BRL Late Model Invitational S26R04 | Slinger Speedway

The fast-paced BRL Late Model racing event took place at the “World’s Fastest ¼ Mile” track. The race began with John Wilson and Chris Haizlip in the front row, with Wilson getting an excellent start and Bruce Pearson closely following behind to claim second place from Haizlip. However, an early caution during Lap 3 brought the thrilling start to a pause.

Racing resumed on Lap 8 with Wilson and Pearson leading the pack, and Wilson once again got a great start followed by Pearson, while Tom Hilbert gained third place. Up until Lap 30, the race consisted of mostly single-file racing, but then Aiden Young started applying pressure on Tom Hilbert in third place, with Mike Goodman in fourth. This allowed Todd Liston in sixth place and J R Shepherd in seventh place to catch up, and it became a five-car battle for third place.

On Lap 36, Young peaked inside of Hilbert, and the three cars went 3-wide heading into turn 3, but there were no casualties. Goodman was able to secure third place, but Young and Shepherd continued to apply pressure. The second caution of the night came out during Lap 41.

Racing resumed on Lap 46 with Wilson and Pearson leading the pack. Wilson started well, but the top line struggled, and Young quickly moved up to claim 2nd place. Pearson claimed 3rd place, but Shepherd put pressure on the outside line and claimed 3rd place, but a caution came out on Lap 48. Racing resumed on Lap 54 with Wilson and Young leading the pack.

Shepherd and Young were fiercely battling for 2nd place behind Wilson, and a quick caution caused the race to resume on Lap 62 with Wilson and Shepherd leading the pack. Shepherd was rolling the top line, but Wilson wasn’t backing down on the inside, but a caution came out on Lap 66 right in front of the leaders.

On Lap 86, Shepherd had a 2-second lead, and Wilson was battling for 2nd place against Young. Wilson won the battle for 2nd place on Lap 96 against Young. As the race concluded, it was J R Shepherd who crossed the finish line in first place, followed by John Wilson in 2nd place and Aiden Young in 3rd place.

Make sure to come back next Saturday, April 27th, for more exciting BRL Late Model action, where we will head to the west coast for some California sun at Kern Raceway at 8:55 pm ET.

Highlights

🏆 J R Shepherds wins the BRL Late Model Invitational Series Season 26 Round 04 race at Slinger Speedway.

🚀 Brennan Myers was the biggest mover of the race, finishing in 4th, up 15 spots.

🏁 There were only 2 leaders with 1 lead change. John Wilson led 61 laps and J R Shepherd led 39 laps. Jeffery Hardin leads the season points by 9 points.

🌟 The race featured intense battles and impressive displays of skill from the drivers.

*Photo Credit: Mike Goodman