LAKE ODESSA, MI — July 12, 2018 — Coming alive on the inside of the track, Jason Feger of Bloomington, IL overtook Billy Moyer for the lead on lap 36 and held on to score his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals victory of 2018 in Thursday night’s 40-lap Dan Salay Memorial at I-96 Speedway. Rusty Schlenk charged around the outside to make a final, furious bid for the $5,000 top prize, but he slipped over the cushion in turn four on the last circuit and Moyer beat him to the line to finish second, 0.755 of a second behind Feger.
FEATURE
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 7 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | 75 |
| 2 | 5 | Billy Moyer (21) Batesville, Ar. | 70 |
| 3 | 1 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | 65 |
| 4 | 4 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | 60 |
| 5 | 6 | Rich Bell (21B) Sheffield, Il. | 55 |
| 6 | 12 | Brandon Thirlby (M14) Traverse City, Mi. | 53 |
| 7 | 11 | Travis Stemler (2S) Ionia, Mi. | 51 |
| 8 | 14 | Logan Arntz (21A) Vestaburg, Mi. | 49 |
| 9 | 2 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | 47 |
| 10 | 9 | Dona Marcoullier (6M) Houguton Lake, Mi. | 45 |
| 11 | 3 | Eric Spangler (27) Lake City, Mi. | 44 |
| 12 | 10 | Garrett Wiles (16) Hubbardston, Mi. | 43 |
| 13 | 17 | Mike Spatola (89) Manhattan, Il. | 42 |
| 14 | 8 | David Mielke (87m) Gladwin, Mi. | 41 |
| 15 | 15 | Nick Kurtz (79) Gowen, Mi. | 40 |
| 16 | 16 | Kevin Reeve (45) Hanover, Mi. | 39 |
| 17 | 21 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | 38 |
| 18 | 22 | Jake Rendel (06) Adrian, Mi. | 37 |
| 19 | 13 | Jason Playter Jr (4) Saranac, Mi. | 36 |
| 20 | 18 | Scott Fisk (12) Saranac, Mi. | 35 |
| 21 | 23 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. | 34 |
| 22 | 19 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. | 33 |
| 23 | 20 | Bob Mayer (42*) Holland, Oh. | 32 |
| 24 | 24 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS) Healsville, Ar. | 31 |
QUALIFYING 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 8 | Jason Playter Jr (4) Saranac, Mi. | |
| 2 | 1 | Eric Spangler (27) Lake City, Mi. | |
| 3 | 7 | Rich Bell (21B) Sheffield, Il. | |
| 4 | 4 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | |
| 5 | 3 | Garrett Wiles (16) Hubbardston, Mi. | |
| 6 | 2 | Jake Rendel (06) Adrian, Mi. | |
| 7 | 5 | Bob Mayer (42*) Holland, Oh. | |
| 8 | 6 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. |
QUALIFYING 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 7 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | |
| 2 | 4 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | |
| 3 | 3 | David Mielke (87m) Gladwin, Mi. | |
| 4 | 8 | Logan Arntz (21A) Vestaburg, Mi. | |
| 5 | 5 | Mike Spatola (89) Manhattan, Il. | |
| 6 | 1 | Travis Stemler (2S) Ionia, Mi. | |
| 7 | 2 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS) Healsville, Ar. | |
| 8 | 6 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. |
QUALIFYING 3
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | |
| 2 | 7 | Billy Moyer (21) Batesville, Ar. | |
| 3 | 4 | Brandon Thirlby (M14) Traverse City, Mi. | |
| 4 | 8 | Scott Fisk (12) Saranac, Mi. | |
| 5 | 6 | Dona Marcoullier (6M) Houguton Lake, Mi. | |
| 6 | 5 | Nick Kurtz (79) Gowen, Mi. | |
| 7 | 1 | Kevin Reeve (45) Hanover, Mi. | |
| 8 | 3 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. |
HEAT 1
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Eric Spangler (27) Lake City, Mi. | |
| 2 | 3 | Rich Bell (21B) Sheffield, Il. | |
| 3 | 4 | Jason Feger (25) Bloomington, Il. | |
| 4 | 5 | Garrett Wiles (16) Hubbardston, Mi. | |
| 5 | 1 | Jason Playter Jr (4) Saranac, Mi. | |
| 6 | 6 | Jake Rendel (06) Adrian, Mi. | |
| 7 | 7 | Bob Mayer (42*) Holland, Oh. | |
| 8 | 8 | Gordy Gundaker (11G) St Charles, Mo. |
HEAT 2
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | |
| 2 | 1 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | |
| 3 | 3 | David Mielke (87m) Gladwin, Mi. | |
| 4 | 6 | Travis Stemler (2S) Ionia, Mi. | |
| 5 | 4 | Logan Arntz (21A) Vestaburg, Mi. | |
| 6 | 7 | Cameron Pearson (10AUS) Healsville, Ar. | |
| 7 | 8 | Paul Stubber (31AUS) Bunbury, Ar. | |
| 8 | 5 | Mike Spatola (89) Manhattan, Il. |
HEAT 3
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | |
| 2 | 2 | Billy Moyer (21) Batesville, Ar. | |
| 3 | 5 | Dona Marcoullier (6M) Houguton Lake, Mi. | |
| 4 | 3 | Brandon Thirlby (M14) Traverse City, Mi. | |
| 5 | 6 | Nick Kurtz (79) Gowen, Mi. | |
| 6 | 7 | Kevin Reeve (45) Hanover, Mi. | |
| 7 | 4 | Scott Fisk (12) Saranac, Mi. | |
| 8 | 8 | Charles Hummer (25H) Lyons, Oh. |
DASH
| PLACE | START | DRIVER | POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Rusty Schlenk (CJ1) Mcclure, Oh. | |
| 2 | 3 | Brian Shirley (3s) Chatham, Il. | |
| 3 | 1 | Eric Spangler (27) Lake City, Mi. | |
| 4 | 5 | Frank Heckenast Jr (99JR) Frankfort, Il. | |
| 5 | 6 | Billy Moyer (21) Batesville, Ar. | |
| 6 | 4 | Rich Bell (21B) Sheffield, Il. |