Billy Moyer Earns 849th Career Win With MARS At Farmer City Raceway
May 27, 2023
Hall of Fame racer Billy Moyer’s long-predicted retirement was almost a thing late in the 2021 season and the early months of 2022. Then Moyer connected with veteran Illinois racer Tim Lance of Brimfield, Ill., making his first start in Lance’s equipment 363 days ago.
Brandon Sheppard Ends Winless Drought With MARS Victory At Red Hill Raceway
May 1, 2023
It may have taken 36 races, but Brandon Sheppard is winless no more. The New Berlin, Ill., driver who had yet to find his triumphant touch to begin the season at the wheel of his new Longhorn Chassis finally put it all together Sunday night in the MARS Championship Series event at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Ill.
MARS Late Models Opening Weekend Attracting Heavy Hitters
Apr 27, 2023
The MARS Racing Series is set to kick off the 2023 season in style with a triple-header weekend featuring some of the biggest names in dirt late model racing. A trio of weekend events through the state of Illinois will see the series visit the Brownstown Bullring on Friday, Fairbury Speedway on Saturday and Red Hill Raceway on Sunday.
Bobby Pierce Fights Off Brandon Sheppard's Charge At Fairbury Speedway
May 15, 2022
FAIRBURY, Ill. — Don't think Bobby Pierce has forgotten his 2019 Prairie Dirt Classic defeat at Fairbury Speedway, when Brandon Sheppard's last-corner slide job robbed Pierce of a payday of more than $30,000 on the World of Outlaws Case Late Model Series.
Tyler Erb Beats Ricky Thornton Jr. In Farmer City Thriller
May 15, 2022
FARMER CITY, Ill. — Tyler Erb understandably needed time to catch his breath after pulling off a dramatic last-turn victory in Friday’s Farmer City 74 presented by Douglas Dodge at Farmer City Raceway.
Dirt Late Model Stars Chasing Big Money At Thaw Brawl
Mar 23, 2022
Editor's Note: Thaw Brawl at Davenport Speedway has been canceled due to a poor weather forecast.
Illinois Speedweek: Four Days, Four Tracks And Big Money On The Line
Mar 12, 2022
Four days, four race tracks and a whole lot of money to be had. That's the story entering the inaugural Illinois Speedway, May 11-14 in the Land of Lincoln.
Bobby Pierce Drives Mystery Machine To MARS Victory
Sep 27, 2021
BANNER, IL – The MARS Racing Series closed out the 2021 race season on Saturday night with the $5,000-to-win Championship Weekend event at Spoon River Speedway. Twenty cars filled the Spoon River pit area for the night's racing action.
Bobby Pierce Is The Pinball Wizard At Fairbury
Sep 6, 2021
FAIRBURY, Ill. — Call him the Pinball Wizard.
High Side Charge Propels Brian Shirley At Farmer City
Sep 3, 2021
Farmer City, IL – The Mars Racing Series opened up Labor Day weekend on Thursday night at Farmer City Raceway. The first of a two-night doubleheader at the quarter-mile facility saw 20 Late Models checked in for a shot at the $5,000 payday.
Brian Shirley Leads Illinois' Best To Thaw Brawl At LaSalle
May 7, 2021
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.
