Surviving the Gritty Hell Tour Summer Nationals

If you've ever spent a Tuesday night in July standing on a wooden bleacher while dust coats your skin and the humidity hits like a wet blanket, you already know why the hell tour summer nationals earned its nickname. It isn't just a series of dirt track races; it's a grueling, month-long marathon that tests the sanity of drivers and the endurance of their equipment. Officially, it's the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, but nobody calls it that once the first green flag drops. To the people in the pits and the fans in the stands, it's simply the "Hell Tour." ...

May 15, 2026 · 7 min · Celia Jørgen