Unzicker holds off Feger, Pierce for Summer Nationals win at Merritt

[NickHolt]

Ryan Unzicker Holds off Feger, Pierce for Summer Nationals Win at Merritt - The series kicks off its final two nights with a double-header at Oakshade Speedway on Friday

 

LAKE CITY, Mich. - July 14, 2016 - Ryan Unzicker was up front throughout Thursday night's Summer Nationals event at Merritt Speedway, but Jason Feger did not make his second series win this year easy.

 

Unzicker started on the pole with points leader and reigning series champion Bobby Pierce on his outside. Pierce slipped back early as Feger charged. Through the late portions of the feature, Feger pulled even with Unzicker twice as he worked his way through traffic.

 

Unzicker managed to maintain the top spot and once he cleared the traffic, he pulled away from Feger. Pierce rallied late, battling past Feger and taking the second spot.

 

"I seen him coming off of turn two one time," Unzicker said of the charging Feger. "I never really saw him on the inside, never really felt the pressure on the inside, but I seen him on the outside there on lap 26 and we just tried to drop the hammer again and get going."

 

Unzicker has one other win this season at Clarksville Speedway on June 28.

 

The DIRTcar Summer Nationals returns to action on Friday night at Oakshade Speedway in Wauseon, Ohio for the first night of a double-header.

 

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DIRTcar Summer Nationals Statistical Report; Merritt Speedway; Lake City, Mich.

 

A-Main: 1. Ryan Unzicker (El Paso, IL), 2. Bobby Pierce (Oakwood, IL), 3. Jason Feger (Bloomington, IL), 4. Taylor Scheffler (Waukesha, WI), 5. Travis Stemler (Ionia, MI), 6. Ryan Vanderveen (Six Lakes, MI), 7. Richard Neiser (Fruitport, MI), 8. Gordy Gundaker (St Charles, MO), 9. Nick Kurtz (Greenville, MI), 10. Chad Foster (McBain, MI), 11. Sam Epling (Bancroft, MI), 12. Garrett Wiles (Hubbardston, MI), 13. Michael Luberda (AuGres, MI), 14. Chris Brindley (West Branch, MI), 15. Bob Gardner (East Peoria, IL), 16. Greg Walters (Banks, OR), 17. Bob Mayer (Holland, OH), 18. Jarrett Rendel (Clayton, MI), 19. Greg Gokey (Buckley, MI), 20. Eric Spangler (Lake City, MI), 21. Bobby Timmer (McBain, MI), 22. Curt Spalding (Hartford, MI),