June 20, 2026 | By Jordan DeLucia, DIRTcar PR

Jason Feger Passes Ryan Unzicker Late to Win at Farmer City

FARMER CITY, Ill.—When Jason Feger and Ryan Unzicker square-off in a battle for supremacy on the tight bullrings of Illinois, the excitement level is sure to reach fever pitch.

Fans in attendance at Farmer City Raceway were treated to a generous helping of exactly that Friday night as the two DIRTcar Late Model national champions engaged in a relentless battle for the win around the 1/4-mile oval.

In the end, Feger emerged victorious after capitalizing on a wild incident in lapped traffic in the final laps to collect his 38th career DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature win.

Early on, Feger was in control of the 40-lap main event, utilizing his pole starting position to lead the opening 23 laps of the race.

A restart on Lap 24 is where things changed in a hurry as Unzicker threw a slide job exiting turn four on Feger and led Lap 24 before a caution bunched the field up again. But this time, Unzicker led the field back to green.

“I was more frustrated the handling of the car went away,” Feger said. “We were really good early in the race, and then the rain just kind of had the track a little different tonight. We ran a [NLMT-4 tire] tonight, and I really thought the three was the right tire, and it ended up would’ve been the right tire. Once our edges were gone, we were no good.”

Unzicker continued to lead until heavy lap traffic became a factor on Lap 38 and allowed Feger’s No. 25 to close the gap quickly.

With just two laps-to-go, Unzicker made contact with the lapped car Mitch McGrath out of turn four and nearly spun around on the front stretch. Unzicker was able to get going straight again, but Feger had closed in on the rear deck of Unzicker’s No. 24 as they charged into turns one and two.

Feger ripped the top, found the momentum off turn two, and drove deep down low underneath Unzicker into turn three. They touched wheels before the apex of the corner, and as Unzicker slid up the track and into the side of McGrath’s No. 74, Feger was able to capitalize, slipping underneath both cars to retake the lead as he crossed under the white flag.

Feger came back around to take the checkered flag and career win No. 38 with Hell Tour, bringing him within one win of tying 2004 Summer Nationals champion Don O’Neal for fourth on the all-time wins list at 39.

“It’s just really a tough deal. So maybe if I’m leading, I do pick the bottom and I get by the lap cars no problem, but I very easily could’ve made the same choice as Ryan did, just chose the wrong lane,” Feger said. “Me seeing him pick that line made it a lot easier knowing where I had to go. The car’s been good all summer and you’ve got to have some luck or be good, and right now, we are good. You always lose more that way than you’re ever going to win.”

“Any time you lose, it’s a bummer, right?” Unzicker said in his DIRTVision post-race interview. “I don’t know, some of the lappers just need to chill the heck out and just stay in one lane, and unfortunately, they can’t figure that out yet. But the car was good and that’s all I can ask for being on the podium.”

Unzicker hung on to finish second, Clay Stuckey finished third, Tanner English charged from 15th to finish fourth, and Kyle Hammer rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT - The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO, on Saturday, June 20.

How can you watch the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Every race is live on DIRTVision.


DIRTCAR LATE MODEL RESULTS (27 entries)

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 25-Jason Feger[1]; 2. 24-Ryan Unzicker[3]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[5]; 4. 96-Tanner English[15]; 5. 45-Kyle Hammer[7]; 6. 38J-Jake Little[11]; 7. 18-Shannon Babb[12]; 8. 31M-Tyler Millwood[16]; 9. 75-Daniel Adam[8]; 10. 97-Cade Dillard[4]; 11. 42W-Mckay Wenger[6]; 12. 09-Michael Leach[2]; 13. 122-Timmy Dick[21]; 14. ZT1-Zach Taylor[17]; 15. 1W-Donny Walden[10]; 16. 17SR-Brody Smith[14]; 17. 33H-Roben Huffman[13]; 18. 74-Mitch McGrath[9]; 19. 4D-Doug Tye[22]; 20. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[23]; 21. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[18]; 22. 30-Mark Voigt[20]; 23. 87-Jake Rainey[19]

Consolation Race (8 Laps): 1. 31M-Tyler Millwood[1]; 2. ZT1-Zach Taylor[3]; 3. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[5]; 4. 37L-Michael Ledford[2]; 5. 122-Timmy Dick[6]; 6. 30-Mark Voigt[8]; 7. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[10]; 8. 4D-Doug Tye[9]; 9. 334-Billy Hough[4]; 10. 35-Max Olmsted II[12]; 11. 81-Logan Mounce[7]; 12. (DNS) 87-Jake Rainey

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 25-Jason Feger[1]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard[3]; 3. 45-Kyle Hammer[2]; 4. 1W-Donny Walden[4]; 5. 33H-Roben Huffman[7]; 6. 31M-Tyler Millwood[6]; 7. 334-Billy Hough[9]; 8. 81-Logan Mounce[8]; 9. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[5]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 09-Michael Leach[1]; 2. 15-Clay Stuckey[5]; 3. 75-Daniel Adam[2]; 4. 38J-Jake Little[4]; 5. 17SR-Brody Smith[7]; 6. 37L-Michael Ledford[6]; 7. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[3]; 8. 30-Mark Voigt[8]; 9. (DNS) 87-Jake Rainey

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Ryan Unzicker[2]; 2. 42W-Mckay Wenger[1]; 3. 74-Mitch McGrath[4]; 4. 18-Shannon Babb[3]; 5. 96-Tanner English[5]; 6. ZT1-Zach Taylor[6]; 7. 122-Timmy Dick[7]; 8. 4D-Doug Tye[8]; 9. 35-Max Olmsted II[9]

Qualifying 1 (2 Laps): 1. 25-Jason Feger, 12.687[4]; 2. 45-Kyle Hammer, 12.693[8]; 3. 97-Cade Dillard, 12.804[9]; 4. 1W-Donny Walden, 12.931[5]; 5. 21-Billy Moyer Sr, 12.960[2]; 6. 31M-Tyler Millwood, 13.084[6]; 7. 33H-Roben Huffman, 13.221[7]; 8. 81-Logan Mounce, 13.367[3]; 9. 334-Billy Hough, 13.802[1]

Qualifying 2 (2 Laps): 1. 09-Michael Leach, 12.815[7]; 2. 75-Daniel Adam, 12.917[2]; 3. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr, 12.961[3]; 4. 38J-Jake Little, 13.041[8]; 5. 15-Clay Stuckey, 13.077[4]; 6. 37L-Michael Ledford, 13.161[5]; 7. 17SR-Brody Smith, 13.181[1]; 8. 30-Mark Voigt, 13.271[6]; 9. 87-Jake Rainey, 13.504[9]

Qualifying 3 (2 Laps): 1. 42W-Mckay Wenger, 12.673[6]; 2. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 12.802[7]; 3. 18-Shannon Babb, 12.809[2]; 4. 74-Mitch McGrath, 12.810[4]; 5. 96-Tanner English, 12.841[5]; 6. ZT1-Zach Taylor, 13.183[8]; 7. 122-Timmy Dick, 13.224[3]; 8. 4D-Doug Tye, 13.612[1]


CURRENT OVERAL DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS STANDINGS

Points Updated: June 19, 2026

Pos. No. Driver Hometown Points Gap Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
1 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 468  7 3 5 7
2 96 Tanner English Benton, KY 462 -6 7 0 6 7
3 15 Clay Stuckey Shreveport, LA 360 -108 7 0 2 5
4 99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 350 -118 7 0 2 5
5 75 Daniel Adam Peru, IL 345 -123 7 0 2 5
6 09 Michael Leach Sun River, MT 326 -142 7 0 1 4
7 74 Mitch McGrath Waukesha, WI 292 -176 7 0 1 2
8 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL 266 -202 4 2 2 3
9 17SR Brody Smith Dade City, FL 262 -206 6 0 0 0
10 87 Jake Rainey Powder Springs, GA 250 -218 5 0 0 1


CURRENT WEEK 2 DIRTCAR SUMMER NATIONALS STANDINGS

oints Updated: June 19, 2026

Pos. No. Driver Hometown Points Gap Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
1 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IL 202  3 2 2 3
2 96 Tanner English Benton, KY 176 -26 3 0 2 3
3 97 Cade Dillard Robeline, LA 166 -36 3 0 2 3
4 15 Clay Stuckey Shreveport, LA 156 -46 3 0 1 2
5 99JR Frank Heckenast Frankfort, IL 143 -59 3 0 1 2
6 75 Daniel Adam Peru, IL 132 -70 3 0 0 2
7 74 Mitch McGrath Waukesha, WI 130 -72 3 0 1 1
8 09 Michael Leach Sun River, MT 126 -76 3 0 0 1
9 31M Tyler Millwood Kingston, GA 115 -87 3 0 0 1
10 17SR Brody Smith Dade City, FL 110 -92 3 0 0 0


WEEK 1 CHAMPIONT - Tanner English

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Michael Long Gets 14th Career Summit Modified Win at Farmer City

FARMER CITY, Ill. -- Michael Long continues to carve his legacy with the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals with a strong performance in his latest triumph at Farmer City Raceway.

Long, the 2024 DIRTcar UMP Modified national champion from Fowler, IL, picked up career win No. 14 with the Summit Modifieds Friday night, moving him into a tie for fifth on the all-time wins list with current series points leader, Ray Bollinger.

“It’s a good deal. It’s a good summer series that comes around here every year,” Long said. “There are a lot of top guys that run the series and it’s good to be up there with them. It’s something we like doing every year.”

The Feature went green at the 1/4-mile confines of Farmer City as Zeke McKenzie — a winner at Fairbury Speedway one week ago — took the initial lead over outside polesitter and Vanquish Race Cars teammate, Bollinger.

McKenzie led the first nine laps before a caution on Lap 9 gave Long the opening he needed on the restart.

Long found speed and momentum on the cushion that propelled him around the top side of McKenzie on Lap 12.

Long went unchallenged in the final 13 laps to pick up the Summit Modifieds win in the series’ 13th visit to Farmer City.

“What made the pass a lot easier was when the yellow came out and Ray (Bollinger) picked up the bottom,” Long said. “I was in third, so then I had to go to the top and it just kind of left me a free lane. Once I got to the lead, [my car was] so much better.”

Bollinger finished second, Trevor Neville finished third, McKenzie hung on to fourth, and Landen Miller finished fifth.

UP NEXT - The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals returns to action on Saturday, June 20 at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO.

How can you watch the DIRTcar Summer Nationals? Every race is live on DIRTVision.


DIRTCAR UMP MODIFIED RESULTS (25 entries)

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 18L-Michael Long[4]; 2. 77-Ray Bollinger[1]; 3. 777-Trevor Neville[6]; 4. 24-Zeke McKenzie[2]; 5. 110-Landen Miller[7]; 6. 99-Hunt Gossum[8]; 7. 389-Carson Friedman[5]; 8. 21-Lyndon Whitfill[9]; 9. 14-Brian Lynn[14]; 10. 21B-Hunter Breland[13]; 11. B5-Matthew Baker[16]; 12. 95S-Rick Salter[15]; 13. 22W-Wade Wenthe[17]; 14. 01-Jeremy Nichols[12]; 15. 74S-Chris Sieweke[19]; 16. 10M-Chris Morefield[22]; 17. 11Z-Zane Oedewaldt[18]; 18. 29C-Joey Cotterman[20]; 19. 6-Justin Tharp[21]; 20. 66-Cole Falloway[10]; 21. 89-Austin Friedman[3]; 22. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt[11]

Last Chance Showdown (8 Laps): 1. B5-Matthew Baker[1]; 2. 22W-Wade Wenthe[6]; 3. 11Z-Zane Oedewaldt[2]; 4. 29C-Joey Cotterman[5]; 5. 10M-Chris Morefield[9]; 6. 74S-Chris Sieweke[7]; 7. 28C-Jeff Cotterman[8]; 8. 6-Justin Tharp[10]; 9. 21G-Coltin Grace[3]; 10. (DNS) 96M-Mike McKinney

Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 77-Ray Bollinger[1]; 2. 18L-Michael Long[3]; 3. 110-Landen Miller[5]; 4. 66-Cole Falloway[2]; 5. 21B-Hunter Breland[6]; 6. B5-Matthew Baker[4]; 7. 96M-Mike McKinney[7]; 8. 74S-Chris Sieweke[8]; 9. 6-Justin Tharp[9]

Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Zeke McKenzie[1]; 2. 389-Carson Friedman[3]; 3. 99-Hunt Gossum[2]; 4. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt[4]; 5. 14-Brian Lynn[6]; 6. 11Z-Zane Oedewaldt[5]; 7. 29C-Joey Cotterman[7]; 8. 28C-Jeff Cotterman[8]

Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 89-Austin Friedman[1]; 2. 777-Trevor Neville[2]; 3. 21-Lyndon Whitfill[3]; 4. 01-Jeremy Nichols[5]; 5. 95S-Rick Salter[6]; 6. 21G-Coltin Grace[8]; 7. 22W-Wade Wenthe[4]; 8. 10M-Chris Morefield[7]

Qualifying 1 (3 Laps): 1. 77-Ray Bollinger, 13.937[8]; 2. 66-Cole Falloway, 13.987[7]; 3. 18L-Michael Long, 13.989[4]; 4. B5-Matthew Baker, 13.989[5]; 5. 110-Landen Miller, 14.065[6]; 6. 21B-Hunter Breland, 14.129[1]; 7. 96M-Mike McKinney, 14.148[2]; 8. 74S-Chris Sieweke, 14.794[9]; 9. 6-Justin Tharp, 14.878[3]

Qualifying 2 (3 Laps): 1. 24-Zeke McKenzie, 13.879[3]; 2. 99-Hunt Gossum, 13.947[8]; 3. 389-Carson Friedman, 13.990[1]; 4. Z1-Zac Oedewaldt, 14.059[4]; 5. 11Z-Zane Oedewaldt, 14.392[2]; 6. 14-Brian Lynn, 14.692[6]; 7. 29C-Joey Cotterman, 14.972[5]; 8. 28C-Jeff Cotterman, 15.504[7]

Qualifying 3 (3 Laps): 1. 89-Austin Friedman, 13.820[5]; 2. 777-Trevor Neville, 13.838[2]; 3. 21-Lyndon Whitfill, 13.913[3]; 4. 22W-Wade Wenthe, 14.309[6]; 5. 01-Jeremy Nichols, 14.329[4]; 6. 95S-Rick Salter, 14.448[7]; 7. 10M-Chris Morefield, 14.582[1]; 8. 21G-Coltin Grace, 14.687[8]


CURRENT SUMMIT RACING MODIFIED TOUR STANDINGS

oints Updated: June 19, 2026

Pos. No. Driver Hometown Points Gap Starts Wins Top 5s Top 10s
1 77 Ray Bollinger Kewanee, IL 271  4 0 4 4
2 24Z Zeke McKenzie Claypool, IN 256 -15 4 1 4 4
3 24H Mike Harrison Highland, IL 150 -121 2 1 2 2
4 J24 Jeremy Nichols Findlay, IL 139 -132 3 0 1 2
5 74S Chris Sieweke Santa Rosa, CA 131 -140 2 0 0 0
6 18L Michael Long Fowler, IL 124 -147 2 1 1 2
7 15H Jeff Hamby Lancing, TN 124 -147 3 0 0 1
8 B5 Matthew Baker Kouts, IN 124 -147 3 0 0 1
9 99 Justin Haley Winamac, IN 109 -162 3 0 0 0
10 110 Landen Miller Tonica, IL 108 -163 2 0 1 2