Post by LMR on 06/20/16 at 2:34am
DIRTcar Summer Nationals
Wilmot Raceway
June 19, 2016
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Bobby Pierce Battles Jason Feger for Father’s Day Win at Wilmot
Returns to victory lane as series hits first break
by Aaron Fiedler
WILMOT, Wis. (June 19) - Bobby Pierce battled Jason Feger Sunday night at Wilmot Speedway to claim his second DIRTcar Summer Nationals win of the season and the Northern Kickoff payoff.
Pierce saluted his father, late model veteran and chassis builder, Bob Pierce, in victory lane during the special Father’s Day win.
“He probably works harder than any person in the pit area so it’s really cool to get it for him,” Pierce said. “Was giving me the sticks the whole race too and they were pretty close most of the time so it was pretty nerve-wracking.
Jason Feger started the feature on the pole and paced the field through the opening laps. As he began working his way through traffic, Pierce, the 19-year-old reigning Summer Nationals champion, who started the feature in third, found his opening. Using the high side of the track, Pierce used a narrow gap to battle around Feger.
Pierce held off Feger through the remaining laps as Mike Marlar scored another top-three finish.
The win gave Pierce an extra $2,500 payoff for winning the Northern Kickoff, the first of a new series of regional battles within the Summer Nationals tour.
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action on Tuesday at Jacksonville Speedway as it kicks off the Heartland Tour.
A-Main
1 3 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
2 1 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL
3 4 157 Mike Marlar Winfield, TN
4 12 C8 Timothy Culp Sheridan, AR
5 6 4G Bob Gardner East Peoria, IL
6 2 11 Gordy Gundaker St Charles, MO
7 9 27M Rodney Melvin Benton, IL
8 13 C12 Chris Carlson Union Grounds, WI
9 15 45 Don Hammer Clinton, IL
10 8 74 Taylor Scheffler Waukesha, WI
11 7 27 Eric Spangler Lake City, MI
12 19 B1 Brent Larson Lake Elmo, MN
13 22 D1 Turke Letizia Milwaukee, WI
14 21 D7 James Letizia Milwaukee, WI
15 10 8R Bill Rezutek Big Bend, WI
16 11 615 Matt Fabrizius Genoa, IL
17 20 28 Charlie Olson Kingston, IL
18 5 89 Mike Spatola Manhattan, IL
19 18 5 Jeff Hartzell Genoa, IL
20 16 20JR Reno Markham Kingston, IL
21 23 9 Lyle Zanker Rockford, IL
22 14 21 Tj Markham Sycamore, IL
23 17 10 Paul Parker Depere, WI
Heat #1
1 1 25 Jason Feger
2 5 157 Mike Marlar
3 2 27 Eric Spangler
4 7 8R Bill Rezutek
5 8 C12 Chris Carlson
6 6 20JR Reno Markham
7 4 B1 Brent Larson
8 3 D1 Turke Letizia
Heat #2
1 5 11 Gordy Gundaker
2 1 89 Mike Spatola
3 7 74 Taylor Scheffler
4 8 615 Matt Fabrizius
5 4 21 Tj Markham
6 3 10 Paul Parker
7 6 28 Charlie Olson
8 2 9 Lyle Zanker
Heat #3
1 1 32 Bobby Pierce
2 2 4G Bob Gardner
3 4 27M Rodney Melvin
4 5 C8 Timothy Culp
5 3 45 Don Hammer
6 6 5 Jeff Hartzell
7 7 D7 James Letizia
Event Photos courtesy of Jim Denhamer
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