(HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS) Brian Shirley and the Riggs Motorsports team opened up their 2015 racing season over the April 3-4 weekend at LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Illinois. The annual running of the ‘Thaw Brawl’ was sanctioned by the American Late Model Series (ALMS) and a strong field of competitors piled into the pit area at the 1/4-mile bullring. On Friday night, Brian ran second in heat race action and later started the $5,000 to win opener from the outside of the third row. After moving up several spots early in the 50-lap distance, Brian settled for a strong fifth place showing behind only winner Bobby Pierce, Tim McCreadie, Dennis Erb, Jr. and Brandon Sheppard.
At LaSalle on Saturday evening, a $15,000 top prize was on the line in the ‘Thaw Brawl’ finale. Brian bagged the third quickest time in his group during the qualifying session prior to winning his stacked heat race. The Chatham, Illinois star then rolled off from the outside of the second row in the 75-lap headliner, blasted up to second and battled for the lead, and eventually landed in the fourth finishing position behind only victor Bobby Pierce, Chris Simpson, and Ricky Weiss. Complete results from both ALMS battles over the weekend can be viewed online at www.lasallespeedway.com.
Brian and his #3s team will return to dirt-slinging competition this Saturday evening, April 11 at Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois. The annual running of the ‘Don Bohlander Tribute’ will be held at Peoria on Saturday and a $5,000 payday will be up for grabs for the Super Late Models. Teammate Jason Riggs is also scheduled to be in action this weekend, as he will kick off his 2015 campaign on Saturday at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, Kentucky, where a $2,500 to win show is planned. Additional information concerning both of these races can be accessed by pointing your web browser to www.peoriaspeedway.com and www.kylakespeedway.com.
The Riggs Motorsports team would like to thank the following group of sponsors for their continued support: Clearwave Communications, Great Clips, Peoples National Bank, Grand Rivers Community Bank, 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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