Post by LMR on 06/18/14 at 7:34pm
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Spoon River Speedway
June 18, 2014
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Feger Wins DIRTcar Summer Nationals Thriller at Spoon River Speedway
by Jordan Morris
CANTON, Ill. - June 18, 2014 - Jason Feger, the 2010 DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion, finally found his way back to a Summer Nationals victory lane Wednesday night, doing so in exciting fashion as he held off Ryan Unzicker to claim the $5,000 checkered flag at Spoon River Speedway.
Unzicker started the pole position and looked to be the car to beat early in the 50-lap feature. Unzicker dueled with Feger, who started on the outside of row one, for much of the early laps. Feger, who's also known as The Highside Hustler, used the bottom of the race track to slide in front of Unzicker for the lead on lap 27.
Unzicker temporarily slipped back to third as the tour's most recent winner Shannon Babb joined the fight for the lead. Babb mounted several charges at Feger, but was not be able to pass him as he and Unzicker continued to take shots at the leader, sometimes even going three wide.
Feger held off all challenges and led the final 23 laps. Feger's victory at Spoon River Speedway becomes the 10th of DIRTcar Summer Nationals career and his first since July 3, 2012.
"It feels good to kind of get that monkey off our back," said Feger, of Bloomington, Ill. "We've had some motor issues - just self-inflicted - and other stuff happen, so we needed some money to give to our engine builder and get the tire guy paid off. This definitely helps things a lot."
Unofficial Results
A-Main
1 2 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL $5,000
2 1 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
3 6 2s Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI
4 10 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
5 3 00 Randy Korte Highland, IL
6 5 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
7 4 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
8 11 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
9 17 1E Rick Eckert York, PA
10 12 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
11 13 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL
12 19 10s Scott Schmitt Tonica, IL
13 9 00V Kolby Vanderbergh Ashland, IL
14 8 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
15 20 42 McKay Wenger Fairbury, IL
16 22 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
17 18 17 Jim Shereck St Charles, MO
18 14 32j Jason Jaggers Wyanet, IL
19 15 83 Scott Bull Fairbury, IL
20 16 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
21 21 B1 Nick Baumann New Berlin, IL
dns 7 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
B-Main
1 2 1E Rick Eckert York, PA
2 1 17 Jim Shereck St Charles, MO
3 5 10s Scott Schmitt Tonica, IL
4 7 21b Rich Bell Sheffield, IL
5 6 75 Billy Drake Bloomington, IL
6 9 25L Steve Lance Cuba, IL
7 4 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
8 3 4g Bob Gardner Metamora, IL
9 11 94 Evan Fink Glasford, IL
10 13 45h Kyle Hammer Clinton, IL
11 12 28 Clint Kirkham Camden, IL
12 8 42 McKay Wenger Fairbury, IL
13 10 9d Daniel Flessner Thawville, IL
Heat #1
1 1 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
2 2 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL
3 3 00V Kolby Vanderbergh Ashland, IL
4 4 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL
5 7 17 Jim Shereck St Charles, MO
6 6 10s Scott Schmitt Tonica, IL
7 5 25L Steve Lance Cuba, IL
8 9 15r Brian Harris Davenport, IA
9 8 7s Jay Sparks Metamora, IL
Heat #2
1 1 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
2 3 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
3 6 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL
4 2 83 Scott Bull Fairbury, IL
5 4 1E Rick Eckert York, PA
6 5 75 Billy Drake Bloomington, IL
7 7 9d Daniel Flessner Thawville, IL
8 8 10p Pete Parker Kakauna, WI
9 9 74 Russ Adams Princeville, IL
Heat #3
1 2 00 Randy Korte Highland, IL
2 3 2s Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI
3 4 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
4 1 32j Jason Jaggers Wyanet, IL
5 5 4g Bob Gardner Metamora, IL
6 6 21b Rich Bell Sheffield, IL
7 7 94 Evan Fink Glasford, IL
8 8 45h Kyle Hammer Clinton, IL
Heat #4
1 1 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
2 2 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
3 4 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA
4 6 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX
5 5 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL
6 3 42 McKay Wenger Fairbury, IL
7 7 28 Clint Kirkham Camden, IL
8 8 B1 Nick Baumann New Berlin, IL
Group #1
1 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 13.847
2 21jr Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR 13.892
3 b5 Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL 13.975
4 83 Scott Bull Fairbury, IL 14.017
5 00V Kolby Vanderbergh Ashland, IL 14.037
6 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL 14.063
7 b12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL 14.086
8 1E Rick Eckert York, PA 14.147
9 25L Steve Lance Cuba, IL 14.159
10 75 Billy Drake Bloomington, IL 14.199
11 10s Scott Schmitt Tonica, IL 14.222
12 81 Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 14.296
13 17 Jim Shereck St Charles, MO 14.310
14 9d Daniel Flessner Thawville, IL 14.312
15 7s Jay Sparks Metamora, IL 14.457
16 10p Pete Parker Kakauna, WI 14.653
17 15r Brian Harris Davenport, IA 14.783
18 74 Russ Adams Princeville, IL 15.028
Group #2
1 32j Jason Jaggers Wyanet, IL 13.636
2 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL 13.841
3 00 Randy Korte Highland, IL 13.880
4 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI 13.931
5 2s Brady Smith Solon Springs, WI 14.005
6 42 McKay Wenger Fairbury, IL 14.067
7 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 14.116
8 22 Gregg Satterlee Rochester Mills, PA 14.140
9 4g Bob Gardner Metamora, IL 14.311
10 81jr Jason Riggs Harrisburg, IL 14.431
11 21b Rich Bell Sheffield, IL 14.473
12 2 Allen Murray San Antonio, TX 14.483
13 94 Evan Fink Glasford, IL 14.489
14 28 Clint Kirkham Camden, IL 14.535
15 45h Kyle Hammer Clinton, IL 14.589
16 B1 Nick Baumann New Berlin, IL 15.853
