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Mars Lands in Cedar Lake Speedway Victory Lane for DIRTcar Summer Nationals Win
NEW RICHMOND, Wis. – June 12, 2015 – Jimmy Mars worked past Jason Feger with two laps to go on Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway to take the DIRTcar Summer Nationals checkered flag.
Former Summer Nationals champion Feger, of Bloomington, Ill., led the first 37 laps before Mars, of Menomonie, Wis., was able to edge ahead on lap 38 and hold off Feger and Thursday night Summer Nationals winner Frank Heckenast Jr. to the finish. It was the seventh DIRTcar Summer Nationals win of Mars’ career.
“Jason was out there and he was good,” Mars said. “He was up on the top getting it. Then come Frankie, and I kind of lost my momentum there. I just had to keep going lower and lower then because of the crumbles, but we got (Heckenast) back and Jason there.”
Billy Moyer and Shannon Babb, with 176 wins and 10 Summer Nationals crowns between them, rounded out the top five. Babb had started 17th in the 40-lap A-Main.
There were 21 cars entered in the event. The DIRTcar Summer Nationals tour wraps up the Masters event on Saturday night at Cedar Lake Speedway before heading Sunday to Wilmot (Wis.) Raceway.
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DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wis.; June 12, 2015
A-MAIN (40 LAPS) – 1. (28M) Jimmy Mars, Menomonie, WI ($5,000); 2. (25) Jason Feger, Bloomington, IL; 3. (99JR) Frank Heckenast Jr, Frankfort, IL; 4. (21) Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR; 5. (18) Shannon Babb, Moweaqua, IL; 6. (20) Rodney Sanders, Happy, TX; 7. (21JR) Billy Moyer Jr, Batesville, AR; 8. (58) AJ Diemel, Elk Mound, WI; 9. (98) Jason Rauen, Farley, IA; 10. (C8) Timothy Culp, Sheridan, AR; 11. (8) Dan Schlieper, Oak Creek, WI; 12. (24) Ryan Unzicker, El Paso, IL; 13. (1M) Jim Moon, New Florence, MO; 14. (15E) Caley Emerson, Grand Rapids, MN; 15. (1F) David Fieber, Neenah, WI; 16. (7K) Jason Krohn, Slayton, MN; 17. (124) John Hahler, New Florence, MO; 18. (13) JR Hotovy, Hartford, MI; 19. (32) Bobby Pierce, Oakwood, IL; 20. (33X) Adam Hensel, Baldwin, WI; 21. (2) Mike Nutzmann, New Richmond, WI.
HEAT RACE WINNERS: Jason Rauen, Billy Moyer Jr., and Bobby Pierce.
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FULL RESULTS
UMPÂ Summernationals
Cedar Lake Speedway
June 12, 2015
Feature
1 6 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
2 4 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IN
3 7 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
4 10 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
5 17 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
6 13 20 Rodney Sanders Happy, TX
7 1 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
8 20 58 A.J. Diemel Elk Mound, WI
9 3 98 Jason Rauen Dubuque, IA
10 8 8C Timothy Culp Sheridan, AR
11 15 8 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
12 16 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
13 11 1M Jim Moon New Florence, MO
14 19 15E Caley Emerson Grand Rapids, MN
15 12 1F David Fieber Chippewa Falls, WI
16 5 7k Jason Krohn Slayton, MN
17 21 124 John Hahler New Florence, MO
18 14 13 JR Hotovy Hartford, MI
19 2 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
20 9 33x Adam Hensel Barron, WI
21 18 2 Mike Nutzmann New Richmond, WI
Heat #1
1 1 98 Jason Rauen Dubuque, IA
2 3 25 Jason Feger Bloomington, IN
3 2 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr Orland Park, IL
4 4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR
5 5 20 Rodney Sanders Happy, TX
6 6 24 Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL
7 7 15E Caley Emerson Grand Rapids, MN
Heat #2
1 1 21JR Billy Moyer Jr Batesville, AR
2 4 7k Jason Krohn Slayton, MN
3 5 8C Timothy Culp Sheridan, AR
4 7 1M Jim Moon New Florence, MO
5 6 13 JR Hotovy Hartford, MI
6 2 18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL
7 3 58 A.J. Diemel Elk Mound, WI
Heat #3
1 2 32 Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL
2 1 28m Jimmy Mars Menomonie, WI
3 4 33x Adam Hensel Barron, WI
4 3 1F David Fieber Chippewa Falls, WI
5 5 8 Dan Schlieper Sullivan, WI
6 6 2 Mike Nutzmann New Richmond, WI
7 7 124 John Hahler New Florence, MO
Qualifying
Group 1
1 98 Jason Rauen 13.804
2 99JR Frank Heckenast Jr 13.937
3 25 Jason Feger 13.982
4 21 Billy Moyer 14.084
5 20 Rodney Sanders 14.100
6 24 Ryan Unzicker 14.131
7 15E Caley Emerson 15.204
Group 2
1 21JR Billy Moyer Jr 13.870
2 18 Shannon Babb
3 58 AJ Diemel 14.176
4 7K Jason Krohn 14.181
5 C8 Timothy Culp 14.374
6 13 JR Hotovy 14.624
7 1M Jim Moon 14.718
Group 3
1 28M Jimmy Mars 13.995
2 32 Bobby Pierce 14.103
3 1F David Fieber 14.441
4 33X Adam Hensel 14.480
5 8 Dan Schlieper 14.866
6 2 Mike Nutzmann 15.558
7 124 John Hahler 16.719