THE BIG 3-0: Jason Feger Wins 30th Hell Tour Feature in 2024 Finale at Sycamore
July 19, 2024
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Feger joins O’Neal, Shirley, Pierce, Moyer and Babb in 30-win club
Tag: Frank Heckenast Jr.
Tyler Erb Wins Tri-City to Open Summer Nationals with Back-to-Back Victories
June 15, 2024
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Tyler Erb has gone back-to-back with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, collecting his sixth career Hell Tour Feature win Friday night at Tri-City Speedway. Erb, 27, of New Waverly, TX has dominated the Summer Nationals so far, leading all 30 laps in the main event Wednesday at Peoria Speedway and 26
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Week 2 of 38th Hell Tour Visits Six Tracks in Three States
June 20, 2023
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A stretch of six races in six days through three different states is set to commence on the 38th annual DIRTcar Summer Nationals as the Hell Tour heads for Week 2. Multi-time champions Brian Shirley and Bobby Pierce reaped the rewards during Week 1, sharing wins in each of the
ULTIMATE OPPORTUNIST: Erb Scores Night 1 of St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff
June 25, 2022
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A second chance isn’t something that slips away from Dennis Erb Jr. However, the veteran Late Model driver needed that second chance Friday at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 after a caution negated his pass for the lead. Erb found another opportunity to strike 18 laps later, as race
SMOOTH SAILING: Pierce Outruns Field at Davenport to Win Back-to-Back
July 2, 2021
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Heckenast rebounds to finish second, Babb moves 21st-to-fifth after provisional start Four wins in nine races. Not bad for the three-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals champion Bobby Pierce, who’s off to one of the best starts to a Hell Tour campaign in his young career. His latest trip to Victory Lane
DUEL IN THE DAIRYLAND: Pierce Capitalizes on Heckenast’s Misfortune to Win at Beaver Dam
July 1, 2021
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Sheppard runner-up in first Summer Nationals appearance of 2021 Keeping pace with the leader, under half the race still to go, Bobby Pierce was unsure if he and his car had enough to make the move for the lead. Until a bit of good fortune bounced his way. Polesitter Frank
Heckenast Jr. Wins at Thunderbird, Cuts into Points Deficit
August 21, 2020
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MUSKEGON, MI – Right when he needs it the most, Frank Heckenast Jr. pulls through. The Frankfort Flyer was facing a 150-point deficit coming into the Thursday night’s event at Thunderbird Raceway, hot on the tail of his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals championship. That gap has now shrunken to 135
8/20/20 – Thunderbird Raceway
August 21, 2020
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Feature (40 Laps) 1. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr [2][]; 2. 19R-Ryan Gustin [3][]; 3. 6M-Dona Marcoullier [1][]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley [5][]; 5. M14-Brandon Thirlby [13][]; 6. 42-Chad Finley [4][]; 7. 55-Jeep VanWormer [9][]; 8. 44-Colten Burdette [7][]; 9. 21N-Logan Nickerson [6][]; 10. 21B-Rich Bell [8][]; 11. 25-Jason Feger [10][]; 12. 9R-Curtis
FAMILY MATTERS: Heckenast Blows Field Away at Kankakee in Front of Family, Friends
August 19, 2020
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KANKAKEE, IL – The Kankakee County Speedway owns a very special place in Frank Heckenast Jr’s trophy cabinet. It was the site of his very first DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Model victory back in 2015. Five years later, and The Frankfort Flyer has done it again. This time, in dominating
8/18/20 – Kankakee County Speedway
August 19, 2020
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Feature (40 Laps) 1. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr [1][]; 2. 25-Jason Feger [3][]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin [7][]; 4. 91-Rusty Schlenk [8][]; 5. 4-Travis Stemler [10][]; 6. 3S-Brian Shirley [2][]; 7. 19X-Cody Bauer [5][]; 8. 18L-Jeffrey Ledford [9][]; 9. 5-Mike Provenzano [13][]; 10. 48-Tim Lance [14][]; 11. 77M-Jay Morris [12][]; 12. B12-Kevin
Heckenast Jr. Comes From 11th to Win at Springfield
July 24, 2020
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SPRINGFIELD, MO – Earlier this week, Frank Heckenast Jr. was about ready to give up his bid for the 2020 DIRTcar Summer Nationals title after a few frustrating nights on the tour. Fast forward just a few days, and he parks it in Victory Lane. Heckenast certainly made the most
7/23/20 – Springfield Raceway
July 24, 2020
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Feature (40 Laps) 1. 99JR-Frank Heckenast [11][$5,000]; 2. 93-Mason Oberkramer [12][$2,500]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley [1][$1,700]; 4. OO-Jesse Stovall [9][$1,400]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb [6][$1,200]; 6. 48-Tim Lance [18][$1,000]; 7. 12-Scott Crigler [13][$800]; 8. 25-Jason Feger [14][$700]; 9. 1-Jim Moon [20][$600]; 10. O-Dewayne Keifer [7][$550]; 11. 16-Rusty Griffaw [17][$500]; 12. 86-Kyle Beard