New crew help, quest for new records propelled Illinois icon to dominant season At just 24 years of age, Bobby Pierce has now reigned supreme over the Midwest’s most grueling Dirt Late Model tour four times. But this one just might be his most impressive. His fourth career DIRTcar Summer Nationals title run included 13
Winger wins weekly points title, passes English for second in overall standings The start of the 36th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals ushered in a new theme to the iconic Midwest dirt track racing circuit – evolution. A new schedule layout, a new championship format, a new points fund structure, new tracks… the list goes on.
English and Winger’s points battle comes to a boil with only one race remaining When the pressure’s high and the money’s on the line, Ashton Winger only seems to perform better. Leading Friday night’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature at Tri-City Motor Speedway with only a handful to go, the 21-year-old DIRTcar Late Model ringer had
English rebounds from Wednesday to finish second, Pierce DNF after late engine issues Seven starts, two wins. Devin Moran has made his 2021 DIRTcar Summer Nationals campaign a short one, but a very sweet one. After grabbing his first checkered flag on tour back in Week #1 at Kankakee County Speedway, The Mailman cashed-in again
Winger bags another podium, English takes DNF and points standings hit Since his days as a rookie teenager, Bobby Pierce has been winning races and winning over fans all throughout the Midwest. Now 24 years old and well on his way to becoming a four-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion, Pierce crossed even further into elite
Four races in four days puts Hell Tour regulars against DIRTcar stars of the north The final week of the 2021 DIRTcar Summer Nationals and Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals campaigns is here. It’s time to crown the champions. Championship Week, the seventh and final full week of competition, features four races in four nights
Martin speaks after early incident while leading, Feger 15th-sixth Bobby Pierce has conquered many of DIRTcar’s most historic venues across the Midwest over his young career, but one track had continuously excluded him from Summer Nationals Victory Lane. Saturday night at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, the three-time Hell Tour champion finally checked the
Winger goes 15th-5th, Pierce extends points lead again Highland Speedway never fails to show why it’s a staple of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, and the next chapter in its book of exciting, wheel-to-wheel racing was scribed Friday night by two of the sport’s brightest stars – Brandon Sheppard and Bobby Pierce. For the entire second half
Sheppard returns, Winger full of momentum, Hoffman absent for remainder of tour After two-and-a-half weeks away from competition, the DIRTcar Summer Nationals gets set to enter the home stretch of the 36th annual tour with two makeup races this Fri-Sat night – Highland Speedway on Aug. 13 and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on
*Updated 8/9/21* Heavy rainstorms in the area have forced DIRTcar and Lake Cumberland Speedway officials to cancel Monday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals and Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals events. The event will not be made up as no suitable reschedule date could be found. The Summer Nationals Late Models will now take their break period and
Godsey bags back-to-back top-fives with seven races now remaining Inching closer and closer to a fourth DIRTcar Summer Nationals title with his 11th Feature win of the season Sunday night at Richmond Raceway, Bobby Pierce also made a bit of personal history, reflective of the great success he’s had thus far in his career. In
Pierce climbs eighth-to-second in pursuit of fourth Summer Nationals tile Nearly two-thirds of all DIRTcar Summer Nationals Features contested this season have been won by two drivers, both under the age of 25. With his fourth victory of the season Saturday night at Clarksville Speedway, Ashton Winger joins that exclusive club, showcasing the youthful talent