Key notes: West Liberty Raceway opens its 2026 season with Tuesday’s 30-lap, $5,000-to-win DIRTcar Summer Nationals return to the big half mile. … It’s the sixth round of the 40th year of the Hell Tour and second race of the second week. … There’s 28 Summer Nationals races scheduled over the next 28 days. … A $150,000 points fund will be paid out weekly with $10,000 to each week’s champion. … It’s the first Summer Nationals race at West Liberty since July 10, 1995, a race won by Rick Aukland of Fargo, N.D. … Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., led all 30 laps in dominating fashion to win Monday’s $5,000 second week opener at Wilmot (Wis.) Raceway. ... Chris Simpson of Oxford, Iowa, collected $10,000 West Liberty victories in 2017 on the now-defunct Corn Belt Clash and 2016 on the Midwest LateModel Racing Association. Simpson also earned a $7,000 unsanctioned payday there in the fall of 2013. … Hall of Famer Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., won the last major Super Late Model event at West Liberty on June 14, 2020, worth $5,000 on the MLRA. Moyer also earned a $10,000 victories there in 2015 (MLRA) and ’08 (unsanctioned). … IMCA modifieds, sport mods, stock cars and vintage are on the undercard. … Pits open at 3:30 p.m. and grandstands open at 5 with hot laps at 6:30. ... Watch live on DIRTVision.
Who to watch: Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., eyes his second straight Summer Nationals victory and third of the season.
Points chase: Week 2 before West Liberty: 1. Jason Feger (75); 2. Tanner English (70); 3. Frank Heckenast Jr. (65); 4. Cade Dillard (60); 5. Mitch McGrath (55).
Overall before West Liberty: 1. Tanner English (356); 2. Jason Feger (341); 3. Frank Heckenast Jr. (272); 4. Daniel Adam (261); 5. Clay Stuckey (254).
Expected entrants: Tanner English, Jason Feger, Cade Dillard, Chris Simpson, Dallon Murty, Frank Heckenast Jr., Chad Simpson, Clay Stuckey, Tyler Bruening, Daniel Adam, Michael Leach, Tyler Millwood, Derrick Stewart, Mike Mataragas, Brody Smith, Matthew Larson, Curt Schroeder, Tyler Leach, Jake Rainey, Mark Voigt, Doug Tye and more.
Next series race: June 17, Davenport Speedway (Davenport, IA) $5,000
From staff reports
WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — Updates from Tuesday’s sixth round of the 40th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals at West Liberty Raceway, an event highlighted by a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):
Tuesday’s schedule
(All times local)
3:30 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Tech and registration open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:30 p.m. - Tech and registration close
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Stock car hot laps
- Sport mod hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Vintage hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Stock car heats (6 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Sport mod heats (6 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Vintage heats (6 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model consolation (10 laps)
Feature events
- Stock cars (20 laps)
- Sport mods (20 laps)
- Late Models (30 laps)
- Modifieds (25 laps)
- Vintage (15 laps)
