Dirt Late Model racing's indoor spectacle, the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center, takes over Downtown St. Louis for the eighth running of the mega event this week.

GRANITE CITY, Ill. — A forecast of inclement weather Friday night into Saturday afternoon prompted first-time promoter Gordy Gundaker to cancel this weekend’s inaugural Summer Cup Clash at Tri-City Speedway.

Winning Thursday night’s 25-lap preliminary feature to kick off the Castrol Gateway Dirt Nationals certainly excited Nick Hoffman. But it didn’t satisfy him.