Brian Shaw Win Independence Day Thriller at Fayette County Speedway
BROWNSTOWN,IL— Brian Shaw of Robinson, IL took home the Independence Day victory at Fayette County Speedway for the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals after holding off charges from a variety of contenders throughout the 25 lap event. The event marked Shaw’s first tour victory of 2018.
The battle for the lead was heated throughout the race with Marty Lindeman of Clay City, IL and Mike Harrison making it three wide on several occasions. Harrison would pull of the track unexpectedly while running the the 3rd position ending his night early.
Linderman would add late race pressure to Shaw but would settle for finishing in the 2nd position. Robbie Eilers of Highland, IL would hold off the hard chagrinning Ray Bollinger for the 3rd position. Bollinger would finishing in 4th with Imperial, MO driver Kenny Wallace finishing the evening in the 5th spot.
Feature Finish: Brian Shaw, Marty Linderman, Robbie Eilers, Ray Bollinger, Kenny Wallace, Michael Bolyard, Tyler Weiss, Zach Schantz, Phil Dixon, Donovan Lodge, Steve Meyer Jr., Craig Kern, David Shain, Steve Stevenson, Ryan Eilers, Brian Bielong, Dustin Golden, Wade Wenthe, Dustin Atchison, Mike Harrison, Tres Mehler, Larry Anderson
The DIRTcar Summer Nationals and Summit Modified Nationals will travel Macon Speedway on July 5th for round 3 of Independence Week presented by FK Rod Ends. Follow the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals on Twitter or Facebook for updates during and between race seasons. The Summit Modified Nationals will be joined by the DIRTcar Summer Nationals as the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals runs parallel to the DIRTcar Summer Nationals. Information on the Summer Nationals can be found thehelltour.com.
