Brandon Sheppard celebrates in victory lane after winning Friday night’s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature at Volusia Speedway Park. Photo: Rocket1 Racing/Twitter
For the third consecutive night at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park, Brandon Sheppard found a way to the front of the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature on Friday and parked in Victory Lane at the DIRTcar Nationals.
Sheppard, the 2017 series champion, started third and ran down Tim McCreadie and Chris Madden on laps 8 and 9, drove under them to grab the lead on lap 10, then weaved through traffic until a caution with 11 to go.
Mike Marlar, the 2018 series champion, had fallen as far as 27th before mounting a methodical charge through the field and powering into the runner-up spot with 7 laps to go. But that was as far as Marlar could go in the 50-lapper as Sheppard smoothly worked through the field over the closing laps for the 40th victory of his World of Outlaws career. Brian Shirley was the final victim of Marlar’s charge and settled for third with Don O’Neal and Darrell Lanigan rounding out the top five.
“I don’t even know what to say, my team has been working its tail off,” said Sheppard. “This track is just awesome. They’ve nailed it every night we’ve been here. The track’s been spot on. If the fans didn’t think this week has been a good show then I don’t know what they’re looking for.
“I didn’t know where to go, to be honest. I felt pretty good wherever I went, but those guys behind you can see your weak spots, where you’re slowing up and where they’re gaining on you.”
Larry Wight couldn’t race any higher on the Volusia half-mile, blasting the cushion all night long to charge from ninth to victory in the Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds 30-lap feature.
Wight, the defending NAPA Super DIRT Week champion from Phoenix, New York, had his right side higher than anyone else and used it to move into the top-five by lap 4. He then found teammate Pat Ward as both went by leader Matt Sheppard on the high side on lap 17.
Once Ward moved to the point, he could not hold off Wight’s charge, and with 9 to go Wight made one more daredevil move on the cushion and surged past Ward on the outside. Sheppard recovered to finish second followed by Ward, Peter Britten and Erick Rudolph.
“There was enough of a cushion where you could really drive in hard, and as long as the car would turn off the cushion to run the middle off of turn four it seemed like I could make up a lot of ground,” Wight said.
The DIRTcar Nationals wraps up for 2019 on Saturday night, featuring the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models and Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds.
For more information, visit DIRTcarNationals.com.
DIRTcar Nationals
Volusia Speedway Park – Barberville, FL
World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series – February 15, 2019
1. Brandon Sheppard
2. Mike Marlar
3. Brian Shirley
4. Don O’Neal
5. Darrell Lanigan
6. Dale McDowell
7. Chase Junghans
8. Shane Clanton
9. Kent Robinson
10. Scott Bloomquist
11. Dennis Erb, Jr.
12. Donny Schatz
13. Cade Dillard
14. Brandon Overton
15. Boom Briggs
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17. Chris Madden
18. Kyle Bronson
19. Jonathan Davenport
20. Chris Ferguson
21. Tyler Erb
22. Tim McCreadie
23. Ricky Weiss
24. Devin Moran
25. Gregg Satterlee
26. Blake Spencer
27. Kyle Hardy
28. Tanner English
Super DIRTcar Series Big-Block Modifieds
1. Larry Wight
2. Matt Sheppard
3. Pat Ward
4. Peter Britten
5. Erick Rudolph
6. Anthony Perrego
7. Billy Pauch
8. Brett Hearn
9. Rick Laubach
10. Mat Williamson
11. Justin Haers
12. Danny Johnson
13. Jessey Mueller
14. Will Thomas
15. Kyle Coffey
16. Darwin Greene
17. Jim Britt
18. Ryan Godown
19. Demetrios Drellos
20. Jack Lehner
21. Scott Hitchens
22. Tyler Siri
23. Billy Decker
24. Kyle Sheldo
25. Yan Bussiere
26. Tim Fuller
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