Late Model News

Thirlby Passes Spangler with Slider in Turn 4 to Win at Merritt

LAKE CITY, MI – July 23, 2022 – A run, a dive, a bump, a pass, and a victory. That was Brandon Thirlby’s 40th lap around Merritt Speedway Saturday night – one that made him $10,000 richer and a first-time DIRTcar Summer Nationals Feature winner. “It was definitely interesting,” said Thirlby, of Buckley, MI. “It was going to be wreckers or checkers down there.” Polesitter Eric Spangler looked...

Read More