Dirt on Dirt - RaceWire

June 23

Brownstown Bullring,

Brownstown, IL

Sanction: DIRTcar Summer Nationals - $10,000

Information provided by: Todd Turner and series reports (last updated June 24, 9:55 am)

Feger wins Brownstown Bullring's $10,000

Jason Feger
Billy Moyer
Shannon Babb
Stormy Scott
Billy Moyer Jr.
Drake Troutman
Morgan Bagley
Frank Heckenast Jr.
Ashton Winger
Mike Harrison
Logan Martin
Ryan Unzicker
Austin Rettig
Kyle Hammer
Kye Blight
Thomas Hunziker
Bob Gardner
Chad Finley
Claude Walker
Brian Diveley
Dane Dacus
Logan Nickerson
Rusty Griffaw
Michael Kloos

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Jason Feger enjoys the Brownstown Bullring's victory lane.

What won the race: Leading all 50 laps from outside the front row, Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., raced to his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season Friday at the Brownstown Bullring. Feger's 24th careeer series victory paid $10,000 as he took the checkers 0.346 of a second ahead of Billy Moyer

Key notes: After his cool-down lap, Feger drove backwards down the frontstretch with his helmet held out the window to salute the big crowd. ... Billy Moyer gave up second to Shannon Babb on the 17th lap when he briefly slipped over the frontstretch banking, but regained it on a restart four laps later. ... The lone caution flew on lap 22 when Logan Nickerson spun in turn four after contact with Kyle Hammer. ... The race was mostly single file the final 15 laps. ... The series returned to action following Thursday’s cancellation at Spoon River, where water trucks were inoperable. ... Series director Sam Driggers at the drivers’ meeting announced a change in the allowed number of tires on the tour. Drivers had been allowed four tires and two replacements the first two weeks of the series; starting Tuesday at Springfield (Mo.) Raceway they’ll be allowed a single replacement (typically used as a right-rear for the feature). Driggers made the change the cut down the number of tires required. ... Third-running Trevor Gundaker had a rollover accident in the fourth heat, but he wasn’t injured. ... Before heat races, track workers did extensive dozing of the turn-four exit’s high side, knocking down piled-up mud. It still caused issues for some drivers, particularly Billy Moyer whose right-rear wheel hit it multiple times in the feature.

On the move: Ashton Winger of Hampton, Ga., started 24th and finished ninth.

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, Floyd’s Waste Systems, Remtek Enterprises, and RLM Enterprises and Cheap Cars.

Points chase: After Brownstown: 1. Jason Feger (537); 2. Frank Heckenast Jr. (464); 3. Ashton Winger (407); 4. Bob Gardner (398); 5. Brian Shirley (352); 6. Kye Blight (339); 7. Shannon Babb (291); 8. Dennis Erb Jr. (288); 9. Tyler Clem (288); 10. Forrest Trent (254).

Current weather: Clear, 68°F

Car count: 48

Fast qualifier: Billy Moyer Jr.

Time: 13.243 seconds

Polesitter: Shannon Babb

Heat race winners: Shannon Babb, Billy Moyer, Morgan Bagley, Jason Feger, Stormy Scott, Logan Martin, , ,

Consolation race winners: Jake Little, Tyler Stevens, Ryan Unzicker, ,

Provisional starters: Bob Gardner, Rusty Griffaw, Claude Walker, Ashton Winger,

Next series race: June 24, Federated Raceway at I-55 (Pevely, MO) $10,000

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

From staff reports

BROWNSTOWN, Ill. — Updates from Friday's eighth round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at the Brownstown Bullring, highlighted by a 50-lap Super Late Model feature paying $10,000-to-win (results unofficial):

Feature

Leading all 50 laps from outside the front row, Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., raced to his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of the season Friday at the Brownstown Bullring. Feger's 24th careeer series victory paid $10,000 as he took the checkers 0.346 of a second ahead of Billy Moyer

Feature lineup

(50 laps)

Row 1: Shannon Babb, Jason Feger
Row 2: Morgan Bagley, Billy Moyer Sr.
Row 3: Logan Martin, Stormy Scott
Row 4: Billy Moyer Jr., Logan Nickerson
Row 5: Austin Rettig, Frank Heckenast Jr.
Row 6: Drake Troutman, Kyle Hammer
Row 7: Thomas Hunziker, Dane Dacus
Row 8: Michael Kloos, Mike Harrison
Row 9: Brian Diveley, Chad Finley
Row 10: Ryan Unzicker, Kye Blight
Row 11: Bob Gardner, Rusty Griffaw
Row 12: Claude Walker, Ashton Winger

Consolation race results

First consolation (10 laps; top two transfer to B-main): Jake Little, Clay Stuckey, Josh Heuiser, Tucker Finch, Mick Quin, Paul Kuper. Scratched: Todd Brennan, Adam Tischauser, Tim Welch II.

Second consolation (10 laps; top two transfer to B-Main): Tyler Stevens, Cody Bauer, Rusty Griffaw, Mark Voigt, Doug Tye, Tim Guantt. Scratched: Trevor Gundaker, Jordan Bauer, Timothy Welch II.

B-main (12 laps; top two transfer to feature): Ryan Unzicker, Kye Blight, Tyler Clem, Mike Spatola, Tyler Stevens, Jake Little, Austin Vincent, Cody Bauer, Steven Reinacher, Clay Stuckey, Claude Walker, Jimmy Miller, Bob Gardner. Scratched: Ashton Winger, Rodney Melvin, Daryn Klein.

Heat race results

(10 laps; top three transfer)

First heat: Shannon Babb, Billy Moyer Jr., Thomas Hunziker, Ryan Unzicker, Austin Vincent, Clay Stuckey, Paul Kuper, Josh Heuiser.

Second heat: Billy Moyer, Austin Rettig, Michael Kloos, Mike Spatola, Jimmy Miller, Jake Little, Tucker Finch, Mick Quin.

Third heat: Morgan Bagley, Drake Troutman, Brian Diveley, Ashton Winger, Claude Walker, Todd Brennan, Adam Tischauser. Scratched: Tim Welch II.

Fourth heat: Jason Feger, Logan Nickerson, Dane Dacus, Kye Blight, Steven Reinacher, Tim Gauntt, Trevor Gundaker, Jordan Bauer.

Fifth heat: Stormy Scott, Frank Heckenast Jr., Mike Harrison, Tyler Clem, Bob Gardner, Tyler Stevens, Cody Bauer, Mark Voigt.

Sixth heat: Logan Martin, Kyle Hammer, Chad Finley, Daryn Klein, Rodney Melvin, Rusty Griffaw, Doug Tye. Scratched: Timothy Welch II.

Time trials

Driver (car no.), hometown (unofficial time)
Group A

Billy Moyer Jr. (21), Batesville, Ark., 13.243
Billy Moyer (21), Batesville, Ark., 13.372
Adam Tischhauser (T4), Mulberry Grove, Ill., 13.456
Shannon Babb (18), Moweaqua, Ill., 13.586
Tucker Finch (25T), Jacksonville, Ill., 13.620
Morgan Bagley (14m), Longview, Texas, 13.691
Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 13.752
Michael Kloos (6K), Trenton, Ill., 13.758
Drake Troutman (7T), Hyndman, Pa., 13.765
Paul Kuper (14k), Aviston, Ill., 13.894
Mike Spatola (89), Manhattan, Ill., 13.894
Ashton Winger (12), Hampton, Ga., 13.993
Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 14.048
Austin Rettig (94), Sikeston, Mo., 14.148
Brian Diveley (11), Springfield, Ill., 14.178
Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 14.181
Jake Little (38), Springfield, Ill., 14.222
Claude Walker (35), Moro, Ill., 14.224
Austin Vincent (5), Moody, Mo., 14.614
Mick Quin (23NZ), Waimarama, New Zealand, 14.667
Todd Brennan (20), Zanesville, Ohio, 14.699
Josh Heuiser (1H), St. Jacob, Ill., 14.702
Jimmy Miller (18), Highland, Ill., 14.766
Tim Welch II (T56), Gillespie, Ill., no time

Group B

Jason Feger (25), Bloomington, Ill., 13.663
Frank Heckenast Jr. (99jr), Frankfort, Ill., 13.782
Rodney Melvin (27m), Benton, Ill., 13.794
Dane Dacus (54), Arlington, Tenn., 13.804
Stormy Scott (2s), Las Cruces, N.M., 13.812
Logan Martin (36), West Plains, Mo., 13.897
Logan Nickerson (21), Vestaburg, Mich., 13.909
Bob Gardner (4G), Washington, Ill., 13.949
Kyle Hammer (26m), Clinton, Ill., 14.009
Kye Blight (31aus), Bunbury, Western Australia, 14.027
Mike Harrison (33), Highland, Ill., 14.093
Daryn Klein (10), Fairview Heights, Ill., 14.149
Jordan Bauer (10J), St. Jacob, Ill., 14.197
Tyler Clem (58), St. Petersburg, Fla., 14.208
Chad Finley (42), St. Johns, Mich., 14.266
Trevor Gundaker (14), St. Charles, Mo., 14.276
Mark Voigt (30), Marine, Ill., 14.299
Rusty Griffaw (16), Festus, Mo., 14.477
Steven Reinacher (7), Pocahontas, Ill., 14.511
Cody Bauer (19x), Farwell, Mich., 14.591
Doug Tye (4D), Collinsville, Ill., 14.647
Tim Gauntt (T8), Brighton, Ill., 15.245
Timothy Welch II (B17), Gillespie, Ill., no time
Tyler Stevens (2), Searcy, Ark., no time,

Friday's schedule

(All times local)

6 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting
6:30 p.m.: On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified hot laps/qualifying
- Late Model time trials (2 laps)
- B-mod hot laps/qualifying
Opening ceremonies
- Late Model heat races (10 laps)
- Modified heat races (8 laps)
- Late Model C-main (10 laps; if needed)
- Modified consolation (10 laps; if needed)
- Late Model B-main (12 laps; if needed)
- B-mod feature (20 laps)
Intermission/track prep (if needed)
- Super Late Model feature (50 laps)
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- 4-cylinder feature (12 laps)