MARYVILLE, IL – Aug. 21, 2009 – Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., remained the UMP DIRTcar Racing national Super Late Model points leader for the second straight week, but his slight edge became even more precarious.
Feger, 31, lost two points off his lead in races run through Aug. 17, sending him into this weekend’s UMP DIRTcar Racing-sanctioned action with a 12-point advantage (2,766-2,754) over two-time defending national Super Late Model champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill.
The top two drivers in the national rankings ran head-to-head twice last weekend, on Aug. 14 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway and Aug. 15 at Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway. Feger won the Monster Midwest Tour event at Kankakee with Erb finishing second, while at Fairbury Erb finished fifth and Feger settled for a 14th-place outing.
Another player to watch in the national points race, which ends with the UMP DIRTcar Nationals on Oct. 9-10 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, is Randy Korte of Highland, Ill. He’s now fourth in the standings and still has one more start to make before reaching the 40-race threshold, at which time he’ll join Feger and Erb in replacing his worst points nights/finishes.
A big win on Aug. 15 at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill., helped Gary Cook Jr. of Deer Creek, Ill., remain in control of the UMP UMP DIRTcar national Modified points standings.
Cook added five points to his lead from the previous week, putting himself up by 88 points (2,357-2,269) over Randle Sweeney of Clifty, Ky., whose pair of victories last weekend (Aug 14 at Soggy Bottom Raceway in Morgantown, Ky., and Aug. 15 at Tennessee’s Clarksville Raceway) couldn’t bring him closer.
Other UMP DIRTcar national points leaders through Aug. 17 included Tait Davenport of West Paducah, Ky. (Pro Late Models), Jimmy Cummins of Waterloo, Ill. (Sportsman), Chad Boone of Owensboro, Ky. (Limited Modifieds), Rick Thomas of Koehler, Ill. (Stock Cars), Bill May of Muskegon, Mich. (Factory Stocks) and Bob Zbinden of Alhambra, Ill. (Sport Compacts).
Log on to www.dirtcar.com for more information on UMP DIRTcar Racing and to view complete points standings for all divisions.
UMP DIRTcar Racing National Points Standings (as of Aug. 17, 2009):
Super Late Models (driver/points/races counted):
1. Jason Feger 2766 40
2. Dennis Erb Jr. 2754 40
3. Rusty Schlenk 2627 40
4. Randy Korte 2597 39
5. Steve Sheppard Jr. 2527 40
6. Ryan Unzicker 2501 40
7. Kevin Weaver 2481 40
8. Frankie Heckenast 2327 40
9. Brandon Sheppard 2305 40
10. Mike Hammerle 2290 40
11. Jon Henry 2252 38
12. Eric Smith 2150 36
13. Michael Kloos 2086 40
14. Brian Ruhlman 2008 34
15. Shannon Babb 1975 33
16. Daren Friedman 1940 35
17. Joe Harlan 1935 36
18. Richie Hedrick 1923 40
19. Dusty Moore 1799 35
20. Jason McBride 1790 40
Modifieds (driver/points/races counted):
1. Gary Cook Jr. 2357 30
2. Randle Sweeney 2269 30
3. John McCaul 2231 30
4. Jeff Leka 2210 30
5. Devin Gilpin 2169 30
6. Lance Dehm 2166 30
7. Mike Spatola 2160 30
8. Kent Robinson 2157 30
9. Todd Sherman 2155 30
10. Tim Hancock 2113 30
11. Jeff Babcock 2096 30
12. Clint DeMoss 2040 30
13. Marty O’Neal 2020 30
14. Clayton Miller 2019 30
15. Vance Wilson 2005 30
16. Nick Allen 1976 30
17. Jeremy Nichols 1958 30
18. Chad Osterhoff 1883 30
19. Bobby Bittle 1882 30
20. Marc Kurth 1849 29
Pro Late Models (driver/points/races counted):
1. Tait Davenport 2109 30
2. Bobby Dauderman 2047 30
3. Caleb Ashby 1955 30
4. Nick Bauman 1918 29
5. Dustin Griffin 1874 30
6. Matt Liner 1746 30
7. Rylan Dagg 1697 30
8. Bobby Martintoni 1683 30
9. Daniel Heck 1512 25
10. Josh Harris 1430 24
Sportsman (driver/points/races counted):
1. Jimmy Cummins 1815 25
2. Russell Eilers 1748 25
3. Clayton Perry 1737 25
4. Greg Kimmons 1584 25
5. Brian Williams 1575 25
6. Troy Clark 1537 25
7. Brad Cummings 1451 25
8. Greg Amick 1425 25
9. Alan Magner 1407 23
10. Chad Weinrick 1407 25
Limited Modifieds (driver/points/races counted):
1. Chad Boone 1756 25
2. Jonathan Smith 1439 22
3. Jeff Brooks 1413 25
4. Scotty Oliver 1354 24
5. Jansen Morris 1199 20
6. Shelli O’Bryan 1169 23
7. John Paul Talkington 1146 21
8. Josh Tyler 1090 22
9. Chad Sweeney 1067 20
10. Chris Buhler 1064 18
Stock Cars (driver/points/races counted):
1. Rick Thomas 1898 25
2. David Hurst 1802 25
3. Joel Funk 1749 25
4. Stacy Tretter 1718 25
5. Dave Mannise 1704 25
6. Steve Ewing 1678 25
7. Larry Russell Jr. 1668 25
8. Chris Fisher 1666 25
9. Ervin Turner 1658 25
10. Mike Welch 1621 25
Factory Stocks (driver/points/races counted):
1. Bill May 1690 25
2. Justin Schuler 1521 25
3. Paul Tenbrink 1268 22
4. Dan Wilson 1251 20
5. Tony Weinrick 1218 24
6. Loren Peterson 1188 21
7. Dean Rake 1156 18
8. Dennis Ponder 1080 17
9. Nate Tarte 1054 25
10. Chuck Smith 1031 22
Sport Compacts (driver/points/races counted):
1. Bob Zbinden 1961 25
2. Joe Reed 1933 25
3. Eric Wisher 1723 25
4. Michael Rittenberry 1688 25
5. Todd Meyer 1576 25
6. Eric Wilson 1556 25
7. C.J. Rector 1553 25
8. Richard Ashby 1542 25
9. Justin Suhre 1521 25
10. Mark Farber 1467 25
Feger, 31, lost two points off his lead in races run through Aug. 17, sending him into this weekend’s UMP DIRTcar Racing-sanctioned action with a 12-point advantage (2,766-2,754) over two-time defending national Super Late Model champion Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill.
The top two drivers in the national rankings ran head-to-head twice last weekend, on Aug. 14 at Kankakee (Ill.) County Speedway and Aug. 15 at Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway. Feger won the Monster Midwest Tour event at Kankakee with Erb finishing second, while at Fairbury Erb finished fifth and Feger settled for a 14th-place outing.
Another player to watch in the national points race, which ends with the UMP DIRTcar Nationals on Oct. 9-10 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, is Randy Korte of Highland, Ill. He’s now fourth in the standings and still has one more start to make before reaching the 40-race threshold, at which time he’ll join Feger and Erb in replacing his worst points nights/finishes.
A big win on Aug. 15 at Spoon River Speedway in Canton, Ill., helped Gary Cook Jr. of Deer Creek, Ill., remain in control of the UMP UMP DIRTcar national Modified points standings.
Cook added five points to his lead from the previous week, putting himself up by 88 points (2,357-2,269) over Randle Sweeney of Clifty, Ky., whose pair of victories last weekend (Aug 14 at Soggy Bottom Raceway in Morgantown, Ky., and Aug. 15 at Tennessee’s Clarksville Raceway) couldn’t bring him closer.
Other UMP DIRTcar national points leaders through Aug. 17 included Tait Davenport of West Paducah, Ky. (Pro Late Models), Jimmy Cummins of Waterloo, Ill. (Sportsman), Chad Boone of Owensboro, Ky. (Limited Modifieds), Rick Thomas of Koehler, Ill. (Stock Cars), Bill May of Muskegon, Mich. (Factory Stocks) and Bob Zbinden of Alhambra, Ill. (Sport Compacts).
Log on to www.dirtcar.com for more information on UMP DIRTcar Racing and to view complete points standings for all divisions.
UMP DIRTcar Racing National Points Standings (as of Aug. 17, 2009):
Super Late Models (driver/points/races counted):
1. Jason Feger 2766 40
2. Dennis Erb Jr. 2754 40
3. Rusty Schlenk 2627 40
4. Randy Korte 2597 39
5. Steve Sheppard Jr. 2527 40
6. Ryan Unzicker 2501 40
7. Kevin Weaver 2481 40
8. Frankie Heckenast 2327 40
9. Brandon Sheppard 2305 40
10. Mike Hammerle 2290 40
11. Jon Henry 2252 38
12. Eric Smith 2150 36
13. Michael Kloos 2086 40
14. Brian Ruhlman 2008 34
15. Shannon Babb 1975 33
16. Daren Friedman 1940 35
17. Joe Harlan 1935 36
18. Richie Hedrick 1923 40
19. Dusty Moore 1799 35
20. Jason McBride 1790 40
Modifieds (driver/points/races counted):
1. Gary Cook Jr. 2357 30
2. Randle Sweeney 2269 30
3. John McCaul 2231 30
4. Jeff Leka 2210 30
5. Devin Gilpin 2169 30
6. Lance Dehm 2166 30
7. Mike Spatola 2160 30
8. Kent Robinson 2157 30
9. Todd Sherman 2155 30
10. Tim Hancock 2113 30
11. Jeff Babcock 2096 30
12. Clint DeMoss 2040 30
13. Marty O’Neal 2020 30
14. Clayton Miller 2019 30
15. Vance Wilson 2005 30
16. Nick Allen 1976 30
17. Jeremy Nichols 1958 30
18. Chad Osterhoff 1883 30
19. Bobby Bittle 1882 30
20. Marc Kurth 1849 29
Pro Late Models (driver/points/races counted):
1. Tait Davenport 2109 30
2. Bobby Dauderman 2047 30
3. Caleb Ashby 1955 30
4. Nick Bauman 1918 29
5. Dustin Griffin 1874 30
6. Matt Liner 1746 30
7. Rylan Dagg 1697 30
8. Bobby Martintoni 1683 30
9. Daniel Heck 1512 25
10. Josh Harris 1430 24
Sportsman (driver/points/races counted):
1. Jimmy Cummins 1815 25
2. Russell Eilers 1748 25
3. Clayton Perry 1737 25
4. Greg Kimmons 1584 25
5. Brian Williams 1575 25
6. Troy Clark 1537 25
7. Brad Cummings 1451 25
8. Greg Amick 1425 25
9. Alan Magner 1407 23
10. Chad Weinrick 1407 25
Limited Modifieds (driver/points/races counted):
1. Chad Boone 1756 25
2. Jonathan Smith 1439 22
3. Jeff Brooks 1413 25
4. Scotty Oliver 1354 24
5. Jansen Morris 1199 20
6. Shelli O’Bryan 1169 23
7. John Paul Talkington 1146 21
8. Josh Tyler 1090 22
9. Chad Sweeney 1067 20
10. Chris Buhler 1064 18
Stock Cars (driver/points/races counted):
1. Rick Thomas 1898 25
2. David Hurst 1802 25
3. Joel Funk 1749 25
4. Stacy Tretter 1718 25
5. Dave Mannise 1704 25
6. Steve Ewing 1678 25
7. Larry Russell Jr. 1668 25
8. Chris Fisher 1666 25
9. Ervin Turner 1658 25
10. Mike Welch 1621 25
Factory Stocks (driver/points/races counted):
1. Bill May 1690 25
2. Justin Schuler 1521 25
3. Paul Tenbrink 1268 22
4. Dan Wilson 1251 20
5. Tony Weinrick 1218 24
6. Loren Peterson 1188 21
7. Dean Rake 1156 18
8. Dennis Ponder 1080 17
9. Nate Tarte 1054 25
10. Chuck Smith 1031 22
Sport Compacts (driver/points/races counted):
1. Bob Zbinden 1961 25
2. Joe Reed 1933 25
3. Eric Wisher 1723 25
4. Michael Rittenberry 1688 25
5. Todd Meyer 1576 25
6. Eric Wilson 1556 25
7. C.J. Rector 1553 25
8. Richard Ashby 1542 25
9. Justin Suhre 1521 25
10. Mark Farber 1467 25
