Week 3: DIRTcar Summer Nationals / Summit Modified Nationals

With the laps winding down and only one car ahead of him, Ashton Winger knew he needed to make a big-time move to take the lead. And fast. A few car lengths ahead of him ran leader Drake Troutman, who by the halfway point appeared to be well on his way to a first career DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature win with a lead of over nine seconds in traffic. A few caution flags in the second half of the race erased his gap and restacked the field, playing right into Winger’s hands as he took aim at Troutman in the final laps. With nine-to-go, Winger threw his first slide job. Troutman denied him. The very next corner, another slider from Winger. Troutman denied him. Two laps after that, a third slide job from Winger. Troutman denied him. Coming across the line to complete Lap 35, Troutman held the inside lane after crossing-over Winger’s last slider in Turn 4. Winger entered Turn 1 on the top as Troutman threw a slider of his own up in front of him, but Winger got the last laugh. He crossed-under Troutman one final time in Turn 2 and sped past him on the backstretch, sealing the pass, which proved to be the race-winning move as Winger crossed under the checkers to bag his second-straight Hell Tour Feature win. Winger (12) and Troutman (7)...