Drake Troutman Scores Second Summer Nationals Triumph at Wilmot
Photo by Tyler Carr
WILMOT, Wisc.—Drake Troutman has put his Team 22 Inc. Longhorn Chassis in contention for the win ahead of the start to every 2025 DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature race.
While he scored his first career win at Peoria Speedway in Week 1, Troutman had seen hard times in the following two races. A broken suspension ended his night while running fourth at Fairbury, and Sycamore Speedway saw him break a tie rod in his right front while racing in third place.
On Monday at Wilmot Raceway, Troutman found his momentum return with a trip to Victory Lane after the night’s 30-lap Feature.
Week 1 champion Jason Feger led the field to green from the pole, but could not hold the lead as Joseph Joiner took the top spot on the edge of the cushion through Turns 3-4.
While the Milton, FL driver took command in the early portion, Feger continued to run in second place while Troutman looked for the right lane to drive, being followed by 2023 Hell Tour champion Ashton Winger.
On Lap 9, Winger jumped the cushion of Turn 1 and barrel rolled multiple times on the top of the track as the rest of the field drove around him. Winger was able to climb out of the car uninjured from the tumble.
On the ensuing restart, Joiner maintained the lead and held a steady one-second gap over Feger and Troutman until the final caution on Lap 18 gave the frontrunners a 12-lap dash towards the finish.
The Hunt The Front No. 10 and the Feger Racing No. 25F were ambushed on the restart as Troutman passed Feger on the top, then ducked to the bottom of the backstretch and completed the crossover move around Joiner in Turns 3-4 to take the top spot.
While Feger got by Joiner and separated himself and Troutman from the pack, he was powerless to close the distance on Troutman as the No. 22* GR Smith-owned machine took its second win of 2025.
“This track gets pretty narrow in certain spots,” Troutman said. “I knew if I didn’t get it done down the backstretch, or beside him going into Turn 3, that I’d probably be running second or third here. I just gotta thank all the fans, hopefully we put on a good show there.”
Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models visit the Hawkeye State for the first time in 2025 at Davenport Speedway for the Iowa Governor’s Cup on Tuesday, June 17.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch every DIRTcar Summer Nationals race live on DIRTVision.
RESULTS
Feature (30 Laps): 1. 22*-Drake Troutman[3]; 2. 25F-Jason Feger[1]; 3. 10-Joseph Joiner[2]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[4]; 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson[6]; 6. 09-Michael Leach[7]; 7. 1-Tyler Erb[13]; 8. 5-Mark Whitener[8]; 9. 19R-Ryan Gustin[17]; 10. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[19]; 11. 74-Mitch McGrath[14]; 12. 31M-Tyler Millwood[12]; 13. 14JR-Trey Mills[20]; 14. 17SS-Brenden Smith[16]; 15. 388-Jackson Hise[23]; 16. (DNF) 89-Mike Spatola[15]; 17. (DNF) 15-Clay Stuckey[10]; 18. (DNF) 12-Ashton Winger[5]; 19. (DNF) 10P-Paul Parker[21]; 20. (DNF) 17A-Austin Howes[18]; 21. (DNF) 75-Dillon McCowan[9]; 22. (DNF) 29-Christian Hanger[22]; 23. (DNF) 21-Billy Moyer Sr[11]
Last Chance Showdown (B-Main) (10 Laps): 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[1]; 2. 17A-Austin Howes[3]; 3. 49-Jake Timm[2]; 4. 10P-Paul Parker[5]; 5. C6-Oakley Johns[4]; 6. B1-Brent Larson[7]; 7. 388-Jackson Hise[11]; 8. 17SR-Brody Smith[9]; 9. 55-Eli Johnson[12]; 10. 29-Christian Hanger[17]; 11. 14JR-Trey Mills[15]; 12. 38-Thomas Hunziker[10]; 13. 8-Matthew Larson[14]; 14. 9Z-Jayme Zidar[13]; 15. (DNF) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[6]; 16. (DNF) 28B-Carson Brown[8]; 17. (DNS) D1-Turk Letizia; 18. (DNS) 3S-Brian Shirley; 19. (DNS) 10S-Taylor Scheffler
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 22*-Drake Troutman[3]; 2. 12-Ashton Winger[1]; 3. 75-Dillon McCowan[2]; 4. 1-Tyler Erb[6]; 5. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 6. 10P-Paul Parker[5]; 7. 17SR-Brody Smith[8]; 8. 9Z-Jayme Zidar[9]; 9. (DNS) 29-Christian Hanger
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[1]; 2. 09-Michael Leach[4]; 3. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[2]; 4. 89-Mike Spatola[3]; 5. 17A-Austin Howes[6]; 6. B1-Brent Larson[7]; 7. 388-Jackson Hise[9]; 8. 14JR-Trey Mills[8]; 9. 10S-Taylor Scheffler[5]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 2. 40B-Kyle Bronson[3]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[4]; 4. 74-Mitch McGrath[5]; 5. 49-Jake Timm[9]; 6. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[6]; 7. 38-Thomas Hunziker[8]; 8. 8-Matthew Larson[7]; 9. (DNF) 3S-Brian Shirley[1]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 10-Joseph Joiner[1]; 2. 5-Mark Whitener[2]; 3. 31M-Tyler Millwood[4]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[7]; 5. C6-Oakley Johns[6]; 6. 28B-Carson Brown[5]; 7. 55-Eli Johnson[3]; 8. D1-Turk Letizia[8]
Qualifying A (2 Laps): 1. 12-Ashton Winger, 00:14.394[2]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb Jr, 00:14.407[16]; 3. 75-Dillon McCowan, 00:14.435[1]; 4. 21-Billy Moyer Sr, 00:14.527[11]; 5. 22*-Drake Troutman, 00:14.531[8]; 6. 89-Mike Spatola, 00:14.656[5]; 7. 19R-Ryan Gustin, 00:14.706[10]; 8. 09-Michael Leach, 00:14.710[14]; 9. 10P-Paul Parker, 00:14.799[4]; 10. 10S-Taylor Scheffler, 00:14.817[18]; 11. 1-Tyler Erb, 00:14.822[12]; 12. 17A-Austin Howes, 00:15.009[7]; 13. 29-Christian Hanger, 00:15.009[13]; 14. B1-Brent Larson, 00:15.038[9]; 15. 17SR-Brody Smith, 00:15.044[17]; 16. 14JR-Trey Mills, 00:15.083[15]; 17. 9Z-Jayme Zidar, 00:15.273[3]; 18. 388-Jackson Hise, 00:15.338[6]
Qualifying B (2 Laps): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley, 00:14.709[16]; 2. 10-Joseph Joiner, 00:14.826[8]; 3. 25F-Jason Feger, 00:14.926[13]; 4. 5-Mark Whitener, 00:14.935[17]; 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 00:14.943[6]; 6. 55-Eli Johnson, 00:14.945[4]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey, 00:14.951[1]; 8. 31M-Tyler Millwood, 00:15.056[11]; 9. 74-Mitch McGrath, 00:15.089[12]; 10. 28B-Carson Brown, 00:15.133[10]; 11. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 00:15.175[5]; 12. C6-Oakley Johns, 00:15.177[2]; 13. 8-Matthew Larson, 00:15.188[15]; 14. 17SS-Brenden Smith, 00:15.222[7]; 15. 38-Thomas Hunziker, 00:15.227[9]; 16. D1-Turk Letizia, 00:15.299[14]; 17. 49-Jake Timm, 00:15.307[3]
DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS STANDINGS
Points Updated: June 16, 2025
Pos # Driver Hometown Points Gap Wins Top 5 Top 10 Features
1 #25F Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 405 -0 2 4 5 6 WEEK 1 CHAMPION
2 #28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, IL 360 -45 0 4 4 6
3 #22* Drake Troutman Hyndman, PA 332 -73 2 2 4 6
4 #10 Joseph Joiner Milton, FL 316 -89 0 2 3 6
5 #21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR 313 -92 1 2 3 6
6 #3S Brian Shirley Chatham, IL 295 -110 1 3 3 4
7 #1 Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX 295 -110 0 0 4 6
8 #99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 286 -119 0 2 3 6
9 #18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 282 -123 0 2 4 5
10 #75 Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO 277 -128 0 1 2 6
11 #40B Kyle Bronson Brandon, FL 272 -133 0 1 2 6
12 #5 Mark Whitener Middleburg, FL 252 -153 0 1 3 4
13 #15 Clay Stuckey Shreveport, LA 248 -157 0 0 0 6
14 #14JR Trey Mills St. Augustine, FL 245 -160 0 0 2 5
15 #31M Tyler Millwood Kingston, GA 226 -179 0 0 1 3
16 #09 Michael Leach Sun River, MT 224 -181 0 0 2 3
17 #29 Christian Hanger Winchester, TN 215 -190 0 0 0 6
18 #388 Jackson Hise Ocala, FL 207 -198 0 0 1 3
19 #17SS Brenden Smith Dade City, FL 192 -213 0 0 0 2
20 #C6 Oakley Johns Hohenwald, TN 191 -214 0 0 0 2
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Street Stocks
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 8-Blake Kreuser[3]; 2. 1R-Rob Olson[15]; 3. 95-Robby Olson[11]; 4. 65-Mark Baker[14]; 5. 81-Nick Mechneich[8]; 6. 50-Terry Hilgendorf[5]; 7. 45-Kevin Domrose[6]; 8. 47-Scott Carpenter[9]; 9. (DNF) 64B-Cooper Bodendorfer[10]; 10. (DNF) 37-Caleb Castillo[7]; 11. (DNF) 14-Benjamin Mccoy[4]; 12. (DNF) 73-Bret Prange[2]; 13. (DNF) 5-Tristan Peyron[1]; 14. (DNS) 12-Brandon Mertes; 15. (DNS) 72-Tim Calanca
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Benjamin Mccoy[3]; 2. 73-Bret Prange[1]; 3. 50-Terry Hilgendorf[2]; 4. 37-Caleb Castillo[4]; 5. 47-Scott Carpenter[8]; 6. (DNF) 95-Robby Olson[7]; 7. (DNF) 72-Tim Calanca[6]; 8. (DNF) 1R-Rob Olson[5]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 8-Blake Kreuser[4]; 2. 5-Tristan Peyron[1]; 3. 45-Kevin Domrose[3]; 4. 81-Nick Mechneich[2]; 5. (DNF) 64B-Cooper Bodendorfer[7]; 6. (DNF) 12-Brandon Mertes[6]; 7. (DNF) 65-Mark Baker[5]
Hot Laps: 1. 8-Blake Kreuser, 00:17.882[8]; 2. 95-Robby Olson, 00:18.346[13]; 3. 12-Brandon Mertes, 00:18.432[12]; 4. 1R-Rob Olson, 00:18.474[9]; 5. 14-Benjamin Mccoy, 00:18.604[5]; 6. 50-Terry Hilgendorf, 00:18.683[3]; 7. 5-Tristan Peyron, 00:18.724[2]; 8. 37-Caleb Castillo, 00:18.928[7]; 9. 65-Mark Baker, 00:19.105[10]; 10. 81-Nick Mechneich, 00:19.174[4]; 11. 64B-Cooper Bodendorfer, 00:19.519[14]; 12. 45-Kevin Domrose, 00:19.557[6]; 13. 73-Bret Prange, 00:19.876[1]; 14. 47-Scott Carpenter, 00:20.010[15]; 15. 72-Tim Calanca, 00:20.273[11]
A Modifieds
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 4S-Joel Seegert Sr[3]; 2. 28C-Joel Crowbridge[5]; 3. 68J-Dan Jung[1]; 4. 2M-Steve Mueller[6]; 5. 75-James Fletcher[9]; 6. 20-Brandon Schmitt[19]; 7. 4E-Eric Scribner[7]; 8. 18-Matt Klenz[8]; 9. 16-Geoff Jeche[10]; 10. 6W-David Wirth[12]; 11. 47G-Ben Godlewski[14]; 12. 37-Scott Tubbin[2]; 13. 51J-Dustin Jackson[13]; 14. 28S-Scott Crowbridge[4]; 15. 17J-Jackson Laufer[11]; 16. (DNF) 19-Mike Wittenburg[18]; 17. (DNF) 88J-Jeremy Johnson[16]; 18. (DNS) 11-Bart Sievert; 19. (DNS) 57A-Andrew Hamburg
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 75-James Fletcher[8]; 2. 18-Matt Klenz[7]; 3. 2M-Steve Mueller[6]; 4. 37-Scott Tubbin[2]; 5. 28S-Scott Crowbridge[3]; 6. 17J-Jackson Laufer[10]; 7. (DNF) 51J-Dustin Jackson[1]; 8. (DNF) 11-Bart Sievert[5]; 9. (DNF) 57A-Andrew Hamburg[4]; 10. (DNF) 20-Brandon Schmitt[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 4S-Joel Seegert Sr[3]; 2. 68J-Dan Jung[2]; 3. 28C-Joel Crowbridge[6]; 4. 16-Geoff Jeche[9]; 5. 4E-Eric Scribner[7]; 6. 6W-David Wirth[1]; 7. (DNF) 47G-Ben Godlewski[5]; 8. (DNF) 88J-Jeremy Johnson[8]; 9. (DNF) 19-Mike Wittenburg[4]
Hot Laps: 1. 20-Brandon Schmitt, 00:17.035[9]; 2. 18-Matt Klenz, 00:17.320[15]; 3. 28C-Joel Crowbridge, 00:17.323[10]; 4. 4S-Joel Seegert Sr, 00:17.350[8]; 5. 11-Bart Sievert, 00:17.444[6]; 6. 2M-Steve Mueller, 00:17.723[19]; 7. 47G-Ben Godlewski, 00:17.870[12]; 8. 19-Mike Wittenburg, 00:17.914[17]; 9. 57A-Andrew Hamburg, 00:18.076[16]; 10. 75-James Fletcher, 00:18.209[14]; 11. 6W-David Wirth, 00:18.256[18]; 12. 68J-Dan Jung, 00:18.415[2]; 13. 51J-Dustin Jackson, 00:18.538[3]; 14. 28S-Scott Crowbridge, 00:18.545[13]; 15. 4E-Eric Scribner, 00:18.604[11]; 16. 37-Scott Tubbin, 00:18.758[1]; 17. 88J-Jeremy Johnson, 00:19.320[5]; 18. 17J-Jackson Laufer, 00:19.464[7]; 19. (DNS) 16-Geoff Jeche, 00:19.464
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