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UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Night 21: Wet Weather Spoils Spoon River Summer Nationals

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DIRTcar Summer NationalsCanton, IL — Canton, IL — July 8, 2009 — Spot showers that developed in the afternoon hours in Canton, Ill., have forced the cancellation of what was set to be the 21st leg of the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Spoon River Speedway.

No makeup will be ran for the 40-lap, $6,000-to-win race.

The rainout was the fifth of the 2009 version of the “Hell Tour”.

The UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Tour is set to resume Thursday night July 9th at La Salle (Ill.) Speedway for a 40-lap $6,000 to win event.

Randy Korte of Highland, Ill., once again holds a slim four point lead over defending champion Dennis Erb, with three races remaining on the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour.

2009 UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals Point Rankings – Top 20

Rank/Car Number/Name/Points
1 OO RANDY KORTE 1310
2 28 DENNIS ERB 1306
3 25 JASON FEGER 1195
4 18 SHANNON BABB 1191
5 B12 KEVIN WEAVER 1149
6 27 RODNEY MELVIN 1135
7 24 RYAN UNZICKER 1022
8 42 TERRY CASEY 934
9 55 JEEP VANWORMER 840
10 5s STEVE SHEPPARD 836
11 99 FRANK HECKENAST 699
12 1c DUANE CHAMBERLAIN 670
13 21 BILLY MOYER 650
14 3s BRIAN SHIRLEY 649
15 1w DONNY WALDEN 641
16 83 SCOTT JAMES 575
17 B5 BRANDON SHEPPARD 575
18 J1 WES STEIDINGER 516
19 30 MARK VOIGT 476
20 35 DEREK CHANDLER 441

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 (Billy Moyer – 44)
06/21/09 Tri-State Speedway – Haubstadt, IN – $6,000 (Jeep Van Wormer – 43)
06/23/09 Charleston Speedway – Charleston, IL $6,000 (Rodney Melvin – 26)
06/24/09 Tri-City Speedway – Pontoon Beach, IL $6,000 (Jason Feger – 34)
06/25/09 Clay Hill Motorsports Park – Atwood, TN – $6,000 (Billy Moyer – 38)
06/26/09 Paducah International Raceway – Paducah, KY – $10,000 (Billy Moyer – 41)
06/27/09 Fairbury Speedway – Fairbury, IL – $10,000 (Billy Moyer – 34)
06/28/09 Lincoln Speedway – Lincoln, IL – $6,000 (Randy Korte – 35)
06/29/09 Farmer City Raceway – Farmer City,IL $6,000 (Dennis Erb Jr. – 34)
06/30/09 Peoria Speedway – Peoria, IL – $6,000 (Jason Feger – 39)
07/01/09 Highland Speedway – Highland, IL – $6,000 (Jeep Van Wormer – 39)
07/02/09 Macon Speedway – Macon, IL – $6,000 (Shannon Babb – 34)
07/03/09 Quincy Raceway – Quincy, IL – $10,000 (Shannon Babb – 33)
07/04/09 I-55 Raceway – Pevely, MO – $10,000 (RAIN)
07/05/09 Vermillion County Speedway – Danville, IL – $6,000
07/07/09 Shepp Speedway – Alexandria, IL – $6,000 (Shannon Babb – 33)
07/08/09 Spoon River Speedway – Canton,IL $6,000 (RAIN)
07/09/09 La Salle Speedway – La Salle, 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.

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