ERIE, PA— August 20, 2017— Brandon Sheppard conquered his 14th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series win of the season and his second win in a row in the state of Pennsylvania on Sunday night at Eriez Speedway. While it is no surprise to see Rocket Chassis house car in Victory Lane, the shootout was anything but predictable as three different drivers commanded the lead throughout the 50-lap event including Russ King, Jared Miley and eventual winner, Sheppard.
Craftsman Club Feature: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 56- Russ King[2]; 3. 18- Eric Wells[7]; 4. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[1]; 5. 111- Max Blair[12]; 6. 7- Rick Eckert[9]; 7. 14m- Morgan Bagley[3]; 8. 9- Devin Moran[15]; 9. 1*- Chub Frank[11]; 10. 76- Steve Kania[20]; 11. 44- Chris Madden[5]; 12. 44s- Dave Hess Jr.[16]; 13. 91- Tyler Erb[10]; 14. 25- Shane Clanton[8]; 15. 19- Bob Dorman[14]; 16. 33- Chris Hackett[24]; 17. B22- Bump Hedman[17]; 18. 9s- Breyton Santee[21]; 19. H1- Jared Miley[6]; 20. 22- Greg Oakes[13]; 21. 72- Ward Schell[25]; 22. 20- Doug Eck[18]; 23. 12B- Andy Boozel[19]; 24. 22jr- Cody Egner[23]; 25. 21a- Pete Alspaugh[22]
Heat 1: 1. 1- Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 99jr- Frank Heckenast Jr[4]; 3. 18- Eric Wells[3]; 4. 91- Tyler Erb[2]; 5. 22- Greg Oakes[6]; 6. 44s- Dave Hess Jr.[5]; 7. 12B- Andy Boozel[7]; 8. 21a- Pete Alspaugh[8]; 9. 72- Ward Schell[9]
Heat 2: 1. 44- Chris Madden[1]; 2. H1- Jared Miley[3]; 3. 25- Shane Clanton[2]; 4. 1*- Chub Frank[4]; 5. 19- Bob Dorman[5]; 6. B22- Bump Hedman[6]; 7. 76- Steve Kania[7]; 8. 22jr- Cody Egner[8]
Heat 3: 1. 56- Russ King[1]; 2. 14m- Morgan Bagley[2]; 3. 7- Rick Eckert[3]; 4. 111- Max Blair[4]; 5. 9- Devin Moran[5]; 6. 20- Doug Eck[7]; 7. 9s- Breyton Santee[8]; 8. 33- Chris Hackett[6]
Qualifying: 1. 1- BrandonSheppard, 14.94; 2. 44- ChrisMadden, 14.956; 3. 56- RussKing, 14.965; 4. 91- TylerErb, 15.034; 5. 25- ShaneClanton, 15.085; 6. 14m– MorganBagley, 15.107; 7. 18- EricWells, 15.113; 8. H1- JaredMiley, 15.218; 9. 7- RickEckert, 15.241; 10. 99jr– FrankHeckenastJr, 15.256; 11. 1*- ChubFrank, 15.388; 12. 111- MaxBlair, 15.401; 13. 44s– DaveHessJr., 15.408; 14. 19- BobDorman, 15.422; 15. 9- DevinMoran, 15.531; 16. 22- GregOakes, 15.551; 17. B22- BumpHedman, 15.589; 18. 33- ChrisHackett, 15.663; 19. 12B– AndyBoozel, 15.835; 20. 76- SteveKania, 15.838; 21. 20- DougEck, 16.051; 22. 21a– PeteAlspaugh, 16.406; 23. 22jr– CodyEgner, 16.536; 24. 9s– BreytonSantee, 16.573; 25. 72- WardSchell, 16.721
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: Craftsman/Sears ($200 Cash): Brandon Sheppard, Eric Wells, Frank Heckenast Jr., Rick Eckert, Morgan Bagley; Craftsman/Sears ($100 Cash): Russ King; 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): Morgan Bagley; VP Racing Fuels ($50 Cash): Devin Moran; Edelbrock ($50 Cash): Chub Frank; Comp Cams ($50 Cash): Chris Madden; Extended Stay America ($50 Cash): Chris Madden; Cometic ($50 Cash): Dave Hess Jr.; JRI Shocks ($50 Cash): Bob Dorman; Superflow Dyno’s ($50 Cash): Shane Clanton; Quartermaster ($25 Product Certificate): Bob Dorman; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Chris Hackett; Quartermaster ($50 Product Certificate): Greg Oakes; Arizona Sport Shirts ($100 Product Certificate): Greg Oakes; JE Pistons (One set of piston rings): Ward Schell; MSD Ignition ($25 Cash): Cody Egner; QA-1 ($50 Cash): Tyler Erb; Rookie Bonus: Devin Moran; Bonus Bucks: Russ King
SEASON WINNERS:
Brandon Sheppard– 14 (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, Brighton Speedway on June 17, Lernerville Speedway on June 25, Federated Auto Part Raceway at I-55 on July 1, Hibbing Raceway on July 13, Fayette County Speedway on July 26, Fairbury American Legion Speedway on July 30, Oshkosh SpeedZone Raceway on Aug. 1, Port Royal Speedway on Aug. 19, Eriez Speedway on Aug. 20)
Shane Clanton– 4 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 24, Cherokee Speedway on May 6, Tazewell Speedway on June 3, River Cities Speedway on June 14)
Chris Madden– 4 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 18, Deer Creek Speedway on July 8, Ogilvie Raceway on July 12, Cedar Lake Speedway on Aug. 5)
Brandon Overton- 2 (Smoky Mountain Speedway on May 13, Lernerville Speedway on June 24)
Rick Eckert– 2 (Screven Motorsports Complex on Feb. 17, Shawano Speedway on Aug. 2)
Devin Moran- 2 (Atomic Speedway on May 26, Georgetown Speedway on August 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)
Max Blair– 1 (McKean County Raceway on June 20)
Unofficial World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series Championship Standings:
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Points | Trail By |
| 1 | 1 | Brandon Sheppard | 4584 | 0 |
| 2 | 44 | Chris Madden | 4306 | 278 |
| 3 | 25 | Shane Clanton | 4256 | 328 |
| 4 | 91 | Tyler Erb | 4218 | 366 |
| 5 | 9 | Devin Moran | 4216 | 368 |
| 6 | 7 | Rick Eckert | 4192 | 392 |
| 7 | 18 | Eric Wells | 4104 | 480 |
| 8 | 1* | Chub Frank | 4040 | 544 |
| 9 | 99JR | Frank Heckenast Jr. | 4034 | 550 |
| 10 | 14M | Morgan Bagley | 3992 | 592 |
| 11 | 2C | Joey Coulter | 2856 | 1728 |
| 12 | 3S | Brian Shirley | 2464 | 2120 |
| 13 | 18C | Chase Junghans | 2230 | 2354 |
| 14 | 157 | Mike Marlar | 1930 | 2654 |
| 15 | 93 | Donald Bradsher | 1486 | 3098 |
| 16 | 40B | Kyle Bronson | 1456 | 3128 |
| 17 | 32 | Bobby Pierce | 1218 | 3366 |
| 18 | 21JR | Billy Moyer Jr. | 1124 | 3460 |
| 19 | 116 | Brandon Overton | 1110 | 3474 |
| 20 | 5 | Don O’Neal | 1078 | 3506 |
