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June 23

Benton Speedway,

Benton, MO

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 23, 10:04 pm)

Moyer, Feger, English win Benton's Hell Tour heats

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Luke Morey topped Tuesday's 23-car field in Hell Tour time trials.

Key notes: The night's consolation was scrapped after Allan Rettig scratched. ... Mitch McGrath made contact with Brian Woodard in the first heat race and spun, but avoided heavy damage. ... Robby Moore clipped an infield tractor tire in the second heat and pulled off with heavy nose damage. ... Camaron Marlar spun twice in the third heat, but avoided contact. ... Michael Leach continued competing after a wild ride on his first qualifying lap where he bicycled in the heavy turn-one cushion and nearly flipped over before landing back hard on all four wheels. ... The 40th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals kicks off its third week of action with Tuesday’s 30-lap, $5,000-to-win return to Benton Speedway. … There are 20 Hell Tour races over the next 20 days. … A $150,000 points fund will be paid out weekly with $10,000 to each week’s champion. … Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., topped Tanner English and Cade Dillard by 16 points apiece in clinching the week two title. … English, of Benton, Ky., enters Tuesday with a slim four-point advantage over Feger in the overall standings and seeks his first Summer Nationals win of the season. ... Watch live on DIRTVision. ... Benton is scheduled to host the Comp Cams Super Dirt Series on Aug. 8 for a $10,000-to-win program and the MARS Late Model Championship Series on Aug. 28 ($5,000-to-win).

Who to watch: Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., seeks his fourth Summer Nationals victory of the season.

Points chase: Before Benton: 1. Tanner English (530); 2. Jason Feger (526); 3. Frank Heckenast Jr. (403); 4. Clay Stuckey (400); 5. Michael Leach (389).

Current weather: Clear, 77°F

Car count: 23

Fast qualifier: Luke Morey

Time: 14.798 seconds

Heat race winners: Billy Moyer, Jason Feger, Tanner English

Next series race: June 24, Quincy Raceway (Quincy, IL) $5,000

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

From staff reports

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

Heat race results

(Eight laps; all transfer)

First heat: Billy Moyer, Tyler Millwood, Luke Morey, Chevy Boyer, Brian Woodard, Nathan Brown, Mitch McGrath, Cody Vanover.

Second heat: Jason Feger, Daniel Adam, Brody Smith, Scott Crigler, Michael Leach, Rusty Griffaw, Mark Voigt, Robby Moore.

Third heat: Tanner English, Clay Stuckey, Matt Cooper, Mike Lough, Nate Yount, Camaron Marlar. Scratched: Allan Rettig.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Luke Morey (49), Zeeland, Mich., 14.798
2. Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 14.915
3. Brian Woodard (15w), Ripley, Tenn., 14.925
4. Tyler Millwood (31m), Kingston, Ga., 15.035
5. Chevy Boyer (25B), New Haven, Mo., 15.332
6. Mitch McGrath (74), Waukesha, Wis., 15.388
7. Nathan Brown (30B), Marion, Ark., 16.856
8. Cody Vanover (11), Benton, Mo., 17.409
Group B
1. Brody Smith (17sr), Dade City, Fla., 14.984
2. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 15.118
3. Daniel Adam (75), Peru, Ill., 15.120
4. Scott Crigler (12), Alton, Mo., 15.591
5. Rusty Griffaw (16), Festus, Mo., 15.717
6. Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 16.031
7. Robby Moore (11m), Poplar Bluff, Mo., 16.987
8. Michael Leach (09), Sun River, Mont., no time
Group C
1. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 14.830
2. Camaron Marlar (57m), Winfield, Tenn., 15.145
3. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 15.237
4. Matt Cooper (18c), McKenzie, Tenn., 15.274
5. Allan Rettig (94R), Sikeston, Mo., 15.379
6. Mike Lough (91), Oak Ridge, Mo., 16.910
7. Nate Yount (45m), Bixby, Mo., 17.262

Tuesday’s schedule

(All times local)
4 p.m. - Pits open
4:30 p.m. - Tech and registration open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
6 p.m. - Tech and registration close
6:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
7 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying
- Street stock hot laps
- Kids mods hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Street stock heats (8 laps)
- Kids mods heats (8 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
Feature events
- Late Models (30 laps)
- Modifieds (25 laps)
- Street stocks (15 laps)
- Kids mods (12 laps)

Feature lineup

Row 1: Redraw results
Row 2: Redraw, Millwood
Row 3: Adam, Stuckey
Row 4: Morey, Bro. Smith
Row 5: Cooper, Boyer
Row 6: Sc. Crigler, Lough
Row 7: Woodard, M. Leach
Row 8: Yount, Brown
Row 9: Griffaw, C. Marlar
Row 10: McGrath, Voigt
Row 11: Rettig, Vanover
Row 12: Moore