Nick Graziano, Author at DIRTcar Summer Nationals

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: McKinney, Neville Bring Tight Summit Modified Nationals Championship Finale to Prairie Dirt Classic

July 24, 2024 No Comments

Twenty-one DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals races, and the championship will come down to the final lap at Fairbury Speedway. Joining the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models during the Prairie Dirt Classic weekend, Friday-Saturday, July 26-27, the Summit Modifieds will conclude their 2024 season with four

VP Racing Extends Partnership With World of Outlaws, DIRTcar in Multi-Year Deal

October 6, 2023 No Comments

VP Racing Fuels, Inc. has extended its partnership with the World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Racing in a multi-year deal to continue as the Official Fuel of World Racing Group. Regarded worldwide as the leader in fuel and performance fluids, VP Racing Fuels has been the Official Fuel since 2018,

MORE TO GIVE: Ashton Winger Hoping Summer Nationals Title Propels Future Success

August 4, 2023 No Comments

The past isn’t lost on Ashton Winger. He remembers the races lost. He remembers the chances missed. And he remembers his “elephant in the room” moment from March that ended with a mug shot. “You hate losing more than you love winning,” he said. However, while those early year memories

Mike Harrison Survives Multiple Duels For Third Prairie Dirt Classic Win

July 30, 2023 No Comments

Standing atop the roof of his DIRTcar UMP Modified, Mike Harrison’s cheers were drowned by the emphatic celebration resonating from a sea of fans encompassing Fairbury Speedway. Helping bring the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals 2023 season to an epic conclusion, Harrison fended off a series of onslaught attacks

PDC NIGHT 1: Dotson, Young, Harrison, Ledford Score Showdown Wins During Opening Night

July 29, 2023 No Comments

The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals opened the 33rd Prairie Dirt Classic with four edge-of-your seat Showdown Features. Sixty-three of the best Modified drivers gathered at Fairbury Speedway Friday night to set the stage for the Series’ 2023 season finale on Saturday. Mike Harrison took the early advantage in

SUMMER CHAMP: Tyler Nicely Bringing Summer Nationals Championship Stride to Prairie Dirt Classic

July 25, 2023 No Comments

Tyler Nicely will have his name etched in the history books alongside Modified legends Mike Harrison, Kenny Wallace and Nick Hoffman during the 33rd Prairie Dirt Classic, July 28-29. The Owensboro, KY driver will officially be crowned the 2023 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals champion during the Series’ finale

38th Season of DIRTcar Summer Nationals Set For June 14 Start

May 15, 2023 No Comments

The 38th edition of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals will kick off in June for a five-week Hell Tour running through nine states for the DIRTcar Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds. The best DIRTcar Late Model drivers in the country will contest 28 races in 33 days, and

Simpson Performance Products Join Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals as Preferred Partner

March 30, 2023 No Comments

Simpson Performance Products will help elevate the World of Outlaws in 2023, joining as the Preferred Safety Gear and sponsoring the Quick Time Award. They’ll also serve as a Preferred Partner with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals. The world-class American safety product supplier will join the contingency program

FOR THE LOVE OF RACING: Joe Godsey, team enjoying Hell Tour nuances

July 18, 2022 No Comments

Joe Godsey has been racing for more than 20 years, but the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Model Hell Tour is like nothing he’d experienced before. He went from racing two nights a week at his local Indiana tracks to about six consecutive nights every week for six straight weeks, around

Bobby Pierce targets meaningful Firecracker Faceoff win against stout field

June 22, 2022 No Comments

The World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Summer Nationals winner looks to best both fields at I-55 Bobby Pierce has done what no other Late Model driver has been able to do yet this season – win against World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model and DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late

SUMMER OF FUN: Ashton Winger learning to have fun again on ‘Hell Tour’

July 22, 2021 No Comments

The young star is finding his confidence again on the Summer Nationals tour, one of the hardest things he said he’s ever done After claiming the 2020 World of Outlaws Morton Building Late Model Rookie of the Year title, Ashton Winger went on a Hell tour before joining the DIRTcar

BEHIND THE SCENES: A week on the Summer Nationals tour with Bobby Pierce

July 7, 2021 No Comments

Discover what it takes to survive ‘The Hell Tour’ with exclusive access to Pierce’s team CHAPTER I: The Journey Into The Unknown The road turned from an average two-lane asphalt strip to a narrower gravel route bordered by fields of crops. Google maps indicated a few yards down this

Author: Nick Graziano