2025 SCHEDULE: 40th Summer Nationals Tour Holds 30 Races in 33 Days
December 9, 2024
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Summit Modifieds to race 28 times from June 11 opener to 35th Prairie Dirt Classic
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Race Time Storms Cancel Summer Nationals, Summit Modifieds at Benton Speedway
July 3, 2024
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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
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: New Faces, New Race Places in Week 4 of 39th Hell Tour
July 2, 2024
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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
2024 SCHEDULE: Five-Week Lineup Features 29 Late Model Races, 25 Modified Events
December 8, 2023
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The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns for its 39th installment with a five-week lineup of events in 2024. Late Models will contest a total of 29 races over a 33-day period, starting with the season opener at Peoria Speedway on June 12, traveling through nine different states before ending with the
Nicely Dominates to Win at Benton, Takes Summit Modified Points Lead
June 30, 2023
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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 Speedway. Nicely, 27, of Owensboro, KY, grabbed the lead from the pole on Lap 1 and never looked back, leading all 20
Winger Denies Troutman in Slide Job Battle at Benton to Win Back-to-Back
June 30, 2023
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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. A few car lengths ahead of him ran leader Drake Troutman, who by the halfway point appeared to be well on his
38th Season of DIRTcar Summer Nationals Set For June 14 Start
May 15, 2023
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The 38th edition of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals will kick off in June for a five-week Hell Tour running through nine states for the DIRTcar Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modifieds. The best DIRTcar Late Model drivers in the country will contest 28 races in 33 days, and
Benton Speedway Canceled, Summer Nationals Resumes Thursday at Fayette County
June 29, 2022
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With the safety of drivers in mind, Wednesday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals events at Benton Speedway have been canceled due to unfavorable track conditions. Both tours are back in action Thursday night, June 30, at Fayette County Speedway in Brownstown, IL. For further updates
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Six Tracks, Four States on Tap for Multi-State Week
June 27, 2022
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Another six-race-week is on the docket for the third week of competition in the 37th DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour. Loaded with annual staple venues and the return of some old favorites, the Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals competitors will be tested with a variety of
NEW RACE PLACES: Hell Tour Lands More Dates in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana
March 11, 2022
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Montpelier hosts for first time, Benton returns, Red Hill to reopen Less than 100 days until its 37th consecutive season begins, the DIRTcar Summer Nationals schedule is getting a boost. Four new dates have been added, along with two date changes, to the 2022 schedule, creating a 32-race stretch from