Kankakee County Speedway
Shirley tops Feger, bags $3,000 at Kankakee
Brian Shirley (3) topped Jason Feger (25) for $3,000 at Kankakee. (Jim DenHamer)
KANKAKEE, Ill. (Aug. 9) — Polesitter Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., claimed a $3,000 victory on the Sunoco American Late Model Series Friday night at Kankakee County Speedway in the first leg of the Ohio-based tour’s tripleheader weekend in Illinois.
Jason Feger of Bloomington, Ill., was second while Kevin Weaver of Gibson City, Ill., advanced from the 12th starting spot to finish third. Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., advanced from 15th to fourth with seventh-starting Randy Korte of Highland, Ill., rounding out the all-Illinois top five.
The series moves to Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway on Saturday before wrapping up the weekend at Quincy (Ill.) Raceway; both races pay $2,000 to the winner. | Slideshow
Notes: Shirley’s Pierce Race Car has a Pro Power Engine and is sponsored by Jayco Construction, Skateland South, Box Seat Productions, Allstar Performance, Kim’s Auto Body, and JFR Graphics. ... Shirley earned his fourth career ALMS victory. ... The victory was his third of the season with the first two coming in Summernationals action at Peoria (Ill.) Speedway and a MARS event at Clarksville (Tenn.) Speedway.
Sunoco ALMS @ Kankakee: (1) Brian Shirley, (2) Jason Feger, (3) Kevin Weaver, (4) Ryan Unzicker, (5) Randy Korte, (6) Mike Spatola, (7) Brandon Sheppard, (8) Frank Heckenast Jr., (9) Jason Jaggers, (10) Brandon Thirlby, (11) Aaron Ricketts, (12) Jay Morris, (13) Tom Smith, (14) Chris Keller, (15) Glen Thompson, (16) Doug Hayes, (17) Bobby Pierce, (18) Scott Schmitt, (19) Rusty Schlenk, (20) Torin Mettile, (21) Eddie Otrembiak Jr., (22) Brian Ruhlman, (23) Steve Thorsten. Fast qualifier (among 23 cars): 13.840 seconds. Heat race winners: Shirley, Feger, Sheppard.
