Dirt on Dirt - Winger outruns Clem, tops Lake Cumberland

July 3

Lake Cumberland Speedway,

Burnside, KY

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $7,500

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated July 4, 5:04 am)

Winger outruns Clem, tops Lake Cumberland

Ashton Winger
Tyler Clem
Billy Moyer Jr.
Greg Johnson
Brenden Smith
Kye Blight
Parker Martin
Morgan Bagley
Austin Lay
Bob Gardner
Mark Voigt
Shane Bailey
Mick Quin
David Webb

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Ashton Winger celebrates at Lake Cumberland Speedway on Monday.

What won the race: Winning his tour-leading fourth DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature of 2023, Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., overtook race-long leader and fellow front-row starter Tyler Clem amid traffic with six laps remaining Monday at Lake Cumberland Speedway and grabbed a $7,500 victory. Winger also wrapped up his $10,000 weekly points title as the tour completed Week 3 in a race postponed 24 hours by rain.

Quotable: "Our car's good. I didn't do what I needed to do there on that start and I'm gonna try to bide my time and be patient, but then the longer and longer we went, lapped traffic was just treacherous," Winger said. "I definitely knew I needed to pull the trigger if he made one bad move. ... Luckily it worked out. I know it was a tight fit."

Key notes: Winger, who took the checkers 1.096 seconds ahead of Tyler Clem, has 10 career series victories. ... Tyler Clem, driving the Big Frog Motorsports car that Winger had a stint in last season, led the first 34 laps in making a bid for his first Summer Nationals victory. Clem said he's heading back to Florida after a three-week tour run ... All three weekly champions have won the week's final event. ... Lake Cumberland hosted a series event for the first time. ... Two cautions slowed the feature (lap 17 for debris after David Webb's departure with a broken driveshaft; lap 37 for a spin involving Billy Moyer Jr., Bob Gardner and Shayne Bailey). ... Kye Blight started the feature after breaking a driveshaft and sustaining rear suspension damage in heat racing. ... The race was pushed to Monday from Sunday by rain. ... The 14-car turnout was the lowest of the season on the series.

On the move: Kye Blight of Katanning, Western, Australia, started 14th and finished sixth.

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: After Lake Cumberland (overall): 1. Ashton Winger (912); 2. Jason Feger (875); 3. Bob Gardner (709); 4. Tyler Clem (637); 5. Kye Blight (629). After Lake Cumberland (week 3 final): 1. Ashton Winger (362); 2. Billy Moyer Jr. (305); 3. Morgan Bagley (267); 4. Tyler Clem (262); 5. Bob Gardner (227).

Current weather: Clear, 73°F

Car count: 14

Fast qualifier: Tyler Clem

Time: 12.901 seconds

Polesitter: Tyler Clem

Heat race winners: Tyler Clem, Ashton Winger

Next series race: July 4, Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, IL) $5,000

Editor's note: Corrects 12th-place finisher.

From staff reports

BURNSIDE, Ky. (July 3) — Updates and results from the 15th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Lake Cumberland Speedway, an event highlighted by a $7,500-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Winning his tour-leading fourth DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature of 2023, Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., overtook race-long leader and fellow front-row starter Tyler Clem amid traffic with six laps remaining Monday at Lake Cumberland Speedway and grabbed a $7,500 victory. Winger also wrapped up his $10,000 weekly points title as the tour completed Week 3 in a race postponed 24 hours by rain.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Tyler Clem, Ashton Winger
Row 2: Billy Moyer Jr., Brenden Smith
Row 3: Greg Johnson, Austin Lay
Row 4: Bob Gardner, Morgan Bagley
Row 5: Parker Martin, David Webb
Row 6: Mick Quin, Mark Voigt
Row 7: Shane Bailey, Kye Blight

Heat race results

(Eight laps; all transfer)

First heat: Tyler Clem, Billy Moyer Jr., Greg Johnson, Bob Gardner, Parker Martin, Mick Quin, Shane Bailey.

Second heat: Ashton Winger, Brenden Smith, Austin Lay, Morgan Bagley, David Webb, Mark Voigt, Kye Blight.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown
Group A
Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 12.901
Billy Moyer Jr. (21jr), Batesville, Ark., 13.044
Bob Gardner (4G), East Peoria, Ill., 13.217
Greg Johnson (88), Bedford, Ind., 13.285
Shane Bailey (1), Grayson, Ky., 13.413
Parker Martin (6jr), Miledgeville, Ga., 13.451
Mick Quin (23NZ), Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 14.486
Group B
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 12.942
Kye Blight (31aus), Katanning, Wwestern Australia, 12.959
Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 13.251
Austin Lay (33AJ), Florence, Ky., 13.308
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 13.494
Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 13.523
David Webb (13), Nicholasville, Ky., 13.583

Monday’s schedule

(All times local)

6:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
7 p.m. - On-track activity
- Super Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps/time trials
- Crate Late Model hot laps/time trials
- Super Late Model time trials
- Super stock hot laps/time trials
- Hobby stock hot laps/time trials
Opening ceremonies
- Super Late Model heat races (8 laps)
- Modified heat races (8 laps)
- Crate Late Model consolations (10 laps)
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
Feature events
- Super Late Models (40 laps)
- Modifieds (20 laps)
- Crate Late Models (20 laps)
- Super stocks (15 laps)
- Hobby stocks (15 laps)