SPOON RIVER, Ill. — Round eight of the Mars Racing Series took place at Spoon River Speedway Sunday night with Brandon Sheppard scoring the $5,000 victory.
At the drop of the green flag Tanner English got out front and took the early lead. Brian Shirley and Ryan Unzicker all battled early on for the top three spots. Then Sheppard came into the picture as lap after lap he picked off each one in front of him until he took the race lead on lap nine.
From then on it was all Sheppard out front. Unzicker tried to work through lapped traffic better than Sheppard but to no avail as the lead grew. Unzicker held on and finish in second behind Sheppard.
English, who slid back after leading early, was nipping on the heels of Unzicker as they crossed the finish line. Dennis Erb Jr. and Gordy Gundaker rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Brandon Sheppard, Ryan Unzicker, Tanner English, Dennis Erb Jr., Gordy Gundaker, Kolby Vandenbergh, Brian Shirley, Jason Feger, Bob Gardner, Jordan Bauer, Tevor Gundaker, Donny Walden, Mike Chasteen Jr., Blaze Burwell, Brett McKinnon, Paul Kuper, Jeremy Conway, Matt Santel, Devin Mclain, Paul Parker, Dewayne Keifer, Logan Moody