June 139:05 AM ET
Wet forecast dooms Kankakee event
Facing forecasts for severe thunderstorms Thursday evening, track and series officials cancelled the second round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, Ill. The race won’t be rescheduled.
Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, captured Wednesday’s opener at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway on the tour that now heads for Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. The remainder of the first week of action is set for Saturday at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway and Sunday at Sycamore Speedway in Maple Park, Ill.