Halfway down, halfway to go. The 37th DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour has reached the midway point of the season with three weeks in the books and three more to go. Illinois-Indiana Week schedule Thursday, July 7 – Macon Speedway (Macon, IL) Friday, July 8 – Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL)
While the top side of the banking held him up through much of the race, Bobby Pierce may have leaned most on his past experiences at Paducah International Raceway to score his fourth DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season Friday night. Until Friday, the Hell Tour hadn’t graced the
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
If former Major League Baseball catcher Yogi Berra was watching Dennis Erb Jr. Saturday night, he’d probably repeat his famous line, “It’s like Déjà vu all over again.” Along with winning for the second straight night at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 to sweep the inaugural St. Louis Firecracker
A second chance isn’t something that slips away from Dennis Erb Jr. However, the veteran Late Model driver needed that second chance Friday at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 after a caution negated his pass for the lead. Erb found another opportunity to strike 18 laps later, as race
Right as he was rolling trackside for the Feature, reigning DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion Bobby Pierce caught a positive wave of energy. Inside, he knew Wednesday night’s return to Adams County Raceway (IL) for the first time since 2019 was going to go well for he and the #32 crew.
The World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Summer Nationals winner looks to best both fields at I-55 Bobby Pierce has done what no other Late Model driver has been able to do yet this season – win against World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model and DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late
The hot tempers and hotter temperatures continue on the trail of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals this week with five races scheduled for Missouri-Illinois Week. Missouri-Illinois Week schedule Tuesday, June 21 – Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO) Wednesday, June 22 – Adams County Speedway (Quincy, IL) Thursday, June 23 – Spoon River Speedway (Lewistown,
He broke Thursday night while leading, but Friday night at Tri-City Speedway was Bobby Pierce’s race for redemption. The four-time and reigning DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion was forced to earn that redemption, however, working his way around fellow Hell Tour champion Dennis Erb Jr. in the second half of the
Chris Simpson crossed underneath the start/finish line with six laps remaining, over two seconds behind leader Bobby Pierce. It didn’t appear to him that he was going to catch Pierce before the checkered. And then, snap. The driveshaft yoke had busted on Pierce’s car, and he slowed suddenly in Turns
Nine minutes, forty-seven seconds. That’s all it took for Bobby Pierce to carve-up the quarter-mile bullring of Peoria Speedway and collect his first Hell Tour Feature win of the season. “It was a fun race,” Pierce said. “This place has become one of the most fun tracks on the Hell
With lapped traffic in front and two multi-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champions on his tail, Ryan Unzicker had a choice to make. Go now, or risk losing the lead. “That 14 car – I just caught him at the wrong time,” Unzicker said. “He left the door open and I
