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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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: Tyler Erb Leads 39th Summer Nationals into Week 2 Against National, Regional Stars
June 18, 2024
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Six races in three different states is on tap for Week 2 of the 39th DIRTcar Summer Nationals, led by points leader and the only race winner thus far – Tyler Erb. Erb leads the Late Model field into another weekly championship chase, which begins Tuesday, June 18, at the Iowa
MD3 Sponsoring World of Outlaws Late Model Rookie of the Year Program, Providing Awards to DIRTcar Divisions
January 22, 2024
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MD3 is giving Rookie of the Year contenders with the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Models and DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models multiple incentives to be the highest finishing rookie all season. The company, which provides top-of-the-line race car bodies for dirt racers around the world, will sponsor
MORE TO GIVE: Ashton Winger Hoping Summer Nationals Title Propels Future Success
August 4, 2023
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The past isn’t lost on Ashton Winger. He remembers the races lost. He remembers the chances missed. And he remembers his “elephant in the room” moment from March that ended with a mug shot. “You hate losing more than you love winning,” he said. However, while those early year memories
Kyle Moore Wins First Feature, Ashton Winger First Championship at Wayne County
July 17, 2023
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Though it was the last race on the schedule, the 38th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals season finale at Wayne County Speedway was a night full of firsts. A first-time champion was crowned in 23-year-old Ashton Winger, the resilient racer from Senoia, GA, who met his summer’s ultimate goal and clinched
Ashton Winger Captures Second Birthday Race Title at Oakshade
July 16, 2023
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Two visits to Oakshade Raceway for Ashton Winger, two Feature wins. The 23-year-old from Senoia, GA, led the final 36 laps of the 25th annual Birthday Race Saturday night, bagging the $10,000 check, his sixth DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature win of the season and 12th of his career – tying
Unzicker Capitalizes on Winger, Schlenk Flat Tires to Win at Butler
July 14, 2023
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One trip to Butler Motor Speedway, one win for Ryan Unzicker. The 2011 DIRTcar Late Model national champion from El Paso, IL, grabbed the family and crew and set out on the road to take part in the final week of competition in the 38th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Championship Week Set for Trips to Michigan, Ohio
July 12, 2023
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Four-straight weeks of Late Model and UMP Modified racing have brought the 38th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour down to its final week of competition, where the overall Late Model points champion will be crowned in the season finale as the tour ventures east. Jason Feger, the 2010 Summer
Thompson Wins After Babb Tangles with Lapped Car in Final Corner at Tri-State
July 10, 2023
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Speeding out of Turns 1-2 and down the backstretch with the lead, Shannon Babb was only a half-lap away from a record seventh DIRTcar Summer Nationals win Sunday at Tri-State Speedway. And then, disaster. As Babb entered in on the high side of Turn 3, two lapped cars got into
Winger Holds off Harrison, Feger at Highland to Win Fifth Hell Tour Race of 2023
July 9, 2023
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Ashton Winger’s been on one mission this summer – win more races. His relentless drive and determination to do that was tested Saturday night at Highland Speedway as he battled to keep the lead against some of Illinois’ best racers. He took the lead in the opening laps, lost it,
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