Team Feger, Crew and Cars

Austin
Mike
Devin
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Austin Feger

Feger Crew Member: Born into it
Birthday: 11/26/80
Height: 6'2"
Marital status: Single
Education: Normal West High School, Associates in Business at Heartland Community College and Illinois State University
Current job: Owner of Absolute Apparel, Silkscreen Company
Hometown: Bloomington, Illinois
Favorite band: Split Lip Ray
Favorite movie: Dazed and Confused
Favorite sport other than racing: Football

How do you know Jason: Known him my entire life, I’m his younger brother.
Austin Feger is one of the driving forces behind Feger Racing. He's a critical member of the team, advisor, and motivator and of course brother. Austin is driven to be the best and pushes everyone on the team to expand their capabilities. He's also one of the creative forces behind our graphics, coming up with concepts and ideas. Austin prints lots and lots of Feger racing shirts. If you need some shirts printed contact him at AbsoluteApparelOnline.com
Q: When or how did you become a crew member?
A: I actually started being a full-time crew member for Billy Drake when I was fourteen. We'd travel around the country each summer. I missed out helping Jason on the sportsman car, cause I was working for Bill. When Jason made the jump to late models I quit working for Bill to help my brother.

Q: What racing accomplishments are you most proud of?
A: Transferring into the World 100. Winning the UMP Summernational Championships, we’ve always wanted to do that since we were kids and the UMP National Championship.

Q: What's been your favorite race or favorite moment in racing?
A: Has to be Jason racing Bloomquist in the World a couple of years ago, those laps were great. Plus, winning at Beaver Dam, the WOO Race, that was awesome.

Q: What track has your favorite food?
A: Farley, Iowa the tenderloin or the food at Cedar Lake Speedway in Wisconsin.

Q: What’s your favorite type of racing surface?
A: Ha, dirt of course! Tracks that are multi-groove and where Jason is fast.

Q: Any pet peeves at a race?
A: Ahh, yeah, some of the other cars, sometimes people are just over-budgeted and under talented.

Q: Own any racing shirts besides Feger? If so, who’s do you have?
A: Birky, Spatola, Thirlby, Craig Smith, Super Shep and Little Bobby

Q: Anything you scared of?
A: Heck yeah, if Jason’s near guys who can’t hold their line.

Q: Funniest thing that ever happened at the track or on the way to the track?
A: Smack and his portable, I mean portable pottie lasso. LMAO

Q: Anything you hate working on in the pits?
A: The race car, just kiddin. Actually I hate working on toter bathroom problems or the generator, quite a pain.

Q: What's your favorite thing in the pits?
A: Definitely women and relaxing after the races are done;)

Q: Who's your favorite all time driver and whose your favorite current driver?
A: I really only want us to win, but Davenport is my current favorite driver, always still enjoy watching O’neal race.

Q: How many speeding tickets have you gotten over the years?
A: I've only gotten 5, not nearly as many as Jason or Mom.

Q: If you’re not racing what do you like to do?
A: What ever I want, when ever I want, no schedule or time commitments.

Q: Anything about you or the team that most people don't know.
A: Guess it might be how much work goes into everything, there are lots of people that help my brother and I. Our friends really show out in force at our party, it really is like the party of the year. Thanks to everyone.

Mike Posio

Feger team member since:2006
Role on the team Feger: Pit Crew
Birthday: 12/06/75
Height: 6'2"
Marital status: Single
Education: College Credits and Welding Certificate
Current job: Different construction jobs and help Feger as much as possible
Hometown: Bloomington, Illinois
Favorite band: Skinless
Favorite movie: Cujo
Favorite sport other than racing: Deer hunting
How do you know Jason: Racing and Friends.

Q: When or how did you become a crew member?
A: Towards the end of the 2006 season. I'd been helping Jimmy Felker and have known Jason for quite a few years. Over a few nights I started helping Jason and pretty much stayed on the crew ever since.

Q: What racing accomplishments are you most proud of?
A: Taking the Hell Tour title.
Q: What's been your favorite race or favorite moment in racing?
A: Making the World, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, killed the WOO Boys that night.
Q: What track has your favorite food?
A: Cedar Lake – helluva burrito. Granite City – Cheeseburgers. Eldora – pizza burgers.
Q: What’s your favorite type of racing surface?
A: Anything but rubbered up.
Q: Any pet peeves at a race?
A: Passing points.
Q: Own any racing shirts besides Feger? If so, who’s do you have?
A: Any driver that I can talk out of a shirt.
Q: Anything you scared of?
A: Someone falling asleep while driving the toter down the road very late at night. Hard to get good sleep going down the road.
Q: Funniest thing that ever happened at the track or on the way to the track?
A: Jeep VanWormer’s crew guy squeezing into one of Jeep’s driving suits. Hilarious!
Q: Anything you hate working on in the pits?
A: Oily Cars, that's the worst.
Q: What's your favorite thing to work on in the pits?
A: Right rear quarters.
Q: Who's your favorite all time driver and whose your favorite current driver?
A: Favorite all time - Bloomer, current favorite – Jason.
Q: Who's your hero and why?
A: My Mom, she raised three kids on her own.
Q: How many speeding tickets have you gotten over the years?
A: Seven.
Q: If you’re not racing what do you like to do?
A: Fishing or just relaxing.

Devin Shickel

Feger team member since: I went to the races with Tracy and Grandpa since I was 12 years old, so I've pretty much always been on the team.

Role on the team Feger: Pit Crew since 2005
Birthday: 11/7/89
Height: 6'0"
Marital status: Single
Education: Currently attending Heartland Junior College in Normal, IL.
Current job: Hang gutters for Redline Gutters and help Jason whenever I can.
Hometown: Bloomington, Illinois
Favorite band: Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Favorite movie: Gone in Sixty Seconds
Favorite sport other than racing: Basketball
How do you know Jason: Through my Dad, Eddie Shickel.
Devin’s family is one of the best and longest racing families in Central Illinois. As a young boy, Devin grew up watching his Dad, Eddie Shickel, Uncle Junior Shickel and of course Grandpa, Frank Shickel takes on tracks in the Midwest. His cousin, Flip Shickel also raced. Devin grew up loving racing. As a youngster, he's been able to share some of the best racing moments in Illinois, and enjoy the great accomplishments of his family.
Q: When or how did you become a crew member?
A: Pretty much since Jason started driving late models. I've stayed at Feger's during the summer since I was 12 years old. I really started helping more on the car when I was 15 and have done so ever since. Each year my goal is to learn more about racing and become a better crew member.
Q: What racing accomplishments are you most proud of?
A: 2009 WOO Victory at Beaver Dam
2009 UMP National Championship
2010 UMP Summernationals Championship
Q: What's been your favorite race or favorite moment in racing?
A: Transferring into the 2007 World 100 through the heat race.
Q: What track has your favorite food?
A: Farley, Iowa. Note: this was Devin’s most difficult question to answer, he likes nearly all the food at tracks.
Q: What’s your favorite type of racing surface?
A: Dry with a small birm to lean-on.
Q: Any pet peeves at a race?
A: Passing points racing format.
Q: Own any racing shirts besides Feger? If so, who’s do you have?
A: Billy Moyer, Bob Pierce, Don O’neal, Brandon Sheppard, Brandon Thirlby, and Bobby Pierce.
Q: Anything you scared of?
A: Wild lapped cars.
Q: Anything you hate working on in the pits?
A: Body work if we’ve lost positions in a race.
Q: What's your favorite thing to work on in the pits?
A: Getting to celebrate a victory.
Q: Who's your favorite all time driver and whose your favorite current driver?
A: For my all time favorite, I'm going to go with Charlie Swartz.
Q: How many speeding tickets have you gotten over the years?
A: Darn it, not zero any more. They got me, so now I have one speeding ticket.
Q: If you’re not racing what do you like to do?
A: Rid ATV’s and snowmobiles, gamble and spend time with friends and family.
Q: Anything about you or the team that most people don't know. Give Austin a call at Absolute Apparel, he’s taken over the silkscreen business as Jason is racing full time. I help him print sometimes.
ONE MORE THING . . . if you can please support the Shriners Childrens Hospitals, their organization is fantastic! A couple of years ago my younger brother Jordy was burned very badly, thank goodness there are organizations and people out there as great as the Shriners. They literally saved my brothers life, I cannot thank them enough.

Josh Otto

Feger Team Member: 2007
Nickname: Cowboy
Role on the team Feger: Part time - Pit Crew
Birthday: 8/12/80
Height: 5'11"
Marital status: Engaged
Education: Olympia High School
Current job: Independent Subcontractor
Hometown: Bloomington, Illinois
Favorite band: Metallica
Favorite movie: Full Metal Jacket
Favorite sport other than racing: Football
How do you know Jason: Racing, I’ve known him forever since high school.
Q: When did you become a team member?
A: February 2008.
Q: What racing accomplishments are you most proud of?
A: Winning the WOO Race at Beaver Dam in 2009 and working with a team that has the best bunch of guys that are ready to race any time and any where.
Q: What's been your favorite race or favorite moment in racing?
A: When we won the Woo Race at Beaver Dam Wisconsin, biggest win of my racing career, plus my first time ever going to Eldora, there isn't anything else like that place.
Q: When or how did you become a crew member?
I helped him work on the original sportsman car. For a few years I helped Eric Smith, than I came back to help Jason around the same as Posio. Working full-time doesn’t allow me to go racing as much as I like, but I help Feger out when ever I have time.
Q: What track has your favorite food?
A: Eldora's food is pretty good and a fair price.
Q: What’s your favorite type of racing surface?
A: Between tacky and slick (brown).
Q: Any pet peeves at a race?
A: Flat Tires.
Q: Own any racing shirts besides Feger? If so, who’s do you have?
A: Product sponsors.
Q: Anything you scared of?
A: Nope.
Q: Funniest thing that ever happened at the track or on the way to the track?
A: We've had lots of fun and it is too hard to pinpoint one thing.
Q: Anything you hate working on in the pits?
A: Crashed racecars!
Q: What's your favorite thing to work on in the pits?
A: Suspension.
Q: Who's your favorite all time driver and whose your favorite current driver?
A: Billy Moyer is my all time favorite, gotta go with Jason as my current favorite.
Q: Who's your hero and why?
A: My Dad, he's always been there for me.
Q: How many speeding tickets have you gotten over the years?
A: Hmmm, let's just say a few.
Q: If you’re not racing what do you like to do?
A: Relax :)
Q: Anything about you or the team that most people don't know.
A: How much time it really takes behind the scenes to make it.

Wayne Nelsen

Feger team member since: 2010 / 2011 Unless you count my first investment at the tee shirt trailer!
Role on team: Team Marking and Development
Birthday: 06-16-1965 = O-L-D
Height: 6' 1" 106 lbs - NOT
Marital status: You bet. My Michelle
Education: U of K = University of Hard Knocks; Various Technical schools and Engineering.
Current job: Owner of Box Seat Productions Inc. Operational Technical Management for Networks such as ESPN, ABC, FOX and CBS. Promoter and Logistics for Major Entertainment Events
Hometown: White Heath, Illinois - Its not the end of the world but you can see it from here!
Favorite band: George Strait
Favorite movie: Anything that makes me laugh and I can go to the facilities, return and have not missed a thing!
Favorite sport other than racing: In my business anything with a clock and does not end in a tie score, followed with a Payment for services provided!
How do you know Jason: Better said "you want to know Jason after you see him race." What you see is what you get First Class. Example: I watched Jason give a critical needed part to another team who happened to be just a few point ahead of him in the Series so they could continue the night and the points race. For Jason its clear, that besides winning, he sees the end result that all good things come full circle.
Q: Why did you become a team member?
A: It didn't take us long to know who we wanted to invest in. Jason and the Team have a bond and passion second to none which aligns PERFECT with Box Seat Productions phylosophy: TEAM = there is NO "I" in the word TEAM.

Q: What's racing accomplishments are you most proud of?
A:I feel my BEST accomplishment is my BEST luck. Having a Wife like Michelle who finds the same Love and Passion for the Dirt Track and it FANS. We have met some of the GREATEST people all across the country. When it comes to Dirt Fans, its not all about the driver, its the LOVE of the DIRT Track Racing and the Families we gain.

Q: What's been your favorite race or favorite moment in racing?
A: No Doubt getting the Text from Tracy that Jason Locked up the 2010 Summer Nationals Title.

Q: When or how did you become a crew member?
A; 2010 / 2011 . . . I guess if you hang around long enough, they will find a place for you or contact security!

Q: What track has your favorite food?
A: Them Polish sausages Bobby has at Macon Speedway are pretty darn good. Oh, and the Tenderloin Trailer at Eldora is special to me beyond the food . . . See me at the Track for details!

Q: What’s your favorite type of racing surface?
A: DIRT!!! Duh!!!

Q: Any pet peeves at a race?
A: Oh you have no idea . . . Lets just say common since will take you along way. Do not loose sight that this is grass roots America not NASCAR. Keep the rules basic and continue the enjoyment. Fans just want to have fun. Thats why we come to play in the DIRT!

Q: Own any racing shirts besides Feger? If so, who’s do you have?
A: I have had a few, but over the years they have shrunk and NOT via the dryer. Thank GOD for ebay! Besides when you purchase 2 of everything from the FEGER Trailer who has room!!!!

Q: Anything you scared of?
A: The Dealer of LIFE. But I have always been a Gambler. Thats another reason I am partnered up with FEGER RACING . . . THE DICE!!!!!

Q: Funniest thing that ever happened at the track or on the way to the track?
A: Just ask around. I am sure you will find plenty of Wayne and Michelle stories . . . Like the time Michelle and the girls had the mega phone on the cart yelling ". . . ahh never mind, we better save that story. Then there was the one where I got lost at Eldora. Thank God for Tracy and that Tenderloin Lady!!!
Q: Pits or stands where do you prefer to watch a race?
A: I am good with either as long as I can see #25 move to the front.

Q: Who's your favorite all time driver and whose your favorite current driver?
A: I go back to the days of 112 Joe Williams and lets don't forget "The Tall Cool One " Bob Pierce . . . He builds a great chassis as well. Just ask us!

Q: Who's your hero and why?
A: That award goes to my Mother and Father. They thought me good family values and to treat others the way you want to be treated. I really enjoy helping others.

Q: How many speeding tickets have you gotten over the years?
A; ONE!!! In a Channel 3 NEWS Car. The Cop said "The fire will still be out when you get there Mr. Nelson". He was right; a perfectly good foundation still stood and I was out 50 BUCKS!
Q: If you’re not racing what do you like to do?
A: Spend time with our family and friends; and work on our Coach. Its like a fire truck always on call to roll . . .

Q: Anything about you or the team that most people don't know.
A: Plenty, But Lets leave something for the track!!!!!

Cars and engines

Race cars: 2011 and 2010 Bob Pierce Scorpion Chassis Race Cars,
located in Oakwood, Illinois. Bob Pierce race late models throughout the US and is a member of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. Contact Bob or Ange Pierce to get your Pierce racecar! www.bobpierceracecars.com.

Motors: Built by Matt Rhyne and Rhyne Competition Engines, located in Gary, Indiana. Feger runs 430 cubic inch Chevy motors. Rhyne Competition Engines is known for producing premium power plants and top shelf-service. Call Matt or Joe Rhyne today to get the power you need to lead the pack. www.rhynecompetitionengines.com.

Car Graphics: Designed by Tracy Feger.
Car Wrap: Output by Dustin Griffin, Griffin Sign Shop, Quincy, IL.