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-second win of the season, sixth at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and thirteenth Weekly win of the season. For the 37 year old Sheppard it was their -fifth win putting him first on the Land of Legends Raceway win list since 2004. Finishing 5.0140 seconds behind in second was Justin Haers. This was Justin's seventh Top 5 of the season, fifth at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and fifth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Billy Dunn, their twenty-first top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Kyle Coffey, their seventh top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Justin Wright, their fouth top 5 of the year. Alan Johnson, Lance Dusett, Matt Farnham, Gil Tegg Jr., and Erick Rudolph rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Land of Legends Raceway wins since 2004: Matt Sheppard - 75 Weekly starts since 2004: Gil Tegg Jr. - 200 Consecutive top 5's all events: Billy Dunn - 8 Consecutive wins at Land of Legends Raceway: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's at Land of Legends Raceway: Matt Sheppard - 9 Consecutive top 10's at Land of Legends Raceway: Billy Dunn - 10 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Billy Dunn - 7 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Erick Rudolph - 22