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
Tag: Farmer City Raceway
Long Scores 10th Hell Tour Win, Third of 2024 at Farmer City
June 29, 2024
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Michael Long hit a milestone with the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Friday night at Farmer City Raceway, picking up his 10th Hell Tour win – and third of the season. Long, of Fowler, IL, led all 25 laps of the main event, holding off the most recent Modified Nationals winner Mike
Alberson Leads Flag-to-Flag at Farmer City For First Career Summer Nationals Win
June 29, 2024
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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
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Illinois Staple Tracks, Herald & Review 100 and More Headline Hell Tour Week 3
June 25, 2024
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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
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
McKinney Goes Back-to-Back with Summit Modifieds After Late Pass at Farmer City
July 8, 2023
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Starting from the sixth position, Mike McKinney said after the race, “I didn’t think I’d be able to do it.” And then, a door opened right in front of him. McKinney, the 30-year-old UMP Modified ace from Plainfield, IL, had worked his way to third with 10 laps remaining in
Shirley Leads Caution-Free Late Model Feature Flag-to-Flag at Farmer City
July 8, 2023
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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 Hell Tour champion from Chatham, IL, put on a clinic Friday night, leading all 40 laps of the caution-free Feature en route
Macon, Thunderbird Makeup Events to Complete Summer Nationals Season, Farmer City Canceled
August 19, 2022
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With the points-paying portion of the 37th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals season complete, the Hell Tour now turns its attention to the non-points makeup events remaining on the schedule. Thunderbird Raceway – Summer Nationals Makeup Thunderbird Raceway in Muskegon, MI was originally slated to host the Summer Nationals Late Models and
POSTPONED: Rain Moves Summer Nationals at Farmer City, Date TBA
July 15, 2022
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Heavy rain throughout the morning and continuing into the afternoon has forced DIRTcar and Farmer City Raceway officials to postpone Friday’s DIRTcar Summer Nationals and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals events. Officials are actively working to find a suitable reschedule date, which will be announced at a later time.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Pierce, Hoffman Close-in on Titles, Two New Tracks in Tri-State Week
July 13, 2022
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Two-thirds of the 37th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals campaign is complete. Four weeks are in the can with two remaining, and the points leaders are increasing their gaps en route to their fifth career championships. Tri-State Week Schedule Wednesday, July 13 – Montpelier Motor Speedway (Montpelier, IN) Thursday, July 14 – Shadyhill
POSTPONED: Rain Reschedules Summer Nationals at Farmer City to July 15
July 8, 2022
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Due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms in the area throughout Friday morning, DIRTcar and Farmer City Raceway officials have been forced to postpone the DIRTcar Summer Nationals and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals events to Friday, July 15. Illinois-Indiana Week now begins competition with a visit to Highland Speedway
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Herald & Review 100 at Macon, Return to Tri-State in Illinois-Indiana Week
July 6, 2022
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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)