MACON, Ill. — Updates from Thursday’s 13th round of the DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Macon Speedway, an event highlighted by the Herald & Review 100, a $7,500-to-win feature for DIRTcar Super Late Models (results unofficial):

Feature

After a heated battle for the lead in the closing circuits, Trey Mills of St. Augustine, Fla., narrowly defeated a hard-charging Brandon Sheppard to capture his first-career DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory in Thursday's Herald & Review 100 at Macon Speedway. The 17-year-old took the checkers just 0.118 of a second ahead of Sheppard in a photo finish to earn a career-high $7,500 payday.

Feature lineup

(100 laps)

Row 1: Tyler Erb, Jake Little
Row 2: Trey Mills, Kyle Bronson?
Row 3: Mark Whitener, Jayme Zidar?
Row 4: Brenden Smith, Ryan Unzicker?
Row 5: Austin Howes, Haiden Cowan?
Row 6: Eli Johnson, Tyler Millwood?
Row 7: Jason Feger, Jackson Hise?
Row 8: Clay Stuckey, Rusty Griffaw?
Row 9: Drew Armstrong, Rockett Bennett?
Row 10: Dillon McCowan, Blaze Burwell?
Row 11: Dakota Ewing, Christian Hanger
Row 12: Brandon Sheppard

Consolation race results

(Eight laps; top three transfer)

B-main finish: Rusty Griffaw, Drew Armstrong, Rockett Bennett, Dillon McCowan, Dakota Ewing, Greg Kimmons, Brody Smith, Kade Ballinger, Claude Walker, Blaze Burwell, Tim Boomer, Thomas Hunziker, Graham Fate. Scratched: Brandon Sheppard, Christian Hanger, Daulton Wilson.

Heat race recap

Fast qualifier Trey Mills wired the opening heat race, winning by 0.469 of a second over Kyle Bronson, who nabbed the runner-up position from third-place finisher Brenden Smith on the final circuit. Second-starting Daulton Wilson retired after slowing while running third on the sixth circuit. Haiden Cowan and Jason Feger also transferred into the 100-lap feature. … Jake Little repelled Mark Whitener to win the second heat, with Ryan Unzicker rounding out the podium in third. Eli Johnson advanced two positions to finish fourth in front of fellow Floridian Jackson Hise. Dillon McCowan salvaged a seventh place finish after spinning from sixth on the sixth circuit. … Series points leader, Tyler Erb won a wild final heat race, taking the checkers 1.535 seconds ahead of Jayme Zidar, who climbed four spots. Front row starters, Brandon Sheppard and Christian Hanger got together in the first corner, forcing Hanger’s No. 29 to be towed off the speedway. Sheppard went on to lead the opening two circuits, before retiring with a flat left-rear tire. Austin Howes, Tyler Millwood and Clay Stuckey also raced their way into the Herald & Review 100.

Heat results

(Eight laps; top five transfer)

First heat: Trey Mills, Kyle Bronson, Brenden Smith, Haiden Cowan, Jason Feger, Drew Armstrong, Rusty Griffaw, Kade Ballinger, Dakota Ewing, Brody Smith, Daulton Wilson.

Second heat: Jake Little, Mark Whitener, Ryan Unzicker, Eli Johnson, Jackson Hise, Rockett Bennett, Dillon McCowan, Thomas Hunziker, Graham Fate, Claude Walker.

Third heat: Tyler Erb, Jayme Zidar, Austin Howes, Tyler Millwood, Clay Stuckey, Blaze Burwell, Greg Kimmons, Brandon Sheppard, Christian Hanger, Tim Boomer.

Time trials

Group A
Driver (car no.), hometown, time (unofficial)
1. Trey Mills (14jr), St. Augustine, Fla., 11.401
2. Daulton Wilson (18D), Fayetteville, N.C., 11.576
3. Brenden Smith (17ss), Dade City, Fla., 11.583
4. Brody Smith (17sr), Dade City, Fla., 11.711
5. Kyle Bronson (40B), Brandon, Fla., 11.747
6. Haiden Cowan (14), Rincon, Ga., 11.804
7. Drew Armstrong (01), Alexander, Ark., 11.891
8. Rusty Griffaw (16), Festus, Mo., 11.976
9. Jason Feger (25F), Bloomington, Ill., 11.979
10. Dakota Ewing (25E), Warrensburg, Ill., 12.132
11. Kade Ballinger (k24), Lovington, Ill., 12.282
Group B
1. Jake Little (38J), Springfield, Ill., 11.863
2. Ryan Unzicker (24), El Paso, Ill., 11.924
3. Mark Whitener (5), Middleburg, Fla., 11.969
4. Jackson Hise (388), Ocala, Fla., 12.013
5. Claude Walker (35), Moro, Ill., 12.092
6. Eli Johnson (55), Clewistown, Fla., 12.135
7. Dillon McCowan (75), Urbana, Mo., 12.211
8. Thomas Hunziker (38), Bend, Ore., 12.304
9. Rockett Bennett (55B), Argenta, Ill., 12.310
10. Graham Fate (1G), Peoria, Ill., 13.323
Group C
1. Brandon Sheppard (B5), New Berlin, Ill., 11.684
2. Christian Hanger (29), Winchester, Tenn., 11.769
3. Tyler Erb (1), New Waverly, Texas, 11.881
4. Tyler Millwood (31m), Kingston, Ga., 12.119
5. Austin Howes (17A), Lewistown, Mo., 12.275
6. Jayme Zidar (9z), Hales Corners, Wis., 12.370
7. Blaze Burwell (44), Mount Vernon, Ill., 12.440
8. Clay Stuckey (15), Shreveport, La., 12.502
9. Greg Kimmons (27), Pleasant Plains, Ill., 13.019
10. Tim Boomer (T2), Bethany, Ill., 14.239

Thursday’s schedule

(All times local)
3 p.m. - Pits open
3 p.m. - Tech and registration open
5 p.m. - Grandstands open
5 p.m. - Tech and registration close
5:30 p.m. - Drivers’ meeting
6 p.m. - On-track activity
- Late Model hot laps
- Modified group qualifying
- 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
- Modified feature (25 laps)
- Herald & Review 100