{"id":38101,"date":"2022-03-29T16:59:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/?p=38101"},"modified":"2022-03-29T16:59:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:59:04","slug":"bank-on-it-points-fund-increase-tow-money-program-in-play-for-37th-hell-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dirtcar.com\/news\/bank-on-it-points-fund-increase-tow-money-program-in-play-for-37th-hell-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"BANK ON IT: Points Fund Increase, Tow Money Program in Play for 37th Hell Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two seasons in competition with a non-traditional Hell Tour<\/em> format has brought the DIRTcar Summer Nationals back to the previous format for its 37th consecutive year. Thirty-two races over forty days comes with an increase in payouts and a new bonus program for drivers who choose to follow the tour.<\/p>\n New for 2022 \u2013\u00a0teams who make the summer-long commitment to compete in every race on the schedule are now eligible for the new tow-money program. Every 500 miles a driver and crew travel earns them a $500 bonus. The 2022 Summer Nationals schedule will have teams trucking over 5,500 miles total, which means teams who enter every event start-to-finish will collect $5,500 in tow money.<\/p>\n The progressive points fund scale introduced last season will again be in effect in 2022, offering a potential $39,000 championship check to the winner of the prestigious Late Model tour. For every event completed after the 25th, an extra $2,000 (up from $1,000 in 2021) will be added to added to the champion\u2019s check which summates to $39,000 if all 32 events on the schedule are completed.<\/p>\n Each of the other spots inside the top-10 will follow suit, with different amounts being added to each position\u2019s check as more races past 25 are completed. At its maximum, the runner-up in final points could take home over $15,000 with over $10,000 going to third-place. For 32 races complete, over $85,000 will be distributed between all 10 points fund check-eligible positions.<\/p>\n Weekly points fund checks will also be distributed at the end of each race week; $2,000 to the driver with the most points accumulated between all races contested in that week. Six-consecutive weeks of racing equates to $12,000 distributed in first-place money. This bonus also reaches every driver in the top-10 in points for that week; $5,000 total across all 10 positions.<\/p>\n