Matt Sheppard won the 35 lap Opening Night at the Land of Legends Raceway on Saturday. This was Matt's fouth win of the season, first at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and second Weekly win of the season. For the 38 year old Sheppard it was their -second win putting him first on the Land of Legends Raceway win list since 2002. Finishing 8.3700 seconds behind in second was Erick Rudolph. This was Erick's seventh Top 5 of the season, first at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and second Weekly Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Justin Haers, their second top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Peter Britten, their sixth top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Garrison Krentz, their first top 5 of the year. Alan Johnson, Gil Tegg Jr., Kyle Coffey, Derrick Podsiadlo, and Justin Wright rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and StreaksConsecutive wins at Land of Legends Raceway: Matt Sheppard - 3 Consecutive top 5's at Land of Legends Raceway: Matt Sheppard - 5 Consecutive top 10's at Land of Legends Raceway: Matt Sheppard - 33 Consecutive Weekly wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Weekly top 10's: Alan Johnson - 43