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Feathers made the two-and-a-half-hour haul from Winchester, Virginia to Potomac Speedway in Southern Maryland Saturday with his McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings, George’s Used Cars, Martin’s Pumping, North River Farm, Feathers & Son’s Roofing, Leggett Engine Research, Coffelt Graphics, Shane McDowell Racing, Fox Racing Shox No.27.  

It didn’t take him long to pick up where he left off the week before at Hagerstown.  He was quick out of the box, logging the 4th fastest qualifying lap in the 26-car field.  

A solid second-place run in his heat race put Feathers in the redraw for the 49-lap A-main.  He pulled the five pill to take the inside row three starting spot.

In the early going, Feathers simply tried to ‘hold serve’, keeping his nose clean, saving his tires, and staying away from some of the aggressive moves around him.  Mid-race he found himself in 7th but confident with the car he had under him for the last half.

Five laps in the track started to take rubber, reducing it to one good lane.  Feathers was a little underpowered, leaving him at a disadvantage getting up off the corners, but he continued to turn in a workmanlike effort to put himself in what he believed would be a good position late in the race.

His approach was paying off.  Others began experiencing late-race tire issues while Feathers had plenty left.  On a late restart, he moved his way into 3rd and battled for the runner-up spot.

The best-laid plans don’t always work out though.

With six laps remaining, a rocker arm broke in Feather’s engine, ending his night and landing him 10th in the final rundown.

“We had a decent car and thanks to patience we were in position to capitalize tonight if we had not broken a rocker arm.”, a disappointed Feathers said.  

“I love to race and rubbin’ is racing but man, I swear nobody had a brake pedal out there tonight.  It was crazy.  No give and take at all.  I was trying to use my head and survive and it would have worked out if we didn’t have the engine issue.”

In little more than a week, Feathers and his team took the bare bones chassis and made it race-ready with a limited engine under the hood.

“The difference from Monday to Saturday was unbelievable.  My guys and sponsors are truly amazing.”, Feathers said of the effort by his team.

Feathers took his McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings, George’s Used Cars, Martin’s Pumping, North River Farm, Feathers & Son’s Roofing, Leggett Engine Research, Coffelt Graphics, Shane McDowell Racing, Fox Racing Shox No.27 to Hagerstown Speedway on Saturday to put it to the test.

You might have noticed the number change from his usual No.20 that adorns the sides of his super late model.

“That’s the number I first started racing with, so I just thought I would bring it back for this car.”, Feathers explained.

Feathers was originally slated to start 7th in his 8-lap heat race but lineup adjustments put him inside row two for the green flag.  From the start it was clear the newly built machine was up to the task.  Feathers drove into 2nd on the opening lap, then on lap six he drove by race-long leader Kyle Lear to take over the lead.  He went on to win by 1.8 seconds.

The Winchester, VA native showed more of the same in the main event.  Once again he took the green from inside row three.  It took him only three laps to claim the top spot and he dominated the rest of the way, winning by 1.96 seconds.

Feathers’ night began with an outside row two start in his heat race.  He quickly surged into the runner-up spot but by the midpoint of the 8-lap qualifier, he had slipped to 3rd.  He rode home 3rd and it was good enough to make the redraw.

A little luck shined on Feathers during the redraw, putting him outside the front row for the 26-lap main event.  The first two attempts to get the race underway led to cautions but eventually, the race went green and the Winchester (VA) native took command.

Feathers led the first two circuits, then as he launched off turn two on lap three, disaster struck.  The left rear tire exploded.

Fortunately, he was able to maintain control and take his McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings, George’s Used Cars, Martin’s Pumping, North River Farm, Feathers & Son’s Roofing, Leggett Engine Research, Coffelt Graphics No.20 to the hot pit inside turn four.

Feathers’ team bolted on a new left rear tire and sent their Team Zero Race Cars, Shane McDowell Racing, Fox Racing Shox machine back into the battle.

Over the remaining two dozen laps, Feathers chipped his way forward from the back of the field.  With four laps remaining, he was sitting in the 6th position, but a late surge rewarded the Trever Feathers Racing team with a 4th place finish for their efforts.

“Man, the car was so good tonight.  Our luck here is just unreal.”, Feathers commented, referring to a string of things that haven’t gone his way over the past several visits to Georgetown.

“I think we had the car to beat tonight.  Our Team Zero Race Car has speed and balance.  Those are positives we can take away.  I was really comfortable, so I hope that will carry forward to our next race.”

“I have to thank everyone who supports us in this deal.  We truly appreciate everyone.  We wouldn’t be able to do this without them.”