The 2025 DIRTcar National Points season celebrates a season full of racing around the United States in the “Land of Lincoln” to crown its newest champions.
The sixth annual DIRTcar Fall Nationals at Lincoln Speedway on Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 16-18, will award the newest National points champions of the Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, UMP Modifieds, Pro Modifieds, and Stock Cars.
Thursday marks the start of the weekend with open practice for all five divisions, taking place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. CT. Racing begins on Friday with the Super Late Models, Pro Late Models, UMP Modifieds, and Pro Modifieds, then Saturday’s finale adds the Stock Cars into the mix for racing around the 1/4-mile track.
Here are the top storylines to follow:
High Side Titles – Jason Feger wanted to close out a season full of lasts at the top of the board, and he’s done exactly that in the 2025 DIRTcar scene.
The Bloomington, IL driver claimed five wins around his home state that helped lead him to his second DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship, then added eight MARS Late Model scores for his third consecutive title.
After competing in a total of 77 DIRTcar events, scoring 57 top-10s, 39 top fives, and 17 wins, the “High Side Hustler” bested World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models presented by DIRTVision points leader Bobby Pierce for his third straight National title.
The decorated Late Model veteran heads to Lincoln Speedway with a history of success, including three “Hell Tour” wins in the last four years and his first Fall Nationals finale triumph in 2024.
Falloway’s Shine – The Blue Grass State has another UMP Modified frontrunner to claim as Cole Falloway broke out onto the National scene in 2025.
After claiming his first five career Golden Gators in his debut visit to Volusia Speedway Park for Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, the Owensboro, KY native took the storm into the MARS Modifieds, scoring two wins at Fairbury and Spoon River en route to his first career Series title.
At Lincoln, “Payday” Falloway has a Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win from 2024 and picked up a top five in his last visit to the facility.
Prairie State Champs – While Feger and Falloway enjoy owning their titles as National DIRTcar champions, they will be joined by three new title-holders in the Pro Late Models, Pro Modifieds, and the Stock Car divisions.
Picking up 18 wins, 21 top fives, and 23 top-10s through 26 starts in the Pro Late Models, Warrensburg, IL’s Dakota Ewing smoothly sailed towards his second consecutive DIRTcar championship. Ewing is a five-time Midwest Big Ten Series winner at Lincoln and won the Fall Nationals finale in 2024.
The Pro Modifieds held a family rivalry in the 2025 season as 22-year-old Deece Schwartz outmatched his 17-year-old brother Drew to take the Pro Modified championship. While Deece was at the top with nine Feature victories for the Ashmore, IL native’s third title, Drew showed higher consistent finishes with the most top-10 finishes of all drivers (23).
Coal City, IL’s Nick Seplak burst onto the DIRTcar Stock Car radar by recording top-10 finishes in every DIRTcar appearance, along with 23 top fives and 17 wins to take his first national championship. The 21-year-old will make his first start at Lincoln for the Fall Nationals, using experience from his native Illinois tracks in Fairbury Speedway and Farmer City Raceway.
One Final Sendoff – The DIRTcar Fall Nationals welcomes the top drivers of the Midwestern United States to close out their 2025 campaigns on the Logan County Fairgrounds property through three nights filled with on-track activity.
In 2024, the event saw a mix of winners as Super Late Model winners included Illinois natives Feger and Ryan Unzicker. In the UMP Modifieds, Kenny Wallace and Ryan Hamilton bagged triumphs while Ewing and Schwartz brought out the brooms to sweep the Pro Late Models and Pro Modifieds, respectively. Crown Point, IN’s Kyle Anderson took the Saturday finale win over Nick Clubb to close the year in the Stock Car division.
The October showdown includes activities off the racetrack, with AllNighter playing live music behind the front stretch grandstands after Friday’s schedule of events. Then, the newest DIRTcar champions will be recognized to commence Saturday’s closer in the “Prairie State.”
