Kenny Wallace shared his thoughts on the DIRTCar Summer Nationals 2025 Hell Tour having a number of late night programs that did not see the late model features start until after 11 p.m. local time.

Wallace shared his thoughts on YouTube, where he claimed, “Short tracks struggle. They don’t make any money. I’m going to say it again. Short tracks struggle. They don’t make any money.”

He then addressed viewers and fans, “Now, we want our cake and eat it too. We want it all about us. It’s 10 o’clock. It’s time for me to go to bed. How come they don’t have two divisions? How come they don’t have two divisions? Because I’m tired. I want to go to bed. I get it. I see all the complaining out there.”

“Let me say it like this: Your short track loses money and it’s been through how many owners? How many owners has your short track been through? How many promoters has your short track been through? One time a year, guys. One time a year, your short track tries to make some money by having six classes,” he continued. “It does f***ing suck. It’s a b****! Its a lot. As my mama would say, ‘This too shall pass.’ One night out of 365 days. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath and let your local short track make some good money one time.”

“I get it, it’s all about you. You want to go to bed and and there’s to many classes and all you want to do is watch the super late models. I’m with you. I agree with you. But I’m saying, think about it. I know for a fact that they all lose money. Sometimes they might make on a normal local short track night they make $2,500. … Is it worth it to make $2,500. So your local short track gets one night of the whole year to make a little money.”

Wallace’s comments come in the wake of Kankakee County Speedway promoter Billy Knippenberg breaking down his costs and revenue for the track while addressing complaints that the features did not start until after midnight local time. In his post he noted he needed the support divisions in order to justify the event because he brings in an average of $22,500 in pit passes.

After breaking down his revenue and costs, Knippenberg issued his own complaint about DirtVision and requested that the World Racing Group, which owns the streamer to work with him and other tracks to help reduce his risks while also allowing him to run less divisions and create a more manageable night.

However, another factor into this discussion is the fact that these late nights are happening during the Hell Tour, which is racing nearly every night for the next month. As Todd Turner points out on DirtonDirt.com “long programs are unsustainable on a circuit where long-traveling drivers face enough challenges.”

Furthermore, Turner noted, “What was most striking at the too-late races I attended was that everyone knew it shouldn’t be happening, but no move was made to adjust the schedule or solve the problem.”

What do you make of Wallace’s comments?

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