Three-Race Lucas Oil MLRA Weekend Up Next
CHILTON, Wis. (04/13/21) – Brian Shirley registered his first victory of the 2021 season on Friday evening with a $3,000 triumph in the rescheduled, 2020 edition of the DIRTcar Fall Nationals at Lincoln Speedway.
The trip to Victory Lane came aboard the Bob Cullen Racing / Thomason Express No. 3s J&J Ventures & Gaming/ Hoker Trucking / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model
“It’s great to finally get the first win of the year. We’ve been pretty fast to start the year, but all the way back to Arizona and then Speedweeks, luck just hasn’t been in our corner. On Friday, we put all the pieces together and got the win,” Shirley commented. “We’ve got some good shows on the schedule for this week, so hopefully we can add on to that win tally.”
On Friday afternoon Brian Shirley made the short trip to Lincoln Speedway (Lincoln, Ill.) for the rescheduled Fall Nationals from 2020. With a talent-laden field of 15 cars entered, Brian jumped up one spot in his heat race to pick up the eight-lap victory.
Earning the outside front-row starting position for the feature, Shirley shot into the lead on the opening lap and never looked back, leading wire-to-wire to record his first win of the season. He took the checkers ahead of Tanner English, Ryan Unzicker, Bobby Pierce, and Jake Timm to earn $3,000.
Saturday night’s MARS Racing Series event at Peoria Speedway (Peoria, Ill.) fell victim to Mother Nature.
For complete results, please visit www.LincolnSpeedwayIL.com .
This Thursday – Saturday has three nights of Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) scheduled for Shirley and the Bob Cullen Racing team. Action opens on Thursday at Davenport Speedway (Davenport, Iowa) for a $5,000-to-win affair before moving to 34 Raceway (Burlington, Iowa) for the Slocum weekend, which includes a $5,000-to-win program on Friday and a $10,555-to-win event on Saturday night.
For more information on the events, please visit www.MLRAracing.com .
Brian Shirley and Bob Cullen Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners which include: Hoker Trucking, Thomason Express, J&J Ventures Gaming, Kid’s Castle Learning Center, KBC Graphix, Cheap Cars, Bass Livestock Nutrition, Allgaier Motorsports, Integra Shocks, East Central Coin, Cheers, Cen-Pe-Co Racing Oil, Durham Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis, Jayco Construction, Larry’s Distributing, Hope For A Cure, Midwest Sheet Metal, Ted Brown’s Quality Paint & Body Shop, Peterson Fluid Systems, Hooker Harness, Willy’s Carburetor, Fast Shafts, Keyser Manufacturing, Dyers Top Rods, Wehrs Machine, Sweet Manufacturing, Swift Springs, Allstar Performance, The Joie of Seating, Simpson, Hoosier Racing Tire, Quarter Master, Wilwood Disc Brakes, KKM, Speedwerx, Daugherty Motorsports, Multi Fire, Strange Oval, FK Rod Ends, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.
For the latest team news and updates on Bob Cullen Racing, please visit www.BobCullenRacing.com.
Ben Shelton, Owner
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