DIRTcar Racing

10/23/2026

10/22/2026

Who wants FREE pit-passes to the World Short Track Championship!?

We want to bring 1 winner + 3 guests to join us at this year’s DIRTcar Racing WSTC at The Dirt Track At Charlotte💥

All you have to do is sign up for our newsletter between now and next week!

No purchase necessary. One winner will randomly be selected from eligible entries.

Link to register in bio!

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10/21/2026

🏁 Flashback: Kyle Strickler gets win No. 4 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte!

Strickler led the Summit Racing Equipment DIRTcar UMP Modified main event green-to-checkered in 2024 for his fourth World Short Track Championship victory ('16, '17, '20, '24), tying the record for the most all-time in one division (non-Hornet) by a single driver.

10/21/2026

✍️ LAST DAY to pre-register ⚠️

Save money on your entry fee and get one (1) FREE ATV pass when you sign up to race the 11th World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Oct. 29–31! Must be completed by midnight tonight.

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10/20/2026

Congratulations to 2026 MARS Modified Championship powered by Summit Racing Equipment Champion, Michael Ledford!

This is Ledford’s first career MARS title! In 19 feature events he captured 4 wins, 13 top-5 finishes, and 16 top-10 finishes. His victories came at Peoria Speedway, Fairbury American Legion Speedway, Benton Speedway, and The Belle Clair Speedway.

10/19/2026

1️⃣ Month away from one of the biggest UMP Modified races of the year — the 13th annual Emil & Dale Reutimann Memorial Race at Volusia Speedway Park!

$10,000 and the Crystal Tractor trophy on the line for the winner of the 50-lap finale. Drivers can pre-register at ⬇️ https://dirtcarmembers.com/event_register.php?event_id=5

Get tickets + event info at VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com. Can't be there? DIRTVision will have live coverage all weekend.

10/19/2026

📣 LAST CALL for early registration ⚠️

Register your car to race in the 11th annual World Short Track Championship at The Dirt Track at Charlotte by this Wednesday, Oct. 21, and get one (1) 🆓 ATV pass and money off your entry fee.

Sign up at WorldShortTrackChampionship.com.

10/19/2026

DIRTcar Fall Nationals is in the books. 🏁

The 2026 DIRTcar Racing regular season came to a close Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway. Congratulations to the Feature winners!

• Late Models — Tanner English (National Championship! 🏆)
• UMP Modifieds — Michael Ledford
• Pro Late Models — Colby Sheppard
• Pro Modifieds — Brayden Doyle
• Stock Car — Joe Brown

📸 Slingin Dirt with Security Photo

10/19/2026

Full Night 2 31st Annual DIRTcar Racing Fall Nationals Results

111 Total Entries

22 entries
DIRTcar Late Models
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 96-Tanner English[2]; 2. 25-Jason Feger[3]; 3. 89-Mike Spatola[4]; 4. 38J-Jake Little[6]; 5. 21B-Rich Bell[5]; 6. ZT1-Zach Taylor[11]; 7. MT1-Matt Taylor[7]; 8. 75-Daniel Adam[1]; 9. 5S-Steve Sheppard[8]; 10. 33H-Roben Huffman[13]; 11. 27-Greg Kimmons[15]; 12. 122-Timmy Dick[9]; 13. 30-Mark Voigt[17]; 14. 18C-John Provenzano[16]; 15. 16W-Tony Wolf[12]; 16. 09-Jeff Riddell[19]; 17. 74-Russ Adams[14]; 18. 33R-Collin Rutledge[18]; 19. 36-Jerry Huffman[21]; 20. 5B-Brandon Sweitzer[22]; 21. 33-Devin McLean[10]; 22. 122D-Hudson Dick[20]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 75-Daniel Adam[1]; 2. 89-Mike Spatola[2]; 3. MT1-Matt Taylor[4]; 4. 33-Devin McLean[3]; 5. 33H-Roben Huffman[5]; 6. 18C-John Provenzano[6]; 7. 09-Jeff Riddell[7]; 8. (DNS) 5B-Brandon Sweitzer

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 96-Tanner English[1]; 2. 21B-Rich Bell[3]; 3. 5S-Steve Sheppard[4]; 4. ZT1-Zach Taylor[2]; 5. 74-Russ Adams[7]; 6. 30-Mark Voigt[5]; 7. 122D-Hudson Dick[6]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Jason Feger[1]; 2. 38J-Jake Little[2]; 3. 122-Timmy Dick[3]; 4. 16W-Tony Wolf[4]; 5. 27-Greg Kimmons[6]; 6. 33R-Collin Rutledge[5]; 7. (DNS) 36-Jerry Huffman

Qualifying: 1. 75-Daniel Adam, 13.368[2]; 2. 96-Tanner English, 13.488[14]; 3. 25-Jason Feger, 13.494[12]; 4. 89-Mike Spatola, 13.498[5]; 5. ZT1-Zach Taylor, 13.629[4]; 6. 38J-Jake Little, 13.669[20]; 7. 33-Devin McLean, 13.832[21]; 8. 21B-Rich Bell, 13.911[11]; 9. 122-Timmy Dick, 14.119[10]; 10. MT1-Matt Taylor, 14.139[15]; 11. 5S-Steve Sheppard, 14.235[22]; 12. 16W-Tony Wolf, 14.396[8]; 13. 33H-Roben Huffman, 14.460[7]; 14. 30-Mark Voigt, 14.469[6]; 15. 33R-Collin Rutledge, 14.559[1]; 16. 18C-John Provenzano, 14.676[17]; 17. 122D-Hudson Dick, 14.940[19]; 18. 27-Greg Kimmons, 15.171[18]; 19. 09-Jeff Riddell, 15.335[13]; 20. 74-Russ Adams, 15.376[16]; 21. 36-Jerry Huffman, 15.718[3]; 22. (DNS) 5B-Brandon Sweitzer

29 entries
Taco Bell DIRTcar Modifieds
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 09-Michael Ledford[4]; 2. 22-Deece Schwartz[5]; 3. 36-Kenny Wallace[1]; 4. 35-Brandon Roberts[3]; 5. 14C-Rick Conoyer[7]; 6. 77-Ray Bollinger[8]; 7. 89-Austin Friedman[12]; 8. 25X-Kyle Helmick[11]; 9. 99-Hunt Gossum[9]; 10. K67-Braiden Keller[2]; 11. 11D-Brian Diveley[13]; 12. 55-Rockett Bennett[19]; 13. 2-Brayden Doyle[6]; 14. 117-Degan Dozard[10]; 15. 14-Brian Lynn[23]; 16. 19C-Carter Sinkhorn[15]; 17. 96C-Marshall Call[17]; 18. 69-Noah Sugg[21]; 19. B5-Matthew Baker[16]; 20. 58R-Ryan Hamilton[14]; 21. 14K-Shane Kelley[18]; 22. 10H-Chris Morefield[22]; 23. 87C-Alan Crowder[24]; 24. (DNS) 29-Chris Spalding

Last Chance Showdown (8 Laps): 1. B5-Matthew Baker[5]; 2. 96C-Marshall Call[1]; 3. 14K-Shane Kelley[8]; 4. 55-Rockett Bennett[9]; 5. 29-Chris Spalding[7]; 6. 14-Brian Lynn[10]; 7. 10H-Chris Morefield[12]; 8. 5S-Blaise Baker[14]; 9. 18-Clayton Rossmann[2]; 10. 87C-Alan Crowder[11]; 11. 2M-Scott McDonald[6]; 12. (DNS) 69-Noah Sugg; 13. (DNS) 4G-John Goveia; 14. (DNS) 11-Alec Davis

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 35-Brandon Roberts[2]; 2. 09-Michael Ledford[1]; 3. 14C-Rick Conoyer[4]; 4. 117-Degan Dozard[9]; 5. 11D-Brian Diveley[5]; 6. 96C-Marshall Call[6]; 7. 4G-John Goveia[10]; 8. 29-Chris Spalding[3]; 9. 14-Brian Lynn[7]; 10. 11-Alec Davis[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. K67-Braiden Keller[2]; 2. 22-Deece Schwartz[1]; 3. 77-Ray Bollinger[3]; 4. 25X-Kyle Helmick[4]; 5. 58R-Ryan Hamilton[5]; 6. 18-Clayton Rossmann[7]; 7. B5-Matthew Baker[6]; 8. 14K-Shane Kelley[10]; 9. 87C-Alan Crowder[8]; 10. 5S-Blaise Baker[9]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Kenny Wallace[2]; 2. 2-Brayden Doyle[3]; 3. 99-Hunt Gossum[1]; 4. 89-Austin Friedman[5]; 5. 19C-Carter Sinkhorn[4]; 6. 69-Noah Sugg[8]; 7. 2M-Scott McDonald[9]; 8. 55-Rockett Bennett[6]; 9. 10H-Chris Morefield[7]

Qualifying: 1. 09-Michael Ledford, 14.608[15]; 2. 22-Deece Schwartz, 14.704[25]; 3. 99-Hunt Gossum, 14.710[16]; 4. 35-Brandon Roberts, 14.714[2]; 5. K67-Braiden Keller, 14.731[20]; 6. 36-Kenny Wallace, 14.778[27]; 7. 29-Chris Spalding, 14.790[17]; 8. 77-Ray Bollinger, 14.800[1]; 9. 2-Brayden Doyle, 14.826[14]; 10. 14C-Rick Conoyer, 14.843[24]; 11. 25X-Kyle Helmick, 14.871[21]; 12. 19C-Carter Sinkhorn, 14.911[12]; 13. 11D-Brian Diveley, 14.915[7]; 14. 58R-Ryan Hamilton, 14.927[13]; 15. 89-Austin Friedman, 14.938[10]; 16. 96C-Marshall Call, 14.939[8]; 17. B5-Matthew Baker, 14.968[4]; 18. 55-Rockett Bennett, 15.009[18]; 19. 14-Brian Lynn, 15.178[11]; 20. 18-Clayton Rossmann, 15.187[9]; 21. 10H-Chris Morefield, 15.194[3]; 22. 11-Alec Davis, 15.270[23]; 23. 87C-Alan Crowder, 15.284[22]; 24. 69-Noah Sugg, 15.375[26]; 25. 117-Degan Dozard, 15.435[6]; 26. 5S-Blaise Baker, 15.984[28]; 27. 2M-Scott McDonald, 16.067[5]; 28. 4G-John Goveia, 16.580[19]

15 entries
DIRTcar Pro Late Models
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 27-Colby Sheppard[2]; 2. 14-Braden Johnson[5]; 3. 16-Chase Wilson[6]; 4. 16P-Augustine Punke[3]; 5. 122-Hudson Dick[1]; 6. 56-Jacob Doolen[12]; 7. 5B-Brandon Sweitzer[9]; 8. X3-Ben Kirchner[10]; 9. 707-Erik Vanapeldoorn[8]; 10. 32-Brandon Rarick[11]; 11. 74-Russ Adams[13]; 12. 16C-Tristan Coleman[14]; 13. 99-Tim Luttrell[4]; 14. 10M-Austin Mccarty[7]; 15. 91R-Eric Rutherford[15]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 122-Hudson Dick[1]; 2. 16P-Augustine Punke[2]; 3. 14-Braden Johnson[3]; 4. 10M-Austin Mccarty[5]; 5. 5B-Brandon Sweitzer[4]; 6. 32-Brandon Rarick[6]; 7. 74-Russ Adams[7]; 8. 91R-Eric Rutherford[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 27-Colby Sheppard[1]; 2. 99-Tim Luttrell[2]; 3. 16-Chase Wilson[3]; 4. 707-Erik Vanapeldoorn[6]; 5. X3-Ben Kirchner[4]; 6. 56-Jacob Doolen[5]; 7. 16C-Tristan Coleman[7]

Qualifying: 1. 122-Hudson Dick, 14.856[13]; 2. 27-Colby Sheppard, 15.058[12]; 3. 16P-Augustine Punke, 15.219[3]; 4. 99-Tim Luttrell, 15.298[15]; 5. 14-Braden Johnson, 15.308[11]; 6. 16-Chase Wilson, 15.424[1]; 7. 5B-Brandon Sweitzer, 15.569[10]; 8. X3-Ben Kirchner, 15.600[8]; 9. 10M-Austin Mccarty, 15.633[5]; 10. 56-Jacob Doolen, 15.868[9]; 11. 32-Brandon Rarick, 15.920[4]; 12. 707-Erik Vanapeldoorn, 16.014[2]; 13. 74-Russ Adams, 16.137[7]; 14. 16C-Tristan Coleman, 16.664[14]; 15. 91R-Eric Rutherford, 16.700[6]

Warmup / Track Finish: 1. 99-Tim Luttrell, 15.884[15]; 2. X3-Ben Kirchner, 15.973[6]; 3. 27-Colby Sheppard, 15.978[11]; 4. 16P-Augustine Punke, 16.254[8]; 5. 10M-Austin Mccarty, 16.582[7]; 6. 74-Russ Adams, 17.364[1]; 7. (DNS) 16C-Tristan Coleman; 8. (DNS) 122-Hudson Dick; 9. (DNS) 56-Jacob Doolen; 10. (DNS) 14-Braden Johnson; 11. (DNS) 32-Brandon Rarick; 12. (DNS) 91R-Eric Rutherford; 13. (DNS) 5B-Brandon Sweitzer; 14. (DNS) 707-Erik Vanapeldoorn; 15. (DNS) 16-Chase Wilson

32 entries
DIRTcar Pro Modifieds
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 67-Brayden Doyle[1]; 2. 66-Kade Ballinger[2]; 3. 13-Zach Whaley[3]; 4. 10K-Kody Kovski[7]; 5. 24-Brody Unzicker[6]; 6. 215-Jake Montgomery[8]; 7. 99G-Liam Gray[5]; 8. 52-Bradley Stanfill[12]; 9. 3C-Drake Compton[11]; 10. 99-Tim Luttrell[16]; 11. 75-Gavyn Parmele[10]; 12. 116K-Cole Knebel[9]; 13. 51-Clayton Stanfill[13]; 14. 72-Donnie Cheesman[18]; 15. 15T-Taryn Page[20]; 16. 51H-Lane Harris[15]; 17. 27-Colby Eller[17]; 18. 25-Rob Neubauer[22]; 19. X20-Lucas Boulton[25]; 20. H28-David Henderson[19]; 21. 21JR-Drew Schwartz[21]; 22. 08-Brady Collins[23]; 23. 81-Isaac Bauman[24]; 24. Z-Dalton Ewing[4]; 25. Z13-Zack Huegen[14]

Last Chance Showdown (8 Laps): 1. 99-Tim Luttrell[3]; 2. 27-Colby Eller[11]; 3. 72-Donnie Cheesman[1]; 4. H28-David Henderson[6]; 5. 15T-Taryn Page[10]; 6. 25-Rob Neubauer[7]; 7. X20-Lucas Boulton[9]; 8. 81-Isaac Bauman[5]; 9. 28T-Kanden Tompkins[2]; 10. 57-Aiden Page[4]; 11. 08-Brady Collins[14]; 12. 19-Duncan Auter[13]; 13. 72A-Andrew Fonner[17]; 14. 23-Ryan Timmons[12]; 15. 9-Tony Schahrer[8]; 16. (DNS) 21JR-Drew Schwartz; 17. (DNS) 10 4-Mason Bruley

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 67-Brayden Doyle[1]; 2. Z-Dalton Ewing[2]; 3. 10K-Kody Kovski[3]; 4. 75-Gavyn Parmele[4]; 5. 51-Clayton Stanfill[7]; 6. 72-Donnie Cheesman[6]; 7. 57-Aiden Page[5]; 8. 25-Rob Neubauer[9]; 9. 15T-Taryn Page[8]; 10. 19-Duncan Auter[10]; 11. (DNS) 10 4-Mason Bruley

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 13-Zach Whaley[1]; 2. 99G-Liam Gray[5]; 3. 215-Jake Montgomery[2]; 4. 3C-Drake Compton[3]; 5. Z13-Zack Huegen[6]; 6. 28T-Kanden Tompkins[9]; 7. 81-Isaac Bauman[10]; 8. 9-Tony Schahrer[7]; 9. 27-Colby Eller[4]; 10. 08-Brady Collins[8]; 11. 72A-Andrew Fonner[11]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 66-Kade Ballinger[2]; 2. 24-Brody Unzicker[7]; 3. 116K-Cole Knebel[1]; 4. 52-Bradley Stanfill[3]; 5. 51H-Lane Harris[10]; 6. 99-Tim Luttrell[5]; 7. H28-David Henderson[8]; 8. X20-Lucas Boulton[6]; 9. 23-Ryan Timmons[9]; 10. 21JR-Drew Schwartz[4]

Qualifying: 1. 67-Brayden Doyle, 15.587[29]; 2. 13-Zach Whaley, 15.635[28]; 3. 116K-Cole Knebel, 15.731[11]; 4. Z-Dalton Ewing, 15.885[3]; 5. 215-Jake Montgomery, 15.902[25]; 6. 66-Kade Ballinger, 15.921[8]; 7. 10K-Kody Kovski, 15.923[26]; 8. 3C-Drake Compton, 15.949[15]; 9. 52-Bradley Stanfill, 15.976[10]; 10. 75-Gavyn Parmele, 15.994[7]; 11. 27-Colby Eller, 16.061[30]; 12. 21JR-Drew Schwartz, 16.068[5]; 13. 57-Aiden Page, 16.086[24]; 14. 99G-Liam Gray, 16.091[2]; 15. 99-Tim Luttrell, 16.092[32]; 16. 72-Donnie Cheesman, 16.141[23]; 17. Z13-Zack Huegen, 16.148[19]; 18. X20-Lucas Boulton, 16.172[6]; 19. 51-Clayton Stanfill, 16.290[1]; 20. 9-Tony Schahrer, 16.397[20]; 21. 24-Brody Unzicker, 16.409[27]; 22. 15T-Taryn Page, 16.418[9]; 23. 08-Brady Collins, 16.469[14]; 24. H28-David Henderson, 16.470[16]; 25. 25-Rob Neubauer, 16.503[13]; 26. 28T-Kanden Tompkins, 16.508[22]; 27. 23-Ryan Timmons, 16.547[4]; 28. 19-Duncan Auter, 16.605[21]; 29. 81-Isaac Bauman, 16.608[31]; 30. 51H-Lane Harris, 16.678[12]; 31. 10 4-Mason Bruley, 16.824[17]; 32. 72A-Andrew Fonner, 16.857[18]

13 entries
Street Stocks
Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9-Joe Brown[3]; 2. 42-Jesse Simmons[1]; 3. G51-Tyler Gilmour[5]; 4. 16L-Dylon Holycross[6]; 5. 23-Dennis Wernle[7]; 6. 16-Gene Reed[2]; 7. 11S-John Strawser[13]; 8. 4S-Kirk Spurgeon[4]; 9. 16JR-Carson Reed[8]; 10. 13-Ryan Blankenship[9]; 11. (DNF) 36-Cale Huffman[10]; 12. (DNF) 5C-Don Hoffstadt[11]; 13. (DNS) 15-Terry Reed

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 42-Jesse Simmons[3]; 2. 9-Joe Brown[1]; 3. G51-Tyler Gilmour[2]; 4. 23-Dennis Wernle[5]; 5. 13-Ryan Blankenship[6]; 6. 5C-Don Hoffstadt[7]; 7. (DNF) 11S-John Strawser[4]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 16-Gene Reed[1]; 2. 4S-Kirk Spurgeon[2]; 3. 16L-Dylon Holycross[3]; 4. 16JR-Carson Reed[4]; 5. 36-Cale Huffman[6]; 6. 15-Terry Reed[5]

Qualifying: 1. 9-Joe Brown, 16.219[1]; 2. 16-Gene Reed, 17.000[9]; 3. G51-Tyler Gilmour, 17.195[7]; 4. 4S-Kirk Spurgeon, 17.198[10]; 5. 42-Jesse Simmons, 17.231[4]; 6. 16L-Dylon Holycross, 17.288[3]; 7. 11S-John Strawser, 17.534[2]; 8. 16JR-Carson Reed, 17.564[6]; 9. 23-Dennis Wernle, 18.130[5]; 10. 15-Terry Reed, 19.073[12]; 11. 13-Ryan Blankenship, 19.516[13]; 12. 36-Cale Huffman, 19.605[8]; 13. 5C-Don Hoffstadt, 20.382[11]

10/19/2026

English Claims First DIRTcar National Championship With Fall Nationals Victory at Lincoln Speedway

Ledford, Sheppard, Brown and Doyle also score Sunday victories as 2026 Lincoln Speedway season comes to a close

LINCOLN, IL — October 18, 2026 — The 2026 DIRTcar Fall Nationals came to a dramatic conclusion Sunday night at Lincoln Speedway, as another strong field of competitors filled the pit area for the final night of DIRTcar national points competition.

A total of 111 entries were on hand across five divisions, with national championships, season-ending bragging rights, and one final trip to victory lane all on the line.

The headline story once again came from the DIRTcar Super Late Models, where the national championship battle between Tanner English and Jason Feger came down to the final feature of the season.

Feger entered Sunday having won Saturday night's Fall Nationals opener, cutting English's championship advantage to just eight points. With the title hanging in the balance, the two contenders wasted little time getting to the front.

English and Feger both won their heat races and started near the front of the 30-lap feature. English quickly established himself at the point, but Feger remained close throughout the race, searching for any opportunity to get alongside the championship leader.

Feger, the three-time defending DIRTcar National Champion, refused to let English get away and kept the pressure on throughout the closing laps.

When the checkered flag fell, however, it was Tanner English taking his first career Lincoln Speedway victory and, with it, his first DIRTcar Super Late Model National Championship.

Feger crossed the line second by another slim margin, one night after beating English in a photo finish. Mike Spatola completed a strong weekend with a third-place finish, while Jake Little and Rich Bell rounded out the top five.

The championship capped a memorable weekend for the Super Late Models, with the two title contenders finishing first and second on both nights — Feger winning Saturday and English answering Sunday with the biggest victory of his season.

Ledford Takes Modified Finale; McKinney Earns National Championship

The Taco Bell DIRTcar Modifieds produced another entertaining feature Sunday night, with Kenny Wallace moving to the early lead from the pole.

Wallace was soon joined by Michael Ledford and Brandon Roberts, creating a three-car fight at the front of the field. Ledford and Roberts worked the lower groove while Wallace battled to maintain the top spot, at times putting the leaders three-wide.

Eventually, Ledford worked his way into the lead and began to pull away, driving to a convincing Fall Nationals finale victory.
Deece Schwartz finished second, followed by Wallace, Roberts and Rick Conoyer.

Although Saturday competitor Mike McKinney was not in attendance Sunday, his season-long body of work was enough to secure the 2026 DIRTcar Modified National Championship and the $25,000 top prize.

Sunday's Modified field featured 29 entries, adding another strong lineup to a weekend that brought some of the Midwest's best Modified racers to Lincoln Speedway.

Sheppard Completes Pro Late Model Sweep

For the second night in a row, the DIRTcar Pro Late Model feature belonged to Colby Sheppard of Williamsville, Illinois.

Sheppard started second and quickly moved to the front, building another sizable advantage as the 20-lap feature unfolded.

Just as he had Saturday night, 2026 DIRTcar Pro Late Model National Champion Braden Johnson of Taylorville, Illinois began closing the gap during the latter stages of the race.

Johnson was able to cut into Sheppard's lead, but once again the Williamsville driver had enough in reserve.

Sheppard crossed the finish line first to complete a clean sweep of the Fall Nationals weekend, with Johnson finishing second for the second consecutive night.

Chase Wilson finished third, followed by Augustine Punke and Hudson Dick.

After competing on a limited schedule throughout much of the season, Sheppard closed 2026 in impressive fashion with back-to-back Fall Nationals victories.

Brown Wins Stock Car Season Finale

The DIRTcar Stock Cars joined the Fall Nationals program Sunday night for their season finale, bringing another quality field to Lincoln Speedway.

Joe Brown of Wilmington, Illinois started third in the 20-lap feature and quickly worked his way forward.

Brown, who had already enjoyed an outstanding 2026 campaign with numerous victories across Illinois, eventually took command of the race and drove to another win to close out his season.

Jesse Simmons finished second, while Tyler Gilmour recorded a strong third-place finish. Dylon Holycross and Dennis Wernle completed the top five.

Brown also set fast time earlier in the program with a lap of 16.219 seconds.

Doyle Goes Two-for-Two in Pro Modifieds

The final feature of the 2026 Lincoln Speedway season ended much the same way Saturday night's Pro Modified feature had — with Brayden Doyle of Ashmore, Illinois out front.

After winning the opening night feature, Doyle returned Sunday and immediately showed he was again the driver to beat.

Doyle was the night's fastest qualifier with a lap of 15.587 seconds, won his heat race and started from the pole for the 20-lap feature.
From there, he controlled the race and kept the field behind him all the way to the checkered flag, completing a weekend sweep of the DIRTcar Pro Modified features.

Kade Ballinger finished second for the second consecutive night, while national championship contender Zach Whaley came home third. Kody Kovski and Brody Unzicker rounded out the top five.
Whaley's championship rival, Drake Compton, finished ninth after starting 11th.

Successful Fall Nationals Closes 2026 Lincoln Speedway Season
The 2026 DIRTcar Fall Nationals brought a record level of pre-event interest and strong fields throughout the weekend, with competitors coming from across Illinois and surrounding states.

Saturday featured 114 entries across four divisions, followed by 111 entries across five divisions Sunday.

The event also marked the first racing weekend under the new LED track lighting recently installed at Lincoln Speedway and the Logan County Fairgrounds.

From national championship drama to photo finishes, deep fields, Bennett Memorial bonus money, and two nights of competitive feature racing, the Fall Nationals provided a fitting conclusion to the 2026 Lincoln Speedway season.

With Sunday's final checkered flag, the season officially came to an end.

Lincoln Speedway and Track Enterprises would like to thank all of the fans, competitors, race teams, sponsors, employees, officials, volunteers, and everyone at the Logan County Fairgrounds who helped make the 2026 season possible.

The support throughout the year — and especially during Fall Nationals weekend — helped make another memorable season at Lincoln Speedway.

Additional information and future announcements can be found at LincolnSpeedwayIL.com.