ORRVILLE, OH – June 16, 2018– During the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series fifth appearance at Wayne County Speedway, Brandon Sheppard collected his fifth Series win of the 2018 season. The Rocket1 Racing driver also became the first-ever repeat winner of the event.
Sheppard had a stand-out night at the 3/8-mile in Orrville, Ohio collecting his first PFC Brakes Fast Time Award, his heat win and ultimately the $10,000-to-win Sears Craftsman Feature. Furthermore, Sheppard and his team proved to be on the rebound of some early season woes by collecting two wins and a second-place finish of the last three World of Outlaws races.
Sears Craftsman Feature (50 Laps): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [3][$10,000]; 2. 157-Mike Marlar [7][$5,000]; 3. 1x-Chub Frank [4][$3,000]; 4. 44-Chris Madden [9][$2,500]; 5. 9-Devin Moran [6][$2,000]; 6. B1-Brent Larson [17][$1,700]; 7. 22-Chris Ferguson [12][$1,400]; 8. 14m-Morgan Bagley [10][$1,300]; 9. 54-David Breazeale [1][$1,200]; 10. 91-Tyler Erb [20][$1,100]; 11. 5m-Ryan Markham [14][$1,050]; 12. 7-Rick Eckert [11][$1,000]; 13. 25-Shane Clanton [15][$950]; 14. 12-Doug Drown [8][$900]; 15. 18c-Chase Junghans [5][$850]; 16. 14c-Corey Conley [18][$800]; 17. 14-J.R. Gentry [16][$770]; 18. 11x-Kyle Moore [22][$750]; 19. 44h-Dave Hess [2][$730]; 20. 19-Cody Scott [21][$700]; 21. 6-Ryan Fenech [13][$700]; 22. 111-Matt Lux [19][$700]; 23. 36-Craig Wolford [24][$700]; 24. 79-Brad Malcuit [23][$700]
Hard Charger Award: B1-Brent Larson[+11]
Qualifying: 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard, 16.67; 2. 91-Tyler Erb, 16.764; 3. 54-David Breazeale, 16.836; 4. 157-Mike Marlar, 16.856; 5. 7-Rick Eckert, 16.991; 6. 18c-Chase Junghans, 17.059; 7. 1x-Chub Frank, 17.126; 8. 9-Devin Moran, 17.133; 9. 44-Chris Madden, 17.141; 10. 14-J.R. Gentry, 17.221; 11. 44h-Dave Hess, 17.225; 12. 79-Brad Malcuit, 17.248; 13. 11x-Kyle Moore, 17.323; 14. 12-Doug Drown, 17.357; 15. 14c-Corey Conley, 17.503; 16. 111-Matt Lux, 17.508; 17. B1-Brent Larson, 17.548; 18. 25-Shane Clanton, 17.557; 19. 14m-Morgan Bagley, 17.593; 20. 5m-Ryan Markham, 17.639; 21. 19-Cody Scott, 17.648; 22. 6-Ryan Fenech, 17.671; 23. 36-Craig Wolford, 17.699; 24. 22-Chris Ferguson, 17.704; 25. 17E-Lance Elson, 17.882; 26. 72-Jim Nicely, 18.083; 27. 2-Rick Mardis, 18.207; 28. 185-DJ Miller, 18.244; 29. 240-Charlie Duncan, 18.32; 30. 1m-Ben Mott, 18.352; DQ. 24-Jerry Aber, 17.891
Heat #1 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard [1]; 2. 1x-Chub Frank [3]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar [2]; 4. 14m-Morgan Bagley [7]; 5. 6-Ryan Fenech [8]; 6. 14-J.R. Gentry [4]; 7. 111-Matt Lux [6]; 8. 185-DJ Miller [10]; 9. 24-Jerry Aber [11]; 10. 11x-Kyle Moore [5]; 11. 17E-Lance Elson [9]
Heat #2 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 44h-Dave Hess [4]; 2. 9-Devin Moran [3]; 3. 12-Doug Drown [5]; 4. 7-Rick Eckert [2]; 5. 5m-Ryan Markham [7]; 6. B1-Brent Larson [6]; 7. 36-Craig Wolford [8]; 8. 91-Tyler Erb [1]; 9. 72-Jim Nicely [9]; 10. 240-Charlie Duncan [10]
Heat #3 – Flight (A) (10 Laps) – Top 6 Transfer: 1. 54-David Breazeale [1]; 2. 18c-Chase Junghans [2]; 3. 44-Chris Madden [3]; 4. 22-Chris Ferguson [8]; 5. 25-Shane Clanton [6]; 6. 14c-Corey Conley [5]; 7. 79-Brad Malcuit [4]; 8. 19-Cody Scott [7]; 9. 2-Rick Mardis [9]; 10. 1m-Ben Mott [10]
Last Chance Showdown 1 (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer: 1. 111-Matt Lux [1][-]; 2. 91-Tyler Erb [5][-]; 3. 19-Cody Scott [6][-]; 4. 11x-Kyle Moore [10][-]; 5. 79-Brad Malcuit [3][]; 6. 36-Craig Wolford [2][]; 7. 2-Rick Mardis [9][$110]; 8. 17E-Lance Elson [13][$110]; 9. 185-DJ Miller [4][$110]; 10. 24-Jerry Aber [7][$110]; 11. 72-Jim Nicely [8][$110]; 12. 240-Charlie Duncan [11][$110]; 13. 1m-Ben Mott [12]
Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | Entered | Started | Earnings |
1 | 44 | Chris Madden | 2116 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | $74,400 |
2 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 2114 | -2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | $64,285 |
3 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 2084 | -32 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | $94,725 |
4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 2024 | -92 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | $47,950 |
5 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 1980 | -136 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 15 | $34,750 |
6 | 18c | Chase Junghans | 1952 | -164 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | $29,170 |
7 | 9 | Devin Moran | 1908 | -208 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | $32,550 |
8 | 54 | David Breazeale *R | 1866 | -250 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | $28,250 |
9 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 1836 | -280 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | $23,270 |
10 | B1 | Brent Larson *R | 1830 | -286 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | $22,590 |
11 | 22 | Chris Ferguson *R | 1824 | -292 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | $23,855 |
12 | 14m | Morgan Bagley | 1810 | -306 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | $21,205 |
13 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1472 | -644 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | $19,810 |
14 | 1x | Chub Frank | 1354 | -762 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | $18,870 |
15 | C8 | Timothy Culp | 1102 | -1014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | $11,025 |
16 | 6 | Blake Spencer | 990 | -1126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | $3,990 |
17 | 17M | Dale McDowell | 948 | -1168 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | $32,235 |
18 | 21jr | Billy Moyer Jr | 873 | -1243 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | $13,610 |
19 | 20 | Jimmy Owens | 694 | -1422 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | $45,131 |
20 | 99B | Boom Briggs | 608 | -1508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | $2,260 |
21 | 97 | Michael Chilton | 562 | -1554 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | $10,100 |
22 | 50 | Shanon Buckingham | 536 | -1580 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | $6,650 |
23 | 101 | Casey Roberts | 512 | -1604 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | $5,750 |
24 | 53 | Ray Cook | 450 | -1666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $3,100 |
25 | CJ1 | Rusty Schlenk | 428 | -1688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | $3,080 |