Dirt on Dirt - Three-wide pass propels Feger to $5,000 victory

July 2

Lincoln Speedway,

Lincoln, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 3, 1:42 am)

Three-wide pass propels Feger to $5,000 victory

Jason Feger
Tanner English
Jake Little
Luke Morey
Trey Mills
Sam Seawright
Rusty Schlenk
Kyle Hammer
Frank Heckenast Jr.
Kyle Hardy
Rich Bell
Mitch McGrath
Brody Smith
Michael Ledford
Tyler Millwood
Clay Stuckey
Michael Leach
Mike Spatola
Mark Voigt
Ethan Dotson
Brandon Carpenter
Daniel Adam

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Jason Feger (25) makes the winning pass on the backstretch.

What won the race: Executing a daring three-wide pass under Tanner English and Sam Seawright just after a lap-19 restart, fifth-starting Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., led the final 10 laps in winning Thursday's 30-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals stop at Lincoln Speedway. Feger was unchallenged over the race's final third and beat English by 0.956 of a second for the $5,000 payday, his fifth Summer Nationals victory of the season and 40th of his career, giving him sole possession of fifth on the tour's all-time list.

Quotable: “I was really hoping that (lap-19) restart would play out just like it did there. I don’t think I would’ve been able to pass (English and Seawright) if they wouldn’t have starting sliding each other like that," Feger said. "I was the only one up front there really committed to the bottom, I just don’t think they knew kinda what was down there and how to run it.”

Key notes: Sam Seawright led the initial start before Ethan Dotson's turn-four spin negated the opening start, allowing Tanner English to take control on the second start attempt. ... English led until a lap-19 caution changed the complexion of the race, erasing his near 1.5-second advantage. ... Seawright used a turn-three slide job by English to take the lead on the lap-19 restart before sliding too high and backing his right-rear quarterpanel into the turn-four wall, allowing English to get back underneath as they banged doors at the completion of the 19th lap. ... Feger used momentum out of turn two and passed both English and Seawright in a three-wide move down the backstretch, clearing the frontrunners and taking control out of turn four on lap 21. ... Feger captured his eighth overall stateside triumph and his 11th Lincoln special dating back to 2009. ... He now has five career Summer Nationals wins at Lincoln (2010, '22-24, '26). ... English notched his sixth runner-up finish and 12th top five in 13 Hell Tour starts this season. ... Seawright faded to sixth late. ... Luke Morey rode Lincoln's hub from seventh-to-third on lap 24 before ninth-starting Jake Little took third in the final laps. ... Trey Mills, who held second from laps 2-18, rounded out the top five. ... Besides Dotson's turn-four spin, the race was slowed two other times, including for debris from Rusty Schlenk's right-front nosepiece on lap 19; Schlenk soldiered to place seventh with the missing bodywork. ... Mike Spatola slowed for the final stoppage on the 23rd circuit before continuing to finish 18th, the final starter to complete 30 laps. ... The race lasted just shy of 19 minutes with 19 starters running at the finish.

On the move: Jake Little of Springfield, Ill., started ninth and finished third.

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, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Speedwerx, Rosser Battery, Ohlins by Longhorn Dynamics, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Wehrs Machine, VP Racing Fuels, Griffin Sign Shop and Limelight Graphics.

Points chase: Week 4 after Lincoln: 1. Tanner English (293); 2. Sam Seawright (278); 3. Jason Feger (262); 4. Luke Morey (242); 5. Clay Stuckey (226). Overall after Lincoln: Tanner English (894); 2. Jason Feger (854); 3. Clay Stuckey (682); 4. Michael Leach (601); 5. Mitch McGrath (553).

Car count: 35

Fast qualifier: Jason Feger

Time: 12.573 seconds

Polesitter: Tanner English

Heat race winners: Rusty Schlenk, Tanner English, Trey Mills, Sam Seawright

Consolation race winners: Ryan Little, Brandon Carpenter

Provisional starters: Michael Leach, Mark Voigt, Brody Smith, Daniel Adam

Next series race: July 3, Red Hill Raceway (Sumner, IL) $10,000

Editor's note: Correct's Feger's pass for the lead as lap 21 (sted 20); corrects that Feger owns five series victories at Lincoln.

From staff reports

LINCOLN, Ill. — Updates from Thursday’s 13th round of the 40th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Lincoln Speedway, an event highlighted by a 30-lap, $5,000-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Executing a daring three-wide pass under Tanner English and Sam Seawright just after a lap-19 restart, fifth-starting Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., led the final 10 laps in winning Thursday's 30-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals stop at Lincoln Speedway. Feger was unchallenged over the race's final third and beat English by 0.956 of a second for the $5,000 payday, his fifth Summer Nationals victory of the season and 40th of his career, giving him sole possession of fifth on the tour's all-time list.

Feature lineup

(30 laps)

Row 1: Tanner English, Sam Seawright
Row 2: Rusty Schlenk, Trey Mills
Row 3: Jason Feger, Mike Spatola
Row 4: Ethan Dotson, Luke Morey
Row 5: Jake Little, Kyle Hammer
Row 6: Mitch McGrath, Kyle Hardy
Row 7: Michael Ledford, Tyler Millwood
Row 8: Frank Heckenast Jr., Rich Bell
Row 9: Brandon Carpenter, Clay Stuckey
Row 10: Michael Leach, Mark Voigt
Row 11: Brody Smith, Daniel Adam

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

B-main: Brandon Carpenter, Clay Stuckey, Brody Smith, Daniel Adam, Austin Howes, Braiden Keller, Greg Carrico, Jason Milam, Carter Schlenk, Mark Voigt, Zach Taylor, Ryan Little, Billy Knippenberg, Dean Carpenter, Michael Leach.

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

C-main: Ryan Little, Mark Voigt, Jason Milam, Shane Kelley, Roben Huffman, Jarrett Jones, Brandon Sweitzer.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Rusty Schlenk, Jason Feger, Jake Little, Michael Ledford, Brandon Carpenter, Braiden Keller, Zach Taylor, Roben Huffman, Brandon Sweitzer.

Second heat: Tanner English, Ethan Dotson, Mitch McGrath, Frank Heckenast Jr., Clay Stuckey, Brody Smith, Billy Knippenberg, Jason Milam, Shane Kelley.

Third heat: Trey Mills, Mike Spatola, Kyle Hammer, Tyler Millwood, Carter Schlenk, Dean Carpenter, Austin Howes, Ryan Little, Jarrett Jones.

Fourth heat: Sam Seawright, Luke Morey, Kyle Hardy, Rich Bell, Daniel Adam, Michael Leach, Greg Carrico, Mark Voigt.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 12.573
2. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 12.954
3. Rusty Schlenk (91), McClure, Ohio, 13.032
4. Mitch McGrath (74), Waukesha, Wis., 13.057
5. Jake Little (38J), Springfield, Ill., 13.176
6. Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 13.296
7. Braiden Keller (k67), West Lebanon, Ind., 13.378
8. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 13.406
9. Michael Ledford (37L), Pontiac, Ill., 13.415
10. Brody Smith (17sr), Dade City, Fla., 13.520
11. Brandon Carpenter (51B), Coldwater, Miss., 13.620
12. Ethan Dotson (74x), Bakersfield, Calif., 13.640
13. Zach Taylor (ZT1), Springfield, Ill., 13.661
14. Billy Knippenberg (bk3), Plainfield, Ill., 13.864
15. Roben Huffman (33H), Midland City, Ill., 13.901
16. Jason Milam (82B), Guntown, Miss., 14.168
17. Brandon Sweitzer (5B), Lincoln, Ill., 14.712
18. Shane Kelley (14k), Pekin, Ill., 15.388
Group B
1. Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 13.403
2. Sam Seawright (16s), Rainsville, Ala., 13.448
3. Ryan Little (38L), Springfield, Ill., 13.476
4. Michael Leach (09), Sun River, Mont., 13.538
5. Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., 13.598
6. Luke Morey (49), Zeeland, Mich., 13.647
7. Tyler Millwood (31m), Kingston, Ga., 13.664
8. Daniel Adam (75), Peru, Ill., 13.692
9. Kyle Hammer (45), Clinton, Ill., 13.714
10. Rich Bell (21B), Sheffield, Ill., 13.736
11. Carter Schlenk (lil91), McClure, Ohio, 13.918
12. Kyle Hardy (99), Stephens City, Va., 14.021
13. Dean Carpenter (51), Coldwater, Miss., 14.381
14. Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 14.598
15. Austin Howes (17A), Lewistown, Mo., 15.070
16. Greg Carrico (67), Winchester, Va., 15.130
17. Jarrett Jones (17), Guntown, Miss., 15.158

Thursday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m. - Pits open
3:30 p.m. - Tech and registration open
5 p.m. - Tech and registration close
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (8 laps)
- Crown Vic heats (8 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
Feature events
- Modifieds (25 laps)
- Late Models (30 laps)
- Crown Vics (15 laps)