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Young Illinois Star Will Receive Over $45,000 In Points-Fund Cash At DIRTcar UMP Awards Banquet On Jan. 5
Kevin Kovac: CONCORD, NC – Nov. 26, 2012 – There was a point in 2012 when the trajectory of Brian Shirley’s racing campaign basically hung in the balance.
Fortunately for Shirley, his better half was around to push him down the correct path – a path that would lead him straight into DIRTcar UMP Late Model history as just the third driver to win the organization’s Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ and weekly series national points titles in the same season.
Shirley, 31, reached his crossroads in early June after returning to his home in Chatham, Ill., following a disappointing performance in the DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned Dream at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. He won the event’s sixth heat race and started the 100-lap A-Main from the pole position but failed to capitalize on the opportunity, fading from contention after running second for the first 20 laps and finishing 20th.