Event Info - DIRTcar Summer Nationals

Week 1: DIRTcar Summer Nationals / Summit Modified Nationals

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Feature Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Laps	Money
1	3S	Brian Shirley	40	$5000
2	25	Jason Feger	40	$2500
3	28	Dennis Erb Jr	40	$2000
4	99JR	Frank Heckenast Jr	40	$1600
5	B12	Kevin Weaver	40	$1400
6	4G	Bob Gardner	40	$1200
7	T6	Tommy Sheppard Jr	40	$1000
8	58	Tyler Clem	40	$800
9	174	Ethan Dotson	40	$700
10	21B	Rich Bell	40	$600
11	12	Ashton Winger	40	$500
12	89	Mike Spatola	40	$500
13	31AUS	Kye Blight	40	$500
14	10S	Taylor Scheffler	40	$500
15	130	Chase Osterhoff	40	$500
16	10J	Jordan Bauer	40	$500
17	4D	Doug Tye	38	$500
18	26H	Daryn Klein	34	$500
19	101	Forrest Trent	33	$500
20	18	Shannon Babb	30	$500
21	19X	Cody Bauer	23	$500
22	9R	Curtis Roberts	4	$500

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Race Recap

Shirley Dominates Kankakee, Goes Back-to-Back to Kick Off 38th Hell Tour

One night after his return to DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory Lane, Brian Shirley backed it up with his second win-in-a-row Thursday night at Kankakee County Speedway.

Similar to his performance Wednesday night at Peoria, Shirley – the four-time Hell Tour champion from Chatham, IL – led all 40 circuits around the 1/3-mile oval to bag the $5,000 grand prize, his 40th DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Model Feature win, and expanded his lead in the Week #1 points standings.

After redrawing the outside pole for the Feature, Shirley wrestled the lead away from fellow Summer Nationals champion Jason Feger on the opening lap and soon created a comfortable gap on the field. Shortly after hitting lapped traffic at the tail of the field, Feger began to close in on Shirley, but a quick caution on Lap 12 cooled the intensity and relieved Shirley of his duties in traffic.

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Event Info

Week 1: DIRTcar Summer Nationals / Summit Modified Nationals

June 15, 2023

Kankakee County Speedway

213 W 4000 S Rd

Kankakee, IL 60901

Event Description
For the 34th time in history, the Hell Tour meets Kankakee County Speedway in the second race on the 2023 schedule.

A 1/3-mile oval located inside the Kankakee County Fairgrounds, this historic venue hosted its first DIRTcar Summer Nationals event in its inaugural season of 1986.

Series Racing
DIRTcar Summer Nationals, Summit Modified Nationals

Event Schedule
Pit Gates Open 4PM
Drivers Meeting 5:30PM
Hot Laps 6PM

DIRTcar Late Model Hot Laps
DIRTcar Modified Hot Lap/Qualifying - 1/2 of each group - 3 Laps
DIRTcar Late Model Qualifying - 2 Cars / 2 Laps
Pro Late Model Hot Lap/Qualifying
Stock Car Hot Lap/Qualifying
Factory Stock Hot Lap/Qualifying
Opening Ceremonies
DIRTcar Modified Heat Races - 8 Laps
DIRTcar Late Model Heat Races - 10 Laps
Pro Late Model Heat Races - 8 Laps
Stock Car Heat Races - 8 Laps
DIRTcar Late Model Consolation Race - 10 Laps (if needed)
DIRTcar Modified Last Chance Showdown - 10 Laps (if needed)
DIRTcar Late Model Last Chance Showdown - 12 Laps (if needed)
Factory Stock Heat Races - 8 Laps
Intermission / Track Prep (if needed)
DIRTcar Modified Feature - 25 Laps
DIRTcar Late Model Feature - 40 Laps
Pro Late Model Feature - 20 Laps
Stock Car Feature - 15 Laps
Factory Stock Feature - 15 Laps

* All Times Central

Event Hashtag
#HellTour

Track Info

Track Phone
(815) 935-9000

Track Type
0.333;

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