Dirt on Dirt - Feger rallies after pileup, wins Macon's H&R 100

June 27

Macon Speedway,

Macon, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals (Herald & Review 100) - $7,500

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 28, 7:33 pm)

Feger rallies after pileup, wins Macon's H&R 100

Herald & Review 100

Jason Feger
Tyler Clem
Ashton Winger
Tommy Sheppard Jr.
Tyler Erb
Clay Stuckey
Dillon McCowan
Morgan Bagley
Daniel Adam
Garrett Smith
Mark Voigt
Braden Johnson
Carson Brown
Greg Kimmons
Rusty Griffaw
Todd Rehg
Dakota Ewing
Ryan Unzicker
David Payne
Cody Maguire
Jake Little
Doug Tye
Thomas Hunziker

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Jason Feger (25) overtakes Morgan Bagley (14M) for the lead en route to winning the Herald & Review 100.

What won the race: Rebounding from his involvement in a lap-75 incident that swept up the four front-running cars, Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., charged around the outside to grab the lead from Morgan Bagley on lap 85 and marched on to victory in Thursday’s 44th annual Herald & Review 100 at Macon Speedway. He earned $7,500 for his second career win in the fifth-mile oval’s long-running event and his second triumph of the 2024 DIRTcar Summer Nationals.

Quotable: “Once I fell back like that, I mean, you try to be patient early, but then 25 (laps) to go or whatever, I’m like, ‘Man, I’ve just got to make something happen,’” Feger said. “So I got old school, got up there and Highside Hustle'd a little bit, and that’s what the fans here at Macon love. That’s what got us to the front and it feels good.”

Key notes: Feger was running third on lap 75 when Tyler Erb — about to be lapped — slowed in turn four ahead of leader Tyler Clem, causing a jam-up that left the Floridian, Ashton Winger, Feger and Tommy Sheppard Jr. stacked up to draw a caution flag. All four involved drivers restarted at the rear but rallied to finish in the top four spots with Feger beating Clem by 0.784 of a second, Winger placing third and Sheppard taking fourth. … Erb escaped the tangle and went on to finish fifth. He led lap 38 before coming together with Clem the following lap and sustaining apparent damage that prevented him from seriously contending the rest of the way. … The marathon race included seven lead changes among six drivers: Clem (laps 1-37, 42, 44-75), Erb (38), Dillon McCowan (39-41), Winger (43), Morgan Bagley (76-84) and Feger (85-100). … Bagley inherited the lead after the lap-75 tangle involving the top-four cars, but after his stint in front he slid sideways in turns one and two on lap 93 and collected the third-running McCowan to bring out the final caution flag. McCowan finished seventh and Bagley placed eighth. … Clem’s career-best Summer Nationals finish of second came after he pitted to change a flat left-rear tire on lap 76. … Ryan Unzicker’s bid for a second consecutive H&R 100 victory ended when he retired during a lap-42 caution period while running sixth. … The feature was slowed by 11 caution flags and lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. … After the three heat races ended shortly after 7:30 p.m., a Late Model didn’t turn another competitive lap on the track until the feature started at 9:51 p.m. The checkered flag flew at 11:05 p.m.

On the move: Tommy Sheppard Jr. of New Berlin, Ill., started 15th and finished fourth.

Winner's sponsors: Feger’s Longhorn Chassis has a Clements Racing Engine with sponsorship from Titan Industries, Digital Copy Systems, Hoker Trucking, The Big Cheese MM, CorrosionX, Remtek Enterprises, RLM Enterprises, Cheap Cars, FK Rod Ends, Keyser Manufacturing, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, VP Racing Fuels and Griffin Signs.

Points chase: Week 3 points after Macon: 1. Ashton Winger (143); 2. Tyler Clem (128); 3. Jason Feger (126); 4. Tyler Erb (123); 5. Dillon McCowan (121). Overall points after Macon: 1. Tyler Erb (767); 2. Jason Feger (737); 3. Dillon McCowan (559); 4. Tyler Clem (508); 5. Kye Blight (452).

Current weather: Clear, 82°F

Car count: 23

Fast qualifier: Dillon McCowan

Time: 10.821 seconds

Polesitter: Dillon McCowan

Heat race winners: Dillon McCowan, Tyler Erb, Tyler Clem

Next series race: June 28, Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) $10,000

Editor's note: Correct winner's sponsors and engine builder.

From staff reports

MACON, Ill. (June 27) — Updates from Thursday’s 11th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Macon Speedway, an event highlighted by a 100-lap, $7,500-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Rebounding from his involvement in a lap-75 incident that swept up the top-four cars, Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., charged around the outside to grab the lead from Morgan Bagley on lap 85 and march on to victory in Thursday night’s 44th annual Herald & Review 100 at Macon Speedway. He earned $7,500 for his second career win in the fifth-mile oval’s long-running event and his second triumph of the 2024 DIRTcar Summer Nationals.

Feature lineup

Row 1: Dillon McCowan, Tyler Clem
Row 2: Tyler Erb, Mark Voigt
Row 3: Jason Feger, Morgan Bagley
Row 4: Ryan Unzicker, Ashton Winger
Row 5: Garrett Smith, Daniel Adam
Row 6: Dakota Ewing, Jake Little
Row 7: Carson Brown, Cody Maguire
Row 8: Tommy Sheppard Jr., Clayton Stuckey
Row 9: Greg Kimmons, David Payne
Row 10: Todd Rehg, Braden Johnson
Row 11: Thomas Hunziker, Rusty Griffaw
Row 12: Doug Tye

Heat race results

(Eight laps; all transfer)

First heat finish: Dillon McCowan, Mark Voigt, Ryan Unzicker, Daniel Adam, Carson Brown, Clayton Stuckey, Todd Rehg, Rusty Griffaw.

Second heat finish: Tyler Erb, Jason Feger, Ashton Winger, Dakota Ewing, Cody Maguire, Greg Kimmons, Braden Johnson, Doug Tye.

Third heat finish: Tyler Clem, Morgan Bagley, Garrett Smith, Jake Little, Tommy Sheppard Jr., David Payne, Thomas Hunziker.

Time trials

First heat
Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 10.821
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 10.993
Clayton Stuckey (15S), Shreveport, La., 10.999
Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 11.190
Carson Brown (28B), New London, N.C., 11.227
Daniel Adam (75), Wade, N.C., 11.267
Rusty Griffaw (16), Festus, Mo., 11.299
Todd Rehg (17), St. Jacob, Ill., 11.348
Second heat
Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 10.907
Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 10.920
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 11.082
Dakota Ewing (25E), Warrensburg, Ill., 11.673
Braden Johnson (14), Taylorville, Ill., 11.786
Cody Maguire (32M), Carlinville, Ill., 11.964
Greg Kimmons (27), Pleasant Plains, Ill., 11.967
Doug Tye (4D), Collinsville, Ill., 12.024
Third heat
Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 11.099
Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 11.147
Garrett Smith (10), Eatonton, Ga., 11.165
Tommy Sheppard Jr. (T6), New Berlin, Ill., 11.221
Jake Little (38J), Springfield, Ill., 11.241
David Payne (7P), Cabot, Ark., 11.589
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 11.656

Thursday’s schedule

(All times local)
3 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activty
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying (3 laps)
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (8 laps)
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- 44th annual Herald & Review 100
- Modified feature (25 laps)