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
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
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
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
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
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
Due to rainfall received Tuesday night and weather models indicating Thunderstorms throughout the day Wednesday, DIRTcar Racing and Tri-City Speedway officials have canceled Wednesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals events, which will not be rescheduled. Week 3 competition resumes Thursday, June 27, at Macon Speedway
Two weeks down, three remain on the 39th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals, which continues with six Late Model races and five for the UMP Modifieds on the Week 3 schedule. The action begins Tuesday, June 25, at Springfield Raceway with a Late Model-only event while the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment
Jason Feger had come close to victory multiple times during Week 2 of the Hell Tour until he finally broke through for his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature win of the season Sunday at Lincoln Speedway. Feger, 46, of Bloomington, IL, came into Sunday’s event with five-consecutive top-5 finishes that
