Highlights | 2026 MARS Late Models at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park
The MARS Late Model Championship invades Pevely, MO for a Saturday night battle at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.
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To the All-Star Performance restart zone.
We are green at Pevely.
Babb will get the jump on the outside down the back straightaway for the first time.
He'll lead Moyer, and now Will Harrington up to third.
He's past the 33 of Devin McClain.
Lap number one, give it to the Moequa Missile.
Babb, Moyer, Harrington, McClain, and Fager goes up to the top shelf.
Keep an eye on the 25.
No stranger to rim riding around any racetrack in America.
Fager with a good run on the bottom, onto, side by side for the lead.
This is the first challenge Babb has had in a while.
A pair of Illini hot shoes dueling at it, and Fager has the lead this time.
We'll see Fager rolls the middle.
Babb better up top.
He'll carry that momentum down the back stretch.
Fager and Babb, duel up front at Pevely with Will Harrington watching on right there in third.
Babb leads that one.
Back and forth we go.
A pair of Illini hot shoes, both known for ripping the lip up top, and they are doing battle at a place that really fits that MO.
But Fager now stalking on that inside.
Babb continues to work the outside, and it has been working well for car number 18.
He is right there, but nowhere to go.
Billy Moyer digging down to the inside of Harrington.
Here comes Mr.
Smooth, if there's still something left in the tank of that AK car number 21.
Dilly Dilly now back up to the back of, Will Harrington once again, but like I said, just not quite able to get to the outside of him.
Babb, Fager, Moyer, Harrington, and here comes Thornton again.
He- with Jordan Bauer working the inside of him, and Ryan Unzicker in that battle as well.
As Harrington, as Dillon Thornton now gets to the outside of Will Harrington.
He gonna try and clear him and set his sights on Billy Moyer.
Moyer holds that third and final podium spot at the moment with 10, 10 laps now as Babb will come by this time.
Nine laps will remain as Babb crosses by the line.
Well, gap last time, 1.6 seconds for Babb over Fager.
Thornton now by Billy Moyer for position number three.
Your 2026 Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year point leader continuing to have an impressive streak here this season.
The gap there was minimal, but still nowhere to go right now for your race leader.
What is Babb gonna do?
Four to go.
A gap opened up there in the middle.
He's gonna go right up to Langford, and he'll get by the 8L, and that might help with trying to fend off Fager for now, but Fager has cut wholesale real estate there.
Three laps to go.
That last time by was half a second.
But Babb with a little bit of space, opens it up just a little bit on the tumbling dice two five.
Two to go this time.
Two laps to go for the Moequa Missile.
Dillon Thornton has cut wholesale real estate.
He's wishing this one was a 50-lapper tonight, 'cause he is coming.
But he is gonna run out of time.
One lap to go.
Down the back straightaway for the final time.
Into three and off of four, a sight familiar to fans at Pevely.
Shannon Babb wins with the Mars Elite Model Championship powered by FK Rod Ends.
Second will go to the 25 of Jason Fager.
Third will go to the 38T of Dillon Thornton.
