Dirt on Dirt - Flag-to-flag Feger tops Hell Tour stop at Wilmot

June 15

Wilmot Raceway,

Wilmot, WI

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 15, 10:55 pm)

Flag-to-flag Feger tops Hell Tour stop at Wilmot

Jason Feger
Tanner English
Frank Heckenast Jr.
Cade Dillard
Mitch McGrath
Clay Stuckey
Daniel Adam
Matthew Larson
Michael Leach
Jake Rainey
Brody Smith
Brad Mueller
Tyler Millwood
Mark Voigt
Tyler Leach
Mike Provenzano
Curt Schroeder
Doug Tye
Mike Spatola
Paul Parker
Turk Letizia
Mike Mataragas

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Jason Feger celebrates his first Wilmot victory and second Hell Tour win.

What won the race: Second-starting Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., fired off from the outside front row and led all 30 laps largely unchallenged in winning Monday's DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Wilmot Raceway. Feger beat Tanner English by 1.181 seconds for the $5,000 paycheck, his second Summer Nationals victory of the season and 37th of his career.

Quotable: “I was really comfortable at Sycamore last night, so I was able to feel a few things that I feel like helped me make some better decisions on the car and what directions we need to go,” Feger said. “This place was really difficult last year, but the track guys did a great job this year and we were all out there cussing them for as much track prep as they did. We thought it was gonna be wide open, but it blew back off pretty quick and was really good."

Key notes: Feger's second Summer Nationals victory came four days after earning $10,000 on June 12 at Coles County Speedway in Mattoon, Ill. ... It was his first Wilmot triumph. ... Feger captured his fourth feature win stateside this season, adding to a May 2 local DIRTcar victory at Fairbury (Ill.) Speedway and May 22 at Davenport (Iowa) Speedway on the MARS Late Model tour. ... Tanner English slipped by polesitter Frank Heckenast Jr. for second on the 13th lap, but never seriously challenged Feger over the race's second half. ... The points-leading English has five consecutive podium finishes; Heckenast settled for third. ... Cade Dillard, who intends to compete this entire week, was pressuring Daniel Adam for fifth when Doug Tye spun after being lapped, collecting fourth-running Mike Spatola on the 21st lap; Spatola elected to retire after DIRTcar officials sent him to the rear for spinning to avoid Tye. Dillard ultimately finished fourth after taking the spot on the lap-21 restart. ... Mitch McGrath went from eighth-to-fifth on the lap-21 restart and rounded out the top five. ... Clay Stuckey overtook Adam for sixth on the final lap, relegating Adam to seventh. ... Besides the lap-21 caution for Tye's turn-two spin, the race was halted by a 10-minute red flag on the opening lap when Mike Mataragas spun from 11th, collecting Curt Schroeder and Turk Letizia, with Letizia's car ending up suspended on top of Mataragas's hood; all drivers were OK though it took track officials several minutes to safely remove Letizia's car from the top of Mataragas's front end. Mataragas retired while Schroeder finished all but one lap in 17th and Letizia continued until pulling off on lap 12 with heavy nose damage. ... The 30-lapper lasted 26 minutes with 15 starters completing the distance. ... The Summer Nationals heads to Iowa for the next three rounds starting Tuesday at West Liberty.

On the move: Clay Stuckey of Shreveport, La., started 10th and finished sixth; Michael Leach of Sun River, Mont., started 13th and finished ninth.

Winner's sponsors: Feger’s Longhorn Chassis has a Clements Racing Engine with sponsorship from Titan Industries, SC Online Sales, Hoker Trucking, The Big Cheese MM, Out-Pace Racing Products, CorrosionX, Multi Fire Wires, RemTek Enterprises, RLM Enterprises, Cheap Cars, FK Rod Ends, Keyser Manufacturing, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Speedwerx, Rosser Battery, Ohlins by Longhorn Dynamics, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Wehrs Machine, VP Racing Fuels, Griffin Sign Shop and Limelight Graphics.

Points chase: Week 2 after Wilmot: 1. Jason Feger (75); 2. Tanner English (70); 3. Frank Heckenast Jr. (65); 4. Cade Dillard (60); 5. Mitch McGrath (55). Overall after Wilmot: 1. Tanner English (356); 2. Jason Feger (341); 3. Frank Heckenast Jr. (272); 4. Daniel Adam (261); 5. Clay Stuckey (254).

Current weather: Clear, 73°F

Car count: 22

Fast qualifier: Mike Spatola

Time: 15.313 seconds

Polesitter: Frank Heckenast Jr.

Heat race winners: Tanner English, Frank Heckenast Jr., Jason Feger

Next series race: June 16, West Liberty Raceway (West Liberty, IA) $5,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

From staff reports

WILMOT, Wis. — Updates from Monday’s fifth round of the 40th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Wilmot Raceway, an event highlighted by a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Second-starting Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., fired off from the outside front row and led all 30 laps largely unchallenged in winning Monday's DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Wilmot Raceway. Feger beat Tanner English by 1.181 seconds for the $5,000 paycheck, his second Summer Nationals victory of the season and 37th of his career.

Feature lineup

(30 laps)

Row 1: Frank Heckenast Jr., Jason Feger
Row 2: Tanner English, Mike Spatola
Row 3: Cade Dillard, Daniel Adam
Row 4: Mitch McGrath, Matthew Larson
Row 5: Jake Rainey, Clay Stuckey
Row 6: Mike Mataragas, Brody Smith
Row 7: Michael Leach, Tyler Leach
Row 8: Tyler Millwood, Brad Mueller
Row 9: Mark Voigt, Doug Tye
Row 10: Curt Schroeder, Paul Parker
Row 11: Turk Letizia, Mike Provenzano

Heat race results

(Eight laps; all transfer)

First heat: Tanner English, Mike Spatola, Mitch McGrath, Clay Stuckey, Michael Leach, Brad Mueller, Curt Schroeder, Mike Provenzano.

Second heat: Frank Heckenast Jr., Cade Dillard, Matthew Larson, Mike Mataragas, Tyler Leach, Mark Voigt, Paul Parker

Third heat: Jason Feger, Daniel Adam, Jake Rainey, Brody Smith, Tyler Milwood, Doug Tye, Turk Letizia.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., 15.313
2. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 15.466
3. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 15.518
4. Mitch McGrath (74), Waukesha, Wis., 15.564
5. Michael Leach (09), Sun River, Mont., 15.576
6. Curt Schroeder (15c), Newton, Iowa, 16.105
7. Mike Provenzano (m27), Marseilles, Ill., 16.274
8. Brad Mueller (89m), Random Lake, Wis., 16.496
Group B
1. Cade Dillard (97), Robeline, La., 15.374
2. Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 15.623
3. Mike Mataragas (1m), DeKalb, Ill., 15.647
4. Matthew Larson (8), Lake Elmo, Minn., 15.670
5. Tyler Leach (05), Sun River, Mont., 15.728
6. Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 15.918
7. Paul Parker (10p), Kaukauna, Wis., 15.945
Group C
1. Jake Rainey (87), Powder Springs, Ga., 15.728
2. Daniel Adam (75), Peru, Ill., 15.766
3. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 15.775
4. Brody Smith (17sr), Dade City, Fla., 15.849
5. Tyler Millwood (31m), Kingston, Ga., 15.878
6. Doug Tye (4D), Troy, Ill., 16.503
7. Turk Letizia (D1), Milwaukee, Wis., 16.670

Monday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
3:30 p.m. - Tech and registration open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
5 p.m. - Tech and registration close
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:15 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
Feature events
- Late Models (30 laps)
- Modifieds (20 laps)