LASALLE, Ill. – June 20, 2011 – Persistent downpours of rain and forecasted severe weather forced DIRTcar Racing and LaSalle Speedway officials to postpone the scheduled DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour race to July 13.
The series returns to action tomorrow night, Tuesday June 21 at Spoon River (Ill.) Speedway. The rainout is the third Summer Nationals event out five to be either postponed or canceled by rain since the series began last Wednesday. The opener at Brownstown was delayed to July 12 and Saturday night’s race at Cedar Lake was canceled.
2011 DIRTcar Summer Nationals “The Hell Tour” Point Standings – Top 20 (6/20/11)
| RANK | DRIVER | TOTAL | DIFF |
| 1 | SCOTT JAMES | 134 | |
| 2 | SHANNON BABB | 120 | -14 |
| 3 | BRIAN SHIRLEY | 116 | -18 |
| 4 | RYAN UNZICKER | 115 | -19 |
| 5 | CHAD SIMPSON | 108 | -26 |
| 6 | DENNIS ERB | 97 | -37 |
| 7 | BRANDON SHEPPARD | 86 | -48 |
| 8 | DONNY WALDEN | 86 | -48 |
| 9 | JACK SULLIVAN | 81 | -53 |
| 10 | MIKE SPATOLA | 80 | -54 |
| 11 | BILLY MOYER JR | 79 | -55 |
| 12 | JASON FEGER | 75 | -59 |
| 13 | DAN SCHLIPER | 74 | -60 |
| 14 | DILLON WHITE | 73 | -61 |
| 15 | GARY CHRISTIAN | 67 | -67 |
| 16 | BRIAN BIRKHOFER | 64 | -70 |
| 17 | MATT MILLER | 60 | -74 |
| 18 | JIMMY MARS | 59 | -75 |
| 19 | JASON RAUEN | 54 | -80 |
| 20 | CHRIS SIMPSON | 52 | -82 |
2011 DIRTcar Summer Nationals “The Hell Tour” Schedule
| Date | Track | Location | Winner (Cars) |
| June 15 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | PPD/July 12 |
| June 16 | Kankakee County Speedway | Kankakee, Ill. | Mike Spatola (37) |
| June 17 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Scott James (29) |
| June 18 | Cedar Lake Speedway | Cedar Lake, Wis. | Canceled Rain |
| June 20 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | PPD/July13 |
| June 21 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | |
| June 22 | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | |
| June 23 | Fayette County Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | |
| June 24 | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | |
| June 25 | Fairbury American Legion Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | |
| June 26 | I-96 Speedway | Lake Odessa, Mich. | |
| June 28 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, Ind. | |
| June 29 | Belle Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | |
| June 30 | Clay Hill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | |
| July 1 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | |
| July 2 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | |
| July 3 | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | |
| July 4 | 34 Raceway | Burlington, Iowa | |
| July 6 | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | |
| July 7 | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | |
| July 8 | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, Ill. | |
| July 9 | Clarksville Speedway | Clarksville, Tenn. | |
| July 10 | Tri-State Speedway | Haubstadt, Ind. | |
| July 12 | Brownstown Speedway | Brownstown, Ind. | |
| July 13 | LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle, Ill. | |
| July 15 | Attica Raceway Park | Attica, Ohio | |
| July 16 | Oakshade Raceway | Wauseon, Ohio |
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals is brought to fans by many important sponsors and partners including Hoosier Racing Tires, GM Performance Parts, ASI Racewear, Comp Cams, Intercomp Racing, JE Pistons, QuarterMaster, Superflow, Wix Filters, Wrisco Aluminum, the University of Northwestern Ohio, R2C Performance, VP Racing Fuels, Racing Electronics, ButlerBuilt, MSD Ignition, Chizmark Larson Insurance, Vicci Apparel, Beyea Custom Headers, Fusion Graphics & Sign Company, Dyer’s Rods, and Ohlins Shocks.
