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How Summer Nationals Has Built, Molded Dirt Racing’s Top Stars: Part III
Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, Bobby Pierce, and Tyler Erb reminisce about importance of first wins with the Summer Nationals Drivers never forget their first win. Especially their first with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. It’s a different euphoria. It may mark a driver’s first Super Late Model victory. It may mark the start of their national
Ashton Winger, Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, Dennis Erb Jr., Nick Hoffman, and Tyler Erb reflect on their paths to the Hell Tour “If you’re going through Hell, keep going.” That quote from Winston Churchill rings true for the top stars of dirt Late Model racing who built their
Xceldyne, the most trusted manufacturer of valve and valvetrain components for the top motorsports teams, is joining the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals as a new contingency sponsor. The company will provide bonuses throughout the year for Late Model and Modified competitors and will
MD3 is expanding its support of dirt racing across several World Racing Group series in 2025. The company, which provides top-of-the-line race car bodies for dirt racers around the world, is set to support the Rookie of the Year programs for the World of Outlaws Late Models and Super DIRTcar
Summit Modifieds to race 28 times from June 11 opener to 35th Prairie Dirt Classic
Six years ago, Mike McKinney held an opportunity to claim one of the most coveted championships in Dirt Modified racing and lost it in the final race of the season. But 2024 was the year of his redemption. McKinney, the former DIRTcar Stock Car national champion from Plainfield, IL, clinched
Eleven wins in 19 starts made Erb first Texan to win overall Hell Tour championship
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals closed the book on its 2024 season by crowning two new champions at Fairbury Speedway Saturday night – both Illinois natives. Michael Long, of Fowler, IL, conquered the Prairie Dirt Classic for the first time, while Mike McKinney, of Plainfield, IL, was officially
The first night of the 34th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic brought a stout field, thrilling racing, and a new champion for the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals. Nearly 60 drivers gather at Fairbury Speedway on Friday to compete in Showdown Features, which locked the top-four finishers in each into
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
For the fifth and final full week of competition in the 39th edition of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, the Hell Tour championship battle will turn north to Michigan and Ohio. Following the rain-related cancelations of the first two races – July 9 at Shadyhill Speedway and July 10 at Hartford Speedway
Due to weather models showing heavy rain throughout the day Wednesday, DIRTcar Racing and Hartford Speedway officials have canceled the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals programs, which will not be made up. This pushes the beginning of the fifth and final week of the 39th
Due to weather models showing heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the day Tuesday, DIRTcar Racing and Shadyhill Speedway officials have canceled the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals programs, which will not be made up. This pushes the beginning of the fifth and final week of
With two laps-to-go, Trent Young said, “I knew I had to go for it.” Coming out Turn 4 on Lap 24, Young ripped the high side around Turns 3 and 4 behind race-leader Lucas Lee and Austin Wayne-Self and decided to put his car between both. As Young was splitting
Back like he never left, Tyler Erb has returned to Victory Lane with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. Making his first Hell Tour start since winning at Red Hill Raceway on June 30, Erb made his return in the Week 4 finale Sunday night at Tri-State Speedway, leading all 30 laps
David Breazeale didn’t start racing until he was 22. He didn’t join a national tour until he was 42. And Saturday night at Clarksville Speedway, at the age of 48, Breazeale earned his first career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. Breazeale, of Four Corners, MS, led all 40 laps of the
Lucas Lee has topped the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals field seven times in his career – four of which have now come at Clarksville Speedway after a dominating performance Saturday night. Lee, of Paris, TN, led all 25 laps of the main event while holding off Friday night
Eight minutes and one second was all Trent Young needed to win the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Feature Friday Night at Paducah International Raceway. Young, 39, of Crofton, KY, led all 25 laps and finished over five seconds ahead of runner-up Cole Falloway for his third career Hell
Right when it appeared that all hope was lost for Tanner English, the Kentucky native gathered-in his concentration and refused to be denied in front of his home-state crowd Friday night at Paducah International Raceway. English, the former World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year from Benton, KY, led the
Lucas Lee looked to be en route to his first DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Feature win since 2022 Thursday night at Riverside International Speedway. And then, pop. Lee, 36, of Paris, TN, had been leading since Lap 5 and was almost two seconds ahead of the field when
For the first time since 2012, Rodney Melvin is a Feature winner with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. Melvin, the veteran racer from Benton, IL, led all 30 laps of the Feature while holding off Tanner English and Ethan Dotson in the final laps for his eighth career Hell Tour victory
Due to weather models showing heavy rain and thunderstorms throughout the evening and into Wednesday night, DIRTcar Racing and Benton Speedway officials have canceled the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals programs, which will not be made up. Week 4 of the 39th Hell Tour continues
The Hell Tour’s first visit to Arkansas served up one of the most exciting DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals races of the season Tuesday night at Old No.1 Speedway. With two laps-to-go, Mike McKinney took the lead from race-long leader Trevor Neville in lapped traffic and led the last
Tanner English was banging on the door for his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals win of the season and finally kicked it down Tuesday night at Old No.1 Speedway. Coming into the event, English had recorded seven-straight top-five finishes on the Hell Tour in 2024. In the tour’s first-ever visit to
The 39th DIRTcar Summer Nationals has officially crossed the halfway point and now prepares for a Southern swing of six races in five different states. Week 4 kicks off Tuesday with the Late Models’ and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals’ first-ever visits to the state of Arkansas at Old
Will Krup returned to Victory Lane with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals for the first time since 2021 at Illinois’ Red Hill Raceway Sunday night. He did so in dominating fashion, leading all 25 laps and finishing over two seconds ahead of current Series points leader Trevor Neville.
Since Red Hill Raceway reopened its doors to the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models in 2022, it has only known one winner – Tyler Erb. The Texas native claimed his seventh Hell Tour Feature win of the season, and first of Week 3, Sunday night at Red Hill. Erb took
After winning the first DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals race of the season, Mike McKinney struggled to find his rhythm on the Hell Tour. However, he found it this week. He scored his second win of the week Saturday night at Highland Speedway, only a couple days after winning
Jason Feger’s third DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Model Feature win at Highland Speedway came with a bonus milestone Saturday night. The victory was his 29th career win overall, passing Scott Bloomquist for sixth on the Hell Tour’s all-time wins list. “Growing up, I never dreamed of winning one Summer Nationals
Michael Long hit a milestone with the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Friday night at Farmer City Raceway, picking up his 10th Hell Tour win – and third of the season. Long, of Fowler, IL, led all 25 laps of the main event, holding off the most recent Modified Nationals winner Mike
After a three-year absence from the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Garrett Alberson returned in dominating fashion to score his first Series victory at Farmer City Raceway Friday night. The Las Cruces, NM native led all 40 laps to take home the $10,000 payday while holding off some of the Hell Tour’s
For the second year in-a-row, Mike McKinney led all 25 laps of the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Feature at Macon Speedway. McKinney, 31, of Plainfield, IL, set himself up by earning Quick Time honors in Qualifying, winning his Heat Race and redrawing the pole for the Feature. He
Jason Feger summed up Thursday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals main event the best. “It’s Macon,” he said. “Nothing surprises me here. I’ve seen so many crazy races here over the years and to me that’s what makes this special.” Feger, the 46-year-old former champion of the Hell Tour from Bloomington, IL,
One race into his return to the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Ashton Winger has picked up right where he left off. Winger, the reigning Hell Tour champion from Hampton, GA, commenced Week 3 competition with a win in his first appearance with the Summer Nationals in 2024, leading all 30 laps
