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October 3
Fairbury Speedway,
Fairbury, IL
Sanction: MARS Late Model Championship Series (FALS Frenzy) - $10,000
Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated October 4, 1:45 pm)
Feger tops faltering Leach on last lap at FALS
FALS Frenzy
  1. Jason Feger
  2. Mike Spatola
  3. Shannon Babb
  4. Chris Simpson
  5. Dylan Thornton
  6. Frank Heckenast Jr.
  7. Bob Gardner
  8. Gordy Gundaker
  9. Dennis Erb Jr.
  10. Aaron Marrant
  11. Daniel Adam
  12. Jeffrey Ledford
  13. Michael Leach
  14. Trey Mills
  15. Brayton Wallace
  16. Kyle Hammer
  17. Tanner English
  18. Caden McWhorter
  19. Zach Taylor
  20. Ryan Unzicker
  21. Jake Little
  22. Austin Howes
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Michael Leach's car sits in a heap after he hit the wall on the last lap.
What won the race: Regaining the lead on the final lap when Michael Leach climbed the turn-three wall, Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., captured Saturday's 50-lap FALS Frenzy finale at Fairbury Speedway for a $10,000 MARS Championship Series victory. Leach, who made a third-to-first move on the 11th lap, led laps 11-49 on the high side until getting into the fence on the final lap of the caution-plagued feature.
Quotable: "What a heartbreaker for Mikey. He's a good buddy of mine," Feger said. "He's a great kid and man, he did a phenomenal job. That just sucks. I mean, I'm glad we won, but you don't want to win them like that. ... what a heartbreaker for him, but he's gonna win some races."
Key notes: Jason Feger, who led laps 1-10 and 50, captured his fourth MARS feature of the season and 40th of his career. ... Feger persistently pressured Leach throughout, but the leader's high side proved successful — until the final lap. ... Feger, who struggled with a miss in his car's engine, gained 44 points on series points leader Ryan Unzicker, who had a flat tire during the lap-27 caution while running sixth and retired two laps later. ... Third-running Trey Mills lost power with three laps remaining. ... Ten cautions slowed the race, two before a lap was complete with an Austin Howes flat and a Jake Little spin (both retired). ... Debris drew cautions on lap 19, 26, 27, 34 and lap 48. ... Kyle Hammer drew a lap-31 yellow. ... On the 35th lap, Caden McWhorter, Jeffrey Ledford and Zach Taylor got tangled up in turn one. ... Tanner English stopped on the 36th lap. ... The 39-minute feature concluded at 10:39 p.m. ... The event concludes Fairbury's season.
On the move: Dylan Thornton of Orcutt, Calif., started 10th and finished fourth.
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: After Fairbury: 1. Ryan Unzicker (1,239); 2. Jason Feger (1,203); 3. Dylan Thornton (1,146); 4. Daniel Adam (896); 5. Bob Gardner (893).
Current weather: Clear, 54°F
Car count: 40
Fast qualifier: Ryan Unzicker
Time: 12.570 seconds
Polesitter: Michael Leach
Heat race winners: Michael Leach, Shannon Babb, Ryan Unzicker, Jason Feger
Consolation race winners: Austin Howes, Kyle Hammer
Provisional starters: Jake Little, Jeffrey Ledford
Next series race: October 9, Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, MO) $5,000
Editor's note: Corrects second- through sixth-place finishers.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Leach, Feger
Row 2: Babb, Unzicker
Row 3: Mills, Spatola
Row 4: Gardner, Chr. Simpson
Row 5: McWhorter, D. Thornton
Row 6: D. Erb, Heckenast
Row 7: Adam, Taylor
Row 8: English, Marrant
Row 9: Howes, Hammer
Row 10: Wallace, G. Gundaker
Row 11: Little, Ledford

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