HIBBING, Minn.— July 13, 2017— Brandon Sheppard secured his ninth win of the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series season at Hibbing Raceway by way of a near last lap pass by Chub Frank for the lead with only two laps remaining in the 40-lap feature.
Hibbing Raceway Results:
Feature: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[6]; 2. 1*- Chub Frank[3]; 3. 157- Mike Marlar[4]; 4. 25- Shane Clanton[13]; 5. 91- Tyler Erb[7]; 6. 44- Chris Madden[1]; 7. 7- Rick Eckert[5]; 8. 58- A.J. Diemel[11]; 9. 9- Devin Moran[19]; 10. 28- Jimmy Mars[12];11. 18c- Chase Junghans[9];12. 14m- Morgan Bagley[14]; 13. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[10]; 14. 2c- Joey Coulter[17]; 15. 25s- Chad Simpson[8]; 16. 77- Jordan Yaggy[15]; 17. 18- Eric Wells[2]; 18. 40B- Kyle Bronson[16]; 19. 6m- Jeff Massingill[18]; 20. 71- Dustin Strand[22]; 21. 28P- Jeff Provinzino[21]; 22. 90- Lance Matthees[24]; 23. 33x- Chad Mahder[20]; 24. 20- Rodney Sanders[23]
Last Chance Showdown 1: 1. 2c- Joey Coulter[1]; 2. 9- Devin Moran[2]; 3. 28P- Jeff Provinzino[6]; 4. 90- Lance Matthees[4];5. 7H- Harry Hanson[5]; 6. 98- Jason Rauen[7]; 7. 24J- Jay Kintner[8]; 8. 20- Rodney Sanders[3]; 9. 13- Roger Paolo[9]
Last Chance Showdown 2: 1. 6m- Jeff Massingill[1]; 2. 33x- Chad Mahder[3]; 3. 71- Dustin Strand[2]; 4. 71w- Zach Wohlers[7]; 5. 11- Pat Doar[4]; 6. 15- Justin Duty[5]; 7. 44s- Cole Schill[6]; 8. 32- Donald Frider[8];
Heat 1: 1. 1*- Chub Frank[1]; 2. 18- Eric Wells[2]; 3. 18c- Chase Junghans[4]; 4. 25- Shane Clanton[3]l 5. 2c- Joey Coulter[6]; 6. 20- Rodney Sanders[5]; 7. 7H- Harry Hanson[7]; 8. 98- Jason Rauen[8]; 9. 13- Roger Paolo[9]
Heat 2: 1. 25s- Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 91- Tyler Erb[2];3. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[3]; 4. 14m- Morgan Bagley[4]; 5. 9- Devin Moran[5]; 6. 90- Lance Matthees[6]; 7. 28P- Jeff Provinzino[7]; 8. 24J- Jay Kintner[8];
Heat 3: 1. 157- Mike Marlar[2]; 2. 7- Rick Eckert[1]; 3. 58- A.J. Diemel[4]; 4. 77- Jordan Yaggy[3]; 5. 6m- Jeff Massingill[6]; 6. 33x- Chad Mahder[5]; 7. 15- Justin Duty[7]; 8. 71w- Zach Wohlers[8];
Heat 4: 1. 44- Chris Madden[1]; 2. 1- Brandon Sheppard[2]; 3. 28- Jimmy Mars[3]; 4. 40B- Kyle Bronson[4]; 5. 71- Dustin Strand[5]; 6. 11- Pat Doar[6]; 7. 44s- Cole Schill[7]; 8. 32- Donald Frider[8];
Qualifying Group A: 1. 1*- Chub Frank, 12.474; 2. 25s- Chad Simpson, 12.562; 3. 18- Eric Wells, 12.647; 4. 91- Tyler Erb, 12.726; 5. 25- Shane Clanton, 12.826; 6. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr, 12.845; 7. 18c- Chase Junghans, 12.902; 8. 14m- Morgan Bagley, 12.959; 9. 20- Rodney Sanders, 12.974; 10. 9- Devin Moran, 13.006; 11. 2c- Joey Coulter, 13.14; 12. 90- Lance Matthees, 13.16; 13. 7H- Harry Hanson, 13.203; 14. 28P- Jeff Provinzino, 13.328; 15. 98- Jason Rauen, 13.379; 16. 24J- Jay Kintner, 13.828; 17. 13- Roger Paolo, 14.166;
Qualifying Group B: 1. 7- Rick Eckert, 12.455; 2. 44- Chris Madden, 12.56; 3. 157- Mike Marlar, 12.631; 4. 1- Brandon Sheppard, 12.752; 5. 77- Jordan Yaggy, 12.916; 6. 28- Jimmy Mars, 12.996; 7. 58- A.J. Diemel, 13.045; 8. 40B- Kyle Bronson, 13.052; 9. 33x- Chad Mahder, 13.098; 10. 71- Dustin Strand, 13.133; 11. 6m- Jeff Massingill, 13.405; 12. 11- Pat Doar, 13.483; 13. 15- Justin Duty, 13.641; 14. 44s- Cole Schill, 13.815; 15. 71w- Zach Wohlers, 13.872; 16. 32- Donald Frider, 14.021
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: Craftsman/Sears ($200 Cash): Brandon Sheppard, Chub Frank, , Shane Clanton, Tyler Erb, Chris Madden; Craftsman/Sears ($100 Cash): Mike Marlar; 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): Tyler Erb; JE Pistons ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb; VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): A.J. Diemel; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Chase Junghans; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Chase Junghans; Extended Stay America ($50 Cash): Morgan Bagley; Cometic ($50 Cash): Morgan Bagley; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Dustin Strand; Superflow Dyno’s ($50 Cash): Joey Coulter; Quartermaster ($25 Product Certificate): Jordan Yaggy; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Jeff Massingill; Quartermaster ($50 Product Certificate): Jeff Massingill; Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 Product Certificate): Lance Matthees; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Lance Matthees; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Rodney Sanders; QA-1 ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Rookie Bonus: Devin Moran; Bonus Bucks: A.J. Diemel
SEASON WINNERS:
Brandon Sheppard- 9 (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, Hibbing Raceway on July 13)
Shane Clanton- 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 24, Cherokee Speedway on May 6, Tazewell Speedway on June 3)
Chris Madden– 3 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 18, Deer Creek Speedway on July 8, Ogilvie Raceway on July 12)
Brandon Overton- 2 (Smoky Mountain Speedway on May 13, Lernerville Speedway on June 24)
Rick Eckert– 1 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 17)
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)
Max Blair– 1 (McKean County Raceway on June 20)
Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Championship Standing:
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Points | Trail By |
| 1 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 3298 | 0 |
| 2 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 3084 | 214 |
| 3 | 44 | Chris Madden | 3082 | 216 |
| 4 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 3044 | 254 |
| 5 | 9 | Devin Moran | 3022 | 276 |
| 6 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 3020 | 278 |
| 7 | 1* | Chub Frank | 2974 | 324 |
| 8 | 18 | Eric Wells | 2966 | 332 |
| 9 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr. | 2886 | 412 |
| 10 | 14M | Morgan Bagley | 2842 | 456 |
| 11 | 2C | Joey Coulter | 2722 | 576 |
| 12 | 3S | Brian Shirley | 2040 | 1258 |
| 13 | 18C | Chase Junghans | 1532 | 1766 |
| 14 | 93 | Donald Bradsher | 1486 | 1812 |
| 15 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 1118 | 2180 |
| 16 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1110 | 2188 |
| 17 | 21JR | Billy Moyer Jr. | 1012 | 2286 |
| 18 | 4-D’s | Chad Hollenbeck | 848 | 2450 |
| 19 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | 794 | 2504 |
| 20 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 782 | 2516 |
