Story By: A2DPR / TREVER FEATHERS RACING – ABBOTTSTOWN, PA – The last time Trever Feathers visited Lincoln Speedway he ended the night standing in victory lane.
That was in October 2023 while Feathers was in the midst of a hot streak in his Team Zero Race Cars, 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.20 super late model.
Since then Feathers has been trying to get the car dialed back in to the same level of comfort and performance he was demonstrating during that stretch. What better place to do it than the site of your last dominating performance?
GETTING CLOSER
Feathers kicked off the night with the 5th quickest lap in group one qualifying, positioning himself in the top tier of the 34 cars on hand.
Having earned the pole for his heat race, Feathers took full advantage of the opportunity and dominated his heat race, taking the win by a margin of nearly 2.5 seconds over the runner up.
It appeared Feathers was back in his comfort zone and ready to put the challenges of the recent weeks behind him. He started 9th in the 35-lap feature event and raced inside the top ten through the first ten laps.
As the race neared the midpoint, Feathers lost some ground to the front-runners and slid back to 12th. Two more positions were lost over the final dozen laps, putting the Winchester, VA native 14th in the final rundown.
It was a disappointing result for Feathers and the team after an impressive start to the night but overall, it was a positive night for Feathers and his team.
“We just flat-out missed it (the setup) for the feature.”, Feathers said. “The car was really good all night. We had a better car than our results show.”
“The track was different than when we were here in October. We didn’t have 410’s (sprint cars) here that night, so I’m sure that has something to do with it. The surface was dirtier tonight.”
“There are definitely some positives to take away tonight. We had been fighting a front-end/steering issue most of this season but we finally got that under control. We probably over-compensated for that in our feature setup and we shouldn’t have.”
Feathers changed his original plans and opted to skip the series finale at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday. That decision was based solely on how hard the team had worked over the previous week and a half. Long hours in the shop, a Wednesday test session at BAPS Motor Speedway, and three races, all in the span of eight days were enough to warrant a break so everyone on the team could enjoy their Father’s Day.
UP NEXT
Feathers will return to Port Royal Speedway this Saturday, June 22nd.