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- ↑ "DAVE SHULLICK REPEATS AS WORLD SERIES ISMA WINNER AND TAKES SECOND STRAIGHT ISMA CHAMPIONSHIP". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ↑ "May 27, 2017 - Oswego Speedway (CHRIS PERLEY)" . Retrieved 2017-06-01.