MORE TO GIVE: Ashton Winger Hoping Summer Nationals Title Propels Future Success
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…
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Mike Harrison Survives Multiple Duels For Third Prairie Dirt Classic Win
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…
PDC NIGHT 1: Dotson, Young, Harrison, Ledford Score Showdown Wins During Opening Night
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…
SUMMER CHAMP: Tyler Nicely Bringing Summer Nationals Championship Stride to Prairie Dirt Classic
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…
Nate Young Nets First Career Summit Modified Feature Win at Wayne County
Nate Young had been waiting for years for his chance to compete for a win with a touring DIRTcar UMP Modified series. On Sunday night at Wayne County…
Kyle Moore Wins First Feature, Ashton Winger First Championship at Wayne County
Though it was the last race on the schedule, the 38th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals season finale at Wayne County Speedway was a night full of firsts. A…
Dalton Lane Wins First Career Summit Modified Feature at Oakshade
There’s nothing like the first time in Victory Lane, and Dalton Lane won’t soon forget his first trip Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway. The 20-year-old from Botkins, OH,…
Ashton Winger Captures Second Birthday Race Title at Oakshade
Two visits to Oakshade Raceway for Ashton Winger, two Feature wins. The 23-year-old from Senoia, GA, led the final 36 laps of the 25th annual Birthday Race Saturday…
Rain Cancels Summer Nationals, Summit Modifieds at Hartford
With rain in the forecast throughout the day, thunderstorms projected to occur later in the evening and lack of a more optimal reschedule date, DIRTcar Racing and Hartford…
Nicely Survives Indiana, Michigan Racers at Butler for Fifth Win of Season
Tyler Nicely faced a host of worthy opponents in his first trip to Michigan Thursday night at Butler Motor Speedway. Still, the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals…
Unzicker Capitalizes on Winger, Schlenk Flat Tires to Win at Butler
One trip to Butler Motor Speedway, one win for Ryan Unzicker. The 2011 DIRTcar Late Model national champion from El Paso, IL, grabbed the family and crew and…
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Championship Week Set for Trips to Michigan, Ohio
Four-straight weeks of Late Model and UMP Modified racing have brought the 38th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour down to its final week of competition, where the…
Rain Cancels Summer Nationals, Summit Modifieds at Shadyhill
Due to rainfall already received throughout Wednesday morning and more wet weather in the forecast, DIRTcar and Shadyhill Speedway officials have canceled Wednesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models…
Lamont Wins Tri-State Summit Modified Feature for Second-Straight Year
When it comes to the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals at Tri-State Speedway, no driver has had the field covered more recently than Mark Lamont. Lamont, 39,…
Thompson Wins After Babb Tangles with Lapped Car in Final Corner at Tri-State
Speeding out of Turns 1-2 and down the backstretch with the lead, Shannon Babb was only a half-lap away from a record seventh DIRTcar Summer Nationals win Sunday…
Harrison Holds off Steinkoenig to Win Eighth Career Summit Modified Feature at Highland
A victor so many times at Highland Speedway, there aren’t many situations Mike Harrison hasn’t prevailed in his career at the 1/4-mile bullring. Still, he put another on…
Winger Holds off Harrison, Feger at Highland to Win Fifth Hell Tour Race of 2023
Ashton Winger’s been on one mission this summer – win more races. His relentless drive and determination to do that was tested Saturday night at Highland Speedway as…
McKinney Goes Back-to-Back with Summit Modifieds After Late Pass at Farmer City
Starting from the sixth position, Mike McKinney said after the race, “I didn’t think I’d be able to do it.” And then, a door opened right in front…
Shirley Leads Caution-Free Late Model Feature Flag-to-Flag at Farmer City
Nine minutes and 52 seconds is all Brian Shirley needed to assert his dominance over the star-studded DIRTcar Summer Nationals field at Farmer City Raceway. Shirley, the four-time…
Summer Nationals at Red Hill Raceway Makeup Date Canceled
After receiving word from Red Hill Raceway that they will not have the required staff to successfully conduct the rescheduled DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and Summit Racing…
Mike McKinney Leads Summit Modifieds Flag-to-Flag for First Career Win at Macon
For only having raced the Mighty Macon Speedway twice before in his career, you wouldn’t have known it watching Mike McKinney’s night of domination at the 1/5-mile bullring…
Ryan Unzicker Wins Second Career Herald & Review 100 at Macon
For the second time in his career and first in eight years, Ryan Unzicker is victorious in one of Illinois dirt track racing’s most prestigious events – the…
Thunderstorms Postpone Red Hill to Monday, July 10
Due to severe thunderstorms moving through the area Wednesday evening, DIRTcar and Red Hill Raceway officials have postponed the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified…
Nicely Wins Tri-City for Fourth Summit Modified Triumph of 2023
Tyler Nicely padded his stats Tuesday night at Tri-City Speedway, leading another DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Feature flag-to-flag, garnering his ninth career victory with the series.…