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September 27
Coles County Speedway,
Mattoon, IL
Sanction: DIRTcar Supers (Rural King Road to the Dome) - $10,000
Information provided by: Track reports (last updated September 28, 12:35 am)
Troutman nips Spatola for Coles County's $10,000
Rural King Road to the Dome
  1. Drake Troutman
  2. Mike Spatola
  3. Tanner English
  4. Jason Feger
  5. Brandon Sheppard
  6. Austin Howes
  7. Ryan Gustin
  8. Chevy Boyer
  9. Timmy Dick
  10. Bob Gardner
  11. Troy Morris III
  12. Parker Perry
  13. Matt Koch
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Drake Troutman shows off his paycheck at Coles County.
What won the race: Overtaking Mike Spatola on the 38th lap, polesitter Drake Troutman of Hyndman, Pa., earned $10,000 on Sunday at Coles County Speedway in the 40-lap Rural King Road to the Dome. Troutman swapped sliders with Spatola with three laps to go, then edged ahead to secure the victory, winning by 0.889 of a second in a 13-car feature.
Quotable: "I'll tell you what, this place raced really good," Troutman said. "I'm gonna be honest, I came up here earlier in the night before we even started on last I'm like, 'Damn, it looks pretty narrow, but it definitely raced good," Troutman said, adding that "we're finally getting some momentum going here. We're loving the new team. I can't thank Jerry (Foster) and those guys enough for giving me and my guys the opportunity and nice little morale boost to go into the next week."
Key notes: Drake Troutman scored his sixth Late Model feature of the season and third since joining his Jerry Foster-owned team midsummer. ... Mike Spatola, last year's Road to the Dome winner, officially led the first 37 laps from outside the front row. ... Troutman briefly led on the 18th lap, but officials ruled a caution erased the move, putting Spatola back out front for the lap-19 restart (Troutman apologized in his victory lane interview for the slide job that caused the drivers to make contact). ... Ryan Gustin ran much of the race with his nearly disconnected rear spoiler flapping behind his car, running third most of the way but slipping to seventh at the finish. ... Two cautions slowed the race, the first for a slowing Troy Morris III on the 19th lap. ... Bob Gardner slowed and retired on the 24th lap. ... The 14-minute feature concluded at 10:11 p.m. ... Chris Ferguson and Kade Ballinger scratched from the feature. ... The Late Model race was delayed because of a caution-plagued modified feature that required 50 minutes for 30 laps. ... Eight drivers completed 40 laps. ... Tanner English's 10.519-second fast time was six-tenths of a second faster than anyone else. ... The Rural King Road to the Dome provides Troutman an automatic invitation to compete in the Dec. 3-5 Gateway Dirt Nationals at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo.
On the move: Fast qualifier Tanner English of Benton, Ky., started seventh and finished third.
Winner's sponsors: Troutman's Jerry Foster-owned Longhorn Chassis is sponsored by RFI Resources, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Shaffer Construction, Wheeler Fleet Solutions, Shoe's Diesel Performance, Stone Natural Resources, D&R Trucking, Thunderhill Trucking, Rice Tire, Smith Warehouse, Claar's Notary, ABC Supply, CertainTeed and Jerry's Siding-Roofing-Windows.
Points chase: DIRTcar before Sunday: 1. Tanner English (2,419); 2. Jason Feger (2,399); 3. Mike Spatola (2,235); 4. Ryan Unzicker (2,180); 5. Todd Brennan (2,170).
Current weather: Clear, 57°F
Car count: 15
Fast qualifier: Tanner English
Time: 10.519 seconds
Polesitter: Drake Troutman
Heat race winners: Jason Feger, Mike Spatola, Austin Howes
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Troutman, Spatola
Row 2: Gardner, Gustin
Row 3: Feger, Howes
Row 4: English, Sheppard
Row 5: T. Dick, Boyer
Row 6: Morris, Ch. Ferguson
Row 7: Perry, Koch
Row 8: Ballinger

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