Matt Sheppard picks up Land of Legends Raceway victory
Matt Sheppard won the 35 lap Championship Night at the Land of Legends Raceway on Saturday. This was Matt's seventeenth win of the season, second at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and twelfth Weekly win of the season. For the 38 year old Sheppard it was their -ninth win putting him first on the Land of Legends Raceway win list since 2004. Finishing 1.0410 seconds behind in second was Jimmy Phelps. This was Jimmy's eighth Top 5 of the season, fouth at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and third Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Billy Dunn, their seventeenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Larry Wight, their thirty-second top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Alan Johnson, their fourteenth top 5 of the year. Erick Rudolph, Pat Ward, Tim Sears Jr., Peter Britten, and Dave Marcuccilli rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
Land of Legends Raceway top 10's since 2004: Jimmy Phelps - 75 Weekly top 10's since 2004: Dave Marcuccilli - 25 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive top 10's all events: Alan Johnson - 25 Consecutive top 10's at Land of Legends Raceway: Alan Johnson - 18 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Alan Johnson - 39