**Shae Paulo Holds Off Trevor Royer In Fairbury Sprint Car Thriller** Shae Paulo led wire-to-wire to take the feature at Fairbury, controlling 23 laps and holding off a late charge from Trevor Royer in a battle that came down to the final laps. The top two traded momentum through the closing circuits, but Paulo had the answers when it mattered most. The real story belonged to Rylan Gray, who stormed from 17th on the grid to crack the podium. A consolation victory set him up for the charge, and he methodically picked off cars in brutal fashion to land third—a 14-position gain that proved to be the hardest charger of the night. His drive was the kind that reminds everyone why Fairbury's packed field matters. Justin Sherman3 set the pace in qualifying but couldn't convert into feature contention. Brandon Garman and Trevor Royer each won heat races, giving them better starting positions than the pole sitter. That's Sprint car racing. Paulo's consistency paid off. No drama, no mistakes, just a driver who showed up and got the job done when everyone else was scrambling.