Jason Feger and Jimmy Owens to Start on Front Row of Silver Dollar Nationals Saturday Night - #FIMotorsports

GREENWOOD, NE (July 19, 2013) – Jason Feger is coming off his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win and will start on the pole of the Silver Dollar Nationals feature event on Saturday. Two-time series champion, Jimmy Owens will start in the outside-pole position for Saturday’s $27,000-to-win main event at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE. Feger and Owens scored the most passing points amongst the 55 competitors in Friday night’s Heat Races. The event is co-sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the Lucas Oil MLRA Series.

Feger started third in his first round heat race and came home the winner. In his second round heat race, Feger came from the ninth starting-spot to finish second. “This is the first time we have ever been here, I really like this place it and suits my driving style. We are looking forward to tomorrow night and hope to win another Lucas Oil feature event,” said Feger after his heat race win.

Owens came from ninth in his first round heat race to finish third. The second round heat race was a bit easier for him, as he cruised on for the win from his third starting position. “We ran well here last year and we really like the track. It will be good to start up front and hopefully, we stay up there. We hope we can put on an exciting show for the fans tomorrow night. This is a strong field of drivers, and you have the best in the country here,” stated Owens.

The defending Silver Dollar Nationals winner, Brian Birkhofer, will start sixth in the feature event. The inaugural winner of the event in 2011, Don O’Neal, will start seventh. Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point’s leader, John Blankenship, will start 12th in the 80-lap main event. Current Lucas Oil MLRA point’s leader, Terry Phillips will start on the front row of the first B-Main. Mike Marlar will start on the pole of the second B-Main.

Chris Simpson, Will Vaught, Tim Isenberg, Steve Francis, and Jason Feger won their respective 1st-round heat races. Don O’Neal, Brian Birkhofer, Tony Jackson Jr., Mike Marlar, and Jimmy Owens won their respective 2nd-round heat races.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will cap-off the ASi Crown Jewel Cup presented by DirtonDirt.com event at I-80 on Saturday, July 20th. There will be two B-Mains, Non-Qualifiers Dash, and the 80-lap Silver Dollar Nationals main event. For more information, visit www.i-80speedway.com.

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Race Summary

Friday Night, July 19th, 2013
I-80 Speedway – Greenwood, NE

Round 1: Wiles Drive Shafts Heat Race #1 (13 Laps): Chris Simpson, Dennis Erb Jr., Denny Eckrich, Tyler Reddick, Bill Leighton, Jr., Jason Krohn, Brian Kenkel, Chase Junghans, Craig Vosbergen, Jack Sullivan, Jason O’Brien

Round 1: Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 (13 Laps): Will Vaught, Jared Landers, Wendell Wallace, Brian Birkhofer, Justin Asplin, Tony Jackson, Jr., John Anderson, Billy Moyer Jr., Al Humphrey, Corey Zeitner, Robbie Andersen

Round 1: Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 (13 Laps): Tim Isenberg, Travis Dickes, Eddie Carrier Jr., Justin Gregg, Billy Moyer, Terry Phillips, Kevin Sather, Alonzo Grosse, Billy Murphy, Jerry Lierly, Steven Kempt

Round 1: FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 (13 Laps): Steve Francis, Chad Simpson, Jimmy Owens, Don O’Neal, Ryan Gustin, Justin Zeitner, Jimmy Mars, Rodney Sanders, Jay Brunson, Scott Lewis, Bill Koons

Round 1: RED BUCK Heat Race #5 (13 Laps): Jason Feger, Brian Shirley, Kyle Berck, Scott Bloomquist, John Blankenship, Mark Dotson, Mike Marlar, Tommy Weder, Tad Pospisil, Earl Pearson Jr., Mike Collins

Round 2: Wiles Drive Shafts Heat Race #1 (13 Laps): Don O’Neal, John Blankenship, Billy Moyer, Scott Bloomquist, Eddie Carrier Jr., Jason Krohn, Wendell Wallace, Al Humphrey, Jay Brunson, Tad Pospisil, Bill Leighton, Jr.-DNS

Round 2: Eibach Springs Heat Race #2 (13 Laps): Brian Birkhofer, Terry Phillips, Steve Francis, Tyler Reddick, Mark Dotson, Rodney Sanders, Kyle Berck, Bill Koons, Corey Zeitner, Jerry Lierly, Jason O’Brien-DNS

Round 2: Simpson Performance Products Heat Race #3 (13 Laps): Tony Jackson, Jr., Jason Feger, Jared Landers, Tommy Weder, Tim Isenberg, Denny Eckrich, Steven Kempt, Ryan Gustin, Jack Sullivan, Justin Zeitner, Kevin Sather

Round 2: FK Rod Ends Heat Race #4 (13 Laps): Mike Marlar, Jimmy Mars, Brian Shirley, Travis Dickes, Chad Simpson, Craig Vosbergen, Will Vaught, John Anderson, Brian Kenkel, Robbie Andersen, Alonzo Grosse

Round 2: RED BUCK Heat Race #5 (13 Laps): Jimmy Owens, Dennis Erb Jr., Chase Junghans, Chris Simpson, Justin Gregg, Billy Moyer Jr., Justin Asplin, Scott Lewis, Mike Collins, Billy Murphy, Earl Pearson Jr.

Passing Points Totals:

POS	CAR#	DRIVER	Hometown	PILL	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	TOTAL
1	25F	Jason Feger	Bloomington, IL	25	62.52	65.56	128.08
2	20	Jimmy Owens	Newport, TN	82	61.56	62.52	124.08
3	15	Steve Francis	Ashland, KY	6	59.00	63.32	122.32
4	28e	Dennis Erb Jr.	Carpentersville, IL	47	62.04	60.28	122.32
5	3s	Brian Shirley	Chatham, IL	34	58.52	59.80	118.32
6	15b	Brian Birkhofer	Muscatine, IA	72	55.80	62.52	118.32
7	71	Don O’Neal	Martinsville, IN	90	57.56	60.76	118.32
8	32x	Chris Simpson	Oxford, IA	1	59.00	57.56	116.56
9	5	Jared Landers	Batesville, AR	38	60.28	56.28	116.56
10	21T	Travis Dickes	Madison, NE	12	55.00	57.56	112.56
11	9t	Tim Isenberg	Marshfield, WI	4	59.00	50.04	109.04
12	23	John Blankenship	Williamson, WV	100	53.56	55.00	108.56
13	25c	Chad Simpson	Mt. Vernon, IA	21	56.76	50.04	106.80
14	56	Tony Jackson, Jr.	Lebanon, MO	85	46.04	59.00	105.04
15	1v	Will Vaught	Crane, MO	2	59.00	42.04	101.04
16	11T	Tyler Reddick	Corning, CA	18	47.00	54.04	101.04
17	28	Eddie Carrier Jr.	Salt Rock, WV	28	52.76	48.28	101.04
18	0	Scott Bloomquist	Mooresburg, TN	54	50.52	50.52	101.04
19	21	Billy Moyer	Batesville, AR	80	50.04	51.00	101.04
20	5b	Mike Marlar	Winfield, TN	83	38.52	62.52	101.04
21	75	Terry Phillips	Springfield, MO	87	46.04	55.00	101.04
22	1	Justin Gregg	Hastings, NE	20	47.00	48.28	95.28
23	28m	Jimmy Mars	Menomonie, WI	68	36.76	58.52	95.28
24	50	Denny Eckrich	Tiffin, IA	26	52.76	40.76	93.52
25	14	Kyle Berck	Marquette, NE	16	51.00	38.52	89.52
26	6m	Wendell Wallace	Batesville, AR	19	51.00	38.52	89.52
27	18J	Chase Junghans	Manhattan, KS	93	36.28	51.00	87.28
28	85d	Mark Dotson	Cameron, MO	62	40.76	43.00	83.76
29	77A	Justin Asplin	Birch Tree, MO	11	43.00	38.52	81.52
30	7k	Jason Krohn	Slayton, MN	55	40.76	39.00	79.76
31	02	Tommy Weder	Woodward, OK	69	31.00	47.00	78.00
32	19R	Ryan Gustin	Marshalltown, IA	60	46.52	31.00	77.52
33	20x	Rodney Sanders	Happy, TX	97	36.28	39.00	75.28
34	21JR	Billy Moyer Jr.	Batesville, AR	56	31.00	39.00	70.00
35	8	Craig Vosbergen	Western Australia	84	28.76	39.00	67.76
36	2a	John Anderson	Omaha, NE	48	35.00	31.00	66.00
37	33x	Brian Kenkel	Elkhorn, NE	37	35.00	27.00	62.00
38	6	Al Humphrey	Giltner, NE	66	27.00	31.00	58.00
39	99	Scott Lewis	Henderson, CO	29	23.00	31.00	54.00
40	23B	Jay Brunson	Dubberly, LA	45	27.00	27.00	54.00
41	90	Steven Kempt	Shelton, NE	49	19.00	35.00	54.00
42	04	Tad Pospisil	Norfolk, NE	7	27.00	23.00	50.00
43	26JR	Corey Zeitner	Omaha, NE	27	23.00	27.00	50.00
44	29	Bill Koons	Blair, NE	50	19.00	31.00	50.00
45	44zo	Alonzo Grosse	Council Bluffs, IA	59	31.00	19.00	50.00
46	9m	Billy Murphy	Loup City, NE	67	27.00	23.00	50.00
47	1x	Jack Sullivan	Greenbrier, AR	70	23.00	27.00	50.00
48	7L	Jerry Lierly	Camp Point, IL	41	23.00	23.00	46.00
49	3c	Mike Collins	Council Bluffs, IA	91	19.00	27.00	46.00
50	24	Bill Leighton, Jr.	Lavista, NE	10	43.00	0.00	43.00
51	3E	Kevin Sather	Ankeny, IA	96	42.04	0.00	42.04
52	44	Earl Pearson Jr.	Jacksonville, FL	46	23.00	19.00	42.00
53	z62	Justin Zeitner	LaVista, NE	13	39.00	0.00	39.00
54	82	Robbie Andersen	Omaha, NE	94	0.00	23.00	23.00
55	15J	Jason O’Brien	Atlantic, IA	63	19.00	0.00	19.00

CV Products First B-Main Line Up – Top 3 Transfer
DRIVER	INSIDE	OUTSIDE	DRIVER
Billy Moyer	21	75	Terry Phillips
Jimmy Mars	28m	14	Kyle Berck
Chase Junghans	18J	77A	Justin Asplin
Tommy Weder	02	20x	Robbie Sanders
Craig Vosbergen	8	33x	Brian Kenkel
Scott Lewis	99	90	Steven Kempt
Cory Zeitner	26JR	44zo	Alonzo Grosse
Jack Sullivan	1x	3c	Mike Collins
Kevin Sather	3E	z62	Justin Zeitner
Jason O’Brien	15J

Wrisco Aluminum Second B-Main Line Up – Top 3 Transfer
DRIVER	INSIDE	OUTSIDE	DRIVER
Mike Marlar	5B	1	Justin Gregg
Denny Eckrich	50	6m	Wendell Wallace
Mark Dotson	85D	7K	Jason Krohn
Ryan Gustin	19R	21JR	Billy Moyer Jr
John Anderson	2A	6	Al Humphrey
Jay Brunson	23B	04	Tad Pospisil
Bill Koons	29	9M	Billy Murphy
Jerry Lierly	7L	24	Bill Leighton Jr
Earl Pearson Jr	44	82	Robbie Andersen

Silver Dollar Nationals Feature Line Up (After Heats) – 80 Laps
DRIVER	INSIDE	OUTSIDE	DRIVER
Jason Feger	25F	20	Jimmy Owens
Steve Francis	15	28e	Dennis Erb
Brian Shirley	3s	15B	Brian Birkhofer
Don O’Neal	71	32x	Chris Simpson
Jared Landers	5	21T	Travis Dickes
Tim Isenberg	9T	23	John Blankenship
Chad Simpson	25c	56	Tony Jackson Jr
Will Vaught	1v	11T	Tyler Reddick
Eddie Carrier Jr	28	0	Scott Bloomquist