LASALLE, ILL. (July 8, 2014) - It was a big night in DTR2 tonight, as four league races were on tap for the night. The first two races of the night were at the SDC League with twin features in the BLS Modified Cars at the Dirt Track at Charlotte in their season finale. BLS_18 continued his hot month of July and remained undefeated in DTR2 by sweeping both features to move to 8 of 8 for the month on wins.
The second league race of the night took place at LaSalle Speedway in Illinois in the UMP Hell Late Models where BLS_18 looked to continue his impressive winning streak.
However, the #0 car of VLR_Shock was making his first league appearance of the night and had his sights set on ending the streak 18 had going (which included winning five league races in one night to open the month).
The heat featured a couple of underdogs finishing in the top two, though, with Pennsylvania driver Geisler taking the top spot, followed by New York's BMS_Ray. BLS_18 secured a third place starting spot in the A Main with his finish, and he was followed by JFR_97 and VLR_Shock in the top 5.
When the green flag dropped for the 30 lap A Main, it was Geisler jumping out to lead the field. BLS_18 quickly worked his way into second position, but VLR_Shock utilized soft tires to quickly move past 18 after starting fifth. The question now was if Shock's tires would hold up long enough to get him to the front and a win to end the streak.
By lap five Shock had moved into the top spot and immediately began stretching his lead. At one point the lead was over three seconds, and BLS_18 had worked his way to second. The Wisconsin driver was unable to gain much time before the end of the race and had to settle for his worst finish of the month (2nd), behind a determined VLR_Shock.
"That was awesome!" exclaimed the Tennessee driver following the race. "It feels like nobody has beat Wheel (BLS_18) in a year or two so I really wanted this one and actually got a little practice in to try to beat him. So this was a big win for me and I'm glad I picked the right tires for this one."
BLS_18 was impressed as well with VLR_Shocks 2.2 second win, but was wishing he had ten more laps. "I moved over for him early in the race thinking he was on soft tires and expecting to blow past him at the end of the race, but he held on a lot better than I thought. Ten more laps and it might have got interesting but who knows."
BLS_BW43 worked his way up to third after starting last, and he was followed by pole sitter Geisler, who rounded out the top five. Next week HTL is back in action in the state of Illinois as the tour visits Highland 2k12 for more short track action! Stay tuned for more details for VLR's new 10th anniversary series starting July 27th in a $200 to win race!