June 16, 2025 | By Matt Skipper, DIRTcar Racing PR

Jason Feger Clinches Summer Nationals Opening Week Title in Feature Victory at Sycamore Speedway

MAPLE PARK, Ill.—The past two nights of DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Model Feature racing have provided a classic Illinois battle from two of the state’s top drivers.

Sunday night at Sycamore Speedway added another chapter to their Hell Tour battles, as Bloomington, IL’s Jason Feger and Chatham, IL’s Brian Shirley battled for the night’s win.

Mike Spatola led the field to the green flag with Shirley to his outside, but the No. 3S Longhorn Chassis kept his pace on the high side to take the lead in the early stages.

Spatola, of Manhattan, IL, maintained second place, while Christian Hanger, Shannon Babb, and Feger tried to determine which lane worked best to drive around.

Feger found footing on the high side of the racetrack as the majority of the top-10 stayed low in the corners.

On Lap 15, lapped traffic became a factor as Spatola got squeezed between Dennis Erb Jr. and the lapped cars in front, evaporating the momentum he needed to keep Feger behind him. In return, the No. 25F Late Model got clear off of Turn 4 and began its second-half charge towards Shirley.

Shirley’s 1.3-second lead dwindled to 0.2 seconds in the following four laps as Feger found his familiar stride at the “High Side Hustler.”

Feger made his move for the lead with 10 laps to go as he got to the right rear quarter panel of “Squirrel” into Turn 1, creeped up nose-to-nose down the backstretch, then got clear of Shirley off the exit of Turn 4 to take the lead at Sycamore.

Shirley then took his car to the cushion of the track, but struggled to make ground on Feger as he led the final laps for his 32nd trip to Hell Tour Victory Lane.

With the win, Feger clinched his fifth career Summer Nationals weekly title, and his first in the opening week for the Late Models.

“I felt like I was as good as Brian,” Feger said. “The car was really good. It was the case of Brian not knowing where I am, and the track ended up being really racey. I think everybody thought it was going to be bottom-dominant, and we was able to get close to the top and drive down into the crumbs. It ended up being a really good track.

“Brian probably didn’t know where I was, and it’s a lot different when you chase versus when you lead. So me and him swapping positions back and forth, he’s a good bud, so it’s always a good time. To be able to win two (Features) in the first week and clinch the points for the week is huge for our team.”

Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models visit Wilmot Raceway for the first visit to the Wisconsin track since 2016 on Monday night, June 16.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVision – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.


RESULTS

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 25F-Jason Feger[6]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[2]; 3. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[7]; 4. 89-Mike Spatola[1]; 5. 18B-Shannon Babb[5]; 6. 1-Tyler Erb[10]; 7. 10-Joseph Joiner[11]; 8. 09-Michael Leach[15]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[8]; 10. 5-Mark Whitener[14]; 11. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[13]; 12. 15-Clay Stuckey[9]; 13. 75-Dillon McCowan[19]; 14. 14JR-Trey Mills[20]; 15. 8-Matthew Larson[16]; 16. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[18]; 17. 29-Christian Hanger[3]; 18. D1-Turk Letizia[12]; 19. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[17]; 20. 3-Dale Markham[21]; 21. (DNF) 40B-Kyle Bronson[22]; 22. (DNF) 22*-Drake Troutman[4]

Last Chance Showdown (B-Main) (10 Laps): 1. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[2]; 2. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[1]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 4. 75-Dillon McCowan[3]; 5. 31M-Tyler Millwood[4]; 6. 14JR-Trey Mills[8]; 7. 3-Dale Markham[6]; 8. 388-Jackson Hise[9]; 9. 17SS-Brenden Smith[7]; 10. 38-Thomas Hunziker[11]; 11. 17A-Austin Howes[12]; 12. C6-Oakley Johns[15]; 13. 10P-Paul Parker[14]; 14. 17SR-Brody Smith[10]; 15. 03-Dan White[13]; 16. (DNS) B1-Brent Larson

Consolation Race (C-Main) (8 Laps): 1. 03-Dan White[1]; 2. 10P-Paul Parker[2]; 3. C6-Oakley Johns[3]; 4. B1-Brent Larson[5]; 5. M27-Mike Provenzano[4]; 6. 55-Eli Johnson[6]; 7. 18-John Provenzano[8]; 8. 55X-Mike Lofgren[9]; 9. (DNS) 9-Lyle Zanker

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 22*-Drake Troutman[1]; 2. 18B-Shannon Babb[2]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 4. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[4]; 5. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[5]; 6. 40B-Kyle Bronson[6]; 7. 388-Jackson Hise[8]; 8. 03-Dan White[9]; 9. B1-Brent Larson[7]; 10. (DNF) 55X-Mike Lofgren[10]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 89-Mike Spatola[1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[2]; 3. 10-Joseph Joiner[3]; 4. 09-Michael Leach[4]; 5. 75-Dillon McCowan[5]; 6. 17SS-Brenden Smith[6]; 7. 38-Thomas Hunziker[8]; 8. 10P-Paul Parker[7]; 9. 55-Eli Johnson[9]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley[1]; 2. 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 3. 1-Tyler Erb[4]; 4. 5-Mark Whitener[5]; 5. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[3]; 6. 3-Dale Markham[6]; 7. 17SR-Brody Smith[7]; 8. C6-Oakley Johns[8]; 9. (DNF) 9-Lyle Zanker[9]

Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 29-Christian Hanger[1]; 2. 21B-Rich Bell[5]; 3. D1-Turk Letizia[3]; 4. 8-Matthew Larson[4]; 5. 31M-Tyler Millwood[2]; 6. 14JR-Trey Mills[7]; 7. 17A-Austin Howes[8]; 8. M27-Mike Provenzano[6]; 9. 18-John Provenzano[9]

Qualifying A (2 Laps): 1. 22*-Drake Troutman, 00:14.626[4]; 2. 89-Mike Spatola, 00:14.713[11]; 3. 18B-Shannon Babb, 00:14.724[1]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:14.745[18]; 5. 15-Clay Stuckey, 00:14.764[9]; 6. 10-Joseph Joiner, 00:14.825[7]; 7. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 00:14.899[2]; 8. 09-Michael Leach, 00:14.980[10]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:15.016[13]; 10. 75-Dillon McCowan, 00:15.066[14]; 11. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:15.097[17]; 12. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:15.159[16]; 13. B1-Brent Larson, 00:15.286[12]; 14. 10P-Paul Parker, 00:15.435[5]; 15. 388-Jackson Hise, 00:15.463[15]; 16. 38-Thomas Hunziker, 00:15.467[8]; 17. 03-Dan White, 00:15.506[3]; 18. 55-Eli Johnson, 00:15.540[19]; 19. 55X-Mike Lofgren, 00:15.936[6]

Qualifying B (2 Laps): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:14.761[6]; 2. 29-Christian Hanger, 00:14.829[3]; 3. 25F-Jason Feger, 00:14.968[2]; 4. 31M-Tyler Millwood, 00:15.008[8]; 5. 21-Billy Moyer Sr, 00:15.021[7]; 6. D1-Turk Letizia, 00:15.107[12]; 7. 1-Tyler Erb, 00:15.125[17]; 8. 8-Matthew Larson, 00:15.226[4]; 9. 5-Mark Whitener, 00:15.237[16]; 10. 21B-Rich Bell, 00:15.300[9]; 11. 3-Dale Markham, 00:15.311[13]; 12. M27-Mike Provenzano, 00:15.315[5]; 13. 17SR-Brody Smith, 00:15.412[14]; 14. 14JR-Trey Mills, 00:15.506[18]; 15. C6-Oakley Johns, 00:15.541[11]; 16. 17A-Austin Howes, 00:15.583[15]; 17. 9-Lyle Zanker, 00:15.779[1]; 18. 18-John Provenzano, 00:16.199[10]


DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS FINAL WEEK 1 STANDINGS

Points Updated: June 15, 2025

Pos # Driver Hometown Points Gap Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features
1 #25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 330 -0 2 3 4 5
2 #28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, IL 295 -35 0 3 3 5
3 #18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 282 -48 0 2 4 5
4 #21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 280 -50 1 2 3 5
5 #3S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 273 -57 1 3 3 4
6 #22* Drake Troutman Hyndman, PA 252 -78 1 1 3 5
7 #10 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL 246 -84 0 1 2 5
8 #75 Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO 242 -88 0 1 2 5
9 #1 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 242 -88 0 0 3 5
10 #99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 239 -91 0 2 2 5


DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS OVERAL  DRIVER STANDINGS

Points Updated: June 15, 2025

Pos # Driver Hometown Points Gap Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features
1 #25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 330 -0 2 3 4 5   WEEK 1 CHAMPION
2 #28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, IL 295 -35 0 3 3 5
3 #18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 282 -48 0 2 4 5
4 #21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 280 -50 1 2 3 5
5 #3S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 273 -57 1 3 3 4
6 #22* Drake Troutman Hyndman, PA 252 -78 1 1 3 5
7 #10 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL 246 -84 0 1 2 5
8 #75 Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO 242 -88 0 1 2 5
9 #1 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 242 -88 0 0 3 5
10 #99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 239 -91 0 2 2 5


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Street Stock

Feature (A) (25 Laps): 1. 11S-Nick Seplak[2]; 2. 4Z-Zach Zuberbier[4]; 3. 57-Joel Hernandez[1]; 4. 19-Brian Mrazek[8]; 5. 20-Ken Knapik[7]; 6. 7JR-David Atkinson Jr[5]; 7. 83-David Dulceak[3]; 8. 54-Cory McKay[6]

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 4Z-Zach Zuberbier[1]; 2. 83-David Dulceak[2]; 3. 57-Joel Hernandez[3]; 4. 11S-Nick Seplak[4]; 5. 7JR-David Atkinson Jr[6]; 6. 54-Cory McKay[5]; 7. 20-Ken Knapik[7]; 8. 19-Brian Mrazek[8]

Qualifying: 1. 4Z-Zach Zuberbier, 00:17.750[2]; 2. 83-David Dulceak, 00:18.250[7]; 3. 57-Joel Hernandez, 00:18.410[4]; 4. 11S-Nick Seplak, 00:18.500[1]; 5. 54-Cory McKay, 00:18.560[3]; 6. 7JR-David Atkinson Jr, 00:18.810[8]; 7. 20-Ken Knapik, 00:19.160[6]; 8. 19-Brian Mrazek, 00:19.590[5]


SXS - NA

A Feature 1 - OVAL (6 Laps): 1. 5-Joe Witzel; 2. 66J-Joe Jackson Jr; 3. 107-Jacob Fabrizius; 4. 66-Austin Lipe; 5. 98-Dale Overstreet; 6. 32-Danny Laforte; 7. 7-Kevin Newton; 8. 69-Mark Chambers; 9. (DNS) 44-Chris Thielsen

A Feature 2 - TT (6 Laps): 1. 5-Joe Witzel; 2. 66J-Joe Jackson Jr; 3. 107-Jacob Fabrizius; 4. 66-Austin Lipe; 5. 98-Dale Overstreet; 6. 32-Danny Laforte; 7. 7-Kevin Newton; 8. (DNS) 44-Chris Thielsen; 9. (DNS) 69-Mark Chambers