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Shirley Leads Caution-Free Late Model Feature Flag-To-Flag At Farmer City

| July 8, 2023
Shirley Leads Caution-Free Late Model Feature Flag-To-Flag At Farmer City

Farmer City, ILL (July 7, 2023) – 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 […]

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Ryan Unzicker Wins Second Career Herald & Review 100 At Macon

| July 8, 2023
Ryan Unzicker Wins Second Career Herald & Review 100 At Macon

  Macon, Ill (July 6, 2023) – For the second time in his career and first in eight years, Ryan Unzicker is victorious in one of Illinois dirt track racing’s most prestigious events – the Herald & Review 100. Unzicker, the 2011 DIRTcar Late Model national points champion from El Paso, IL, won a late-race […]

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Troutman, Winger blow right-rears in final laps as Feger drives off with 26th career victory

| July 1, 2023
Troutman, Winger blow right-rears in final laps as Feger drives off with 26th career victory

  PADUCAH, KY (June 30, 2023) –  From national and regional touring series events, to the marquee Wayne Coakley Memorial and USA World 50 races, Jason Feger had won nearly every prestigious event held at Paducah International Raceway, except one. The DIRTcar Summer Nationals main event had, for many years, escaped his grasp. Friday night, […]

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Winger Uses Bottom Lane, Avoids Late Collision To Win Adams County

| June 29, 2023
Winger Uses Bottom Lane, Avoids Late Collision To Win Adams County

  QUINCY, ILL (June 28, 2023) – Like the summer temperatures, Ashton Winger has been heating up recently and threw another load of coal in the fire with his second Feature win in two weeks Wednesday night at Adams County (IL) Speedway. Winger, 23, of Senoia, GA, is in hot pursuit of his first DIRTcar […]

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Sprint Invaders’ Return To Spoon River Goes To Chris Martin

| June 25, 2023
Sprint Invaders’ Return To Spoon River Goes To Chris Martin

  Banner, Illinois (June 24, 2023 ) – After a fourteen-year absence the Sprint Invaders returned to the Spoon River Speedway south of Canton, Illinois, on Saturday and despite sweltering conditions in the afternoon and the area being placed under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the evening, twenty-three Winged Sprint Car drivers checked in. It […]

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T-MEZ Speeds Past McIntosh for POWRi Finish

| June 25, 2023
T-MEZ Speeds Past McIntosh for POWRi Finish

  By BZ   Macon, IL (June 24, 2023) – Thomas Meseraull was the solid top driver of the 22-car 30-lap POWRi Feature race until a caution came out and forced a side-by-side restart. The POWRi National Midgets use a backstretch cone to reform the lineup on caution flags for more competitive racing. As Mersaull, […]

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Drivers to Watch: Tenth Annual Illinois SPEEDWeek POWRi National Midgets

| June 22, 2023

  POWRi Midget Series To Visit Central Illinois Tracks This Week Belleville, IL. (6/21/23) Escalating the excitement surrounding the swiftly approaching Tenth Annual POWRi Illinois SPEEDWeek, top drivers from around the country set their sights on the Land of Lincoln from June 22-25 at four separate fast-paced facilities. Entering the illustrious Illinois SPEEDWeek in the […]

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“Daumination” at Macon Speedway

| June 18, 2023
“Daumination” at Macon Speedway

By BZ   (Macon, IL) The “Dauminator” Zach Daum from Pocahontas returned to Macon Speedway with his Built Ford Tough 410 MOWA Sprint Car with ambitions of taking the checkered flag. He did with relative ease on Saturday night.   During his untimed and unofficial hot laps, Daum crossed with his best time of nearly […]

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Shirley Dominates Kankakee, Goes Back-To-Back To Kick Off 38th Hell Tour

| June 16, 2023
Shirley Dominates Kankakee, Goes Back-To-Back To Kick Off 38th Hell Tour

  KANKAKEE, IL (June 15, 2023) – 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 his performance Wednesday night at Peoria, Shirley – the four-time Hell Tour champion from Chatham, IL – led all 40 circuits around the […]

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Babb passes Erb Jr. in closing laps for second, Winger DNF after running inside podium

| June 15, 2023
Babb passes Erb Jr. in closing laps for second, Winger DNF after running inside podium

  PEORIA, ILL (June 14, 2023) – 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 Tour champion led all 40 laps en route to his 39th career Feature win with the tour in the season opener Wednesday […]

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