Trio of MARS podiums at LaSalle Speedway
Brandon Sheppard returned to competition in his family-owned No. B5 Late Model over the weekend as LaSalle Speedway hosted the MARS Late Model Championship Series for a two-day showcase. Friday’s 'Tw...

Lasalle, IL
Friday night twisted twin 25s MARS Late Models paying $5,000-to-win/$300 to start x2
Late Model Feature #1 paying $5,000-to-win/$300 to start will be 25 laps straight up from heat race finishes. After 25 laps, we will stay on the track and line up Feature #2 paying $5,000-to-win/$300 to start by inverting lead lap cars up to a maximum of 10 cars for Feature #2. The top 4-point earners from Feature #1 and Feature #2 will be locked in the pole positions for Heats 1-4 for Saturday nights $25,000 to win Illinois valley showdown All other drivers will qualify on Saturday for the remaining Heat Race starting positions. Feature winners from race 1 and race 2 Friday night will come to victory lane for photos and interview!
UMP Modifieds $1,200-to-win/$150 to start
DirtCar Stock Cars $750-to-win/$100 to start
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Brandon Sheppard returned to competition in his family-owned No. B5 Late Model over the weekend as LaSalle Speedway hosted the MARS Late Model Championship Series for a two-day showcase. Friday’s 'Tw...
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New Berlin, IL
| DIRTcar Late Models | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Feature 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| A Feature 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Heat 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Qualifying 1 | 13.122 | 7 | 4 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 32 |
|
Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL | Oakwood, IL | - |
| 2 | 2 | 18 |
|
Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL | Moweaqua, IL | - |
| 3 | 7 | B5 |
|
Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL | New Berlin, IL | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | 28 |
|
Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL | Carpentersville, IL | 2 |
| 5 | 12 | 24 |
|
Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL | El Paso, IL | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 32S |
|
Chris Simpson Oxford, IA | Oxford, IA | -3 |
| 7 | 4 | 10 |
|
Daryn Klein Fairview Heights, IL | Fairview Heights, IL | -3 |
| 8 | 5 | 25 |
|
Jason Feger Bloomington, IL | Bloomington, IL | -3 |
| 9 | 10 | 1 |
|
Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX | New Waverly, TX | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 56 |
|
Tony Jackson Jr Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | -2 |
| 11 | 9 | 99 |
|
Mckay Wenger Fairbury, IL | Fairbury, IL | -2 |
| 12 | 16 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | 4 |
| 13 | 15 | 3S |
|
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | 2 |
| 14 | 13 | 21B |
|
Rich Bell Sheffield, IL | Sheffield, IL | -1 |
| 15 | 14 | 1X |
|
Aaron Marrant Richmond, MO | Richmond, MO | -1 |
| 16 | 21 | 15 |
|
Justin Duty Molalla, OR | Molalla, OR | 5 |
| 17 | 11 | 75 |
|
Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO | Urbana, MO | -6 |
| 18 | 18 | 17A |
|
Austin Howes Lewistown, MO | Lewistown, MO | - |
| 19 | 17 | 3 |
|
Brennon Willard Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | -2 |
| 20 | 22 | 38J |
|
Jake Little Springfield, IL | Springfield, IL | 2 |
| 21 | 20 | 3M |
|
Dale Markham Maple Park, IL | Maple Park, IL | -1 |
| 22 | 19 | 4G |
|
Bob Gardner Washington, IL | Washington, IL | -3 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
|
Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX | New Waverly, TX | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 |
|
Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL | El Paso, IL | 4 |
| 3 | 8 | B5 |
|
Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL | New Berlin, IL | 5 |
| 4 | 10 | 32 |
|
Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL | Oakwood, IL | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 56 |
|
Tony Jackson Jr Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | -4 |
| 6 | 5 | 32S |
|
Chris Simpson Oxford, IA | Oxford, IA | -1 |
| 7 | 3 | 25 |
|
Jason Feger Bloomington, IL | Bloomington, IL | -4 |
| 8 | 12 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | 4 |
| 9 | 13 | 3S |
|
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | 4 |
| 10 | 11 | 99 |
|
Mckay Wenger Fairbury, IL | Fairbury, IL | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | 28 |
|
Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL | Carpentersville, IL | -4 |
| 12 | 16 | 15 |
|
Justin Duty Molalla, OR | Molalla, OR | 4 |
| 13 | 9 | 18 |
|
Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL | Moweaqua, IL | -4 |
| 14 | 20 | 38J |
|
Jake Little Springfield, IL | Springfield, IL | 6 |
| 15 | 14 | 21B |
|
Rich Bell Sheffield, IL | Sheffield, IL | -1 |
| 16 | 18 | 17A |
|
Austin Howes Lewistown, MO | Lewistown, MO | 2 |
| 17 | 17 | 75 |
|
Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO | Urbana, MO | - |
| 18 DNF | 4 | 10 |
|
Daryn Klein Fairview Heights, IL | Fairview Heights, IL | -14 |
| 19 DNF | 19 | 3 |
|
Brennon Willard Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | - |
| 20 DNF | 15 | 1X |
|
Aaron Marrant Richmond, MO | Richmond, MO | -5 |
| DNS | 21 | 3M |
|
Dale Markham Maple Park, IL | Maple Park, IL | - |
| DNS | 22 | 4G |
|
Bob Gardner Washington, IL | Washington, IL | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | - |
| 2 | 3 | 3 |
|
Brennon Willard Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 17A |
|
Austin Howes Lewistown, MO | Lewistown, MO | -1 |
| 4 | 4 | 4G |
|
Bob Gardner Washington, IL | Washington, IL | - |
| 5 | 5 | 3M |
|
Dale Markham Maple Park, IL | Maple Park, IL | - |
| Top 5 transfer | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 25W |
|
Allen Weisser Peoria, IL | Peoria, IL | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | M27 |
|
Mike Provenzano Marseilles, IL | Marseilles, IL | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 15 |
|
Justin Duty Molalla, OR | Molalla, OR | -2 |
| 9 | 10 | 11H |
|
Jeff Herzog Festus, MO | Festus, MO | 1 |
| 10 | 14 | 38J |
|
Jake Little Springfield, IL | Springfield, IL | 4 |
| 11 | 11 | 9 |
|
Lyle Zanker Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | - |
| 12 | 12 | 30 |
|
Mark Voigt Marine, IL | Marine, IL | - |
| 13 | 9 | 51 |
|
Matt Furman Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | -4 |
| 14 | 16 | 38 |
|
Thomas Hunziker Bend, OR | Bend, OR | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | 55X |
|
Mike Lofgren Lombard, IL | Lombard, IL | - |
| 16 | 13 | 33 |
|
Collin Rutledge Princeton, IL | Princeton, IL | -3 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 32 |
|
Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL | Oakwood, IL | - |
| 2 | 2 | 10 |
|
Daryn Klein Fairview Heights, IL | Fairview Heights, IL | - |
| 3 | 3 | B5 |
|
Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL | New Berlin, IL | - |
| 4 | 5 | 1 |
|
Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX | New Waverly, TX | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 21B |
|
Rich Bell Sheffield, IL | Sheffield, IL | -1 |
| 6 | 6 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | - |
| 7 | 7 | 4G |
|
Bob Gardner Washington, IL | Washington, IL | - |
| 8 | 9 | 25W |
|
Allen Weisser Peoria, IL | Peoria, IL | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 11H |
|
Jeff Herzog Festus, MO | Festus, MO | -1 |
| 10 | 11 | 33 |
|
Collin Rutledge Princeton, IL | Princeton, IL | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | 38 |
|
Thomas Hunziker Bend, OR | Bend, OR | -1 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 |
|
Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL | Moweaqua, IL | - |
| 2 | 3 | 25 |
|
Jason Feger Bloomington, IL | Bloomington, IL | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 56 |
|
Tony Jackson Jr Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | -1 |
| 4 | 7 | 75 |
|
Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO | Urbana, MO | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1X |
|
Aaron Marrant Richmond, MO | Richmond, MO | -1 |
| 6 | 6 | 17A |
|
Austin Howes Lewistown, MO | Lewistown, MO | - |
| 7 | 8 | 3M |
|
Dale Markham Maple Park, IL | Maple Park, IL | 1 |
| 8 | 9 | M27 |
|
Mike Provenzano Marseilles, IL | Marseilles, IL | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | 9 |
|
Lyle Zanker Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 38J |
|
Jake Little Springfield, IL | Springfield, IL | -5 |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 32S |
|
Chris Simpson Oxford, IA | Oxford, IA | - |
| 2 | 3 | 28 |
|
Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL | Carpentersville, IL | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 99 |
|
Mckay Wenger Fairbury, IL | Fairbury, IL | -1 |
| 4 | 4 | 24 |
|
Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL | El Paso, IL | - |
| 5 | 5 | 3S |
|
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | - |
| 6 | 6 | 3 |
|
Brennon Willard Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | - |
| 7 | 7 | 15 |
|
Justin Duty Molalla, OR | Molalla, OR | - |
| 8 | 9 | 51 |
|
Matt Furman Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 30 |
|
Mark Voigt Marine, IL | Marine, IL | -1 |
| 10 | 10 | 55X |
|
Mike Lofgren Lombard, IL | Lombard, IL | - |
| Finish | Start | # | Competitor | Hometown | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 32 |
|
Bobby Pierce Oakwood, IL | Oakwood, IL | 12.874 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 |
|
Shannon Babb Moweaqua, IL | Moweaqua, IL | 12.972 |
| 3 | 7 | 32S |
|
Chris Simpson Oxford, IA | Oxford, IA | 12.977 |
| 4 | 8 | 10 |
|
Daryn Klein Fairview Heights, IL | Fairview Heights, IL | 12.978 |
| 5 | 12 | 56 |
|
Tony Jackson Jr Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | 13.072 |
| 6 | 21 | 99 |
|
Mckay Wenger Fairbury, IL | Fairbury, IL | 13.113 |
| 7 | 11 | B5 |
|
Brandon Sheppard New Berlin, IL | New Berlin, IL | 13.122 |
| 8 | 28 | 25 |
|
Jason Feger Bloomington, IL | Bloomington, IL | 13.137 |
| 9 | 1 | 28 |
|
Dennis Erb Jr Carpentersville, IL | Carpentersville, IL | 13.140 |
| 10 | 25 | 21B |
|
Rich Bell Sheffield, IL | Sheffield, IL | 13.203 |
| 11 | 27 | 1X |
|
Aaron Marrant Richmond, MO | Richmond, MO | 13.231 |
| 12 | 22 | 24 |
|
Ryan Unzicker El Paso, IL | El Paso, IL | 13.257 |
| 13 | 23 | 1 |
|
Tyler Erb New Waverly, TX | New Waverly, TX | 13.259 |
| 14 | 19 | 38J |
|
Jake Little Springfield, IL | Springfield, IL | 13.288 |
| 15 | 24 | 3S |
|
Brian Shirley Chatham, IL | Chatham, IL | 13.292 |
| 16 | 14 | 99JR |
|
Frank Heckenast Jr Frankfort, IL | Frankfort, IL | 13.300 |
| 17 | 4 | 17A |
|
Austin Howes Lewistown, MO | Lewistown, MO | 13.311 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 |
|
Brennon Willard Lebanon, MO | Lebanon, MO | 13.383 |
| 19 | 17 | 4G |
|
Bob Gardner Washington, IL | Washington, IL | 13.401 |
| 20 | 15 | 75 |
|
Dillon McCowan Urbana, MO | Urbana, MO | 13.488 |
| 21 | 29 | 15 |
|
Justin Duty Molalla, OR | Molalla, OR | 13.495 |
| 22 | 30 | 11H |
|
Jeff Herzog Festus, MO | Festus, MO | 13.533 |
| 23 | 5 | 3M |
|
Dale Markham Maple Park, IL | Maple Park, IL | 13.569 |
| 24 | 2 | 30 |
|
Mark Voigt Marine, IL | Marine, IL | 13.576 |
| 25 | 13 | 25W |
|
Allen Weisser Peoria, IL | Peoria, IL | 13.707 |
| 26 | 6 | M27 |
|
Mike Provenzano Marseilles, IL | Marseilles, IL | 13.715 |
| 27 | 31 | 51 |
|
Matt Furman Iowa City, IA | Iowa City, IA | 13.722 |
| 28 | 10 | 38 |
|
Thomas Hunziker Bend, OR | Bend, OR | 13.766 |
| 29 | 20 | 9 |
|
Lyle Zanker Rockford, IL | Rockford, IL | 13.806 |
| 30 | 16 | 55X |
|
Mike Lofgren Lombard, IL | Lombard, IL | 14.092 |
| 31 | 26 | 33 |
|
Collin Rutledge Princeton, IL | Princeton, IL | 14.327 |