Brian Shirley (Brendon Bauman photo)

Shirley Banks $5,000 In Illinois

PEORIA, Ill. — Brian Shirley picked up $5,000 for winning Saturday night’s Illinois State Championship late model feature at Peoria Speedway.

Shirley started on the pole for the MARS Racing Series event and beat Jeff Herzog to the checkered flag.

Dennis Erb Jr., Todd Bennett and Jason Feger rounded out the top five.

The finish:

Brian Shirley, Jeff Herzog, Dennis Erb Jr., Todd Bennett, Jason Feger, Shannon Babb, Charley Hess, Ryan Gustin, Mike Chasteen Jr., Jeremiah Hurst, Myles Moos, Frank Heckenast Jr., Jason Papich, Ryan Unzicker, Blaze Burwell, Matt Murphy, Bob Gardner, Kolby Vandenbergh, Roger Rebholz, Billy Drake, Curtis Radken, Rich Bell.