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Bollinger Holds Off Wallace for Spoon River Win

  Ray Bollinger Holds Off Wallace for Spoon River Win   CANTON, IL — June 25, 2018 — Ray Bollinger of Kewanee, IL took home his 1st Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals event win of the 2018 season. Bollinger grabbed the early lead from the outside front row and was able

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Babb Holds Off Shirley at Spoon River

Photo By Brendon Bauman   Babb Holds Off Shirley for Spoon River Speedway Victory    BANNER, IL — If rubbin’ is racing, Spoon River Speedway fans certainly saw plenty of racing in the final eight laps of Monday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals main event.   Series points leader Shannon Babb of

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Babb Returns to Victory Lane at Tri-State

Photo By Jim DenHamer   Babb Takes 4th Tour Win of 2018 at Tri-State   HAUBSTADT, IN — Tri-State Speedway was in hurry-up mode Sunday trying to beat approaching rain. It turns out hurry-up mode is Shannon Babb’s modus operandi when he visits one of his favorite tracks.  

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Tri-State Ends in Rain

Tri-State Speedway Ends in Rain   The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals event at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN has ended in rain. The rain began shortly after the DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature event.

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Moyer Masters Fairbury for Win 98

Photo By Brendon Bauman   Moyer Scores Win 98 at Fairbury American Legion Speedway   FAIRBURY, IL — The drumbeat for Billy Moyer’s march to 100 is getting louder and louder. The 60-year-old Hall of Famer and six-time series champion clicked off his series-leading 98th career series victory Saturday at

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Unstoppable McKinney Wins Fairbury

Unstoppable Mike McKinney Wins at Fairbury American Legion Speedway   FAIRBURY, IL — June 23, 2018 — Coming off a spectacular Northern Kick Off Week some people had there doubts on Mike McKinney’s dominance. Those doubts were laid to rest at Fairbury American Legion Speedway on Saturday night. McKinney fended

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New Favorites and Regional Gems

    New Favorites and Regional Gems: The Tracks of The Summer Nationals    The DIRTcar Summer Nationals has long been home to one of the most diverse schedules in dirt track racing. Since the beginning, local Illinois tracks like Kankakee, Fairbury and Tri-City Speedway have helped develop the character

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Weisser Tops Lee in Tri-City Thriller

Weisser Tops Lee in Tri-City Photo Finish  GRANITE CITY, IL — Allen Weisser of Peoria, IL brought the house to its feet Friday night at Tri-City Speedway. Weisser bested Lucas Lee of Paris, TN by little more than inches. Following the race there was confusion over who had actually won

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Persistent Unzicker Wins Tri-City

Photo By Jimmy Dearing    Persistent Unzicker Survives Tri-City for $10,000 Victory    GRANITE CITY, IL — Surviving high-speed, rugged conditions after a wet week in Illinois, Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, IL, regained the lead from Brian Shirley on the 20th lap and led the rest of the way

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Rain Takes Jacksonville, Spoon River Postponed

  Rain Takes Jacksonville Speedway, Spoon River Postponed until June 25   The DIRTcar Summer Nationals event at Jacksonville Speedway on June 20th was cut short following heat racing due to rain. Details on a possible make-up date will be release when available. Track officials ask fans to please save

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Rain Takes Jacksonville, Spoon River Postponed

Rain Takes Jacksonville, Spoon River Pushed to June 25   The Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals event at Jacksonville Speedway on June 20th was cut short following heat racing due to rain. Details on a possible make-up date will be release when available. Track officials ask fans to please save

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June 19th Event at Belle-Clair Rained Out

  The June 19th Event at Belle-Clair Speedway is Rained Out   Details will be release when available. Stay up to date with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals on social media @SummerNationals on Twitter and Fracebook.

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