Dirt on Dirt - Feger rallies, wins Hell Tour flatfest at Paducah

June 30

Paducah International Raceway,

Paducah, KY

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $10,000

Information provided by: Robert Holman, series and track reports (last updated July 1, 11:17 am)

Feger rallies, wins Hell Tour flatfest at Paducah

Jason Feger
Ashton Winger
Kyle Beard
Bob Gardner
Billy Moyer Jr.
Tyler Clem
Morgan Bagley
Thomas Hunziker
Haiden Cowan
Parker Martin
Clay Stuckey
Brent Vosbergen
Mark Voigt
Kye Blight
Drake Troutman
Dylan Thompson
Billy Moyer
Mick Quin
Ronnie Cooper
Matt Cooper
Jeff Roth

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Jason Feger celebrates his $10,000 victory at Paducah.

What won the race: Cycling back around to lead the last four laps after his own flat tire on the third lap, series points leader Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., survived a spate of flats at Paducah International Raceway for a $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. Feger notched his third series victory in 2023 and 26th overall in taking the checkers 1.237 seconds ahead of Ashton Winger, who dominated 27 laps and had a seven-second lead when he had a flat right rear. Drake Troutman restarted as the leader on lap 27 but never officially led a lap after suffering a flat right-rear, his second such flat while leading in the final laps of a series event.

Quotable: "You've got to be smart at this place. It's a really hard track. It's really technical and there's some tricks to it that most people don't know," Feger said. "I've had some wise old guys who used to race here a lot who taught me how to get around his place and avoid the flat tires. Unfortunately, we got one early but it's better to have one early than late. So after that I was trying to really not run the top unless I absolutely had to, and just be super-patient with a with the traffic."

Key notes: Feger won his first Summer Nationals race at Paducah, where he's had significant success including three USA World 50 vitories. ... Feger's previous 2023 series victories came at the Brownstown (Ill.) Bullring and Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway. ... Feger was running seventh at Paducah before leaders fell by the wayside with flats. ... Six cautions slowed the action, mostly for single-car incidents. ... Drake Troutman's flat while leading lap on 28 drew the fifth yellow; he then spun into the infield with left-side damage on lap 29, climbed out his car and walked to the inside of the homestretch to signal his anger toward Bob Gardner. ... Fourth-running Tyler Clem, who ran second most of the race, slowed for a lap-28 yellow; during that caution, Winger dropped to the infield with his flat. ... Mick Quin and Brent Vosbergen spun on the fourth lap. ... The third-running Feger had a lap-three flat tire. ... The initial start was called back. ... Paducah hosted the series for the 20th time. ... Six drivers completed 31 laps (there was an extra circuit because of the green-white-checkered finish).

On the move: Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas, started 15th and finished seventh.

Winner's sponsors: Feger’s Longhorn Chassis used a Clements 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 Paducah: (overall): 1. Jason Feger (875); 2. Ashton Winger (837); 3. Bob Gardner (667); 4. Frank Heckenast Jr. (582); 5. Kye Blight (579). After Paducah (Week 3): 1. Ashton Winger (287); 2. Billy Moyer Jr. (240); 3. Morgan Bagley (221); 4. Drake Troutman (209); 5. Jason Feger (200).

Current weather: Clear, 86°F

Car count: 21

Fast qualifier: Jason Feger

Time: 15.857 seconds

Polesitter: Ashton Winger

Heat race winners: Billy Moyer Jr., Ashton Winger, Jason Feger

Next series race: July 1, Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, TN) $10,000

Editor's note: Corrects that Feger led the final four laps sted three; fixes Feger engine to Clements sted Dickens

From staff reports

PADUCAH, Ky. (June 30) — Updates from the 14th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Paducah International Raceway, an event highlighted by a $10,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Cycling back around to lead the last three laps after his own flat tire on the third lap, series points leader Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., survived a spate of flats at Paducah International Raceway for a $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory. Feger notched his third series victory in 2023 and 26th overall in taking the checkers 1.237 seconds ahead of Ashton Winger, who dominated 27 laps and had a seven-second lead when he had a flat right rear in the 31-lapper (the race was extended a lap because of a green-white-checkered finish). Drake Troutman restarted as the leader on lap 27 but never officially led a lap after suffering a flat right-rear, his second such flat while leading in the final laps of a series event.

Feature lineup

(30 laps)

Row 1: Ashton Winger, Billy Moyer Jr.
Row 2: Jason Feger, Tyler Clem
Row 3: Dylan Thompson, Bob Gardner
Row 4: Haiden Cowan, Billy Moyer
Row 5: Kyle Beard, Mark Voigt
Row 6: Thomas Hunziker, Matt Cooper
Row 7: Clay Stuckey, Parker Martin
Row 8: Morgan Bagley, Ronnie Cooper
Row 9: Drake Troutman, Kye Blight
Row 10: Jeff Roth, Mick Quin
Row 11: Brent Vosbergen

Heat race results

(Eight laps; all transfer)

First heat: Billy Moyer Jr., Tyler Clem, Haiden Cowan, Mark Voigt, Clay Stuckey, Ronnie Cooper, Jeff Roth.

Second heat: Ashton Winger, Dylan Thompson, Billy Moyer, Thomas Hunziker, Parker Martin, Drake Troutman, Mick Quin.

Third heat: Jason Feger, Bob Gardner, Kyle Beard, Matt Cooper, Morgan Bagley, Kye Blight, Brent Vosbergen.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
First group
Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 15.920
Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 16.233
Haiden Cowan (14), Rincon, Ga., 16.609
Ronnie Cooper (10), McKenzie, Tenn., 16.759
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 16.759
Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 16.973
Jeff Roth (14R), Bentonville, Ark., no time
Second group
Drake Troutman (7T), Hyndman, Pa., 16.078
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 16.196
Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 16.278
Dylan Thompson (99), Paducah, Ky., 16.435
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 17.235
Mick Quin (23NZ), Waimarama, New Zealand, 17.254
Parker Martin (6jr), Milledgeville, Ga., no time
Third group
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 15.857
Kye Blight (31aus), Bunbury, W. Australia, 15.998
Kyle Beard (86), Trumann, Ark., 16.415
Matt Cooper (18), McKenzie, Tenn., 16.428
Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., 16.432
Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 16.477
Brent Vosbergen (AUS1), Perth, Western Australia, 16.578

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)

4 p.m.: Pits open
6:30 p.m.: Grandstands open
6:45 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
7 p.m.: On-track activity
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps/qualifying (3 laps)
- Super Late Model qualifying (2 laps)
- Mod lites hot laps/qualifying (2 laps)
- Factory stocks hot laps/qualifying (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Modified heat races (8 laps)
- Super Late Models heat races (8 laps)
- Mod lites heat races (8 laps)
- Factory stocks heat races (8 laps)
- Super Late Model consolation (8 laps)
- Modified last chance (10 laps)
- Super Late Model last chance (10 laps)
Features
- Mod lites (15 laps)
- Modifieds (20 laps)
- Super Late Models (40 laps)
- Factory stocks (15 laps)