Dirt on Dirt - Feger fends off Terbo for $10,000 at Farmer City

June 27

Farmer City Raceway,

Farmer City, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $10,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 28, 12:52 pm)

Feger fends off Terbo for $10,000 at Farmer City

Jason Feger
Tyler Erb
Brandon Sheppard
Garrett Alberson
Blaze Burwell
Bob Gardner
Daulton Wilson
Mike Spatola
Ryan Unzicker
Kyle Bronson
Kayden Clatt
Dylan Thornton
Dillon McCowan
Clay Stuckey
Mark Whitener
Brenden Smith
Brody Smith
Tyler Millwood
Trey Mills
Shannon Babb
Frank Heckenast Jr.
Donny Walden

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Jason Feger celebrates his $10,000 Farmer City payday.

What won the race: Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., fended off a late-race challenge from Tyler Erb in securing a flag-to-flag victory in Friday's 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Farmer City Raceway. Feger took the checkers 0.420 of a second ahead of Erb for the $10,000 payday, his third series victory of the season and 33rd of his career.

Quotable: “The car was great all night, I think we were fast time, fastest in hot laps, won the heat and won the feature. So you can’t complain, the car was just on a rail all night long,” Feger said. “Honestly I was wanting lapped traffic cause I felt like I was so good anywhere. (I was) hoping to get some cars between me and Terbo.”

Key notes: Feger also won on the tour at Farmer City in 2016. ... Feger's team believed his engine block was cracked, but limped through the night with Stop Leak and planned an engine change before Saturday. ... He saw his near 1.7-second lead dwindle in the closing laps, as he was stuck behind the lapped car of Brenden Smith. ... Feger hung on for his third series win of the season, joining $5,000 triumphs on June 15 at Sycamore Speedway in Maple Park, Ill., and June 11 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway. ... Reigning tour champ Tyler Erb, who entered with three victories in the last six races, stalked Feger in the final stages, but couldn't find a way by. ... Feger now leads Erb by three markers in the tour's overall points standings. ... Eighth-starting Brandon Sheppard was third. ... Polesitter Garrett Alberson faded to fourth. ... Daulton Wilson improved seven spots to finish seventh. ... Shannon Babb hopped the cushion while running eighth and retired on lap 29. ... Debris from Frank Heckenast Jr.'s right-rear quarterpanel damage drew the race's second and final caution on the 17th lap. Heckenast retired 10 laps later. ... Brody Smith slowed with a flat left-front tire for the opening stoppage on lap five; he finished 17th in his first Super Late Model feature. ... The main event lasted 16 minutes, with 11 starters completing 40 laps. ... Mike Harrison scratched after he was disqualified for being 5 pounds light in post-qualifying (he was quickest in his group).

On the move: Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., started 20th and finished ninth.

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: Summer Nationals Week 3 after Farmer City: 1. Brandon Sheppard (215); 2. Tyler Erb (204); 3. Jason Feger (182); 4. Tyler Millwood (158); 5. Trey Mills (154). Summer Nationals overall after Farmer City: 1. Jason Feger (780); 2. Tyler Erb (777); 3. Dillon McCowan (626); 4. Kyle Bronson (618); 5. Dennis Erb Jr. (588).

Current weather: Clear, 75°F

Car count: 38

Fast qualifier: Jason Feger

Time: 12.606 seconds

Polesitter: Garrett Alberson

Heat race winners: Tyler Erb, Blaze Burwell, Jason Feger, Garrett Alberson

Consolation race winners: Jeffrey Ledford, Shannon Babb

Provisional starters: Dillon McCowan, Ryan Unzicker, Donny Walden, Clay Stuckey

Next series race: June 28, Highland Speedway (Highland, IL) $10,000

Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.

FARMER CITY, Ill. — Updates and results from Friday’s 14th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Farmer City Raceway, an event highlighted by a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., fended off a late-race challenge from Tyler Erb in securing a flag-to-flag victory in Friday's 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Farmer City Raceway. Feger took the checkers 0.420 of a second ahead of Erb for the $10,000 payday, his third series victory of the season and 33rd of his career.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Garrett Alberson, Jason Feger
Row 2: Blaze Burwell, Tyler Erb
Row 3: Mike Spatola, Kyle Bronson
Row 4: Bob Gardner, Brandon Sheppard
Row 5: Frank Heckenast Jr., Trey Mills
Row 6: Brenden Smith, Brody Smith
Row 7: Kayden Clatt, Daulton Wilson
Row 8: Mark Whitener, Tyler Millwood
Row 9: Shannon Babb, Dylan Thornton
Row 10: Dillon McCowan, Ryan Unzicker
Row 11: Donny Walden, Clay Stuckey

Consolation race results

(10 laps; top two transfer)

B-main: Shannon Babb, Dylan Thornton, Jackson Hise, Kevin Weaver, Dillon McCowan, Clay Stuckey, Austin Howes, Jordan Bauer, Haiden Cowan, Thomas Hunziker, Jeffrey Ledford, Jason Wagner, Drew Armstrong, Timmy Dick, Christian Hanger. Scratched: McKay Wenger.

(Eight laps; top four transfer to B-main)

C-main: Jeffrey Ledford, Timmy Dick, Christian Hanger, Drew Armstrong, Roben Huffman, Morgan Staggs, Donny Walden. Scratched: Chevy Miller, Ryan Unzicker, Mike Harrison.

Heat race recap

Second-starting Tyler Erb overcame a mid-race restart to lead all eight laps in winning the first heat race by 1.252 seconds over fourth-starting Mike Spatola. The race’s lone caution flew on the fourth lap when polesitter Jordan Bauer spun from fourth; Bauer continued, but could only rebound to finish sixth. … Blaze Burwell led the entire distance from the pole to win heat two by 1.745 seconds over Bob Gardner. Brenden Smith and Mark Whitener held serve in third and fourth, punching their ticket into Friday’s 40-lap feature. … Jason Feger earned a commanding flag-to-flag victory to win the third heat by 0.671 of a second over fourth-starting Kyle Bronson. Second-starting Trey Mills held on for third, while fifth-starting Daulton Wilson grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot into the $10,000-to-win main event. … Garrett Alberson dominated the fourth and final heat race, taking the checkers 1.505 seconds ahead of fourth-starting Brandon Sheppard. Brody Smith started and finished third, while second-starting Tyler Millwood held on for the fourth and final transfer position.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top four transfer)

First heat: Tyler Erb, Mike Spatola, Frank Heckenast Jr., Kayden Clatt, Kevin Weaver, Jordan Bauer, McKay Wenger, Chevy Miller, Timmy Dick. Scratched: Mike Harrison.

Second heat: Blaze Burwell, Bob Gardner, Brenden Smith, Mark Whitener, Clay Stuckey, Thomas Hunziker, Jason Wagner, Morgan Staggs, Ryan Unzicker.

Third heat: Jason Feger, Kyle Bronson, Trey Mills, Daulton Wilson, Shannon Babb, Jackson Hise, Austin Howes, Christian Hanger, Roben Huffman, Donny Walden.

Fourth heat: Garrett Alberson, Brandon Sheppard, Brody Smith, Tyler Millwood, Dylan Thornton, Dillon McCowan, Haiden Cowan, Jeffrey Ledford, Drew Armstrong.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Jordan Bauer (10J), St. Jacob, Ill., 12.753
2. Blaze Burwell (44), Mount Vernon, Ill., 12.812
3. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 12.842
4. Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., 12.872
5. McKay Wenger (99), Fairbury, Ill., 12.903
6. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 12.906
7. Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., 12.906
8. Mark Whitener (5), Middleburg, Fla., 12.983
9. Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 12.988
10. Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 12.991
11. Kayden Clatt (50k), Edina, Mo., 13.020
12. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 13.081
13. Chevy Miller (59), Clinton, Ill., 13.250
14. Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 13.269
15. Timmy Dick (122), Monticello, Ill., 13.277
16. Jason Wagner (J12), East Peoria, Ill., 13.332
17. Kevin Weaver (B12), Gibson City, Ill., 13.546
18. Morgan Staggs (7s), Marshall, Ind., 13.782
19. Mike Harrison (33), Highland, Ill., disqualified
Group B
1. Jason Feger (25F), Bloomington, Ill., 12.606
2. Garrett Alberson (58), Las Cruces, N.M., 12.978
3. Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 12.992
4. Tyler Millwood (31m), Kingston, Ga., 13.018
5. Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 13.050
6. Brody Smith (17sr), Dade City, Fla., 13.105
7. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 13.225
8. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 13.258
9. Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 13.263
10. Haiden Cowan (14), Rincon, Ga., 13.292
11. Austin Howes (17A), Lewistown, Mo., 13.316
12. Dillon McCowan (75), Urbana, Mo., 13.326
13. Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 13.326
14. Drew Armstrong (01a), Alexander, Ark., 13.328
15. Dylan Thornton (38T), Orcutt, Calif., 13.435
16. Christian Hanger (29), Winchester, Tenn., 13.694
17. Jeffrey Ledford (8L), Pontiac, Ill., 13.733
18. Roben Huffman (33H), Midland City, Ill., 13.952
19. Donny Walden (1w), Towanda, Ill., no time

Friday’s schedule

(All times local)
3 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- 604 Crate group qualifying
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- 604 Crate heats (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (8 laps)
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (40 laps)
- 604 Crate feature (20 laps)