(HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS) Brian Shirley, of Chatham, Illinois, enjoyed a tremendous weekend on April 11-12, as he scored a pair of Super Late Model victories in the Land of Lincoln! On Friday night at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois, Brian was the class of the field all night and swept the racing festivities at the St. Louis area facility. After winning his heat race and the dash, Brian also claimed the $1,200 winner’s check in the feature by besting Michael Kloos, Randy Korte, Scott Weber, and Billy Laycock!
On Saturday evening, the action shifted further north to Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois for the 7th Annual ‘Don Bohlander Tribute.’ Brian won his heat race in preliminary action to earn the pole position for the UMP DIRTcar Series main event. The popular driver known as “Squirrel” then came out on top of the A-Main to pocket the $3,000 top prize over Jason Feger, Scott Schmitt, Billy Drake, and McKay Wenger!
Teammate Jason Riggs was also in action twice over the April 11-12 weekend and the Harrisburg, Illinois native racked up a pair of top ten efforts. On Friday night in Granite City, Jason ran third in his heat race and was up to fifth in the main event before a tight racecar caused him to fade to an eighth place finish in the regular weekly program.
At the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Saturday evening, a $5,000 payday was on the line in the ‘Spring Nationals,’ which was sanctioned by the American Late Model Series. Jason qualified fifteenth fastest during time trials, finished fourth in his heat race, and later picked off eight competitors during the 25-lap sprint to record a solid seventh place showing. Full results from the busy weekend can be accessed online at www.tricityspeedway.net, www.peoriaspeedway.com, and www.eldoraspeedway.com.
Another busy weekend is in store for Riggs Motorsports on April 18-20, as both drivers are eyeing multiple events in the states of Illinois and Iowa. Below are the tentative upcoming schedules for both Brian Shirley and Jason Riggs:
Brian Shirley #81
April 18 | Tri-City Speedway – Granite City, IL – UMP | $2,000 to win
April 19 | 34 Raceway – West Burlington, IA – ALMS/MARS | $10,555 to win
April 25 | Hagerstown Speedway – Hagerstown, MD – Lucas Oil | $10,000 to win
April 26 | Roaring Knob Motorsports – Markleysburg, PA – Lucas Oil | $10,000 to win
Jason Riggs #81jr
April 18 | Davenport Speedway – Davenport, IA – MARS/Corn Belt | $3,500 to win
April 19 | 34 Raceway – West Burlington, IA – ALMS/MARS | $10,555 to win
April 20 | Quincy Raceway – Quincy, IL – ALMS | $2,000 to win
April 26 | Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway – Calvert City, KY – UMP | $10,000 to win
The Riggs Motorsports team would like to thank the following group of sponsors for their continued support: Clearwave Communications, CCI Systems, Kid’s Castle Learning Center, Skateland South, Jayco Construction, Rocket Chassis, ShowHope.org, AFCO Racing Products, Aggressive Graphics, Allstar Performance, Awesome Racewear, Bass Livestock, Bell Helmets, COMP Cams, CPD Racing Tools, Crow Enterprizes, Dargie Racing Engines, Delph Communications, Dyer’s Top Rods, Frankland Racing Supply, GW Performance, Hoosier Racing Tires, Indocil Art, Integra Shocks, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, KBC Graphix, Keyser Manufacturing, MD3 Noses, Micro-Armor Lubricants, Midwest Sheet Metal, Motorstate Distributing, Performance Bodies, Performance Rod & Custom (PRC), Peterson Fluid Systems, Pro Power Racing Engines, Quarter Master, QuickCar Racing Products, R2C Performance, Rod End Supply, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Speedwerx, Stealth Carburetors, Sweet Mfg., Ted Brown’s Quality Paint & Body Shop, The Joie of Seating, TurboStart Batteries, VP Racing Fuels, Waterman Racing Components, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Weld Wheels, Wick Racing Fuels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood Engineering.
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