Brian Shirley Leads Illinois' Best To Thaw Brawl At LaSalle
LaSalle Speedway’s 10th annual Thaw Brawl unfolds live on FloRacing and kicks off the 2021 season for the MARS Racing Series. The two-day event at the Illinois oval is headlined by double Super Late Model features paying $3,000-to-win each on Friday and a 60-lap, $12,000-to-win finale set for Saturday. In 2019, Tyler Erb of New Waverly, Texas, out-dueled Bobby Pierce to capture the Thaw Brawl. Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpenterville, Ill. (2012, ’14) is event’s only two-time winner. Other winners include Brian Birkhofer (’13), Pierce (’15), Brian Shirley (’16), Josh Richards (’17) and Chris Simpson (’18). Modifieds and street stocks are also in action.
May 7, 2021
