Matt Sheppard wins at Land of Legends Raceway
Matt Sheppard won the 35 lap Regular Event at the Land of Legends Raceway on Saturday. This was Matt's twenty-fifth win of the season, fifth at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and eleventh Weekly win of the season. For the 36 year old Sheppard it was their -ninth win putting him first on the Land of Legends Raceway win list since 2006. Finishing 0.9660 seconds behind in second was Justin Haers. This was Justin's tenth Top 5 of the season, eighth at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and eighth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Jimmy Phelps, their twenty-seventh top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Erick Rudolph, their fortieth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Kyle Coffey, their sixth top 5 of the year. Gil Tegg Jr., Alan Johnson, Steve Paine, Jeffery Daugherty, and Justin Wright rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Land of Legends Raceway top 10's since 2006: Alan Johnson - 100 Weekly top 10's since 2006: Justin Haers - 200 Consecutive top 5's all events: Erick Rudolph - 6 Consecutive top 10's all events: Matt Sheppard - 12 Consecutive top 10's at Land of Legends Raceway: Jimmy Phelps - 18 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Jimmy Phelps - 6 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Erick Rudolph - 11