Some drivers grind it out just for a shot to win once on the Hell Tour. Jason Feger notched a meaningful 39th career DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature win Tuesday night at Old No. 1 Speedway and reached a historic mark in the record books.
Feger, the two-time Hell Tour champion from Bloomington, IL, led all 30 laps of the main event around the Arkansas oval to capture his fourth win of the summer and 39th of his career on tour, tying him with 2004 series champion Don O’Neal for fifth on the all-time Feature wins list.
“It’s crazy, just growing up watching all your childhood heroes and a lot of them guys, I saw them win most of them races,” Feger said. “I raced against them for a lot them too. I never thought I’d win one of them, let alone that many.”
The Feature began with Feger lined up on the pole alongside Monday night’s Feature winner, Sam Seawright.
The battle for the lead heated up on Lap 6 between series points leader Tanner English – who had just worked his way into second – and Feger, who had led since the drop of the green.
English pulled even as they exited Turn 2 and Feger was challenged for the first time early in the race. Feger continued to get strong runs off the cushion in Turn 2, maintaining his advantage over English’s No. 96. Later in lapped traffic, English was able to make the pass for the lead briefly using the bottom lane through Turns 1-2, but again, Feger’s explosive drive down the backstretch powered him right back into the top spot as the pair entered Turn 3.
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From there, Feger navigated lap traffic well, keeping English behind him, and survived a restart on Lap 19 to secure the victory in the series’ second-ever visit to Old No. 1. With the win, Feger continues to stay within striking distance of both the Week 4 and overall points titles.
“My goal is to run top three and be in one piece, and then after that, obviously I want to win,” Feger said. “You make more money winning races. So, ultimately, I feel like if you do that, the points take care of themselves. But it’s going to be tough to beat Tanner (English), he’s a model of consistency.”
English showed that consistency and finished second, Seawright finished third, Clay Stuckey was fourth, and Luke Morey rounded out the top five.
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The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models return to the “Show-Me State” with a stop at Farmington Empire Speedway in Farmington, MO on Wednesday, July 1. Tickets for the event will be sold at the track on race day.
How can you watch every DIRTcar Summer Nationals race? Every race is broadcasted live on DIRTVision.
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 25-Jason Feger[1]; 2. 96-Tanner English[5]; 3. 16S-Sam Seawright[2]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 5. 49-Luke Morey[6]; 6. 91S-Rusty Schlenk[9]; 7. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[4]; 8. 74-Mitch McGrath[8]; 9. 17SR-Brody Smith[10]; 10. 86-Kyle Beard[13]; 11. 15S-Shane Stephens[20]; 12. 09-Michael Leach[11]; 13. 7W-JC Waller[15]; 14. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[12]; 15. 31M-Tyler Millwood[3]; 16. 12C-Scott Crigler[14]; 17. 51-Dean Carpenter[17]; 18. 2-Charlie Cole[21]; 19. 30-Mark Voigt[16]; 20. 99-Kyle Hardy[19]; 21. LIL91-Carter Schlenk[22]; 22. (DNS) 30B-Nathan Brown
