MACON, Ill. – July 7, 2011 – Mother Nature wasn’t ready for the DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour Thursday evening as storms saturated the racing surface forcing DIRTcar Racing and Track Officials to postpone the nights event.
The Herald & Review 100 will now be run on Thursday, July 21 and will count towards a drivers DIRTcar Late Model National Points. Shannon Babb continues to lead DIRTcar Summer Nationals points by 125 markers over Scott James of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and 189 points over defending ‘Hell Tour’ Champion Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill.
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The DIRTcar Summer Nationals will return to action Friday, July 8 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway.
DIRTcar Summer Nationals Hell Tour Point Standings (Top 20) as of: July 7, 2011
| RANK | # | DRIVER | TOTAL | DIFF |
| 1 | 18 | SHANNON BABB | 904 | |
| 2 | 81 | SCOTT JAMES | 779 | -125 |
| 3 | 25 | JASON FEGER | 715 | -189 |
| 4 | 3s | BRIAN SHIRLEY | 700 | -204 |
| 5 | 28 | DENNIS ERB | 699 | -205 |
| 6 | 24 | RYAN UNZICKER | 676 | -228 |
| 7 | B5 | BRANDON SHEPPARD | 652 | -252 |
| 8 | 1s | JACK SULLIVAN | 600 | -304 |
| 9 | 54 | DILLAN WHITE | 549 | -355 |
| 10 | 55 | JEEP VANWORMER | 535 | -369 |
| 11 | 1W | DONNY WALDEN | 503 | -401 |
| 12 | 7M | MATT MILLER | 501 | -403 |
| 13 | 21 | BILLY MOYER JR | 421 | -483 |
| 14 | 7R | KENT ROBINSON | 338 | -566 |
| 15 | 32 | BOBBY PIERCE | 329 | -575 |
| 16 | 89 | MIKE SPATOLA | 311 | -593 |
| 17 | 21 | BILLY MOYER | 300 | -604 |
| 18 | B12 | KEVIN WEAVER | 247 | -657 |
| 19 | 91 | RUSTY SCHLENK | 242 | -662 |
| 20 | 9 | DAN SCHLIEPER | 227 | -677 |
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/July 13 |
| June 21 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, Ill. | PPD/July 14 |
| June 22 | Highland Speedway | Highland, Ill. | Scott James (50) |
| June 23 | Fayette County Speedway | Brownstown, Ill. | Jason Feger (48) |
| June 24 | Tri-City Speedway | Pontoon Beach, Ill. | Dan Schlieper (52) |
| June 25 | Fairbury American Legion Speedway | Fairbury, Ill. | PPD/July 23 |
| June 26 | I-96 Speedway | Lake Odessa, Mich. | Shannon Babb (46) |
| June 28 | Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville, Ind. | Shannon Babb (22) |
| June 29 | Belle Clair Speedway | Belleville, Ill. | Michael Kloos (32) |
| June 30 | Clay Hill Motorsports Park | Atwood, Tenn. | Mike Spatola (30) |
| July 1 | Paducah International Raceway | Paducah, Ky. | Ray Cook (40) |
| July 2 | I-55 Raceway | Pevely, Mo. | Billy Moyer (41) |
| July 3 | Lincoln Speedway | Lincoln, Ill. | Brandon Sheppard (35) |
| July 4 | 34 Raceway | Burlington, Iowa | Brian Birkhofer (26) |
| July 6 | Peoria Speedway | Peoria, Ill. | Shannon Babb (38) |
| July 7 | Macon Speedway | Macon, Ill. | PPD/July 21 |
| 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 14 | Spoon River Speedway | Canton, 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 Competition Series Air Filters, 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.