Matt Sheppard collects Land of Legends Raceway victory
Matt Sheppard won the 35 lap Regular Event at the Land of Legends Raceway on Saturday. This was Matt's twenty-seventh win of the season, seventh at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and fifteenth Weekly win of the season. For the 37 year old Sheppard it was their -sixth win putting him first on the Land of Legends Raceway win list since 2004. Finishing 3.7570 seconds behind in second was Justin Haers. This was Justin's eighth Top 5 of the season, sixth at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and sixth Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Alan Johnson, their sixteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Erick Rudolph, their forty-second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Justin Wright, their eighth top 5 of the year. Dillon Groover, Gil Tegg Jr., Gary Tomkins, James Sweeting, and Jimmy Maier rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Land of Legends Raceway starts since 2004: Matt Sheppard - 200 Weekly starts since 2004: Dillon Groover - 100 Weekly top 5's since 2004: Matt Sheppard - 450 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's all events: Erick Rudolph - 8 Consecutive top 5's at Land of Legends Raceway: Matt Sheppard - 11 Consecutive top 10's at Land of Legends Raceway: Matt Sheppard - 24 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 5's: Erick Rudolph - 5 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Erick Rudolph - 27