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Feathers signed in at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA on Saturday night as part of a quality 29-car field on hand to take their shot at the $3,500 winner’s share that was up for grabs.

The event used the PA Late Model Speedweek format, which kicked off with time trials.  The fastest eight advanced directly to a timed dash later in the evening to set the top four rows of the main event.  Meanwhile, the remainder of the field would be split to compete in two qualifiers and a consolation race to set the rest of the starting field.

Feathers came out of the gate fast and locked himself into the dash with the 5th quickest overall lap.  Applying what he learned by way of some adjustments to his Team Zero No.20, he then went on to lay down the fastest lap in the timed dash, which put the Winchester, VA native on the pole for the Lazer Late Model Clash finale.

Working the bottom of the speedway during the opening laps of the 30-lap feature, Feathers got out front and took command.  Ross Robinson worked the top of the speedway following an early restart and slipped by on the outside to take the lead.

The pair ran one-two for the next thirty laps.  Feathers never left Robinson get more than a few car lengths away.  When they caught lapped traffic, Feathers closed in.

Feathers pulled alongside Robinson with three laps remaining and took the lead for good with just two circuits to go.  He held on to take the victory.

“I’m glad I got by when I did.  I got so focused on him (Ross) and looking for a shot to get by, I didn’t realize I was running out of laps until I saw the white flag.”, a happy Feathers said.  “I don’t really agree with the mentality that it’s better to be in second when you get to lapped traffic.  I would have rather been out front, controlling the race.  My dad (Bo Feathers) taught me to race everybody the same and I stick to that approach.  I think that helped me during the last five laps.“

Feathers definitely got through traffic efficiently.  Once taking command, he built up a 1.134-second advantage over the two remaining laps.

“This car is a breath of fresh air.  I can’t thank Shane McDowell enough for helping us get this car going.”, Feathers added.  “We made the right tire choice tonight.  I was a little free on entry, so I was on the edge and had to be careful not to over-rotate but this car was great.”

“As a driver, when things aren’t going right like earlier this year, you start to doubt yourself, both with adjustments and behind the wheel.  I didn’t change anything about how I drive or the adjustments I make.  The only change we made was to get this car, and now it all clicks.  That’s a huge confidence boost, not only for me but the whole team.  I am always striving to be better, in the shop and on the track.  In this sport, you have to be constantly learning and preparing to handle new situations.“

Feathers was on top of his game right out of the box again Friday night, setting quick time in qualifying.  He backed it up by winning his heat, finishing just ahead of car owner Omps.

The redraw handed Feathers the 6th starting spot for the feature.  He fell as far back as 9th during some heated battles but found his rhythm and recovered to record a 3rd-place finish.

“We were good enough to contend for the win, but ran out of laps after getting caught up in some stuff earlier.“, Feathers said.  “Glad we were able to recover and get on the podium.“

Exactly one week after his super late model win at Port Royal Speedway, Feathers made a rare limited late model start Friday night.

Feathers was part of a 20 car field signed into compete for the $1,992 winner’s share of the Nichole Hess Tribute Race at Winchester Speedway in his Virginia hometown.

Feathers served notice quickly that he would be a factor by posting quick time in qualifying.  He followed that up with a runner-up finish to Brad Omps in his heat race.

In the feature event, Feathers started 6th but moved quickly to the front, taking command on lap five.  It was never in question after that as the Winchester, VA native was never challenged.  He claimed the victory by four seconds over veteran Gary Stuhler.

“I have to thank Brad for the opportunity to drive his car.  His stuff is always good and this car was spot on tonight.  I could run it wherever I wanted and as hard as I needed to.“, a very happy Feathers said.  “Always cool to win here our hometown.”