For the first time since November 4, 2017, Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill. is once again a World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series winner. After surviving a seemingly never-ending war with Brandon Sheppard for the second spot, “The One Man Band” found a whole new gear in his Rocket Chassis No. 28 … Read more
The PA Posse put four Pennsylvania natives inside the top five on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway, but Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill. outran every single one of them on their home turf. Winning at the iconic Mechanicsburg, Pa. half-mile for the second year in a row, B-Shepp continued his Keystone State dominance … Read more
From the “Land of Lincoln” to Lincoln Speedway, Brandon Sheppard just keeps on winning no matter where he goes. After a torrid stretch of four wins in six nights with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, the New Berlin, Ill. native kept his reign of dominance alive on Thursday night when the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings … Read more
It was a night, no, a weekend, that should’ve been solely about celebrating Brandon Overton and his history-making performance at Cedar Lake Speedway. After all, “Big Sexy” controlled the final 57 laps on Saturday night’s 100-lapper to score $50,000 with his first career USA Nationals title – becoming the ninth different champion in as many … Read more
A lot has changed since the inception of the USA Nationals in 1988. One thing that hasn’t? Billy Moyer. Affectionately known as “Mr. Smooth,” Moyer is a five-time master of the USA Nationals with title bids coming from 1988-90 and again in 1991-92. He’s without a doubt the most decorated driver in the history of … Read more
Brandon Overton said he’s having fun right now, probably the most fun he’s ever had in his career; which is something that should have the rest of the dirt late model racing world worried. Overlooked far too often in 2020, “Big Sexy” has been the metaphorical third wheel to the the flashy national headlines sparked … Read more
With the 33rd annual USA Nationals looming this weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway, “The Newport Nightmare” Jimmy Owens extended his case as one of the heavy favorites for the $50,000 title with a dominant triumph in Tuesday’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series stop at Beaver Dam Raceway. Returning to the Beaver Dam, … Read more
It’s been Brandon Sheppard this and Jimmy Owens that for as long as fans can remember in the year 2020. On Friday night at Kokomo Speedway, it was no different; as both drivers scored convincing Showdown Feature wins and punched their tickets into tomorrow’s $25,000-to-win Hoosier Dirt Shootout. In all, 18 drivers are locked-in to … Read more
For the second time in as many races, the Davenport Speedway 1/4-mile delivered an absolute thriller with the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series in town. Don’t let the headline news of Brandon Sheppard’s 11th win of the year fool you, Tuesday’s 50-lap, $10,000-to-win feature was a downright barnburner. Six official lead changes … Read more
After an agonizing one-race losing streak, Brandon Sheppard and Rocket1 Racing returned to their winning ways on Sunday night at River Cities Speedway. Of course in their patented style, they couldn’t do it without rewriting the record books. Taking advantage of lap traffic and reeling in early race leader Ricky Weiss, “The Rocket Shepp” guided his … Read more
