Dirt on Dirt - Feger doubles up at Lincoln, wins Week 2 cash

June 25

Lincoln Speedway,

Lincoln, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $7,500

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 26, 3:20 am)

Feger doubles up at Lincoln, wins Week 2 cash

Jason Feger
Myles Moos
Ashton Winger
Jake Little
Billy Moyer Jr.
Frank Heckenast Jr.
Clay Stuckey
Morgan Bagley
Brandon Eskew
Tim Lance
Tyler Clem
Rich Bell
Bob Gardner
Kye Blight
Cody Bauer
Steve Sheppard Jr.
Thomas Hunziker
Doug Tye
Carson Brown
Mick Quin
Mark Voigt
Drake Troutman
Brian Diveley

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Jason Feger won Sunday's caution-free feature at Lincoln.

What won the race: Second-starting Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., regained the lead from hometown driver Myles Moos with an outside move exiting turn four and never looked back, leading the final 36 laps to capture Sunday's caution-free DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Lincoln Speedway. Feger earned $7,500 and notched his second Summer Nationals victory in three nights and the 25th of his career in wrapping up the $10,000 Week 2 points title.

Quotable: “It was a little sketchy, the midgets (division) had it so crumbed-up up there, just had to tiptoe a little bit,” Feger said. “Luckily, we got (turns) one and two cleaned up decent enough to get a run and I was able to get back to the bottom in three and four and make it happen. But man, it sounds like we have a few fans here tonight, that’s awesome. You had to be patient (with lapped traffic), the car was really good. We love coming here, we don’t come here near enough, but we’re going to go back and drink some beer.”

Key notes: Feger led twice for 39 of the 40 laps; self-proclaiming this to be the best week of his career, Feger said his team will take a couple days off and return to the Summer Nationals tour on June 28 at Adams County or June 30 at Paducah. ... Third-starting Myles Moos pressured Feger much of the race and led lap four before finishing 0.713 of a second back. ... Fifth-starting Ashton Winger traded sliders with Moos in the closing laps, settling for third place. ... Polesitter Jake Little failed to lead a lap but ran inside the top-five for the entire distance, finishing fourth with his right rear quarterpanel flapping in the wind. ... Billy Moyer Jr. closed a solid week with another top-five finish after opening the week with a $5,000 victory at Moberly, Mo. ... Tim Lance gained four spots and finished 10th. ... Following a first-lap heat tangle that left Kye Blight's atop Drake Troutman's, the drivers started the feature with provision. Blight finished 14th and Troutman retired on lap 24 in 16th. ... Brian Diveley pulled off before taking the green flag the feature. ... Sunday's feature lasted 11 minutes.

On the move: Clay Stuckey of Shreveport, La., started 12th and finished seventh.

Winner's sponsors: Feger’s Longhorn Chassis has a Jay Dickens Racing Engine with sponsorship from Titan Industries, Digital Copy Systems, Hoker Trucking, The Big Cheese MM, Floyd’s Waste Systems, Remtek Enterprises, and RLM Enterprises and Cheap Cars.

Points chase: After Lincoln (overall): 1. Jason Feger (675); 2. Frank Heckenast Jr. (582); 3. Ashton Winger (550); 4. Bob Gardner (482); 5. Kye Blight (426). After Lincoln (week two final): 1. Jason Feger (363); T2. Billy Moyer Jr. (306); T2. Ashton Winger (306); 4. Frank Heckenast Jr. (289); 5. Drake Troutman (249).

Current weather: Overcast Light Rain, NA

Car count: 27

Fast qualifier: Kye Blight

Time: 13.309 seconds

Polesitter: Jake Little

Heat race winners: Billy Moyer Jr., Jason Feger, Jake Little

Consolation race winners: Rich Bell

Provisional starters: Kye Blight, Doug Tye, Thomas Hunziker, Drake Troutman, Mick Quin

Next series race: June 27, Springfield Raceway (Springfield, MO) $5,000

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

From staff reports

LINCOLN, Ill. — Updates and results from the 10th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Lincoln Speedway, an event highlighted by a $7,500-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Second-starting Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., regained the lead for good with an outside move out of turn four and never looked back, leading the final 36 laps to win Sunday's $7,500 DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Lincoln Speedway. Feger notched his second straight Summer Nationals victory at Lincoln and his second of the season, marking the 25th of his career.

Feger led twice for 39 of the 40 laps. ... Third-starting Myles Moos pressured Feger throughout the race and led lap four before finishing 0.713 of a second back. ... Fifth-starting Ashton Winger traded sliders with Myles Moos in the closing laps, settling for third place.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Jake Little, Jason Feger
Row 2: Billy Moyer Jr., Myles Moos
Row 3: Ashton Winger, Brandon Eskew
Row 4: Tyler Clem, Frank Heckenast Jr.
Row 5: Cody Bauer, Morgan Bagley
Row 6: Bob Gardner, Clay Stuckey
Row 7: Steve Sheppard Jr., Tim Lance
Row 8: Carson Brown, Rich Bell
Row 9: Mark Voigt, Brian Diveley
Row 10: Kye Blight, Doug Tye
Row 11: Thomas Hunziker, Drake Troutman
Row 12: Mick Quin

Consolation race results

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

First consolation: Rich Bell, Mark Voigt, Brian Diveley, Thomas Hunziker, Doug Tye, Roben Huffman, Billy Hough, Drake Troutman, David Payne, Kye Blight, Ryan Miller, Mick Quin, Jimmy Miller.

Heat race notes

Billy Moyer Jr. took the lead on lap six and paced the final three circuits to win the first heat race. Myles Moos led the first five laps before being overtaken by Moyer Jr. and settled for second. After earning fast qualifier honors, Australia’s Kye Blight overdrove the entrance of turn one on the first lap, sliding across the nose of Drake Troutman and struck the wall heavily, coming to a stop in the outside line; Troutman had nowhere to go and slammed into the back of Blight’s stopped machine, lifting Blight’s rear wheels up onto his hood and air cleaner. It took track officials nine minutes to separate the cars and cleanup the scene of the incident. Blight and Troutman did not finish, but both received a provisional starting position after failing to transfer through the consolation. … Jason Feger narrowly repelled Ashton Winger in the closing laps, leading green-to-checkered to win heat two. … Jake Little led all eight laps to win the third and final heat race.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top five transfer)

First heat: Billy Moyer Jr., Myles Moos, Tyler Clem, Morgan Bagley, Stevie Sheppard, Rich Bell, Roben Huffman, Ryan Miller, Kye Blight, Drake Troutman.

Second heat: Jason Feger, Ashton Winger, Frank Heckenast Jr., Bob Gardner, Tim Lance, Mark Voigt, Brian Diveley, Doug Tye, Jimmy Miller.

Third heat: Jake Little, Brandon Eskew, Cody Bauer, Clay Stuckey, Carson Brown, Thomas Hunziker, Billy Hough, David Payne, Mick Quin.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown
Group A
Kye Blight (31aus), Katanning, W. Australia, 13.309
Drake Troutman (7T), Hyndman, Pa., 13.568
Myles Moos (84), Lincoln, Ill., 13.605
Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 13.779
Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 13.789
Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 13.897
Stevie Sheppard (5s), New Berlin, Ill., 14.121
Rich Bell (21B), Sheffield, Ill., 14.128
Roben Huffman (33H), Midland City, Ill., 14.670
Ryan Miller (11m), Lincoln, Ill., 15.053
Group B
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 13.360
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.398
Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., 13.818
Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 13.839
Brian Diveley (11D), Springfield, Ill., 13.996
Tim Lance (48), Brimfield, Ill., 14.256
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 14.369
Doug Tye (4D), Collinsville, Ill., 14.673
Jimmy Miller (18m), Highland, Ill., 14.674
Group C
Cody Bauer (19x), Farwell, Mich., 14.044
Jake Little (38J), Springfield, Ill., 14.110
Brandon Eskew (11E), Ashland, Ill., 14.158
David Payne (7p), Cabot, Ark., 14.418
Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 14.689
Carson Brown (57), New London, N.C., 14.753
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 14.781
Billy Hough (334), Thomasboro, Ill., 15.509
Mick Quin (23NZ), Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 15.540

Sunday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m.: Pits open
4 p.m.: Grandstands open
5:30 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m.: On-track activity
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Midget hot laps
- Modified hot laps/qualifying
6:40 p.m.: Qualifying
- Super Late Models (2 laps)
7 p.m.: Opening ceremonies
- Midget heat races (8 laps)
- Super Late Model heat races (8 laps)
- Modified heat races (8 laps)
- Midget consolation (12 laps)
- Super Late Model consolation (8 laps)
Intermission
Features
- Midgets (30 laps)
- Super Late Models (40 laps)
- Modifieds (20 laps)