August 24
Red Hill Raceway,
Sumner, IL
Sanction: MARS Late Model Championship Series - $5,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated August 25, 12:42 pm)
Unzicker outduels Feger for $5,000 at Red Hill
- Ryan Unzicker
- Jason Feger
- Justin Duty
- Bob Gardner
- Shannon Babb
- Kye Blight
- Mark Voigt
- Daniel Adam
- Joe Chalmers
- Cody Laney
- Terry Bolin
- Dylan Thompson
- Kyle McMahon
- Jonathan Woods
- Lee Williams
- Morgan Staggs
- Dale Markham
- Blaze Burwell
What won the race: Overtaking race-long pacesetter Jason Feger on a lap-20 restart, fourth-starting Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., cruised to win Saturday’s 30-lap MARS Late Model Championship Series stop at Red Hill Raceway. Unzicker bagged $5,000 for his fourth MARS victory of the season and the 11th of his career.
Quotable: “Jason (Feger) set a pretty torrid pace there at the beginning. I knew I had a pretty good pace, but honestly, I knew it was gonna be tough to beat him,” Unzicker said. “I just got lucky on the restart, he pushed up a little bit and (my) car was good enough to get underneath.”
Key notes: Second-starting Jason Feger, also a four-time series winner this season, settled for second, 0.651 of a second back after leading the opening 20 laps. ... Feger now holds a slim 37-point advantage over Unzicker with seven races left on the schedule. ... Pole-starting Bob Gardner slipped to fourth. ... Shannon Babb secured his second top-five finish aboard a new Category 5 Race Car after finishing runner-up in Friday's opener at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Ill. ... Daniel Adam backed up his first career MARS win in Tri-City's opener with an eighth-place effort. ... The main event lasted 21 minutes, with 10 drivers completing 30 laps and 11 running at the checkers.
On the move: Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., started 11th and finished fifth; Mark Voigt of Marine, Ill., started 13th and finished seventh.
Winner's sponsors: Unzicker’s MB Customs Race Car has a Pro Power Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from RJR Transportation, Brucker Farms, Mosquito Hero, Fairbury Fastener & Supply, Larimer Cows & Calves, Absolute Home Repair & Remodeling, Gary Miller’s Classic Auto, El Paso Outdoor Center, Unzicker Equipment, Renegade Fuels and Aftershock Decals & Design, Konstruction Services, Pro Tire and Automotive, Mackinac Valley Powder Coating, Logan Smith Collectibles, Clean It Up 843 Pressure Washing Professionals, A Solution HVAC & Construction, Budda by Bert, DirtcarLift, Keyser Manufacturing, Allstar Performance, NAPA El Paso, Action Suspension and Varsitee Screenprinting.
Points chase: After Red Hill: 1. Jason Feger (783); 2. Ryan Unzicker (746); 3. Bob Gardner (597); 4. Justin Duty (590); 5. Kye Blight (545).
Current weather: Clear, 81°F
Car count: 18
Fast qualifier: Kye Blight
Time: 15.210 seconds
Polesitter: Bob Gardner
Heat race winners: Kye Blight, Jason Feger
Next series race: August 30, Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) $5,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.