Sprint Cars · Late Models · Modifieds · REGIONAL & LOCAL
Vol. 1, No. 8
JUNE 11, 2026
WEEKLY Edition
Hope you like racing. Plenty is coming your way.
Happy Thursday! What makes it so happy? We're heading into the busiest time of the year for dirt racing, with a race every day for the next month and the biggest events of the year on the horizon.
Topics in this edition:
Hell Tour Turns 40
Rico Scores Big
Babb! Babb! Babb!
Top Story of the Week
ONE HELLUVA SUMMER
The most grueling tour in motorsports has officially commenced – now with a schedule that packs 31 races in 31 straight days.
The details:
The 2026 edition of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour, which celebrates its 40th anniversary, kicked off at Brownstown Bullring on Tuesday.
The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals joins the Summer Nationals Late Models for 27 of their races before crowning a champion at the Prairie Dirt Classic.
Some of the biggest names in national Late Model racing built their careers on the Summer Nationals tour, including Bobby Pierce, Nick Hoffman, Tyler Erb, and Brandon Sheppard.
Reigning DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Model champion Jason Feger joined "Pit Bull" to talk all things Hell Tour.