DIRTcar Summer Nationals News

July 5, 2023

Harrison Wins Tri-City for First Career Late Model, Summer Nationals Victory

Fifty-nine DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Feature wins. Six Summit Modified championships. A record eight DIRTcar UMP Modified national points titles. And now, at 48 years young…

July 4, 2023

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Hell Tour Heats up in Week 4 With Marquee Stop, Championship Storylines

Week 4 of the 38th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals sends the Hell Tour to some of Illinois most exciting tracks – including a marquee event – and a…

July 4, 2023

Brown Passes Falloway Late to Win First Career Summit Modified Feature at Lake Cumberland

With a fast car underneath him and a chance to take the lead sitting dead ahead, Blake Brown stomped the throttle and made the move. Brown, of Corbin,…

July 4, 2023

Winger Passes Clem Late to Win Lake Cumberland, Week 3 Points Title

With three wins in the last five DIRTcar Summer Nationals Features, Ashton Winger is Week 3 champion of the 38th annual Hell Tour. The 23-year-old Georgian scored his…

July 2, 2023

Heavy Rain Postpones Lake Cumberland to Monday, July 3

Due to heavy rainfall throughout the morning, coupled with more precipitation forecasted throughout the day Sunday, DIRTcar Racing and Lake Cumberland Speedway officials have postponed Sunday’s DIRTcar Summer…

July 1, 2023

Thunderstorms Cancel Summer Nationals, Summit Modifieds at Clarksville

Severe thunderstorms bringing heavy rainfall Saturday afternoon, coupled with more rain forecasted later in the day, has forced DIRTcar Racing and Clarksville Speedway officials to cancel the DIRTcar…

July 1, 2023

Nicely Dominates Paducah for Back-to-Back Summit Modified Wins

Tyler Nicely has gone back-to-back with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals. Nicely, 27, of Owensboro, KY, put on a clinic Friday night at Paducah International Raceway,…

July 1, 2023

ZERO TO HERO: Feger Completes Comeback After Early Flat Tire to Win at Paducah

From national and regional touring series events, to the marquee Wayne Coakley Memorial and USA World 50 races, Jason Feger had won nearly every prestigious event held at…

June 30, 2023

Nicely Dominates to Win at Benton, Takes Summit Modified Points Lead

Current DIRTcar UMP Modified national points leader Tyler Nicely padded his stats with his seventh career DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Feature win Thursday night at Benton…

June 30, 2023

Winger Denies Troutman in Slide Job Battle at Benton to Win Back-to-Back

With the laps winding down and only one car ahead of him, Ashton Winger knew he needed to make a big-time move to take the lead. And fast.…

June 29, 2023

Becerra Holds off Stiff Competition at Adams County, Wins Second Career Summit Modified Feature

After breaking through to DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory Lane one week ago, Austen Becerra did it again Wednesday night at Adams County (IL) Speedway, using…

June 29, 2023

Winger Uses Bottom Lane, Avoids Late Collision to Win Adams County

Like the summer temperatures, Ashton Winger has been heating up recently and threw another load of coal in the fire with his second Feature win in two weeks…

June 28, 2023

Logan Martin Leads Springfield Flag-to-Flag for First Summer Nationals Win

For the first time in his career, Logan Martin is a Feature winner with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. Martin, the 27-year-year regional racer from West Plains, MO, has…

June 27, 2023

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Week 3 of Summer Nationals Takes Late Models, Modifieds South

The midway point of the 38th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour has arrived as Week 3 commences, presenting a schedule of six races in four different states.…

June 26, 2023

Weisser Beats Nicely After Clash with Lapped Traffic at Lincoln

Allen Weisser had led since the drop of the green with Tyler Nicely right on his heels. He crossed the stripe to take the white flag – surely, he…

June 26, 2023

Jason Feger Wins Lincoln, Week 2 Points Championship

A solid second week on the trail of the Hell Tour ended just the way Jason Feger had planned – in Lincoln Speedway Victory Lane, hoisting a $10,000 check…

June 25, 2023

Harrison Retakes Lead from Wallace in Closing Laps to Win I-55

After getting out to a sizable lead in traffic on the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals field, it appeared to be in the bag for six-time champion…

June 25, 2023

Stormy Scott Wins First Career Summer Nationals Feature in Wild Finish at I-55

When the air temperature rises on the Hell Tour, so does the action on track. Stormy Scott served up a blazing hot plate of excitement Saturday night with…

June 24, 2023

Harrison Wins Brownstown for 58th Career Summit Modified Victory

For the second time this season, Mike Harrison has put his new Longhorn Chassis in DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Victory Lane. Leading all 25 laps, Harrison…

June 24, 2023

Feger Leads Flag-to-Flag at Brownstown for First Hell Tour Victory of 2023

Jason Feger knew his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature win of the season had to be right on the horizon. If three-straight podium finishes in his last three…

June 22, 2023

Winger Retakes Lead from Simpson Late to Win Davenport

After blowing tires, breaking internal components and a couple DNFs, Ashton Winger knew his luck on the DIRTcar Summer Nationals trail had to turn around some place at…

June 22, 2023

Spoon River Event Canceled

Following Wednesday night’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals event, DIRTcar Racing and Spoon River Speedway officials reached a decision to cancel Thursday’s race due to track equipment malfunctioning. The equipment…

June 21, 2023

Becerra Wins First Career Summit Modified Feature at Moberly

Austen Becerra collected his first career DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Feature win Tuesday at Moberly Motorsports Park, surrounded by his family and friends. Becerra, of Carthage,…

June 21, 2023

Moyer Jr. Capitalizes on Troutman’s Flat Tire to Win at Moberly

A fast car, a growing lead, and the final laps closing in. Drake Troutman was only moments away from his first career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory Tuesday night…