Farmer City, IL — June 18, 2009 — Late afternoon showers that rolled through the Farmer City Raceway grounds have forced the cancellation of what was to be Night 7 of the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Tour.
No makeup was immediately announced for the 40-lap, $10,000-to-win race, although UMP DIRTcar and track officials were discussing possible dates.
The rainout was the third of the 2009 version of the “Hell Tour”.
The UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Tour is set to resume Saturday night June 20th at Clarksville Speedway (Tenn.) for a 40 Lap $10,000 to win event.
Defending Champion Dennis Erb holds a three point lead after his second win on the month long tour Wednesday night at Belle Clair Speedway in Belleville,IL.
2009 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Point Rankings
Rank/Car Number/Name/Points
| 1 | 28 | DENNIS | ERB | 309 |
| 2 | B12 | KEVIN | WEAVER | 306 |
| 3 | 24 | RYAN | UNZICKER | 264 |
| 4 | 25 | JASON | FEGER | 263 |
| 5 | 42 | TERRY | CASEY | 263 |
| 6 | 27 | RODNEY | MELVIN | 263 |
| 7 | OO | RANDY | KORTE | 256 |
| 8 | 55 | JEEP | VANWORMER | 255 |
| 9 | 5s | STEVE | SHEPPARD | 236 |
| 10 | 18 | SHANNON | BABB | 229 |
| 11 | J1 | WES | STEIDINGER | 226 |
| 12 | 83 | SCOTT | JAMES | 222 |
| 13 | 1c | DUANE | CHAMBERLAIN | 185 |
| 14 | 16 | JUSTIN | RATTLIFF | 163 |
| 15 | 13 | BRENT | KREKE | 158 |
| 16 | 21 | BILLY | MOYER | 155 |
| 17 | 30 | MARK | VOIGT | 138 |
| 18 | 99 | FRANK | HECKENAST | 136 |
| 19 | 9 | ERIC | SMITH | 128 |
| 20 | 1w | DONNY | WALDEN | 126 |
For more information on the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Tour fans can visit http://www.thehelltour.com
Fans can now receive news, updates and other behind-the-scenes information about the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals by following the tour’s official feed on Twitter, the internet’s fast-growing social-networking and micro-blogging website.
Fans can view the latest text posts and subscribe as “followers” of the Summer Nationals at http://twitter.com/SummerNationals .
2009 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Schedule
Date/Track/Location/Purse/Winner/Cars
| 06/11/09 | Brownstown Speedway – Brownstown, IN – $6,000 (Jeep VanWormer – 43) |
| 06/12/09 | Kankakee Motor Speedway – Kankakee,IL – $10,000 (Billy Moyer – 51) |
| 06/13/09 | Kamp Motor Speedway – Boswell, IN – $10,000 (Eric Smith – 44) |
| 06/14/09 | Quad City Raceway – East Moline, IL – $6,000 (Dennis Erb – 31) |
| 06/16/09 | Highland Speedway – Highland, IL – $6,000 (RAIN) |
| 06/17/09 | Belle-Clair Speedway – Belleville, IL – $6,000 (Dennis Erb – 47) |
| 06/18/09 | Charleston Speedway – Charleston, IL – $6,000 (RAIN) |
| 06/19/09 | Farmer City Raceway – Farmer City, IL – $10,000 (RAIN) |
| 06/20/09 | Clarksville Speedway – Clarksville, TN – $10,000 |
| 06/21/09 | Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, IN – $6,000 |
| 06/23/09 | I-57/I-64 Speedway – Mt. Vernon, IL $6,000 |
| 06/24/09 | Tri-City Speedway – Pontoon Beach, IL $6,000 |
| 06/25/09 | Clay Hill Motorsports Park – Atwood, TN – $6,000 |
| 06/26/09 | Paducah International Raceway – Paducah, KY – $10,000 |
| 06/27/09 | Fairbury Speedway – Fairbury, IL – $10,000 |
| 06/28/09 | Lincoln Speedway – Lincoln, IL – $6,000 |
| 06/30/09 | Peoria Speedway – Peoria, IL – $6,000 |
| 07/01/09 | Highland Speedway – Highland, IL – $6,000 |
| 07/02/09 | Macon Speedway – Macon, IL – $6,000 |
| 07/03/09 | Quincy Raceway – Quincy, IL – $10,000 |
| 07/04/09 | I-55 Raceway – Pevely, MO – $10,000 |
| 07/05/09 | Vermillion County Speedway – Danville, IL – $6,000 |
| 07/07/09 | Shepp Speedway – Alexandria, IL – $6,000 |
| 07/08/09 | Spoon River Speedway – Canton,IL $6,000 |
| 07/09/09 | LaSalle Speedway – LaSalle, IL – $6,000 |
| 07/10/09 | Waynesfield Motorsports Park – Waynesfield, OH – $10,000 |
| 07/11/09 | Oakshade Raceway – Wauseon, OH – 10,000 |
The UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals is brought to race fans by many important sponsors and partners, including: VP Racing Fuels, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tire, Quarter Master, Just Plugs, Special Olympics, Wrisco Aluminum, Eibach Springs, and Integra Racing Shocks.
