Dirt on Dirt - Winger outduels Brothers Simpson at Davenport

June 21

Davenport Speedway,

Davenport, IA

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $5,000

Information provided by: Todd Turner, series and track reports (last updated June 22, 2:54 am)

Winger outduels Brothers Simpson at Davenport

Ashton Winger
Chris Simpson
Jason Feger
Chad Simpson
Frank Heckenast Jr.
Bob Gardner
Billy Moyer Jr.
Drake Troutman
Kye Blight
Morgan Bagley
Carson Brown
Tyler Clem
Mark Voigt
Clay Stuckey
Austin Vincent
Jeff Larson
Billy Moyer
Doug Tye
Forrest Trent
Cody Bauer
Logan Nickerson
Justin Kay

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Ashton Winger led the final five laps at Davenport Speedway.

What won the race: Powering around the outside of Chris Simpson at the entrance of turn one, Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., regained the lead on lap 36 and paced the final five circuits at Davenport Speedway, winning Wednesday's $5,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature. Winger secured his second Super Late Model victory of the season and first on the Summer Nationals triumph.

Quotable: “I really thought stepped on it down there in one, Chris (Simpson) is one of the best at running the bottom and it actually started to (take rubber) down getting into (turn) three,” Winger said. “My car was really good, it was really maneuverable. I knew I was going to have a pretty good run, when I could wrap that bottom like I needed to. My car has just been really fast, it’s been really fast the entire year really, I mean not even just the summer, just a bunch of dumb (stuff) has happened. It felt like three different kind of races there, you know I really thought I gave that one away, but I kinda got to searching around there and I felt leaving (turn) four it started to clean up. I could just keep my momentum up better (running the outside) and man I don’t know how close it was there leaving (turn) two, but you couldn’t have fit much between us.”

Key notes: Winger led twice for a total of 14 laps (20-28; 36-40) en route to winning his seventh career Summer Nationals main event, his first since winning six races in 2021. ... Last year's series race winner Chris Simpson led seven laps (29-35) before being overtaken by Winger and settling for second, 1.133 seconds back. ... Ninth-starting Jason Feger rallied to third. ... Polesitter Chad Simpson led the first 19 laps before giving way to Winger; he finished fourth. ... Tuesday's sixth-round winner at Moberly, Billy Moyer Jr. advanced five positions and finished fifth. ... Drake Troutman was running as high as fourth before another flat right rear tire — his second in as many nights — thwarted a good run; Troutman's team changed the flat and he finished eighth. ... Driving a Ronnie Delk-owned Longhorn Chassis, 14-year-old Carson Brown of New London, N.C., started 21st and finished 11th in his Super Late Model debut under the tutelage of Mike Marlar. ... Wednesday's feature was slowed by four cautions and lasted 20 minutes, with 15 competitors completing all 40 laps.

On the move: Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., started ninth and finished third.

Winner's sponsors: Winger’s Jeff Mathews Motorsports Rocket Chassis is powered by an Andy Durham Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from Johnny Doan Plumbing, RV Select Inc., Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, Angry Elephant Tattoo and Piercing, FK Rod Ends, Super K Express, Hoosier Tire, Simpson Race Products, Collins Signs, DirtCarLift.com, VP Race Fuels, Boswell Oil and WrapTeck.

Points chase: Week two standings after Davenport: 1. Jason Feger (145); 2. Billy Moyer Jr. (133); 3. Frank Heckenast Jr. (120); 4. Kye Blight (119); 5. Ashton Winger (114); 6. Bob Gardner (106); T7. Tyler Clem (97); T7. Clay Stuckey (97); 9. Drake Troutman (92); 10. Chad Finley (91).

Current weather: Clear, 77°F

Car count: 31

Fast qualifier: Chad Simpson

Time: 13.503 seconds

Polesitter: Chad Simpson

Heat race winners: Drake Troutman, Chad Simpson, Chris Simpson

Consolation race winners: Cody Bauer

Provisional starters: Forrest Trent, Mark Voigt, Carson Brown, Doug Tye

Next series race: June 23, Brownstown Bullring (Brownstown, IL) $10,000

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

From staff reports

DAVENPORT, Iowa (June 21) — Updates and results from the seventh round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Davenport Speedway, an event highlighted by a $5,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Powering around the outside of Chris Simpson at the entrance of turn one, Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., regained the lead on lap 36 and paced the final five circuits at Davenport Speedway, winning Wednesday's $5,000 DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature. Winger secured his fourth overall main event win of the season and his first Summer Nationals triumph of the year.

Winger led two separate times for a total of 14 laps (20-28; 36-40) en route to winning his seventh career Summer Nationals main event, his first since winning six races in 2021. ... Defending tour winner at Davenport, Chris Simpson led seven laps (29-35) before being overtaken by Winger and settling for the runner-up, 1.133 seconds back.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Chad Simpson, Chris Simpson
Row 2: Drake Troutman, Frank Heckenast Jr.
Row 3: Tyler Clem, Ashton Winger
Row 4: Bob Gardner, Kye Blight
Row 5: Jason Feger, Justin Kay
Row 6: Morgan Bagley, Billy Moyer Jr.
Row 7: Clay Stuckey, Billy Moyer Sr.
Row 8: Jeff Larson, Cody Bauer
Row 9: Austin Vincent, Logan Nickerson
Row 10: Forrest Trent, Mark Voigt
Row 11: Carson Brown, Doug Tye

B-main results

(10 laps; top three transfer)

Consolation: Cody Bauer, Austin Vincent, Logan Nickerson, Carson Brown, Forrest Trent, Johnathan Huston, Mick Quin, Michael Guldenpfenning, Doug Tye, Matt Mickelson, Todd Brennan. Scratched: Jaden Fryer, Thomas Hunziker, Chad Finley, Spencer Diercks, Mark Voigt.

Heat race results

(10 laps; top five transfer)

First heat: Drake Troutman, Frank Heckenast Jr., Bob Gardner, Justin Kay, Clay Stuckey, Cody Bauer, Forrest Trent, Todd Brennan, Thomas Hunziker, Chad Finley, Mark Voigt.

Second heat: Chad Simpson, Tyler Clem, Kye Blight, Morgan Bagley, Billy Moyer Sr., Carson Brown, Austin Vincent, Jaden Fryer, Mick Quin. Scratched: Spencer Diercks.

Third heat: Chris Simpson, Ashton Winger, Jason Feger, Billy Moyer Jr., Jeff Larson, Logan Nickerson, Johnathan Huston, Doug Tye, Michael Guldenpfenning, Matt Mickelson.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown (unofficial time)
Group A
Drake Troutman (7T), Hyndman, Pa., 13.676
Bob Gardner (4G), Washington, Ill., 14.018
Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 14.045
Justin Kay (15K), Wheatland, Iowa, 14.256
Forrest Trent (101), Morristown, Tenn., 14.301
Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 14.366
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 14.379
Chad Finley (42), East Lansing, Mich., 14.432
Todd Brennan (20), Zanesville, Ohio, 14.487
Cody Bauer (19x), Farwell, Mich., 14.574
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 14.948
Group B
Chad Simpson (25), Mount Vernon, Iowa, 13.503
Carson Brown (57), New London, N.C., 13.898
Kye Blight (31aus), Bunbury, Western Australia, 13.944
Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 14.012
Spencer Diercks (29D), Davenport, Iowa, 14.164
Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 14.282
Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 14.320
Austin Vincent (5), Moody, Mo., 14.593
Jaden Fryer (8), Freeport, Ill., 15.147
Mick Quin (23NZ), Waimarama, New Zealand, 15.861
Group C
Chris Simpson (32), Oxford, Iowa, 13.945
Jeff Larson (99), Freeport, Ill., 14.156
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 14.177
Ashton Winger (89), Hampton, Ga., 14.287
Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 14.528
Logan Nickerson (21n), Vestaburg, Mich., 14.627
Johnathon Huston (42H), Columbus Junction, Iowa, 14.639
Michael Guldenpfennig (91), Muscatine, Iowa, 15.162
Doug Tye (4D), Collinsville, Ill., 16.137
Matt Mickelson (2m), Keokuk, Iowa, 16.241

Wednesday’s schedule

(All times local)
2 p.m.: Pits open
5 p.m.: Grandstands open
6:15 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m.: On-track activity
Hot laps
- IMCA Late Models
- Super Late Models
- Sport modifieds
Time trials
- Super Late Models (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
Heat races
- IMCA Late Models (10 laps)
- Super Late Models (10 laps)
- Sport modifieds (8 laps)
Consolations
- IMCA Late Models
- Super Late Models
- Sport modifieds
Features
- IMCA Late Models (25 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Super Late Models (40 laps)
- Sport modifieds (15 laps)