Matt Sheppard posts Super DIRTcar Series victory at Land of Legends Raceway
Matt Sheppard won the 60 lap Super DIRTcar Series SummerFAST Night 4 at the Land of Legends Raceway on Thursday. This was Matt's twenty-ninth win of the season, second at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and fifth Super DIRTcar Series win of the season. For the 40 year old Sheppard it was their eighty-seventh win putting him first on the Land of Legends Raceway win list since 2000. Finishing 3.0800 seconds behind in second was Adam Pierson. This was Adam's eighth Top 5 of the season, first at Land of Legends Raceway this year, and second Super DIRTcar Series Top 5 of the season. Finishing third was Jimmy Phelps, their sixteenth top 5 of the year. Finishing fourth was Mat Williamson, their forty-seventh top 5 of the year. Finishing fifth was Kyle Coffey, their tenth top 5 of the year. Marc Johnson, Erick Rudolph, Stewart Friesen, Billy Decker, and Larry Wight rounded out the top 10.
Significant Milestones and Streaks
All event starts since 2000: Erick Rudolph - 800 Super DIRTcar Series top 10's since 2000: Jimmy Phelps - 250 Consecutive wins all events: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive top 5's all events: Matt Sheppard - 8 Consecutive top 10's all events: Stewart Friesen - 17 Consecutive top 10's at Land of Legends Raceway: Erick Rudolph - 31 Consecutive Super DIRTcar Series wins: Matt Sheppard - 2 Consecutive Super DIRTcar Series top 5's: Matt Sheppard - 6