Trever Feathers Scores Convincing Victory at Port Royal

The format called for a 6-car inversion for the feature, so Feathers took his spot outside row two for the 25-lap main event.  From the drop of the green, he assumed the runner-up spot behind leader Drake Troutman.  That pursuit continued to the halfway point of the race, with Feathers alongside Troutman’s No.7 several times but unable to lead at the line.

The caution appeared for a lapped car that spun in turn four right in front of the side by side Troutman/Feathers battle.  Both drivers were able to avoid the spinning car but then under caution, Troutman’s No.7 rolled to a stop on the high side of turn three with a mechanical issue.

With a few light, intermittent sprinkles floating down from the sky, the race resumed.  Feathers was in command and he would not be challenged.  He drove away from the field to a dominating win by 4.123 seconds over Dylan Yoder who was followed across the line by Rick Eckert, Jeff Rine and Hayes Mattern.

“This car has been unbelievable.  The information we are getting from Shane McDowell and Bryan Conrad, Chris Ferguson’s dad, has been huge.  It’s so much fun to drive.“, Feathers said.

“I wanted to slide him (Drake Troutman) into three but he was carrying so much speed I figured that wouldn’t work, so I just kept the pressure on him hoping he would slip up.  I hate that for him that he broke.  He’s a really good kid.  It’s fun racing with him.  It’s hard to believe he’s only 18 years old.  He races us clean and we race him with respect too.” Feathers shared when asked about his door to door racing with the young Troutman.

Feathers, a third generation racer, was joined in victory lane by his father and grandfather, Bo and Wayne Feathers.  Both have solid racing resumes of their own.

“Thank you to Shane and Sarah McDowell, Bryan Conrad, my uncle Jimmy, my granddad, Larry and Lisa Royston, my mom and dad, all my guys who work so hard all week long.  I also want to thank Rick Leggett and John Coffelt for making us look good.“

“Last but not least, I want to give a huge thank you to Barnes Custom Painting in the Winchester, VA area.  They helped us immensely with our tire bill this week and we greatly appreciate that.  It takes everyone who helps us for us to do what we do.  We don’t take any of our partners for granted.“