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Shirley unhurt in scary, fiery incident at Needmore Speedway

The freakiest occurrence of Brian Shirley’s racing career, and among the scariest Dirt Late Model incidents in recent memory, marred the final laps of Tuesday’s Hunt the Front Super Dirt Series heat race action at Needmore Speedway.

While leading the program's third and final heat, the Chatham, Ill., veteran’s car erupted in intense flames as his No. 3s Longhorn Chassis escalated into a fiery, frightening scene as he rolled to the infield. Struggling to untether from his safety equipment, Shirley was fortunate to safely exit the car with the assistance of track and series responders rushing to eventually extinguish the flames.

Read Kyle McFadden's entire article HERE.

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