track’s weekly point standings.
Car count: 27
Fast qualifier: Mike Spatola
Time: 12.058 seconds
Polesitter: Billy Drake
Heat race winners: Mike Spatola, Jason Feger, Brian Shirley
Consolation race winners: Myles Moos
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Drake, Feger
Row 2: Shirley, Spatola
Row 3: Walden, Unzicker
Row 4: B. Gardner, Shannon
Row 5: Weaver, Glasscock
Row 6: Rose, Bennette
Row 7: Hurst, Morefield
Row 8: Swibold, Moos
Row 9: Hess, May
Row 10: Riddell, Kettering

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