(HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS) Brian Shirley, of Chatham, Illinois, made his way to Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois on Saturday evening, October 4 for the annual running of the ‘Illinois State Championship.’ Brian laid down the fourth quickest lap overall during the UMP qualifying session and later finished second in heat race action. The popular driver known as “Squirrel” then took the early lead from Ray Guss, Jr. and led virtually the entire 100-lap distance until an incident in the waning laps with Jason Feger. Instead of celebrating a $5,000 triumph, Brian was left to salvage a third place effort behind only race winner Brandon Sheppard and runner-up Ryan Unzicker. Full results from Peoria Speedway can be accessed online at www.peoriaspeedway.com.
Following the podium performance, both Riggs Motorsports teams plan on taking this upcoming October 10-11 weekend off from Dirt Late Model competition. Next up for both Brian Shirley and Jason Riggs will be a trip to Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio on October 17-18 for the 34th Annual ‘Dirt Track World Championship.’ The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will once again sanction their season finale at PRP next weekend and a whopping $50,000 winner’s check will be up for grabs. Qualifying and heat races are scheduled for Friday night, while the consolation events and the 100-lapper are slated for that Saturday evening. Additional information on the huge DTWC weekend can be obtained by pointing your web browser to www.lucasdirt.com.
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