Dirt on Dirt - Feger denies McCowan, wins Red Hill's $10,000

July 4

Red Hill Raceway,

Sumner, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $10,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 5, 7:58 pm)

Feger denies McCowan, wins Red Hill's $10,000

Jason Feger
Dillon McCowan
Mark Whitener
Trey Mills
Tyler Erb
Brian Rickman
Carson Brown
Billy Moyer
Haiden Cowan
Jason Riggs
Jackson Hise
Derek Groomer
Clay Stuckey
Brody Smith
Tyler Millwood
Kyle Hammer
Gordy Gundaker
Brenden Smith
Shannon Babb
Christian Hanger
Cyle Forgy
Cody Mahoney

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Jason Feger waves the checkers after his $10,000 victory.

What won the race: Winning a side-by-side duel with Dillon McCowan in the first half of the race, series points leader Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., took control for good on the 19th lap and raced to a $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory at Red Hill Raceway. Feger's fifth tour victory of the season came 1.393 seconds ahead of McCowan at the 3/8-mile oval.

Quotable: "I was just patient. This place is typically really hard on tires, and Dillon — I wanted to get up on that top, too — but I didn't think my car would be as good as it was around the bottom, and it drove around it pretty effortlessly and felt really good," Feger said. "So I was gonna stay down there as long as I could just because I knew it was gonna be a lot easier on my tires and just keep pressuring Dillon. He kept running harder and harder and I could see his grip starting to give up on him a little bit."

Key notes: Feger notched his 35th career Hell Tour victory. ... Feger, whose fifth victory tied Tyler Erb for the most of the Summer Nationals this season, led the 12th lap and then 19-40. ... Three of Feger's five victories have paid five figures (weekend races typically pay $10,000). ... Dillon McCowan, who led laps 1-11 and 12-18, settled for second. ... Polesitter Tyler Millwood, a first-time series winner a night earlier in La Salle, Ill., started on the pole and ran third for 17 laps, but a broken spoiler ended his chances. ... Three cautions slowed the action, including the 27th lap to remove Millwood's spoiler debris from the racing surface. ... Kyle Hammer went around for a lap-28 spin. ... The first start was called back for ninth-starting Cody Mahoney's turn-four spin before taking the green (he retired). ... The feature started about 11:20 p.m. ... Tyler Erb was aboard his orange General Lee-themed No. 01 Rocket Chassis that he debuted at Eldora's Dream XXXI after engine failure in his primary (green) car Thursday night at La Salle. ... Carson Brown lowered the track record in time trials.

On the move: Brian Rickman of Columbus, Miss., started 17th and finished sixth.

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, Speedwerx, Go Lithium Battery, Bilstein Shocks, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Wehrs Machine, VP Racing Fuels, Griffin Sign Shop and Limelight Graphics.

Points chase: Week 4 after Red Hill: 1. Jason Feger (280); T2. Tyler Erb (256); T2. Mark Whitener (256); 4. Tyler Millwood (238); 5. Dillon McCowan (228). Overall after Red Hill: 1. Jason Feger (1,215); 2. Tyler Erb (1,133); 3. Dillon McCowan (971); 4. Mark Whitener (912); 5. Tyler Millwood (839).

Current weather: Clear, 79°F

Car count: 33

Fast qualifier: Carson Brown

Time: 15.024 seconds

Polesitter: Tyler Millwood

Heat race winners: Jason Feger, Dillon McCowan, Tyler Erb, Tyler Millwood

Consolation race winners: Brian Rickman

Provisional starters: Christian Hanger, Clay Stuckey, Shannon Babb, Brody Smith

Next series race: July 5, Tri-State Speedway (Haubstadt, IN) $10,000

Editor's note: Swaps 14th- (Bro. Smith) and 15th-place finishers (Millwood).

From staff reports

SUMNER, Ill. — Updates and results from Friday’s 20th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Red Hill Raceway, an event highlighted by a 30-lap, $10,000-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Winning a side-by-side duel with Dillon McCowan in the first half of the race, series points leader Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., took control for good on the 19th lap and raced to a $10,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory at Red Hill Raceway. Feger's fifth tour victory of the season came 1.393 seconds ahead of McCowan at the 3/8-mile oval.

Feature lineup

(30 laps)

Row 1: Tyler Millwood, Dillon McCowan
Row 2: Jason Feger, Tyler Erb
Row 3: Carson Brown, Billy Moyer
Row 4: Trey Mills, Kyle Hammer
Row 5: Cody Mahoney, Mark Whitener
Row 6: Gordy Gundaker, Jason Riggs
Row 7: Derek Groomer, Jackson Hise
Row 8: Haiden Cowan, Brenden Smith
Row 9: Brian Rickman, Cyle Forgy
Row 10: Christian Hanger, Clay Stuckey
Row 11: Shannon Babb, Brody Smith

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

B-main: Brian Rickman, Cyle Forgy, Clay Stuckey, Jadon Frame, Trevor Gundaker, Neil Baggett, Mark Voigt, Greg Williams, Lee Williams, Brody Smith, Tucker Chastain, Thomas Hunziker. Scratched: Shannon Babb, Matthew Brocato, Cam Harris, Christian Hanger, Eli Johnson.

Heat race recap

Second-starting Jason Feger led all eight laps to win the first heat race by 1.712 seconds over pole-starting Carson Brown. Cody Mahoney improved a spot to finish third, with sixth-starting Derek Groomer grabbing the fourth and final transfer spot from Thomas Hunziker as they raced towards the white flag. … Pole-starting Dillon McCowan took control from Gordy Gundaker on the third lap and led the rest of the second heat, taking the checkers 1.645 seconds ahead of fourth-starting Trey Mills. Gundaker, who led the opening two laps, settled for third, with fifth-starting Haiden Cowan rounding out the top-four finishers. … Second-starting Tyler Erb cruised to win the third heat by 1.339 seconds over pole-starting Billy Moyer, while Mark Whitener and Jackson Hise held serve in finishing third and fourth. … Tyler Millwood controlled the fourth and final heat race, leading all eight laps from the pole and winning by 2.222 seconds over third-starting Kyle Hammer. Sixth-starting Jason Riggs charged to finish third, with fifth-starting Brenden Smith taking the fourth and final transfer position into Friday’s 30-lap main event.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Jason Feger, Carson Brown, Cody Mahoney, Derek Groomer, Clay Stuckey, Trevor Gundaker, Matthew Brocato, Tucker Chastain, Thomas Hunziker.

Second heat: Dillon McCowan, Trey Mills, Gordy Gundaker, Haiden Cowan, Shannon Babb, Neil Baggett, Cam Harris, Lee Williams.

Third heat: Tyler Erb, Billy Moyer, Mark Whitener, Jackson Hise, Brian Rickman, Brody Smith, Mark Voigt. Scratched: Eli Johnson.

Fourth heat: Tyler Millwood, Kyle Hammer, Jason Riggs, Brenden Smith, Cyle Forgy, Jadon Frame, Christian Hanger, Greg Williams.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Carson Brown (28B), New London, N.C., 15.024
2. Jason Feger (25F), Bloomington, Ill., 15.397
3. Gordy Gundaker (11G), St. Charles, Mo., 15.662
4. Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 15.701
5. Cam Harris (32xxx), Columbus, Miss., 15.713
6. Cody Mahoney (4), Madison, Ind., 15.756
7. Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 15.825
8. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 15.900
9. Haiden Cowan (14), Rincon, Ga., 15.976
10. Dillon McCowan (75), Urbana, Mo., 15.994
11. Derek Groomer (D48), Bloomington, Ind., 16.003
12. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 16.036
13. Trevor Gundaker (11T), St. Charles, Mo., 16.194
14. Neil Baggett (21xxx), Columbus, Miss., 16.219
15. Matthew Brocato (78), Muscle Shoals, Ala., 16.454
16. Lee Williams (17), Haubstadt, Ind., 16.771
17. Tucker Chastain (80), Mitchell, Ind., 16.912
Group B
1. Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 15.513
2. Tyler Millwood (31m), Kingston, Ga., 15.679
3. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 15.710
4. Christian Hanger (29), Winchester, Tenn., 15.944
5. Mark Whitener (5), Middleburg, Fla., 15.995
6. Kyle Hammer (5s), Clinton, Ill., 16.027
7. Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 16.119
8. Jadon Frame (81F), Winchester, Tenn., 16.138
9. Brian Rickman (90), Columbus, Miss., 16.146
10. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 16.159
11. Brody Smith (17sr), Dade City, Fla., 16.328
12. Jason Riggs (81), College Grove, Tenn., 16.504
13. Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 16.566
14. Greg Williams (17w), Haubstadt, Ind., 17.009
15. Eli Johnson (55), Clewiston, Fla., no time
16. Cyle Forgy (47), Lewisburg, Ky., no time

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
1 p.m. - Pits open
5:30 p.m. - Grandstands open
6:15 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:45 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- B-mod hot laps
- Hornet hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (8 laps)
- B-mod heats (8 laps)
- Hornet heats (6 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (30 laps)
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- B-mod feature (15 laps)
- Hornet feature (12 laps)