Illinois Valley Showdown Twin 25s | Mars Late Models at LaSalle Speedway 9/3/26 | Highlights

Ryan Unzicker, Dennis Herb, off four. We are green here at LaSalle. Now we're going to turn to one and two for the first time. Oh, Dennis Herb slips up the track. Brandon Shepard quickly going to go to second, Unzicker, Shepard, Herb again slips up the track. Tanner English will go to third, fourth will be Herb, fifth will be Stuckey, opening lap. Ryan Unzicker, they were in the 12.6 and fives when they started. Here comes Ryan Unzicker again, working through that traffic, nearly got into the back of the B.K. three of Billy Knippenberg, setting a torrent pace up front. Brandon Shepard, second, Rich Bell, running in the 13th spot, so already lapped up to 13th. Next on the hit list is Jake Little, who's 12th, but here comes Brandon Shepard, Shepard. Now Unzicker slips up off a turn four here on the front straightaway, and all of a sudden Brandon Shepard has got Ryan Unzicker in the crosshairs, but now Unzicker is going to put three lap cars, Ledford, Little and twenty one a bell here on the front straightaway and a puff of smoke for Brandon Shepard. Another puff of smoke over and wanted to not sure if that's a tire rub or maybe an issue for the B five of Brandon Shepard. Unzicker now going after the thirty three of Will Harrington Harrington running in that eleven spot. Paul Parker get a call tonight as Brandon Shepard again with his sights set on the twenty four. Now Fager spinning here on the front straightaway, he pulls in the infield. Fager calls it a nine ten to go here in feature number one Ryan Unzicker, the inside of Will Harrington Harrington running in the ten spot, so he's left up to the top ten now to go and feature number one. Brandon Shepard, Tanner, English Battle Man, Tanner, English and Treble Bicycling through turns one and two wave of the white flag here in feature number one Unzicker, Shepard, English Herb, Stucky and Spatula will see what pill they draw. Feature win. Number one goes to Ryan Unzicker for the bar championship. Late model series. Second, I'm going to Shepherd. Third, I'll go to Tanner, English. Fourth, I'll go to Dennis Urban. Fifth, we'll go to Clay Stucky. Twisted twin. Twenty five at LaSalle. Feature number two. Clay Stucky. Dennis Herb. Let's dance one more time. Clay Stucky. You'll lead the charge in the turns one and two. I have the lead down the back straightaway. Brandon Shepard to the outside of Tanner, English. Oh, Stucky slipped up. He's in trouble. Stucky is broke. So tough. All the way from Shreveport, Louisiana. Big problems for Clay Stucky in turn four. What do you say? We dance for twenty five more laps at a crack at five grand Tanner, English from the all-star performance start zone and a third junior going to work to his outside. Oh man. Unzicker right in front of him. I'll go to second. Quickly. Brandon Shepard going to get a third and a third junior back to fourth. But till the fifth. Here comes Brian. Unzicker once again. He's got a good hot rod in twenty four. Unzicker around the outside of Tanner, English. He has got the lead. Once again. Ryan Unzicker trying to win ten thousand dollars here tonight. And it could be Unzicker night in America. As your Midwest sheet metal point leader. Showing the way out front again. There's that battle for second. Tanner, English and the B5 of Brandon Shepard. Ryan Unzicker looking for an unprecedented lead. And a check for ten thousand dollars. Here comes Brandon Shepard now for second on the front straightaway. Shepard now going to go to second. So good lap for Brandon Shepard. Hoping for a caution. Bad news for Shepard. There's only four laps to go. Shepard to second. Oh. And he slips up. Maybe in trouble over in one. Here comes Tanner, English. English and Shepard going to go side by side for the runner up spot. Smoke continue to pour out of the back of the front. the back straightaway. Got the Midwest sheet metal. Fluorescent red spoiler. And tonight, he's going to win both the twisted twin 25s and pocket a check for ten thousand dollars. Ryan Unzicker, your winner. Good battle for second. Down to the line. Tanner, English. Brandon Shepard will come home third. Rounding out your top five. Dennis Erb, Jr., fourth and fifth. He'll go to Mike Spitzula.