FARMER CITY, IL – April 5, 2019 – Score one for team Illinois! Brian Shirley picked up the win over fellow Illinoisan Brandon Sheppard in Friday night’s 25-lap segment of the 12th annual Illini 100 presented by Douglas Dodge. Chris Madden held his own up front all race, even taking the lead briefly, and came home for a solid third place finish.
Morton Buildings Feature (25 Laps) 1. 3s-Brian Shirley [1][$6,000]; 2. 1-Brandon Sheppard [3][$3,000]; 3. 44-Chris Madden [2][$2,000]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb [8][$1,750]; 5. 29-Darrell Lanigan [6][$1,500]; 6. 36v-Kyle Hardy [4][$1,400]; 7. 18-Chase Junghans [9][$1,300]; 8. 25-Shane Clanton [7][$1,200]; 9. 7-Ricky Weiss [13][$1,100]; 10. 28m-Jimmy Mars [15][$1,000]; 11. 32p-Bobby Pierce [20][$900]; 12. 29D-Spencer Diercks [22][$850]; 13. 4G-Bob Gardner [18][$800]; 14. 89-Mike Spatola [14][$775]; 15. 97-Cade Dillard [19][$750]; 16. 99B-Boom Briggs [24][$700]; 17. 99jr-Frank Heckenast [11][$660]; 18. 24-Ryan Unzicker [16][$640]; 19. 22-Tanner English [5][$620]; 20. 21-Billy Moyer [12][$600]; 21. B1-Brent Larson [23][$600]; 22. 7r-Kent Robinson [10][$600]; 23. 6p-Jose Parga [21][$600]; 24. 6-Blake Spencer [17][$600] Hard Charger: 29D-Spencer Diercks [+10] Lap Leaders: Brian Shirley 1-6, 12-25 [20]; Chris Madden 7-11 [5]
Qualifying Flight-A 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 11.75; 2. 44-Chris Madden, 11.952; 3. 18-Chase Junghans, 11.987; 4. 99jr-Frank Heckenast, 12.054; 5. 25-Shane Clanton, 12.09; 6. 22-Tanner English, 12.14; 7. 25F-Jason Feger, 12.182; 8. 83-Scott James, 12.212; 9. 84-Myles Moos, 12.218; 10. 28m-Jimmy Mars, 12.265; 11. 99B-Boom Briggs, 12.293; 12. 18b-Shannon Babb, 12.31; 13. 7-Ricky Weiss, 12.363; 14. 97-Cade Dillard, 12.448; 15. 6p-Jose Parga, 12.514; 16. 6-Blake Spencer, 12.606; 17. 12-Jeff Curl, 12.815; 18. 25h-Chuck Hummer, 14.103
Qualifying Flight-B 1. 3s-Brian Shirley, 12.146; 2. 29-Darrell Lanigan, 12.223; 3. 28-Dennis Erb, 12.248; 4. 21-Billy Moyer, 12.31; 5. 7r-Kent Robinson, 12.342; 6. 36v-Kyle Hardy, 12.383; 7. 32p-Bobby Pierce, 12.446; 8. 10-Scott Schmitt, 12.473; 9. 89-Mike Spatola, 12.497; 10. 25w-Allen Weisser, 12.5; 11. 4G-Bob Gardner, 12.504; 12. B1-Brent Larson, 12.603; 13. 32-Chris Simpson, 12.614; 14. 29D-Spencer Diercks, 12.635; 15. 2-Allen Murray, 12.676; 16. 24-Ryan Unzicker, 12.838; 17. B12-Kevin Weaver, 12.956; DNS. 9-Lyle Zanker, NT
Drydene Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 2. 25-Shane Clanton [3]; 3. 18-Chase Junghans [2]; 4. 7-Ricky Weiss [7]; 5. 84-Myles Moos [5]; 6. 12-Jeff Curl [9]; 7. 6p-Jose Parga [8]; 8. 99B-Boom Briggs [6]; 9. 25F-Jason Feger [4]
Drydene Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 1. 44-Chris Madden [1]; 2. 22-Tanner English [3]; 3. 99jr-Frank Heckenast [2]; 4. 28m-Jimmy Mars [5]; 5. 18b-Shannon Babb [6]; 6. 6-Blake Spencer [8]; 7. 97-Cade Dillard [7]; 8. 83-Scott James [4]; 9. 25h-Chuck Hummer [9]
Drydene Heat #3 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 1. 3s-Brian Shirley [1]; 2. 28-Dennis Erb [2]; 3. 7r-Kent Robinson [3]; 4. 89-Mike Spatola [5]; 5. 4G-Bob Gardner [6]; 6. 32-Chris Simpson [7]; 7. 32p-Bobby Pierce [4]; 8. B12-Kevin Weaver [9]; 9. 2-Allen Murray [8]
Drydene Heat #4 – Flight (B) (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer 1. 36v-Kyle Hardy [3]; 2. 29-Darrell Lanigan [1]; 3. 21-Billy Moyer [2]; 4. 24-Ryan Unzicker [8]; 5. 29D-Spencer Diercks [7]; 6. 9-Lyle Zanker [9]; 7. 25w-Allen Weisser [5]; 8. 10-Scott Schmitt [4]; 9. B1-Brent Larson [6]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer 1. 6-Blake Spencer [4][-]; 2. 97-Cade Dillard [6][-]; 3. 6p-Jose Parga [5][-]; 4. 12-Jeff Curl [3][$110]; 5. 25h-Chuck Hummer [10][$110]; 6. 99B-Boom Briggs [7][$110]; 7. 83-Scott James [8][$110]; 8. 84-Myles Moos [1][$110]; 9. 18b-Shannon Babb [2][]; 10. 25F-Jason Feger [9][]
Last Chance Showdown 2 (10 Laps) – Top 3 Transfer 1. 4G-Bob Gardner [1][-]; 2. 32p-Bobby Pierce [5][-]; 3. 29D-Spencer Diercks [2][-]; 4. 32-Chris Simpson [3][$110]; 5. 9-Lyle Zanker [4][$110]; 6. 2-Allen Murray [9][$110]; 7. 25w-Allen Weisser [6][$110]; 8. B12-Kevin Weaver [7][$110]; 9. 10-Scott Schmitt [8][]; 10. B1-Brent Larson [10]
