(HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS) The Riggs Motorsports team was out in full force from May 1-3, as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presided over a trio of high-profile events in the states of Illinois and Kentucky. Brian Shirley kicked things off on Thursday at the mighty Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois, as the ‘St. Louis U-Pic-A-Part 100’ boasted a hefty $12,000 top prize. Brian timed in second quickest in Group A during qualifying, won his heat race, and ran amongst the top three throughout the 100-lap feature distance. At the end of the night, the Chatham, Illinois ace was on the podium celebrating a strong runner-up performance behind only victor Bobby Pierce.
Jason Riggs joined Brian on Friday night at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois. Brian ran second in heat race action prior to winding up tenth in the final rundown of the $10,000 to win main event. Jason, on the other hand, finished fifth in his heat race, third in his B-Main, and fourteenth in the 50-lapper.
On Saturday evening, the huge tripleheader wrapped up with a stop at Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Kentucky, as another $10,000 winner’s check was on the line. Brian, who currently sits eighth in the latest version of the LOLMDS point standings, ran second in his heat race before placing fifteenth in the 50-lap feature. Jason grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot through his heat race, but was unfortunately an early retiree in the A-Main after getting caught up in a wreck and was paid for twenty-second at the pay window. Full results from the weekend triple shot can be found by accessing www.lucasdirt.com.
With Jason Riggs opting to take the upcoming May 9-10 weekend off and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sitting idle for Mother’s Day, Brian Shirley will carry the Riggs Motorsports torch to a pair of dirt ovals in the Land of Lincoln. On Friday, the Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois will be the track of choice, as the ‘Douglas Dodge Extravaganza’ will take place at the 1/4-mile fairgrounds bullring. A $5,000 top prize will be on the line tomorrow evening in the UMP DIRTcar Series-sanctioned show. The doubleheader weekend will then conclude for the #81 team on Saturday with a visit to Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois for a $2,000 to win American Late Model Series (ALMS) battle. Additional information on these two races can be accessed by pointing your web browser to www.farmercityracing.net and www.fairburyspeedway.com.
The Riggs Motorsports team would like to thank the following group of sponsors for their continued support: Clearwave Communications, 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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