BRL Late Model Invitational S26R08 | New Smyrna Speedway
Steve Hilbert and Tre Blohm bring the field to green for Round 8 racing at New Smyrna Speedway. Hilbert gets a great start, and Blohm falls into second behind, with Scott Negus behind in 3rd. Mike Holloway is peaking underneath Joe Segalla for 4th on Lap 4, racing side by side before Holloway secures the lead. On Lap 5, Blohm passed on the inside of Hilbert to claim the lead, followed closely by Negus, who made the pass for 2nd. Holloway also capitalized and made a move inside for 3rd. On Lap 8, the whole field was a single file. First caution on lap 10. Racing resumed on Lap 15 with Blohm and Negus on the front row. Blohm gets a good jump and clears the outside. Holloway, keeping a nose inside Negus, gets side by side in turns 3 and 4 and completes the pass for 2nd, with J R Shepherd racing behind them for fourth. He gets inside Negus for 3rd on lap 18—caution on Lap 23. Racing resumed on Lap 28 with Blohm and Holloway on the front row. Late restart caused a stack up on the restart and brought out the caution right away. Racing resumed on Lap 34 with Blohm and Holloway out front. Blohm gets a considerable start, allowing Shepherd to get into 2nd passing Holloway. Behind was Negus and Donny Moore racing for 4th. Shepherd moved under Blohm on Lap 35 and ran side by side for a bit with Holloway close behind before Shepherd clinched the lead. Racing once again cooled to single-file racing on Lap 40. On Lap 42, Holloway made the pass for 2nd outside of Blohm. On Lap 46, Negus started peaking inside of Moore but couldn’t complete the pass for 4th. Negus tried again on Lap 51 and could get to the inside on the turns but lost the position on the straights. This allowed the top three drivers to get ahead by a second from the rest of the field—caution on Lap 66. Racing resumed on Lap 72 with Shepherd and Holloway out front. Shepherd gets a good start, and Holloway can get down for 2nd. Blohm and Donny Moore battle for 3rd behind, and Blohm finishes the battle for 3rd. Kurt Smith started challenging Moore for 4th and made the pass—caution on Lap 77. Racing resumed on Lap 82 with Shepherd and Holloway out front. Shepherd gets a good jump, Blohm gets along with Holloway to battle for 2nd with Kurt Smith close behind, and another caution occurs on Lap 84. Racing resumed on Lap 90 with Shepherd and Blohm out front. Contact on the restart between Blohm and Holloway allowed for Todd Liston to move to 3rd. With only ten laps to go, Shepherd maintained the lead and claimed his 7th win in a row while Tre Blohm got 2nd and Todd Liston got 3rd.
That’s a wrap for the BRL Late Model Invitational Series Season 26 Round 08 race. We’ll be off for Memorial Day Weekend, but mark your calendars for June 1st. Round 9 action is coming to South Boston Speedway at 8:55pm ET. Don’t miss it!
Highlights
🏆 J R Shepherd wins the BRL Late Model Invitational Series Season 26 Round 08 race at New Smyrna Speedway.
🚀 Austin Boelke was the biggest mover of the race, finishing in 4th, up 19 spots.
🏁 There were three leaders for two lead changes: J R Shepherd led 66 laps, Tre Blohm with 30 laps, and Steven Hilbert with four laps.
🌟 The race featured intense battles and impressive displays of skill from the drivers.
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