{"id":5085,"date":"2022-06-21T16:45:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcarsummernationals.com\/?p=5085"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:45:58","slug":"what-to-watch-for-defending-champs-lead-hell-tour-into-missouri-illinois-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcarsummernationals.com\/news\/what-to-watch-for-defending-champs-lead-hell-tour-into-missouri-illinois-week\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Defending Champs Lead Hell Tour into Missouri-Illinois Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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.<\/p>\n
Missouri-Illinois Week schedule If you can\u2019t be at the track, tune into DIRTVision<\/a> to watch every lap of action live from wherever you are with a FAST PASS subscription.<\/p>\n Here are the drivers to watch for and the storylines to follow this week\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n HELL TOUR vs. OUTLAWS<\/strong> \u2013 For the first time since 2019, the DIRTcar Summer Nationals regulars go head-to-head with the World of Outlaws in the all-new St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.<\/p>\n Hell Tour regulars Bobby Pierce, Brian Shirley and Jason Feger will line-up beside World of Outlaws full-timers Dennis Erb Jr., Max Blair, Tanner English and more, shooting for a $20,000 grand prize on Saturday, June 25, succeeding a $10,000-to-win event on Friday, June 24. The Summit Modifieds and Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series presented by Low-E Insulation<\/a> are also on the card.<\/p>\n 2017 World of Outlaws Rookie of the Year Devin Moran, of Dresden, OH, won the first-ever meeting of the two series at Terre Haute Action Track on June 29, 2018, before Brandon Sheppard, 2013 Hell Tour champion, beat the Summer Nationals drivers as an Outlaw the next night at I-55 in the second meeting. Sheppard again beat the Hell Tour ringers one year later at Terre Haute, piloting the Rocket1 Racing ride, in the most recent tour matchup.<\/p>\n RETURN OF THE NICK<\/strong> \u2013 Five starts, five wins for defending DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment<\/a> Modified Nationals champion Nick Hoffman. He\u2019s been largely unchallenged thus far on tour, but this week, he takes on a different challenge; One he has not seen on the Hell Tour since 2018.<\/p>\n Hoffman is projected to be back behind the wheel of the Barry Wright Race Cars #2 Late Model this week, with three events scheduled. He\u2019ll first take on the high banks of Spoon River Speedway in Lewistown, IL, on Thursday, June 23, before battling the World of Outlaws with the Summer Nationals regulars at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Friday-Saturday, June 24-25.<\/p>\n The four-time Modified champion contested a partial Summer Nationals schedule with a Late Model in 2018, piloting a Propane Direct\/Jones Oil-sponsored Rocket Chassis #2.<\/p>\n CHAMP OUT FRONT<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Four-time and defending Summer Nationals champion Bobby Pierce is off to a great start in his first week back on tour.<\/p>\n Pierce, of Oakwood, IL, finished all but two races on the podium with two wins, two runner-ups, a sixth and a DNF (17th). That 17th-place finish came at Davenport Speedway last Thursday, where he broke while leading the Feature.<\/p>\n Scheduled to attend every race in Missouri-Illinois Week, Pierce has a win at each of the four tracks on the docket.<\/p>\n LOCAL FLAVOR<\/strong> \u2013 Each track on tap for Missouri-Illinois Week features their own local heroes that are possible entries at various points throughout the week and could potentially give the Late Model and Modified regulars a run for their money come Feature time.<\/p>\n Springfield Raceway (Late Models only)<\/u><\/p>\n Adams County Speedway (IL)<\/u><\/p>\n Spoon River Speedway<\/u><\/p>\n Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55<\/u><\/p>\n Wallace, the 2012 Summit Modified champion and current DIRTcar national points leader, is in his final full-time season of racing, and would love nothing more than a win against a tough STL field in his 1986 ASA Late Model throwback scheme.<\/p>\n Harrison, the six-time Summit Modified champion, is having another record book season with the most UMP Modified wins of any driver in the country this year, sitting second overall in the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 \u2013\u00a0Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO) Wednesday, June 22 \u2013 Adams County Speedway (Quincy, IL) Thursday, June 23 \u2013\u00a0Spoon River Speedway (Lewistown, IL) Friday-Saturday, June 24-25 \u2013\u00a0Federated … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":5086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[337,42,21,105,158,77,89],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-adams-county-speedway","tag-bobby-pierce","tag-featured","tag-federated-auto-parts-raceway-at-i-55","tag-nick-hoffman","tag-spoon-river-speedway","tag-springfield-raceway"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/em>Tuesday, June 21 \u2013\u00a0Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO)
\nWednesday, June 22 \u2013 Adams County Speedway (Quincy, IL)
\nThursday, June 23 \u2013\u00a0Spoon River Speedway (Lewistown, IL)
\nFriday-Saturday, June 24-25 \u2013\u00a0Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 (Pevely, MO)<\/p>\n\n
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