June 21, 2026 | By Jordan DeLucia, DIRTcar PR

Cade Dillard Gets First Career Summer Nationals Win at I-55

PEVELY, Mo.—They say good things come to those who wait, and Cade Dillard has certainly waited a long time for this one.

Dillard, of Robeline, LA, has collected many wins across multiple different Late Model series in his career, as well as a host of victories in the Modified ranks before joining the national Late Model circuit in 2019. But coming into I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park Saturday night, he was determined to check another series off his to-win list.

For 40 laps, the 35-year-old paced the DIRTcar Summer Nationals field around the 1/3-mile high-banks, leading the main event flag-to-flag to score his first career victory on the Hell Tour.

Since his first appearance with the series in 2019, he’d come close to a win multiple times. But Saturday night was finally his time to shine in the summer heat.

“About four years ago at Spoon River (Speedway), we were leading one of these Hell Tour races, and I think with two laps-to-go, we had a pretty good lead. We broke a drive shaft, so that kind of stung ever since,” Dillard said. “I always thought it would be cool to win one of these, so I’m glad to get my name up there with so many good drivers on the wins list.”

The 40-lap Feature went green, and it was Dillard who got the jump on the opening lap, powering around the outside of polesitter Daryn Klein.

As the bottom became the preferred groove around I-55 toward the halfway point, the top six were nose-to-tail, waiting for a mistake from anyone ahead of them.

Klein stepped out and tried the top side on Lap 23 in an effort to try and make the pass, but Dillard held more speed on the bottom. Fourth-starting Shannon Babb later took a peek to Dillard’s inside on Lap 30, but again, Dillard held strong out front.

No one was able to make a serious bid for the lead the rest of the way as Dillard crossed the line and pocketed the $10,000 check.

“Anytime you get a win, it just helps the team morale and boost my confidence. I am pretty hard on myself, so a lot of times, I doubt myself,” Dillard said. “So just to get our confidence back up and get going onto the next race.”

Shannon Babb finished second, Tanner English finished third, Michael Leach in fourth, and Jason Feger rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT - The DIRTcar Summer Nationals moves back into the Land of Lincoln with a stop at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, IL on Sunday, June 21. Tickets will be sold at the track on race day.

How else can you watch the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Every race is broadcasted live on DIRTVision.


DIRTCAR LATE MODEL RESULTS (29 entries)

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 97-Cade Dillard[2]; 2. 18-Shannon Babb[4]; 3. 96-Tanner English[12]; 4. 09-Michael Leach[3]; 5. 25-Jason Feger[6]; 6. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[15]; 7. 10-Daryn Klein[1]; 8. 57M-Camaron Marlar[9]; 9. 49-Luke Morey[16]; 10. 17SR-Brody Smith[14]; 11. 75-Daniel Adam[17]; 12. 30-Mark Voigt[19]; 13. 33F-Rickey Frankel[8]; 14. 15-Clay Stuckey[11]; 15. 16W-Tony Wolf[5]; 16. 74-Mitch McGrath[7]; 17. 10J-Jordan Bauer[18]; 18. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[20]; 19. 31M-Tyler Millwood[13]; 20. 16-Rusty Griffaw[21]; 21. 4D-Doug Tye[22]; 22. T4-Adam Tischhauser[23]; 23. 6K-Michael Kloos[10]

Consolation Race (8 Laps): 1. 49-Luke Morey[3]; 2. 75-Daniel Adam[2]; 3. 10J-Jordan Bauer[4]; 4. 18C-Matt Cooper[6]; 5. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[9]; 6. 30-Mark Voigt[7]; 7. 16-Rusty Griffaw[10]; 8. 32M-Cody Maguire[11]; 9. T4-Adam Tischhauser[14]; 10. 4D-Doug Tye[5]; 11. 42L-Lane Ehlert[8]; 12. 31-Easton Bollinger[13]; 13. (DNS) 00-Mike Harrison; 14. (DNS) 87-Jake Rainey

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Daryn Klein[2]; 2. 18-Shannon Babb[1]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath[6]; 4. 6K-Michael Kloos[7]; 5. 31M-Tyler Millwood[5]; 6. 00-Mike Harrison[4]; 7. 10J-Jordan Bauer[3]; 8. 30-Mark Voigt[10]; 9. 16-Rusty Griffaw[9]; 10. 31-Easton Bollinger[8]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 09-Michael Leach[1]; 2. 16W-Tony Wolf[7]; 3. 33F-Rickey Frankel[5]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 5. 17SR-Brody Smith[4]; 6. 75-Daniel Adam[3]; 7. 4D-Doug Tye[10]; 8. 42L-Lane Ehlert[6]; 9. 32M-Cody Maguire[9]; 10. T4-Adam Tischhauser[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 97-Cade Dillard[2]; 2. 25-Jason Feger[1]; 3. 57M-Camaron Marlar[4]; 4. 96-Tanner English[5]; 5. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[3]; 6. 49-Luke Morey[6]; 7. 18C-Matt Cooper[7]; 8. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[8]; 9. (DNS) 87-Jake Rainey

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 18-Shannon Babb, 13.401[7]; 2. 10-Daryn Klein, 13.545[4]; 3. 10J-Jordan Bauer, 13.555[3]; 4. 00-Mike Harrison, 13.670[10]; 5. 31M-Tyler Millwood, 13.693[6]; 6. 74-Mitch McGrath, 13.731[5]; 7. 6K-Michael Kloos, 13.862[1]; 8. 31-Easton Bollinger, 13.872[2]; 9. 16-Rusty Griffaw, 13.919[9]; 10. 30-Mark Voigt, 14.229[8]

Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 09-Michael Leach, 13.537[2]; 2. 15-Clay Stuckey, 13.683[8]; 3. 75-Daniel Adam, 13.973[9]; 4. 17SR-Brody Smith, 14.278[7]; 5. 33F-Rickey Frankel, 14.496[6]; 6. 42L-Lane Ehlert, 14.640[3]; 7. 16W-Tony Wolf, 14.783[1]; 8. T4-Adam Tischhauser, 14.931[10]; 9. 32M-Cody Maguire, 14.958[5]; 10. 4D-Doug Tye, 14.981[4]

Qualifying 3 (2 Laps): 1. 25-Jason Feger, 13.765[5]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard, 13.776[1]; 3. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 14.017[9]; 4. 57M-Camaron Marlar, 14.125[3]; 5. 96-Tanner English, 14.130[7]; 6. 49-Luke Morey, 14.161[2]; 7. 18C-Matt Cooper, 14.280[8]; 8. 21-Billy Moyer Sr, 14.506[4]; 9. (DNS) 87-Jake Rainey



CURRENT DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS OVERALL STANDINGS

Points Updated: June 20, 2026

Pos. No. Driver Hometown Points Gap Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
1 96 Tanner English Benton, KY 530  8 0 7 8
2 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 526 -4 8 3 6 8
3 99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 403 -127 8 0 2 6
4 15 Clay Stuckey Shreveport, LA 400 -130 8 0 2 5
5 09 Michael Leach Sun River, MT 389 -141 8 0 2 5
6 75 Daniel Adam Peru, IL 388 -142 8 0 2 5
7 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 339 -191 5 2 3 4
8 74 Mitch McGrath Waukesha, WI 330 -200 8 0 1 2
9 17SR Brody Smith Dade City, FL 307 -223 7 0 0 1
10 30 Mark Voigt Marine, IL 289 -241 6 0 0 1


CURRENT WEEK 2 DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS STANDINGS

Points Updated: June 20, 2026

Pos. No. Driver Hometown Points Gap Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
1 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 260  4 2 3 4
2 97 Cade Dillard Robeline, LA 244 -16 4 1 3 4
3 96 Tanner English Benton, KY 244 -16 4 0 3 4
4 99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 196 -64 4 0 1 3
5 15 Clay Stuckey Shreveport, LA 196 -64 4 0 1 2
6 09 Michael Leach Sun River, MT 189 -71 4 0 1 2
7 75 Daniel Adam Peru, IL 175 -85 4 0 0 2
8 74 Mitch McGrath Waukesha, WI 168 -92 4 0 1 1
9 17SR Brody Smith Dade City, FL 155 -105 4 0 0 1
10 31M Tyler Millwood Kingston, GA 150 -110 4 0 0 1


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Hunt Gossum Scores Sixth Career Summit Modified Victory at I-55

PEVELY, Mo. -- In the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals’ first appearance in Missouri in 2026, Hunt Gossum brought his Kentucky-born skills to the track and dominated the main event Saturday night.

Gossum, 21, of Mayfield, KY, led all 25 circuits around the 1/3-mile oval of I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, banking his sixth career series win over Michael Long and Chris Spalding.

Gossum got the jump on the initial start of the race, beating polesitter Rick Conoyer to the bottom lane in Turn 1. He found lap traffic on Lap 14, which allowed Spalding to close the gap to only a few tenths of a second as the race neared the halfway point. Spalding took his No. 29 up to the top side in search of a way by Gossum, but he was unable to find the grip he needed as Long raced by underneath to take the runner-up spot.

This allowed Gossum to stretch his lead once again and drive the field back around to the checkered flag to bank his first Summit Modified win since going to Victory Lane at Lincoln Speedway one year ago.

“It felt like a 100-lap race, I’m going to be honest,” Gossum said. “I got lucky enough to be on the front row. I don’t know if [Conoyer] spun his tires on the start, but I just went. I mean, my car launched and I just turned and got into the rubber.”

UP NEXT - The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals head to Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, IL, on Sunday, June 21. Tickets for the event will be sold at the track on race day.

How else can you watch the Summit Modifieds? Every race is broadcasted live on DIRTVision.


DIRTCAR UMP MODIFIED RESULTS (36 entries)

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 99-Hunt Gossum[2]; 2. 18L-Michael Long[4]; 3. 29-Chris Spalding[3]; 4. 0-Damian Kiefer[6]; 5. 24S-Jacob Steinkoenig[5]; 6. 51-Timmy Hill[7]; 7. 14C-Rick Conoyer[1]; 8. 9-Ken Schrader[13]; 9. 17V-Mike Vanderiet Jr[15]; 10. 05-Dave Wietholder[9]; 11. 87Z-Zeb Moake[18]; 12. 98-Joshua Hawkins[12]; 13. 77-Ray Bollinger[8]; 14. 74-James Hileman[10]; 15. 21B-Hunter Breland[16]; 16. 5S-Owen Steinkoenig[24]; 17. 16-Shawn Deering[22]; 18. J82-Treb Jacoby[23]; 19. 74S-Chris Sieweke[21]; 20. 47-Jack Sartain[19]; 21. 23-Dylan Sharp[14]; 22. 58R-Ryan Hamilton[17]; 23. 24H-Mike Harrison[11]; 24. 4G-Paul Schrempf Jr[20]

Last Chance Showdown 1 (8 Laps): 1. 58R-Ryan Hamilton[3]; 2. 47-Jack Sartain[5]; 3. 5S-Owen Steinkoenig[1]; 4. 84G-Gary Gross[6]; 5. 3G-Haleigh Gross[10]; 6. 816-Travis Raterman[7]; 7. 4-Brenden Heizer[2]; 8. (DNS) 118-Dustin Atchison; 9. (DNS) 2-Dennis Richards; 10. (DNS) 29C-Joey Cotterman

Last Chance Showdown 2 (8 Laps): 1. 87Z-Zeb Moake[1]; 2. 4G-Paul Schrempf Jr[2]; 3. 21-Randy Dickman[4]; 4. J82-Treb Jacoby[8]; 5. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[5]; 6. 16-Shawn Deering[3]; 7. 74S-Chris Sieweke[7]; 8. 86A-Kevin Burns[10]; 9. 93-Zack Wickens[6]; 10. 28C-Jeff Cotterman[9]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 18L-Michael Long[2]; 2. 24S-Jacob Steinkoenig[1]; 3. 05-Dave Wietholder[7]; 4. 9-Ken Schrader[5]; 5. 5S-Owen Steinkoenig[4]; 6. 58R-Ryan Hamilton[3]; 7. 47-Jack Sartain[6]; 8. 816-Travis Raterman[9]; 9. (DNS) 29C-Joey Cotterman

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14C-Rick Conoyer[4]; 2. 51-Timmy Hill[2]; 3. 24H-Mike Harrison[1]; 4. 17V-Mike Vanderiet Jr[6]; 5. 4-Brenden Heizer[8]; 6. 118-Dustin Atchison[9]; 7. 84G-Gary Gross[3]; 8. 2-Dennis Richards[7]; 9. (DNS) 3G-Haleigh Gross

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 99-Hunt Gossum[1]; 2. 0-Damian Kiefer[2]; 3. 74-James Hileman[3]; 4. 23-Dylan Sharp[4]; 5. 87Z-Zeb Moake[5]; 6. 16-Shawn Deering[7]; 7. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[6]; 8. 74S-Chris Sieweke[8]; 9. 28C-Jeff Cotterman[9]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 29-Chris Spalding[4]; 2. 77-Ray Bollinger[2]; 3. 98-Joshua Hawkins[5]; 4. 21B-Hunter Breland[1]; 5. 4G-Paul Schrempf Jr[6]; 6. 21-Randy Dickman[7]; 7. 93-Zack Wickens[9]; 8. J82-Treb Jacoby[3]; 9. (DNS) 86A-Kevin Burns

Qualifying A (3 Laps): 1. 24S-Jacob Steinkoenig, 14.412[11]; 2. 24H-Mike Harrison, 14.477[13]; 3. 18L-Michael Long, 14.485[2]; 4. 51-Timmy Hill, 14.558[6]; 5. 58R-Ryan Hamilton, 14.588[10]; 6. 84G-Gary Gross, 14.647[3]; 7. 5S-Owen Steinkoenig, 14.709[15]; 8. 14C-Rick Conoyer, 14.746[16]; 9. 9-Ken Schrader, 14.765[18]; 10. 3G-Haleigh Gross, 14.772[4]; 11. 47-Jack Sartain, 14.794[7]; 12. 17V-Mike Vanderiet Jr, 14.800[8]; 13. 05-Dave Wietholder, 14.829[14]; 14. 2-Dennis Richards, 15.288[9]; 15. 29C-Joey Cotterman, 15.288[1]; 16. 4-Brenden Heizer, 15.639[5]; 17. 816-Travis Raterman, 15.688[12]; 18. 118-Dustin Atchison, 15.745[17]

Qualifying B (3 Laps): 1. 99-Hunt Gossum, 14.294[18]; 2. 21B-Hunter Breland, 14.477[3]; 3. 0-Damian Kiefer, 14.511[12]; 4. 77-Ray Bollinger, 14.529[14]; 5. 74-James Hileman, 14.645[2]; 6. J82-Treb Jacoby, 14.673[11]; 7. 23-Dylan Sharp, 14.719[13]; 8. 29-Chris Spalding, 14.730[6]; 9. 87Z-Zeb Moake, 14.743[5]; 10. 98-Joshua Hawkins, 14.854[7]; 11. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr, 14.909[8]; 12. 4G-Paul Schrempf Jr, 15.129[16]; 13. 16-Shawn Deering, 15.281[4]; 14. 21-Randy Dickman, 15.293[15]; 15. 74S-Chris Sieweke, 15.365[10]; 16. 86A-Kevin Burns, 15.401[17]; 17. 28C-Jeff Cotterman, 15.538[1]; 18. 93-Zack Wickens, 15.630[9]



CURRENT SUMMIT RACING MODIFIED TOUR NATIONALS STANDINGS

ints Updated: June 20, 2026

Pos. No. Driver Hometown Points Gap Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
1 77 Ray Bollinger Kewanee, IL 314  5 0 4 4
2 24Z Zeke McKenzie Claypool, IN 256 -58 4 1 4 4
3 18L Michael Long Fowler, IL 199 -115 3 1 2 3
4 24H Mike Harrison Highland, IL 183 -131 3 1 2 2
5 0K Damian Kiefer Ste Genevieve, MO 173 -141 3 0 2 2
6 74S Chris Sieweke Santa Rosa, CA 168 -146 3 0 0 0
7 J24 Jeremy Nichols Findlay, IL 139 -175 3 0 1 2
8 24S Jacob Steinkoenig Highland, IL 136 -178 2 1 2 2
9 O5 Dave Wietholder Liberty, IL 134 -180 3 0 0 2
10 99 Hunt Gossum Mayfield, KY 130 -184 2 1 1 2