LAVONIA, GA– May 3, 2018– Brandon Sheppard led flag-to-flag in front of a packed house at Lavonia Speedway to claim his third World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series feature of the 2018 season.
The New Berlin, Ill. driver entered the event at Lavonia 40-points behind Chris Madden in the Series point standings. Unfortunately for Madden, on the half-way mark of the feature he suffered from a broken rear end which took him out of the remainder of the race. Sheppard and Madden are now tied for first in the point standings with 986 points.
Craftsman Club Feature (50 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [2][$10,000]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar [3][$5,000]; 3. 9-Devin Moran [1][$3,000]; 4. 54-David Breazeale [8][$2,500]; 5. 1D-Brent Dixon [4][$2,000]; 6. 79-Ross Bailes [11][$1,700]; 7. 7-Rick Eckert [17][$1,400]; 8. 25-Shane Clanton [5][$1,300]; 9. 40B-Kyle Bronson [12][$1,200]; 10. 22-Chris Ferguson [13][$1,100]; 11. 18c-Chase Junghans [19][$1,050]; 12. 14m-Morgan Bagley [14][$1,000]; 13. F1-Payton Freeman [16][$950]; 14. B1-Brent Larson [24][$900]; 15. 42-Cla Knight [15][$850]; 16. 116-Brandon Overton [23][$800]; 17. 1x-Chub Frank [18][$770]; 18. 91-Tyler Erb [7][$750]; 19. 6-Blake Spencer [22][$730]; 20. 44-Chris Madden [9][$700]; 21. 21-Kenny Collins [20][$700]; 22. 53-Ray Cook [21][$700]; 23. 22x-G.R. Smith [6][$700]; 24. C8-Timothy Culp [10][$700]
Hard Charger Award: 7-Rick Eckert[+10]
Qualifying: 1. 9-Devin Moran, 15.123; 2. 157-Mike Marlar, 15.158; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 15.203; 4. 1D-Brent Dixon, 15.218; 5. 79-Ross Bailes, 15.223; 6. 44-Chris Madden, 15.268; 7. 91-Tyler Erb, 15.303; 8. 54-David Breazeale, 15.318; 9. 1x-Chub Frank, 15.354; 10. 22-Chris Ferguson, 15.36; 11. 22x-G.R. Smith, 15.381; 12. 40B-Kyle Bronson, 15.385; 13. C8-Timothy Culp, 15.429; 14. 14m-Morgan Bagley, 15.462; 15. 25-Shane Clanton, 15.485; 16. 58-Donald McIntosh, 15.489; 17. 7-Rick Eckert, 15.512; 18. 18c-Chase Junghans, 15.514; 19. B1-Brent Larson, 15.53; 20. 116-Brandon Overton, 15.613; 21. 42-Cla Knight, 15.627; 22. F1-Payton Freeman, 15.632; 23. 99-J.R. Moseley, 16.224; 24. 32-Bubba Russell, 16.378; 25. 53-Ray Cook, 16.396; 26. 21-Kenny Collins, 17.846; DNS. 32m-Dustin Mitchell, NT; DNS. 6-Blake Spencer, NT
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 9-Devin Moran [1]; 2. 1D-Brent Dixon [2]; 3. 91-Tyler Erb [3]; 4. C8-Timothy Culp [5]; 5. 22-Chris Ferguson [4]; 6. F1-Payton Freeman [8]; 7. 53-Ray Cook [9]; 8. B1-Brent Larson [7]; 9. 58-Donald McIntosh [6]; 10. 6-Blake Spencer [10]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 157-Mike Marlar [1]; 2. 22x-G.R. Smith [4]; 3. 54-David Breazeale [3]; 4. 79-Ross Bailes [2]; 5. 14m-Morgan Bagley [5]; 6. 7-Rick Eckert [6]; 7. 116-Brandon Overton [7]; 8. 21-Kenny Collins [9]; 9. 99-J.R. Moseley [8]
Heat #3 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 2. 25-Shane Clanton [5]; 3. 44-Chris Madden [2]; 4. 40B-Kyle Bronson [4]; 5. 42-Cla Knight [7]; 6. 1x-Chub Frank [3]; 7. 18c-Chase Junghans [6]; 8. 32-Bubba Russell [8]; 9. 32m-Dustin Mitchell [9]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 18c-Chase Junghans [3][-]; 2. 21-Kenny Collins [5][-]; 3. 53-Ray Cook [1][-]; 4. 6-Blake Spencer [10][-]; 5. 99-J.R. Moseley [8][$110]; 6. 116-Brandon Overton [2]; 7. B1-Brent Larson [4]; 8. 32-Bubba Russell [6]; 9. 58-Donald McIntosh [7]; 10. 32m-Dustin Mitchell [9]
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | Entered | Started | Earnings |
| 1 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 986 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | $48,300 |
| 2 | 44 | Chris Madden | 986 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | $38,450 |
| 3 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 964 | -22 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | $20,460 |
| 4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 944 | -42 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | $23,550 |
| 5 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 930 | -56 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | $17,050 |
| 6 | 18c | Chase Junghans | 918 | -68 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | $12,570 |
| 7 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 866 | -120 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | $9,910 |
| 8 | 1x | Chub Frank | 862 | -124 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | $11,970 |
| 9 | 9 | Devin Moran | 860 | -126 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | $14,850 |
| 10 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 848 | -138 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | $9,500 |
| 11 | 14m | Morgan Bagley | 846 | -140 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | $8,460 |
| 12 | 54 | David Breazeale *R | 840 | -146 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | $9,480 |
| 13 | 22 | Chris Ferguson *R | 830 | -156 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | $8,205 |
| 14 | B1 | Brent Larson *R | 824 | -162 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | $7,640 |
| 15 | C8 | Timothy Culp *R | 750 | -236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | $6,445 |
| 16 | 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr | 723 | -263 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | $13,610 |
| 17 | 6 | Blake Spencer | 684 | -302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | $2,090 |
| 18 | 17M | Dale McDowell | 558 | -428 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | $25,535 |
| 19 | CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | 428 | -558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $3,080 |
| 20 | 99B | Boom Briggs | 408 | -578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | $1,400 |
| 21 | 14z | Zack McMillan | 382 | -604 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $1,700 |
| 22 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | 346 | -640 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | $3,300 |
| 23 | 11B | Stacy Boles | 320 | -666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $1,680 |
| 24 | 0 | Scott Bloomquist | 290 | -696 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $13,500 |
| 25 | 1r | Josh Richards | 286 | -700 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $9,050 |
