Feathers Good but Comes up One Spot Short With Lucas Oil Late Model Series

The Rumble by the River preliminary night featured a split field with each half running a complete show.  The format drew a high quality field of 52 teams to try to position themselves well for Saturday night’s $50,000 to win finale.

Feathers got his shot under the clock in Group B qualifying.  His 17th quickest lap in the group was a disappointing result for the Winchester, VA native who has shown good speed at the big fairgrounds half mile over the past month while finishing no worse than 8th in three outings.

“That qualifying run was on me.  I drove into turn one too hard and didn’t get the car rotated like I should have.  Made the same mistake on both laps.“, Feathers shared.

It wasn’t a lot but Feathers helped himself a little by racing from 6th to 5th in his heat race in the McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings, Larry Royston’s Septic Services, Martins Pumping Service, Feathers & Sons Roofing, North River Farm, Leggett Engine Research, Hot Rod Septic Treatment, Team Zero Race Cars, Shane McDowell Racing, Coffelt Graphics, Larry Royston Properties, Larry Royston Equipment, Fox Racing Shox, Bo Feathers Racing, Clem’s Garage, No.20.

Feathers started the 25-lap main event from outside row seven with a goal of driving into the top ten to put himself near the front of a Saturday night heat race lineup.  The opening laps only made that job harder when he wound up slipping back to 17th in the early going. 

About ten laps into the race Feathers had found his rhythm and started to reclaim the lost track position.  With ten laps remaining he found himself back where he started, 14th.  The progress continued in the late stages and Feathers took the checkered flag in 11th.