(HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS) Jason Riggs returned to action for the first time since the conclusion of the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals on Saturday evening, August 2 at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, Kentucky. A weekly Super Late Model show was held at KLMS and a $1,000 winner’s check was on the line. Jason notched the second quickest lap during the qualifying session and later started the 15-lap feature from the outside of the front row. After battling for the lead in the early stages of the race, Jason wound up settling for a solid runner-up effort behind only winner Randy Sellars.
Teammate Brian Shirley ventured north to the renowned Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin from July 31-August 2 for the 27th edition of the ‘USA Nationals,’ which was sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. On Thursday evening, Brian won his heat race, but later faded back to twelfth in the caution-free $6,000 to win main event. The Chatham, Illinois ace then unfortunately missed out on making the starting grid for the $50,000 to win ‘USA Nationals’ over the weekend, as he finished fifth in his loaded heat race and eighth in his B-Main. Complete results from KLMS and Cedar Lake can be viewed online at www.klmsllc.com and www.woolms.com.
With Brian Shirley and his #81 team opting to take the August 8-9 weekend off from competition, Jason Riggs will carry the Riggs Motorsports banner alone in a pair of Dirt Late Model events in the states of Illinois and Kentucky. On Friday night, Jason is scheduled to roll into Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois for a $1,200 to win weekly UMP show. The #81jr team will then turn their focus back to Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, Kentucky on Saturday evening, as a $3,000 top prize will be up for grabs at the newly reopened facility. You can learn more about each of these races by logging onto www.tricityspeedway.net and www.klmsllc.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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