Brian Shirley Dominates at Sycamore for 44th Career Summer Nationals Win
The road hasn’t been easy for Brian Shirley this week, but he was finally able to punch through to DIRTcar Summer Nationals Victory Lane Sunday night at Sycamore…
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Brian Shirley Gets 43rd Career Summer Nationals Victory at Fairbury
Brian Shirley has been eager for a return to Victory Lane in 2025. Before visiting Fairbury Speedway, Brian Shirley scored 18 top fives, 25 top-10s, and seven podium…
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: DIRTcar Summer Nationals Embarks on Week 1 of Grueling 31-Race Schedule
As the warm summer skies fall upon June and July, so does the annual challenge of racing every day for over a month with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. …
I-55’s Long History With Summer Nationals, World of Outlaws
I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has helped mold some of the best national and regional Late Model drivers in the country, and at the end of June,…
How Summer Nationals Has Built, Molded Dirt Racing’s Top Stars: Part III
Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, Bobby Pierce, and Tyler Erb reminisce about importance of first wins with the Summer Nationals Drivers never forget their first win. Especially their first…
How Summer Nationals Has Built, Molded Dirt Racing’s Top Stars: Part II
Ashton Winger, Brandon Sheppard, Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb Jr. and Nick Hoffman talk what it takes to survive on the Hell Tour Running every DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour race is…
How Summer Nationals Has Built, Molded Dirt Racing’s Top Stars: Part I
Ashton Winger, Bobby Pierce, Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, Dennis Erb Jr., Nick Hoffman, and Tyler Erb reflect on their paths to the Hell Tour “If you’re going through…
Shirley Leads Caution-Free Late Model Feature Flag-to-Flag at Farmer City
Nine minutes and 52 seconds is all Brian Shirley needed to assert his dominance over the star-studded DIRTcar Summer Nationals field at Farmer City Raceway. Shirley, the four-time…
Shirley Wins Week 1 Points Title After Flag-to-Flag Feature Win at Sycamore
After a Saturday night marred by misfortune and a bit of destruction, Brian Shirley was looking for an opportunity to bounce back. Sunday night at Sycamore Speedway, he…
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…
Shirley Wins 38th Summer Nationals Late Model Season Opener at Peoria
Though he now rolls on the national trail of the Outlaws, Brian Shirley hasn’t forgotten how to compete and win with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. The four-time Hell…
LAPPED TRAFFIC SHUFFLE: Shirley Passes Leader Freeman Late to Win at Clarksville
Leading since the green dropped with a fast car on the top and a full-second lead. Payton Freeman was seven laps away from his first career DIRTcar Summer…