PEVELY, MO— July 1, 2017— Brandon Sheppard claimed his eighth win of the 2017 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series season and his second win of the 2017 DIRTcar Summer Nationals at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Saturday. This win additionally advanced him to 13-career Summer Nationals wins, ultimately placing him 13th on the all-time wins list.
Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Results:
Feature: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[3]; 2. 18w- Eric Wells[9]; 3. 7E- Rick Eckert[1]; 4. 25c- Shane Clanton[15]; 5. 1*- Chub Frank[11]; 6. 18- Shannon Babb[18]; 7. 32- Bobby Pierce[6]; 8. 9m- Devin Moran[16]; 9. 14m- Morgan Bagley[20]; 10. 21- Billy Moyer[12]; 11. 7R- Kent Robinson[13]; 12. 36- Logan Martin[5]; 13. 16- Rusty Griffaw[21]; 14. 6k- Michael Kloos[14];] 15. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr[17]; 16. 11- Gordy Gundaker[22]; 17. B1- Brent Larson[19]; 18. 4G- Bob Gardner[25]; 19. 11H- Jeff Herzog[24]; 20. 2- Joey Coulter[23]; 21. 3s- Brian Shirley[4]; 22. 44m- Chris Madden[10]; 23. 91- Tyler Erb[7]; 24. 99JR- Frank Heckenast Jr[8]; 25. 40B- Kyle Bronson[2]
Last Chance Showdown 1: 1. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr[2]; 2. 18- Shannon Babb[1]; 3. 18c- Chase Junghans[4]; 4. 14m- Morgan Bagley[3]; 5. 33F- Rickey Frankel[6]; 6. 94- Austin Rettig[7]; 7. 33- Tim Manville[13]; 8. 11- Gordy Gundaker[8]; 9. 7K- Kenny Rumble[11]; 10. 9*- Jordan Bauer[14]; 11. 11H- Jeff Herzog[5]; 12. 16- Rusty Griffaw[10]; 13. 31AUS- Paul Stubber[15]; 14. 82- Billy Laycock[9]; 15. 2m- Allen Murray[16]; 16. 111- Steven Roberts[12];
Last Chance Showdown 2: 1. 33- Tim Manville[3]; 2. 9*- Jordan Bauer[5]; 3. 31AUS- Paul Stubber[1]; 4. 2m- Allen Murray[2]; 5. 15v- Kolby Vandenbergh[4]; 6. 5N- Dustin Nobbe[9]; 7. 2- Joey Coulter[6]; 8. 4G- Bob Gardner[7]; 9. 16H- Mike Hammerle[11]; 10. 23R- Paul Roider[10]; 11. B1- Brent Larson[8]; 12. 0- Dewayne Kiefer[12]
Heat 1: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[2]; 2. 36- Logan Martin[1]; 3. 18w- Eric Wells[3]; 4. 7R- Kent Robinson[5]; 5. 18- Shannon Babb[6]; 6. 11H- Jeff Herzog[4]; 7. 82- Billy Laycock[8]; 8. 31AUS- Paul Stubber[9]; 9. 9*- Jordan Bauer[10]; 10. 5N- Dustin Nobbe[7]
Heat 2: 1. 7E- Rick Eckert[1]; 2. 91- Tyler Erb[2]; 3. 1*- Chub Frank[4]; 4. 25c- Shane Clanton[3]; 5. 14m- Morgan Bagley[5]; 6. 94- Austin Rettig[8]; 7. 7K- Kenny Rumble[7]; 8. 2m- Allen Murray[10]; 9. 2- Joey Coulter[6]; 10. 23R- Paul Roider[9]
Heat 3: 1. 40B- Kyle Bronson[1]; 2. 32- Bobby Pierce[2]; 3. 44m- Chris Madden[6];
4. 6k- Michael Kloos[4]; 5. 21JR- Billy Moyer Jr[5]; 6. 33F- Rickey Frankel[9]; 7. 16- Rusty Griffaw[8]; 8. 33- Tim Manville[3]; 9. 4G- Bob Gardner[7]; 10. 16H- Mike Hammerle[10]
Heat 4: 1. 3s- Brian Shirley[3]; 2. 99JR- Frank Heckenast Jr[2]; 3. 21- Billy Moyer[1]; 4. 9m- Devin Moran[10]; 5. 18c- Chase Junghans[8]; 6. 11- Gordy Gundaker[5]; 7. 111- Steven Roberts[4]; 8. 15v- Kolby Vandenbergh[7]; 9. B1- Brent Larson[6]; 10. 0- Dewayne Kiefer[9]
Qualifying Group 1: 1. Logan Martin, 12.760; 2. Rick Eckert, 12.761; 3. Brandon Sheppard, 12.767; 4. Tyler Erb, 12.914; 5. Eric Wells, 12.953; 6. Shane Clanton, 13.053; 7. Jeff Herzog, 13.066; 8. Chub Frank, 13.074; 9. Kent Robinson, 13.089; 10. Morgan Bagley, 13.107; 11. Shannon Babb, 13.154; 12. Joey Coulter, 13.195; 13. Dustin Nobbe, 13.203; 14. Kenny Rumble, 13.312; 15. Billy Laycock, 13.360; 16. Austin Rettig, 13.439; 17. Paul Stubber, 13.450; 18. Paul Roider, 13.642; 19. Jordan Bauer, 13.785; 20. Allen Murray, 14.240
Qualifying Group 2: 1. Kyle Bronson, 12.972; 2. Billy Moyer, 13.081; 3. Bobby Pierce, 13.12; 4. Frank Heckenast Jr, 13.232; 5. Tim Manville, 13.26; 6. Brian Shirley, 13.3; 7. Michael Kloos, 13.343; 8. Steven Roberts, 13.403; 9. Billy Moyer Jr, 13.438; 10. Gordy Gundaker, 13.509; 11. Chris Madden, 13.532; 12. Brent Larson, 13.538; 13. Bob Gardner, 13.598; 14. Kolby Vandenbergh, 13.691; 15. Rusty Griffaw, 13.703; 16. Chase Junghans, 13.872; 17. Rickey Frankel, 13.989; 18. Dewayne Kiefer, 14.102; 19. Mike Hammerle, 14.553; NT. Devin Moran
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: Craftsman/Sears ($200 Cash): Brandon Sheppard, Eric Wells, Rick Eckert, Shane Clanton, Chub Frank; Craftsman/Sears ($100 Cash): Shannon Babb; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Brandon Sheppard; MSD Ignition ($50 Cash): Brandon Sheppard; Quarter Master ($100 Product Certificate): Brandon Sheppard; Wrisco (Three Sheets of aluminum): Brandon Sheppard; Penske Racing Shocks ($50 Product Certificate): Eric Wells; JE Pistons ($50 Cash):Chub Frank; VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Devin Moran; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Rusty Griffaw.; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Rusty Griffaw; Extended Stay America ($50 Cash): Rusty Griffaw; Cometic ($50 Cash):Rusty Griffaw; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Rusty Griffaw; Superflow Dyno’s ($50 Cash): Michael Kloos; Quartermaster ($25 Product Certificate): Billy Moyer Jr.; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Gordy Gundaker; Quartermaster ($50 Product Certificate): Jeff Herzog; Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 Product Certificate): Joey Coulter ; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Chris Madden; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Frank Heckenast Jr.; QA-1 ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb; Rookie Bonus: Devin Moran; Bonus Bucks: Bobby Pierce
SEASON WINNERS:
Brandon Sheppard- 8 (Whynot Motorsports Park on March 24, Farmer City Raceway on April 1, Fayetteville Motor Speedway on May 6, Wayne County Speedway on May 27, Senoia Raceway on June 3, Lernerville Speedway on June 25, Federated Auto Part Raceway at I-55 on July 1)
Shane Clanton- 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 24, Cherokee Speedway on May 6, Tazewell Speedway on June 3)
Brandon Overton- 2 (Smoky Mountain Speedway on May 13, Lernerville Speedway on June 24)
Rick Eckert– 1 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 17)
Chris Madden– 1 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 18)
Don O’Neal- 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 25)
Timothy Culp- 1 (LoneStar Speedway on March 26)
Brian Shirley-1 (Farmer City Raceway on April 2)
Mike Marlar- 1 (Duck River Raceway Park on May 14)
Devin Moran-1 (Atomic Speedway on May 26
Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Championship Standing
Pos. | Car # | Driver | Points | Trail By |
1 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 2860 | 0 |
2 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 2676 | 124 |
3 | 9 | Devin Moran | 2654 | 146 |
4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 2644 | 156 |
44 | Chris Madden | 2644 | 156 | |
6 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 2632 | 168 |
7 | 18 | Eric Wells | 2594 | 206 |
8 | 1* | Chub Frank | 2572 | 228 |
9 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr. | 2494 | 306 |
10 | 14M | Morgan Bagley | 2452 | 348 |
11 | 2C | Joey Coulter | 2380 | 420 |
12 | 3S | Brian Shirley | 2040 | 760 |
13 | 93 | Donald Bradsher | 1486 | 1314 |
14 | 18C | Chase Junghans | 1142 | 1658 |
15 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1110 | 1690 |
16 | 21JR | Billy Moyer Jr. | 1012 | 1788 |
17 | 4-D’s | Chad Hollenbeck | 848 | 1952 |
18 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 782 | 2018 |
19 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 712 | 2088 |
20 | 101 | Casey Roberts | 688 | 2112 |