Dirt on Dirt - Feger pockets Hell Tour's $10,000 at Highland

June 29

Highland Speedway,

Highland, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $10,000

Information provided by: Series and track reports (last updated June 30, 5:23 am)

Feger pockets Hell Tour's $10,000 at Highland

Jason Feger
Tanner English
Tyler Erb
Chad Zobrist
Rodney Melvin
Mike Harrison
Jordan Bauer
Matt Bailey
Tyler Clem
Kye Blight
Michael Kloos
Dillon McCowan
Daniel Adam
Clay Stuckey
Carson Brown
Mark Voigt
Ashton Winger
Josh Heuiser
Shannon Kuhn
Jordan Suhre
Morgan Bagley
Daryn Klein

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A triumphant Jason Feger celebrates his $10,000 payday Saturday at Highland Speedway.

What won the race: Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., outran early leader Chad Zobrist when he beat the hometown racer to the bottom on lap 14 and led the remainder of Saturday's 40-lap DIRTcar Summer Nationals feature at Highland (Ill.) Speedway. Feger pocketed $10,000 for the victory, which came 1.198 seconds over Tanner English of Benton, Ky.

Quotable: “The track was a little different tonight. It was a little greasier than normal, but the car was really good," Feger said in victory lane. "Had a rough couple nights. Took those cars home. This is our oldest one and the littlest motor. This track sure has been good to me. I love getting to come here. They have amazing fans. Can’t wait to come back for that Outlaw show.”

Key notes: Feger's victory marked his third on the Summer Nationals over the last five tour events. It's also his 29th career series triumph, breaking his tie with Scott Bloomquist and moving him solely into sixth all-time. ... Ashton Winger drew the feature's only caution when he slowed out of the eighth-position with four laps remaining because of an apparent mechanical failure. Winger entered the night tied with Tyler Erb atop the Summer Nationals third week standings. Feger now leads the weekly standings by eight markers over Erb, who started seventh and finished fourth. ... Of the 16 drivers running at the checkers, 13 finished on the lead lap during the 11-minute main event.

On the move: Matt Bailey of Highland, Ill., started 13th and finished eighth.

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 Highland: 1. Jason Feger (264); 2. Tyler Erb (256); 3. Tyler Clem (228); 4. Ashton Winger (225); 5. Dillon McCowan (218). Overall points after Highland: 1. Tyler Erb (900); 2. Jason Feger (875); 3. Dillon McCowan (656); 4. Tyler Clem (608); 5. Kye Blight (536).

Current weather: Broken Clouds, 90°F

Car count: 28

Fast qualifier: Daryn Klein

Time: 12.720 seconds

Polesitter: Chad Zobrist

Heat race winners: Jason Feger, Chad Zobrist, Daryn Klein

Consolation race winners: Shannon Kuhn

Provisional starters: Dillon McCowan, Morgan Bagley, Jordan Suhre, Mark Voigt

Next series race: June 30, Red Hill Raceway (Sumner, IL) $5,000

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

From staff reports

HIGHLAND, Ill. (June 29) — Updates and results from Saturday’s 13th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Highland Speedway, an event highlighted by a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win feature for Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., outran early leader Chad Zobrist when he beat the hometown racer to the bottom on lap 14 to lead the final 27 of 40 laps for Saturday's DIRTcar Summer Nationals triumph at Highland (Ill.) Speedway. Feger's pocketed $10,000 for the victory, which came 1.198 seconds over Tanner English of Benton, Ky.

Feature lineup

(40 laps)

Row 1: Chad Zobrist, Jason Feger
Row 2: Daryn Klein, Tanner English
Row 3: Jordan Bauer, Rodney Melvin
Row 4: Tyler Erb, Kye Blight
Row 5: Carson Brown, Mike Harrison
Row 6: Ashton Winger, Tyler Clem
Row 7: Matt Bailey, Daniel Adam
Row 8: Clay Stuckey, Shannon Kuhn
Row 9: Michael Kloos, Josh Heuiser
Row 10: Dillon McCowan, Morgan Bagley
Row 11: Jordan Suhre, Mark Voigt

Consolation race results

(8 laps; top three transfer)

B-main: Shannon Kuhn, Michael Kloos, Josh Heuiser, Thomas Hunziker, David Payne, Jimmy Miller, Dan Jacober, Morgan Bagley, Jordan Suhre, Dillon McCowan, Mark Voigt, Doug Tye. Scratched: Travis Horner

Heat race recap

Pole-starting Jason Feger repelled Tanner English for all eight laps, nipping him at the line by 0.075 of a second to win the first heat race. Tyler Erb, Mike Harrison and sixth-starting Matt Bailey completed the top-five finishers, punching their ticket into Saturday’s $10,000-to-win main event. … Second-starting Chad Zobrist scored a flag-to-flag victory, winning the second heat race by 0.267 of a second over Jordan Bauer. Kye Blight, Ashton Winger and Daniel Adam all held serve and finished in the top five, transferring into the 40-lap feature. … Daryn Klein cruised to win the third and final heat race, leading the entire distance and taking the checkers 0.275 of a second ahead of third-starting Rodney Melvin. … Carson Brown, Tyler Clem and sixth-starting Clay Stuckey grabbed the five transfer spots. … All three heat races were completed without incident, with the entire session lasting slightly more than 10 minutes.

Heat race results

(Eight laps; top five transfer)

First heat finish: Jason Feger, Tanner English, Tyler Erb, Mike Harrison, Matt Bailey, Dillon McCowan, Michael Kloos, Morgan Bagley, Jimmy Miller, Dan Jacober.

Second heat finish: Chad Zobrist, Jordan Bauer, Kye Blight, Ashton Winger, Daniel Adam, Mark Voigt, Shannon Kuhn, Thomas Hunziker, Travis Horner.

Third heat finish: Daryn Klein, Rondey Melvin, Carson Brown, Tyler Clem, Clay Stuckey, Jordan Suhre, Josh Heuiser, David Payne, Doug Tye.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 12.787
2. Tanner English (96), Benton, Ky., 12.908
3. Mike Harrison (24H), Highland, Ill., 12.946
4. Dillon McCowan (8), Urbana, Mo., 12.996
5. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 13.038
6. Matt Bailey (52), Highland, Ill.,13.275
7. Michael Kloos (6k), Trenton, Ill., 13.355
8. Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 13.455
9. Jimmy Miller (18m), Highland, Ill., 13.796
10. Dan Jacober (22), Highland, Ill., 13.872
Group B
1. Jordan Bauer (10J), St. Jacob, Ill., 12.885
2. Chad Zobrist (7), Highland, Ill., 12.894
3. Daniel Adam (75), Wade, N.C., 13.178
4. Kye Blight (33), Katanning, W. Australia, 13.187
5. Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 13.349
6. Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 13.611
7. Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 13.691
8. Shannon Kuhn (11k), Highland, Ill., 13.882
9. Travis Horner (9T), Marine, Ill., 14.432
Group C
1. Daryn Klein (10k), Fairview Heights, Ill., 12.720
2. Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 12.808
3. Rodney Melvin (27m), Benton, Ill., 13.278
4. Carson Brown (28), New London, N.C., 13.310
5. Jordan Suhre (4), Alhambra, Ill., 13.395
6. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 13.593
7. Josh Heuiser (1H), St. Jacob, Ill., 13.735
8. Doug Tye (4D), Troy, Ill., 13.887
9. David Payne (7p), Cabot, Ark., 14.106

Saturday’s schedule

(All times local)
1 p.m. - Pits open
4 p.m. - Grandstands open
4:30-5 p.m. - Drivers’ autograph session (near pit entrance)
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot lap qualifying (3 laps)
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- Factory stock hot laps
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heats (8 laps)
- Modified heats (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (8 laps)
- Factory stock heats (8 laps)
- Modified consolation (8 laps)
- Late Model B-main (10 laps)
Intermission/track prep
- Late Model feature (40 laps)
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- Factory stock feature (15 laps)