Feger Pulls Away for Win
Shane Clanton to lead field into the green flag for Saturdays 100-lap finale
NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. August 5, 2016 Jason Feger ran away with the FANSFund Dash Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway. Feger started the day from qualifying toward the back of the pack to placing third in his heat. He heated up as the night went on, capitalizing when it mattered the most to win the $2,500 purse.
Feger led the 12-driver field into the green flag for the 12-lap shootout. Rookie of the Year contender Tyler Erb was to start 13th in the show, but mechanical issues prevented him from competing. Once the green flag waved the field in, the High-side Hustler did what he does best, rising to the top of the track with his No. 25F Cheap Cars/ Floyd’s Waste Systems Black Diamond racecar.
Its the fastest track weve been on all weekend, said Feger, who took advantage of the track preparation before the race. We were able to get to the top of the track there on the cushion, and it was pretty easy to run on. I just held it on the floor for 12 laps and made sure I didnt jump over the berm.
Feger began to pull away within the first couple laps, extending his gap between the field by one-half of a second with each lap; he led by a 1.174-second margin with 10 laps remaining. Meanwhile, full-time World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series driver Brian Shirley began his pursuit toward the top. Shirleys No. 3s Bob Cullen Racing/ Arnie Ranta Motorsports Longhorn machine challenged Tyler Bruening for the second spot early-on.
With seven laps remaining, Shirley succeeded. In turn three, Shirley plummeted under Bruenings No. 16b Bruening Rock Products/ Minnowa Construction Capital car. Bruening had nothing for Shirley at this point, forfeiting the spot.
Listen, we just threw some stuff out there, said Shirley, his sights set on the finale. Thats all we did was use it as a test session. Hopefully we get the hot lap tomorrow and be better than what we were tonight.
From there, the top three was smooth-sailing. Feger ultimately won the show by a 4.435-secnd margin, dominating the field. Shirley finished second, while Bruening rounded-out the podium.
We got the car a lot better there, said Bruening, who said his car has struggled so far in the weekend. I wouldnt say I was sleeping on that start. It was just one of those deals where [Shirley] got a good start on me. Once the race got started, our car got better and better. We hit the holes in turn one and two there and got the skid-plate up there into the steering arm, and thats how Shirley got by me. We were running him back down. I just wish it was 100 laps.
Shane Clanton will start Saturdays 100-lap USA Nationals finale in the lead position. Clanton, who drew the top spot before the six-lap Pole Dash, led the six-car group into every lap. Those who advanced to the Pole Dash were the nights heat winners. One notable heat winner was Eric Wells, who recorded his first fast time since his rookie year in 2013.
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World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series Statistical Report; August 5, 2016; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wisc.
FANSFund Dash (12-laps): 1. 25F- Jason Feger [1] [$2,500]; 2. 3s- Brian Shirley [3] [$2,300]; 3. 16b- Tyler Bruening [2] [$2,200]; 4. 0- Jake O’Neil [4] [$2,100]; 5. 15H- Jon Henry [6] [$2,000]; 6. 39- Tim McCreadie [5] [$1,900]; 7. 15- Steve Francis [8] [$1,800]; 8. 6- Jonathan Davenport [12] [$1,750]; 9. 11- Gordy Gundaker [7] [$1,725]; 10. 4- Cody Mahoney [9] [$1,700]; 11. 51- Joey Moriarty [11] [$1,675]; 12. 93- Ray Moore [10] [$1,650]; 13. 91- Tyler Erb (DNS)
Pole Dash (6-laps): 1. 25- Shane Clanton; 2. 6- Jonathan Davenport; 3. 25z- Mason Zeigler; 4. 1- Josh Richards; 5. 18- Eric Wells; 6. 90- Lance Matthees
Qualifying Group A: 1. 18- Eric Wells, 14.744; 2. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr.,14.805; 3. 39- Tim McCreadie, 4. 14.969; 5. 77- Jordan Yaggy, 15.016; 6. 25z- Mason Zeigler, 15.058; 7. 90- Lance Matthees, 15.059; 8. 28E- Dennis Erb Jr., 15.064; 9. 21- Billy Moyer, 15.078; 10. 32- Bobby Pierce, 15.109; 11. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr., 15.198; 12. 18b- Shannon Babb, 15.284; 13. 18c- Chase Junghans, 15.329; 14. 29- Spencer Diercks, 15.397; 15. 15H- Jon Henry, 15.403; 16. 58- A.J. Diemel, 25.403; 17. 16b- Tyler Bruening, 15.405; 18. 14m- Morgan Bagley, 15.415; 19. 25F- Jason Feger, 15.420; 19. 99- Mike Mullen, 15.444; 0- Jake O’Neil, 15.527; 51- Joey Moriarty, 15.545; 22. 2c- Joey Coulter, 15.634; 23. 57- Chad Williamson, 15.763; 24. 10s- Taylor Scheffler (DNF); 25. 74- Mitch McGrath (DNF)
Qualifying Group B: 1. 28- Jimmy Mars, 15.043; 2. 3s- Brian Shirley, 15.058; 3. 25- Shane Clanton 15.081; 4. 1- Josh Richards, 15.102; 5. 6- Jonathan Davenport, 15.145; 6. 25s- Chad Simpson, 15.172; 7. 76- Brandon Overton, 15.194; 8. 7- Rick Eckert, 15.203; 9. c9- Steve Casebolt, 15.222; 10. 15- Steve Francis, 15.274; 11. 99B- Boom Briggs, 15.289; 12. 15A- Nick Anvelink, 15.293; 13. 91- Tyler Erb, 15.326; 14. 32s- Chris Simpson, 15.383; 15. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr., 15.415; 16. 4- Cody Mahoney, 15.477; 17. 93- Ray Moore, 15.513; 18. 1*- Chub Frank, 15.516; 19. B1- Brent Larson, 15.559; 20. 51F- Matthew Furman, 15.584; 21. 11- Gordy Gundaker, 15.644; 22. 2M- Allen Murray, 15.684; 23. 98- Jason Rauen, 15.692; 24- R.C. Whitwell, 15.958
Heat No. 1 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 90- Lance Matthees; 2. 32- Bobby Pierce; 3. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr.; 4. 39- Tim McCreadie; 5. 16b- Tyler Bruening; 6. 2c- Joey Coulter; 7. 29- Spencer Diercks; 8. 74M- Mitch McGrath; 9. 99- Mike Mullen
Heat No. 2 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 25z- Mason Zeigler; 2. 21- Billy Moyer; 3. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr.; 4. 18b- Shannon Babb; 5. 15H- Jon Henry; 6. 14m- Morgan Bagley; 7. 0- Jake O’Neil; 8. 57- Chad Williamson
Heat No. 3 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 18- Eric Wells; 2. 28E- Dennis Erb. Jr.; 3. 25F- Jason Feger; 4. 58- A.J. Diemel; 5. 77- Jordan Yaggy; 6. 18c- Chase Junghans; 7. 51- Joey Moriarty; 8. 10s- Taylor Scheffler
Heat No. 4 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 25- Shane Clanton; 2. 25S- Chad Simpson; 3. c9- Steve Casebolt; 4. 91- Tyler Erb; 5. 15- Steve Francis; 6. 2M- Allen Murray; 7. 4- Cody Mahoney; 8. B1- Brent Larson
Heat No. 5 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6- Jonathan Davenport; 2. 7- Rick Eckert; 3. 3s- Brian Shirley; 4. 98- Jason Rauen; 5. 99B- Boom Briggs; 6. 32s- Chris Simpson; 7. 93- Ray Moore; 8. 51F- Matthew Furman
Heat No. 6 (10 laps – Top 3 Transfer): 1. 1- Josh Richards; 2. 28- Jimmy Mars; 3. 76- Brandon Overton; 4. 11- Gordy Gundaker; 6. 96T- R.C. Whitwell; 7. 1*- Chub Frank; 8. 15A- Nick Anvelink; 9. 1P- Earl Pearson Jr.
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