Tri-City Speedway
Shirley nabs two of three Monster victories at Tri-City
Winner Brian Shirley (3s) battles Jason Feger (25) on Friday at Tri-City. (stlracingphotos.com)
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (Sept. 23-24) — Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., won two of three Monster Midwest Series features during a tripleheader weekend at Tri-City Speedway. Jason Feger won the opening $2,000 feature on Thursday while Shirley spread $4,000 in earnings over the final two nights.
In Thursday's race, Feger outdueled Ryan Unzicker of El Paso, Ill., on the final laps while Shirley, also in contention, was sidelined by mechanical woes on the same circuit. Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., finished third.
On Friday, Shirley rebounded but outrunning Feger for the victory while Michael Kloos of Trenton, Ill., took the third spot.
In Saturday's finale, Shirley led all 30 caution-free laps, fighting off Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., amid traffic. Feger finished third.
Sept. 23 feature: (1) Jason Feger, (2) Ryan Unzicker, (3) Bobby Pierce, (4) Rick Salter, (5) Michael Kloos, (6) Chad Zobrist, (7) Bryan Collins, (8) Scott Weber, (9) Dustin Griffin, (10) Brian Diveley, (11) Jim Moon, (12) Brian Shirley, (13) Dennis Erb Jr., (14) Frank Heckenast Jr., (15) Cory Daugherty, (16) Tim Lance, (17) Chris Fetter, (18) Kevin Cole, (19) Rusty Schlenk, (20) Kevin Weaver, (21) Craig Smith.
Sept. 24 feature: (1) Brian Shirley, (2) Jason Feger, (3) Michael Kloos, (4) Scott Weber, (5) Dennis Erb Jr., (6) Chad Zobrist, (7) Rodney Melvin, (8) Frankie Martin, (9) Jim Moon, (10) Rickey Frankel, (11) Craig Smith, (12) Rusty Schlenk, (13) Bobby Pierce, (14) Ryan Unzicker, (15) Tim Manville, (16) Cory Daugherty, (17) Dustin Griffin, (18) Kevin Weaver, (19) Rick Salter, (20) Frank Heckenast Jr., (21) Jason Frankel.
Sept. 25 feature: (1) Brian Shirley, (2) Dennis Erb Jr., (3) Jason Feger, (4) Ryan Unzicker, (5) Rusty Schlenk, (6) Chad Zobrist, (7) Frank Heckenast Jr., (8) Scott Weber, (9) Bobby Pierce, (10) Kevin Weaver, (11) Rickey Frankel, (12) Jim Moon, (13) Craig Smith, (14) Rick Salter, (15) Cory Daugherty, (16) Dustin Griffin, (17) Tim Manville, (18) Ryan Little, (19) Tim Ratajczyk, (20) Frankie Martin, (21) Mark Burgtorf.
