Jason Feger started the World week-end drawing a late qualifing spot for the first round at Eldora Speedway, drawing number 185. Feger was one of the last cars out but laid down a good lap. The track had faded quickly after the first group of cars went out. Feger's second time was slightly better with a 15.130, making him 51st out of 175 cars.
Friday night at the World, every team's major goal is to lay down a FAST qualifing time, hopefully in the first 24 cars. The fast qualifier draws for a number for the heat invert, this year, Earl Pearson Jr drew a 6! That meant six cars invert for each heat.
A team's next goal is to hopefully get in the first two rows of your heat or get a heat with a few less Eldora winners in it. No such luck for the Feger team. After Holly and I left the speedway Friday night, I checked dirtondirt.com to see if the qualifing heats were up.
YIKES!!! Jason's starting point was heat 3, fifth row inside. OMG!!! The heat was LOADED!! According to dirtondirt, there were 25 major Eldora wins in this heat. Lineup: Kevin Weaver, Billy Moyer, Shannon Babb, Dan Schlieper, Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Scott Bloomquist, Steve Casebolt, John Blankenship, Jason Feger, Donnie Moran, John Mason, Andrew Reaume, Rusty Seaver, Johnny Wheeler, Freddy Smith, Jerry Rice, Ryan Vanderveen, Jay Johnson, Rone Perrine Jr, Chris Madden.
The heat started with the middle of the pack bunching up, giving the cars up front a bigger lead. Within a few laps, Jason was on fire and getting through traffic, he passed the sixth place car and was getting ready to pass fourth and fifth. Right there with Babb and Bloomer. A yellow came out, putting Jason back to seventh. Another yellow came out, Bloomer jumped the start, he was moved back two positions. Jason repassed the sixth place car and nearly had overcome Bloomquist. Sixth place finish.
The first B main. Feger started seventh, jumped early to third but faltered, fell back to sixth. Battled the fifth place car and had to get pass Marlar for fourth to make the World. They battled for a few laps and than Jason threaded a needle, getting pass Marler and a lapped car. Feger was fourth and made the World!!
Jason would start 27th, with good friend Jordan Bland making it through the second semi to start 28th. YEAH!!!! Jason survived the ENTIRE World and finished 18th, two laps down.
