Matt Sheppard trimuphs at Land of Legends Raceway
Matt Sheppard won the 35 lap Opening Night at the Land of Legends Raceway on Saturday. This was Matt's fifth win of the season, first at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and second Weekly win of the season. For the 35 year old Sheppard it was their -fifth win putting him first on the Land of Legends Raceway win list since 2006. Finishing 0.9310 seconds behind in second was Erick Rudolph. This was Erick's second Top 5 of the season, first at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and first Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Steve Paine, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Jimmy Phelps, their first top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Billy Dunn, their first top 5 of the year. Justin Haers, Alan Johnson, Max McLaughlin, Gil Tegg Jr., and Kyle Coffey rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Land of Legends Raceway starts since 2006: Gil Tegg Jr. - 100 Land of Legends Raceway top 5's since 2006: Steve Paine - 100 Land of Legends Raceway top 10's since 2006: Jimmy Phelps - 50 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive wins at Land of Legends Raceway: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 10's at Land of Legends Raceway: Alan Johnson - 22 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 3 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 10 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Billy Dunn - 21